I've been making my own Swedish torches for a few years after having noticed them for sale–in exchange for real money–at local stores. "I have a chainsaw, I can do that," I thought. The rest is ...

A No-Brainer Build: Find a log at least 8 inches in diameter and 16 inches long (make sure both ends are flat) and stand it upright. Using an axe or chainsaw, make 2 or 3 cuts down the length of the ...

Jim and Kristen Lindberg have spent the past five years renovating and researching the history of their Swedish settler’s cabin in Scandia. “Everybody asks, ‘What are you going to do with it?’” said ...