Learn how to build a log cabin from trees on a budget using local materials, traditional hand tools, and hard work while embracing the land. Read more.

Welcome to our Log Cabin Project, where we build a tiny log cabin from scratch using materials sourced from our land. In this episode, we notch logs for the first floor using hand tools such as ...

The front porch was strewn with debris and remnants of the chinking, mesh and insulation that once held the hand-hewn white oak logs into the shape of a rustic two-story home in Mokena. The thick, … ...

Adzes and broad axes have been used for centuries in log cabin building. Learn a bit about what these tools do and how to use them.

The log-cabin council fire is one of the best and longest-burning campfires you can make. Here's how to build one.

QUINCY -- Friends of the Log Cabins Association will host a work day at the Log Cabin Village 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in preparation for Frontier Settlement Day, Saturday, Sept. 9.