This is the beginning of a series discussing tools used in the process of log building. Of course, a lot of these tools can be used for many other applications, but log building will be the main focus ...

In this first episode, we test our new tools by felling, delimbing, and debarking our first tree. We also improve our road by removing troublesome rocks. #TreeFelling #OutdoorAdventure ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

Ballard Smith of Wiley Log Homes in action at the repairs this week at the Henry Cooper Log Cabin in City Park. (Photo by Brett Dunlap) PARKERSBURG — Work is underway at the Henry Cooper Log Cabin ...

We have completed the exciting task of notching our first logs for the log cabin build. This video showcases our experience using a log scribe and a curved chisel for the first time, revealing the ...

It is the most famous log cabin in American history, and it doesn’t really matter that it floats in the strange region between solid history and make believe. The visitors’ car park to the Abraham ...

LITHOPOLIS, Ohio — Officials plan to celebrate the log-cabin heritage of the Fairfield County village of Lithopolis by building a new log cabin using the beams salvaged from three historic log homes.

What's a log cabin without logs? New photos have come out of the current reproduction of Florida first Capitol building, underway in Tallahassee's Cascades Park, showing a structure framed out with ...

While searching for a new home a few years ago, my wife and I toured a log cabin for rent in the mountains of western North Carolina. It was built with historic reclaimed wood, and the long, stacked ...