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 […]
Arnold, CA…Well we wanted to get something done everyday consecutively until it was finished. However, thankfully we have actually had moisture in various forms falling from the sky and it is still falling as I write this. I will get something done on it this evening as it is supposed to dry out a bit. […]
Arnold, CA…We started with a log that was almost 17 feet long and cut it in two to be able to move it around. We were able to get 10 boards ranging from just over 8 inches wide to over 16 inches wide. As you may have seen we chalked a centerline and then just […]
Arnold, CA…After a bit of moisture from the sky we are back in action. On our Day Nine work session we marked and started cutting slices of lumber from this log with hopefully will be Wallboards on the Chainsaw Cabin. We are largely just eyeballing it and trying to get boards that are good enough […]
Arnold, CA…On day eight we debated whether we should post at all. But I told myself I would be honest with you and show what it might be realistic for someone else to do as well when trying to do a project such as this while working full time and also has other commitments. So […]
Arnold, CA…We are starting a long stretch of milling, wallboards, flooring, rafters, roof sheeting, etc. Literally we probably have 100 hours of chainsaw work ahead. It will probably take a few new chains, a couple gallons of chain oil, a new back brace, moaning, groaning, cursing, complaining and questioning one’s sanity. But as we have […]
Arnold, CA…Our hope on this build is to stay focused on what is possible with labor, simple tools and what can we do to make at least some progress each day. It was another long workday before we could get to Chainsaw Cabin build therapy. Artificial sun was our only choice to work in. Logs […]
Arnold, CA…Chainsaw Cabin Day Five wasn’t one for the history books. It barely rates a mention but we did get some done. With the floor joists in now it is time to focus our attention on that pile of logs in the backyard. We need to mill not only flooring but the rest of the […]
Arnold, CA…On day four we installed the rest of the floor joists and we try to fill in “Why are we doing this?”, “This could be a bad idea, you know that, right?” & “No one cares about a glorified shed in the forest!”. Along with “Are you really going to spend 2,000 hours working […]
