BUILDING THE ALASKA LOG HOME includes everything you need to build with logs. The detailed drawings and insightful text in which Walker explains every step clearly and concisely take you from standing timber to the finished home.
From tools and site selection to foundation work and bush cabin etiquette, BUILDING THE ALASKA LOG HOME includes everything you need to build with logs. The detailed drawings and insightful text in which Walker explains every step clearly and concisely take you from standing timber to the finished home. As Walker sums it up, “If you build carefully, fifty or sixty years from now someone will look at your handiwork … with admiration and respect for the old skills well-employed.”
In the 40 years that Tom Walker has lived in Alaska, he has worked as a conservation officer, wilderness guide, wildlife technician, and log home builder. A full-time freelance writer and prize-winning photographer specializing in natural history and wildlife, he is one of Alaska's premier photographers. His credits include Alaska magazine, Field and Stream, Outdoor Life, Newsweek, Audubon, Sierra and number other publications. He written numerous books about Alaska. Living in Denali Park, he has built many log structures, including the library at Cooper's Landing.
Do you want to build a log home? From tools and site selection to foundation work and bush cabin etiquette, BUILDING THE ALASKA LOG HOME includes everything you need to build with logs. The detailed drawings and insightful text in which Walker explains every step clearly and concisely take you from standing timber to the finished home. As Walker sums it up, “If you build carefully, fifty or sixty years from now someone will look at your handiwork … with admiration and respect for the old skills well-employed.” Author/photographer Tom Walker has lived and worked in Alaska for over 40 years. He lives in a log cabin he built himself near the entrance to Denali National Park.
Publisher: Epicenter Press
Distributor: Epicenter Press
Publication Date: 03-01-2007
Pages: 178
Measurements: 12.00in X 9.00in X 0.44in X 17.70lb
