29 06, 2019

Wide stone chimney

2019-06-29T09:47:33+00:00

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A wide chimney announces that a cooking fireplace can be found inside.

Originally posted 2016-03-25 14:36:10.

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29 06, 2019

Blue and grey

2019-06-29T09:47:27+00:00

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This cabin impresses me in how well all the colors from various building materials blend together so well.

Originally posted 2016-03-18 14:45:23.

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29 06, 2019

Three “warm weather cabins”

2019-06-29T09:47:20+00:00

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It sure appears as if Spring has arrived early this year. (Here in central Virginia the weather has been in the 70’s the past few days and it is forecasted to continue).
I’ve seen cherry trees in bloom and I even had a thrill yesterday when a pair of bold eagles stopped by for a while on their journey north.
So… I guess it’s time for me to change the “snowy cabin scene” from the top of this site to a more seasonally appropriate one. I’ll go ahead and post the top three contenders today… do you have a favorite?
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Originally posted 2016-03-12 14:01:39.

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29 06, 2019

Donald Trump’s log cabin

2019-06-29T09:47:19+00:00

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I led the team that built this cabin for a man who at the time was one of the richest men in the world. (it now belongs to Donald Trump)
The man who had us build the cabin once told me that if he had it his way that this cabin would be his only home.
Isn’t it interesting how even the very wealthy seek to have a modest handmade home?… a simple cabin in the woods?
A home that almost any of us can have if we put out the effort.
The materials for this cabin would likely cost close to that of a new super-duty pickup truck today.
Of course it would take a lot of labor and “learning” to build one like this.
That’s a lot of weekends and days off from the job… would it be worth it?
After all, it would be so much easier to pay someone else to build it.
But that, would be expensive.
So most people play the lottery and avoid the hammer.
And their dream cabin, remains a dream.

Originally posted 2016-03-08 19:29:58.

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29 06, 2019

Overhanging roof

2019-06-29T09:44:57+00:00

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This cabin’s overhanging roof creates a sheltered exterior space.

Originally posted 2015-12-10 12:42:32.

Overhanging roof2019-06-29T09:44:57+00:00
29 06, 2019

National Park log cabin

2019-06-29T09:44:02+00:00

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Here we have what is known as a “shy cabin”… often found deep in the woods, peeking out from behind a tree… and, what a tree it is!
How about that stone chimney? Nice.

Originally posted 2015-11-20 21:25:02.

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29 06, 2019

Log cabin plans

2019-06-29T09:43:43+00:00

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I regularly am getting requests for guidance in where to best find plans for a nice small log cabin. My response is that I’ve never found plans anywhere that I like… they are always too… modern… brick rancher type… or Mclogmansion… where as I admire the classic cabin style.
I am in the process of scanning and issuing copies of my hand drawn plans of cabins that I have built in the past (at a huge discount), but the process is slow and I’m so easily distracted… mainly from putting together the Handmade House Academy program. For anyone interested in obtaining these proven plans they should consider signing up to my newsletter on my site… handmadehouses. com for updates when they become available… also… consider signing on to the upcoming “Academy” where I will demonstrate how I, or anyone, can draw their own plans. (the course will be well worth it for that skill alone) BTW… I did not draw this image… I’m a builder… lol… not a pen and ink artist… maybe one day though I’ll be able to do this craft too… skill comes through practice, after all.

Originally posted 2015-11-15 14:03:33.

Log cabin plans2019-06-29T09:43:43+00:00
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