In the last couple of entries, we’ve covered a range of hand tools used to peel and prep logs to use in log cabin building. This time, we’ll look at some mechanical or power methods to do this ...

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. Read more.

In this episode of our Log Cabin Project, we continue building a tiny log cabin from scratch using mainly materials from our land and hand tools. This cabin will be fully off-grid and accessible ...

They took a 10-day building course and set out to build their own log cabin and a life together. In the sometimes rocky process, they built a foundation for 38 years of marriage.

Some 20 years ago I built a log cabin the old way. It was a group effort; we were learning how to build a cabin from nationally known log cabin builder, Peter Gott. The cabin building project was ...

The cabin might be single or double, with a gangway between, covered by a common roof. It was made of hewed logs or 'scutched,' which was a superficial hewing made after the building was up.

The group has spent the past two weeks building the components of the cabin from scratch as part of a 14-day program hosted by the Folk School in partnership with the state Department of Natural ...

The log-cabin council fire is one of the best and longest-burning campfires you can make. Here's how to build one.