The beauty and durability of eastern or western red cedar logs make them popular for use in homes, fencing, shingles and woodworking projects. If you want to sell the logs on a steady basis, research ...

Lynne and Chris Burt weren’t sure a log home was their style. The idea of building with sustainable northern white cedar logs appealed to the environmentally conscious Burts. Northern white cedar ...

In this video, we begin a new project: constructing a cedar log sauna next to our sugar shack, surrounded by cedar trees.

It’s a surprise when a house built of logs and stones turns out to look refined, even sophisticated. But this one does, and it starts with the exterior. Yes it’s logs, but they’re lightly stained with ...

If diversity has been key to surviving the recent recession for many in the construction industry, log home maker Katahdin Cedar Log Homes in Oakfield offers a compelling case in point. “When we ...

An ancient cedar tree is helping members of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe reclaim their identity as canoe-makers. From toddlers to elders, tribal members are taking turns shaping the dugout canoe with hand ...

The Native Americans were the first to log the Olympic Peninsula. They cut the Western Red Cedar. Every part of the cedar tree, from its roots to the branches, was used by Native Americans before the ...