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Long years ago when settlers came to North America log cabins became a widely used form of construction. With vast wildernesses trees were a highly available source of building material. Many small cabins where built with only the use of an ax and a knife. In the 1700’s Scandinavian Settlers were the first to introduce handcrafted log homes to the continent.

Some of the handcrafted log cabins were built with fully round logs. The bottoms and tops were trimmed with the ax to fit more closely together. Then materials such as moss and mud were inserted between the log rows to help seal the weather out of the home. Many cabins on the eastern seaboard were hand hewn. The logs were squared on all sides and then stacked. This is also referred to as the “Appalachian Style”. Read More…