Arnold, CA…Well we have been busy the last few months with our Pumpkin Patch, building outhouses, son’s wedding, family illnesses & more. In this video we work on a bushcraft style dog house, rustic table legs, etc. About The Chainsaw Cabin The Chainsaw Cabin is our first building, a small 120 square feet shed/cabin on …
Arnold, CA…This last couple of weeks any spare minute was spent on building outhouses for customers. Our hope is to make our Hewn Hill off grid project self sustaining. So while we are committed to our minimalistic, Henry David Thoreau inspired Chain Saw Cabin and Hewn Hill homestead if we are fortunate enough to get …
Arnold, CA…In today’s video we finally finished the last of the soffit boards so we can turn our focus to getting the roof sheeting done. Before that the next thing on the list is to get the floor in the sleeping loft finished and nailed down. This will give a stable plaform to work on …
Arnold, CA…Happy New Year!!! As Hewn continues expanding from just the $1,000 Chainsaw Cabin build into a full, rustic products, composting outhouses & more company one of the things that we are selling is firewood bundles in our local area. We need a full woodshed where customers can pick up a few bundles and be …
Arnold, CA…In projects like this which for me is the most important thing to get finished at times, it seems like everything else seems to come first on the urgency list if not the important list. Business, work & family always ring the urgent bell. In many ways though that is the point and only …
Arnold, CA…Every Off Grid Homestead needs an outhouse! No, not the old-fashioned kind where you dig a hole and put an outhouse over it. This is a composting outhouse where everything goes into the compost bin and remains until it is safe and ready for use. About The Chainsaw Cabin The Chainsaw Cabin is our …
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 …
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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 …
Arnold, CA…Morning from the Chainsaw Cabin. More Videos coming soon…been working on water system. Not very fun…
Arnold, CA…We are on a 40 Days & 40 Night sprint to get the Chainsaw Cabin Tiny Home maybe not completely finished but livable. For Days 20 – 30 we worked several hours per day on the project. As with our last video much of wasn’t camera worthy. Much of it was clearing brush & …