so who makes the best log scribes? Mackie? Gearhead " if you can find them"? Chambers? Log Meister?
who makes the best scribes?
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12/19/2008 - 16:46
No log butchers here
Dean is correct, Steve.
LHBA methods do not cut into logs that will be exposed to weather conditions. Even our logpeeling methods are gentlly respectful as we leave the cambium (sp?) layer intact to preserve the log. Therefore we do not even use drawknives.
As far as those bigname builders go and who scribes the best?.... , it is my understanding that most of the notchwork and "crafting" is done by the "grunts" in the lumberyards/sawmills.
Kola
12/22/2008 - 02:03
Hippisteve,
The two previous
Hippisteve,
The two previous posters are correct that the "Skip" method does not require scribing logs. However, I think your question was "Who makes the best scribes?". I will not pretend to know the scribe market well enough to give you a definitive answer but I do own a Veritas double bubble scribe and found it very useful and rugged during the construction of our Skip-style log house. I highly recommend this scribe but think the scriber and the scribing is more important than the scribe itself.
With that in mind, Hippisteve, what do you intend to use the scribe for? Additionally, I extend an invitation to you to find out more about the LHBA building methods and why we don't need scribes to build the basic log structure. Although, I didn't use one during the setting of my logs, I found the scribe almost indispensable during flooring, drywall and cabinetry phases. Oh yeah, the Veritas costs about 100 bucks. Don't know how much other brands cost but the Veritas is worth every penny, in my opinion.
P.S. For all you purists, please remember that even Skip "the no-notching, no scribing master" did build some scribed Swedish cope homes with saddle notches during the early years of his career. He was even featured on the cover of a log home magazine while sitting on one of his saddle-notch houses.
Jeff
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