A log house needs logs...

Ok, yeah, seems obvious.

So since i'm not building a kit, it's not quite as simple as deciding on a supplier and ordering your logs (if you can call them logs).

So, being me, I did things a little differently. First I put an ad in the local rural newspaper, which with full circulation, covers a 100+ km radius, and several townships.

This resulted in an avalanche of phone calls (which suprised me) with everything from commercial suppliers (wanting a very commercial price), to people wanting me to remove a tree on their lawn, to somebody wanted me to build them a log house (call me next year).

Finally, after a bit of a false start, I made a deal with a private landowner who selectively cuts and manages his own woodlot.

The cool thing was, he let me walk the woods and pick the trees I wanted, so I got to spend a bunch of days in Feb and Mar tromping through the woods (which was a reminder that I was a bit out of shape after a long winter... dry heaves are not pretty and really disruptive to the serenity of nature) flagging the trees I wanted.

First few on the ground.

Looks can be deceiving, these are biiiig logs. 24"+

Almost half of what I need.

Helps to have someone hold the tape while you take pictures.

The bigger they are the less you need to make a wall.

I wish I'd taken pictures of some trees while they were still standing, and of "my logger" (as I now affectionately refer to him) Bob.

This is a scary (in a good way) guy with a chainsaw, he makes putting those trees down as easy as cutting the grass. I guess after 25 years of practice, you get good at it.

Next up, bringing 'em home!