How does a hand-crafted round log home compare with a machined/milled round log home?
Hand-crafted round log homes are built by hand by craftsmen using a simple array of tools. The logs are usually peeled by hand using a draw knife. Hand-peeling is a very physical process that gives a beautiful carved appearance to the peeled logs and maintains the natural shape of the log. CLICK to show/hide more of the answer The full length logs are then assembled using the scribe-fit method where each log is precisely cut to fit exactly on the log below it using scribers (a marking tool), a chainsaw and other hand tools. Hand-crafted log building is a labour intensive craft and each resulting log home is a unique work of art unlike any other. Machined round log homes are built from logs processed through a mill, lathe or other machine to produce logs of all the same shape and size with no taper. The homes are then assembled like a kit using these uniform logs. Due to the mechanized process and the uniform logs, these homes are much quicker to build. With either method of round log c
