Three Years Building an Off Grid Dovetail Log Cabin in the Canadian Wilderness | Start to Finish

Published at : 23 Dec 2025

In the fall of 2018 I purchased a Woodlandmills HM126 bandsaw mill. This was the first step on my journey to building a dovetail log cabin and an off grid life in the wilderness of eastern Canada.

Through this journey I have also grown a small YouTube channel, learned countless lessons, and connected with numerous people from both my local area and farther abroad.

This journey has been exceedingly rewarding. The feeling of building a home with one's own hands is hard to describe. It is an immense amount of work, but completely worth it.

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Playlists and Videos

- Dovetail Log Cabin Playlist - youtube.com/watch?v=Mv3EWQAsM7o&list=PL4gXkFfqGTeIH_rcFQFkkwOkr9huvCpcf

-Outdoor Furniture Playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLTVEzNp9EM&list=PL4gXkFfqGTeKAsqsjuCI8N83WcxMgEPM2

-Dovetail Log Cabin | Cutting Dovetail Notches - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mv3EWQAsM7o&list=PL4gXkFfqGTeIH_rcFQFkkwOkr9huvCpcf

- One Year Progress - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DKTv...

- "Why The Gaps" - https://youtu.be/bs_HCI-A0Sk - Here I explain the reasons for the gaps and some history of why they were left in cabins in the past.