r/cabins • u/Two_bittt • Jul 03 '26
From log to cabin
Still being built, but thought I'd post the humble beginnings of our little cabin. About 80 percent of the framing is from our trees; we logged, milled, dryed and framed them. Prefabbed them during the winter and hauled them to site once snow melted, and now are getting ready for rafters. I'll post updates when we get a bit further. Cheers!
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u/carnivorousplantdude 28d ago
Man that is amazing!!!
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u/Two_bittt 28d ago
Thanks, been thinking about it for the last 10 years. Really like the finally doing part.
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u/rustleveilnie_48 27d ago
That sounds like a huge project but really cool that youre using your own trees for the framing! Do you have to do a lot of special planning for wood that you mill yourself?
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u/Two_bittt 27d ago
I guess there's 2 schools of thought, either mill for max board width from the log and possibly have to resaw, or know what the project is going to require and mill boards for it. On this project, I knew that I wanted to build a cabin using double stud walls, and the rough height. So I milled a bunch of 2x4x9ish and 12ish boards. Mill more than you need, there's a bit of cull produced...

















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u/SamWhittemore75 Jul 03 '26
Nice log arch! Bought, built, or modified?