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Day 16: The log on the top of the windows has been set as some others too. It was the first time for me to try the one step technique: for that you need a compass with levels. #postitee #estonia #vanaajamaja #logsauna #logbuilding #suitsusauna #traditionalbuilding #handwork #handtoolsonly (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxKuyRegjmG/?igshid=9smqj7r7so5x

Day 15: We had a curvy log to use (for the sake of having special technique), to even the curve we make a "bloody cut". We cut about 2/3 of the log wher the curve is bigger and brought it down with straps for the marking. In the same spot a peg will be put to close the opening it created. Also, when you set a log, try to avoid big knot on the joint, I had to make a straight cut and had an extra piece of wood for the windlock. #vanaajamaja #postitee #estonia #logsauna #logbuilding #traditionalbuilding #smokesauna #suitsusauna #elektrivaba #nobenzin #noelectricity #handwork https://www.instagram.com/p/BxIOjKggIZ5/?igshid=1cwvzg9za8x3

Day 8: Some of the tools I need to hew the joints spots. Once the axe of the log is found, I mark the cheeks with a chalk line and find the position of the joints. I cut the depth with the saw, clean the main material with a heavy axe not too curvy then I even the surface with the broadaxe from @gransforsbruk. The last pics is the partition wall joint. The log was actually too small and the space for the next joint is too low, this can complicate the work. Better to keep 10cm vertical distance when you choose the log. #estonia #postitee #logsauna #logbuilding #traditionalbuilding #suitsusauna #smokesauna #vanaajamaja #nobenzin #noelectricity #elektrivaba #hewing #broadaxe (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwXp_NTgSYv/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=d6y82qyvctk5

Day 14: I am using the 2 steps technique for the marking. It means that I cut the joint of the lower log and I cut the joint of the top log so that the 2 logs are paralell and close to each other to scribe top log joint deeper and the groove with a chisel. Here, the log was a bit curvy and got confused by some depth aspects. In this case I used a 50mm chisel instead of a 35mm. #vanaajamaja #postitee #estonia #log #logsauna #logbuilding #smokesauna #suitsusauna #traditionalbuilding #nobenzin #noelectricity #elektrivaba #handtools (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw_ddMAA-UL/?igshid=tdh8h7d1ww14

Day 21: Slowly getting there, we are starting to build the last rows with ceiling beams for next week. #vanaajamaja #smokesauna #suitsusauna #estonia #traditionalbuilding #onlyhandtools #nobenzin #noelectricity #elektrivaba #logsauna #logbuilding (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxkiRo6DNAd/?igshid=9vya6q5qcd25

Day 7: the doors jambs are set and we build depending on them. If you would have use chainsaw, these jambs could have been set just before the top log. Here, we add another step: we need to create the tongue on the log, and then focuse on the joint and groove. This 60cm long log is quite pain in the ass because it is not stable at all, both on the sawhorse or on the wall. #postitee #estonia #logbuilding #logsauna #suitsusauna #smokesauna #traditionalbuilding #handtools #noelectricity #nobenzin #elektrivaba #vanaajamaja (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwWV5b6gSxA/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=2es5gbv73yle

Day 4: We continued some hewing, joints and made a trip to get some moss in the nearest bog. We finished the day with the 1st ring done and 2 perpendicular logs set. #logsauna #suitsusauna #logbuilding #handwork #elektrivaba #nobenzin #noelectricity #estonia #postitee (at Mustajõe, Polvamaa, Estonia) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv1tA5-AXWH/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xk8umijsq6lr