To start, let me explain the differences between a Milled Log Home and a Hand Crafted Log Home. While both will appear to be similar in style and construction, there are many differences that will set them apart as far as looks, how they are designed, and how they are produced. Both start with the same wood species, in our case, dead standing Lodge Pole Pine and Engelman Spruce. We use these western whitewoods because they are selectively harvested for their uniform straightness, low moisture content at harvest, and their durability, able to withstand all that Mother Nature can throw at them. But this is where the differences end. Raw timber used in Hand Crafted homes is just that, as the logs come into our facility they will be hand peeled, and these peeled logs will be used as is, retaining their natural taper from butt end to tip. Milled Log Homes use cants, logs that have been sawn into four sided blanks that can be fed into the mill lathe system that removes all excess material, producing a consistent diameter log from tip to butt, every log being uniform in size and shape.