CHINK AND DAUB FOR INFILL OF LOG WALLS
OVERVIEW
The focus of this 4-day course is to enclose the simplest of timber structures, the ‘cribbed’ log cabin, by infilling the gaps between horizontal log courses using traditional methods.
Cribbed log cabins are the saddle or dove tail notched Appalachian style construction that was prevalent in Colonial times. Two sided hewn logs, generally 6-8 inches thich were stacked leaving a gap between log courses of approximately ⅓ -⅔ the width of the hewn face. Raising a cubbed wall brought the log builder to the roof line/plate sooner than the concurrent Scandinavian “scribed” or log on log method of log construction but it necessitated an infill method to keep the weather and pests out of structures that were intended for habitation.
INSTRUCTOR
Eric Westergard (see our instructors page to view instructor bios).
