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Ormiston’s Maine Cabin

May 10th, 2013

Today the Ormiston’s dream of living in a Montana Log Home in Maine has taken a big step forward! After years of research, planning, designing and engineering their home, the first logs have been set! The cabin will be fully handcrafted in the log yard at Montana Log Homes in Kalispell, then disassembled, shipped to Maine and re-assembled. Follow along as these skilled craftsman carve each log to create Paul and Jacqueline’s one of a kind log home. We will update this post as the log package is being crafted, so check back occasionally to follow along! {CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE}

: Entry and sunroom

: Back Porch

: Walk-out basement

: Hand peeled logs

: Hand chiseled

: First course set!

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Turner’s Log Home

February 8th, 2013

Matt and Susan’s log home is now under construction at Montana Log Homes’ log yard in Kalispell Montana. This beautiful home will boast massive 17″ to 20″ logs, stylish log trusses and bay windowed front to take in their exceptional views. Upon completion of the log package it will be loaded on trucks, delivered and re-assembled in Idaho. Follow along as the talented logsmiths handcraft each log into Matt and Susan’s one of a kind log home! {CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE}

: Rendering of entry

: Front Elevation

: Interior rendering

: Starter log

: Setting a log

: First Course!

: 2/15/13

: Blain scribing

: Moving a log

: 3rd course

: 2-22-13

: From above!

: Getting taller!

: From above

: Saddle notches

: 3-1-13

: 3-8-13

: From above

: Odin and Blaine

: Arch starting

: 3-15-13

: Small arch

: Large arch

: sweeping log ends

: Tie log for loft

: Ceiling logs in place

: 3-19-13

: Bay corner

: Gt. room bay

: Entry

: Entry

: Great room bay

: 3-5-13

: 4-12-13

: Rafters at loft

: rafter notch

: Building trusses

: Interior Truss

: 4-26-13

: Trusses installed

: Setting top wall logs

: Gt. Room Bay

: Rear Porch

: 5-3-13

: Jointery

: Purlins in place

: view from loft

: 5-10-13

: Completed log package

: Gt. room bay

: Loft

: Kitchen wing

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Collett’s North Fork Cabin

September 14th, 2012

The time has finally come for Sam and Jane to build their cabin in the North Fork! This 24′ x 36′, Dovetail style cabin will be pre-built here at Montana Log Homes’ log yard then dis-assembled and transported to the North Fork. The cabin will re-assemble in less than a day. Check back to watch this cabin being handcrafted. {CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE}

: Getting Started!

: Outside corner

: Inside corner

: Making progress!

: Dovetail corner

: 9-21-12

: Loft Logs in place

: Top Wall Log

: From Above!

: Character post

: Top log in Place!

: 10-5-12

: Character post

: Completed package!

: Preparing to load

: 10:00 a.m. first course

: John at work

: 11:00 am

: One piece at a time

: Making progress

: Log cabin being set in a day

: Lunch Time!

: Git back to work!

: Setting roof posts

: Purlins going in!

: dormer purlin

: Love my cabin!

: 4:30 all set up!

: I’m Tiirred!

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The Mantione Cabin

August 31st, 2012

The Mantione cabin is a custom design by Brock and Chad Bouma with High Mark Builders in Choteau Montana. This 24′ x 32′ log cabin is being constructed in the Scandinavian Full Scribe method using 11″-12″ base diameter Lodgepole Pine. Follow along as each log is hand fit by the crew of Montana Log Homes, then re-assembled on site. {CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE}