Arnold, CA…In this video we start installing the chainsaw milled, wide, plank flooring. You may remember we had a couple of videos earlier when we were milling these. Yes, these are random width, random thickness and each plank will have to be hand fitted. Free lumber does have its price in labor invested… About The […]
Arnold, CA…Well today’s video isn’t very exciting. But is necessary…for the “facilities” we are going with a composting toilet. It is just a fancy word for a litter box for humans. This old fashioned method is all the rage in the tiny home world. Many use nothing more than a 5 gallon bucket with a […]
Arnold, CA…We are glad to be back at Hewn Hill and getting ready to start putting the Chainsaw Cabin together from the lumber we have hand milled with a chainsaw the last few weeks. In today’s video we are doing a bit of clean up and moving a bit of dirt around after setting from […]
Arnold, CA…Well with the weather and just grinding away on boards we now finally have enough lumber rough milled to get floor and wall construction underway. The next video will be back at the property and real construction that actually looks like construction. About The Chainsaw Cabin The Chainsaw Cabin is our first building, a […]
Arnold, CA…More Floorboards, Almost Enough…Chainsaw Cabin Day 17 and actual construction set to begin. About The Chainsaw Cabin The Chainsaw Cabin is our first building, a small 120 square feet shed/cabin on Hewn Hill. All lumber will be hand milled with a small inexpensive electric chainsaw. This is to see if anyone can build a […]
Arnold, CA…The Floorboarding Continues….Only 5 Floorboards left. One way or another we finish them tomorrow… About The Chainsaw Cabin The Chainsaw Cabin is our first building, a small 120 square feet shed/cabin on Hewn Hill. All lumber will be hand milled with a small inexpensive electric chainsaw. This is to see if anyone can build […]
Arnold, CA…Well the floorboarding continues. Once we finish with this log we will have enough floorboards for the Chainsaw Cabin and maybe a couple of loft floorboards left over. Measure, cut board, lather, rinse & repeat. Hopefully this weekend we can move our efforts back to the property and start putting the Chainsaw Cabin together. […]
Arnold, CA…In continuing this block of days where we are just grinding through getting enough lumber milled for the Chainsaw Cabin floor and walls. We should be able to shift our videos from behind our house, back to Hewn Hill later this week. The log we are working on now is the over 2,000 lb […]
Arnold, CA…According to a log weight estimator online this log came in at over a ton. Our goal today was merely to get it on the ground safely and without breaking any equipment or human limbs. To be honest I am glad that this day is over. The log we moved was perched precariously at […]
Arnold, CA…Well we wish our progress on the Chainsaw Cabin would have been steady without any breaks but alas not to be. But thankfully the breaks were largely Mother Nature driven as she blessed us with a couple inches of water in various formats. The experts will say that it won’t have any impact on […]