Collect dead Wood Logs
Collecting Dead - Wood Logs
My original plan was to build a cabin from 2- or 3-inch boards and a lightweight 2x6 frame. Then luck found me, just a short walk from the site, I discovered a ready supply of dead-wood logs.
A rough calculation of how many logs the first section of the cabin would need showed that a traditional log-cabin could be built entirely from the fallen timber that lay nearby.
I added an extra two feet to the length of each wall, marked the trees to size, and then - using two pulleys and a rope-towed all the logs to the building site.
During the operation I learned how to tie quick, strong knots and to use a three-stage block-and-tackle. Pulling the logs with our draft horse "Norm" was impossible; the logs had to be dragged over uneven ground, and there was simply no space to maneuver a horse.
In total, bringing in 40 logs took me about 8 days. The effort was well worth it. Now I have the timber I need to construct a true log cabin, right where it belongs.
Pulling Logs out of the forrest