Patent ID: 7690162
Filing Date: 2010-04-06
Classification: E04B,E04G

Abstract:
1. A method for scribing or otherwise determining final corner notch indicia and long groove indicia for logs to be used in building a structure, the method comprising providing an assembly that includes a plurality of logs, the logs being provided in a stack assembly that includes a plurality of log-positioning apparatuses holding logs of the stack assembly, the stack assembly comprising: a) a first-layer log held in a desired position; b) a second-layer log held in a position wherein at least one end region of the second-layer log is disposed above the first-layer log; and c) a third-layer log held in a position wherein at least one end region of the third-layer log is disposed above the second-layer log; wherein said first-layer log, second-layer log, and third-layer log are identified for being assembled together with other logs to produce a predetermined shell, the predetermined shell having a desired total number of layers of logs, and wherein said stack assembly has at least one less layer of logs than said desired total number; the method comprising: