Arnold, CA…Out by our campfire area we have a wooden twig fence. The squirrels had knocked off several of our decorative sugar pinecones that we had hanging from it.

We fixed that and put a bit of linseed oil on our Adirondack Chairs ahead of winter.

Actually is was just an excuse to enjoy a fall evening around a fire. Summer’s bugs are gone and fall can be the perfect time in the mountains.

It was also a reminder that in today’s crazy world that simple, things you make, produce or work on with your own hands can provide value far beyond their cost.

You can still build a hand hewn life even in 2026. Get started….

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.

About hewn.co
At Hewn we believe there is still a Pioneer in All of Us! You can still build a life with your bare hands. Start your 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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