This is the beginning of a series discussing tools used in the process of log building. Of course, a lot of these tools can be used for many other applications, but log building will be the main focus ...

In the last couple of entries, we’ve covered a range of hand tools used to peel and prep logs to use in log cabin building. This time, we’ll look at some mechanical or power methods to do this job.

In 1978, my lifelong friend and I decided we wanted to build a chinkless, scribed log building. Culturally there was a "back-to-the-land" movement going on, and I had 80 acres of land in the Hibbing, ...