A Curious Visitor
One of the perks of having my office in the middle of the forest is that I get occasional visitors. This red fox had stopped by a few days ago but I only had my phone for…
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Raising the Cabin Frame
While I enjoyed cutting the joinery on the raw wood, the actual raising of the frame proved to be my favorite part of the cabin build! It moved very quickly and the progress was…
A Ladder for the Loft
This video shows the building of a timber frame ladder which replaces the green fiberglass step ladder. Now it's easy to get into the loft! Video
The Building Site
With the timber framing course wrapped up and the beams transported back home it was time to prepare the site. What a change it was from building in the breezy workshop to…
A New Desk Top
When we first moved the office to the cabin we chose to put the desk facing the window with the worst view. The logic was that I'd want to save the best views for windows that…
Big Joinery & Precise Measurements
If the first day was all about setup, the next few days were all about making shavings fly! The timbers had been cut to rough length the day before, so we wasted no time laying…
What a Surprise!
On June 17th, 2018, my wife and kids surprised me with one of the most extravagant gifts I've ever received. We were camping in Duluth, MN, where I was running a race on the…
The Southwest Corner
blueprint: post Now that we are getting closer to spring, and the sun is higher in the sky, I've had to relocate my desk to the southwest corner of the cabin to try and avoid…