Practice Wall

Before you begin chinking, I highly recommend a practice chinking wall.  Take some small log ends, two to three feet in length, nail them together with 2 x 6s on the ends, and you have a small wall section to practice on.  I learned some valuable lessons before I started chinking my cabin.  Note the last picture with the actual chinking.  There are cracks all throughout.  After tinkering with the mortar mixture, and with some good advice from knowledgeable friends, I was able to iron out these problems.