Many people go to school to be carpenters and go on to build homes of lumber and drywall, many even incorporate brick and stone. Building a log structure requires unique skills and unique tools.  

My background is in agriculture and forestry, finishing Agriculture College and forestry training in The Netherlands. From 1980 to 1986 I worked for the Forestry Department in Flevopolder, The Netherlands, becoming experienced in timber harvesting, forest management and maintenance. After moving to the USA , Minnesota, I started a business harvesting timber, and attended log building school in 1993. This was just the beginning for me in the log building industry.  

Since 1998, I have been working full time in my handcrafted log building business, Minnesota Logworks, Inc. I am experienced in all aspects of log building, from interior and exterior log accents and custom log furniture to building or restoring log cabins. If your log home needs repair, you can count on me to complete your log restoration completely. Log cabin restoration work may be required whether you have a pioneer log cabin or a custom log home of today.

Minnesota Logworks, Inc., is located near Alexandria, MN and provides log building services, restoration and consulting services throughout the state and the upper mid-west. In 1992 I joined the Great Lakes Logcrafters Association, and have been serving as an elected Board Member since 2009. I assist part-time with Chainsaw Safety Classes, instructing students with correct chainsaw practices.