Authentic Log Homes: Restored Timbers For Today's Homesteads [Hardcover]

Ferris Robinson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 5, 2004

Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago. The homes vary from small to large, and cover layouts from "erected as found" to modern configurations. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they look the way log homes are supposed to look. Dove-tailed corners, weathered barn wood, antique heart pine, and ancient beams, logs, and posts were used abundantly in their construction. If you're hoping to build such a home for yourself, or expand your existing home with a log addition, this book will provide help and inspiration. Each of the 27 projects featured includes a floor plan perfect for today's lifestyles, while maintaining the integrity of log home construction and preserving the great timbers that sheltered our forebearers.

Editorial Reviews

From the Publisher

Each gorgeous log home shown here was built with reclaimed timbers that were hand-hewn at least a century ago. The homes vary from small to large, and cover layouts from "erected as found" to modern configurations. One thing they all have in common, though, is that they look the way log homes are supposed to look. Dove-tailed corners, weathered barn wood, antique heart pine, and ancient beams, logs and posts were used abundantly in their construction. If you're hoping to build such a home for yourself, or expand your existing home with a log addition, this book will provide help and inspiration. Each of the 27 projects featured includes a floor plan perfect for today's lifestyles, while maintaining the integrity of log home construction and preserving the great timbers that sheltered our forebearers.

From the Author

I have spent the past year in awe of the houses in this book. Some are immense, with geat vaulted ceilings, and some are much smaller, with great vaulted ceilings. But all of them are absolutely captivating. The pictures of both the interiors and exteriors are gorgeous, and packed with decorating and building ideas. The perfect coffee table book, whether or not a log home is your cup of tea.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 175 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing (January 5, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764321919
• ISBN-13: 978-0764321917
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 11.3 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,054,159 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous, December 11, 2010

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César Chávez "Tax the Rich... free the poor." (Amsterdam) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Authentic Log Homes: Restored Timbers For Today's Homesteads (Hardcover)

No text in this book other than the captions for the gorgeous photos. For the vast majority of working people, we will never have the million plus dollars necessary to afford homes like these, but it's great eye candy, and offers inspiration for what could be done on a much more realistic budget. This book symbolizes how some people in our society have too much money. Live simply so that others may simply live.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Gorgeous Book of Superb Craftmanship, March 24, 2010

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Roger D. Brown "Roger" (Kansas City) - See all my reviews
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I was familiar with the builder of most of the cabins in this book. He is genius and it shows throughout this book.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful log homes with a historic flair, January 2, 2009

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Leslie D. Power (Cleveland,Tn USA) - See all my reviews
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If logs could talk there is no telling what sort of stories that they might tell about the folks that first used the logs featured in these incredible homes.You might say that this is the ultimate in "green" building because logs that were used in the construction of 100 plus year old houses are being recycled into modern day homes. The designs incorporated into these beautiful retreats give one the flavor of the early years of life on the frontier while utilizing energy efficient modern building techniques. Having seen a few examples of these "authentic" log homes, I would love to have one someday.