Incidentally, in planning your house remember to take into consideration
that a log cabin’s interior absorbs a great deal of the light unless—God
forbid—you intend to whitewash the walls. Therefore, plan for as many
windows as your walls will allow without unduly weakening them or
disrupting your interior plans.
Use timber at least two inches thick for window and door frames and wide
enough to protrude slightly on the outside of the log wall. The bottom
piece—or sill—of the window frames should have a pitch of about one inch
to the outside and project two inches to allow for drainage of
rainwater. Don’t try to build your own windows. Order them to size from
a mill and set them in.