There’s nothing quite like the quintessential American log cabin. It’s a cozy retreat from the everyday hustle and bustle that life so often is, transporting you to a place where stress is forgotten and luxuries like electricity may be hard to find.
If that idea interests you, this retiree who rebuilt a rundown cabin – thanks to shareabley.net – from the 1830’s is sure to inspire your inner carpenter as you follow his journey from discovery to completion.
Discovery: First he had to move the logs to a new location and decide what was useable and what wasn’t.
Laying the foundation for what’s to come.
Marking each individual log helped keep track of what went where during the move.
Progress and framing. At this point I’m already impressed and would like to hire this guy to build my dream hose from my Lincoln Log days.
Roofing progress
The light at the end of the tunnel – or cabin window.
Moved in, wood collected and building fires for winter.
Complete. This guy’s living the American dream right now.
Stairway to Heaven.