"ABBy" The Log Building Robot & the Eliptical Spiral Log Stairs

Dusko Ballmer and ABBy with John; Weekend Brain-Storming

We are excited!  - We have just finished and shipped our first completed project using Dusko's (Ballmer Systems Inc) patented robot technology.

The project is a set of eliptical spiral log stairs which John designed for Carolina Timberworks.
 
The video below showcases what "ABBy" is cabable of, with Dusko callibrating and programming the software and John defining the joinery.

With ABBy doing the heavy lifting and grunt-work, The Nicola LogWorks crew can focus their talents on the more complex hand-work.

A Small Dovetail Log Cabin - built with Massive Ponderosa Pine

A Homage to the Ponderosa

As the pine trees of British Columbia fell victim to the Mountain Pine Beetle we had the opportunity to pay tribute to the Ponderosa Pine - that iconic tree of the dry belt region.

Back in 2009 I wrote:

3 courses of logs bring the walls to plate height of 9'4" 

 "We are working on a very unusual little building using very large beetle killed Ponderosa.

These majestic trees - so iconic of the inter-mountain desert, are fast disappearing and we will never see their like again.

I hope to build one or two local structures that will remind generations to come of these beautiful giants."


 We hope you enjoy this video story of a Dovetail Log Home built with "Denim Pine"