log size

[rocklock]

Your ahead of about 99% of your fellow students...

[scott7712]

hey shark. i was wondering how what the diameter of your average log was at the skinny end.

[Shark]

Wall logs butts were mostly 12", tips mostly 9".
Next time I hope to find something about twice the size.

They still hold the heat in better than the old place we rented, but it sure was alot of rows to chink.

[gonehunting]

Class of 6/27/09
I was wondering from the 33' height of your box what is the actual height of your log walls

[rocklock]

about 17.6'

[gonehunting]

Class of 6/27/09
I see you wound up with 10-11 tops and 15-16 butts, When you were dealing with your logger what specifications did you give him for log size, I guess the bottom line is did you get what you were asking for. I'm sorta getting myself ready to find out first hand, and thought you might through in some more thoughts on the subject.

[rocklock]

I have recounted how I got my logs...
http://www.loghomebuilders.org/getting-logs-washington
Just a quick review. I was able to use 22 logs from my own property. I bought 51 from a lumber mill about 45 likes away. There were two piles of logs 10 and 11's (shown in my photobucket) --12 and 13's. I looked at the 13's and I didn't know how I could possibly lift them. Another log home builder that I helped stack his logs has mostly 10 and 11's so that what I went with.

Best of luck

[LogLover]

Heyrocklock - I read this and you referenced you might do a youtube thing on your build. Did you ever do so? I searched but didn't find it - then again I been known to miss alot of things. lol

[johan]

My logger can only find me 60 red pine with 11" butts (some 12") 3 ft of the ground. If you had to o your hiuse again, would yipou still use 12" butt logs?

[btwalls]

A bit small. With 11" butts your tips are going to be small. My smallest tip was 12" with most of my butts around 14-15"

Brad