a digital publication of Honest Abe Log Homes
January 2019 Edition
Second Time Around for Coppers
Log home lovers Jim and Diana Copper built their second Honest Abe Log Home on Tennessee’s majestic Highland Rim.
Perched on a bluff high above Tennessee’s Dale Hollow Lake is Jim and Diana Copper’s second house by Honest Abe Log Homes, the first having been on their cattle farm in rural Illinois.
The Coppers chose Honest Abe’s award-winning Cambridge plan for their 2,800-square-foot new home.
“We loved the Cambridge plan because it had the two-sided, two-story stone fireplace with gas logs that opens into the living room and on the other side into the dining room,” Diana said. “We also loved the high ceilings with heavy timber roofing and natural lighting provided by the window configuration.”
Jim said that Honest Abe’s Genesis log style was chosen because it is square inside and out and could be chinked to look like the log homes built by early Tennessee settlers. Diana characterized the style of the house as “a little bit rustic, a little bit country and a little bit industrial.”
The 2,800-square-foot home of Jim and Diana Copper was designed to take full advantage of the view of Dale Hollow Lake.
2019 Events Inform & Inspire
Last year hundreds of people attended special events hosted by Honest Abe Log Homes. During the company’s 40th Anniversary year in 2019 there’s even more to offer log and timber frame home enthusiasts with five log raisings and four home tours scheduled throughout the year.
Honest Abe offers several ways to assit you with construction of your new log or timber home.
Incorporating traditional timber frame elements into a log home enhances the interior and exterior.
Honest Abe Log Homes’ National Headquarters and manufacruring plant were featured on PBS.
Register for Our Feb. 2 Log Raising
The 2019 calendar of free events kicks off on Feb. 2 with the first of five Log Raisings at Honest Abe’s National Headquarters in Moss, Tennessee. Log Raisings are family-friendly events held in the company’s climate-controlled events building. Honest Abe staff members build a small cabin during the three-hour experience, which begins at 9 a.m. with coffee and snacks and ends at noon with lunch and a tour of the manufacturing facility. Log Raisings are free, but space is limited. Registration is required and may be made by arrangement with a company sales representative, an independent dealer or by calling 800-231-3695.
Meet Honest Abe Reps at 2019 Log Home Shows
The Copper Home Plan
The Copper home (story above) was created from a customized Cambridge Plan, am award-winning plan by Honest Abe.
Cooking at McFarland Creek Outdoors
Amanda Hatcher prepares hearty and delicious meals for guests at McFarland Creek Outdoors, a hunting preserve owned by Shane Smith, one of Honest Abe’s owners. Here Amanda shares a guest favorite, Buffalo Chicken Baked Potato.
Celebrating 40 years in 2019 –Stories from our Blog
Rick Denton Took Honest Abe from an Idea to Industry Icon
Honest Abe Log Homes is celebrating 40 years in business in 2019. Honest Abe's first president discusses the company's early days in operation. By Claudia Johnson, Honest Abe Log Homes Rick Denton had no plans to come back home – not for good anyway. He’d earned his...
