The Hewn Woodshed is Up and Running

Arnold, CA…Over the last week or so we have been getting a woodshed up on the commercial Hwy 4 property at 1421 Hwy 4. Those in our local area can swing by night or day and grab a bundle of wood or some of our rustic products to hopefully keep them warm and a bit more pioneerish in their daily lives. We will also deliver orders of 10 Wood Bundles or more in our local area for free.

Our costs for our Hewn Woodshed was less than $10. We built a frame from small logs and then covered it with boards milled from a log that was of questionable quality for other lumber projects and was just above firewood grade.

We would like to thank all of you who became our customers over the summer and fall. At Hewn we believe in a more rugged and active life is not only better but it can make us all happier.

Does your home feel better if it is warmed with a nice fire in the woodstove or fireplace rather than just flipping a switch and firing up a heater or furnace? You, Bet! Especially if that fire is one you started yourself.

About The Chainsaw Cabin
The Chainsaw Cabin is our first building, a small 120 square feet shed/cabin on Hewn Hill. All lumber will be hand milled with a small inexpensive electric chainsaw. This is to see if anyone can build a small functional building with literally tools you can find at a garage sale and our only costs will be roofing, fasteners & glass for windows.

The Chainsaw Cabin is single wall construction where the wallboards are a structural component of the build. Many of our primitive and pioneer building were constructed this way. The outside wallboard is also the interior board as well.

Henry David Thoreau’s cabin was only 10 x 15 and not much bigger than you can legally build today without a permit in most counties. For the Chainsaw cabin while it is only 10 x 12 with a sleeping/storage loft. So if you are staying for a night or two at least you will have separate work, living & sleep areas.

In 1845 is cost the tiny home pioneer $28.12 to build his modest abode. With inflation that comes in at $962.80 in today’s shrinking dollars. That is our goal to build our small structure with doors, windows and roofing for less adjusting for inflation than Henry did many years ago.

We are starting with outbuildings to get the property functional. Places to store tools, a solar shed & a place to sleep if need be. This is phase one and we hope to get that done this year starting with the Chainsaw Cabin then learning how to build a log structure on our next shed.

Next year, Lord willing, we will start on our main two story, traditional log cabin built with logs from the property and probably a few other locally sourced ones as well.

About hewn.co
At Hewn we are going take you on a journey to see if it is still possible to build a functional, small homestead that anyone, even someone making minimum wage can build and own. We are going to try this in California no less. Join us as we attempt to build an off grid, solar powered, rustic, pioneer style homestead.

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