Two triangular stacks of logs formed the end roof frame, with long logs linking the two triangles, leaving the roof to be framed with beams running from the peak of the roof toward the ground. Nails would only tear or bend if they were used. The structure is constructed without nails, but rather melds into itself. Then holes bored down through the logs and wooden pins help tie the entire structure together. Moss packed into the grooves insulate the gaps. Flipping the log back over, it socketed in place with an incredibly tight fit. Then he flipped the log over and chiselled out, using nothing but hand tools, long grooves on the underside of the log. Instead, Erik used a steel compass to trace the contours of the topside of one log onto the underside of another. The logs don’t just sit flat on each other, their rounded edges leaving room for wind to blow through the gaps. Just like those log building toys of old. Then, for each and every log, he carried out the painstaking process of shaping and chipping out the halfmoon ‘Saddle’ notches that slot one log in perfect perpendicular angles to the other. To shape each log, Erik used rollers, log ramps, and grappling equipment to put the logs into a position to be worked on. A set of short concrete-poured pillars form the rests for the logs. His foundations were flagged stones arranged in dry stacks, the entire platform filled with gravel. He set up his own workstations, also built from smaller logs. Erik has made use of either hand tools or a small tractor to drag logs from the forrest to his site, a quiet wooded glen, with a mossy ground, tall birch trees and flowers.Įach log that helps make up the walls and roof of his cabin had to be debarked and then set out on risers to dry. I’ve watched his quest progress for quite some time, from the first felling with a hand axe, nearly three years ago. In his own words, he had ‘no previous experience’ in construction, so using hand-tools and learning from family and mentors, he’s spent the last few years constructing a log cabin in the Swedish woods. He started his construction dream in 2018 with the stated motivation that he wanted, after school, to do something different with his life for a while to live more like his ancestors. He often wears outdoor clothing and is usually the only subject of his self-filmed series. In his videos, Erik Grankvist is a quiet, dark-haired young man.
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