Workshop to learn chinking and daubing inside of log cabin set for April 4-8 at Quinsippi Island Park

QUINCY — A log cabin chinking and daubing workshop is scheduled for April 4-8 in the Log Cabin Village on Quinsippi Island Park.

This workshop, sponsored by the Friends of the Log Cabins Association, consists of two to three hours of daily lectures and hands-on chinking and daubing the inside of a log cabin. Lecture topics are on materials for chinking and daubing, how to chink and daub a log cabin, the do’s and don’ts of daubing and chinking, and checks, cracks and other log maintenance issues.  

Registrations must be received by Friday.  If too few registrations are received, the workshop may be canceled.  Questions should be directed to: logcabinvillagequincyil@gmail.com or to logdoc@gmail.com.

Following the standards of the Secretary of the Interior for historic preservation, Heritage Preservation Resources, students will learn restoration and repair strategies that result in high quality and near-original appearance with lower maintenance requirements.  Log cabin expert Joe Gallagher will teach participants how to properly chink and daub the spaces between logs in a historic log cabin.  He also. will cover how to investigate and repair log cabin deterioration problems in various log buildings.

Gallagher has experience working on historic structures for more than three decades and was employed by the U.S. Forest Service for more than 30 years. His educational background was in archaeology and historic preservation. As an employee of the U.S. Forest Service, Gallagher restored dozens of historic structures.  

This workshop class size is limited to maximize hands-on involvement. The cost of the workshop is $125, which includes a box lunch. The Instructor requests proof of vaccination for COVID to include booster shot.

Information about the workshop and registration forms, can be found at www.logcabinvillagequincyil.com or www.facebook.com/FriendsOfTheLogCabinVillageQuincyIl.