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  My concept for log furniture making began simply because I thought that it would be a fitting way

to furnish my log cabin. You know, the rustic pioneer look?

I don't have many pictures for this page yet but I'll try to get busy. Let me mention that each piece

of log furniture I make is totally unique and "one of a kind". Contact me if you think that you may be

interested in purchasing a custom made piece. I work mostly with hickory, cedar & cherry. I'll put a

price on the pieces that are on this page to give you a rough idea at what kind of prices you would

be looking at.

This is the humble beginings of a "hickory log" dining room chair. I cut the hickorys down in

early spring when the sap first comes up. ( the bark strips off easier that way) Ole' Joeboy

there does most of my tree cutting down anymore. (Ah yes, but to be young once again)

Here you can see that I've got the logs "barked" and cut to the required lenghts.

Now the basic log frame is together. I've got one diagonal brace on. Seven more to go.

Diagonal braces are on and the pine seat is on. The closeup on the right shows a dowel

that has not yet been cut off flush. This chair is totally assembled using dowel joints.

My helper is trying it out. It's sort of a tall chair but that's because it's for a tall table. One

of these days I'll get some pictures of the log table that these chairs go with.

$75

On the left you may be able to see the grooves that the back fits into. On the right I've got the

back   fitted into the grooves. With the exception of sanding and a clear coat this chair is done.

$225

Okay, I finally got around to taking some pictures of the hickory log table. As you can see the

table is made the same way as the chairs. Everything is dowel jointed together.

I finally got around to taking my log chairs up to the cabin. I think that they go nicely together.

hickory log bed

Here are some pics of my current project. I'm making this full size hickory log bed using

absolutely no metal fasteners. If your'e an admirer of thousand year old technology like

I am you'll like how this bed assembles and disassembles.

On the left we have jody posing with the basic element of all fine hickory log furniture. (fine hickory

logs) Duh!  On the right we've got a nearly complete headboard.

I've managed to make a little progress since I took the last pics. The only thing I lack now

is chiseling out some notches in the rails for the slats and the final sanding and finish.

Below I've got some closeups of how this bed assembles. You'll love it !

I'll call this joinery a thru mortise & tenon with a tapered peg and hole. Sounds pretty

fancy, huh? As you can see the end of the rail is shaped down to a 1 1/2" X 4" rectangle

with rounded corners. The bed post has the female equivalent. The hole bored through

the rail only partially comes out past the post.

Here is the tapered peg that is the key piece to tightening this bed up.

The peg is inserted into the hole.

With a small hammer I tapped the peg in. Obviously the taperd shape of it tightened

the joint up. Once you do that to all four corners you've got a rock solid, two hundred

fifty pound hickory log bed. (just guessing on the weight)

I'll take some more pics after I get completely finished.

$400

There it is folks. Completed with a pecan stain and a coat or two of polyurethane.

Twin Size Hickory Bed

Here are some pics of my latest creation. My boy Jody had outgrown his little baby bed

sized bed. He decided that we should build him a twin sized hickory bed. He likes it. The

bear detail on the footboard is his favorite part.

$350

Hickory Log Gun Rack

My boy Needed a gun rack to match his hickory log bed. Have a look.

$100