Pre-finished log wall panel system
AssigneeEdgewood
InventorBrian Schafer-Vinson
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Abstract
A log wall panel is placed into a drying kiln in an upright orientation, with the log wall panel extending along an upright direction when in the upright orientation. The log wall panel is compressed by at least applying a downward force to the log wall panel along the upright direction while the log wall panel is in the drying kiln. The log wall panel is dried while the log wall panel is being compressed by the downward force.
Claims35
1-29. (canceled)
A method of fabricating a log wall panel at an assembly site to be installed at a different destination site, comprising:
- placing a log wall panel into a drying kiln in an upright orientation, the log wall panel extending along an upright direction when in the upright orientation;
- compressing the log wall panel by at least applying a downward force to the log wall panel along the upright direction while the log wall panel is in the drying kiln;
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- drying the log wall panel while the log wall panel is being compressed by the downward force.
A method of fabricating a log wall panel at an assembly site to be installed at a different destination site, comprising:
- placing a log wall panel into a drying kiln, the log wall panel including a plurality of logs arranged along a plane, the plurality of logs including a first end log and a second end log;
- drying the log wall panel while the log wall panel is being compressed by a force;
- applying the force to the first end log in a coplanar direction to the plane toward the second end log while the log wall panel is drying in the drying kiln;
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- adjusting humidity in the drying kiln in accordance with a selected humidity while drying the log wall panel.
63-85. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.