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

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

In this episode, we complete the first floor of our log cabin by carrying up rough-cut floorboards. We use a hand planer to smooth the boards and adjust their edges to minimize gaps. To improve heat ...

Join us in our Log Cabin Project as we build a tiny, off-grid log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our own land. This cabin is only accessible by foot and constructed entirely with hand ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

Puzzle boxes, not pastry, fill the antique pie safe in the corner. Pieces of the next-up puzzle cover the surface of a vintage farmhouse table. An even bigger puzzle surrounds all of this: an 1800s ...

A Virginia father went on an adventure of a lifetime with his three young sons. Luke Nichols, a criminal defense attorney and host of the Outdoor Boys YouTube Channel, built a bush craft log cabin ...