Our trademark is the use of the traditional swedish dovetail notch with any of three different styles of logs.
Timber frame dovetail jig.
Side fence sliding side fence mounted on the adjustable stop fence used in repeated work where the position relative to the side of the timber is the same from one dovetail to the next.
D log full round scribed and flat on flat chinked.
Dovetail jig for log started by jean on timber framing log construction.
The benefits of using a jig to cut notches for your log cabins are you will find them safe economical.
2 replies 772 views june 03 2018 09 17 47 pm by d l bahler.
Don t let the simplicity fool you though.
This notch is one of the most exacting expressions of a craftsman s skill.
Western timber frame the dovetail difference connection system gives the timbers more strength against positive and negative wind load actions with added power to perform its inherit quality of expanding and contracting dampening out resonate frequencies.
Sep 22 2014 using the log cabin notching jig.
Dovetail jig started by jayzee on timber framing log construction.
48 replies 33147 views april 23 2007 11 55 01 pm by sawdust.
Build your log dovetail jigs get started on your cabin.
Although arunda jigs come in several sizes one size usually fits your most common applications.
In fact the arunda dovetail system is a faster way to make strong timber frame systems.
The large lever on the top is the locking lever for the dovetail height fence which slides up and down in the sliding track of the base plate.
Today at damstrom log and timber homes we maintain the heritage of scandinavian craftsmanship and style.