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An improved log siding system capable of providing an improved water-shed betwee n the individual log siding members as attached to a building. A moisture seal junctio n and a flex gap are formed between each adjacently disposed log siding member. Each moisture sea l junction extends from the lower longitudinal edge of the exterior surface of each log sid ing member upward (vertically or angled inward) toward the respective flex gap, which exten ds therefrom toward the interior surface of the log siding members. The interspacing of each flex gap, in conjunction with a release cut formed in the interior surface of each log siding member, varies in response to structural deformations experienced by the log siding members due to variations in moisture content and/or temperature so as to maintain flush seal of each moistur e seal junction. This effectively thwarts the ingress of moisture behind the log siding members s o as to reduce the likelihood of swelling, rotting, and cracking over time.
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