In this episode, we complete the last saddle notches and finish hewing the two eave logs flat. We construct and install 8 floor joists for the second floor, preparing to start building the roof. We ...

Learn how to build a log cabin from trees on a budget using local materials, traditional hand tools, and hard work while embracing the land. Living in a cozy little cabin nestled in the woods is part ...

Join us in our Log Cabin Project as we build a tiny, off-grid log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our own land. This cabin is only accessible by foot and constructed entirely with hand ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Kalispell Middle School teacher Kris Schreiner helps, from left, Rowan Wisher, Gavin Baker and Cooper Pelc cut a saddle notch as Schreiner's eighth-grade history students construct a log cabin on ...

As the nation nears its 250th birthday, a 24‑year‑old East Texan is building a full log cabin by hand, inspired the iconic ...