Construction Building
Resume:
Robert
W. Chambers
PO Box ***
River Falls, Wisconsin 54022
e-mail: ******@***********.***
Work Experience
Partner and Founder,
Natural Log Homes, 2002-present
Natural Log Homes has its
production facilities in New Zealand, where it uses only FSC Certified
sustainably grown and harvested trees for our log homes. US Sales
are from River Falls, Wisconsin
715-***-****). New Zealand Production is PO Box 25 Geraldine,
South Canterbury (+ 64 - 3 - 693 - 7468). Also see Natural
Log Homes.
Inventor, Accelerated Log Building, Inc., 1999-present
US Patents issued: #6,412,241, #6,564,526, #7,318,299 (others patents are pending)
Canada Patent issued: #2,299,841
Chief Instructor,
Log Home Construction,1986- present
A list of workshops and schools is below
Author
A partial list of books
and articles is below
Editor,
Log Building News 1988- 2001, and 2006-present
Newsletter of the International
Log Builders Association
PO Box 775, Lumby, British Columbia, V0E 2G0 Canada, phone 250-***-****
Contributing Editor 1991-1997
Joiner's Quarterly
Fox Maple Press, Steve Chappell, Publisher
West Brownfield, ME 04010
Founder and owner
Sparwood Log Homes 1983-2002
We built one to four
homes each year since 1983. We specialize in unusual joinery styles,
extraordinary design, and the highest quality. We have built homes
in Wisconsin and Minnesota, as well as Russia, Latvia, Australia,
and New Zealand.
Consultant and Expert Witness, 1994 to present
References on request. I have
provided on-the-job training for many of the best log home companies.
Professional Associations
President 1986-87, 1987-88, 1988-89, 1989-90, 1990-91, 1992-93
Director 1985 to 1997, 2005 to 2007
American and Canadian Log Builders Associations, Intl. (now the International
Log Builders Association)
PO Box 775
Lumby, British Columbia V0E 2G0 Canada
250-***-**** phone
The largest association of professional log home builders and
contractors, with members throughout the world.
Chair, Building Codes Committee 1991-present
International Builders Association
Authors of the "Log Building Standards"
ILBA Alternate Delegate, IS-LOG Building Code Committee, 2005-present
International Code Committee (ICC-400)
ILBA Delegate, American Lumber Standards Committee (ALSC)
Log inspection standards
Founding Director, 1988-
Rocky Mountain Log Builders Association
PO Box 771253
Steamboat Springs, CO 80477
Member, 1983-
Great Lakes Logcrafters Association
4301 West Hwy 2
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
Education
Graduate, Mackie School of
Log Building, 1983
Prince George, British Columbia
Canada
Classwork towards Ph.D. 1979-1982
Geography
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Master's, ABT 1978-1979
Historical Geography
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, British Columbia
Canada V6T 1W5
Bachelor of Arts Degree, 1977
Geography Major
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA
Selected Published Articles and Book
Log Construction Manual
Published by Deep Stream Press in Sept 2002 and re-printed in
2004 and 2006. Available widely at bookstore and on-line like amazon.com,
It is the #1 selling
log construction book at Amazon and at Schroeder Log Home Supply. Wholesale requests should be directed to Amanda Hafics, 952-***-****
Log Building Construction Manual
Self-published (spiral bound) book on log crafting techniques,
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. Spiral version is now out of print because bound version has been in print since 2002.
"Log Valley Rafters"
Log Building News
Number 30, January 2000, pp. 1-4
"Solving Difficult Problems
in Homes with Prows"
Log Building News
Number 22, January 1997, pp. 6-9
"Lessons Learned: Log
Selection Rules"
Log Building News
Number 18, August 1995, pp. 10-11
"Log Building in Latvia"
Log Building News
Number 16, October 1994, pp. 1-2
Conference Program Book
1993 International Log Building Conference
Yellowstone National Park
"Old Edge Tools"
Log Building News
Number 12, May 1993, pp. 7-10
"Pilgrimage to Kizhi,
Russia"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 23, 1993, pp. 14-18
"Sill Log Options"
Log Building News
Number 10, July 1992, pp. 2-4
"Energy Efficiency of
Log Homes"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 21, 1992, pp. 8-12
"Scribe-Fit Log Building,
Part 2"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 20, Winter 1992, pp. 28-32
"Log Building, Part 1"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 19, Fall 1991, pp. 8-12
"Selecting the Next Log:
A Revolution for Log Building"
Log Building News
Number 6, May 1991, pp. 1-3
"Energy and Log Homes"
Log Building News
Number 4, August 1990, pp. 1-3
"Business Home Truths"
Timber Framers News
Number 15, Feb. 1990, p.3
"Full-Scribe Dovetail
Joinery, Part 2"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 14, pp. 26-30
Spring, 1990
"Full-Scribe Dovetail
Joinery, Part 1"
Joiners' Quarterly
Number 13, pp. 8-13 Dec., 1989
"Log Building: Business or Lifestyle?"
Log Building News
Number 2, August 1989, pp. .2-3
"Log Building in New Zealand"
Fine Homebuilding Magazine
Number 47, June-July 1988, p.100
"Scribe-Fitting a Log
House"
Fine Homebuilding
Number 34, August-September 1986, pp. 46-50
This is a partial list only.
Articles about Robert W. Chambers have appeared in Gentleman's
Quarterly (GQ),House and Home, Fine Homebuilding, Mother Earth
News, Joiner's Quarterly, Lake Superior Magazine, Bob Vila's
American Home Magazine, and Wisconsin Trails, as well
as numerous newspapers.
Teaching Experience - Log Home Construction
More than 30 hands-on workshops
and classes taught in the US and Canada, as well as Latvia, Russia,
Romania, New Zealand, and Australia. A partial list is below. Workshops
I have taught at professional log building conferences are too
numerous to list here. I also travel to the building yards of
professional builders to provide basic training for new crews,
and also expert and specialized training to professional builders
in advanced techniques like complex roof systems (log trusses,
valley rafters, and more), log selection systems, accelerated log construction methods, advanced notching
techniques, and so on. References on request.
Introduction to Log Construction 1 and 2, November and December, 2008
for the Log Builders Association of New Zealand & Aorkai Polytechnic
at Geraldine, Canterbury
Contact: Ann Fitzgerald
+64-3-684-8240
Introduction to Log Construction 1 and 2, November, 2007
for the Log Builders Association of New Zealand & Aorkai Polytechnic
at Geraldine, Canterbury
Contact: Graeme Mould
+64-3-693-7468
Accelerated Log Building, April, 2001
for the International Log Builders Association
at Moose Mountain Log Homes,
Cochrane, Alberta
Contact: Robert Savignac
Mitered Log Truss Workshops, August, 2000
Pingree Campus, Colorado State
University
Contact: Peter Haney
505 North Grant St.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
Accelerated Log Building, Boulder, CO,
July, 2000
Contact: Robert Chambers
421 North Main Street
River Falls, WI 54022
ILBA at Chateau Montebello, March, 2000
Contact: Robert Chambers
421 North Main Street
River Falls, WI 54022
New Zealand School of Log Building February-March, 1999
Contact: Robert Chambers
PO Box 283
River Falls, WI 54022
Pinetop School of Log Building July-August, 1998
Contact: Eric Latocki
PO Box 1647
Whiteriver, Arizona 85941
Rocky Mountain Workshops May and June, 1998
Pingree Campus, Colorado State
University
Contact: Peter Haney
505 North Grant St.
Fort Collins, Colorado 80521
Appalachian Log Homes February to April, 1997
Contact: Tracy Wakefield
PO Box 206
Glenbrook, New South Wales, Australia 2773
Blue Ridge LogCrafters October, 1997
Contact: Tom Bradshaw
PO Box 596
Valle Crucis, North Carolina 28691
Rocky Mountain Workshops May and June, 1997
Pingree Campus, Colorado State
University
Rocky Mountain Workshops May, 1996
Pingree Campus, Colorado State
University
Rocky Mountain Workshops September, 1995
Pingree Campus, Colorado State
University
Dziedrs Log Homes
October, 1994
Contact: Karlis Apinis
Bergu Iela 70a
Riga 1056, Latvia
Rocky Mountain Workshops September, 1994
Fort Collins, Colorado
Colorado State University September, 1993
Pingree Campus
Atlantic Challenge Foundation July-August, 1992
Contact: Lance Lee
St. Petersburg, Russia
Wairarapa Summer School January, 1991
Rathkeale College, Masterton,
New Zealand
Contacts: Juliet Whetter or Angus McCallum
New Zealand Log Builder's Association
RD 2, Kopauranga, Masterton, New Zealand
Methven Summer School, February, 1991
Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand
Contact: Jackie Hunter
Methven and Mount Hutt Promotion Association
Sinte Gleska Community College, June-July 1990
Contact: Vern Kuper or Leland
Bordeaux
PO Box 490
Rosebud Sioux Indian Reserve
Rosebud, South Dakota 57570
New Zealand Log Builders Association
Hanmer Springs, New Zealand
January- February 1989
Contact: Jane and Andrew Dixon
Onekaka, RD 2
Takaka, New Zealand
Colorado State University, September 1988
Fort Collins, Pingree Campus
Volunteer and Civic Activities
Supervisor, District #4, City of River Falls 1994-1996
Pierce County, Wisconsin
Elected to the County Board
Founder and President, 1993-2000
The Kinnickinnic River Land Trust
PO Box 87
River Falls, Wisconsin 54022
A non-profit conservation organization working to protect the
water quality and scenic beauty of a watershed.
Founder and President 1995 to 1999
Gathering Waters, Inc.
303 S. Paterson Street
Madison, WI 53703
The non-profit service center and statewide coalition of Wisconsin
conservation land trusts.
Board Member, 1995 to 1999
National Land Trust Council
1319 F Street NW, Suite 501
Washington, DC 20004
Advisory board to the national Land Trust Alliance.
this page posted December 2008
Contact this candidate