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kittygrrl · 05-17-2020, 12:27 PM

not a fan of notched style joinery especially with logs, i prefer the butt method and using rebar to secure the logs together..you're just asking for trouble if you notch a log on both sides..logs get wet and once you cut into the soft core of a log rot can set in quick and your join may not last 20 years....i'm not a carpenter but i come from a long line of carpenters in my family tree, boat, finish, cabinetmakers..so i have sawdust in my bones and a love for trees...maybe someday, i will build my log cabin..

05-17-2020, 12:27 PM	#17
kittygrrl Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: witchy Preferred Pronoun?: baker Relationship Status: Til you believe Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: wrapped in a shawl Posts: 9,772 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,737 Thanked 22,162 Times in 7,229 Posts Rep Power: 21474862	not a fan of notched style joinery especially with logs, i prefer the butt method and using rebar to secure the logs together..you're just asking for trouble if you notch a log on both sides..logs get wet and once you cut into the soft core of a log rot can set in quick and your join may not last 20 years....i'm not a carpenter but i come from a long line of carpenters in my family tree, boat, finish, cabinetmakers..so i have sawdust in my bones and a love for trees...maybe someday, i will build my log cabin.. __________________ "We're nine meals from anarchy"" Lewis

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