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:abin building 237In the first example I will assume that there isa road or waterway to the camp site on which toolsand some materials can be transported by wagon,boat, or raft; also that the cabin is to be largeenough for four men, but planned to economizetime and labor in construction, so that it may befinished in a week. You are supposed to hire a manwith team to snake the logs in, unless enough suitabletrees grow on the site itself.f/r f/r/ / r t /- ^ • r r ^ ^ r / / .' r V ///^x/6-g-/•LCLFig. 69.—Log cabin (ground plan)a—door; b— fireplace, 4'; c, c—windows; d,d—bunks, 4Jx6f'; e—table, 3x4i'; f—grubchest, 2'x3'; g—wash stand, lVx2V; straightdotted lines indicate high shelvesDecide beforehand what kind of roof you shallmake. If it be of sawed shingles, or of roofing felt,then you must take along roof-boards as a foundationfor them. A roof made simply of planks battenedand painted will last several years without any covering,and it is easiest of all to build ; but it is proneto warp or cup, under a summer sun, and then leak.If roofing felt is used, carry along; paint and brushto take the black "curse" off. Clapboards riven fromneighbormg trees are chosen m the present instance,