Cascade Joinery’s crew including Founder Jeff Arvin, CEO John Miller, and job leads, Jackson DuBois, Dave Kaplan and Loren Huggins attended the Timber Framers Guild 2009 Western Conference in Sun River, Oregon March 26th through the 29th. These annual Timber Framers Guild conferences emphasize sustainable business practices, green building techniques and a high level of craftsmanship.
While at the conference they attended a wide range of seminars by leading thinkers and practitioners in these fields, including, noted author and teacher, the master craftsman, Toshio Odate. Mr. Odate gave a series of seminars on Japanese tools and the value of craft. The Cascade Joinery was a sponsor of Mr. Odate’s appearance at the conference.
Other presenters included Autumn Bauman of Land Ark Northwest on natural finishes, Paula Baker-Laporte on “Building Healthy Houses”, and Jack Stephens, Director of the Natural Building Network.
Jeff Arvin is a past president of the Timber Framer’s Guild and John Miller currently sits on the board of directors. For more information and to learn more about the Timber Framer’s Guild visit their website at www.tfguild.org.
For more information, please visit www.cascadejoinery,.com or call (360) 527-0119.
