by Alan Stankevitz | Mar 10, 2002
Happiness is a Warm Cavity Now that March is here it’s time to get back into the cordwood construction mode. For the last month I’ve been quite busy adding articles, photographs and new “Meet the Masons”. With spring comes thoughts of cordwood...
by Alan Stankevitz | Jan 13, 2002
For those of you who think I’ve been slacking off as of late, I’ve actually been quite busy. (Okay, I have taken time to relax a bit, but don’t tell Jo.) The month before the holidays I spent most of my days remodeling our three bedrooms here at our...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 19, 2001
This journal entry has nothing to do with building a cordwood house, but I felt compelled to share with you my Leonid meteor hunting adventure. If you still think I’m sane after reading all the previous journal entries, you might change your mind after reading...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 11, 2001
Its not as large as the first great wall of cordwood, but a double row over 60 feet long by over 4 feet high isn’t too shabby either. Each log was cut to 16″, split and stacked on pallets perpendicular to the prevailing winds. The cordwood will get plenty...
by Alan Stankevitz | Nov 3, 2001
On a recent trip to one of the local state parks, I noticed that the state of Minnesota had purchased farmland adjacent to the park. There were two barns left standing, pretty much intact. It appeared though that the state was ready to demolish the two barns. I made a...
