A fine old cabin…
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:33+00:00
The cabin is precious.
The chimney is very well done.
The chinking, not so much… it needs to be replaced.
Originally posted 2015-10-28 08:43:17.
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Old hewn cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:31+00:00
Nothing else like having a little bit of firewood stacked on the porch!
Originally posted 2015-10-27 20:38:46.
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An Arkansas log cabin
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:29+00:00
A sweet little cabin out of Arkansas.
Notice the unique step method in building the chimney… It appears that at each transition stage the mason dropped to a smaller size going forward… that is, after the first floor fireplace and smoke chamber were created, then the second floor fireplace, etc.
I can’t say that I like the look, to me it looks like someone did a poor job of Photoshopping the image, but, to each his own.
Originally posted 2015-10-26 15:06:54.
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A log cabin in it’s simplest form
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:27+00:00
Alex Cole Cabin in Roaring Fork
No windows, no porches, no stone foundation, no additions, no dormers, and even the stone chimney is hidden on the other side. There are no dramatic views to be seen, no nearby outbuildings to create added charm. She is just a simple cabin on the edge of a woods. And yet, in all this simplicity she is beautiful.
Originally posted 2015-10-26 14:10:45.
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A hewn cabin at sunrise
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:24+00:00
A nice cabin, in a wonderful location.
I do enjoy a good cup of coffee in the morning on the front porch of a cabin.
There are two things that I would have done differently if I had built this cabin… I would have put a lot more emphasis on building a more attractive chimney (the stonework seen here on the chimney appears to have been done by more than one mason, each with different styles of randomly cementing stones in place)… And, I would not have used wide windows in the gable ends of the cabin (which visually makes the pitch of the roof look lower).
Originally posted 2015-10-25 17:49:51.
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The Walker’s Sisters homeplace in Tennessee
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:19+00:00
Originally posted 2015-10-24 13:56:58.
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A log cabin… the perfect home for a wooded site
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:15+00:00
I can think of no better home to have in this location.
Originally posted 2015-10-22 18:21:35.
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Log cabin back porch
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:13+00:00
Now that’s a back porch.
Years ago a back porch was more than a place to sit and reflect. During the warmer months of the year there was plenty of kitchen and laundry work that needed to be done… mainly food preservation of the crops that would sustain the family throughout the Winter and coming Spring. It was much more pleasant to be doing these chores out on the porch where the heat from all the fires needed to can and heat water didn’t make working so unbearable.
Originally posted 2015-10-21 20:11:58.
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A truly remarkable log outbuilding
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:10+00:00
This structure is an easy build, with a minimal amount of materials, and is so attractive, and would serve many purposes… from storage to a guest house. Why more farms don’t have one of these is beyond me.
Originally posted 2015-10-21 15:39:21.
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Wide hewn logs
Noah Bradley2019-06-29T10:23:06+00:00
A cabin with huge, wonderful, logs.
All hewn with an axe.
And, with half-dovetail notches in the corners.
Large trees were common back when most of these historic cabins were built, and still today wide logs are available with a little bit of looking. I’ve wondered about why more cabins were not made of wide logs like these are, and even wider ones… the only thing I can come up with is the practicality of working with logs… it’s much harder to hew a really wide log… and it’s much harder to lift a really wide log.
Originally posted 2015-10-19 15:18:27.