Hands-on Log Homes: Cabins Built on Dreams (Hardcover)

~ Arthur Thiede (Author), Cindy Thiede (Author, Photographer), Jeff Walling (Photographer) "I grew up in a grand white house with a long-winded baritone doorbell..." (more)
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8 1/2 X 11 In, 192 Pp, 170 Color Photos, < 20 Black-And-White Halftones, 20 Floor < Plans < This Third Book By Popular Log-Home < Authors Cindy Thiede and Arthur Thiede < Brings The Scale of Log Homes Back To < Practical Reality. Included Are < Chapters On Owner-Built Homes, Recycled < Log Homes, and Historical Restorations. < A Chapter On Details Gives Some Stunning < Examples of Personal Touches That Make A < Home Stand Out. In Addition, Log < Builder Arthur Thiede Leads Us Through < The Steps of Constructing A Small Log < Building. < Floor Plan Inquiries: < Cindy Thiede < PO Box 2735 < Hailey, Id 83333

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There is something ancestral and spiritual about living in a log home. It represents a ling with frontier settlers across the history of North America. While log homes on the frontier were small and intimate, over the past twenty years they have grown larger and more grandiose. Now another shift: the trend for the new millenium is not toward excess but toward practicality.

In this book, log-home experts Cindy and Art Thiede take us on log-home tours across America. From Virginia to the Great Lakes region to the West, athe authors visited with people and learned of their hands-on experiences-- both trying and rewarding-in bringing their log-home dreams to life. Each homeowner has a unique story, and each gives a bit of practical advice gleaned from the process of building.

In addition to "built from scratch" homes, included here are marvelous examples of restorations and imaginative and money-saving uses of recycled materials. Master log builder Art Thiede also leads the reader through the practical steps and considerations of designing and building a small log building. A handy resource guide provides leads for design, building, manufacturing, and decorating needs.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1st edition (September 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0879058056
• ISBN-13: 978-0879058050
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.9 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #843,762 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars what are you looking for?, August 17, 2006

By	T. Johnson (Black Hills, WY) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is NOT a how to book any way,shape,or form. It IS a beautiful wish book that will give ideas and inspiration for your project, but thats where the help stops. Rate it a 1 star for the how to crowd and a 4 star for the wish list/coffee table crowd.

17 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully done, inventive, resourceful and entertaining!, August 18, 1999

By	Cindy and Art Thiede ([e-mail]) (Hailey, Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews

Hands-on Log Homes is our third, full-color, idea design book on the subject of log home architecture. As such, it was also my third opportunity to loop America - cameras in hand - seeking out unique log homes and meeting the people who build them. In this case, those people happened to be mostly involved owner-builders. That is, creative, resourceful people who used sweat equity to help build their dream. Similar to our second book, "The Log Home Book", there is a virtual photo-feast inside. The only difference is that the scale of these homes tends to be more moderate, and the owners themselves share their own unique and entertaining building stories along with practical bits of advice gleaned along the way.

Along with built-from-scratch homes, there are those abodes built largely with recycled materials - old logs, old doors, old fixtures! Perfect examples of turning one man's junk into veritable treasure while often saving money along the way.

Next comes a marvelous chapter on historic restorations. Often "rebuilt" with the help of skilled craftsman, we include these handmade originals as true examples of once upon a time, do-it-yourself ingenuity.

While this is not a "how-to-build" book, Art wrote a final chapter that leads the reader through the practical steps and considerations of building a small log building. Of course, there is also a resource guide in back with plenty of leads for designing, building and decorating the home you plan to build, remodel or buy.

Check it out, and let us know what you think by emailing [e-mail].

Cindy Thiede

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful hand crafted homes that reflect owner's dreams., December 8, 1998

By A Customer

This is a true collection of extraordinary homes that bring to life the uniqueness of their creators. These homes span the breadth of America and the book does an outstanding capturing the different styles which represent the individual characteristics throughout this multifarious geography. Splendid.