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.
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Discovery: First he had to move the logs to a new location and decide what was useable and what wasn’t.
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Laying the foundation for what’s to come.
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Marking each individual log helped keep track of what went where during the move.
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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.
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Roofing progress
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The light at the end of the tunnel – or cabin window.
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Moved in, wood collected and building fires for winter.
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Complete. This guy’s living the American dream right now.
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Stairway to Heaven.
