SINKING VALLEY – When Blair County rebuilt Fort Roberdeau as a bicentennial project for 1976, round logs were used for the outer wall, even though the original fort would have featured hewn logs. Hewn ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

When thinking of a log cabin, one might think of a small, hand-built one deep in the woods somewhere. That’s not usually the case. Log-home construction is a big business these days, with multitudes ...

“Little Montana” is the affectionate name the owner gave this house outside Howell. Its interior is natural wood, hewn logs and stone, and its setting is on 140 acres of mature trees and low-rolling ...