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Cordwood in Hawaii

by Richard Flatau | Dec 26, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, solar, Workshop | 0 Comments

Ben Orchiderous of the Big Island of Hawaii has built a cordwood shed (for practice) and a 16-sided cordwood home for living. Besides running an orchid nursery with 40,000 varieties, he also built a two-story Earthwood-style cordwood home in his spare time. Here...

Cordwood shrinkage? Explode those logs!

by Richard Flatau | Dec 19, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Did you know that large diameter logs can shrink in your walls? When you place a dry log in a cordwood wall that is over 12 inches in diameter, there is a good chance it will shrink, even if dried to 12% moisture content. If it receives a good deal of sun during the...

Nature Temple in the Netherlands uses Cordwood

by Richard Flatau | Nov 21, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Mark & Maya have built a fascinating community in Teuge, Netherlands. As a manifestation of their love for nature, they also built a beautiful community center using many natural building styles (log, cordwood, cob, timbers, recycled bottles, tile, and stone). They...

Cordwood Sauna by Little Fish Wood Works

by Richard Flatau | Oct 25, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Little Fish Woodworks was founded in 2004 by Steve Berg and Matt Hale of Michigan. Having both worked in the building profession, they realized the benefit of each other's expertise and experience and decided to form a partnership. The sauna is one of their projects...

Cordwood Masterpieces in Copper Harbor

by Richard Flatau | Oct 7, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Way up at the tippy-top of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula is a beautiful natural harbor on Lake Superior. There are several cordwood buildings that grace this incredible Copper Harbor countryside. Here are a few. This lovely post-framed pumphouse is the work of John...

Cordwood Chicken House in Germany

by Richard Flatau | Sep 21, 2020 | Alternative Building, Cob, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Lothar Rees of Rottweil, Germany (home of the Rottweiler) sent me outstanding photos of a cordwood chicken coop and woodshed he built with friends. Lothar writes: "Here is some information about the two small buildings I´ve built: I built a shed for firewood and a...

Cordwood Tool Shed built by Father & Son

by Richard Flatau | Sep 12, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, Green building, log end, Natural Building, Off grid, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

Hi Rich, this is Kevin Carolfi I talked to you earlier this spring about cordwood. I have just finished my cordwood tool shed.I'm sharing some pics of it. The doors and shingles are cut from utility poles. The 6"x6" posts are reused from a machine shed that went down...

Cordwood Lodge boasts 32 inch thick walls

by Richard Flatau | Aug 29, 2020 | Alaska, Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Off grid, solar, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

This is an outstanding example of a cordwood treasure hidden away among the lakes, rivers and ski areas of Portage, Wisconsin. "This handcrafted, one-of-a-kind home is nestled in a secluded wooded setting, located 3 mins from I-39, within view of Cascade Mountain ski...

Backyard Cordwood Cabin in Duluth, MN with sauna

by Richard Flatau | Aug 17, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, Uncategorized | 0 Comments

James Collette started out by building a cordwood dollhouse for his grandaughter and then progressed to a backyard cordwood cabin/sauna. You will note this is in a residential neighborhood. Some of the narrative will be from James's notes concerning his gorgeous...

Cordwood Home on Lake Superior For Sale

by Richard Flatau | Jul 30, 2020 | Alternative Building, cordwood, Cordwood Construction, cordwood house, Green building, log end, solar, Tiny home, Uncategorized, Workshop | 0 Comments

One of my favorite cordwood homes in all the world is "Stonewood" on the Keweenaw Peninsula of Lake Superior also known as the mighty "Gitche Gumee." Built by Wayne Higgins & Marlys Bacon it is a testament to how professional artists build a cordwood structure. Wayne...