Arnold, CA…In this weeks video on our work on the Chainsaw Cabin we make extremely budget friendly glue. What we have found in our extreme budget cabin build is that the largest portion of our expenses have been for glue, fasteners, screws, nails etc. For the chinking or filler between our plank floor boards and […]
Arnold, CA…Thanks for Joining us Again! When we first started Hewn the entire focus was can you still build a livable small cabin for almost no money? The Godfather of tiny homes and minimalistic living is Henry David Thoreau. He built his cabin for $28.12½ in 1845 (Roughly $900 to $1,000 in today’s money). Could […]
Arnold, CA…The next in our weekly video series will be posted Monday evening. We will also be posting additional weeks on Monday evenings as well. This will allow us to finish the weekend projects without cutting them short to work on the video. We can assemble the clips and do the rendering during our normal […]
Arnold, CA…Thank You for joining us this evening. This week we have some video clips of our efforts this week and we also leveled out one of our water storage tanks and getting ready to go into “production” where we will at least have sanitary, clean water for dishes, cleaning, showers etc. Probably not going […]
Arnold, CA…Thank You for joining us this evening. One of the first challenges you must take care of when you start your homesteading journey is how you will take care of human waste. Not a fun topic but one that has to be dealt with . The traditional route can cost you thousands or tens […]
Arnold, CA…Odds are that you like the majority of Americans believe the American Dream is in serious trouble. For the first time in our Nation’s history the majority believe the traditional American Dream is no longer attainable. The founding idea and promise of America is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness! After 250 years […]
Arnold, CA…This morning as we were working an old log this little guy popped out. If you are new to the mountains this a wood beetle larva. They are also one of the reason bears tear up old stumps and rotted logs. A few of these make a nice snack for a hungry bear. We […]
Arnold, CA…If you are reading this odds are that you can’t afford the American Dream. If the premise of the U.S. is life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness then after 250 years by most measurements we have fallen behind on almost all metrics since 1957. We are not happier, and even the pursuit of […]
Arnold, CA…We would like to thank our customers who have helped us pioneer our Privy Instant Restroom & Composting Outhouse™! We now have them working in Calaveras, Tuolumne, Amador, Mariposa, Sonoma & Yuba Counties! [Best_Wordpress_Gallery id=”191″ gal_title=”Privy Composting Outhouse”] Need a plug n play, drop & go restroom for your farm, ranch, shop, off grid […]
Arnold, CA…We occasionally use Fatwood as a firestarter. It is amazing, works every time even in wet weather. It’s only downside is that it burns really sooty. So use it sparingly unless you don’t mind doing a bit of stove pipe cleaning. From our friends at Grok if you want a bit more depth… “Fatwood […]
