MONTANASCHOOL OF LOGBUILDINGTM
Three Forks, Montana
   Log home building schools can help log builders in many ways.  Learning the handcrafting techniques are essential to build a good log kit.  "The Video Course" - log home building videos- combined with log building classes gives the builder the knowledge to be confident!  Contact Us
"VIDEO COURSE" now available on new 6 DVD set!
Log Building  classes
The Video Course-videos
  Log Homes by students
Bulls-eye Scriber tools
  Log Home kits for sale
 contractor services
 On-your-site consultant services
 Log Shell kits
for sale
Now accepting applications

SPRING CLASSES:  March 9th through 13th, 2009
March 23th through 27th, 2009

SUMMER CLASSES: June 8th through June 12, 2009
June 15 through 19, 2009

Learn the full-scribe handcrafted method!

Log Building School -Virtual Visit Classwork
Welcome to the Montana School of Log Building.  For over 30 years Al Anderson has been training builders how-to handcraft log homes.  He has trained individuals who wanted to build their own homes or start businesses, husband/wife teams, log crews from established log home companies, construction engineers and architects.  Besides teaching, Al Anderson is a Montana contractor, who builds handcrafted log homes nationwide.

The Montana School of Log Building teaches the full scribe method of log construction that creates an efficient chinkless fit.  On site instruction is hands-on training in small classes.  Many students attend classes to get hands-on experience after they have watched "The Video Course" now on DVD's.  The pre-training is a helpful  introduction with prior knowledge of terms and techniques learning is more efficient.  "The Video Course" is a resource that can refresh practices when the student returns home.  Classes allow the students to practice handcrafting log construction skills, which enable them to confidently pursue projects of their own, which they have all over the world!

Whether in his log yard for a hands-on class or listening to his instruction via "The Video Course", learning is step-by-step, specific, and understandable.  Hundreds of his students world-wide are handcrafting incredible log buildings with techniques learned by Al Anderson.
   Al is a motivator, a teacher, a log craftsman who delivers a wealth of tips, skills, and knowledge of Handcrafting Log Homes.

Where in the world is Three Forks, Montana?

   The Montana School of Log Building's 60 acre log yard is located on the Jefferson River outside Three Forks, Montana. It is surrounded by the Rocky Mountains and four international famous trout fishing rivers.  Three Forks is 90 miles north of Yellowstone National Park and 35 miles west of Bozeman, Montana. 
The Montana School of Log Building believes
1.  Everyone can learn
2.  Learning is life-long
3.  Purpose in learning is essential
4.  Learning in the log yard with a professional instructor hands-on is the most efficient way to learn how to scribe fit logs into handcrafted log homes.

For Sale 
Handcrafted Full-scribe Log Shells
SHELL #1. 34 X 38 with a half loft overlooking an open kitchen and great room.  Large Dry Lodgepole Pine...some of these log are 20" on the butt! (Total 1,937 sq. ft with loft. This is a nice log home. (offers)

SHELL #2. 20 X 28 with dry Lodgepole Pine.  This is a traditional weekend cabin. (offers)

Recreation websites in Three Forks, Montana
Canoe and Kayak Rentals
Guided Fly Fishing for trout
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park
Missouri Headwaters State ParkLewis and Clark Activities in Three Forks, Montana

The "Squareing Caculator" link

Architectual Services

Log Building School classes cover the information builders need.

1.  How to obtain logs from private timber sales and forest service contracts.
2.  House log selection, logging practices and care of house logs.
3. Three types of foundations for log homes.
4.  Universal building codes and standards for log home construction.
5.  How to cut sill logs and align them squarely on the foundation.
6.  How to use the scriber for absolute tight fits.
7. How to frame windows and doors.
8. Three different styles of roof systems.
9.  How to act as your own contractor.
10.  Tricks and uncanny ideas not taught in books to help you solve problems.
 
Contracted Log Homes with the Montana School of Log Buiding,llc

2004 Log Home projects
2006 Log Home Projects

..NEW OFFERINGS..


Building Option #1:  Shell built, shipped, and finished by owner
          Al Anderson at the Montana School of Log Building constructs custom log shells in his logyard and delivers them to your site.  If your are an owner/builder, this saves an emerse amount of time.  By finishing the project on-site, the owner/builder saves money and directly particiapates in the log home construction.  The Montana School of Log Building helps owner/builders through their project with consultation services, when needed.

Building Option #2: Learning Package
    The Montana School of Log Building puts together learning packages, which inlcude house logs and on-site instruction for owner/builders to build your own log shell at your site or in our logyard in Three Forks, Montana.
Picture Galleries of Past Classes
March 2003May 2007
May 2004
Sept. 2004
 For more information on Three Forks Montana, visit this Three Forks Chamber of Commerce website.