SImple arched pine plank red door…

Here are a few pictures of a simple plank door I build and installed recently.The exterior is red:   And the interior is natural pine: …sometimes things just don’t need to be complicated… http://huismanconcepts.com/custom-carved-doors/

Lots of Pine

Some pictures of the recently completed island cabin. We got stopped by the weather last fall with just a few details to finish up.Here is a sort of room divider cabinet that I built in the shop this spring while the snow and ice were still there. Once the ice was out we brought it … Read more

Metal roof

I have been working on a project with Ellen Cashman of Bear Bones Studios which she featured in her recent newsletter: She also has a new website up and running here:barebonesely.comyou can also find her on facebook here.and pinterest here. Some pictures of the metal roof going on that cabin this past couple weeks: Spring … Read more

Things shiny and red

I think there is something about firetrucks that brings out the little kid in us. Some time back I was given a short tour of the Ely Fire Station at city hall.I just happened to be there to take some pictures and ran into the fire chief who, when I started asking about the trucks, … Read more

A new gallery posted, Doug Fir & clear skys

I posted a new gallery of pictures on the website galleries yesterday.It is a home recently completed near Ely Minnesota using large Douglas Fir timber framing for parts of the roof support and entry.  Here are a couple pictures and more can be seen at the website gallery here or on the facebook gallery here. … Read more

Awesome interactive home tour

This is a pretty cool way to get a walk through tour of a home that I built a few years back. The home has been on the market for a couple years waiting for the right person to come along.It is being listed by Lisa Janisch Realty and she has put forth the effort … Read more

Ice, rocks, tracks…

Not much to take pictures of construction-wise these days…I was out and about yesterday and saw some tracks down on the lake-shore on Burntside Lake.I decided to take a walk. It was a warm day and we hadn’t seen the sun in a while.I’m not good at track identification. I am guessing Fox.I found the … Read more

Looking for stones

As a younger family, we occasionally enjoyed a trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior.There is no better place than the shore of the Big Lake to look for interesting stones… “Mother and Daughter, Searching For Stones on Lake Superior”, 14″x22″ pencil drawing on Bristol Board by John Huisman http://huismanconcepts.com/artwork-gallery/