4 HD movies + 4 PDF plan sets
Build useful, beautiful things with logs, stone, and traditional skills. Explore roundwood carpentry and dry-stack masonry through projects from the Low Tech Laboratory collection, created at the Permaculture Technology Jamboree at Wheaton Labs.
4 hours 20 minutes of movies • 141 pages of plans
Total individual value: $94.91
Plus a bonus grape arbor joinery animation!
Join
Kyle Alister for the complete construction of a substantial outdoor picnic table made from naturally fallen logs. See how traditional roundwood joinery holds the table together without nails, screws, or glue.
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2. Moon Gate
HD video • 32 minutes • Individual price: $9.95
Follow
Tim Lanese and the PTJ crew as they build a circular stone gateway using dry-stack masonry. Watch the process unfold as carefully placed stones form a garden entrance without mortar or adhesives.
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3. Giant Log Stairs
HD video • 1 hour 30 minutes • Individual price: $10.00
Watch
Mike Haasl and students turn locally harvested logs into an outdoor hillside staircase. Follow the complete build and explore roundwood carpentry that uses wood joinery instead of metal fasteners or glue.
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4. Grape Arbor
HD video • 50 minutes • Individual price: $10.00
Explore the construction of a giant roundwood grape arbor with
Beau Davidson. From scale-model experiments to full-size joinery, discover the design decisions behind gravity-locked dovetail joints and a structure intended to provide shade and grapes.
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THE PLANS
5. Roundwood Shaving Horse Plans
PDF plans • 34 pages • Individual price: $9.99
A step-by-step guide to the roundwood shaving horse designed by
Mike Haasl and built at PTJ 2022. Follow the design through 3D illustrations as you plan a useful addition to your woodworking setup.
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6. Log Picnic Table 3.0 Plans
PDF plans • 32 pages • Individual price: $14.99
Explore the all-wood picnic table designed by
Kyle Alister and Paul Wheaton. These illustrated plans show a design that uses precise joinery and gravity to hold massive log components together without screws, nails, or glue.
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7. Moon Gate Plans
PDF plans • 40 pages • Individual price: $14.99
Take a closer look at
Tim Lanese's dry-stack moon gate design. These illustrated plans explore how stone placement, gravity, compression, and angular gravel work together in a circular gateway built without mortar.
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8. Giant Log Stairs Plans
PDF plans • 35 pages • Individual price: $14.99
Study the all-wood staircase designed by
Mike Haasl and Paul Wheaton. These illustrated plans detail a design that combines large logs, precise joinery, and hardwood dowels without screws, nails, or glue.
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Eight resources, five projects, one low tech building collection.
Watch the builds, study the plans, and gather ideas for your next project.
