Ballard Smith of Wiley Log Homes in action at the repairs this week at the Henry Cooper Log Cabin in City Park. (Photo by Brett Dunlap) PARKERSBURG — Work is underway at the Henry Cooper Log Cabin ...

In the previous entry, we discussed debarking spuds and drawknives. We’re going to continue discussing other ways to prepare your logs for the next step in log cabin building. This time we’re going to ...

The historic log cabin on South C Street that Hamilton staff tried to save but ultimately had to tear down is gone, but some of the logs that weren’t damaged by termites are being made available to ...

Summertime and the living is, well, hot—which makes a roaring campfire a bit of a problem. But if you lay the right foundation, you can build a great summer blaze that puts out plenty of light with ...