Building the Alaska Log Home [Paperback]

Tom Walker (Author), Jon Hersh (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1983

"This thorough book on traditional hand-hewn log construction has a warm, friendly text and 192 pages of full-color photos of work at some amazing home sites" ("Washington Post"). "A unique and valuable guide."--"Country Living Magazine." 210 color photos. 41 drawings.

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About the Author

Walker created all the images for Alaska's Bears, Alaska's Mammals, Alaska's Wildlife, Wild Critters, and More Wild Critters.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 178 pages
• Publisher: Alaska Northwest Publishing Company; First edition (January 1, 1983)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0882402331
• ISBN-13: 978-0882402338
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,705,456 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tom Walker, the author of over a dozen books centered on Alaska, has lived in Alaska for almost 45-years. "Alaska has been the greatest gift of my life and I would live nowhere else." He has been a wildlife conservation officer, wilderness guide, loghome builder (shoulder surgery prempted that career), wildlife and nature photographer, and freelance writer. In his early years, "before the anesthesia of youth wore off," he followed the rodeo circuit, after a stint as a horse packer in the eastern High Sierras in his natal state of California. Like many others, the military took him to Alaska, where he mustered out and sank roots. Walker now lives in a log house on the very edge of Denali National Park, and despite the sometimes extreme winter weather - down to -50f in winter - he finds the rural life fulfilling. "If it weren't for the long, dark and cold winter, I probably would not be a writer because I would always be out somewhere in the woods or on the tundra." He has won awards for both his photography and his volunteer work with Alaska wildlife issues. His two volume history of McKinley Park (1902-1930 era), now renamed Denali National Park, took almost 30 years to complete the interviews, research, and multiple rewrites. "A labor of love, I guess, but I wonder if I would have continued had I known what I was getting into at the outset. The fabulous, truelife stories uncovered, worthy of Robert Service and Jack London, kept me going."

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43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Without a doubt, the best how-to log cabin book I have seen., October 26, 1998

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This review is from: Building the Alaska Log Home (Paperback)

I have read at least a dozen of the latest log cabin building books. Unfortunately, most of them do not go into enough detail on the scribe-fit building technique. This one, however, is the first that really does. This book includes many USEFUL pictures and doesn't ramble on about unimportant subjects. This book is focused, to-the-point, and in the amount of detail that is necessary. As a result, this is a good companion to any other log cabin building books that you may already have, since it fills in the missing details that the other books seem to overlook. I definitely recommend it.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reasonble price for Building the Alaska Log Home, May 8, 2006

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This review is from: Building the Alaska Log Home (Paperback)

I called the publisher, Alaska Northwest books (ph# 1-800-452-3032). They will do another reprint of this book toward the end of the summer of 2006 (Aug/Sept). The cost of the book will be $29.99 plus shipping and handling. So why is the seller judioops trying to sell a used copy of this book for $87.99? If you want this book, wait until the publisher releases the reprint or call the publisher directly and place a order for this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Highest quality log cabin building book I've seen, February 5, 2005

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R. Kendall "Montana Logsmith" (Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Building the Alaska Log Home (Paperback)

Excellent all color on glossy high quality paper. A real pleasure to read with lots of information. Concise chapters dealing with most every aspect of building. A great history section in the back. Not as much technical info as some but the pictures make up for it.