In this video, I spend 30 days alone deep in the forest, building a small log and stone cabin completely by hand. The project ...

She’s the gregarious one. He’s the strong silent type. They met through the Appalachian Trail. Their first date was a hike to the Pinnacle in Albany Township. That’s where Cindy Ross, at 27, said she ...

Some 20 years ago I built a log cabin the old way. It was a group effort; we were learning how to build a cabin from nationally known log cabin builder, Peter Gott. The cabin building project was ...

Constructing a log home starts well before the first logs are set. The location of your build affects access, durability, and comfort for years to come. It's important to assess factors like soil ...

With temperatures dropping in the Northern Hemisphere, this is the time of year when many people start processing firewood for the coming winter months. For the city folks, that means chopping a tree ...

POP Projects is a collection of new and classic projects from more than a century of Popular Mechanics. Master skills, get tool recommendations, and, most importantly, build something of your very own ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nearly a million people are following Pearson Caldwell's adventure on social media as he builds a log cabin in East Texas.

Erik Grankvist was 17, living in Stockholm, Sweden, and feeling lost. But after a chance viewing of a classic wilderness documentary, he thought he’d found a path. Editor’s note: This story was ...