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Cordwood Workshops 2024 in Minnesota
Two Cordwood Workshops are being offered in Grand Marias, Minnesota in August 2024. These workshops will be led by cordwood master builders Charles Yeager and Martha Williams. A picture of the resting porch of a beautiful cordwood sauna in the UP of Michigan. This...
read moreCordwood Lodge boasts 32 inch thick walls
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...
read moreCordwood Solar Shed in Chattanooga
Bobbie is creating a cordwood and solar power site for her homestead in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This is a practice building that is used to learn and practice the cordwood technique. Bobbie and her team have made it into a work of art. Note the colored glass on the...
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Minnesota is home to not only strong Viking ancestors, Lake Wobegone, and the Spam Museum (the canned meat), but also to several beautiful cordwood homes, cabins, cottages, and saunas. Here is a cordwood sauna being built near Tower, Minnesota by Paul Harney. Paul...
read moreCordwood Hobbit House Memorial to Fallen Heroes
There is a beautiful 30-acre garden park in Wausau called Monk Botanical Gardens and it is used for community events and hiking. It is renowned for its incredible flower and vegetable gardens. It boasts great winding trails, a tree house, beautiful native and local...
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Our dearly departed friend Wayne Higgins (Marlys Bacon) took us around to see some of the outstanding cordwood building that has sprung up from his stellar influence in the Keweenaw Peninsula of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Wayne is not only a fine tour guide (his...
read moreCordwood Cabin mimics Medieval England
This Maine cabin is right out of medieval England by Zara Norman for the Bangor Daily News "An enchanting Piscataquis County home ripped from the pages of a storybook is capturing the attention of buyers from Maine to California, despite lacking some basic amenities....
read moreGorgeous Cordwood Cedar Home
Gorgeous cedar cordwood home FOR SALE near Reedsburg, WI. Trulia.com Reedsburg, WI 53959 3 Beds 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, 2,335 sq. ft (on 21.85 acres) $625,000 Introducing Cedar House, a cedar-log cordwood home, that blends modern comfort with a rustic cabin-like...
read moreCozy Cordwood Cabin in the White Mountains
Some details about the project from the owner/builders. We built this in 2018. It is 24' round it took 1-1/2 yrs to finish. It is located in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. It has 36-inch roof overhangs. The cordwood is pine, we used pine sawdust for...
read moreViking Cordwood Sauna in Finland
Viking style mixed with Finnish Sauna expertise is a wonderful blend of the two cultures. Good-natured folks got their heads and hands together and built a castle-like sauna. Sauna bathing has been a part of Finnish customs since the beginning of time. The sauna has...
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