Some Log Work

Addition on a small cabin. L shaped with two valleys and a loft.

View from on top of the ridge pole.

Burl log support in center. The two cross tie girders were later finished into log trusses with small log rafters between. I hope to stop by and take some more pictures.

It is kind of frustrating to go home after working on a project like this. I learned alot of my log scribing and notching on my own house and now I can make notches really good... so some other log notching I've done has turned out nicer than my own.

The next pictures are some spiral stairs I built for some folks on the Little Tok River. The landing is free floating and tied back into the upstairs wall. I don't particuarly care for spiral stairs... but these ended up nice enough that I wouldn't have minded a set like that at home.

Day 2. Stairs fitted into log for rough fit.

Day 3. Stringers cut, notched, and being fitted.

Day 4. Cut angle back on stair treads and then sanded all day long. Final fitting at the end of the day.

Day 6. Finished up landing and railings.

Day 6. End of day. Lower railing finished. The squared corners and stringers on the stairs make them feel much wider than they actually are. They feel like a normal 36" stairway even though they are only 30" wide on the narrowest treads.

Close up of landing, railing, and 45 angle supporting the landing. I was pleasantly suprised how well the bolted 45 supported the landing. It didn't even move when I jumped up and down on it!

The folks have finished putting in a finished floor and trim so I hope to stop by there to get a nice picture of the stairs with a clear coat on them and a nice finished floor.