Help With Building Log Cabin

[Klenchblaize]

Have you tried searching YouTube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbHzt-HzQ1M

Thanks. Very inspirational:

Dear Woodland Trust

SPARETREE FOREST - NORTH DOWNS LOG CABIN OPERATIONS

Further to our telephone conversation I herein confirm my intention to harvest suitably proportioned timber from the above site as may prove necessary in the construction of a garden log cabin. I enclose a copy of my chainsaw and quad bike operators competence certificates for your records.

Please ensure that the forest is closed to the public on 01/04/09 and that I am furnished with all keys as may be required to extract felled timber by lorry.

Clearly I may need to return for further examples of suitably ancient Corsican Pine once the structure takes shape and the true extent of my need becomes apparent.

You may wish to undertake stump removal at some future date - an operation I see no reason to object to unless it conflicts with my final site visit to harvest suitably ancient burrs for purely ornamental purposes.

Cheers!

K

 

[Boston973]

Get yourself a copy of 'Alone in the Wilderness', lots of inspiration to be found in there. The scene where Dick Proenneke constructs a 'dutch' door for his cabin and then fashions a wooden 'bear proof' lock is fabulous.

Info and links here...

http://www.naturalbushcraft.co.uk/dick-proenneke

Additionally, if you step back from the log cabin idea you may find some useful literature on building a decent shed here...

http://www.green-shopping.co.uk/books/book_pages/ecological_architecture_a.html

Thats the first thing that came to my mind as well. You can watch most of the alone in the wilderness documentary on youtube. He builds himself a fine cabin. Almost makes it look easy till you get a shot at the size of the guys arms. If you or someone you know is handy on a computer then you can dowload the whole movie on a few diffrent sites.

 

[tommy the cat]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5i-CJ1-UBsE&feature=channel_page
Watch them all I know he is a nut but very clever guy....its a good watch. Agree with Robin although love the romance of a cabin but lots of other easier constructions.
Da

 

[badgeringtim]

Im just wondering how the plans are proceeding and again another offer of help.
I would love to help out with log style cabins, wattle and daub, cob or timber frame, or if one story a bale building. Like many ive read a lot about several techniques but have not the circumstance to get hands on with it!

 

[tommy the cat]

What do the planning department think of 'alternative' type houses?
Got a feeling some of the pic's posted Robin may have planning issues?!
D

 

[Klenchblaize]

Don't Mention PLANNING please!:yikes:

 

[Mungo]

The Foxfire .pdf downloadable book available on this site (a PDF, 40 Mb in size - be warned) has an incredible chapter all about building a log-cabin the old fashioned way...

You have to check it out!

http://www.bushcraftuk.com/downloads/pdf/Foxfire_1.pdf

Cheers,

Mungo