ultraglide62
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- Dec 18, 2010
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Motorseven: I am back from Kauai leaving 82 degree for 38 and rain in Portland, OR. Not too smart would you say? Believe it or not I am so excited because I am going to fire up my Woodmizer LT40 and get to work using your project as my inspiration. I was going to build a cabin out of 6x6 cants like you but I chickened out. I spent three days reading your blog from start to finish and I do not want to work on my 1000 sq foot cabin for three years! I have decided to go with a post and beam vaulted ceiling and roof after viewing your project with stick framed walls. I have a poured wall foundation and the subfloor is complete. I also have a bunch of very straight fir that I will use for my beams. I have a moisture gauge ordered and I believe if I can get my fir down below 25% I would be safe to proceed? I would like anyones opinions on my questions if you care to comment. I plan on using horizontal 8/4 fir that I will distress and stain to make it look like an old 6x6 log home. I am not sure if I will use uniform width boards or random width. Most likely uniform with a 2 inch piece of furring in between the horizontal siding that will be covered with chinking to make it look real old. I plan on making my own doors out of alder that I have on my property. I will be on the grid so I plan on in floor electric heat in the bathrooms under the tile floors. The rest of the small cabin will be heated with a "Lange" wood stove that was made in Demark over 30 years ago that has been sitting in it's crate all that time looking for a home! I will use a tankless propane hot water heater and I will do my best never to have a piece of sheet rock near the cabin!
More importantly I want you to know that I admire your ability to tackle such a project and stick with it with such good humor so long. I do not plan on posting pictures or writing much of a blog as I have fat fingers and they miss the keys quite often. That is another thing I would like to compliment you on is your fantastic story telling. Please keep it going. It makes for good beach time reading!
Ultraglide62
More importantly I want you to know that I admire your ability to tackle such a project and stick with it with such good humor so long. I do not plan on posting pictures or writing much of a blog as I have fat fingers and they miss the keys quite often. That is another thing I would like to compliment you on is your fantastic story telling. Please keep it going. It makes for good beach time reading!
Ultraglide62