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\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nphoto source<\/a><\/p>\n

Lincoln logs have been a source of frustration for me ever since the sibs and I received a small canister for Christmas in the early 1960s. It was the size of the one above\u2013big enough to make a pint-sized ranch style house\u2013much smaller than what was pictured on the container. Between that frustration and my constant lusting for hair as curly and blond as the child model’s, I never master Lincoln Log construction.<\/p>\n

Fast forward to Family Camp 2013, where one of the projects was the renovation of the old log cabin playhouse. The dismantling and rebuilding of the structure was an educational experience with life-sized Lincoln Logs, one that demanded to be recorded in photographs.<\/p>\n

\"Playhouse<\/a>
\nFirst, try to take down the structure with karate kicks.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nWhen that doesn’t work, use a crowbar,<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nor climb onto the roof with hammers in hand,<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nand pull off the roof.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nKinda weird, huh?<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nMeanwhile, some far-seeing women color code and number the logs for future reference.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nOnce the logs are all numbered and the demolition is complete, the playhouse looks like this. The pile of wood in the top right corner is material that needs to be replaced: the roof, the floor, 7 wall logs, and other items.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nThey really do look like life-sized Lincoln Logs!<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nReplacing the bad logs is easy. Just go to the nearby woods, cut down trees of the correct size, and add them to the pile. Then peel the logs.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nNext, use heavy machinery to level the dirt in the new, shady location not far from the old spot,<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nlay the foundation blocks,<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nand haul one log,<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nand another…you get the idea.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nOf course, the new logs need to be notched. But that’s easy when there’s a chain saw handy.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nAdd the floor joists and another layer of logs, including the door threshold log, to hold the joists in place.<\/p>\n

\"Lincoln<\/a>
\nThings slow down a bit when it’s time to lay the floor, which is made of deck planks left from another camp project.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the day of my departure arrived before the floor was completed and more logs went up. So there are no more pictures this year. But just wait until next year when the playhouse will be up and running for Family Camp 2014!<\/p>\n

PS: A Shadow Valley relly sent a picture of the playhouse on the final day of camp. It’s not completely done, but with the roof on, it should survive winter.<\/p>\n

\"playhouse<\/a><\/p>\n

Kinda makes you want to be a kid again, huh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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