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. Living in a cozy little cabin nestled in the woods is part ...

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 ...

This pretzel log cabin is a fun, no-bake alternative to gingerbread houses and a great Christmas craft to make with your kids. Not only is it fun to make and eat, but it also makes an impressive ...

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 ...

Den Outdoors, a new company that sells cabin designs, is releasing a bit of light reading on the subject of actually building the cabin. How to Build a Cabin Book: Built in Nature is a 76-page guide ...

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 ...

Directions for How to Build a Cabin: 1. Designate a level 12×20-foot building site and position a cinder block at the four corners for this DIY cabin. Place two additional blocks an equal distance ...

Henry Curtis was 10 years old when his family arrived in central Ohio in 1809. The Curtis family came to Ohio for the same reason many other people did in those days: They were seeking a new life in a ...