my dirt bag cabin

[Porkbrick]

thanks. yes it is a madrone! the treads are sycamore, and the loft to which it all goes will be peeled redwood logs.

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Most awesome and it sounded fun to say it..... Madrone in ya home........ Just sorta rolls off the tongue

 

[woodworkingboy]

Madrone is a homey wood. I've worked with it a bit. Indigenous west coast hardwoods have some interesting characteristics. Madrone, Laurel, Chinkapen.... Not known so much as woods for woodworking in the traditional sense, but they all can be very useful and beautiful.

 

[surveyor]

Very interesting construction, just saw this thread and have looked at all the pics. Thanks for posting them all.

 

[Porkbrick]

and todays progress. the 2x6s on the top of the wall are for the loft beams to rest on. hopefully i will have those in place tomorrow.

 

[rskybiz]

I commend you on this whole project! Man it is truely taking shape

 

[MasterBlaster]

I love the curve in that wall. When do you plan to be finished?

 

[Porkbrick]

finished? but then what would i do with my weekends?

i never thought redwood could be so damn heavy! used the grcs with a double whip tackle to drag this log down to the cabin. then used the masdam to pull it into position on the wall. one down, one left to go. still have to peel it and fit it to the madrone.

 

[Porkbrick]

in place.

 

[MasterBlaster]

Outfrigginstanding! Keep us updated!!!

 

[Porkbrick]

today.

 

[Bixler]

AWESOME!

 

[pantheraba]

Super pictures! You are doing some cool rigging to make it come together.

Madrone, redwood, sycamore...what a wonderful conglomeration of woods.

 

[MasterBlaster]

It's gonna be neat when you finish!

 

[SouthSoundTree]

So super sweet!!

 

[Porkbrick]

thanks guys. the rigging was really fun, grcs doublewhip plus masdam puller plus 4:1 fiddle block plus 3:1 pulley set up floated the last log right into place. lots of running back and forth adjusting tensions. couldnt have done it without the help of my wife Natasha and my friend Gian. i figured out why those redwoods are so heavy, they are 50 years old. baby oldgrowth!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

Rigging all that would e the fun for me. Solving the riddle, the puzzle and when the log is where it needs to be sometime during the day, big ol smile.

 

[squisher]

That is super cool man. What a project!

 

[Poleframer]

Really enjoying watching this build. Skin those logs green, as you cut them, that job is a major pita when the sap dries. Love the curved walls too.

 

[Porkbrick]

this weekend was the big push to get the final bags done and pour the concrete bond beam that will tie the walls together. 3 yards of concrete lifted onto the wall with buckets.
bags DONE!

 

[MasterBlaster]

Outstanding! I can't wait to see the roof!

 

[Bixler]

Wow! Me too!

 

[CurSedVoyce]

That is really taking shape man! Awesome

 

[Burnham]

I love it. Cooler than the back side of yer pillow.

 

[Porkbrick]

I love it. Cooler than the back side of yer pillow.

that is hilarious Burnham! i will have to use that one. this weekend i will be going back to pull off the forms and see how everything turned out. after this i have to change gears and start on the timber frame for the roof. something ive always wanted to do (timber framing that is).