William M. Lasko School of Log Building

"Making Traditional Log Building Craftsmanship The Focus of Your Future"

Students Actually Learn, Hands-on by Working on REAL Log Building Projects !
Where it all started at West Boggs Park!Student scribing balconey joistsStudent cutting out door openingsStudent Setting up jig and guide for saw Trimming Decorative trimming of log trussStudent pre-drilling for Blind dovetail bolting down a truss Scribed round notch / blind dovetail on sill logsTaking a little extra wood off the top to allow an extending plate log more strength 34 foot span collar-tie truss with king post Students in Burley, Idaho scribing big lodge pole pine Scribed round notch / locking square notch combination for log joist systemLog builder proud of his dovetailsPurlins set for marking of pitch from ridge purlin down to plate log on eave sides Students posing Students working on a cabin in southern Indiana Arrival of a new bandsaw millArrival of a new bandsaw mill! Preparing locking square notches on a post and beam building "Cletus" hangs on Student making top cut on a dovetail cornerAnderson's 16 foot by 22 foot log pool house - great project!Small log truss mounted and bolted down10 x 10 log/timber floor joists in a first floor applicationLocking Shrink-to-fit-saddle notches - awesome work by students!Allan Roy working on log pool house students checking fit of a log they just returned to the wall with the craneStudents checking the fit of a log Log truss being installed Log "Show Truss" application here Cutting out an opening on site for a fireplace to be built Anderson's log shell fully reassembledCompleted locking square notch - see how it looks like a simple round notch? Students workmanship is simply amazing - results that instill confidence to go home and build for themselves!Student-turned-host watching as I turn the log for best positioning on the wall More locking square notches Using home made handle on the end of a saw bar allows two people to cut faster and more accurately Arial of log work done in two weeks in Northern Michigan Students learn how sill logs are cut and smoothed The first logs over the sill logs are being cut here The first logs over the sills are being cut hereExcellant progress on day oneUse of an angle grinder to sand smooth the scarves of the saddle notchesCorrect scribing technique is an absolute must for all learning to build with logs Students taking a break to have a picture taken with Bill in Fort Collins, CO GLLCA members pose in front of a log shell later sold and is now a school/shop near Eagle River, Wisconsin for making rustic furniture ! Trimming of log ends February 1992March 1992February 2002