How long did it take to build a log cabin?
This is a difficult question to answer because the time required to build a log cabin would depend on a wide variety of factors and/or circumstances, such as: how large the cabin might be, how much and what type of help you had, type and condition of tools you had to work with, location of cabin, and type of trees available, type of notches to be used, etc. When a family moved to a new area they wanted to get their cabin (shelter) built as soon as possible so they would have protection form the elements, wild animals, etc. This being the case they would most likely build a small cabin using round logs with only the bark removed; they would probably use the saddle (round) notch because it was easier and faster to make. Later if the family decided to make this their permanent home they would either build a new, larger cabin (house) with squared logs. Or they might just add rooms to their existing cabin. More than one “log cabin” has been found when tearing down very old houses. [34]In th
