Please never change the intro style you have, it literally sets up your video to always be amazing!!! It is short, sweet, simple, to the point and usually funny :)
In " the ghost and the darkness " they build one of those on a large scale, it's high off the ground and they use it to hunt for the last of the 2 lions. True story.
Hey Dan! Improvement suggestion... You can make this exactly the same way, but instead of 7 notches, cut in dovetails & knock in your cross members so the legs are held together in pairs... then you just offer up the seat plank & no falling apart! 👍👍
Dan, I look forward to seeing your smiling face. I live pretty much in the desert now, but I grew up in Ohio, I love seeing you out in the woods. It reminds me of my youth, probably.
Great idea with plenty of details. Thank you for the tutorial. If I may suggest, please build another bench to illustrate the suspension method instead of juggling the pieces in the air while we try to visualize where you were going with this. Still a great video.
I don't think you actually need a 7 notch but a two half round notches on either side and use a round branch for your cross braces. Round branches would be stronger. Excellent idea. Easy to make and put away.
I'm seeing a bedframe, and in colder weather that can go over a buried bed of embers as well. After further perusal, it'd also make for a hammock/netmaking loom/frame too.
I can see some good ideas with this. A simpler, possibly portable, bench. If you cut large square notches in the seat you can get rid of the small stick cross pieces
I liked when you put the first cross piece on and it came together. Such awesome stuff. I will do you the honors of spreading the word. Thanks. From south Jersey.
bankline jam knots or lashings for the lower crossmember on both sides would make life easier, could do one side at a time with one strand to keep from leaving the string; could awl a hole with a SAK and pin crossmembers with twigs, thats the route id take. great tutorial!! this video convinced me that i in fact like you and could hang out.
Great video 👍👍. 1 thing. If i was out in the woods, lost trying to survive, i wouldn't be wasting my time building a friction bench. Great fo the camper in their parents back yard, or home steading. Have to admit, cool bench. Not putting u down, ive been in the Western Forests my whole life and researched survuval during my time and I'm yet to try your fire starting ways. Some , I've never tried an great instruction 👍👍
Wow. A really nice bench. Friction fitting is always interesting. With all the bamboo in my backyard it would be easy to throw some shapes together. The simplest one is three lengths spaced parallel. Just get a few shorter pieces and alternate an over-and-under like a weave. Don't try to use it as a bench, though. Probably better suited as a simple framing for a lean-to.
Dan I went on a weekend trip to a national forest here in Louisiana. I was able to apply some of the things I learned from your videos. I was in the Marines and was never taught these skills because of having to be tactical. Everyone asked did the Marines teach you that? I gave all the credit to your channel. Thanks for passing on this knowledge. Jorge
Isn't it hilarious when people ask that? I realize they simply don't know, watch too much TV maybe. Hell, I learned all my knot tying in Boy Scouts as a child, not the Army! LOL
cool, thanks for this video! Practical and very useful as usual. I've tried making a bushcraft style workbenchafter watching your videos, and now I can add a 7-notch to my bushcraft toolkit :) Greetings from Germany
First let me say, you are so close to 250k subs man!!! Yeah baby!!! It’s crazy how fast your last 100k have come. When you guys hit 150k that seems like the springboard. As always Dan, the skills and techniques you teach make me wonder how else might I use this. The seven notch, yeah okay. But the reverse seven notch below it... friction or not.... yeah man, now we’re talkin’!
Dan I love watching your videos, some has just came across RUclips from years ago.... I've started a Playlist of your videos to keep & refer back to; I'm an arm amputee so some of this is going to be more of a challenge but, I love a good challenge 😉 I've watched other videos but alot aren't clear w/closed ups to see what they're doing or can't hear them clearly. Thanks for getting & explaining clearly!!! I wish I could attend some of your classes but, your a little to far from Georgia; Thanks Again, I appreciate what you do 😁
Awww, man! I really wanted to see you stand on it to show how sturdy it is!! Now I'm sad. ;-) No, really, this is very cool. At first I wasn't picturing how you could possibly substitute logs for the board, but once you put it together it all made sense.
Darn it Dan! I just got home from my first camping trip this spring. If you had uploaded this day or two ago, i would have tried this. Now i have to wait a while to try this :-D
I been watching some of your videos for a while now. I just recently discovered _Townsends_ channel and been watching through their videos (new to old). I just finished watching the one about _Fatwax_ and next on on the list is Also with you, which is about _Fire Starting_ . But gonna take a break and watch this new video of yours before I go back to that one.
Instead of using those 7-notches and fidling with those thin crossbeams, you could attach those crossbeams into the legs with dovetail connections. You are basicly making a 2 squares each with 2 of the legs and 2 crossbeams all connected together. That board will than be inserted into that a square on each side. That way you can create very sturdy and a lot more stable legs on both sides of the board.
Using the field assembled Bucksaw basic design (doubled), you should be able to create a movable bench, maybe with space for fingers to grab in the center...
just cut square notches into the legs, 2 inches deep,and twice the thickness of the board you will sit on and slide the board ends into the notches and angle the legs out to hold the board, no need to use the 7 notches or the extra sticks.
Interesting project, and well executed, but I don't think I'd say it's held together by friction; it's due to the fact that two solid bodies can't occupy the same space. If you drop a block on the floor it's not friction that keeps it from sinking in. Of course, there is some friction involved (as there is in most mechanical systems). For instance if the wooden parts of your bench were as slippery as watermelon seeds it would be a lot harder to get it to stay together.
Just an idea.... but while explaining the legs with the double reverse 7 notches, call it a Z notch. Everyone will understand it easier. Just a suggestion. When ya look at each leg (from a side view) u should see the letter Z. Boom!! easily explainable design.
That's a great idea idea, I have the same Gerber T shirt. I got mine and a hat with my Bear Grylls ultimate pro survival knife. Is that how you got yours. You should build a tree fort like the old guy on corporals corner built. I think he might be a Joe Robinet fan as he also built a fort in the woods.
The reason for any "Friction" - would be from you Pirating the idea of "The DaVinci Bridge". There are lots of vids on this platform and others, displaying the many uses for a centuries old idea. Count yours as one of many great variations No Harm Intended My Friend. Love Your Vids, Bro.
Using 2 branches, gaped to create space between them in place of the board, you could make a awesome latrine seat using this method.
May cause clenching for some people, but not a bad idea!
Gapped. Gaped means something completely different.
@@vf24renegade23 could still come in handy for this use case. Negates @Flashahol 's point.
I thought bed frame before toilet but yes, squeeze in peace haha.
@@vf24renegade23 that's what she said
Please never change the intro style you have, it literally sets up your video to always be amazing!!! It is short, sweet, simple, to the point and usually funny :)
A goal of mine is to be in a good enough place in my life where I can go through the Coal Cracker Catalog and build all the cool projects.
In " the ghost and the darkness " they build one of those on a large scale, it's high off the ground and they use it to hunt for the last of the 2 lions. True story.
Hey Dan! Improvement suggestion... You can make this exactly the same way, but instead of 7 notches, cut in dovetails & knock in your cross members so the legs are held together in pairs... then you just offer up the seat plank & no falling apart! 👍👍
Make it longer, wider and use some cordage and you have an "easy" raised bed! Thanks for sharing. I am definetely trying this.
Going to teach this to my Sons weblo pack in two weeks at our first camp out in a year! Great video
Dan, I look forward to seeing your smiling face. I live pretty much in the desert now, but I grew up in Ohio, I love seeing you out in the woods. It reminds me of my youth, probably.
You are the most entertaining Bushcrafter, bar none!!! So entertaining that I forget that I am learning
That is probably the most epic bench I've ever seen.
Great idea with plenty of details. Thank you for the tutorial. If I may suggest, please build another bench to illustrate the suspension method instead of juggling the pieces in the air while we try to visualize where you were going with this. Still a great video.
I don't think you actually need a 7 notch but a two half round notches on either side and use a round branch for your cross braces. Round branches would be stronger. Excellent idea. Easy to make and put away.
I now that’s an original and useful bushcraft table build. Good job!
I like the idea as for many years in the BWCAW a small table was something to cook from your stove. This would be a great answer to the problem.
I dig that you show the parts where you have to fiddle around and have some trouble in these videos. It helps :) Thanks :)
$10 says that Corporal Shawn Kelly will be sleeping on a larger version of this thing by the end of this week. :-)
Здорово! Идея может сгодиться не только как скамеечка!Но и как мост через ручей!)))Возьму на заметку!!!
Nice thanks again all your videos have been very simple to follow and helpful. This will save my knees and back.
Just like a DaVinci bridge, pretty cool
I'm seeing a bedframe, and in colder weather that can go over a buried bed of embers as well.
After further perusal, it'd also make for a hammock/netmaking loom/frame too.
Cool! In all my years, I've never seen that cut. Thank You!!
Assembly of this bench is far less complicated than an IKEA piece. Great project.
I can see some good ideas with this. A simpler, possibly portable, bench. If you cut large square notches in the seat you can get rid of the small stick cross pieces
If you have a ready source of bamboo, this works right nicely with that, as well.
That was a "top notch" video Dan 😀
i guess it's pretty randomly asking but does anyone know of a good site to watch newly released series online ?
An unexpected decision, I liked it! We need to take a note and try to do the same. Thanks.
I liked when you put the first cross piece on and it came together. Such awesome stuff. I will do you the honors of spreading the word. Thanks. From south Jersey.
Thanks Dan enjoyed this bush craft adventure!👍👍👍👍
Konrad
bankline jam knots or lashings for the lower crossmember on both sides would make life easier, could do one side at a time with one strand to keep from leaving the string; could awl a hole with a SAK and pin crossmembers with twigs, thats the route id take. great tutorial!! this video convinced me that i in fact like you and could hang out.
I imagine you could alternatively use rope in place of the cross members to forego any cutting... I'll try it in the woods in a couple hours here!
Great video 👍👍.
1 thing.
If i was out in the woods, lost trying to survive, i wouldn't be wasting my time building a friction bench.
Great fo the camper in their parents back yard, or home steading.
Have to admit, cool bench.
Not putting u down, ive been in the Western Forests my whole life and researched survuval during my time and I'm yet to try your fire starting ways.
Some , I've never tried an great instruction 👍👍
the most fun outside of the box thinking outdoor channel i've found - nice!
Wow. A really nice bench. Friction fitting is always interesting. With all the bamboo in my backyard it would be easy to throw some shapes together. The simplest one is three lengths spaced parallel. Just get a few shorter pieces and alternate an over-and-under like a weave. Don't try to use it as a bench, though. Probably better suited as a simple framing for a lean-to.
I love this one! Thank you! Will try that with the next sapling I cut down from my yard!
This is a take off of the Da Vinci Bridge. Love it.
Greetings from a Brit living in Latvia. Great bench, gonna make a few of these.
Dan I went on a weekend trip to a national forest here in Louisiana. I was able to apply some of the things I learned from your videos. I was in the Marines and was never taught these skills because of having to be tactical. Everyone asked did the Marines teach you that? I gave all the credit to your channel. Thanks for passing on this knowledge. Jorge
Isn't it hilarious when people ask that? I realize they simply don't know, watch too much TV maybe. Hell, I learned all my knot tying in Boy Scouts as a child, not the Army! LOL
Dan, as always "GREAT"!!
Love this channel , great presentations always , top. Notch , useful and very informative
This uses the same principles as the Scouts used for a footbridge. I like the 7 notches, they make construction easier.
I really loved this one. I would like to see more like this one.
cool, thanks for this video! Practical and very useful as usual. I've tried making a bushcraft style workbenchafter watching your videos, and now I can add a 7-notch to my bushcraft toolkit :) Greetings from Germany
great fun little project - gotta try it out! thanks!
Wow i see so many potential uses for the 7 notch. Thanks for learning me something new
Great job! Love the bench. That would look cool in the garden or even on the porch. Amazing work. Thank you for sharing, Dan.
That is just fab! I’ve never seen a bench like that before! I’d love my scouts to build something like that. Thanks 🙏🏻⚜️
Great project my brother!
Stay safe and have fun!
Great idea and something of a simple base to expand on. Another tool for the tool box. Keep up the awesome videos Dan
First let me say, you are so close to 250k subs man!!! Yeah baby!!! It’s crazy how fast your last 100k have come. When you guys hit 150k that seems like the springboard.
As always Dan, the skills and techniques you teach make me wonder how else might I use this. The seven notch, yeah okay. But the reverse seven notch below it... friction or not.... yeah man, now we’re talkin’!
Love it! Quite an advanced build, but simple enough.
Dan I love watching your videos, some has just came across RUclips from years ago.... I've started a Playlist of your videos to keep & refer back to; I'm an arm amputee so some of this is going to be more of a challenge but, I love a good challenge 😉 I've watched other videos but alot aren't clear w/closed ups to see what they're doing or can't hear them clearly. Thanks for getting & explaining clearly!!! I wish I could attend some of your classes but, your a little to far from Georgia; Thanks Again, I appreciate what you do 😁
Really cool idea, and great humor as always 😄
Great product.
Can't wait to see if I can get it first time
Sporting the Gerber Knives shirt today! LOL Good on ya!
Yep, caught that too.
Thank you for your constant up attitude its frigin owesome
If you are setting on that bench and it fails. It is going to hurt like hell. However I can see a number of great uses for it. Thanks for the upload
Awww, man! I really wanted to see you stand on it to show how sturdy it is!! Now I'm sad. ;-) No, really, this is very cool. At first I wasn't picturing how you could possibly substitute logs for the board, but once you put it together it all made sense.
I use an 3/4 inch auger bit to make Adirondack type chairs and to make tables, I also use it to put pegs into trees to hang gear..
You are so totally awesome I have learned so much from you thank you thank you thank you🇵🇱🛶🧸🌈👩🍳🇺🇸
Great vid as always. Could make a drinking game of every time you say “7 notch” you take a shot. :-)
Hic
Prepper in the Woods I did. Surprised I can still type.
You call it a bench but I see it as a bar for pouring shots around the campfire 🤙
You can't make intro jokes like that while I'm drinking my coffee. I almost spit all over my monitor.
thx , im drinking coffee and reading the comments before starting the video lol
Get the eyes rolling from the start with a groaner of a dad joke. 🙃
Darn it Dan! I just got home from my first camping trip this spring. If you had uploaded this day or two ago, i would have tried this. Now i have to wait a while to try this :-D
Good stuff. I love stuff like this.
“Plus I like to use my axe” anyone who really enjoys bushcraft must have atleast a little addiction to axes hahaha
I been watching some of your videos for a while now. I just recently discovered _Townsends_ channel and been watching through their videos (new to old). I just finished watching the one about _Fatwax_ and next on on the list is Also with you, which is about _Fire Starting_ . But gonna take a break and watch this new video of yours before I go back to that one.
Instead of using those 7-notches and fidling with those thin crossbeams, you could attach those crossbeams into the legs with dovetail connections. You are basicly making a 2 squares each with 2 of the legs and 2 crossbeams all connected together. That board will than be inserted into that a square on each side. That way you can create very sturdy and a lot more stable legs on both sides of the board.
Simple and bad ass. Thanks for sharing.
Using the field assembled Bucksaw basic design (doubled), you should be able to create a movable bench, maybe with space for fingers to grab in the center...
Hey Dan here's a thought... Cut a round Circle in the Seat board and now you have a Toilet 🤣
No Squatting🤔😂😂😂
Fun video! Thanks for sharing.
Very cool. Very practical. Great share Dan! You can carry the pieces with you everywhere too. That is awesome! ( :E
Thank you for sharing this
I don’t mind friction. It’s always done me right. Hell it even have me 4 kids 🤣
This is seriously cool. Thanks for the instructional video Dan!
I like your content, man. But that bench looked a little wobbly. Always learning stuff here, thanks for everything.
just cut square notches into the legs, 2 inches deep,and twice the thickness of the board you will sit on and slide the board ends into the notches and angle the legs out to hold the board, no need to use the 7 notches or the extra sticks.
Ya right after about 7 beers around the 🔥 this thing is goin ass over tea kettle
Very good plug for skill share made me check them out
Great post.....gotta try that.
Thanks
SIMPLY AMAZING. HOURRA.
Interesting project, and well executed, but I don't think I'd say it's held together by friction; it's due to the fact that two solid bodies can't occupy the same space. If you drop a block on the floor it's not friction that keeps it from sinking in. Of course, there is some friction involved (as there is in most mechanical systems). For instance if the wooden parts of your bench were as slippery as watermelon seeds it would be a lot harder to get it to stay together.
Just an idea....
but while explaining the legs with the double reverse 7 notches, call it a
Z notch. Everyone will understand it easier. Just a suggestion. When ya look at each leg (from a side view) u should see the letter Z. Boom!! easily explainable design.
Awesome dude thank you!!
Genius build
After all that work to just sit down I'm gonna need a place to lay down 🤣
Make a big bean bag with your survival bag and a load of leaves. 😁
This was really cool. Thanks!
Awesome bench
Cool project for some cub scouts
Three minute adds are a great way to start a video!
Excelente video gracias
this is a da Vinci bridge, cool use.
Outstanding!
Cool. never seen that before.
Q&A Wednesday! And the bench is nice.
Thank you for the video
That's a great idea idea, I have the same Gerber T shirt. I got mine and a hat with my Bear Grylls ultimate pro survival knife. Is that how you got yours. You should build a tree fort like the old guy on corporals corner built. I think he might be a Joe Robinet fan as he also built a fort in the woods.
Brilliant!
The reason for any "Friction" - would be from you Pirating the idea of "The DaVinci Bridge". There are lots of vids on this platform and others, displaying the many uses for a centuries old idea. Count yours as one of many great variations No Harm Intended My Friend. Love Your Vids, Bro.