Comments on: Simulating a Chinked Log Wall

By: patrice

patrice — Wed, 21 Sep 2011 23:38:44 +0000

how is the boric acid applied to the wood to preserve it? Make a lilquid or in powder form?

By: Bearfort

Bearfort — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 11:44:04 +0000

Hello Juan — I would not suggest using the chinking recipe here for that as the chinking material would simply fall out as there is not enough depth – you may want to use the synthetic materials for that. As much as I am not a fan of them they do have their uses and there are certain applications where such comes in handy. Perhaps I should write a a short blip on that. If you do use that type of chinking make sure that you have plenty of rubbing alcohol on hand as that acts as a release agent.

By: Bearfort

Bearfort — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:45 +0000

Hello Juan –

This might also be a case in which a synthetic chinking would provide you with the best results.

By: Juan Pena

Juan Pena — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 19:29:51 +0000

HI! I own a log cabin and i am thinking of doing some chinking inside the house. The logs are a traditional 6 inch “D” log, and in the inside there are grooves. I am planing on filling those in with some kind of chinking, but i have not decided on anything yet. Would your method work on such a small bead?

By: Jay Zawerschnik

Jay Zawerschnik — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 12:37:27 +0000

Andy,

I just built a cabin using the slab wood for my inside walls. I used a drawknife to bevel the edge to hold the chinking. I don’t heat my cabin all year. Is it better to use the manufactured chinking vs. your method. Worried about the size change.

Thanks,

Jay