Log Cabin Adventures
Here are the latest log cabin adventures from me and a few friends
from around the globe! Come along as we discover rustic retreats,
amazing history, and pioneer building methods...all inside the world's
best structures - LOG CABINS.
DIY Log Cabin Building - Owners in the Trenches
A log cabin building project can be overwhelming if you have never done anything like that before. Here are folks who have done it and lived to blog...
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Restoring Cherokee Pre Removal Cabin
We have found a Cherokee pre-1833 cabin in NW GA that we have purchased and need to disassemble and move to our farm. Its in pretty rough shape. Very
No question --just a thank you!
September 8, 2013 Hi Banjoe: I just stumbled across your site and love it. I will be using your mortar mix on the inside; so thank you very much. Our
More Questions About Chinking
Hi, I've come across your site via a youtube video and I have some more questions about chinking. We've just moved in to a log home circa 1880 and are
Building a Cabin in Western New York - What wood would be best?
What wood is the best to use for building a cabin in Western New York? The cabin will be in a predominately maple, beech & hemlock woods with plenty of
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WHAT TYPE OF TREES SHOULD BE USED FOR BUILDING LOG CABINS?
WHAT SIZE LOGS SHOULD BE USED FOR BUILDING LOG CABINS? Banjoe Answers: Ray, it has been my observation that cabin builders tend to use what they have
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Building a Log Cabin from Eucalyptus Grandis
Hi there How would Eucalyptus Grandis do as a wood for building a log cabin? It is about the only non-commercial product near me. Regards, Dominic
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IS LOBLOLLY BAY A GOOD TREE FOR BUILDING A CABIN?
I am thinking about building a cabin on my hunting land in eastern NC. There is a good stand of loblolly bay trees on the land. I hear they are in the
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Can you put the chimney in the center of the cabin and use it to heat water?
Question: I was thinking of building a cabin and placing a stone fireplace in the middle to divide the dining room from the living room. I also wanted
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Does the length of your logs determine your cabin size?
Does the length of your logs determine your cabin size or can you splice your logs to increase your wall length? I can cut logs up to 20' on my saw mill,
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Is it okay to use green oak logs when building a cabin?
I am planning to build a 20x20 log cabin with dovetail notch on our property in Northeast Arkansas. I was wondering should I go ahead and build the cabin
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Pictures of an octagon log home?
Do you have any pictures of an octagon log home? Answer from Banjoe: I looked in my files and did not find any pictures of an octagon shaped hewn log
Looking for good log cabin building resources
I am just getting ready to start building a log cabin, i am wanting to be very involved in the building of the cabin along with friends and family. I am
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Chinking for Mid 1800s log home
Banjoe, Our log home is only half logs from the mid 1800s and the other half was an addition from the early 1930s and all of it was covered with Hardy