Category: Log Cabins

Modern carpenters would not know what cracking a log was

Modern carpenters would not know what “cracking” a log was; and yet, the pioneer artisans of old had to make their boards by that method.

Every old log building has its own nuances & restoration difficulties to overcome. John VanArsdal’s seen some doozies in 25 years doing this.

KY Heritage Council seeks to preserve the birthplace of Col Charles Young, the 3rd African American to graduate from West Point.

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