I Spent 1 Year Alone Building My First Log Cabin With No Experience

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

Hello, my name is Matt Jacobs. When I was 20 years old I decided to build my dream off grid log house, all by myself, in the middle of a forest.
In this video I'll show you my one year of building a simple traditional log cabin walls alone with hand tools from start to finish. The next phase is to build the roof, install the windows, make the doors, finish the floor, get a dog, and much more!
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Chapters:
0:00 - Intro
0:34 - Peeling the Logs
4:09 - Building the Foundation
10:22 - Splitting the Foundation Log
13:35 - Finishing Foundation Logs
17:22 - Starting Wall Logs
27:44 - Floor Construction
34:07- Building With Hand Tools Only
43:48 - Planting Trees
47:46 - Back to the Cabin
52:40 - Sleeping in my Tiny Cabin
56:16 - Building a Lifting System
1:02:13 - Lifting More Logs
1:09:32 - Short Logs
1:17:02 - Windows
1:24:47 - Door
1:26:58 - Finishing Window Openings & Steak
1:39:55 - 30ft Roof Logs
1:49:13 - Porch Columns
1:52:48 - Last Wall Logs
1:56:29 - Cabin Tour & Thanks