http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/log-cabin-blog.html 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. en-us log cabin Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:58:01 GMT Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:58:01 GMT log-cabin-adventures.com 11e2017b3cad54416c08e62707645ef7 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/building-a-cabin-in-western-new-york-what-wood-would-be-best.html 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 Tue, 26 Feb 2013 11:57:57 GMT 256d81c89f9127915630bf9f210546e9 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/what-type-of-trees-should-be-used-for-building-log-cabins.html 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 Tue, 16 Oct 2012 03:14:40 GMT 9929d1b1a35518fcdac6f9621e6d52bf http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/building-a-log-cabin-from-eucalyptus-grandis.html 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 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 01:13:22 GMT e72f4b23ebf2e3e24512753147055e13 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/is-loblolly-bay-a-good-tree-for-building-a-cabin.html 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 Thu, 20 Sep 2012 02:19:51 GMT 7b642876b62bb3075ac2d19d1092b75a http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/can-you-put-the-chimney-in-the-center-of-the-cabin-and-use-it-to-heat-water.html 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 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:10:11 GMT 2add649455b6dba7ff0342a1af576f14 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/does-the-length-of-your-logs-determine-your-cabin-size.html 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, Wed, 19 Sep 2012 03:02:28 GMT ff5d13def9e8deafb2153c15eef6321d http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/is-it-okay-to-use-green-oak-logs-when-building-a-cabin.html 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 Wed, 19 Sep 2012 01:54:46 GMT aaf01691774c515221d50286f4ebfb8f http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/pictures-of-an-octagon-log-home.html 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 Tue, 18 Sep 2012 04:14:09 GMT 6942aed49981e5ac59d66a44e81a27b7 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/looking-for-good-log-cabin-building-resources.html 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 Thu, 03 May 2012 10:33:49 GMT 63bafbeba6a6af785f93eb83f288cd42 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/chinking-for-mid-1800s-log-home.html 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 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:58:51 GMT 54c36f462df0ca2fdb8bd025f68dc0ff http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/best-type-of-wood-for-a-log-cabin.html If I were to build a cabin in North Georgia where there is an abundance of pine, would that be the best type of wood for a log cabin? Is there an aging Mon, 23 Jan 2012 01:43:53 GMT 64834579aa2bf1e8b9178355d455e78e http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/how-do-i-cut-grooves-in-logs-aready-up-for-lathe.html I bought a older cabin. How do I cut grooves for lathe? Thanks. Answer from Banjoe: Hello, Roger. Thanks for this great question! My suggestion would Fri, 09 Dec 2011 12:14:01 GMT b0da4b7e5e9b6b4be851ee26fbea5a53 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/quick-log-fitting.html I built a log cabin in 1990 with a friend using the Swedish scribe fitting technique----it was awesome ----but took forever. What methods can be used to Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:31:06 GMT df4502378eca2f58c85ebcf864fb6ff2 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/log-dovetail-jig-plans.html Hola, quiero construir una cabaña con troncos cuadrados y corte de log dovetail y necesito algunos planos de log dovetail jig ya que he visto algunos de Tue, 23 Aug 2011 18:19:07 GMT ce618505af71cb1eb81b17ff2cbb946e http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/peeling-bark.html What is your opinion on peeling bark? I have watched several videos on youtube on building a log cabin. Some people strip the logs of bark and some do Mon, 16 May 2011 19:13:12 GMT 810f5a27570be2c1b598e88484505892 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/building-log-cabin-playhouse.html I want to try building a log cabin playhouse for my nephews - something cheap but still nice. Any advice? From Banjoe: Dear Kyle, Building a log cabin Mon, 16 May 2011 18:39:07 GMT 8e8537573215ccbfdca18120b089491c http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/barothy-lodge-cabin-rental-michigan-river.html These cabin rentals on the Michigan river, Pere Marquette, are right in the middle of the Manistee National Forest. The Barothy Lodge was originally a Mon, 16 May 2011 18:25:49 GMT c88d173eef9f94ae041c2cdfa1f5fd38 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/restoring-a-log-home-how-to-do-grooves-for-lathe.html Hi Banjoe, My husband & I are restoring the log home where I grew up. We have completed the outside chinking and followed your advice re: cutting a top Mon, 09 May 2011 20:24:41 GMT 630e770a80c99b79fc0331922e0d8e22 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/free-woodworking-tools.html Getting free woodworking tools can be easier than you might think! So many people like log cabins that when they hear about your project, they often want to get involved somehow, even in a very small way. Tue, 29 Mar 2011 11:54:57 GMT c99de2126321396e9ab35cba1510b702 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/arts-crafts-style-cabin-rental-saugatuck-michigan.html This Arts & Crafts style cabin rental in Saugatuck, Michigan is a great example of the individual ways that building trends have influenced log cabin builders Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:50:07 GMT eee83b5089a62dcd53eb6ea126875b00 http://www.log-cabin-adventures.com/memory-maker-cabin-grayling-michigan.html The Memory Maker Cabin in Grayling, Michigan is a kit built cabin...and I don't usually like kit built cabins, but this one is a different story. There Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:49:19 GMT