Gathering materials

Started to gather a few things up now that the cabin will eventually need. Looking mostly on Craigslist right now and some pretty incredible stuff on there either free or pretty cheap. Found 3 windows, double paned 2 were 19.5 x45 and one was a casement at 19.5 x33 used but less than a yard old all for $100 so that was a pretty good deal I think. Also found a china buffet that needed refinishing, but solid wood, maybe 50 years old and 5 solid pine swiveling bar stools. All those were free and the bar stools were in fine shape, so probably will just refresh the finish up on those and nothing more.

Looking now for a small storage building to sit on the property so I can store all these free and cheap items Im finding. All in all its a pretty good start on items, but really need to find a deal on some metal roofing and 2X lumber now.

The time for the school is rapidly approaching and I cant wait. I hope to start getting some logs cut and peeled almost as soon as I get back

Windows

Going to look at some used windows for the cabin today. used ones, but a good price and insulated double pane, learning a lot of windows now. never knew there were so many codes to deal on windows as far as what sizes can be in bedrooms to allow for firefighters to be able to get in through if needed and where you need tempered ones. Like so much of this whole process will be going forward it will be one major learning experience

More tree sizes

Its New years eve and I've got nothing better to do than mark trees, well could be worse I guess, could have no trees at all. Its quite beautiful here today after having snow on the ground for almost a week, which is very unusual for here. I saw my 1st white Christmas this year too which was pretty amazing. It started snowing Christmas late evening and continued well into the next day and we had between 5 and 6 inches by the time it was all over with.
So I've partially made a model of the cabin I plan to build now out of 1/2" wooden dowels. Its pretty accurate what Ive gotten done so far, but am stuck on the roof layout right now. I have no idea how to build a simple gable roof but hopefully by the time I get back from the school in Feb I will have a much better idea how t complete it.
This is going to be the biggest undertaking I have ever done up to this point in my life I think, but the more I fond out the more energetic I am to get started. The school will be my deciding factor if Im going to continue with it or give up the dream of it. So anyway, here are the log sizes of what I marked today.
(27) 47
(28) 45
(29) 35
(30) 42
(31) 40
(32) 36
(33) 36
(34) 40
(35) 42
(36) 41.5
(37) 47
(38) 47
Found my RPSL and its a beautiful pine tree measuring a whopping 76"...wow!!

Tree Sizes

Tree sizes

So the tree sizes I have marked so far are as follows. I have given each tree a number and marked that number on the tree so I can know what sizes exactly I am dealing with as the time comes closer to cutting them down and try and keep as close to the same size for each log as I can as it makes it easier to build that way.
The measurement given is in inches (circumference) and for those you are not familiar with Pi as I had pretty much forgotten what it can be used for, to come up with the diameter of the log its circumference divined by Pi. I am looking to have at least a 10 inch diameter log on the small end for each

Log::
(1) 40           (8) 31.5     (15) 31     (22) 36
(2) 38.5        (9) 36       (16) 32      (23)34.5
(3) 36          (10) 34       (17)  38     (24) 35
(4) 39.5       (11) 34       (18) 34     (25) 37
(5)  40         (12) 39       (19) 35     (26) 35
(6) 31          (13 48        (20) 38
.(7) 44        (14) 36        (21) 34