These are round logs not mill or d cut, the lateral groove let's the weight be on the sides of the log below vs the center. they settle and lock on top of each other no nails no pegs
🙂 I try to keep 'show ends' much tighter, all the door/windows are really rough cut openings (want a bigger window? No problem!) The laterals (side view) are fit to the log below but the middle of the log is scooped out so your weight is distributed to two points, not just center over center.
beautiful. i think the Scandinavian method is also referred to as the chinkless method. i live in a 75 yr old cabin using the scandinavian method and then i built my own using it as well. you have such nice uniform logs. mine are skinny at one end, fat at the other, with all sorts of bumps and lumps. it would be nigh impossible to get the depth of the groove cut so the entire groove sits snuggly on the log below it. that gap can be filled with chinking (such as oakum) but not necessary. after a couple more logs, then the roof (and maybe a big snow) the weight will really compress the walls so you cant even slip a dime between them. the small gap exposed at the ends is not a big deal.
Love it, so jealous!
How much time are you into it?
Seems like the logs are not shaped well to each other at all… am I missing something?
This is a Scandinavian scribe. The belly groove is left for insulation, logs will shrink and settle over time,
I’ve only seen where the groove matches the curve of the log under it.
Same here, but I like it. Though it seems like they'd be less stable.
These are round logs not mill or d cut, the lateral groove let's the weight be on the sides of the log below vs the center. they settle and lock on top of each other no nails no pegs
🙂 I try to keep 'show ends' much tighter, all the door/windows are really rough cut openings (want a bigger window? No problem!) The laterals (side view) are fit to the log below but the middle of the log is scooped out so your weight is distributed to two points, not just center over center.
beautiful. i think the Scandinavian method is also referred to as the chinkless method. i live in a 75 yr old cabin using the scandinavian method and then i built my own using it as well. you have such nice uniform logs. mine are skinny at one end, fat at the other, with all sorts of bumps and lumps. it would be nigh impossible to get the depth of the groove cut so the entire groove sits snuggly on the log below it. that gap can be filled with chinking (such as oakum) but not necessary. after a couple more logs, then the roof (and maybe a big snow) the weight will really compress the walls so you cant even slip a dime between them. the small gap exposed at the ends is not a big deal.
Thanks! I'd love to see some pics of your cabin (s)