We have completed the exciting task of notching our first logs for the log cabin build. This video showcases our experience using a log scribe and a curved chisel for the first time, revealing the ...

In this episode, we fell one of the tallest trees so far, resulting in two solid logs. The larger log was too heavy to lift, so we rolled it on discarded ends of logs. In November, we worked hard to ...

Mark Richie takes his days like he builds his houses: one log at a time. "It's a great process, and at the end of the day you can see what you've done," Richie said. "I guess I must have wood in my ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. THREE FORKS - Al Anderson's wife wanted a log home. And she wanted him to build it. "I said, ...

ST. CHARLES, Minn - Some boys don't grow up; their toys just get bigger. Al Heim owner of Lincoln Log Homes is proof of that. Instead of putting together the toys that share his company's name, he ...

Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

And for several reasons, log homes are back in fashion—among younger buyers who appreciate the natural elements of the building material, among those working from home who are looking to incorporate ...

Numbers are hard to come by for the log home industry, so it’s difficult to measure whether Howard’s experience is similar to what’s happening throughout the state. A national survey of log home ...