THE CARPENTER AND THE ARCHITECT
THE CARPENTER AND THE ARCHITECT
The following is an excerpt, BY J. S. ZERBE, M.E, 1914, but
still illustrates a valid point when designing and building a new
log cabin in Pa. In Pennsylvania, you do not have to have an
architect design your house, but our statewide building code
requires you have sealed drawings, which can be provided by an
engineer.
The Carpenter and The Architect J. S. Zerbe, M.E.
A carpenter has a trade; the architect a profession. It is not
to be assumed that one vocation is more honorable than the other. A
profession is defined as a calling, or occupation, "if not
mechanical, agricultural, or the like," to which one devotes
himself and his energies.
A trade is defined as an occupation "which a person has learned
and engages in, especially mechanical employment, as distinguished
from the liberal arts," or the learned professions. _Opportunity_
is the great boon in life.
To the ambitious young man the builder's trade offers a field
for venturing into the learned professions by a route which cannot
be equaled in any other pursuit. In his work he daily enters into
contact with problems which require mathematics of the highest
order, geometry, the methods of calculating strains and stresses,
as well as laying out angles and curves.
This is a trade wherein he must keep in mind many calculations
as to materials, number, size, and methods of joining; he must
remember all the small details which go to make up the entire
structure. This exercise necessitates a mental picture of the
finished product. His imagination is thus directed to concrete
objects. As the mind develops, it becomes creative in its
character.
A good builder naturally develops into an architect, and the
best architect is he who knows the trade. It is a profession which
requires not only the artistic taste, but a technical knowledge of
details, of how practically to carry out the work, how to
superintend construction, and what the different methods are for
doing things.
The architect must have a scientific education, which gives him
a knowledge of the strength of materials, and of structural forms;
of the durability of materials; of the price, quality, and use of
everything which goes into a structure; of labor conditions; and of
the laws pertaining to buildings.
The carpenter or builder is used to construct the home holds a
lot of sway over costs and quality selection of a qualified log
home builder is of the utmost importance. If your dreams reach to
the log cabin "mansion", it's probably best to align yourself with
the architect familiar with home design.
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