Log home Accessories

[carvinmark]

I've been asked to post some pics so here are some

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more

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Log railings with stumps

View attachment 36179 Look close at the logs on the corners of this house. Don't know who stacked them, but man, what an awsum job.

 

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More railings

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Railings

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and more railings

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[carvinmark]

Log staircase

View attachment 36183 These are a kit from a company that I am contracted with, Very time consuming to cut and install.

 

[carvinmark]

Hand scribed staircase

View attachment 36184 We make these with all the knots and natural contures. I average fitting about four treads in 8 hours.

 

[carvinmark]

Basic staircase with natural front plank treads

View attachment 36185 I build these with Knotty pine stringers.They are a cheap alternative to the others,Less than half in most homes.

 

[carvinmark]

Natural edge plank staircase

View attachment 36186 I supplied all parts(16" x 4" stringers with wild natural edge,3" thick natural edge treads). A friend installed it all to 10" x 4" half log siding. It is all hand scribed and fits like a glove. This picture does not do it justice!

 

[carvinmark]

Rafter poles out of balsum

View attachment 36187 The celing was all T & G and customer wanted false exposed rafters. The logs were very knotty and looked great when finished.

 

[trimmmed]

Great stuff!!!

 

[RoosterBoy]

nice but you went through posting all them pictures without showing us the wood stove thats going to heat that place ;-) or maybe the nice wood pile.

just joking with you nice place ;-)

thanks
Jason

 

[poleframer]

Thanks Mark, very inspirational. Is most of the wood you use local? Noticed you mention pine, what species?
Working with the curves and twists is challanging, huh. Have you come up with many jigs to speed production, or scribe as well as possible and freehand with a chainsaw? I like to make sure I have plenty of material to allow for unacceptable fits. (read that how you choose- some notches give me fits!)
Do you mass produce the stiles? Notice you do the square tenons on them, I like that better than the radiused ones the power tenon cutters give.
Russell

 

[carvinmark]

nice but you went through posting all them pictures without showing us the wood stove thats going to heat that place ;-) or maybe the nice wood pile.

just joking with you nice place ;-)

thanks
Jason

Usually end up with a large pile after construction, haha. I'll post some mantle pics, you'll see some fireplaces.

 

[carvinmark]

Thanks Mark, very inspirational. Is most of the wood you use local? Noticed you mention pine, what species?
Working with the curves and twists is challanging, huh. Have you come up with many jigs to speed production, or scribe as well as possible and freehand with a chainsaw? I like to make sure I have plenty of material to allow for unacceptable fits. (read that how you choose- some notches give me fits!)
Do you mass produce the stiles? Notice you do the square tenons on them, I like that better than the radiused ones the power tenon cutters give.
Russell

Most of the wood is local, Red or White pine mostly used for staircases,all my rails are out of White Cedar. Not many jigs (rarley same job twice) as it is custom fit cause not much on a log home is square. When I build staircases,I ruff cut tread reliefs one at a time after stringers are set,then scribe and cut with chainsaw or grind to fit.(experience makes this easier-still difficult)
As for the railings,the spindles are made all day long here, we never have enough. A machinist friend of mine made the tennon cutter head for me, sorry, they are round but with much less angle than you are used to seeing. I use pneumatics to clamp and feed the blanks and power the cutter with a 5 hp industrial electric motor. Posts,upper and lower rails are made to order.
I enjoy the challenge and don't know anybody else around me that does what I do.

 

[poleframer]

Well, I'm off to work. Gotta go make a living so I can undercharge my polework customers.

 

[ray benson]

Nice work!!! The first picture of the sink really caught my eye. Hope to see more pictures.

 

[carvinmark]

Nice work!!! The first picture of the sink really caught my eye. Hope to see more pictures.

I will get some more for ya soon.