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Revised Log Construction Manual

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Revised Log Construction ManualThe Log Construction Manual is fully revised and updated. This is the current 2021 printing with FULL COLOR on every page. Hundreds of photos and drawings. Also available as an * eBook * at Amazon and at Apple Books Details are at bottom of this page. Since 2002 the Log Construction Manual has been teaching people like you what you need to know so you can build your own handcrafted log home. The Revised Log Construction Manual is a comprehensive guide


The Log Construction Manual is fully revised and updated. This is the current 2021 printing  with FULL COLOR on every page. Hundreds of photos and drawings. 

Also available as an   *   eBook  *   at Amazon and at Apple Books ...  Details are at bottom of this page.

Since 2002 the Log Construction Manual has been teaching people like you what you need to know so you can build your own handcrafted log home. The Revised Log Construction Manual is a comprehensive guide about how to scribe-fit logs to each other, cut notches, and build roof support systems of large, round, naturally-shaped logs.

Clearly written. Even complex techniques are easy to understand. Hundreds and hundreds of color drawings and color photos to help.

This book is packed with information that is available nowhere else. No other book has:  the "Log Selection Rules," Robert's brilliant and simple method for choosing which log to use next--now even simpler; detailed instructions for building handcrafted log roof trusses—including my mitered truss improvement; step-by-step directions for laying out sill logs for any design or floor plan; how to cut state-of-the-art compression-fit saddle notches; methods to keep notches and grooves tight over time; allowing for settling and shrinkage of log walls; scribing tips that pro's use; and much more. 

Based on Robert's experience building handcrafted log homes for more than 34 years, and his experience teaching log home construction around the world for more than 25 years.

Chapters and Detailed Information about: 

  • Why Build With Logs
  • Energy Efficiency of Log Homes
  • How to Find & Buy Good Logs
  • Your Log Home Project -- budget, planning, log home designing
  • Log Wall Basics
  • Deciding Which Log to Use Next ("Robert's Selection Rules")
  • Sill Logs (the base course)
  • Putting Logs on the Wall
  • Doors & Windows
  • Electrical
  • Plumbing and Settling
  • Scribing
  • Cutting Notches
  • Grooves and Saddles
  • Underscribing Notches to Keep Fits Tight Over Time
  • Settling & How to Allow For It
  • Roof Basics for Log Homes
  • Top Plate Logs
  • Mitered Log Trusses
  • Truss Engineering
  • Log Purlins and Ridges
  • Log Valley Rafters
  • Log Building Tools, and where to buy them
  • The ILBA Log Building Standards
  • and much more.

Best Selling log home book for 21 years in a row at Amazon. The most critically acclaimed book ever on log home construction.

Includes both Metric and Feet-Inches for all important dimensions. 

286 pages. 8.5" x 11" (22cm x 28cm).  Hundreds of photos and drawings. Softcover. FULL COLOR ON EVERY PAGE. Bibliography. Index. Tool Sources with websites. Special Layflat binding. English language. 2021 printing

This is the book that teaches you how to build like a pro!

NOW also available as eBook

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2 prong to 3 prong power strip. Devices share common ground bus. Green light on switch. Compact plug
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This power strip has no ground. It allows you to plug a 3 prong device into the strip which has a 2-prong plug going into your outlet. You'll want to make sure you understand the implications of that if you use this. For my use I'm using the power strip to have the convenience of using my 3 prong extension cords for ungrounded devices. The power strip is composed of the main body with 11 outlets plus 3 USB and 3 USB-C ports. There's a switch to turn on or off the power switch and the switch has a green light when turned on. On the back side are holes for optional surface mounting as well as the power ratings. The USB ports are all standard 5V ports. While the ground plug on the 3-prong outlets is not connected through the power cord the outlets on each side share a common bus on the power strip itself. Thus if any device plugged in on that side has power going into the ground prong it will energize the ground on all devices connected with a ground prong on that side. The body measures approximately 8.125" by 4.125" by 1.25" thick. I weighed the power strip with cord at 15.38 ounces. The power cord is approximately 4.9' long with a compact right angle plug. The plug is polarized meaning you cannot plug it in inside down. Looking at a 3-prong plug if the ground prong is at the bottom the cord goes down to the right at about a 45 degree angle. The plug is compact and you can plug 2 of these in on the same 2 outlet wall outlet. The cord is printed with the wire information and contains 2 16 AWG conductors. The rated power seems appropriate for the size of the power cord. The outlet looks and feels nice and handles a lot of devices.
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Good value for a high quality product with some possible safety compromises
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