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Log Diary: 1808 Bob Timberlake Log Cabin Project
Restoration of 200-year-old cabin
Who knew back in 1808, when this massive authentic log cabin was built, that 200 years later, it would bring together two gentlemen who share the same passion—old log cabins?
One was Bob Timberlake, a famous, well-known artist from Lexington, N.C., whose work encompasses an array of paintings featuring Mother Nature to a simple flower blooming against an old rock wall to the warmth of his fine furniture collection.
The other man, Butch Phillips, is the founder of Grandfather Mountain Log Homes from Pittsboro, N.C. Although he produces traditional log homes and cabins, his passion is reclaiming authentic antique log cabins. "You cannot reproduce the hand-hewn marks or the aroma of a 200-year-old log, but you can preserve it for others to enjoy for another 200 years to come," he notes.
Through conversation, and mutual interest and friends, Bob and Butch were introduced, and the story begins. According to Dan Timberlake, Bob's son, the cabin to Bob's studio was disassembled and stored. It was clear that there was no more room to build this cabin, and they wanted to know if Butch had interest in buying the cabin. The answer was "yes."
"The purpose of building this cabin is very simple: It is for my family and friends to enjoy—to finally create a cabin that hopefully will be enjoyed by all who sit, relax and reminisce about the past, present and future," Butch says.
Join us as we start the step-by-step journey of rebuilding and recreating a log cabin of yesteryear.
| Log Home Diary: Entry #1 |
 Finding the right location.By Butch Phillips We've finally found it: the perfect location to put the 1808 log cabin! After only 18 months of searching, we have the most undeniable setting you could imagine. During a conversation, Bob Timberlake asked me, "What do you plan to do with the cabin, and where are you going to put it?" I answered the "what" question—to create a guest cabin for family and friends—but in terms of where, I told Bob I had no idea. My wife, Karen, asked me the same question: "Well, where do you put the cabin?" It's simple: The mountains I've been building and developing on the last nine years in Boone, N.C., and Blowing Rock, N.C., along the Blue Ridge Parkway...(Click to continue) |
Butch Phillips and Bob Timberlake pose outside Bob's studio in Lexington, N.C. The larger of the two structures, the cabin used to create the studio was completed in 1809 and measures 26-by-52 feet. The original footprint of Butch's cabin is 20-by-40 feet.
The new cabin will be relocated to Justice Plantation in Pittsboro, N.C., about an hour east of Lexington. This old barn, located on the property, will be deconstructed and turned into rustic reclaimed furniture.
In addition to the reclaimed barnwood, additional materials located on the property, such as mule stones, will be incorporated into the cabin and other structures planned for the plantation.
In addition to the reclaimed barnwood, additional materials located on the property, such as stones from mule stalls, will be incorporated into the cabin and other structures planned for the plantation.
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By dusty fisher on Oct 30, 2009
This is a grate project to see. I have seen reclaimed projects in Montana for sale ( a bit overpriced out there) but its time people used what is out there instead of everything brand new and never as good a quality of old forest wood. Best of luck with this project.
By MIKE MCMILLAN on Oct 31, 2009
I RESTORED AN OLD LOG CABIN THAT BELONGED TO THE GRANDFATHER OF MY WIFE. IT WAS MOVED TO THE MATTHEWS MUSEUM IN GALAX VA. WE STILL REPAIR OLD CABINS IN THIS AREA. BOB HELPED MY DAD DESIGN THE GAS SYSTEM IN OUR MOBILE HOME PARK IN WINSTON SALEM IN EARLY SIXTIES. HIS NAME WAS TROY MCMILLAN