WEST CHAZY, N.Y. — The dumbest robins in New York state live on a ledge outside Rob Roy’s kitchen window. Or at least they would like to roost there. On a recent Monday morning, Roy, 65, and his wife, ...

"Cordwood Building" collects the wisdom of more than 25 of the world's best practitioners, detailing the long history of the method, and demonstrating how to build a cordwood home using the latest and ...

Learn about the advantages of building a home using cordwood construction. Unabashedly, I admit to two great love affairs in my life: with Jaki, my wife of 30 years, and (this one is shared with Jaki) ...

Earthwood, in upstate New York, was built using cordwood masonry. Rob and Jaki Roy laid cedar logs into a wall. Photographs by Tony Cenicola / The New York Times WEST CHAZY, New York - Rob and Jaki ...

PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – It was an unexpected discovery during a holiday weekend trip to the Adirondack Mountains. In their late 60s, Rob and Jaki Roy are a couple who thrive on and continue to grow in ...

WEST CHAZY — Cordwood, mortar mix and insulating fill is all it takes to build a distinctive home, and Earthwood Building School can show you how. The West Chazy-based operation will have an Open ...

Traditional log cabins and timber-framed dwellings required "extensive lengths of straight, high-quality timber," Mr. Tishler wrote in "Cordwood Building: The State of the Art." The material for a ...