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Interesting.

Canada cities suck but I bet the Canadian wilderness is great.

Let us know when you finish building your log cabin. I'd really like to know of your experience. But I think it's more likely that you have absolutely no experience with building or carpentry and you're just full of shit spouting advice about things you know nothing about.

You spent most of your comment insulting me rather than saying anything about how one actually builds a cabin. It's obvious that you don't have any background in this matter, otherwise you would have addressed the practicality of actually doing it. I think you're full of shit.

It's not just hard work and labor. It's knowledge and ability, and when the cost of the materials are expensive, you don't want your first carpentry project to be something that you have to live with for decades to come. You're bound to make some first-timer's mistakes.

You sound like mayor Bloomberg making fun of farmers because he thought all you need to do to grow crops is just throw some seeds in the ground.

Lol, yep

Kids used to build tree houses out of crap they found at the side of the road; surely a grown man, with access to a half a billion DIY cabin videos can do better?

Frankly I wouldn't want any White Nationalist in my community who is too fucking useless to swing a hammer or measure and cut lumber.

Learn skills that fucking matter.

When a young couple get married in Amish community, the whole community gathers and helps build a house for the new married couple. We could do something similar in small communities. Once per month we just celebrate new families and chip in and build each other houses and team up

I couldn't agree more... and a sharpening stone for them.

Sharpening stones also work perfectly as sandpaper for adding perfectly beveled edges to DIY cut ceramic tiles.

And perhaps a can of CLR for any tools or screws that need de-rusting.

In my limited experience, non-biodegradable plastic shim (spacers) are essential for making wall studs perfectly horizontal or vertical, or packing tiny gaps between things like door and window trims.

Shims come in a range of widths and even the thinnest 1/25 inch can be sanded if you're wanting micron obsessive-compulsive paper-thickness perfection.

It's sad how many corners builders and tradesmen cut.

I keep an extensive supply of shims because I use them so often for all kinds of jobs.

Incidentally, if you ever want paper-thin level carpentry perfection, it's really easy: just cut an inch thick long strip of paper, place it at right angles between a vertically oriented steel rules (or long spirit level if you're leveling studs) and the wood.

Hold the ends of the ruler and try to rock it back and forth like a children's playground seesaw. If the ruler rocks then you'll know which side needs to be slightly sanded to get it perfect.

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[Finally, I'd recommend a pin punch set for hammering in nails in difficult places or in brittle surfaces like drywall or fiber-cement board. This will ensure you don't miss when you're tired and bruise the board. I can't believe how often I use these in everyday jobs.](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/zToAAeSwiJZoZ0aj/s-l1600.png)

I'm a software engineer by trade, but I find the engineering discipline in home renovation to be spectacular and rewarding.