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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227142
04/26/18 10:08 AM
04/26/18 10:08 AM
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Dawson City Yukon Canada
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The actual milling didn't take long!

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I set the pads and got the 1st round of logs down that same march

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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227148
04/26/18 10:13 AM
04/26/18 10:13 AM
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Dawson City Yukon Canada
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Built the cabin in March of 2016

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I did the whole thing entirely on my own. The actual building, from the pads to the completed roof with windows in and doors took 28 days. They were long working days.


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The inside dimensions are 16x26

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Last edited by dawsontrapper; 04/26/18 10:14 AM. Reason: remove photo
Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227153
04/26/18 10:19 AM
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Dawson City Yukon Canada
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A couple interior shots
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The 'shop'/skinning room

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My partner built the railing upstairs.

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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227156
04/26/18 10:22 AM
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Dawson City Yukon Canada
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A couple shots out the front window

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And a couple of the cabin

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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227158
04/26/18 10:27 AM
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Dawson City Yukon Canada
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I hope some of you guys and girls enjoy these photos!

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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227240
04/26/18 12:25 PM
04/26/18 12:25 PM
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Fairbanks AK
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!


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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227329
04/26/18 02:48 PM
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Great pics and great work.


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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227481
04/26/18 06:21 PM
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Thank you for sharing!

I really enjoy the pictures.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227534
04/26/18 07:24 PM
04/26/18 07:24 PM
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Yukon
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Love the railing! But nothing like the cabin, best place ever to be!

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6227853
04/27/18 02:52 AM
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Southwestern, AK
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Beautiful work!

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: dawsontrapper] #6227969
04/27/18 09:19 AM
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Originally Posted By: dawsontrapper
A couple shots out the front window

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And a couple of the cabin

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AMAZING!

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6228090
04/27/18 11:12 AM
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Missouri
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Very impressive. Wish I had that kind of talent. Congratulations.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6228135
04/27/18 12:33 PM
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Nice job.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6229682
04/29/18 07:27 PM
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Alberta
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That looks like quality work. There's nothing like living in a home you constructed with your own hands. I hope you have many years of enjoyment.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6230045
04/30/18 11:07 AM
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Very nice. How does it hold the heat. I am guessing it gets pretty cold there.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6232085
05/03/18 02:08 AM
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When logs dry and shrink do they just shrink diameter wise, or will they shrink length wise too? Reason I’m asking is cause I am building a cabin and planning on using a spruce log post going from the floor up to the ridge board to help support it in the center. Should I let it dry out a whole year before I put it in or would it be ok to put it in after it’s dried for a few months and just let it finish drying while it’s already set? Thanks


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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6232090
05/03/18 02:57 AM
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Homer, Alaska
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A stack of round logs in a wall say 8 ft high will shrink more than an 8 ft log standing on end next to that wall. Put another way, a round block 12" in diameter and 12" long will shrink more in diameter than it will in length. How much a log will shrink depends on how dense the wood is and how much moisture is in the wood at the start, so there is no formula I know of to estimate that shrinkage.

Personally I would not worry to much about it on a small cabin. If, after things get done drying and settling, the center pole is too long, cut a half inch or so off the bottom end of it and let her settle, or if it's only a slight amount, live with it.

One thing you will learn with logs, they are always moving. With heat in a cabin and high humidity outside, a log will bend slightly from end to end. When the outside wood absorbs moisture it will swell, while the dry wood on the inside shrinks. The longer the log the more noticeable this becomes. Putting wood sealer on the logs after they are seasoned well will reduce this effect to some extent, but never completely overcome it. Letting snow build up against exterior log walls will soak the wood outside and can cause a huge amount of movement. I've seen this situation bend a 24 foot log as much as 2 inches from end to end. Such excessive movement can wreak havoc on an interior framed wall or cause doors to jam to the point where they will not open. You need to have eves long enough to keep snow from ever touching the exterior walls.
But, get a small cabin dried out good, and put sealer on it, and you won't have any noticeable problems.

Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6237197
05/10/18 09:14 AM
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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Going out tomorrow to start dropping trees.

A bit concerned about trying to move them. The trees are a mix of maple and oak. I plan on cutting to 18' lengths and about 10" in diameter. I'll drop them, debark them and get them off the ground then give them the summer to dry. Hopefully by September they'll be easier to handle.


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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: Scanner] #6237262
05/10/18 11:04 AM
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McGrath, AK
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10 inch DIAMETER


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Re: Log cabin logs [Re: white17] #6237306
05/10/18 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted By: white17
10 inch DIAMETER


How you know I'm not cutting very small trees? Lol

Thanks

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