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Traditional axe making and wooden lodge construction from Sweden
http://youtu.be/dbCpDsxUHVc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbCpDsxUHVc

Really excellent video. Notice that he is building a cabin with green 
logs. If you are building a house with rough sawn lumber from the 
sawmill always nail it up green and do not dry it beforehand;
let it dry in place. If you dry before building it will warp, cup, curl, 
become very hard, if hardwood lumber, and difficult to nail;
antidote to that is to dip the nails in oil or coat with paraffin wax; 
in extreme cases also blunt the tip of the nail before driving;
use cut nails and/or pole barn case-hardened ring shank nails.
See the out of print book "The Green Wood House"