| Honest architecture. At Shady Grove Log & Timber Builders, our hand crafted Montana log homes unite ancient methods and modern techniques to achieve a kind of honesty in architecture that is possible only through the natural strength and beauty inherent in log work.
Shady Grove’s expert application of simple technology means that perfectionism anchors every project: from the seamless wood-to-wood joinery that defines their work, to a structural integrity that will last the centuries. Every project is imbued with an understanding of nature’s most basic building block: wood. At Shady Grove, passion and discipline mark every project, creating a thing of beauty and value.
With their knowledge of a wide variety of woodworking techniques, Shady Grove can tailor a home or log accent work to any budget. From Glacier Chalet style homes to comfortable cabins for families or mountain getaways, Shady Grove has the knowledge and passion to make anything possible.
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Shady Grove Log & Timber Builders is a new company built from the very different experiences of two men who share a love for the craft of log home building. Pat Clark started Clark’s Logworks in 1994 in Bozeman, Montana. His experience in complex roof systems, large-scale projects and smaller, simpler family-style homes utilizes the full potential of log engineering. Paul Kaszuba’s background in furniture making and boat building gives him an eye for artistry and an attention to detail. After the two worked together on large home, their friendship was solidified after Paul helped Pat complete his family’s third log home in Bozeman, Montana.
Shady Grove Log & Timber Construction is the product of two men that have a near religious devotion to the art of log home building.
In addition to their log projects, Paul and Pat are building a drift boat so that they can take clients and friends down Montana rivers where they can discuss philosophy of woodworking over fishing.
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PAT CLARK
 Patrick Clark is a third generation homebuilder on his father’s side, with a legacy of ship’s carpentry from his maternal grandfather.
Pat has a degree in business and finance, but his log home career started in Jackson Hole, Wyoming where his work for a man who building his own log cabin rekindled his interest in home building. After catching construction fever, he graduated from the Sun Country School of Log Building in Timber, Oregon. Pat has built log homes in Idaho, Wyoming, Montana, Pennsylvania and the Mid West, not including the four homes he has built for himself and his family.
PAUL KASZUBA
 Paul’s career as a log builder started in 1996, when he worked as a log peeler in Bozeman, Montana. With a background in furniture making and boat building and bachelor’s degree in biology, the process of peeling each log gave him a new understanding of wood as a raw material. The realization that log homes settle until they reach a point of homeostasis made him aware of the dynamic characteristic of this raw material, and he was hooked. He moved quickly into building, where the complexity of the craft keeps him constantly engaged.
Paul considers log home building an art akin to a beautiful piece of furniture, “It’s building an enormous piece of furniture that you live in and that keeps you warm and dry and cozy. It is the purest form of architecture.”
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