Scott Kelly

Scott, a 33-year-old Lanark County resident, is a shining example of today's young entrepreneur. From a very early age, he demonstrated an affinity for nature, the environment and woodworking. He was raised in a rural setting and took an active interest in helping his family lovingly restore the hand-hewn, log cottage in the Gatineau Mountains.

These interests continued to grow while attending both Algonquin College and Carleton University. His travels across Europe, Australia, South-East Asia and the South Pacific have given him a unique perspective on his craft.

Scott soon returned to his roots to help his family restore their 1830s log farmhouse, barn and outbuildings, where he learned all aspects of heritage log restoration. It wasn't long before visitors began requesting his expertise for their log construction projects.

As this demand persisted, Scott began to host weekend workshops to pass on traditional log building techniques such as chinking, dovetail notching and hand-hewing. This attracted many customers wanting him to build their custom homes. While this new venture took Scott away from the classroom, he does still take on an apprentice for each project from start to finish.

Scott then gained four years of extensive, hands-on training raising homes and barns in the southern United States. Upon his return to Canada, Scott created Log Farm Building Inc., which excels at quality crafted, traditional joined, log and timber homes.

Local landowners and farmers often call on Scott to maintain their wood lots through selective harvesting of crop trees and sustainable forest management.

Log Farm Building and Scott Kelly have been members in good standing with the Timber Framers Guild of North America and the International Log Builders Association.

scott@logfarmbuilding.com