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…a new video:https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10150989200705765&saved some old videos:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=238105152890526&set=vb.288028375764&type=3&permPage=1 https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=109713359063040&set=vb.288028375764&type=3&permPage=1

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…getting down to the finishing touches on the interior of this project. The counter-tops have been installed and the sinks are ready for the finished plumbing and fixtures.  It’s been another warm week here, but certainly a lot cooler than in other parts of the country…  http://huismanconcepts.com/ ________________________________________________________________ I read a good article on the … Read more

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This week Scott has been building a stairway made of Douglas Fir timber.The steps and risers are fully mortised into the stringers.I took these shots after the cutting was done but before he started the assembly: This is the spot where the stairs will go: Then, yesterday, we lifted them into place:  Another big weekend … Read more

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A nice story in the Minneapolis paper this weekend about a Huisman Concepts built log home for sale near Ely MN.  http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/161593435.html

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Some cabinets installed on one of the remodel projects we have going:  The cabinets were built by a custom cabinet builder that the homeowner had used in the past for other projects  in the Twin Cities area and they wanted them to build the ones for this project near Ely as well. The cabinet maker … Read more

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…Some trim work getting done…The trim is Douglas fir as is the interior wood on the Marvin windows. …also some finished trim around the cabinets. The cabinets are made of Alder, here is a shot of where the crown molding meets the wall and the ceiling: …other trim work, around the Douglas Fir timber frame … Read more

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For the last few years I have been using these adjustable hinges on doors that I build.I was installing some on a door today and snapped a couple shots.They take a bit of work getting them mortised in properly, but in the end, it is nice to be able to tweak them a bit as … Read more

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Nothing real noteworthy going on in the construction projects this past week, at least nothing that would be interesting to see pictures of…. just plugging away on the couple of project we have going on… Last weekend something interesting happened here at home. I was heading out to the shop and my son, Jonathan, comes … Read more

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We had to pull off our other jobs this week to do a quick replacement of some old log railing that had just gotten to that point… Even well made and well maintained Cedar log railing will eventually begin to rot and the old stuff here had been up for probably twenty years and had … Read more

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I installed the bar top I had been working on a couple weeks ago.This is in a log house I built a few years ago. We had built a bar top of a huge heavy slab of maple. I was told it had been kiln dried, but I don’t think is was dry enough as … Read more