I've never actually seen someone use a template for the notching. Makes sense. Those logs are going to fit so tightly together. I've never seen a chainsaw used as a sander either.

I wish content creators would stop covering the natural sounds of the work being done with annoying music.

Geez, my cousins and I built log cabins over a weekend. And we were kids. They may not have been this fancy, but they were always functional.

As a qualified machinist with toolmaking the first thing I personally would do would be to make a holesaw to suit, then making a suitable jig, drill these reliefs in two logs at once. Cleaner Finnishes, closer fits, less machining time and a heck of a lot safer without any variation.

I would think a 2 inch timber framing chisel would be easier \ more precise than using the axe to finish what the power saw couldn't.

It's amazing, how you are able to choose what tree, how to pull the log with simple l e machine, and not get hurt or splinters on your hand, legs . I am totally amazed.

Minor point, but if the notch was cut on the top of the log, rather than the bottom, the log would sit with more stability on the saw horse, & wouldn’t need shims

Very interesting but no explanation before each one before which I do like to hear. Nevertheless good job thks for sharing!