A cabin goes up quickly when we have a man for each corner of the cabin, carefully crafting each notch.
Stubborn logs sometimes need to be disciplined into place.
After the logs are all up on the cabin we do a final trim of any protruding notches.
A chainsaw is wonderful tool.
I once asked my grandmother what was the greatest invention she has seen in her lifetime. She had been born before cars, airplanes, computers, and men walking on the Moon. Her response was “the chainsaw… before it’s invention men had to work so hard to cut a piece of wood”. I miss that wonderful woman so.
You know it’s funny, in today’s world so few people have the skill of working with a chainsaw. I’ve had master carpenters with 10 years experience apply to work with us, requesting to paid more than I make, who have never used a chainsaw, or an axe, or even knew what an adze was, I would prefer a inexperienced apprentice, ready to learn, than someone who walks in with an attitude of superiority knowing nothing of our unique skills.
If you are thinking of building a log cabin one day in the future, begin now to learn the use a chainsaw, and a axe.
And use safety equipment.
And don’t smoke cigarettes.
BTW… this is a paid actor pretending to use a chainsaw.
Eventually, with enough effort, the pile of old logs began to look like a log home.
Originally posted 2015-07-25 14:08:42.