The Sufficient Natural

01/01/2025

New Addition to the Homestead: Alpine Goats! I recently got two Alpine Goats from a local dairy goat farm to add to my home property. These wethers are around 6 months old, and I have had them for almost 2 months.

The plan for these goats is to rotationally graze them on my home and cabin property to thin the underbrush. This will make the space more useable, fire-safe, and aesthetically pleasing.

When they are fully grown in a couple of years, I will also have the potential to use them as pack animals.

Stay tuned for more goat related posts as I share my perspective as a beginning goat owner on my pen setup, rotational grazing setup, and other lessons and failures.

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https://thesufficientnatural.com/2025/01/01/new-addition-to-the-homestead-alpine-goats/

07/26/2024

We initially used a premade ridge cap from where we got our roof panels. It ended up not overlapping enough and, frankly, just did not look good. Instead, we folded a piece of metal roof hot-dog style and used it instead. It looks and functions much better.

Click the link in my bio to learn how I built the roof for my 12’ x 12’ Cabin.

07/24/2024

While finishing the roof, don’t hesitate to temporarily screw in 2”x4” footholds in order to walk on. Make sure these are screwed into the rafters, and not just the sheathing.

Click the link in my bio to learn how I built the roof for my 12’ x 12’ Cabin.

07/24/2024

The basic process for framing a roof is as follows: brace your ridge board, layout 1 rafter, test fit, and adjust, then trace that rafter on the rest of your rafters.

Click the link in my bio to learn how I built the roof for my 12’ x 12’ Cabin.

07/15/2024

New blog post! I go over how I framed the roof for the 12' x 12' Cabin. When I set out to frame the roof I considered this the pinnacle of my carpentry experience. For the amateur carpenter like myself, this was no easy task. Despite this, by the time I got to this point in my cabin build, I was ready to tackle this process.

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How to frame a basic gable roof for a 12' x 12' cabin.

07/01/2024

New Blog Post: "Basic Carpentry Tools Everyone Should Own." I list the tools and talk about what they are used for. These are the tools I used to build my 12'x12' Cabin.

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Basic carpentry tools everyone should own. These are the tools I used to build my 12’ x 12’ Cabin, and they can frame just about any small structure.

06/29/2024

06/25/2024