@Survival Sherpa

Raising the Roof

Three-day process of setting log rafters for a self-built structure with family and community assistance.

Memorial Day Weekend Log Cabin Update

Progress report on an off-grid log cabin build covering foundation work, timber framing, and next construction phases.

Hauling Logs: You Gotta Really Want To Do It!

Demonstrates techniques for lifting and hauling logs using a Logrite arch during a cabin construction project.

Log Walls Going Up!

Documentation of a three-day community effort to stack and pin 6.5 rows of logs onto foundation piers.

Log Cabin Update Grading

Felling trees with directional wedging to clear a cabin site for equipment access and grading work.

A Heavy Duty Drawknife

Installing a Plywood Floor in the Log Cabin

Chinking the Log Cabin

Installing Door with Hand Forged Hinges

Ridge Pole and Rafters Going Up

Raising a Ridge Pole Support Log Alone

Wall Logs are Done!

Dimensional Floor Joists on Sill Logs

Dry Stack Stone Piers Ready for Sill Logs

Taking Down the Log Cabin in One Day