This summers project. Non sled related...

eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Tue May 28, 2013 6:39 pm

Just got back from a week off of preparing the foundation, and felling trees/stripping bark/cutting and splitting and makin a nice stack of wood. Plan is to build a cordwood (stack wall) gazebo at my folks place late this summer.

eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Tue May 28, 2013 6:43 pm

dap574 · Post by **dap574** » Wed May 29, 2013 10:45 am

Very cool project! I'm sure your parents will be very pleased!
North Pole Dave

eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Wed May 29, 2013 12:04 pm

Everything I have done so far/plan to do has been strictly what I have learnt in books and online, apparently there are some cordwood structures in and around my area, but I have yet to see one in person. This whole "alternative building methods" thing is just another one of my obsessions. Dave, are you familiar with this technique?

dap574 · Post by **dap574** » Wed May 29, 2013 12:48 pm

Adam, I'm not real familiar with it but have read about projects like yours! Always interested in things people do with wood!
I retired from the carpenters and auto tech fields 8 years ago and heat with wood. Good luck on your project and let us see more
pictures as you go!
NP Dave

eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:32 am

Update on my summer project...

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eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 12:35 am

dap574 · Post by **dap574** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:26 am

Adam, very nice work! Your parents are very blessed! For years to come you will sit in it looking out grinning with pride!
NP Dave

eppjd · Post by **eppjd** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:52 am

Thank you for the compliment

Sprailfire340 · Post by **Sprailfire340** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 10:33 am

Wow! Anyone can walk into a big box store and buy a kit to build a modern shelter, but very few have the guts & talent to take an idea and build with true craftsmanship. You should be very proud of your hard work.

TASKY · Post by **TASKY** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:18 pm

I am glad that you posted an update from this Spring. I have gone the whole summer confused. I thought you were just stacking firewood in random shapes.

The end result is beautiful. The only problem I see is that the door is not big enough for sleds in the Winter.

JDT · Post by **JDT** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:30 pm

Now that is just damn cool!

Very nice craftsmenship.

Congrats!

PolCat · Post by **PolCat** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 6:53 pm

That is a cool build! I have seen in books people using round cord wood for the walls but
have never seen anyone actually build one.

S_Kyle · Post by **S_Kyle** » Wed Sep 25, 2013 9:56 pm

TASKY wrote:I am glad that you posted an update from this Spring. I have gone the whole summer confused. I thought you were just stacking firewood in random shapes.

The end result is beautiful. The only problem I see is that the door is not big enough for sleds in the Winter.

We actually had that discussion at Milbank. There were a few that wondered what Adam was doing.

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