My current project is building not quite a replica—let's call it an interpretation—of Henry Thoreau's Walden cabin. Thoreau built his in the summer of 1845, hewing the beams and studs from local white pine trees. For mine I've decided to cheat and buy sawn timbers from a sawmill near Grantsburg, WI. The main frame members are 6x6 white pine; the studs will be 4x6, and the rafters 4x4. I think I'm going to plaster the inside like Thoreau did, but I'm going to leave the ceiling beams exposed, because I like the look of it; it's just an interpretation, remember.

If you're wondering why there have been no updates in a while, it's because there has been no progress in a while. In the mean time, however, the cabin has been moved to Shoreview, MN, and then moved again to Whiteoak Township, MN, where I expect it will stay for the rest of its life. I'm planning to resume work on it this summer (2008).