Tuesday, December 18, 2012

One Log at a Time


Horse Logging

 "Elroy is a character, a gentleman of 60 or so. His appearance doesn't inspire confidence at first. He wears a battered cowboy hat over his grey hair, his belly hangs over his belt a little, and he hasn't shaved in a few days. He looks more like a stereotypical truck driver than what I imagined a horse-logger might look like. Alex, his nephew, is a different matter. He's tall, muscular and lean at the same time. He wears a black wool railroader's hat, wool pants, wool plaid shirt and insulated rubber boots. In short, Alex looks like what Hollywood central casting would send over for a North Woods logger. But I quickly learn both Alex and Elroy are the real deal."

From Chapter 8, Two Horse Horsepower


"We make steady progress and each day as we walk up the hill to our camp, we still look back and assess our progress. The rafters begin to define the roofline, and the roof framing begins to establish a very handsome shape to the cabin. Accustomed to looking at the walls only, the roof has been just something we've had to imagine. Viewing the log walls without the roof structure makes them appear squat and heavy, but as soon as we have enough rafters in place, the whole cabin begins to look lighter and, very curiously, more substantial at the same time."

From Chapter 14, Working Against the Clock


Here is a link to our website: http://onelogatatimebook.com/Home_Page.html

And here is the link to Amazon to purchase the book:  http://www.amazon.com/One-Log-Time-Douglas-Procter/dp/1475180772/ref=sr_1_11?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1338134766&sr=1-11

3 comments:

Peggy said...

I enjoy the blurb from the book. Reminds me how much I enjoyed the book. And good idea to include the Amazon link and website.

Anonymous said...

Hey Doug and Nancy, We found one of the horseshoes from those horses this summer when we were working in the woods near the house. Whoa. It is HUGE. Looks more like an elephant shoe than a horseshoe. We also had a visitor this summer who said she had read your book before coming to visit and felt like she knew the place already before she got here. Thanks for the history. Linda

Andorra said...

i also enjoyed the book :) agree with peggy.