Editing Palisade (section)

==Half-timber palisade construction==
[[Image:Big Moose Lake NY USA Architecture.jpg|left|thumb|upright|Vertical, half-timber palisade architecture at Covewood Lodge in [[Big Moose Lake]] in New York's [[Adirondack Mountains]]]]

In the late nineteenth century, when milled lumber was not available or practical, many [[Adirondack Mountains|Adirondack]] buildings were built using a palisade architecture. The walls were made of vertical half timbers; the outside, rounded half with its bark still on faced Adirondack weather, while the inside half was sanded and varnished for a finished wood look. Typically, the cracks between the vertical logs were filled with moss and sometimes covered with small sticks.  Inside, the cracks were covered with narrow wooden battens. This palisade style was much more efficient to build than the traditional horizontal log cabin, since two half logs provided more surface area than one whole log and the vertical alignment meant a stronger structure for supporting loads like upper stories and roofs. It also presented a more finished look inside. Examples of this architectural style can still be found in the Adirondacks, such as around [[Big Moose Lake]].<ref>{{Cite book|title = Big Moose Lake in the Adirondacks|editor-last = Barlow|editor-first = Jane |publisher = Big Moose Lake History Project|year = 2004|isbn = 0-8156-0774-1|location = Syracuse, NY|pages = 22, 23}}</ref>