Full-scribe log joinery techniques are among the oldest forms of log building methods and have proved to make a solid, long lived building. After felling and cutting to the required length, logs are prepared by hand by first strip back the bark. The building then begins by laying the logs on top of one another, a tight seal is maintained between logs by hand scribing the profile of each lower log onto the log above, cutting a profile and groove that locks the logs into position.