Some 20 years ago I built a log cabin the old way. It was a group effort; we were learning how to build a cabin from nationally known log cabin builder, Peter Gott. The cabin building project was ...

Off-grid cabins offer more than just rustic charm. Building with locally sourced materials reduces costs, while embracing ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...

At the age of 81, Charles “Mac” McRaven still can swing a goosewing broadax with the authority of a young Abe Lincoln. Through the decades, the Albemarle County author and master craftsman has built ...

Learn how to build a cabin in the wilderness by watching the wind and light rotate through the property and following a cabin build from conception to completion. Long before I used string on stakes ...

Depending on your point of view, living in a log cabin may seem positively dreamy — or like a nightmare. If it’s the latter, you’re probably imagining a cabin without electricity on the frontier. If ...

Ron Herbig’s handmade cabin in remote northeastern Washington. (Photo contributed by Ron Herbig) In the 1960s, while in college, I read “Walden” by Henry David Thoreau. He built a log cabin, lived by ...

In this episode, we install a bug screen on the front porch and set up a birdfeeder. We enhance the garden by planting strawberries, herbs, rhubarb, and other vegetables. We also construct a proper ...