OAK NARROWS POINT

Oak Narrows Point set on the southern boundary of the Superior National Forest, only accessible by boat, is surrounded by clear fresh water and forests filled with wildlife will be the perfect getaway for family and friends to enjoy the beauty of northern MN. The log home is 24 feet by 36 feet with 864 square feet on the main floor.  The entry way view see right through the kitchen and the great room.  There are two bedroom, large walk in closet, full bathroom, a spacious kitchen that opens into the large great room.  There will be a an interior log wall and a open loft with a walk out balcony.  The lakeside of the home will boost a large 12 foot covered porch.  The log shell will all be barged to the island this coming spring and completed over the summer. Log shell started on October 28, 2021. Completed January 7th, 2022.  Reassembled May 25th, 2022.

Overhead view.
Lanny and Jennifer and friends all helped reassemble the log cabin. This purlin is being guided into the gable pocket.
The home owners were amazing to work with. Lanny built the gable ends and will be finishing his log cabin.
Setting up bunks to unload the logs onto to insulate.
The crane, logs and equipment were all barged over to to the building site.
The sprig rain brought the lake up so it was possible to barge the log shell to to the owner's building site.
The load of logs is being loaded to barge to Oak Point building sit.
1-5-21 Roof logs are being cut and home is ready to be loaded onto trailers!
12-30-21 This is the covered porch area.
Home Owners came out and cut out the electrical openings.
5-7-22
Interior log wall arch - View into the living room
Interior log corner in Living Room
Future bathroom windo2
Covered porch posts
12-23-21 The loft floor joist system is in. This is the cap log on top.
Ca log with roof pitch
12-22-21 cutting the pockets that the loft logs fit into
Cutting the floor joists by hand.
12-20-21 Nice cold last day of fall!
Cutting the lateral
12-10-21
Gary is cutting out the rough notch for the top log to fit into.
This interior wall will have a half archway.
Beautiful logs
12-10-21 Second half of the 8th course will be completed today.
This rough notch is ready to chiseled.
12-3-21
12-3-21
The loader lifts the logs up, and they are centered by hand
12-3-21 Second half of 7th course is being set up to be scribed to the log below it.
Scribing in the lateral Swedish Cope
12-1-21
Once the log is chosen for it's placement, time is taken to determine how it will be set upon the log below it.
11-29-21 First half of 6th course is completed
It takes a light touch to to saw off the exact amount of log so that it fits the next!
11-22-21
Interior view
The final carving is done with an ax.
11-19-21
Gary is scribing the log to guide him when he cuts the Swedish cope.
Pounding out the laterals - team work!
This log's lateral is cut and ready to be pounded out.
11-8-21
11-8-21 Cutting the Swedish Cope with a chainsaw.
the bottom notch is ready to have final chisel work
11-5-21
A chisel and mallet is used to carve out the finished notch
The notch is first cut out with the chainsaw
11-2-21 The second course logs are set up to be be scribed. It will be set back onto the little bunk to cut out the lateral / Swedish cope.
Each notch is tamped down with this tool
First course, east wall log, is being lined up to set into the notches
11-1-21 Second half of first course - the inter locking V-Joint notch ensures a tight fit
Trimming the log to length for the interior log wall
The first course of logs are measured and re-measured to ensure they line up properly
Setting the first course - north wall
10-29-21 The first course of logs have been cut and being set on the foundation
Digging out the area where the foundation plugs will go into