Constructing a log home starts well before the first logs are set. The location of your build affects access, durability, and comfort for years to come. It's important to assess factors like soil ...

February 17, 2005 Fancy a home for constructed from 100% sweat equity? The Log Home Builder's Association of North America offers a two-day class on building log homes from scratch. The next class ...

In the snowy woods of a valley west of this college town, John and Mary Beth Cook have taken up a version of mountain living amended for the modern world. Last year, they completed and moved into a ...

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 ...

David Janczak is moving the log home out of the wilderness, into the suburbs and around the world. ”We`ve had interest from Japan, Israel and Saudi Arabia,” said Janczak, 42, president of Wisconsin ...

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 ...