Several years before I built my first log cabin, long before I ever thought of building them for a living, log structures fascinated me.
If I saw one I couldn’t help but climb them and give them a hug!
I should have seen what was coming. sigh.
I guess I’ve built fifty of them since this photo was taken and performed some degree of restoration on a couple hundred more, and, I have explored and studied well over a thousand. I know cabins.
I wish I could go back in time and tell that young man in the photo what I know today. But, I can’t. So… you all are stuck with hearing me ramble on. lol
Have a great day everybody!
Originally posted 2015-08-04 12:23:20.
Me too! Since I was a child, it was wooden boats, log cabins. Since I was about 12 years old, used to get books on log cabin building etc., and it was always something I wanted to do. I was into Mother Earth News too, and homesteading. Ramble on!
Mother Earth News was the final straw for me…. that magazine, back in the day, was so inspirational… I headed for the hills of Tennessee for three years trying my hand at homesteading. It was a hard life, and I loved every minute of it. Too hard to raise and provide for children though… so back to civilization of sorts.
I just found your site. I am hoping to embark on a journey to build my own home after I retire in 2 years. Just browsing now getting ideas. Cool site and thanks!
Welcome aboard Steve.
I have a ton of information here… it’s a bit scattered but you’ll find a lot of what I have learned over many years of building unique homes… I’ve built three homes for myself, hands on, and am slowly gearing up for the next one!
You have a really lovely and infromative blog Noah, well done!
Thank you! I really appreciate that!