Back at it. First Logs on the Log Cabin

[@jdcamc]

Looking good, Tim! I also like the peg idea - good way to teach those timbers not to twist - or shout!

[@SilverBack.]

Hi Tim Great to see you, please be careful with your back !!!!!!!!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Doug!

[@bosse641]

Good to see you again.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Hello John, thank you!

[@mattbowers5342]

A sure sign of spring is you able to be back at it!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Ha thanks Matt.

[@ssx2channel977]

Looking good the weather keep me from working on my log house, but now back at it. The green timbers are a lot heavier. Watch your back and keep at it.💚💜👍🏻⚒

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks, yes they are

[@tuesboomer1623]

Joints look to be dropping together nicely, no surprise with your attention to detail.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you 👍

[@JimiJimi1000]

Glad to see you back at it Tim!!! 😁🌲

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Hey Jimi, thank you. Great makers mark you made

[@JimiJimi1000]

Great Plains Craftsman Thanks Tim!!!! Now I need to get busy on some projects and use it 😉🌲

[@olddawgdreaming5715]

Good morning Tim, good to see you back after catching your breath! Your explanation for your templates was great and they are working great for you 👍👍 ! I like how you’re trying to prevent the green wood from wondering so much, it can be such a headache . You’re doing a great job with everything around there. Zippy seems content with his back warming spot. Thanks for sharing with us and keep them coming. Fred.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Hello Fred, thank you for the kind words

[@JMyers9518]

I like the 20+ minute videos. Like watching every step, even the repetitive steps.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you Jeff

[@dietrichnsons]

Great video Tim! Has me itching to look into a dovetail cabin project!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks brother! Do it.

[@lyndamcardle4123]

Tim, don't apologise for the delay .....I love the quiet, nay serene calm in your working style and methodology .....wonderful to watch.....didn't know you'd taken up weightlifting as another pastime ! They'll get even heavier using a ladder !

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you Lynda!

[@lyndamcardle4123]

@@GreatPlainsCraftsman Keep up your excellent, thoughtful tutorials Tim...all makes perfect sense to me...look forward to the next vignette....level 6 or 7 may be even more challenging....

[@SBChevy]

My back was not hurting until I watched the vid. Now it's killing me! Hopefully your next vid will include a hoist so I don't suffer from back pains again. Nice job so far! I do believe that this will turn out to be awesome (just as your barn is).

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you!

[@danaskubic2145]

Looking great Tim, my goodness, you have a tractor. Please use it to lift the heavy timbers. Your back will thank you later. Great to see you again, thanks for sharing.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Dana, will do

[@scruffy6151]

We all have thing to take care of and waiting on others takes time. The building is looking good so far.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

I know! Thank you

[@mikemcgrath7280]

WOW I really like the looks of it and I really like the layout and the templates you made and yes sometimes we have to stop and take care of business of sorts and get back to doing what we like doing.. and I do like the idea of doing it more by hand.. looks like you're going to have to put forks on your tractor when you get up a little higher.. thanks Tim for another great video..

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

LOL yes I think they are too heavy to lift much higher. Thanks Mike

[@TonyT-lo2sz]

Miss seeing your video's. Keep them coming please.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you!

[@robertdewey6084]

Nice to see a new video Tim. This build will be great to watch. Be careful hefting those timbers though. I'm convalescing a bulging lumbar disc in part because I manhandled one to many logs. Love your channel!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Robert. Will start using some help.

[@randysilvers3738]

Nice work.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you Randy

[@slamsshenanigans2296]

Lookin sweet Tim! glad your back buddy! Careful on them heavy beasts, don't want your 4 day turning into a un usable 8 day ;)

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Jim

[@jmac88022]

The craftsman will build a fine cabin. The cabin will build a fine craftsman. Most important tool will be patience.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Yes, you do learn from the very thing you create. It will teach me along the way

[@jmac88022]

@@GreatPlainsCraftsman seems like a fair deal to me.

[@woodlandparadise6002]

looking good man

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you!

[@petershale9940]

Good video, looking forward to the rest of the build, maybe rest the logs on pallet forks to save your back, cheers

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Peter, plan on it

[@LanceSheppard]

Looks great!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Lance!

[@johnwilson3924]

Cool design! Wait until the wall gets higher, then they’ll really get heavy. I look forward to your hoisting solution.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks John

[@radiat1on]

Please do a video of your templates and how you made them.

[@timgiles9413]

Thank you for asking Eric. Sorry Tim I need more. "These are my templates, now lets move on". What if you had different sized (height) logs? Will a template still work? I can not find this info anywhere. I understand that most if not all angles are set at 4 degrees. Tim please do a video on just templates. Love the channel. :)

[@geoffwilliams6664]

Hope your back holds up lifting those heavy logs! Curious to see what you do as the walls get higher. Gonna use same rig as when you built the barn? May the force be with you...always

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thank you Geoff, probably use the tractor

[@dougharker9913]

UNCLEDOUG IN BOONE N.C. LOOKING GOOD DAD !!

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Doug!

[@groovetrench]

Thanks, and great instructions! Just wondering what you're screwing into at about the 15:05 mark?

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Just the floor deck

[@venemautube]

Looks like the second short board on the left is a bit longer ?

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Yes I decided to leave them long in the doorway and cut them straight when all are up. That way I eliminate any small variations. Good eye.

[@richardburgess5215]

What is the shrinkage factor from green pine to dry ?

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Tangential Shrinkage is around 6% Richard, radial around 4%. So, they will shrink a bit.

[@jonsmith9708]

When working with green timber, how much time from mill to pined down do you have before the timber starts to move around?

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Depends on a few things. Time of year is the biggest factor. Winter, or cold temps and limited sun help a great deal to slow it down. Species also, white pine for instance is much more stable that ponderosa pine. A week in the summer heat to a month in the winter. Bigger the timber the longer it takes. Also slow the rate of drying by coating all end grain with wax or end grain sealer.

[@danryan3146]

Great project!!! FYI...Short timber on the right side of the door looks a little longer than the one beneath it. Might be the camera angle, but I'd hate to see you get to the top before you realize it.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Thanks Dan. Started leaving them long to cut later so minor variations won't come into play

[@danryan3146]

@@GreatPlainsCraftsman Makes sense.

[@tombrenes2411]

Hey cowboy save your back I’d do a dolly with a winch system to move and stack those heavy beams. Or ranch hands awesome project

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Right on

[@Debtfreehomesteaders]

👍 good to see you back. How tall is the cabin? -Will

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Hey will, the side walls will be about 9 logs high

[@barrywatson8016]

Is there a reason you aren't using the entire floor length.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Yes I wanted to get longer timbers but the sawmill can only cut 16' logs. I did not know that when I built the platform.

[@bluethunder1951]

Yep, 250 pounds, and your back will feel every ounce of it. Time to setup a jib.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Good plan. Thanks William

[@sueanderson9688]

Your horse needs a friend

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Working on it Sue

[@bluethunder1951]

The templates that I’ve used are from this site, www.blocklayer.com/woodjoints/log-dovetaileng.aspx There is so much info and the ability to adjust the measurements to get the fit you want, its a great site.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

That site is pretty good, except it restricts the dovetail to the thickness of the log. It is a good starting point, but you have to do some math to get the angle where you want if you do not want a very large overhang on the joint. I explain that in my video. Thanks William!

[@austinwagoncompany]

6:34

[@frankpohl4377]

Why the gaps between the beams? Straw/hay/Horse health: Very importend to cover hay from rain and humidity. The reason is: humidity creates a fungi and the fungi goes into the body and then it produces illnes to the horse- illnesses that you not often find out so earsy. In Switzerland or Austria and Germanys Bavaria there are special Mointaion farmers that live in the mountain that have the best hay in the world and they build big industrial hay productions with wind and heat drying processes that the humidity is reduced so that no fungi will grow!" And geoes what: The super rich pay millions for the horse food because the doctor is expensive and the horses sometimes cost millions and the make millions...So keep it protected by a cover or a tarpe or so or later build an hay shelter like we do that is protected by a verrrrrry long overhang (cover for snow and rain) and where the wind can blow through the gaps. Here gaps are a must have but why in that new building? Frank

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Hey Frank, that hay does not go for the horse, his hay is in the shed and barn. Thanks!

[@DRJMF1]

Extremely clear factual direct video and very well presented. Here is a nice saw to cut raw logs into beams and cheap too. Do you see any issues by self cutting the logs into flat beams using this bandsaw ? woodlandmills.co.uk/product/hm126/ If I want to build a log cabin to live in, how would the design differ from what you have shown ? Most grateful for the information, as I new to log cabin building. I look forward to watching all your other videos, e.g. trusses in roof design. Thank you sir.

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

No. Should work just fine. Cut the logs into beams in the winter, best time to minimize movement

[@stureid5928]

You need a small dog to help you. If you are going to man-handle those heavy timbers you should at least have one small cheerleader....Stu

[@GreatPlainsCraftsman]

Ha yea thanks Stu. I will probably start using the tractor.