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Spring, 2020 Vol. 24, No. 1 Published by: Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc. Art Director: Doug Todd
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(and weather) happen and you need to wait for a In This Edition: décorapplication. is now free to move from one wall to another. Cleanup:site and throughout construction. Contains both mildewcide wood porosity, creating a smoother surface for stain fewand weeks algaecide between Colorfast™ to help prep preserve and staining? becomes the wood No untilproblem.stickier it’s time as to stain.it dries! • Use• Preventsunder any picture-frame Sashco stain: effect Using on oil-based interior Transformation wood: Wall ColorFast application and preventing over-absorption and a • SealWhileOr, those did life still ends: (and wet, Whenweather) clean applied happen tools heavily and and onyou log equipmentneed ends, to waitprevents for with a Log &décor Timber? is now Water-based free to move Capture from® ,one Transfromation wall to another.® Siding over-penetrationfew weeks between of stain prep and and log staining? ends that No are problem. darker than the Pre-Stain Base Coat ® either mineral spirits or a citrus-based cleaner. If it too-darkand• Trim, Use color. underor Symphony After any Sashco staining,? No stain:problem. Usingthe lignin oil-based stabiliz Transformation- rest• Seal of the those logs. ends: When applied heavily on log ends, prevents Log & Timber? Water-based Capture®, Transfromation® Siding Tool Talk: ers prevent the wood underneath from getting hasover-penetration dried, mineral of stain andspirits log ends will that be are required. darker than the and Trim, or Symphony®? No problem. Froes sunburned, leaving the stain or clear coat applied Storage:rest of the logs. Store at room temperature. With Colorfast™, the lignin holds the cells Bare wood without Bare wood with together with no discoloration. Peavey Brand Froe Lignin 101 Colorfast™ Colorfast™ Lignin is nature’s glue With Colorfast™, the lignin holds the cells Bare wood without Bare wood with April Sales: together with no discoloration. that Ligninholds wood 101 cells Colorfast™ Colorfast™ LifeTime, NatureBlend together.Lignin Once is nature’s that glue glue Deck, WR-5, & is compromised,that holds wood both cells the colortogether. of the Once bare that glue is compromised, both X-100 Deck wood and the color of the color of the bare Sapstain Control anything put on top are wood and the color of compromised. Sashco’s Bee-Gone Insecticide anything put on top are Colorfast™ contains compromised. Sashco’s Up-close illustration of wood cells after Insect Shield Socks powerful stabilizers 9 months of UV exposure. Colorfast™ contains specifically formulated Up-close illustration of wood cells after powerful stabilizers 9 months of UV exposure. for lignin. It’s not another specifically formulated mediocre UV absorber. for lignin. It’s not another It prevents UV damage mediocre UV absorber. Wood exposed to UV rays fromIt starting prevents in UV the damage first place. It means you forWood 550 hours.exposed to UV rays from starting in the first *On exteriors, stain over Colorfast™ with a Sashco (and your homeowner Schroeder place. It means you stainfor for 550 best durability. hours. On interiors, cover Colorfast™ *On exteriors, stain over® Colorfast™ with a Sashco customer)(and your keep homeowner the color Without Colorfast™, lignin quickly with Sashco’s Symphony interior clear coat for easy Log Home Supply, Inc. cleaningstain for and best a durability. slight sheen. On interiors, cover Colorfast™ the color.customer) keep the color deteriorates and the wood cells fall apart, with Sashco’s Symphony® interior clear coat for easy Withoutturning Colorfast™,yellow, then ligningray. quickly Grand Rapids, MN the color. deteriorates and the wood cells fall apart, cleaning and a slight sheen. turning yellow, then gray. 800-767-5656 • sashco.com Follow sashcologhomes800-767-5656 on: • sashco.com Follow sashcologhomes on: Color Is King “I’ve literally had the wife break down in tears in front of me because the color didn’t match her Pinterest board pictures.” – A few ColorFastcontractors we’ve talked to ™ Tool talk: Froe Have you ever spent an extra, unplanned week on the job in order to deliver the right color? Have you ever blasted a home and had the Why useperfect-when-we-sampled-it Colorfast? dark brown go By Paul VanKeuren, almost black from over-absorption? Have you ever gone back to a home five years later and Customer Service Keeps thebeen color a little shockedthe color: by how the Lignin color has shifted over time? (wood cell glue) stabilizers prevent yel- Everybody knows what an Enter Sashco’s Colorfast™ pre-stain base coat lowing and darkening of the wood itself axe is. Many people know overtime, which in turn prevent color what an adze is. Who knows shifts in the stain applied over top. Light what a froe is? colors stay light and darker colors don’t shift too dark. A froe is an ‘L’ shaped tool for Reduces blotchiness: Fills pores for a smoother surface 800-767-5656and more •even sashco.com Follow sashcologhomes on: splitting wood precisely, and stain application. Great for blasted, rough-sawn, knotty pine, or milled logs. the process of splitting wood Prevents picture-frame effect on interior wood: Apply on bare wood this way is called riving. This on the interior of the home and under Sashco’s Symphony® interior tool is incredibly handy for Photos by John Schroeder clear coat to avoid yellowing around wall décor. splitting wood into kindling Froe and handmade cudgle. Use under any Sashco stain: Using oil-based Transformation Log & safely and quickly or even Timber? Water-based Capture®, Cascade®, or Symphony®? No problem. into boards. Boards and shakes created by riving are often stronger and more dimensionally stable than sawn boards. This is because Easier stain application: Greatly reduces the need to back- brush the almost all the wood fibers can run all the way from one end of the stain applied over top. board to the other. It also is less wasteful, meaning you can get more Great as a log keeper coat: Prevents mold and yellowing due to UV roof shakes out of a single cedar log. damage on new wood as it moves from the mill to the job site and throughout construction. Contains both mildewcide and algaecide to To use a froe on short help preserve the wood until it’s time to stain. Or, life happened and you stock, place the tool need to wait for a few weeks between prep and staining? No problem. on the end of the log Seal those ends: When applied heavily on log ends, prevents over-pen- as shown. Then with a etration of stain and log ends that are darker than the rest of the logs. wooden mallet or cudgel, strike the back of the froe 1-gal P190-61004-1GAL $59.99 to drive it into the log. 5-gal P190-61005-5GAL $249.99 Once it is well seated in the log, use the handle Order Online like a lever and pry the log apart. Never use an axe or metal hammer on a froe, doing so may damage your tools and the shrap- Tool talk nel could hurt someone. Straight grained GREEN wood is the Peavey Brand Froe best to use a froe on. Knots can make riving T163-T-015-012-0FRO $59.68 quite difficult, but Order Online proper placement of the froe and splitting where the wood is straight can help. I have had good results with green ash The Froe is designed for riving or splitting wood and is and some oak. Birch is the traditional tool for making cedar shakes and shingles. also excellent, however The Peavey Brand Froe has a 15" hand forged blade and you will want to cut the an 18" quality hardwood handle. Made in the USA. bark off or in verti- cal lines as it will hold the log together when you try to split it. See More New Products Online! Cedar is the traditional wood for roof shakes/shingles, and riving is also an efficient way to split basswood into smaller blocks for figure carving. It is good to experiment with the different woods you have available. April Sales!
SAL ! NatureBlend Deck has benefits of soap and SAL ! X-100 Deck Stain protects new, faded, dense, water cleanup, V.O.C. compliancy, and the drying and and seasoned pressure-treated, cedar, redwood and penetration characteristics of an oil; all in a one-coat other hardwood decking lumber. It enables the natu- application! Use on decks, railings, fences, docks, gaze- ral wood grain to show through. In the case of an bos, and outdoor wood furniture. It is a mildew resistant, old deck (more than 3 years old), the wood grain has water repellent coating for treated and untreated wood. had an opportunity to be exposed to general weath- Application Temp: 50˚-80˚ F. Coverage: ering conditions that naturally open its pores. X-100 Deck Stain Up to 300 sq. ft. per gallon. Cleanup: Soap & water. Do not freeze. Made in has been recommended for use on such surfaces, as the first and the USA. 1 gal. $42.00 $37.80 only step (resealing every 2-4 years as necessary). Application Temp: Rustic Rustic Rustic Apply above 50° F. Coverage: 200-400 sq. ft. per gal. Cleanup: Natural Cedar Brown Order Online Mineral spirits or dish detergent & water. Made in the USA.
SAL ! WR-5 Wood Stain A good choice for those looking for a semi-transparent finish that is comparable to what many call the “Old Cabin Brown Cedar Tone Cedar Tone Dark Taupe Golden Honey Redwood Warm Redwood Forestry Mixture”. Good for high-humidity areas and Brown Gold fences, decks, railings, shakes, shingles, and outdoor 1 gal. 5 gal. furniture. Application Temp: 50°-80° F. Coverage: 200- Clear $45.41 $38.83 $223.30 $190.92 Order Online 400 sq. ft. per gal. Cleanup: Mineral spirits. Made in the USA. Colors $48.03 $41.07 $236.40 $202.12
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Ivory Nantucket Gray Natural Clear Redwood Saddle Brown Walnut Brown Ivory Nantucket Gray Natural Clear Redwood Saddle Brown Walnut Brown 1 gal. 5 gal. pails Clear $63.75 $57.38 $305.00 Sale $274.50 Order Online LifeTime is Already On Sale! Colors $66.25 $59.63 $315.00 Sale $283.50 Take An Additonal 10% Off April - October! Prohibited in: AZ (Maricopa County), Canada, CA, CT, DC, DE, IL, IN, MA, ME, MD, NJ, NH, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, and the North East corner of Virginia: Counties: Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William, Spotsyl- Order Online See More Sale Items Online! vania, and Stafford Cities: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Fredericksburg city, Manassas & Manassas Park. Sapstain Control
SapStain Control is the use of specially formulated For Homeowners: wood treatment products that are used to protect peeled logs We offerTimber-Tec and TM-5 First Treat. from mold and stain causing fungi. Mold, mildew, and sap- stain increase the wood's ability to hold water, thus increasing chances of decay.
As house logs or timbers are peeled or sawn, their surfaces are susceptible to sapstain fungi. Fungi are tiny, threadlike organisms, which utilize wood, or carbo- For Contractors: hydrates stored in wood cells, for food. We offerTimber-Tec , TM-5 First Treat as well as the more Besides food, fungi require the presence of heavily concentrated for industrial use PQ-80 and StaBrite P. air (oxygen), water and warm temperatures to survive and grow. These fungi, as they move through the wood, can leave behind a colored stain of blue, black, red or brown. It is most commonly known as Blue Stain. See More Online Bee-Gone Protect your home with BEE Gone® Insecticide Concentrate for control against Carpenter Bees and other wood-destroying insects like Bark Beetles and Carpenter Ants. Also use for Spiders, Ticks, Wasps, and many other insects! Guard against those damaging and destructive outdoor pests with an EPA registered pyrethroid insecticide. Around your home and residential outbuildings, it effectively controls carpenter bees and other wood-destroying insects. For easy spray application, it also mixes CALENDAR with water. 8 oz. bottle mixes with a 5 gallon pail of water to spray with a garden pump sprayer. See Directions for full details. Good Friday April 10th Offices Closed • EPA registered and effective pyrethroid insecticide. Memorial Day May 25th Offices Closed • Controls carpenter bees and wood-destroying insects. Independence Day (Observed) July 3rd Offices Closed • Works as a perimeter treatment for outdoor pests around resi- dential buildings. • Can be easily mixed with water for spraying. Hope To See You There! • Designed for wooden structural surfaces on home’s exterior. • For outdoor homeowner use only. 8 oz bottle P097-BEEGONE $36.00 (Mix with 5 gallons of Water) Cannot be sold or shipped to New York State Order Online
Insect Shield® Crew Socks Great Lakes Log Crafters Assoc. These socks feature EPA-registered Insect Shield 2020 Annual Meeting & Conference technology to effectively repel mosquitoes, ticks, May 1 & 2, 2020 ants, flies, chiggers, and midges (no-see-ums). Insect Junction Inn Suites & Conference Center Shield binds a proprietary permethrin formula (218) 327-4482 www.gllca.org tightly to fabric fibers and provides odorless insect Babbitt, MN GLLCA - POSTPONED - protection that lasts through 70 washings. A cush- ioned sole ensures comfort, and the socks are made of 76% combed cotton, 21% nylon, and 3% Lycra®. Two-pair pack. Color: White. Medium Size 7-10 fits women’s shoe sizes 5.5-9.5 and men’s shoe sizes 7-10. Large Size 10-13 fits women’s shoe sizes 10-12 and men’s shoe sizes 10-13.
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Item Number Size Price T165-19062 Medium 7-10 $16.19 International Log Builders’ Assoc. T165-19063 Large 10-13 $16.19 2020 Conference & Member Meeting November 12-15 Nashville, Tennessee (705) 619-4522 [email protected] www.logassociation.org Restoration Special
To Place An Order: We are often asked how to restore rotten logs. We suggest The Log Home Call Toll Free: 1-800-359-6614 or order online: Maintenance Guide. It reveals tips www.loghelp.com Fax Toll Free: 1-800-755-3249 and tricks for using wood epoxies for log home restoration. To help you get Schroeder Log Home Supply, Inc. started with your restoration project, 1101 SE 7th Ave Grand Rapids, MN 55744 we offer a 15% Discount off Business Hours: The Log Home Maintenance Guide May - Oct: Weekdays 8:00 - 4:30 p.m. CST (Saturdays 9-Noon). when you buy any wood epoxy prod- Nov - April: Weekdays 8:00 - 4:30 p.m. CST (Closed Saturdays). ucts like LiquidWood, WoodEpox, M-Balm, E-Wood, or If traveling long distances - Please Call Ahead the Wood Restoration Kit and this book. If you call in your order, just ask for the “Restoration Special”. If you order online, your discount will be applied after we receive your order. Offer good for one book per order.