Thread: Log cabin tissue box

You could stagger the pieces, one short one long and create a box joint effect on each corner. I reckon it would look good.

Another way is to use a cove (I think it is a cove bit) in the router and to route halfway or someway through dowel so that the two dowels will sit nicely at the corners. I can't remember if every dowel is routed or just every second one or the top of each down. By donig this, you'd be able to get the log cabin corner effect I think you might be looking for.

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Wendy

Thanks Wendy, I have a cove bit, and I will give that a try later this morning, that illustration looks good as well.

I'll follow this thread with interest as I've got dozens of 16mm tassie oak dowel offcuts to find a use for.

Got the lumber together and sized at 12.6mm, oak nameboard offcuts, and my next session I intend to use a 6.3 roundover bit on the router table, so its going tobe a noisy one.

Jow - if your 'logs' aren't round, then maybe a box bit might be better, i.e. square cuts or rebates - just a thought

Originally Posted by RufflyRustic

Jow - if your 'logs' aren't round, then maybe a box bit might be better, i.e. square cuts or rebates - just a thought

Wendy, they are not round, , nor square, after 228 passes over the roundover bit I have obtained a very distressed look. Might be easier with a softer timber than oak, and longer lengths would have meant less burdensome machining.

You have been more than busy with all those pieces. I wouldn't worry too much about perfect rounds. Log cabins themselves are pretty rough constructions with clay and rags stuffed in all the gaps created by the irregular logs. Just let go of your more usual perfection standard and slap this log cabin together with a bit more natural rustic look. I only wish I were 25% as industrious as you are John, you are an inspiration.

Well, if there are a few gaps Jow - you could always stuff the cracks with...... Tissues!!!

You could line the inside of the box to prevent seeing through the gaps.

Switched over to late evening work in the W/S when the heat has cooled down.

Still around 78Far.



Made a start on the framing.



Made myself a very expensive depth gauge for the log cuts.

Originally Posted by jow104

Made myself a very expensive depth gauge for the log cuts.

To me looks like a stick with a line across.


Then again there are some folk that sell that for a nice profit.

I have had the construction crew in all day and progress so far.



door frames up.



Window frames going in.



Looking around for miniture roses and some grasses

Looks good!

Don't envy the clean up bit, however!