Do we have scrap...

Man do we have scrap - but the good thing is a friend of mine heats with wood and is going to take it away once we have used what we need from it for stickers.

Lumber - I gots lumber!

We took a guess when he started sawing up the logs that I would have about 6,000 board feet of lumber. A board foot is a board that 1" x 12" x 12".

Well as we get closer to finishing up the sawing it appears that we where way, way, way off - we will end up with 11,000 board feet!

This will more than enough to finish everything in the cabin - build the 2 car garage and still have a bunch left over.....

The saw

He has a band saw (instead of circular blade). I have heard that you get a lot more lumber using a band saw.

Logs, logs, logs

We ended up with WAY more logs than we needed so I hired a guy to cut them down to lumber - so I took the full length logs and cut them down to 10 foot lengths and piled them up.

I have started cutting in the windows. I came across a killer deal on windows so I want to get them in and out of the garage....

I stopped by UBC the other day and came across a pallet of 12 brand new vinyl - 3x5 foot - for only $25 each.... and 5 - 4x6 foot windows for $40 each.

Ceiling of front half of cabin

A view from the third floor looking out front. It will look great when it is done - but it has been slow work. Between the height (the ridge is 34 ft) and the size it takes a few people to get anything done. This ceiling is exposed all the way down to the first floor - 34 feet down.

The roof is coming together

As you can see the roof is coming along nicely - in the spring I will put on the final roof but for now it is coming along. I hope to get the gables closed in before the snow comes for winter.

Long time......

It's been way too long since I last posted on my blog - here's what I have gotten done since spring

• Finished putting the 4x10 rafters in place
• Almost finished putting the 2x6 tounge and groove on top of the 4x10's
• Began cutting in the windows
• Purchased all the windows needed for the cabin
• Hired a friend of my Uncle's to saw up the remaining logs into lumber

I have a few new pictures for you....

More shots....

Starting to frame in the dormers

Started framing in the dormers..... working hard to get the roof on.

Long way down....

Back at it!

Back at it again.... here I am sitting up on my ridge pole (about 40' above the ground!) pinning my rafters in place with rebar.

Man - it's good to be at the cabin again!