Baseboards for a log wall

We kept at the work this week and the guys made much progress on number 10- the inside framing is done now and one can walk through the rooms and we are nearly ready to get the old chink out and the first wiring in. I spent the week running around the Blue Ridge trying to find folks to repair salvaged wall sconces and and fixtures i had accumulated over the years that finally have a home. Also, nothing belongs in old cabins like rush seat rockers and I took an old fiddle back and a great big walnut slat back rocker in for new seat. I spent a couple days looking online and after no luck googling local artisans, it occurred that maybe practitioners of the traditional Appalachian craft of caning might not keep websites. so a trip to the caning supply store in Asheville yielded 8 numbers off their bulletin board and one of those numbers was still good. The rockers went to Born Again Furniture Restorers on Swanannoa River Rd in Asheville. I was impressed with the work that i saw waiting for pick up and delighted when i learned that hey would make new rush seats for only $70 and $80. If you cant find a caner in your area, its almost worth shipping to NC.

When a long counter was removed from under the stairs in my little cabin's kitchen, so that i had room to stand in front of the stove, the AC receptacles had to be moved down to the base of the wall and the wire that fed them hid behind door trim. Fortunately the door need new trim anyway to accommodate some sealing. The receptacles were a simple matter to move as well, but allow me to see a nice illustration of he difference between the quick and dirty job done on this cabin and the work of real craftsmen like the Breedlove brothers who are doing the carpentry work on 10 for Celtic Log Homes. Anyone ever wonder how to fit something like a base board against an irregular surface like a wall of peeled pine logs? One solution was to fit the baseboard to fit the one level surface: the floor. In the first picture, y'all can see the space at between the to[ of he base board and the wall. This was done through whole house and, yes, its full of saw dust and other stuff that just don't come out. Besides it has a sort of sloppy unfinished look- but it does safely cover wiring. It wasnt one of the things that brought a smile to my lips when saw the 'finished' cabin, but it was not dangerous or inconvenient and became one of those defects we resign ourselves to simply live with.

The second image shows the baseboard that Erick constructed on Friday for the repair to the kitchen area in 38. Its a nice, finished looking and functional bit of carpentry and fits snug against the log wall's chinking. The carpenter accomplished this end by simply using a second board to cap the one on the floor-- and what a difference this little detail makes. This same attention to detail was carried to some simple wood medallions to accomodate the little spot lights from Lowes' lighting aisle in the kitchen. I had told the first build Todd Moss that i didn't want a lot of elaborate detail on the interior, but i had never meant that to be interpreted as not to finish or measure what was built. many of the problems n the little house here are the result of a simple lack of oversight on our part. It never hurts to ask a builder "how is this going to work?" or "is that really finished?" if you aren't happy with something.