Arnold, CA…Do you want to know who you are? Don’t ask. Act! Action will delineate and define you. Thomas Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson was one of the intellectual drivers of the American Revolution and primary author of the Declaration of Independence. This Jefferson quote & sign for the second in our Founding Fathers Series This sign […]
Arnold, CA…George Washington had pretty strong ideas on the value of free speech. In fact his quote pretty much says it all. “If the freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter.” George Washington This sign is the first in our “Founding Fathers” series […]
Arnold, CA…If you are in our local area and looking for some rustic items for your cabin we have them for you!! Today we finished up new Welcome to the Cabin live edged signs. We also now have live edged wood tablets engraved with the 10 commandments suitable for wall hanging. Stop 1421 Hwy 4 […]
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…If you are in the Arnold area and would like unique rustic gifts & products that support your quest for a pioneering lifestyle stop by 1421 Hwy 4 and see what we have to offer. New products will be there everyday!
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…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…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 […]
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 […]
