Notches of All Kinds

by MacKie, B. Allan

• ISBN13: 9780920270240
• ISBN10: 0920270247
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd

Summary

A traditional log structure was held together by gravity. Logs were carefully cut to length, and notched at the joining points to ensure a very tight fit, great stability, and weather-tightness. The notches were also beautiful and functional as the dovetails of a master cabinet-maker.Here, Allan Mackie shows a complete selection of notches for corner joinery, roof beams and trusses and lateral grooves (for seating a stacked log firmly along the length of another wall log; and timber framing techniques).Clear instructions and profuse illustrations and drawings make this a completely detailed manual for the log builder.

Author Biography

B. Allan Mackie continues to teach, design, and build. His schools have trained thousands of good craftspeople; some of whom formed building companies internationally, with the result that the worldwide standard for excellence in log building is now a "Mackie" log house. His other books include Log House Plans and Building with Logs.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Structure of Wood

Tools for Notching

Notches for Wall Logs

Notches for Round Logs

Blind Notch

Round Notch

Lateral Groove

Saddle Notch

Square Notch

Mitered Lapped Notch

Sheep's Head Notch

Round Sheep's Head Notch

Log End Treatment

Notches for Hewn Timber

Dovetail Notch

Locked Dovetail Notch

Locked Lapped, or Boxed, Notch

Locked Lapped Notch

Oxhead Notch

Sealed Lapped Notch

Framing Notches

Mortise and Tenon

Dovetail Tenon

Rafters

Special Notches

Splices

Wall Intersection

Post Notch

Openings for Windows and Doors

Tie Beam Notch

Appendix

Span Tables

Glossary of Terms

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