Does anyone have a log cabin sugarhouse?

[West Mountain Maple]

I'd like to hear some thoughts and opinions on building a shack with log walls. If anyone has pictures please post or direct me to them, thanks

[Sunny Hill Farm]

We built ours using Red Pine that my Grandfather planted. We built it "pole style" with the logs being sawed on (3) sides "D" shaped, with the smooth side to the inside. This makes for easy finishing on the inside and you get the "look" of log cabin on the out side. We spiked the logs to the poles as we went up, and in some cases to each other as needed. We cut tress down in June July to help make them easier to peel bark....which we did after sawing with a draw-shave....

[West Mountain Maple]

What do you mean by pole style? is it on a slab or foundation?, or posts in the ground? do you happen to have any photos? Red pine is what i have to work with also, big stand of it starting to die off and i'd like to use it for something.

[Sunny Hill Farm]

Yes...Poles in the ground, just like you would start are steel sided pole building. Put a 2x8 ledger board around the bottom with a 2x4 flat on top of that for a ledge to set the first "row" of "D" logs onto. These are than spiked into the poles as you go up, and into each other if you have to splice in between poles. Window and door openings were framed with rough-cut 2x6 so you have a nicer finished opening, and you can spike through that into the end of the logs as you build up around the opening. I'll try to find some pictures and scan them in.....build before the digital age..around 1988 or so and still going strong!

[Sunny Hill Farm]

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We'll see if this will work from a picture I had saved here.....

[DonMcJr]

Sunny Hill Im gonna come to NY and steal your Sugar House...LOL! Very Nice did you have plans? or just build as you go?

[PACMAN]

My sugar house is a log camp that was built in 1940 by my grandfather. It works well for the 2 by 8 that I have in it now.

[jimsudz]

Hey Norm, welcome to the trader. That's a nice looking cabin/shanty.

[highlandcattle]

Oh, I just saw the pic of the log sap house! It's beautiful!!!!!! MORE PICS!!! LET'S SEE THE INSIDE!!!!!

[sg5054]

Wow that is nice!!!

I feel so inadequate now...