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 […]
Arnold, CA…Yesterday was our third in a row working on the Chainsaw Cabin. It was also the day we got the least done. Mainly because we broke the oldest rule in cutting things….”Measure twice and cut once” and all that. Even worse I did measure twice and I got it wrong twice….sigh. But we did […]
Arnold, CA…Well Ladies, Gents, Boys & Girls. Yesterday was day two of the Chainsaw Cabin build. Our goal is to make progress each day even if the progress is small. For day two we made Cedar “Hockey Pucks to get our frame off the ground and level it out a bit. We also started lag […]