Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Ryan_Gill_HuntPrimitive on July 30, 2010, 12:42:56 am
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i havent posted for quite a while and i feel like i have abandoned the site although i really havnt. i have still been lurking around keeping up a little bit. its just one of those years that i dont have much free time. we found out a few months ago that we re going to have our first child..a son as it were. and i have been working on building the cabin before winter comes.
i actually have more than this done but its all the pics my wife has up right now. but anyways, we have a 12 x 16 cabin already on site. the date on the side reads 1878 but i think it might be 1978..lol but who knows maybe it is that old. no chainsaw marks in it, its all axe and single buck marks. obviously the chinking and the roof have been redone. but anyway we are building around the original cabin. i should be roughly 30 x 31 when finished with a loft. on the logs i am doing my version of a swedish cope and i really like the way its coming along. i dug through the rock and dirt by hand to make a level place to start and build a stone retaining wall to keep the logs off the dirt. all the logs have been lifted and rolled by hand, next week or so i will have pics of my big logs in the front of the house. those i had to position with a block and tackle. maybe we wish i had a winch or a skid steer to help out. so far its all me by my lonesome...pregnant wife cant help much...just keeps me company. i wish i had more time to slow down and enjoy the process, but im on a time line
so i just wanted to let you folks know what i have been into.
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Beautiful, I'm slightly envious.
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Looking great Ryan....I grew up in a 8 room Two Story Square Hewn Log House built by my Great Grandfather...and the memories I have of it...I will take with Me to the grave....I too Envy You.......... :P
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Very cool ,that is looking good. Keep us posted,by the way ,Like the t shirt. ;) :) :)
Pappy
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That is looking real good, Ryan. And congratulations on the upcoming little one.
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Congrats on the baby! I've never seen the stages of a log cabin being built, so that is awesome.....post more pics if you can ;)
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Coors.....figures you'd like that one Pappy........ ;D
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Cool Cabin Ryan! Congrats on the new addition to the family too! :)
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thanks guys, well im heading out for another 4 days of building, the other side of the cabin is much larger and im afraid it wont be done in time and we will be in that one roomer during the winter til i do finish it
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Wow- congrats on the little one and your fine workmanship!
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Looking great. I would love to do that. Also you have a good eye for stone work.
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i dont even know what to say!! i thought i did well rebuilding my whole house. your built the whole house! wow! im speechless!
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Awesome man ! Good luck on getting it done !
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thats freakin awesome. good luck
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That is some beautiful work. A primitive man's dream! Good luck with your continued labors.
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Looks like it is going to be a really nice place to be.
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It's good to see what you've been up to, I had wondered. Congratulations on your news and I wish you all the best. Look forward to seeing the progress, hope things go smoothly.
Best wishes,
Parnell
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Yes sir,got yourself one fine home there.I admire your determination and building skills,rock work is absolutely beautiful!!best wishes on finishin up and on the youngin.good job!!
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Nice job Ryan,looks a little different than Spring Hill.I was in on a cabin raising in Tenn years ago it was a learning experience for sure.The main thing I learned is how much shrinkage goes on.So leave room above the windows and have at it.congrats on the new family member hope and pray for the best for you and yours.
Bone pile
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That's great Ryan,congrats to y'all for your upcoming baby.I've got my first grandchild due the first of the year,can't wait. The cabin is lookin' great,but you do have a tough row to hoe.Prayers for your wife and child,and your building project. God Bless
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some more pics
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nother set
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Looking great Ryan....how are you pinning your Corners...and end cuts by Doors and Windows?
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That is just too cool Ryan! I always dreamed of doing something like that, now I don't know.. Congrat's on the youngun and keep up the good work!
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Ryan - this is beautiful!!!
Best luck to you, your wife and child to be in the new cabin!
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wow! what type of trees?
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aero- all pine trees, its all we have in the Bull Mountains, just pine and small cedars.
El Destructo, I'm using 3/8 rebar pins 12-16" long i pin the corners ends and every 4 or 5 feet. everything seems really solid I'm pleased with it so far. I drill a pilot hole through the first log and just a bit into the second. the rebar fits really tight in the pilot hole and then i hammer it home into the bottom log....i know one thing for sure....they aint coming out..lol
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No....especially once them rebar oxidize a bit....there will be no pulling them loose...My Great Grandfather built His Homestead in Humboldt Township in Upper Michigan back in the early 1800's...built a 8 Room Log House and two Barns and a Blacksmith Shop...all of the Buildings were made from Tamarack...Square Hewn...and pinned like there was no tomorrow...well We lost the Place back in the early Eighties....the two Barns were demolished...well they tried to demolish them ...with a D-6 Cat...and could not push them over....they ended up burning them down instead...they were built that solid...the Roofs were bad...but the Building were still so sound a Dozer could not do them in....I believe that You will have a Place that will last you and yours a lifetime...and then some....good luck and God Bless....
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Very nice build and surroundings indeed!
I was wondering about how you gonna proceed the floor. It seems like you live in a dry climate, we can't (or don't) build like you around here it's too damp and cold. We have to elevate the whole building from the ground.
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That's just awesome! A log house has always been my dream home. I love seeing them, especially those put together with your own two hands.
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Thanks very much guys
TBod- yea its pretty dry here, we are close the divide in montana and its breaks and badlands to the east and snowy, rocky mountains to the west.
the logs themselves dont touch ground at all, its all on stone footers and walls but the floor will touch..but i am gonna cheat a little bit too, i am gonna use pressure treated lumber for the floor trusses, PT lumber lasts for ever out here. lots of people out this way use regular pine lumber or even logs with the bark still on for floor trusses...i'm not that brave.
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Ok thanks.
By the way it's against the rules to use PT lumber as trusses in my country (Sweden). Some did it back in the late seventies out here, put them directly on the concrete and stuff. They started to smell pretty bad after some time. Just thought I should tell you.
I would go for Pine for trusses and put some tarpaper or something where they touch ground.
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all i can say is wow!!!!!!!!!!!
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Cool fort 8)
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Congrats on the baby, and Congrats to you for taking a chance and moving to Montana. It looks like you are thriving out there. You should be proud of yourself, keep up the good work, it looks like a beautiful place.
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i think if I tried to build a log cabin here it would sink in the mud lol
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wow how nice is that ,hey ryann you think you could add another room ;D.thats what i call living my dream! a cabin in the middle of the woods.