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Lodge At Legacy Ranch |
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The
firm of Pioneer Log Homes of British Columbia
was contracted to build the Legacy Lodge
because of their old-world log craftsmanship.
All logs are hand-peeled with a drawknife
and the joints are finished with axes
and slicks to highlight handcrafted quality.
There are two types of log construction
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handcrafted log and chink style. The
Lodge was built in the handcrafted log style an uses a
lateral full scribe and a Norwegian shrink notch system.
This precision obviates the need for chinking between
logs (just try to get a blade of a knife in most joints).
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The log structure itself was built in
Canada and transported to Arizona in 20 semi-trucks. The
craftsmen are from Canada and Europe and have built the
largest log structures in the world ... one of which they
are finishing that is over 75,000 sq. feet, the new world
record. The Lodge took only two cranes, 8 men and 3 days
to re-assemble ... a sight to see! |
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The logs are a western red cedar; an
average of 20" in diameter but most have butts in
excess of 30". Inland western red cedar is the most
bug, rot, and shrink resistant of all woods. The life
expectancy of the Lodge is 500 years. |
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Before
Legacy Ranch |
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The Baca, Prince and Bushman
families resided on "Turkey Creek Ranch" in
the early 1900s, now known as Legacy Ranch. |
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The first picture below shows unknown
Bushman or Prince descendents in June 1951 standing in
front of "Mother and Daddy's first home - Heber at
the Forks. Black Canyon, Turkey Springs." The far
right structure in the picture was an old kitchen. |
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June 1951
at Turkey Springs
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Heber,
Arizona
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Wilford,
Arizona
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