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GLLCA
CONFFERENCE INFO

 
The Great Lakes Log Crafters Association is chartered as a non-profit organization in the State of Wisconsin, USA.

The Board President, Board Members, and Officers are elected by the general membership and serve as stewards for running the association





The Great Lakes Log Crafters is a non-profit association of handcrafted log builders from around the great lakes region including Canada.  The 60 + skilled craftsmen are dedicated to the art, education and promotion of the trade. They offer owner/builder membership and encouragement in the excellence in the trade of handcrafted log structures. Currently they are working to establish standards by which log building craftsmanship will be will be judged and codes will be established.
 
 

2024 Conference and Annual General Meeting

2024 WILL BE May 17-18th


Location:  Trinity Woods Retreat Center
N10884 Hoinville Road
Trego, WI  54888
715-319-3064

 

2024 Annual General Meeting & Conference
 
To The GLLCA Members:
 
If you weren't able to attend this year's GLLCA 40th Anniversary Conference, you missed a great time.  We had 18 attendees and everyone enjoyed the dove tail workshop, the other presentations on Air sealing in log homes, Common issues to avoid in doing Restoration, installation of doors & Windows & Groove Air Leakage, and media blasting demonstrations.  Also lots of tool tech conversations.
 
One of the highlights, I thought was very interesting was when I asked everyone to tell us how the GLLCA has benefited them over the last 40 years. It brought tears to my eyes when people would talk about how the sharing of ideas and tools and being able to come to the conference with problems and asking for advise was so helpful.  
 
In fact, I would like to have everyone including those that were at the conference to send me their comments to me so I can put them in our history file.  I think it would be great to share these ideas at future conferences. 
 
I just want to thank everyone who attended the conference.  Without your support, the GLLCA would not have survived the last 40 years.  
 
 
Kay Sellman
GLLCA Business Manager

2022 Conference Pictures

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2024 CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
(click here for printable Schedule )

   
Friday, May 17th  
   
8:00-9:00am REGISTRATION
9:00-10:30am OPEN
10:30-10:45am BREAK
10:45-noon Sources of Logs - Jim Parma (Bell Pole)
Noon-1:00pm LUNCH
1:00-2:30pm Travel & Transportatiuon of logs out of State (Nate Heim)
2:30-4:00pm Running a Modern Contracting/Log Business (Nate Demers)
4:00-4:15pm BREAK
4:15-6:00pm Round Table Discussions
6:00-7:00pm SUPPER
7:00-???pm FUNDRAISER AUCTION & WINE & CHEESE SOCIAL
   
Saturday, May 18th  
   
8:00-10:00am ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING - Nate Heim, President
10:00-10:15am BREAK
10:15-noon Strategy Planning (Mike & Deb Hansen)
Noon-1:00pm LUNCH
1:00-3:00pm Flying & Scribing The Top Half of a Truss To The Bottom Chord (Curtis Lindberg)
3:00-3:15pm BREAK
3:15-4:00pm Cutting dovetail corners and how to get started on the dovetail structure (Cam and Dan Wait)
4:00-5:30pm Tech Talk - Tools, Jigs, Etc.
5:30-6:00pm OPEN TIME
6:00-7:00pm SUPPER
7:00-???pm SLIDESHOW
   
   

:: REGISTRATION FORM
(note:  remember to mail your Registration Form in the mail or email!  Thank you!)



If you have topics you would like presented at the conference, please contact us

All ideas are welcome!

 

 
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