MONTANA SCHOOL OF LOGBUILDINGTM
Three Forks, Montana
   Learning the "handcrafting, full-scribe techniques" are essential to build a good log home. The Montana School of Log Building helps log builders- in many ways- to gain skills and confidence to build their log home. Log building classes give students experience scribing and sawing house logs. THE VIDEO COURSE, a 6 DVD set of 12 hours of at-home learning, puts you in the Montana logyard with professional Contractor/Teacher Al Anderson prior to building to gain prior knowledge.  The Montana School of Log Building can help "Builders of log projects" in many different ways.
Log Building 
CLASSES in Montana
Virtual Visit to Log BuildingClasses
  Log Homes by students
Log Shells currently for sale
Custom Log Home
kits
from your plans
Log Home General
CONTRACTOR 
International
 On-your-site help...
CONSULTANT services
 The Video Course- learn at home with our 12 hours of instruction.  DVD's
...Last log class this year...
September 27 through October 1, 2010
Welcome to the Montana School of Log Building!
Learn the full-scribe handcrafted method!
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. 

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.
Helpful Links...
The "Squaring Calculator" 
Learn your Log Roof systems 

 

Recreation web sites in Three Forks, Montana
For more information on Three Forks Montana, visit this Three Forks Chamber of Commerce web site, ALSO...
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 Montana 

Log Building School classes cover the information builders need to build a full-scribe log home.

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
Full Service Contractor
Handcrafted Full-scribe Log Shells

    Make your dream of a log home happen with a pre-built Log Shell constructed with the finest dry Montana Lodge pole Pine by Al Anderson and his crew at the Montana School of Log Building.  As elite full-scribe builders, we HANDCRAFT top quality log homes, deliver, and stack the shell on your site!  With Al's 30 years of experience, handcrafted log homes are done correct from concrete to completion!  Learn more about our methods in the Video Course.

Get us your plan and we will give you a "very reasonable" quote... 


 
        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 immense amount of time.  By finishing the project on-site, the owner/builder saves money and directly participates in the log home construction.  The Montana School of Log Building helps owner/builders through their project with consultation services, when needed.
Picture Galleries of Past Classes
March 2003
May 2004
Sept. 2004		 May 2007