Many of the first-generation farm buildings (even houses) on the Canadian Prairies were constructed
with logs from local trees, which often had a diameter on only 5-6" (13-15 cm). When the logs
weren't perfectly straight--as was usually the case--the builders would fill in the spaces
with a mixture of mud, cow manure, and straw. What I didn't know until I saw this example
was that some walls were strengthened by inserting pegs that tied the logs together.
Imagine how labour-intensive that must have been.
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