Log Cabin Profiles & Custom Joinery: How Wood Shapes the Look of Your Home
Design Starts With the Wood
How Wood Shapes the Look of Your Log Cabin Home
One of the biggest visual decisions in designing a log home is the profile of the logs themselves.
The profile determines the shape of the log when viewed from the end and influences how the finished wall looks inside and outside the home.
The Original Log Cabin Homes offers a variety of log profiles in multiple sizes, allowing customers to choose a look ranging from traditional and rounded to flatter and more defined.
To help maintain uniform quality, our log profiles are precisely contoured using automated precision milling equipment.
Log Profile Options
Choose the Shape That Fits Your Style
Different log profiles create very different visual effects. The profile you select can influence the character of both the exterior and interior walls.
Classic D
The Classic D profile combines a rounded face with a flatter opposite surface, creating a recognizable log-home appearance while offering a different interior wall character.
Double Round
A Double Round profile emphasizes the rounded character of the logs and creates a strong traditional log-home appearance.
Double Four
The Double Four profile provides another distinct wall appearance for homeowners looking for something different from a standard rounded profile.
Bevel
Beveled profiles create more defined lines and can give the finished wall a clean, distinctive appearance.
Single Chink
A Single Chink profile emphasizes the horizontal lines between the logs and creates a traditional chink-style appearance.
Double Chink
Double Chink profiles create pronounced horizontal detailing and offer another way to give the finished wall a more traditional log-home character.
Square Plank
Square Plank profiles create flatter wall surfaces and a more linear appearance than traditional rounded logs.
Full Round
Full Round logs provide the classic rounded shape many homeowners immediately associate with traditional log construction.
Super Energy Logs
The Original Log Cabin Homes can also manufacture substantial log options, including 12-inch Super Energy Logs for customers seeking a larger and more substantial wall profile.
Precision Manufacturing
Why Precision Milling Matters
A log wall depends on consistency from one log to the next.
The Original Log Cabin Homes uses automated precision milling equipment to contour log profiles accurately and consistently.
The goal is to create uniform profiles while preserving the natural beauty and character of the wood.
Precise milling also helps the individual logs fit together as intended when the home is assembled.
Custom Joinery
The Corner Style Can Change the Character of the Entire Home
Custom joinery plays an important role in the finished appearance of an Original Log Cabin Home.
The Original Log Cabin Homes offers several corner styles, including Dovetail, Classic, Contemporary, Swedish Cope, and Saddle Notch. Each creates a different visual effect and gives homeowners another way to personalize the design.
Corner Options
Custom Joinery for a Distinctive Look
Dovetail
Dovetail corners create a strong rustic appearance and are one of the most recognizable traditional log-home corner styles.
Classic
Classic corners leave the full profile logs exposed at the corner, emphasizing the shape and character of the logs.
Contemporary
Contemporary corners provide a cleaner and more finished appearance for homeowners who prefer a less rustic look.
Swedish Cope
Swedish Cope corners create a traditional log-home appearance and emphasize the rounded character of the logs.
Saddle Notch
Saddle Notch corners provide a distinctive interlocking appearance and are closely associated with traditional log construction.
Making Your Selection
Which Log Profile Is Right for Your Home?
There is no single profile or corner style that is right for every home. Much of the decision comes down to the appearance you want to create.
When comparing options, think about:
- Whether you prefer a traditional, rustic, or more contemporary appearance
- Whether you prefer rounded or flatter wall surfaces
- How visible you want the individual log courses to be
- The size and style of the home
- The corner treatment you prefer
- The wood species and finish you plan to use
Combining the profile, corner system, wood species, and finish gives homeowners considerable flexibility in shaping the character of the finished home.
Make It Your Own
Your Floor Plan Is Only the Beginning
The log profile and corner style are just two of the choices that help give a home its personality. Combined with the floor plan, wood species, finish, and other design decisions, they help create a home that feels distinctly your own.
See the Details Up Close
See the Difference for Yourself
Drawings and photographs are helpful, but seeing log profiles and corner systems in person can make the differences easier to understand.
A visit to one of our model-home or sales locations gives you an opportunity to see real log construction, compare design details, and talk with our team about options for your own home.
Visit a Sales CenterCommon Questions
Frequently Asked Questions About Log Profiles and Joinery
What is a log home profile?
A log profile is the shape of a log when viewed from the end. Different profiles create different wall appearances and give homeowners a way to influence the character of the finished home.
What log profiles are available?
The Original Log Cabin Homes offers multiple profiles and sizes, including Classic D, Double Round, Double Four, Bevel, Single Chink, Double Chink, Square Plank, Full Round, and substantial Super Energy Log options.
What is log home joinery?
Joinery describes how logs connect at the corners of the home. The corner style can have a major effect on the overall appearance of the building.
What corner styles are available?
The Original Log Cabin Homes offers Dovetail, Classic, Contemporary, Swedish Cope, and Saddle Notch corner styles.
Can the log profile change the appearance of the interior?
Yes. Rounded profiles and flatter profiles can create noticeably different wall appearances inside the home as well as outside.
How are the log profiles manufactured?
The Original Log Cabin Homes uses automated precision milling equipment to contour its log profiles and help maintain consistency throughout the log package.
Start Designing Your Log Home
Find the Look That Fits Your Vision
Explore our floor plans, compare materials, and talk with our team about log profiles, joinery, wood species, and the design choices available for your home.
