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    Where did it all begin?
    Dan Waring
    • Feb 2, 2021
    • 2 min

    Where did it all begin?

    Log building as a construction method and artform has been around for centuries. It’s origins were in Eastern Europe and Scandinavia. As a trade it has a long established history . . . “By stacking tree trunks one on top of another and overlapping the logs at the corners, people made the “log cabin”. They developed interlocking corners by notching the logs at the ends, resulting in strong structures that were easier to make weathertight by inserting moss or other soft materia
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