>>1005657choosing property in the right area is key. Most of the areas I'm considering have loads of spruce and pine in similar size, so material won't be a problem. I also only need about 40 trees for walls, half that if I can cut every tree in half (like with huge pines)
Using chainsaws is horrible. They are loud. Yes they save time, but chopping down trees isn't hard just mildly dangerous if you're an idiot and can't calculate where they fall. An axe will do.
Since wood should dry I can do that first summer, then leave the tree under a simple structure to dry out a year or two. Moving them there means a simple pulley system, meaning rope which is cheap. trimming them means axe again. Skinning them means a good skinning knife or a machete. I have both, most people will only have one, but it doesn't matter. hard work but simple. Work until the work is done.
While the wood dries I can make a rock foundation (ideal) or do concrete which is pretty cheap. Rock is free and can be a replacement for lifting since it's picking shit up and putting it back down again.
Next summer I check on foundation, secure water supply or dig a well, and make sure drainage systems (which I made with the foundation) works well and that there's no danger of moisture and crap, or soggy/sandy clay soil that will fuck up the ground under my cabin site. Check on wood. Probably not done. Plant fruit trees if temperate climate, otherwise map out good berry sites, and as fall hits, study good hunting areas around my site. Build outhouse where the land drains down towards. Make sure it doesn't affect water supply.
Third summer the lumber is ready and I use the books I've read over the winter to make sure the cuttings/fittings where the walls meet make for a perfect fit by cutting/filing down the top and bottom of each log. I again use pulley systems to move logs, and put them in place. Pulley system will mostly be based on climbing equipment and extra rope btw.
