When the logs were laid in place no space intervened between
them, as will be clearly understood by reference to Fig. 268.
We found, after a few logs had been set in place, that our cabin was
growing faster at one end than at the other. The trouble was that our logs
were not of uniform diameter throughout and we had been laying the butt
ends, which were larger, all at one end of the building. So we had to take
down the logs and relay them with the butt end of the front foundation log
at one end and that of the rear foundation log at the other. Then the
cross logs were laid on with their butt ends on the small ends of the
foundation logs. The next end logs were laid with their small ends on the
butt ends of the cross logs, and so on, taking care never to lay the butt
end of one log across the butt end of another. In this way the walls were
built up evenly to a height of 3 feet.
[Illustration: Fig. 269. Piece Cut Out to Admit Saw.]
We had planned to make a large open fireplace in the cabin, and this
necessitated cutting an opening in the rear wall. But we did not want to
cut the opening until the wall was built up to its full height lest it
might buckle while the remainder of the logs were being placed in
position.
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