Join Thanh on his journey as he builds a log cabin by hand in the woods of northern Vietnam. This video showcases the process of shaping wood, creating beams and floors, and sawing wood into boards.

In the last couple of entries, we’ve covered a range of hand tools used to peel and prep logs to use in log cabin building. This time, we’ll look at some mechanical or power methods to do this job.

TRUNK ROAD -- Forget the air compressor. Leave the cordless drill at home. All you really need to build a good quality, ultra-efficient heat-retaining log building is a muscular chain saw, a few hand ...

You might think hunting lodge, you might think it's too much wood for one home, but the modern log house is a strong statement in clean, green, renewable, hand-crafted building work. There's one thing ...

“Have all your firewood cut and split by the Fourth of July,” the old-timers say. That sounds good in theory, but in actual practice, we are doing well to get the wood cut and split a week before we ...

Ever want to build yourself a nice cabin in the woods? Outdoorsman Shawn James can help you out. Using basic tools and the power of his own body, James managed to build a rustic, off-the-grid log ...

Log cabin construction cuts Irish build costs by up to 40%, delivers lower heating bills, and meets modern planning and ...

When settlers first came to B.C. in the 1800s, many built log homes out of necessity. Today, log homes are more of a luxury. Whether it’s a cozy little trapper’s cabin in the woods or a large fishing ...