>>2049230>How do you keep the scoops from sliding off?On a lot of these scoop roof shanties the angle of the roof was very minor, so the scoops were just laying there. No nails, no pegs, no anything. If the angle was too great you could notch the top log on the back wall so that the scoops had a "lip" to rest against.
Scoop roof shanties of this type could be built by two men in less than a week. The common way pioneers would settle land was first with a tent, in which they'd stay while they built their scoop roof shanty, then they'd live in their scoop roof shanty for a year or more while they built their proper fancy log home. A log home is a vastly greater undertaking than a shanty. The logs will be far thicker, the structure much wider, everything made to a higher standard, etc.
A scoop roof shanty was only meant to last a few years (but could last longer if maintained). A well built log home was supposed to last the rest of the family's life.
If you're interested in building a scoop roof shanty, Basswood and Cedar were the most popular choices for every component, but Basswood is mostly in the Northeast, and scoop roof shanties were built all the way over on the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, so these shanties were literally built from sea to shining sea, and out of whatever wood people could find. Some woods will work better than others, but I think any straight grained wood will do.
I've done quite a bit of research on scoop roof shanties so if there's anything anyone would like to know I'd be happy to take questions, although keep in mind there wasn't a great deal written down about them.
