tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11898252919624302482011-10-10T09:09:56.298-05:00Abe's Log Blog is an effort by Honest Abe Log Homes to discuss topics important to potential log home buyers and current owners of log homes. From discussing the lifestyle of log home living to products, services, financing, building, and more! We'll address topics important to today's log home enthusiast.Honest Abe Log Homeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13470494791724718287noreply@blogger.comBlogger91100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189825291962430248.post-53344550477143016212011-10-10T08:47:00.008-05:002011-10-10T09:05:00.873-05:00

A quiet countryside with a thankful and proud people living in a small community. That is an ideal place that many now seek out; a little bit of Mayberry with a side of The Waltons for good measure. People are discovering this very place at Rockcastle Farms, a wooded mountain-view development high atop some rolling mountains just outside the rural town of Jamestown, Tennessee.A History Lesson:

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Honest Abe Log Homes recently forged a unique and active marketing relationship with Mountain Heart, a well established progressive roots/alt-bluegrass band. As Honest Abe lead a search for talent to appear in a series of new commercials, Mountain Heart leaped from the pool of talent surrounding Nashville, Tennessee and became an obvious choice to partner with. This pairing is a new

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During the month of August, 2010, the Log Homes Council, who’s parent organization is the National Association of Home Builders, is featuring a beautiful timber frame house by Honest Abe Log Homes. Honest Abe, a member and supporter of the council, is best known for designing, manufacturing and building log homes and cabins. However, this timber frame home demonstrates the diversity within the

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Years ago, a log or barn raising was a common event throughout our country. Neighbors would come from all around to help a friend in need build their home or barn. A whole community would gather, making a big event of it, and erect a structure in a day or so. Honest Abe Log Homes, a leading manufacturer of log homes based in Moss, Tennessee, has taken this age-old tradition and added a modern

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As I was filming video released by Honest Abe Log Homes on YouTube which focused on hand hewing, it occurred to me how today’s crafts were often necessities to our forefathers. Now, I realize this certainly wasn’t any ground breaking discovery. What really caught my attention is how valuable those rare crafts are. What was once a common necessity can be a treasure to us today.Just down the

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Each year, millions of people around the world begin their new year with new resolutions. However, rarely are any of the objectives we set really new. One popular website (www.squidoo.com/newyears) lists these as some of the top resolutions each year:1. Stop smoking2. Get Fit3. Lose Weight4. Enjoy Life More5. Quit Drinking6. Get Organized7. Learn Something New8. Get Out

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I have the pleasure of speaking with a variety of log home enthusiasts as I travel to shows and events across the country. It's always interesting to listen to the plans people have, and how they approach challenges and obstacles. As a log home provider, it is our job to help customers through the various stages of building a new custom home, so it is important that we always be good listeners.

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We often idolize our parents, but perhaps our grandparents even more so. One of my best memories from childhood is the time I spent with my grandfather on his porch swing. My grandpa and I spent many evenings watching the traffic go by. We would each choose a direction of travel, and make a contest out of counting the cars as they sped by. He always knew the direction most vehicles would be

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As I post construction phase images on Facebook of a 9000+ square foot home being built in Tennessee, a question comes to mind. "Is our industry showcasing the size homes that the majority of our customers are interested in seeing?" Not many of us have a budget to build a million dollar home, I certainly do not. However, log home manufacturers in general (Honest Abe included) tend to show off our

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