Off-grid cabins offer more than just rustic charm. Building with locally sourced materials reduces costs, while embracing ...

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 ...

Earlier this year, we told you about two 70+ year-olds who were building a cabin at 9,500 feet in Wyoming's Snowy Range.

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 ...

In the last couple of entries, we’ve covered a range of hand tools used to peel and prep logs to use in log cabin building. This time, we’ll look at some mechanical or power methods to do this job.

NEAR LENGBY, Minn.-This is a story about coming full circle. It all started in 1970, when Don Klinke heard about a landowner who wanted pine trees planted on a piece of ground in Clearwater County ...

If you heat your home with firewood or use a fireplace, you need to learn how to build a firewood shed to keep your wood dry. While you might want to have a storage shed by your garden to keep your ...

A man who built what he describes as a "tropical steampunk shed" said it had not yet sunk in that he won a national award for ...