Birch Bark Canoe Build and the Story of the Captain Samual Brady /FRONTIERSMAN /WOODWORKING/ HISTORY
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- Опубликовано: 18 окт 2024
- Working on Gunnels and a Wee bit of History about Captain Samual Brady
Peter continues his work on the gunnels for the canoe and tells the story of the infamous frontiersman, Captain Samual Brady. The story starts at 5:58.
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Your videos are the only ones that I can hit the like button before I even watch them. Just wish I could give it 2 thumbs up.....oh wait 👍👍
Flatter sir and thanks for the thumbs up…all two of them!
Hi Peter.
Don’t worry about ‘going on too long’! Like the rest of your followers I could listen to you telling such stories for hours! The stories are always interesting but it’s your enthusiasm for your subject that grabs the attention. I’m still working my way up your play list so hopefully there are many more such treats to enjoy before I catch up with your latest films.
Best wishes,
Mark
Thanks for your continued interest.
I always heard instead of going on vacation make a life that you live as if your on vacation... I love how you have your place look forward to your videos thanks for doing them.....
Thanks Timothy and we certainly enjoy producing them.
Cpt. Sam Brady stories are always interesting, Peter. That leap is hard to imagine, but that lends itself to his legend.
He was a determined sod. I would have settled fora shorter jump and landed in the river.
The fabrication is clearly amazing, but the story telling/history is equally great! Please keep them both up and thanks for sharing!
Such a nice compliment, thank you.
Hi from Syracuse NY USA everyone thank you for sharing a adventure in history with me
Thanks Earl, you have been one avid follower of our channel.
Mr. Pete you and Jenny sure make the story perfect. Great ending for Capt. Brady. Hard to phantom for sure! As always...stay well!!!
Yup, if all of our troublesome times could work out as well as Samuels.
Interesting story about Capt. Brady.
As one who grew up in the Fallen Timbers area, I developed a keen interest in the art and culture of the Indigenous peoples and their interaction with the early European settlers. It was indeed a brutal era and atrocities by both sides were the rule of the day. Samuel Brady’s story has long been one of my favorites. Your telling of it was, by far, the best I’ve heard. Anxiously waiting your next tale!
A flattering compliment indeed, thank you.
Man God has blessed you with many talents friend just watched your whole cabin playlist it was amazing now I’m hooked you are a hard and healthy worker may your days be filled with happiness👏🏾👏🏾👍🏾
Wow, the entire playlist, you sir are hardcore. Glad you enjoyed.
Hello Peter and I hope all are well. Sorry to hear about the gunnels but like you mention it's no place to skimp on unloadworthy wood. Always a pleasure hearing you tell story's. Until next time my friend take care and be safe. Have a great weekend and we'll see you down the road.......thank you.
Thanks Michael … keep it between the ditches.
Talk a wee bit about anything that crosses your mind sir! Thank you for your time and dedication....ATB
Thank you.
I love watching And learning how to build and live like they did back then but my favorite part is the stories I love Hearing the history I want to thank you because I've learned a great deal.
Like you Michael, I also love hearing a good story and I’m flattered that you’ve enjoyed mine.
Enjoyed the story, especially with the addition of Jenny. I'm reminded of my youth when my dad used to tell us stories at night with the night birds regaling us. I love history and have always appreciated tales of the frontier.
I too have found memories of story tellers when I was younger, particularly my 96 year old Grandfather and 99 year old grandmother…their stories fascinated me!
I love that story. That famous leap and the events of that story happened just a few miles from where I live. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks Stephen.
Thank you for giving us a little known history lesson
Glad you enjoyed.
Great story about Capt Brady. I had never heard that one before. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Mike, glad you enjoyed.
Best story teller EVER !!! which are actually true historical events AWESOME my friend
Well now, Timmy, that is a flattering compliment and I thank you.
@@TheWoodlandEscape might be flattering to you BUT I see it as truth Looking forward to more Vidios
Hey Peter, being a farrier and blacksmith myself, that knife is exactly the same as what I use for trimming the sole and frog on horse hooves!! I love your videos! keep up the hard work!!!
The latest one I made is pretty close to a hoof knife. I want a gouge for small work , so I put a pretty tight bend in it. We appreciate your nice feedback. I used to shoe all of horses and I must say if your doing it for a living, you’ve chosen a very tough profession.
I Like the stories and look forward to your your projects. Great story on Captain Samual Brady! I only wish I had someone to teach me the old school craftsman ways like you know.
If your off grid, Al you probably have most of the skills already. We appreciate your interest in our endevour.
What a great channel .. I look forward to the Wee Bits of History .. well , Onward and Upward is the watchword..
Thanks Jeff.
Thank you for the wee bit of history.
Our pleasure Richard,glad you’re enjoying.
Oh no! You never talk too much about history! Your "wee bit of history " is always amazing and I would guess most look forward to it!
I do get more work done when not talking history but, it certainly makes ones labour goes quicker!
Great story. Thanks (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Thanks Steven.
This homie is a legend!! Much love brother keep being yourself and doing your thing, its an inspiration!
I thank you for the kind words.
You always have the coolest stories That are true history. Love it !!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Another good one! Thanks for bringing us along
Our pleasure, Stan, glad you’re enjoying.
Good Story! Can't wait to see the canoe!
Me too but, I do enjoy the slow process of the build
Another great video Cathy and Peter!
Thanks Chris.
Thank you Peter, I'm excited to see how your canoe turns out, and always enjoy the stories of our history.
Glad your enjoying Kirk. Wouldn’t be too long and the canoe will start to take some shape.
What an interesting story. I am watching John Colter's Escape here on RUclips :) Thanks!
Thank you for another great video
Great story telling. Well done
Thank you, Randy.
I'll let you know you it's an honor to know you thank you for your skill and all your knowledge never a boring minute my friend alwa😎🛶ys Freddie 😄👍
Thanks so much Freddie. Who knows, perhaps some day our paths will cross.
I can see where a canoe maker might develop a relationship with the distiller down the road!
Good story, smiling. Well if I ever need to build a canoe now I will know how.lol. Right after I win the lottery.
Doesn’t cost all that much, in fact the materials are free from the forest. However, there is a rather large cost in time.
Another great wee bit of history. Not sure if it's our age or the fact I'm from Northern NY but I've had a wee bit in my vocabulary for some time now. Didn't want you to think I was stealing your thunder in case I use it. I didn't know the story and now have more research to do. Thanks again for your videos.
My mom always used it and I quest it just kinda stuck! Thanks Mark.
That was a great story thank you very much I enjoyed every minute of your story back in the days . Looking forward to your next video 👍
Glad your enjoying.
NICE MIX! First off...thanks muchly Peter and Catherine 4 yet another fine vid! U know Peter,; 'Nothing is for Nothing!' The 'time lost' is 'time gained' IF U think about how U may have been someone who needed prodding, in taking 'fewer risks' with wood selection. I find that we all make decisions that 'cost us' and sometimes these decisions need B repeated often enough B 4 we stop a pattern of risk. Not 2 mention the 'patience' it fosters! And yes, plenty of lovely kindling! Now, this Samuel Brady, sure weighed his options to 'intense degree'. His adrenaline made of him a 'Superman' and rightly fit the phrase; "Leap of Faith"" Gotta wonder how his poor bod fared after THAT exploit! I can well imagine his personal prayer in flight; "Feet don't fail me now." And yes, Jenny was the 'perfect companion' to set the stage for your fine tale. Health and God Bless! :)
I needed you as a teacher Marie … always a lesson in your comments. As to how Samuel Brady’s body felt, I suspect a lot like mine when I first wake up! It does get better as the day passes.
i don't believe I'd heard of captain samuel Brady before. interesting tail well told. throwing a baby in a fire as a distraction for escape? absolutely brutal! I've read so much frontier history that i cant say im shocked by that act but i can certainly see how the majority of modern people would be. those were hard and brutal times and what awaited him wouldn't likely have been less so. to him anyway.
it's a fine thing to see the shavings pile up ankle deep at the ol shaving horse. happy canoe building and thank goodness we don't live in such times as those. but it's interesting to try to understand it. take care
Seems we are slowly going back to those brutal times with the war in Ukrainian,mass shootings etc. You’d think we would have learned.
Thank you, another great video!!
As usual very enjoyable and informative.
Thanks Gary.
Great story.
Thanks Kevin.
Great story, II guess I'll have to do a little research on Brady. Thanks again
Glad you enjoyed, Frank.
Been gone awhile do to health issues hopefully the cause will be discovered soon and I’ll recover.
Really enjoyed the presentation great fun as usual.
Sorry to hear of your health issues.I hope you have a speedy recovery. True wealth isn’t lots of money but,good health.
Hey Peter. I'm familiar with the spokeshave and the drawknife but have never used a crooked knife. Laubin in his "Bows and Arrows of the American Indian" says the first ones probably used a beavers tooth. What you need is some good white wood from a Hickory. Rub a little bacon grease on that, heat it over a fire and you can bend it to any shape you want. Trouble is that it smells so good while you're heating it that it makes you hungry. I was trying to put a recurve on a Hickory bow that way. You know I ate five bows before I was finally able to complete one.
Built a few self bows myself and yes, I’ve also made kindling out of some of them as well. Once you get on to the tool, it’s pleasure to use.
@@TheWoodlandEscape much enjoyed the tale of the escape. I'd like to share with you some of what has been related to me about the area I live in. It lies along the border of Arkansas, Missouri to the North, Eastern brush country of Texas to the South. Except for some of the creek and river bottoms it's made up of rocky plateaus we call flats and deep draws or hollows and, though lower in elevation, has a good resemblance to the Appalachians, beautiful country in spring and fall, hot and humid in summer. We did not reach statehood until the early 1900s. Before that it was a place where a fellow could get to in a hurry for one reason or another. Around the time of statehood there was a book written about it called HELL ON THE BORDER which named names and told some of the most lurid tales. Most of it was totally untrue, of course, but for a time it might be unfortunate or downright unhealthy to have a copy of that book and especially to repeat some of the things written in it. Into that country came my grandfather, on my mother's side, during the late 1800s. He and my grandmother had a large family of 9 children. The stories they could tell.
Fascinating history, thanks for sharing.
Peter, I love your videos and the history that you bring to us viewers. Have you ever thought of keeping bees?
Thanks Chuck,we’re glad you’re enjoying our channel. We actually have considered keeping bees but, just haven’t got around to it yet.
You are living my dream. No you are not talking about history to much I think most of us are here for this. That was an amazing story I never heard before thank you. You now have one more subscriber. Nice looking rifle.
Thanks Jack, Cathy and I appreciate your interest and support.
@@TheWoodlandEscape One question Brother, do you guy's live in that cabin or is it prop, not meaning to be disrespectful, just curious?
We do not but, it far from a prop. We do spend a lot of time in it. To be honest, in a heart beat I could move in.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Sweet. Kind of a hunting-camping place. I love the looks of your property. Good on ya Brother.
Oh my, Samuel was definitely a great frontiersman!! Thanks for the story. Now back to work!
Thanks Jan. The man was certainly a character!
Thanks for sharing your progress, and the story about Captain Brady, i love a good bit of history.
You and me both!
Belle histoire.
Those men were certainly amazing the stamina that those guys must’ve had was incredible
Perhaps we all have it in us, Daniel,it’s just that in our modern world we are rarely called upon to use it.
@@TheWoodlandEscape absolutely!!
Really enjoying this channel. So many of these bushcrafting type channels aren't building many things, but are pimping a bunch of gear. Really enjoying this channel
Awesome cool too see you work on gunnels and out in the woods and forest and that cozy log cabin smoke coming out of the chimney awesome takes me back in time to the good old days thanks for sharing the history also very entertaining and informative love watching you
You always give us such positive feedback, thanks Chad.
It's my pleasure man happy to your always welcome buddy
I love the set and props! I love the frock, the neck knife, and the cabin background. Rock on!
Thank you.
great story!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Bloody hell some errand.
"Whe're you going John?"
"Just down to the lake for a fish for supper"
"OK. Don't bel long. Get fish fingers if they have no freah.
Later "how'd you go?"
Oh, so so - got some fresh cuts!!!
Too funny, Stephen.
Another good video. You should keep sprinkling in the stories. It adds perspective and shows the difficulties of frontier life…. No for the faint of heart.
Thanks Doug and most of the stories of that era are indeed, not for the faint of heart.
@@TheWoodlandEscape, Peter I enjoyed watching the journey. Makes me long for North America a bit. So rich with history. We don't have the storied past as do you.....
awesome story!!
Thank you.
HI peter, looks like you have enough shavings there to start many fires. I like them to start the forge fire.
Cedar shavings are the best kindling for getting ones coal a cooking!
That was a really interesting story Peter! these Frontier people fascinate me, they were tough.
I can only imagine how difficult it was getting through our wilderness areas back then.
I would really love to see what our province looked like in their day, all the vast old growth forest can you imagine.
Ah to be able to step back and in time, if only for a moment.
What great history you tell. I can’t Imagine the time back then with all they did. Looking forward to the canoe build. And hope no more hiccups in the building.
Thanks Beverly. We do need the odd hiccup in life or , oh how boring it would be.
Peter, thank you so very much on your advice in purchasing Allan Eckert book entitled FrontiersmenI. I am thoroughly enjoying reading about Simon Kenton. He was quite a handful even at the age of sixteen. In fact, I purchased two of his books but want to read all about Kenton before I tackle book two! It is certainly a page turner! Thanks again, Millie
I’ve found all of Eckert’s books really good.
Peter, I agree, these stories are better with Jenny in your hand! :)
All about the props, lol!
Hey Peter! The demands of quality craftsmanship are uncompromising... SIGH! Captain Brady was always a pretty athletic fellow. Your story was not his first close call, though. When he was a Lieutenant at the battle of Germantown, he got separated from his unit. Suddenly, two British soldiers charged at him from out of the fog of that confused battle with their bayonets leveled. He managed to lose them when he jumped a fence... but he lost his greatcoat in the process, because it was pinned to one of the fence rails by their bayonets! WOOF! Something like that would sure inspire a person to, "Pick 'em up and put 'em down!", as quickly as possible!
Now that there is another great tale. I swear, at times in history certain individuals would break ever modern record for running the mile or for that matter the marathon.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Reminds me of when I was going through Boot Camp at dear ol' Fort Jackson, down in South Carolina. Our Drill Sergeant asked one recruit how fast he could run 100 yards. The recruit replied, "SGT, it depends on what is chasing me!" As I recall, the recruit spent the better part of a half hour, doing push-ups, so that dear ol' Fort Jackson wouldn't float away!
Thank you for a great video l like your bench vice l have been wanting to make one of those for some time now as l too have a draw knife like you were using but I used my for taking linseed putty off wooded beads did a great job as a joiner I love using hand tools and too sit out in the wood lands and too witty 😊 as for your story telling loved every minute of it thank you stay safe see you next time 👍👏👏
Sounds like your a man of my own heart, Simon. Glad you’re enjoying.
Really enjoy seeing how you work on these things so much to learn!
I’m glad you’re enjoying Tammy.
Once again..amazing.
Thank you so much, Kerry.
Yet another great story Peter! Thanks for that one! Too bad about the first few gunnels. That's the most labour intensive kindling you'll have made in a while! Cheers my friend!
Yup, usually kindling is a quick affair. I’ll save these pieces for special fires, lol.
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! The tenacity of those men is amazing. Any worth while project is worth the best we can afford to invest in it. Be it time, materials or money. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
Profound as usual, Ashley. Watch your top knot.
Peter as you already know theirs no such thing as perfection just quality as a arborist you would understand that and that's what you give us all the time it's hone
Can you tell us more about Jennie in a video eventually? I would like to build myself a musket but I'm not sure I have the know-how to put one together. between my love of the fur trade era and the beauty of your musket has me intrigued
Don’t be shy about trying a build, Shayne. If you have basic skills and take your time modern kits are quite doable. 30 to 50 hours and closer to 50 if it’s your first. Jennie is a reproduction of an early English trade musket which have a lot of the French musket in it of the same time period of early 1700’s.
I could imagine his fear I want to pow wow did not know they did not allow Civil War guys I was dressed in blue uniforms two other friends of mine the native seen us and planted a Indian War dance around our camp talk about getting feared well thank you for the story I could just imagine thank you for your Channel it keeps me going in history
Thanks Bobby.
Good story. Have you done Etienne Brule?
No but, that would be a good one … thanks for planting the seed.
Hi Peter, I know that story well. I believe it is referred to as Brady's leap. They were really tough back then and did things we have a hard time comprehending. But to live in the frontier they had to become the frontier. How about Betty Zane's powder run? Anyway, thanks for the history and wish you better luck on the build. See ya next time!
Betty Zane , great story. Thanks for planting the seed.
see, I told you patience was in your tool box!
Most days Robert, most days.
Good video. Looking for knot free cedar is a waste of time in 2nd growth forests. Also leaning trees produce compression wood that easily fails under stress. Select trees that only grow straight up and whose bark is straight and does not spiral. This search takes time but in the long run it will be worth it!
All sound advice, Doris.
Peter
The Brady story certainly is a classic and a nice touch to your episode. I enjoyed your explanation of how to use the bent blade end on the crooked knife! Did you have to go far afield for the gunnell material?
Also wondering if Doug was helpful in sourcing some birch bark?
Best Regards
We have not contacted Doug yet. We went north after the storm but, to no avail. I do believe we’ve found the perfect tree in my neighbours wood lot. Ed to sample it and get permission. Found the clear cedar In another friends woodlot.
@@TheWoodlandEscape
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My Dad always said if you're going to take the time to do it, then you might as well do it right the first time.
As did mine and a good rule indeed.
Woah...that’s a LOT of sawdust shavings! Anyone got a giant hamster?
That’s funny!
thank you for the story! I wonder where you find all this history. Do you find books in the library?
Any source I can and most of it simply rambles around in my head … scary, I know!
O my god 🙏🙏👍
Greatly enjoy your videos. Can you tell us about the pants that you wear? I assume wool but how are they made and show a pattern please? Have not seen them anywhere and buckskins are too expensive? thanks for any help?
My summer pants we make from course linen and the winter ones are from wool. They are called drop from pants and the pattern is readily available. You could try Smoke an Fire,I believe they sell patterns. Hope this helps.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Thank you so very much, thus does help a newbie. We watch every episode and can't wait for the next one. Just hearing the intro music gets me excited and then relaxes me as if I am in the outdoors. Great Stuff, please keep it coming.
We hope to have a few more in us!
Built a lot of boats and pirogues with my grand father when I was young and a few with dad.Chines, rub rails, the right and left had to be cut from the same piece of wood so they would not pull the boat out of symmetry. One piece may have had more winter grain than another and be stiffer.
I would have loved to have learned that skill from your grand father.
YEP, Jenny helps the flavor,,lol
Hi Pete , have you built any of your own fowlers or muskets ?
I have built 3 flintlocks Steve, 2 rifled and one fowler. I built them all from kits.
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hello love your channel i was wounding are you going to bulid a spring house
It is my intent but, it may be a while… too many irons in the fire right now.
Video number 90 Bud. Currently 104 to go.
Wow, you sir are one very dedicated follower and we are most appreciative!
@@TheWoodlandEscape there's times I have breaks, but it's usually taking care of life. Lol
Any chance you might have the names of the 40 men with Capt. Brady on that ambush raid?
I do not Gary. Sometimes finding the original muster list of those deployed is very difficult to find.
Do you teach your craft??? Also all those shavings are great fire starter.
Nope, I simply build stuff with my hands. Right on with shavings for fire starter. Heck, you simply look at it and think fire and it starts!
@@TheWoodlandEscape that's too bad that you don't teach what you know it's a lost art that many like myself would like to learn.
I do do a number of educational days for youth or did before Covid. It is my hope that our channel is a venue for those interested in history from an educational prospective.
Fascinating story! Do you know about Jonathan Alder? I remember family in Ohio telling me about him and seeing his cabin which was moved onto a museum site in London, Ohio, my parent’s home town.en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Alder
Thanks Sally. Not familiar with Jonathan Alder but, you’ve peeked my curiosity.
I’m wondering why it’s called a “birch bark” canoe, when all you seem to use is cedar in its construction…is birch bark involved later?
Birxch bark is the skin that covers the canoe. The frame, ribs and gunwales are made from cedar.
Haha it’s so true but I guess it sounds better then cedar birch canoe 😁
Did the story take place in northern Ohio?
It did indeed.
Isn't that a hoof knife?
It's called a crooked knife
It looks a lot like me but, is subtly different.