Pat Wolfe Log Building School

Pat Wolfe Log Building School The tradition continues at The Pat Wolfe Log Building School. Log Building Courses in Spring & Fall

We’ve been quiet on here lately, but for the best reason possible: it has been an incredibly busy and rewarding year at ...
09/25/2026

We’ve been quiet on here lately, but for the best reason possible: it has been an incredibly busy and rewarding year at the Pat Wolfe Log Building School! 🪵🛠️

We are incredibly proud of both our Spring and Fall students for their hard work, dedication, and amazing craftsmanship this season.
A huge milestone recently came together out in the Calabogie area. We successfully reassembled our Spring course log structure at its final permanent location!

This build was a true team effort, bringing together:
🎓 Our skilled Spring students returning to see their work come to life.
🍁 Our fresh Fall students jumping right into the action.
🔨 The talented carpenters from Sidock Construction, led by a proud Pat Wolfe alumnus who connected the school with the homeowner.

Thank you to everyone who poured their effort into this beautiful build.

🚨 Looking ahead: We are now officially booking students and custom builds for Spring and Fall 2027! Spots fill up quickly, so head over to our website to secure your spot or inquire about your own build project.

03/19/2026

logs for our Spring Course have officially arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited! 🌲🪵

Everything is coming together as we prepare to welcome our Spring 2026 students starting April 13th. It’s always an incredible experience seeing a new group come together to learn, build, and create from the ground up.

We still have a few limited spaces available in our 10-week course—if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to get in touch!

We can’t wait to get started and share this journey with you.



03/19/2026

��Logs for our Spring Course have officially arrived, and we couldn’t be more excited! ��

Everything is coming together as we prepare to welcome our Spring 2026 students starting April 13th. It’s always an incredible experience seeing a new group come together to learn, build, and create from the ground up.

We still have a few limited spaces available in our 10-week course—if you’ve been thinking about joining us, now is the time to get in touch!

We can’t wait to get started and share this journey with you.


🪵⚒️Build Skills That Carry Across the Industry 🪓🪵Spaces are still available this Spring and Fall at the Pat Wolfe Log Bu...
02/27/2026

🪵⚒️Build Skills That Carry Across the Industry 🪓🪵

Spaces are still available this Spring and Fall at the Pat Wolfe Log Building School — and this is more than just a log building course.

Our signature stack scribed log truss isn’t just beautiful craftsmanship — it’s a powerful foundation of transferable skills that move seamlessly into the timber framing side of the industry.

When you train with us, you’ll develop:

🪵 Precision scribing and fitting techniques
📐 Advanced layout and structural understanding
🔨 Hand tool control and chainsaw accuracy
🏗️ An understanding of load paths and joinery principles

These are the same core competencies that set great timber framers apart. Whether your goal is handcrafted log homes, hybrid builds, or full timber frame structures, the skills you gain here in a 4 week or 10 week course can expand your opportunities across the wood building trades.

The stack scribed log truss teaches problem-solving, precision, and structural awareness at a level that makes transitioning into timber framing feel natural — and gives you an edge in the field.

If you’ve been thinking about taking the next step in your craft, this is your opportunity.

📩 Message us for course dates and registration details — spaces are limited.

Heard of forest school? Building things with your hands. Wandering the woods. Learning skills that actually matter. Mak...
02/05/2026

Heard of forest school? Building things with your hands. Wandering the woods. Learning skills that actually matter. Making friends without trying too hard.

Now imagine that… but for adults. And instead of popsicle-stick projects, you’re building real log structures that can stand up to weather, time, and use.
The Pat Wolfe Log Building School Course is part craft school, part backcountry hike, part lifelong-skills bootcamp.

You’ll learn many design necessities and how to build solid log shelters, work with traditional tools, read the landscape, and understand wood in a way that sticks with you forever.

Days are spent outdoors, hands busy, mind engaged. Evenings are full of stories, sometimes shared meals, and the kind of friendships that only happen when you’ve built something real together.

If you’ve been craving time in the woods, meaningful skills, and a community that feels grounded and genuine—this might be the forest school you never had when you were a kid!

🌲 Learn to build shelters
🌲 Learn from master log builders
🌲 Leave with skills, confidence, and new friends







Scribe, Cut, Fit, and on to the next one! 🪵Some folks wonder where log builders get their start, for many 'Setters' or '...
01/29/2026

Scribe, Cut, Fit, and on to the next one! 🪵

Some folks wonder where log builders get their start, for many 'Setters' or 'Fitters' worldwide it all started at the Pat Wolfe Log Building School .

We love teaching the craft to all of those who come to learn here with us!

Join us this Spring!

Check us out at the link 🔗 in our Bio





01/23/2026

🪵🪓Looking back at this 2010 Fall Log Shell Structure as we look forward to Spring 2026 students planning and preparing to attend! This shell had the hands of Pat Wolfe, Brian Morrison and Stuart Morrison in on the crafting of it. Pat had Handed off the School to Brian officially over two years before hand and was still helping with instructing on the 1st and 4th week of courses, Brian was head instructing and Stuart was a student alongside his fellow classmates and even his cousin Adam was taking the course with him!

We love this style of shell so much it has been built many times throughout the course's history and really is a signature style of the school. Pat designed the first iteration of it himself and later it was redrafted many times over by a great friend of the school and past student of pats Micheal Neelin, whose daughter carries on his torch!

We look forward to building one like it this year! If you're interested in courses don't hesitate to reach out or find the Links to our website on our page. If you're interested in purchasing a log shell like this the spring one is still available!









50 stories for 50 years🪓🌲Back in 2008, I took a leap that changed the course of my life by attending the Pat Wolfe Log B...
04/25/2025

50 stories for 50 years🪓🌲

Back in 2008, I took a leap that changed the course of my life by attending the Pat Wolfe Log Building School in Ontario. I was in my early twenties, hadn’t traveled much outside Ohio but had a childhood dream to build log homes. That course wasn’t just a class… It was an adventure, a rite of passage, and one of the most impactful experiences of my life.
It was the first year the course was fully led by Brian Morrison, who had just taken over from the legendary Pat Wolfe. But Pat was still deeply involved during the transition, about 75% present, so we got to learn from both the master and the new torchbearer. It was incredible to witness the handing down of a tradition while being part of something alive and evolving.
There were fifteen of us to start, from all over the world… the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Switzerland, Japan, the UK, and Slovakia. We lived in rustic lakeside cabins across from the log yard where we spent our days building a full-scale log home for a real client. Mornings were for lessons, afternoons were for chainsaws, chisels, and the physical rhythm of hands-on learning. By the later weeks, we were deep into the build, with the hum of multiple chainsaws going at once as we raced to finish the shell before the course ended.
And after the long days? Mooseheads cracked open around a campfire, grilling, fishing, canoeing, and swapping stories from different corners of the world. That blend of grit, sweat, and camaraderie is something I’ll never forget.
After graduating, I followed my heart out west, first to the Blackfeet Reservation in Montana, working with a Native American builder near Glacier National Park. Then on to Cody, Wyoming, where I kept chasing that dream with a chainsaw in hand, carving out log homes and a life I felt connected to.
That course gave me skills but more than that, it gave me direction, confidence, and a deeper sense of belonging in the world of log craftsmanship. I'll always be grateful. -Nicholas

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