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Re: Other: Boat building has honed my skills
By:Malcolm Schweizer
Date: 7/9/2013, 5:15 am
In Response To: Re: Other: Boat building has honed my skills (Bill Hamm)

Hello Bill,

When I was young we (my dad, two brothers, and myself) built a log cabin. It was a fortress- triple spline joints, glued and nailed with 12" spikes. My dad eventually sold the land to Kemmons Wilson, founder of Holiday Inn Hotels, who planned to develop it. (To my great dismay.) He thought he was going to move the cabin. I said it was impossible- too heavy. He said he built hotels for a living and he could do anything. He said he would take it apart. I knew better.

Today if you drive through the "cookie cutter" subdivision off Dexter Rd in Cordova, Tn, one house stands out from all the other exactly the same brick homes on the street- the log cabin we built. Still there. Even Kemmons Wilson with all his fancy machinery couldn't move it!

The Purple Heart counter tops you plan sound beautiful. A log home is a very sturdy structure and very well insulated. You will enjoy it.

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Other: Boat building has honed my skills
Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/6/2013, 3:08 pm
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Kurt Maurer -- 7/6/2013, 8:51 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/6/2013, 10:33 pm
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William Mayberry -- 7/7/2013, 12:28 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/7/2013, 6:20 am
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Clayton Plunkett -- 7/8/2013, 11:39 am
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Paul Davies -- 7/8/2013, 2:59 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/8/2013, 3:09 pm
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Clayton Plunkett -- 7/8/2013, 3:21 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/8/2013, 4:48 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2013, 12:48 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/7/2013, 4:26 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/7/2013, 6:07 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/7/2013, 7:28 am
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Mike Bielski -- 7/7/2013, 2:20 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/7/2013, 4:17 pm
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Mike Bielski -- 7/7/2013, 11:51 pm
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/8/2013, 4:53 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 7/9/2013, 1:53 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/9/2013, 5:15 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2013, 2:27 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 7/9/2013, 3:16 am
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Bill Hamm -- 7/10/2013, 2:28 pm
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Deano -- 7/8/2013, 8:27 am
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Etienne Muller -- 7/10/2013, 3:51 am
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Deano -- 7/8/2013, 8:24 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/8/2013, 5:01 pm
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ancient kayaker -- 7/9/2013, 10:27 am
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Malcolm Schweizer -- 7/9/2013, 12:05 pm