Building a Log Cabin
Building
a log cabin is one of the greatest adventures I have been on. It all
began when I saw several old log cabins down in West Virginia. I was
fascinated with the axe marks and the grey chinking between the logs. I
always liked old barns with hand hewn beams so seeing these same style
logs in cabin walls was incredible.
Upon
further study I noticed how the doors, windows and jambs were also hand
made. My artistic side was stirring. I wanted to build my own. I now
understand that building a log cabin does not take a great amount of
previous experience or talent. It takes a lot of persistence and good
resources.
When
I say resources, I am referring to a book like Charles
McRaven’s
The Classic Hewn-Log House and a web site like this with details of
real working knowledge.
You will find that building a log cabin
is very simple. Most of the work is cutting, peeling and shaping your
logs. As you begin to work out your cabin here are some questions to
consider:
What do you want to know about building a log cabin?
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Log Cabin Corner Notches
    
I am torn between standard log cabin corner notches and the butt and pass method. What are the advantages of the b-n-p method?
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What's your log cabin chinking mixture?
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Hi there! Great site you have here. I am planning to re-chink a restored cabin that was moved to my property. Right now it just has spaces between the ...
I want to build a small cabin. How do I design it?
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Next year I want to build a small cabin for hunting and just as a retreat. I have four acres with some woods, but a neighbor has given me permission to ...
Alabama Mountain Pine log cabin - What is your opinion?
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I have built one cabin out of chestnut oak and loved it. I decided to build another and sell it. The tree I am thinking about using is the Alabama mountain ...
Is a chainsaw mill worth it?
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Banjoe, Hello! Great work on your cabin. I myself have wielded a broadaxe on more than one occasion and, like yourself,...

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