I am trying to build an ”historic luxury” cabin at a low cost. I purchased 4000 board feet of inch thick rough cut oak. I have framed with 2×4 and plywood and now have the oak nailed to the framing with one and half inch tall gaps between each board to give the chinking look. Can I purchase mortar mix to use for chinking? I cannot afford the 150 dollar 5 gallon chinking at this time. The chinking is just for looks.
Chinking:
By the shovel:
1 portland cement
3 strained sawdust
4 fibered plaster
2 masonry sand
2 masonry cement
mix dry add water
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Daubing Mixes
parts (volume) material
MIX A
1/4 cement
1 lime
4 sand
1/8 dry color
hog bristles or excelsior
MIX B
6 sand
4 lime
1 cement
MIX C
1 portland cement
4-8 lime
7-10 sand
Mix A (Donald A. Hutsler, ”Log Cabin Restoration: Guidelines for the Historical Society,” American Association for State and Local History, Technical Leaflet No. 74, ”History News,” Vol. 29, No. 5 (May 1974.)
Mix B and C are reprinted from ”Log Structures: Preservation and Problem-Solving,” by Harrison Goodall and Renee Friedman, Nashville, TN: American Association for State and Local History, 1980.