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   Guest_ | Jan 08, 1999 01:41am | #1

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   Tons of work and lots of equipment. After 4 years the guy down the road is framing the second floor of his home-built cabin. He lived in the basement for two years; Just put a memebrane roof right on the first floor deck.

   -Rob

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   Guest_ | Jan 08, 1999 07:32am | #2

   *Kellie-Harvesting trees and milling them into timbers is quite a project. But if you have more time than money it's a cool thing to do. I do quite a bit of remote site building projects that often involve onsite milling and harvesting of trees. My experience is with chainsaw mills and band saws run with a chainsaw powerhead so I don't know much about the larger portable mills which is what I imagine you would want to use. "Wood Mizer" seems to be a good one for around $5000. If you are new to chainsaws, find a copy of Chainsaw Savvy (don't know the author)for solid info on felling trees, safety, and saw maintenance.Get a good saw. I am partial to the Stihl line but Husqvarna and Jonesred also make good saws. The size of your trees and type of wood will determine what size saw you will need. Buy a pair of kevlar chaps and wear them. The femoral artery is in a prime location for a saw cut.Bailey's mail order is an excellent source for the type of tools you need to harvest and mill trees and they have a great selection of log and timberframe construction tools.I hope your project works out.

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   Dann | Jan 08, 1999 01:09pm | #3

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   Another building method that is very sturdy, owner/builder friendly, somewhat inexpensive, and environmentally sound, is rammed earth. My next house will be rammed earth.

   David Easton's "The Rammed Earth House" is an excellent read, and contains great info regarding rammed earth.

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   Kellie | Jan 08, 1999 01:09pm | #4

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