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The 30th Anniversary of The Pat Wolfe Log Building School
Thirty years ago The Pat Wolfe Log Building School welcomed its first students. What started as an extension class in the spring of 1975, under the auspices of Fanshaw College in London, Ontario, soon became a private log building school offering ten week courses, spring and fall. The school now boasts two thousand graduate log builders, many of whom came to Canada for Pat’s courses from all parts of the world.

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Introduction
A Pat Wolfe Log Building Course is designed to expand knowledge - both of log building techniques and tools, their correct use and maintenance. It is a hands on course. Practicality is stressed from the outset. All students become familiar with the basic notches of the European chinkless style of logbuilding.

A log building course is a confidence builder. Course curriculum is geared to the progress and maturing skills of the students. Pat shares his own building experiences with the students and teaches all aspects of building with wood and its application in a log structure. Courses cover safety, trees and logging, foundations, sill systems, log walls, windows and doors, log shrinkage, plates and roof systems. On a one week course, the student will gain enough knowledge on the theory and language of log building to supervise a contractor in building his or her own home.

During the extended course, these topics are covered in greater detail and students become involved in building a log structure. This develops confidence, skill and expertise in handling the tools and working with the logs. Extended course students participate in a field trip to visit log builders and log buildings in the area.

Half of the professional log builders in Ontario have been students here and the majority of students who have taken the extended course are involved in log building. Many students undergo a change of life style as a result of the course which reflects the independence and confidence gained from this intensive and practical learning experience.

The Pat Wolfe Log Scriber
...with a double bubble adjustable leveling device. Scribing is the most important step in achieving a perfect fitting log when using the chinkless joint method of log building. If the scribed line is marked on the log in the wrong place, many hours are wasted trying to make the log fit. The purpose of scribing is to mark the contour of the lower log onto the upper one on both sides and both ends in one continuous line. When a log is properly scribed, then cut out, you will have a perfect fitting log and a well constructed home.

To order the scriber:

Send $75.00, plus $8.00 for Shipping, Canadian (Ontario residents add 8% sales tax) to:

Pat Wolfe Log Building School
99 Euphemia St
Almonte, Ontario, K0A 1A0
Canada