What better time to sit down and read about building a log cabin than during the cold winter months? If you’re thinking about building a log cabin, you may want to head to your local library or bookstore and pick up one of these log cabin building books!
8 Informative Log Cabin Building Books
1. Log Cabins – The Complete Guide to Building Your Own Log Cabin by William Anderson
This book is full of everything you need to know about building a log cabin! From materials, tools, and foundation to log cabin weatherproofing and maintenance, it’s the perfect read for anyone who wants to build their cabin from scratch.
2. How to Build Your Dream Cabin in the Woods by J. Wayne Fears
This book is “the ultimate guide to building and maintaining a back country getaway.” It’s an all in one resource containing photos, blueprints, diagrams, and more. Better yet, it covers all of the steps of constructing a cabin and offers some tips and tricks that you won’t find anywhere else!
3. The Log Cabin Book by Oliver Kemp
Although this book is over a century old, it offers tons of timeless, practical advice on building log cabins. It’s well-illustrated and simple, making it easy enough for amateurs to follow. However, even those who aren’t new to cabin building will certainly benefit from this vintage guide.
4. Building with Logs by B. Allan Mackie
With over 100,000 copies sold, this book is considered one of the best books ever written on building a log home. It shows novice and experienced builders alike how to select land, finance the cabin, build it, and everything in between.
5. Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Nature Retreat by David Stiles
This how-to book gives readers all the information they need to build their own log cabin. The guide covers every step of the cabin building process from planning and preparing to furnishing and accessorizing, allowing readers to enjoy their wilderness retreat to the fullest.
6. Build Your Own Low-Cost Log Home by Roger Hard
Whether you want to build from scratch or from a log cabin kit, this comprehensive guide has all the information you need to build your own log home without breaking the bank. It offers easy, step by step instructions and clear diagrams that cover everything from choosing land to maintaining your house for years to come.
7. How to Build and Furnish a Log Cabin by W. Ben Hunt
This classic has earned a reputation as the only guide to building log cabins and log furniture pioneer style. It offers timeless tips about “the easy, natural way using only hand tools and the woods around you.” If you’re looking to build a cabin that’s reminiscent of those in the olden days, this book is for you!
8. Log Construction Manual: The Ultimate Guide to Building Handcrafted Log Homes by Robert Wood Chambers
This book tells readers everything they need to know about building a handcrafted log home. Better yet, it dives into some deep rhythms and patterns of log construction and presents the author’s personal method for choosing logs.
Which of these log cabin building books are you putting on your reading list?