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Cabin off-the-grid adventures with a clueless craftsman

"A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece. Wit's End isn't just a state of mind. It's an address, for a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison pu...

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Main Author: Hutchison, Patrick (Journalist) (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : St. Martin's Press, an imprint of St. Martin's Publishing Group, 2024.
Edition:First edition.
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Dwellings > Remodeling > Washington (State)
Log cabins > Washington (State) > Maintenance and repair.
Hutchison, Pat > Homes and haunts.
Biographies.
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Summary:"A memoir of the author's journey from an office job to restoring a cabin in the Pacific Northwest, based on his wildly popular Outside Magazine piece. Wit's End isn't just a state of mind. It's an address, for a run-down off-the-grid cabin, 120 shabby square feet of fixer-upper Patrick Hutchison purchased on a whim in the mossy woods of the Cascade Mountains in Washington state. To say Hutchison didn't know what he was getting into is no more an exaggeration than to say he's a man with nearly zero carpentry skills. Well, used to be. You can learn a lot over 7 years or renovations. CABIN is the story of those renovations, but it's also a love story; of a place, of possibilities, and of the process of renovation, of seeing what could be instead of what is. It is a book for those who know what it's like to bite off more than you can chew, or who desperately wish to"--
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:viii, 294 pages, 16 pages of unnumbered plates : color illustrations ; 22 cm
ISBN:9781250285706
1250285704
Author Notes:PATRICK HUTCHISON is a writer and builder from the Pacific Northwest. His work has appeared in Outside , Wired, Vice, Seattle magazine, and Seattle Weekly . He grew up in Washington State's rainy southwest corner, eventually moving to Seattle to attend the University of Washington. Working on the cabin described in this book inspired him to leave copywriting to pursue carpentry. He now finds himself most often in the woods, working on tiny homes, cabins, and treehouses. When he isn't building, you'll find him at his home in Tacoma, WA, where he lives with his wife, Kate, and their black lab, Marge. Cabin is his first book.

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