Half Log Cabin
A log cabin built out from a corner square instead of a centre, adding logs on only two sides; the logs on one side are light and the logs on the other are dark.
Block Details
- Category
- Classic
- Difficulty
- beginner
- Grid Type
- log-cabin
- Piece Count
- 11
- Tags
- log-cabinbeginnertraditional
- Also appears in
- Log Cabin
Construction Tips
Alternate sides every log: one on the right, then one across the bottom that covers the end of the log just added.
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