What is a Handcrafted Log Home?
Following centuries old practices, trees are cut when the sap is low, usually in late fall or early winter. Bark is taken off with a bark spud followed by peeling with a drawknife and laid out on elevated racks to start drying and to make selection easier. Selecting which log to place where in building the log walls is as much art as science and very much a visual skill as each log has its own characteristics. Individually scribe fitting one log to another is a time consuming process yet amazingly precise. Interlocking all logs in the joinery process makes for an extremely strong building that can withstand the forces of nature over an extended period of time. All materials expand and contract with seasonal changes in temperature and interlocked logs are uniquely suited to accommodate these forces and at the same time have insulating qualities. The validity of this construction technique can be found in Scandinavia where youll find log buildings 500 – 1,000 years old. Log crafters of o
