I see some evidence of it around here, but there is not a whole lot since many of the extant barns are from around 1900, when most of these were gone.
There is a log cabin in this county built I believe in either the 1830's or 1840's, with the squared log style. All of the logs in it are at least 24 inches wide, totally free of any sapwood.
Here is a couple of pictures:
These corner joints are unusual. I have heard there is one particular builder who built most of the cabins in this county, and this type of corner joint was his trademark. In other words, nobody else (at least hereabouts) used it.
But any way, this is a fine example of some super-sized timber at work. IT is hard to tell from this picture, but in other places it is evident that these gigantic timbers were converted entirely by axe.
