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Cordwood Root Cellar uses Yakisugi
Cordwood Root Cellar with Yakisugi (Shou Shogi Ban) in the mountains of Idaho by Dave & Suzie K. "We burned (charred) everything. It is very wet where we live and the wood all gets a black mold on it if left untreated. The burning was done with a propane torch and...
read moreEnglish Cordwood Pub in Idaho
Dave and Suzie K. sent the following description of their cordwood masterpiece. "Always loved English pubs so decided to build one on our land. The diamond-paned windows came from an old coach house in England and the woodstove is also from England." Building...
read moreCordwood Sweat Lodges & Dog Houses
Cordwood lends itself to many types of buildings, including ones that keep a person clean and a dog sheltered. Below is a cordwood sweat lodge in the Pacific Northwest. It is built with Western Red Cedar which makes for a beautiful cordwood wall. A tiny sweat...
read moreBC Cordwood Snow White Castle is Breathtaking
This article was in Maclean's Magazine (courtesy of Peter Kulich) and tells the incredible tale of the van Hoogevests, who first lived in Vancouver in the 1960s. The duo dreamed of a home where they could grow their own food and nurture their creative spirits. They...
read moreStart with a Cordwood Sauna or Tiny Cottage
Robby Keown's advice for Cordwood Owner/Builders: Start with a Sauna Robby Keown attended a cordwood workshop in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, and when he returned home he built this beautiful cedar cordwood sauna. Some details from Robby's notes: the foundation is...
read moreCordwood Sauna a Dream Come True
Charles Yeager taught a series of weekend cordwood workshops in order to build this timber-framed cordwood sauna. This beautiful sauna was built at a camp on the Black River south of Ishpeming, Michigan. The tarps are used to shade the cordwood walls and...
read moreBlue Cordwood in the Round
Cordwood House for sale Round Cordwood, South Stormont, Ontario This circular home offers just under 1400 square feet of living space on one level! With 2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, a very bright kitchen and living room it is a must-see! Outside you will find a...
read moreCordwood Home with Double Shed Roof is a “Must See”
Laurie & Scott Davis of northern Wisconsin sent the following photos and notes of their incredibly well-built, best-practices cordwood home. "We took one of Richard (Flatau's) workshops in 2018, and he's been keeping tabs on our progress with our build. He recently...
read moreCordwood Sauna with Northern White Cedar
These delightful sauna photos are courtesy of Jim and Karen Martzahl from Wisconsin. Although this sauna is at their camp in Daggett Michigan. They used dried white cedar that had been dried for seven years. The roof is 1-inch thick poplar with 1/2 inch styrofoam...
read moreCordwood Construction Timber Frame Sauna is “Finnished”
Charles Yeager taught two cordwood workshops near Ishpeming, Michigan in 2021. Here are the magnificent results. The sauna was built using traditional Finnish motifs. The handmade door gives a personal touch to the building. The cooling porch is delightfully...
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