08-16-2022, 06:32 AM
Had time and was able to do some design work. Log cabins are very basic, most being nothing but a rectangle with a fireplace on one end. Some through time evolve with porches, lean-to's and pop-outs. Some are built in "dogtrot" style, two separate squares with outdoor space between them. Many over the years get elaborate siding and extensions added so that there's no indication that there's a log cabin underneath all that bling. Some cabins were supported by some rocks under the four corners, then the floor was held in place with "sleeper" logs attached to the first course.
Anyway, my initial plan is to go basic until I get the hang of it, I want to see how difficult it is to do individual logs, just like the pioneers. Here's my initial sketch of a single and a two-story cabin. I can add porches and whatever as things move along. I do not intend to detail the inside but it's always an option
Anyway, my initial plan is to go basic until I get the hang of it, I want to see how difficult it is to do individual logs, just like the pioneers. Here's my initial sketch of a single and a two-story cabin. I can add porches and whatever as things move along. I do not intend to detail the inside but it's always an option
Don (ezdays) Day
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD
Board administrator and
founder of the CANYON STATE RAILROAD