Off-grid cabins offer more than just rustic charm. Building with locally sourced materials reduces costs, while embracing ...

Shawn James is very good at building cabins in the woods. Working under the YouTube name My Self Reliance, he silently goes through the step-by-step process of building a cabin in the Canadian forest.

Join us in our Log Cabin Project as we build a tiny log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our land and hand tools, without a chainsaw. This off-grid cabin is only accessible by foot. In ...

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 ...

In the last couple of entries, we’ve covered a range of hand tools used to peel and prep logs to use in log cabin building. This time, we’ll look at some mechanical or power methods to do this job.

AMAZONIA, Mo. -- For some people, the American Dream is a house in the suburbs with a two-car garage. For others, it's a little simpler. Verlin Jones of rural Amazonia is one who prefers the simple ...

After building the log cabin alone in the forest for over a year I now embark the next years challenges Last year I ventured out found a suitable spot chopped down and dragged the necessary trees and ...