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Cordwood Sauna on the Iron Range of Minnesota
Tony and Denise built this beautiful cordwood sauna during their summer weekends. They felt confident after taking a cordwood workshop. Visiting their property on Minnesota's Iron Range they patiently put in the foundation, framed the sauna and then added the...
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Cordwood Cottage DIY New Pioneer
New Pioneer Magazine published a four page article on DIY Cordwood Cottages. The editor allowed me to place the article in various social media sites to encourage the idea of natural building. The article details the building of cordwood cottages, cabins,...
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Rendezvous Cordwood Cabin
Eric & Beth Carlberg built their Rendezvous Cordwood Cabin to use during "gathering activities" on their land. They hold Tomahawk and Bowie knife throwing contests, Muzzleloading target shoots and all manner of historical re-enactments and woodsy/folksy...
read moreCommunity Cloud Forest Conservation builds Cordwood Quetzal Classroom in Guatemala
Tara Cahill, a biologist and environmental scientist at the Community Cloud Forest Conservation in Guatemala, made contact and asked for cordwood help with their Quetzal shaped classroom buildings. We were unable to coordinate schedules to do an in-person workshop,...
read moreCordwood Sauna by Tony & Denise in Minnesota
Tony & Denise came to one of our Cordwood Workshops at Kinstone Permaculture Academy in 2013. They were determined to build a cordwood sauna up on their property in the Iron Range of Minnesota. Here are some pictures and tips from their beautiful build. The sauna...
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Cordwood Construction Workshop in Idaho
Matt & Sara of Stomping Moose Farm near Bonners Ferry, Idaho had planned for months to host a cordwood workshop. They had everything prepped and ready when we arrived in August and along came 15 interested, excited people to learn how to build using cordwood. A...
read moreCordwood Construction: Summer Picture Bonanza!
The summer of 2014 has been filled with new and unique cordwood structures and adventures. The following photos come from many different parts of the globe. All are new to me, for which I am forever grateful. Above is Isaac Haumesser's practice cordwood building in...
read moreImagine Cordwood
Imagine Cordwood From time to time, I am asked to write articles for various newspapers, magazines and books. Last year Die Zeitung requested an article for their eastern European readership. The result was a fantastic collaboration with the reporter (Nina). Last...
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Cordwood with Cob Mortar is "Cobwood"
We had the distinct good fortune to participate in a Cordwood with Cob Mortar Workshop at Kinstone Permaculture Academy. Building a Cobwood Entrance Center for the school was the order of the day. A kidney-shaped grade beam had been put in place and the cobwood...
read moreCordwood Article in LaCrosse Tribune
The LaCrosse Tribune's Allison Geyer wrote an outstanding article about Cordwood Construction in the Saturday, July 12, 2014 edition of the LaCrosse Tribune. The article not only gives a concise and accurate history of why and how we built our cordwood home in 1979,...
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