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Celebrating Abe Lincoln's 200th Birthday
Honest Abe Log Homes and LogHomesByJack.com
are proud to announce the following promotion:
Make a deposit on the purchase a complete log home or timber frame home package by February 28, 2009;
- take delivery by August 31, 2009
- receive the following specials
25% off Exterior Doors and Windows
Roll-Back to 2008 Package Prices
Promotion Details:
1 Promotion qualifies for new sales effective immediately and ending February 28, 2009.
2 Must purchase a "complete package" from Honest Abe Log Homes. The components of a complete package would typically reflect the materials included for our standard plans and pricing.
3 Promotion also includes "rolled back" pricing to the July 1, 2008 structure on all components of the log home package.
4 Promotion applies to Legacy, Genuine Select and RuStick Series home packages. It does NOT apply to our Sportsman Cabin Series.
5 Delivery must be accepted by August 31, 2009. Plan approval and cutting deposits must be submitted no later than July 17, 2009 to allow time for log home production.
- For more information, telephone Jack Hutslar at 800 767-4916 -
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
Tools and their uses
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DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, ‘Oh sh — ‘
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.
SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VICE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
Source: One of those emails that show up from a friend periodically.
DRILL PRESS: A tall upright machine useful for suddenly snatching flat metal bar stock out of your hands so that it smacks you in the chest and flings your beer across the room, denting the freshly-painted project which you had carefully set in the corner where nothing could get to it.
WIRE WHEEL: Cleans paint off bolts and then throws them somewhere under the workbench with the speed of light. Also removes fingerprints and hard-earned calluses from fingers in about the time it takes you to say, ‘Oh sh — ‘
ELECTRIC HAND DRILL: Normally used for spinning pop rivets in their holes until you die of old age.
SKILL SAW: A portable cutting tool used to make studs too short.
PLIERS: Used to round off bolt heads. Sometimes used in the creation of blood-blisters.
BELT SANDER: An electric sanding tool commonly used to convert minor touch-up jobs into major refinishing jobs.
HACKSAW: One of a family of cutting tools built on the Ouija board principle. It transforms human energy into a crooked, unpredictable motion, and the more you attempt to influence its course, the more dismal your future becomes.
VICE-GRIPS: Generally used after pliers to completely round off bolt heads. If nothing else is available, they can also be used to transfer intense welding heat to the palm of your hand.
OXYACETYLENE TORCH: Used almost entirely for lighting various flammable objects in your shop on fire. Also handy for igniting the grease inside the wheel hub out of which you want to remove a bearing race.
TABLE SAW: A large stationary power tool commonly used to launch wood projectiles for testing wall integrity.
HYDRAULIC FLOOR JACK: Used for lowering an automobile to the ground after you have installed your new brake shoes, trapping the jack handle firmly under the bumper.
BAND SAW: A large stationary power saw primarily used by most shops to cut good aluminum sheet into smaller pieces that more easily fit into the trash can after you cut on the inside of the line instead of the outside edge.
TWO-TON ENGINE HOIST: A tool for testing the maximum tensile strength of everything you forgot to disconnect.
PHILLIPS SCREWDRIVER: Normally used to stab the vacuum seals under lids or for opening old-style paper-and-tin oil cans and splashing oil on your shirt; but can also be used, as the name implies, to strip out Phillips screw heads.
STRAIGHT SCREWDRIVER: A tool for opening paint cans. Sometimes used to convert common slotted screws into non-removable screws and butchering your palms.
PRY BAR: A tool used to crumple the metal surrounding that clip or bracket you needed to remove in order to replace a 50 cent part.
HOSE CUTTER: A tool used to make hoses too short.
HAMMER: Originally employed as a weapon of war, the hammer nowadays is used as a kind of divining rod to locate the most expensive parts adjacent the object we are trying to hit.
UTILITY KNIFE: Used to open and slice through the contents of cardboard cartons delivered to your front door; works particularly well on contents such as seats, vinyl records, liquids in plastic bottles, collector magazines, refund checks, and rubber or plastic parts. Especially useful for slicing work clothes, but only while in use.
Source: One of those emails that show up from a friend periodically.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
Log Raisings and Construction Seminars at Honest Abe
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Log Raisings and Construction Seminars
At the Honest Abe National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee
Saturday Log Raising Dates
March 21, 2009
May 2, 2009
July 25, 2009
September 26, 2009
November 14, 2009
Honest Abe's National Headquarters invites you to attend a Log Raising event. Watch as members of the company build a small structure, showing and describing the process of building an Honest Abe Log Home. Spend time with company officers, drafting professionals, manufacturing staff and sales asking questions and learning about our homes. Lunch will be served, and a tour of our manufacturing facilities will be held afterward. Seating is limited, so please contact your salesperson or local Independent Dealership to reserve your seats.
Planning on building a log home? Then one of our Log Raisings is perfect for you! Contact Jack Hutslar at 800 767-4916.
Construction Seminars
Fridays At the Honest Abe National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee
March 6, 2009
April 17, 2009
May 15, 2009
June 19, 2009
September 11, 2009
Our National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee is hosting several Construction Seminars in 2009. These one-day seminars on Fridays are targeted to conventional and log home builders. They review in detail some of the differences in building with log, and offer tips and techniques with our specific log systems. These seminars are only open to current customers and their builders. Please contact Jack Hutslar for more information.
DIYs - So, you're ready to start building that Honest Abe home you've just purchased? Not until you attend the Honest Abe Construction Seminar. Open to the serious do-it-yourselfers [DIYs], these seminars cover subjects like site prep, package delivery, material storage and more.
This full-day seminar blends technical classroom instruction with practical construction experience. Learn about the quality material used in our homes, as well as building methods and tools utilized in the construction process. Get yourself a front row seat and ask our experienced Honest Abe personnel all those technical questions you've been wondering about.
The Construction Seminar is open to new customers who have already purchased a log package and are not using a subcontractor through Honest Abe.
Not doing the actual work yourself? Then we invite your builder to attend and become familiar with our custom log system.
The tuition for the Construction Seminar is $25 per person (limit two people per customer). Class size is limited and available on a first come, first server basis. Contact Jack Hutslar.
These demonstrations allow you to see first-hand how an Honest Abe Log Home is built from the ground up. We'll show you how to assemble the floor system, join together the walls, create window and door openings, install beams and ceilings, and apply the roof system, including soffits and fascia.
In addition to the demonstration, you will also learn about the care and maintenance of a log home, take a tour of our manufacturing facility and have the opportunity to speak with the people involved in the Honest Abe Log Home process. Many members of our own staff of engineers, designers and sales representatives will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. We also invite various supply vendors to further explain the intricate details of erecting an Honest Abe Log Home.
For more information, contact Jack Hutslar at 800 767-4916 or Jack@LogHomesByJack.com. See www.LogHomesByJack.com and www.HonestAbe.com
Log Raisings and Construction Seminars
At the Honest Abe National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee
Saturday Log Raising Dates
March 21, 2009
May 2, 2009
July 25, 2009
September 26, 2009
November 14, 2009
Honest Abe's National Headquarters invites you to attend a Log Raising event. Watch as members of the company build a small structure, showing and describing the process of building an Honest Abe Log Home. Spend time with company officers, drafting professionals, manufacturing staff and sales asking questions and learning about our homes. Lunch will be served, and a tour of our manufacturing facilities will be held afterward. Seating is limited, so please contact your salesperson or local Independent Dealership to reserve your seats.
Planning on building a log home? Then one of our Log Raisings is perfect for you! Contact Jack Hutslar at 800 767-4916.
Construction Seminars
Fridays At the Honest Abe National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee
March 6, 2009
April 17, 2009
May 15, 2009
June 19, 2009
September 11, 2009
Our National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee is hosting several Construction Seminars in 2009. These one-day seminars on Fridays are targeted to conventional and log home builders. They review in detail some of the differences in building with log, and offer tips and techniques with our specific log systems. These seminars are only open to current customers and their builders. Please contact Jack Hutslar for more information.
DIYs - So, you're ready to start building that Honest Abe home you've just purchased? Not until you attend the Honest Abe Construction Seminar. Open to the serious do-it-yourselfers [DIYs], these seminars cover subjects like site prep, package delivery, material storage and more.
This full-day seminar blends technical classroom instruction with practical construction experience. Learn about the quality material used in our homes, as well as building methods and tools utilized in the construction process. Get yourself a front row seat and ask our experienced Honest Abe personnel all those technical questions you've been wondering about.
The Construction Seminar is open to new customers who have already purchased a log package and are not using a subcontractor through Honest Abe.
Not doing the actual work yourself? Then we invite your builder to attend and become familiar with our custom log system.
The tuition for the Construction Seminar is $25 per person (limit two people per customer). Class size is limited and available on a first come, first server basis. Contact Jack Hutslar.
These demonstrations allow you to see first-hand how an Honest Abe Log Home is built from the ground up. We'll show you how to assemble the floor system, join together the walls, create window and door openings, install beams and ceilings, and apply the roof system, including soffits and fascia.
In addition to the demonstration, you will also learn about the care and maintenance of a log home, take a tour of our manufacturing facility and have the opportunity to speak with the people involved in the Honest Abe Log Home process. Many members of our own staff of engineers, designers and sales representatives will be on hand to answer any questions you may have. We also invite various supply vendors to further explain the intricate details of erecting an Honest Abe Log Home.
For more information, contact Jack Hutslar at 800 767-4916 or Jack@LogHomesByJack.com. See www.LogHomesByJack.com and www.HonestAbe.com
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