Lumber Mill Now Making Boards
Arnold, CA…We were fortunate enough to borrow my brother’s sawmill. This will help us finish not only the cabin but get us going on several different projects.
Changing of the Seasons, Late Winter Turns Into Spring & New Business Opportunities
Arnold, CA…In this video another standing dead was taken down and turned into firewood & a bit of grading for the outdoor shower & composting outhouse. It has been a busy last few weeks. Unfortunately not so much on the cabin and improvements. I also had a bit of a health issue that curtailed some […]
Boards for the Composting Outhouse & Battling Winter
Arnold, CA…Much of our time the last few weeks has been spent just battling winter, cutting firewood, shoveling snow & seemingly endless tasks just to keep the project moving forward as mother nature and the winter storms try to push it backwards. In this video we did manage to make most of the boards for […]
A Place for Our Firewood to Call Home
Arnold, CA…As we spend more time at the Chainsaw Cabin being able to do the daily chores in a convenient way is becoming a must. Up till now we have been gathering and processing wood basically all over the place. We also have not had a spot other than inside the cabin to store even […]
The First Month in the Chainsaw Cabin
Arnold, CA…Thoreau’s Walden impacted me when I was in school many, many years ago. Now in my 60th year I realized that if did not take the leap now I would never take it. Since January 1st, 2024 the Chainsaw Cabin has been my home. Probably not the best planned move as the cabin is […]
Need Dry Wood in an Emergency? Just Look Up!!
Arnold, CA…If you ever need to build an emergency fire and need dry fuel in winter and even in rain look up. In most conifer forests as the trees grow they let the branches at lower levels die. Since these are under the protected canopy of the trees these can remain dry. Since we have […]
Real Men Use an Axe to Cut Potatoes
Arnold, CA…Oh what to do? You need to make breakfast and you realize you don’t have a knife. Well, technically I did have a multitool but the axe seemed like the better option. This is Hewn after all. Our potato axing prowess is below and the rest of the breakfast making process if you care […]
Everyone Needs a Stumple™ and a Coat Rack or Two!
Arnold, CA…At the core of what we would like for Hewn to become is a rustic, handcrafted products company. So just before Christmas we used our family and the Chainsaw Cabin as home for our first Stumples™ and Hewn Coat Racks. What is a Stumple™ you say? Well thanks for asking and a Stumple™ is […]
Progress Every Day….Even if Just a Little. Hewn Hill Progress for December 13
Arnold, CA…Our hope for you following along on our progress on Hewn Hill is that you will get an accurate look at what a project like this will entail. The biggest enemy on this project is just plain time. This is a minimal budget, but time intensive project. Like many of you I work 12 […]
Battening Down the Chainsaw Cabin as Winter Closes In
Arnold, CA…The Chainsaw Cabin in now our working office even in its unfinished state. Now it is time to get the rest of the battens made and installed. In this video it is us cutting down some battens and a bit of driving near the cabin during the last of fall. About The Chainsaw Cabin […]