How to build and furnish a log cabin - The easy, natural way using only hand tools and the woods around you

178 Pages·2016·13.93 MB·English

by  W. Ben Hunt

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Foreword
LOGC ABlflC ONSTRUCTIOfl
Introducttoi on ix
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TheC abiann dt heS ite
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11
Logasn dO theMra terials
3
15
Tools
4
18
FoundatiaonndFs i replaces
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27
Walls
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47
Roofs
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53
WindowDso,o rasn,d S hutters
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59
FloorSst,a iarnsd,C eilings
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PartitAidodnist,i oannsdP, o rches
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FixtuarnedsF ireplEaqcuei pment
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LightainndgH eating
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85
ReconditioOnlidnL go gC abins
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89
OutdooFri replaces
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96
HelpW anted
RUSTICCO flSTRUCTIOfl
103
Introducttoi on
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105
SlaFbu rniture
48
126
InterFiioxrt uarnedsE quipn1ent
47
135
Fenceasn dG ates
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, Bridges1 53
20 W ay1's d Stadns 155
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24 RoadS igsn 156
22 Birdhous1e57s
Index1 65
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aboutth es ubjepcuttt oh imt hep asfte wy earbsyp rospecbtuiivled ers
ando theirn terepsetresdo Tnos .e ncouraagneda ssissutc hi ndividuals
thiwso rki se xpresswlryi tten.
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smaldlw elliwnigta h l argfier eplfaoccreo okinag p,u ncheoornp added
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becautshee l ogc abitnr ulrye flecttehdem ateriaanldst oolasn dt he
wayo fl ifoef t heb uildeirths a,d g enuine architectTuhrea l beauty.
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cabitnh ayto ua reg ointgo b uilwdi ll exactlliyki eti nm anyo fi ts
details.
Int hibso okw es hablelc oncernperdi marwiiltyth h es n1altlyeproe f
cabisnu cha sm ightb eu sedf ora summerh ome,a clubhouosre ,
perhaap rsu sthiocm eo fv ermyo dessti zTeh.e moprree tenttiyopues
ofs tructurea,s t hseul cahr gleo dgaen de laborhaotmee i,s e ssentially
similianrc onstrucbtuitwo onu ldr equidreet aielxepd lanatbiyoa nn
experienacrecdh iteHcetr.ef undamentaarless tressWeidt.h the
methoddse scriibnet dh ep agetsh afto lloewv ent hei nexperienced
persocna nb uilhdi msealnfo rdinacrayb iwni thogurte attr oubilfeh ,e
isw illitnolg e arhno wt ou sea sawa,x ,a nda dzw iths omed egreoef
proficiency.
Thee mphastihsr oughiosou ntt hes implemsots,tp ractical methods
thawti lplr oducteh eb esrte sulTthse.d rawinsghso wa lili nportant
poinatnsd b ythen1saellmvoetsset lt lh ew holset ory.
LogC abinC onstruction
Iti st hes incehroep eo ft hea uthotrh atth iwso rkw ilble a reahle lp
toh ifs ellowa dmireorfts h eh eritoafgw eh icht hel ogc abiinsa part.
Ift hedy erivea sm uchp laesuraen ds atisfaocuttio ofnb uildianngd
usintgh eiorw nl ogc abiansh eh ash,i esff orwtisl ble m oret hana mply
rewarded.
W.B.H.
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