A primitive log cabin
Remember when I told about my visit to the medieval trade village? Sure you do, I’ve mentioned it once too often. This primitive log cabin is from there. Enthusiasts who like to revive medieval skills have constructed it.
Notice how the base of the cabin has been built on charred poles, which last longer on damp ground. On poles lies the basic lateral frame and on that they have used timber frame technique, which is more common these days.
Real beauty is the roof. You start with few trusses and roll birch bark over it in overlapping layers. Finally several split logs press down bark rolls and keep them at check. We still build log cabins using same basic methods, but just with modern processed materials.
Here is a link to a bigger version of that above picture.
