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…Over the last week or so we have been making lumber needed to finally finish off the Chainsaw Cabin. As of this post we have 8 boards left to have enough to finish roof sheeting, make doors, window frames, replace loft floor with better boards etc. This video shows a few being made. About […]
Arnold, CA…It has been an eventful few weeks since our last update. We have had the opportunity to expand Hewn into a more commercial enterprise as well as an off grid homestead. It wasn’t planned but an opportunity came up that we knew that if we didn’t at least try and take advantage of it […]
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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…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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
