SINKING VALLEY – When Blair County rebuilt Fort Roberdeau as a bicentennial project for 1976, round logs were used for the outer wall, even though the original fort would have featured hewn logs. Hewn ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

When thinking of a log cabin, one might think of a small, hand-built one deep in the woods somewhere. That’s not usually the case. Log-home construction is a big business these days, with multitudes ...

My old Kentucky home: This three bedroom, log-cabin style house has hit the real estate market to the tune of $250,000, and offers the opportunity to embrace a country lifestyle to the fullest.

Log cabins have come a long way from the crude structures the term may bring to mind The log home at 667 County Route 353, Rensselaerville was made with Canadian spruce trees. It is 5,463 square feet, ...

Built around 1828, this log cabin is the oldest European-built home still standing in Harris County, Georgia. From hand-hewn logs and pegged beams to original fireplaces and later early additions, the ...

Once upon a time, the words “log cabin in the woods” brought to mind a rustic getaway built from rough-hewn logs, with a fireplace inside and an outhouse in the back. But now that rustic chic has gone ...

Courtesy of Chris Brown To step inside George Jutras’ cabin is to step back in time nearly a century. On the wall, the calendar always reads 1935 — the year the cabin was built. The hand-hewn log ...

“Little Montana” is the affectionate name the owner gave this house outside Howell. Its interior is natural wood, hewn logs and stone, and its setting is on 140 acres of mature trees and low-rolling ...