EMP Lodge Series (Book 3): Dark Defiance by Grace Hamilton

Author:Grace Hamilton [Hamilton, Grace]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Post-Apocalyptic | Dystopian | EMP
Published: 2017-06-30T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Jack had no idea if it was going to work, but he figured it wasn't going to be a complete loss. If the log hewing didn't go as planned, they could still used the wood to burn.

He took a deep breath and swung the ax again. He had recruited Jackson and Evan to help him. Jack figured he should give them a hands-on demonstration on how to hew their own logs, but he had no idea if it would really work.

“Are you sure you know what you are doing?” Evan asked just as he was about to swing.

“No, I don't know what I am doing. You keep talking to me while I'm swinging an ax at me legs and I will chop one of them off.”

He was frustrated and on the verge of losing his cool. That's when he saw Megan walking towards them.

“What's up?” he asked, thankful for the interruption.

She smiled, “Not a thing. I just wanted to see you in action. Wyatt told me you were hewing logs. I've never seen it done before. Why are you doing it? Can't you just leave them round to build the longhouse?”

He sighed, “Yes, but imagine stacking blocks and then imagine stacking something like toilet paper rolls. It is easier to work with square pieces of lumber than the round logs. We can make beams for the roof a center support.”

She didn't look convinced.

“You could do that with the round logs as well.”

His frustration was returning.

“Why do you think the pioneers took the time and energy to hew logs? They did it because in the end, it provided them with a sturdy building and a few guys could do it versus trying to put different sized round logs on top of one another.”

“Okay, okay, I get it. You're right. Can I help?” she asked.

Jack knew Megan was very capable, but this work was extremely difficult. He looked at her face. She wanted to help. He groaned inside. She was truly like a pesky little sister always wanting to tag along with the boys.

“Fine. You can use that ax. There is a smaller log already set up. You are going to score the log first, which is basically making a V shape about every foot on the log. Like this,” he said picking up the ax and whacking it against the log he had started on.

The ax cut was about 2 inches deep. He swung again on the other side of his cut several more times.

“See the V shape?” he asked all three of his attentive pupils.

They all nodded.

“Okay, keep making these deep V's along the long.”

He swung the ax a few more times, deepening and widening the groove. Then he moved down the log a foot and started the process again.

“You guys do the V's down the length of your logs. When you're done, we'll move on to the next step,” he instructed.

None of them talked as they got busy swinging and chopping. Sweat dripped down Jack's brow. He could feel his shirt getting wet with sweat as well.

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