Log Cabin Wood Shop - Taking Shape

The shop is progressing nicely. We are now on the 11th course of logs (of 18) and the windows have begun. We will have one 3'x3' window on each side. It is getting to the point where lifting the logs into place is a bit difficult, so we'll probably start using the tractor to lift them adjacent to the wall. Why fight gravity if you don't have to.

These house logs were pretty inexpensive (relatively) so I expected to have some that were bowed, warped or twisted ... and I was not "disappointed", although so far most are ok. I did have a problem with a hump along the back wall that I dealt with using a hand planer. At the

peak, it was 3/4" too high.

Meanwhile, Deb continues to debark logs. We took down a second standing dead tamarack tree, which turned out to be too big in diameter and too curvy. We may get one or two of the posts at the top end, then save the remaining log for the house. She used a spud and a draw knife to do the debarking.