In this episode, we begin our flooring project by snapping a chalk line across our main girders and notching out mortises spaced 16 inches apart. We salvaged smaller logs from our forest, typically ...

Tasha Zemke is Outside magazine’s associate managing editor and a member of the Outside Online travel team. She's also an avid world traveler. Josh Drinkard always wanted to build his own cabin.

If you're thinking about cutting your own lumber, getting a personal sawmill might not be your first inclination. They aren't exactly cheap, and they certainly aren't for everyone. But if you have ...