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Notching

We used a half round notch, which is good for round logs and shedding water.

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Vertical cuts are made down to the scribed lines.

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The bulk of the wood is removed with a hatchet.



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The wood carefully removed down to the scribed line with a chisel.

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The finished notch.

Paul's Log Cabin