Log cabin

[ezdays]

Here's what I've got so far, gentleness is the only way to handle these pieces of wood. Anything that puts pressure on the wood will split it and that little piece past the notch will break. Xacto blades, dikes, needle nose pliers, anything. I used a diamond wheel and it cut a notch with no problems. I was able to even shorten that overhang piece using the same wheel. According to what I have, the notch opening is about 12 1/2" and the overhand is 8". I can always trim the overhang after assembly. I need to make two jigs, one to be able to flatten two sides of the log and maintain even thickness. The other is to secure the log so I get consistent V notches at both ends and just the right distance apart.

For now, I'm happy with the cutting wheel to make the bottom notches and the top V to accept the notch of the log on top of it. As for flattening the sides, the wood cuts nicely and doesn't seem to splinter so I'm not sure how I'm going to do that yet, sanding is an option, two parallel Xacto blades might work. We'll see...