Stories

Stories of wild things and wild places, accounts of adventures in the Lake District and beyond and reflections on our relationship with Nature.

Life in the Woods, Studio Emma Groves Life in the Woods, Studio Emma Groves

Micro Cabin Building

For as long as I can remember I’ve wanted to build my own house or a cabin in the woods somewhere, and having the ability to make things with my hands and a shed full of tools accumulated over the years and a good reason, it seemed like now was the right time to give it a try. When I had visions of building a cabin, I imagined it would be built from round timber and I would build the whole thing with hand tools; axes and gouges, Dick Proenekke style.

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