Follow me as I build my very first cabin.
Saturday, March 21, 2020 My plans this weekend were relatively laid back: install the front window and frame the sleeping loft. Nothing more. I needed a break. I’d work a little bit today, relax on my new front deck, and then go kayaking with FH tomorrow. In addition, my new…
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Saturday, March 14, 2020 Happy Pi Day! This weekend’s plans included adding the mud room and the front deck. The mud room is to be a 4’x6′ extension to the back of the cabin. Along with the back door and a small space for depositing muddy clothes and boots, it…
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Saturday, March 7, 2020 I had a double-header planned for the weekend: Saturday at River Song, and Sunday snowshoeing at Mount Rainier. I headed out to River Song early Saturday morning. I didn’t have any firm plans and just decided to let the day unfold organically. I brought all my…
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Saturday, February 22, 2020 I had been looking forward to today all week! I spent the past few evenings this week working hard building two doors for my cabin–one for the front, and one for the back. The two doors are pretty much identical: 3/4″ plywood, 24″ wide, 80″ tall,…
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Presidents Day Weekend, 2020 Day One: The weather promised to be crap Saturday and Sunday, but I didn’t care. I was eager to get started building my cabin! I packed all my tarps–and I have a LOT of tarps!–my tools, and everything I needed for spending the weekend working at…
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Friday, February 14, 2020 So I’ve decided to build a cabin tomorrow. I’m not sure how much of it I will get done. Although I have done some building in my time, I’m self taught and figure things out by trial and error. Lots of error. It’s one of the…
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