Carpenter . E CARPENTER other case a party had the log cabin erect-ed on the lawn of his estate and the edificeattracted much notice. There are wealthyfathers who want log cabins built for thechildren to play in. The sporting folksalso start in to build log cabins for thewoods or the beach without much instruc-tion, and the annexed illustrations will, nodoubt, be useful to them. The diagramsare made with a view of assisting the nov-ice in the making of a log cabin as well asthe carpenter who may be required to con- After you get the logs the surfaces aretrimmed of projecting stubs of formerbra


Carpenter . E CARPENTER other case a party had the log cabin erect-ed on the lawn of his estate and the edificeattracted much notice. There are wealthyfathers who want log cabins built for thechildren to play in. The sporting folksalso start in to build log cabins for thewoods or the beach without much instruc-tion, and the annexed illustrations will, nodoubt, be useful to them. The diagramsare made with a view of assisting the nov-ice in the making of a log cabin as well asthe carpenter who may be required to con- After you get the logs the surfaces aretrimmed of projecting stubs of formerbranches and the surfaces u:ade even without removing the bark. Then the recess-ing is made by cutting the logs as in Fig-ure 1 for the section of the corner as shownin the detail in Figure 2. Sometimes thejoints are made by flattening opposite sidesof the logs at the butting juncture. Thenagain the logs are fitted by a process ofdovetailing. Tenning of the logs is alsoadopted by some of the log-house =tJ?#S*s:l#iwsH^^ FRONT- hlevati6Vj of loc, HOUSE. FTqv5~ struct such a building for a patron at anytime. You get your logs from the nearest for-est, or by purchase at the dealers. Oftenthe ordinary lumber dealer carries a lineof logs that can be used. The man whogoes to the sawmill of the locality can findmany logs useful for building cabins. Thelogs should be as straight as possible, forcrooked ones cannot be made to fit evenly. In Figure 3 is shown a detail of the foun-dation. After you have the logs arrangedfor the erection of the building, the foun-dation must be attended to. If the baseis to be on the earth direct, then somestones can be placed in tiers as shown inthe cut. Eandom-laid rough cobbles al-ways make a good frontal of rock for arustic building of the log cabin style. Thenagain we find that the builder desires to 44 TH E CARPENTER have a better foundation than that possi-ble to obtain by placing the stone on theground direct. Excavations are made andfilled


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