Skip Ellsworth is a fifth-generation log home builder. His great, great grandfather (Ruben Jones Ellsworth) built the first log home in Nasua Iowa in 1853, as mentioned in the book called The History of Butler and Bremer Counties, 1853.

The accumulated knowledge of four generations of log home builders has been systematically passed on to Skip. In addition, he has spent his entire life researching and developing the various methods of log home building. We feel that he is the world's foremost authority regarding this craft.

Skip taught his famous two-day class in log home building for 108 consecutive terms via the Experimental College at the University of Washington.

After retiring from the University of Washington's Experimental College, Skip occasionally taught via many other governmental institutions, including but not limited to the following: Seattle University -- Seattle Central Community College -- North Seattle Community College -- Shoreline Community College -- Highline Community College -- Everett Community College -- Bellevue Community College -- and many other governmental agencies.

His effectiveness as a log home teacher can best be understood by reading the many testimonials that he has received over the years -- from grateful students -- many of whom are now living in beautiful "mortgage-free" log homes.

During the past 50 years that Skip has been teaching, he has developed a method for imparting this knowledge to his students that is so simple that anyone can understand it, and build their own log home.

Now that Skip is semi-retired, he manages a team of three instructors that are "carrying on the tradition" of teaching the true and pure craft of log home building to students throughout the world.