Cross Lake Log Building and Sawmill Course
Wed, Aug 21
|Cross Lake
Dreaming about log cabins? Learn with us about off-grid log cabin building techniques, Norweigan notches, hand scribing, and traditional forestry skills. Hosted in CROSS LAKE Manitoba.
Time & Location
Aug 21, 2024, 9:00 a.m. – Aug 30, 2024, 5:00 p.m.
Cross Lake, Cross Lake, MB R0E 2H0, Canada
About the event
Log Building and Sawmill Course
August 2024
Hosted in Cross Lake For members of Cross Lake
Solomon Carriere for Logging and Norwegian notch basics. He is Cree- Metis with a lifetime of experience hunting, fishing, and building cabins in the bush with minimal tools.
Léo Claret for Construction, logging, engineering, hand tools, and more. Leo studied civil engineering in France and spent years in Norway learning traditional Norwegian methods of building homes. He is a dedicated and talented construction worker.
Required tools students bring:
- Draw Knife for peeling logs
- Framing Chisel
- Mallet
- Scriber -
- 4 or 5 in angle grinder with sanding discs
- Chainsaw with sharpening tools and wrenches
- Peavey/Canthook
- Tape measure
- Chalk line
- Lumber crayons
- 2' level
- Chainsaw safety boots
- Safety Glasses
*If you have no experience I recommend they cut some firewood before you come to gain experience and confidence with a chainsaw.
**Practice safe work habits. Waiver forms are to be signed.