Re the logs....I'm a big fan of Yakisugi or Shou-sugi-ban...ie charring the wood to preserve it. I have done this on the board and batten siding of my cabin. It's supposed to seal the surface, and burn the edible part of the exterior so there's nothing for algae or wood boring insects to munch on. I noticed it made the wood much harder too. The deeper the burn, the more protected it is. Mine's been standing for a year now. It was black to begin with, but has lightened over time. I haven't used any other form of protection, as I'm sensitive to chemicals. The Japanese have been using this method for centuries. Cheap too, but time consuming. Congratulations on the amazing work you've done so far. It's one of the highlights of my week watching you both. I've learnt so much.
I just want to take a second to thank you for bringing us on this journey. I also would like to say your family is in my prayers on this mother's day 🙏.
Greetings from the U.k. Have been watching your videos for a while now and it is deeply therapeutic to watch man and nature work in harmony and see a man work with his hands to create something from nothing. Hope one day to visit your great and beautiful country and maybe build a cabin of my own here. Keep up the good work Chris A.
@@Deanomillsey35 I'm UK as well and enjoy these videos and the Canadian wilderness greatly. I think we'll need to escape the high taxes and imported crime in order to find the peace and quiet for a log cabin.
I truly like that you and your father work together--it adds a charm very few other channels have. I also like your humility, referring to the Bible at times, keeping a level head, going slow, showing not telling, and much more, all these add to the charm I said earlier. Sending prayers to you and your family. May God continue to bless you, keep you safe, and I hope to see a lot more videos, they are for the family, made by a family doing good things.
I agree with your analogy of the lath functioning like rebar. I'd also say that the fact you can't really notice your work with the lath when you stand back a take a look just means you did a really good job of keeping it very neat and tidy.
We have a log house in Oregon, wet area, but we did as you did and extended our roof over to cover the logs. We used a boric solution to keep bugs away. We used fir off our property. Not bug resistant 🥴 Enjoy watching your show. God bless you n your family
I used what your using and I had no issue of a problem, now my brother bought a log home that has that store bought stuff and last year he had to go over it but what I've realized with a log home of a friend a wrap around porch took care of everything, plus it look great. That's what my brother going to do.. God speed..
I always find it so encouraging and enjoyable for men of faith to speak the word during the course of their day. Especially on RUclips and especially in this day and age. I appreciate the humor. My prayers for your family and your endeavors. The Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace. Numbers 6:24-26 Blessings to you & yours!
Progress is good! You and Sr O have done an amazing job. As it’s grandpa’s land I love that you always look out for him, we’re some wouldn’t. Your a phenomenal person, son and grandson from all you do. Blessings to you and the O fam. 🌲🔦
that shot with the thrown wood was awesome :) I love that you share your reasoning with us about your decisions for the cabin and encurage the exchange of opinions and experiences. Thank you for sharing parts of your life with us.
...love seeing the quality of craftsmanship that you guys are doing; It's pleasant to see a father and son come work together on tasks, while we viewers get a glimpse into a good relationship, built over the years. ...and very refreshing to notice that your life is based on Christian principles and scripture (Bible). AWESOME!
The scripture you included in this video made it all the more beautiful than it already is. Thank you for taking us along on this journey. Your videography is beyond beautiful. God bless you and your family.
Well done. Love the camera angles & the music. Thanks for the update tell Senior outsider that we are holding him up in prayer as well as the whole family.
When I was a kid I liked watching Mister Rogers, because of the pacing of the show and his voice was soothing. I now like watching The Outsider for exactly the same reasons.
I have never built a log cabin without treating the logs FIRST, I had the pleasure of staying in wade phillips “Phillips 66 “cabin many years ago and he pretreated his logs, it seems to be the best way to me ,your doing a great job keep it up.
Like your quote about beginnings .... its the little things, that show the least, that you gain the most from ultimately! Great video ! Stay safe my friend. !!
I’m enjoying your building projects I turn 80 tomorrow I’m getting active way to being able to do these things myself so I certainly enjoy watching you accomplish that way you work
I most definitely agree 💯 I also ready like how you very simply explain in simple detail what your doing. Keep up the good work! -This is Bill from Houston!
Hello Outsider, As I watched this video and Mothers day is comming I wanted to let you know that I said a prayer for your family being the first Mothers Day without your mother. I also prayed for your wife. In these times we feel that we are alone but that is not the case. As we know we are never alone. We are promised in Gods word that he will never leave us or forsake us. God's word brings comfort to me when I feel that way and I hope it helps you and your family at this time also. I just want to let you know. Keep up the faith and all you good work and may God's blessings of health be on you and your family.
i have not bee following you like some but the bond you and your dad needs a mention as i have similar with both my sons and i mast say it fells great your build is looking good no one does this over here some further south but we just don't get the snow like you guys and that's a good thing as i don't like the cold just needed to say these things i hope it makes sense to you stay safe
Outsider, I really appreciate and enjoy how you bring together your love of the outdoors, your woodworking skills and practical knowledge, your artistry in filming and producing these videos, and honoring God as you do so.
My husband and I think the Finish job looks fantastic . My husband also a carpenter worker he is very impressive with the results. We enjoyed watching you .
@@Staroy you are dead,but not God.Thats why this friendship of father and son existing-they are living in living God.Otherwise its impossible,only strive and separation.
Work nailing on the wire mesh. Try using a commercial stapler with heavy duty copper staples. I have seen another cabin done this way but don’t remember the Chanel it was on. Good luck.
I agree with the metal lath, My Dad and Mom moved my uncles cabin down by the lake ( away from the in-laws back yard!) right after they got married, in the late 1940s. This is in NW Wisconsin. It was re-chinked in the way you describe at that time. It was never re-chinked and was moved to Fort Folle Avoine historical site back up the hill a few years ago, still in good shape other than the roof. Basically went it back to the in-laws back yard. Funny thing is, Dad even at 97 does not like it there!
@@reverendtfg6802 That's OK reverend, We'll pray for the salvation of your soul anyway. May God bless us all, and may the Holy Spirit move to open your eyes to your folly.
Thank you for creating this and your other videos! It's great to see you and your dad working on this huge huge project together. I have an idea for you for making a tremendously effective preservative: Basically...make your own pine/cedar/birch tar and mix it with linseed oil and turpentine. For the tar: in your stone ring fire pit, dig a hole in the dirt in the center and put in a small can, a 1 gallon paint can works well.....it needs to stay cool relative to the fire. Put a steel garbage can with a 4 inch hole cut in the center bottom over the can. Put pine bark, cedar bark, or birch bark into the garbage can. Put the lid tightly onto the metal garbage can. Arrange firewood around the garbage can...and light it up and wait. When it cools, you will carefully retrieve the paint can from the ground. It will contain tar....which while smelling great and feeling wonderful, will kill anything that lives. (Dont get any of it on your tender skin parts.....it contains Benz alpha pyrenes which are mutagenic and carcinogenic) Mix this tar as follows: tar:linseed oil: turpentine= 1: 3:1 Slop this on your logs with a crude brush, emphasizing the endgrain. It looks terrific and will preserve against any microbe. PS it's too much trouble trying to distill your own turpentines from the garbage can. Forget that idea and purchase linseed oil and turpentine.....the tar is what you want which is difficult to find and expensive, and easy to make. Very satisfying, since it smells so good and makes the wood look so good. PS if you stuff conifer needles in the garbage can with bark, your tar will be thinner, and will contain, not turpentine, but larger aromatic alkenes which, ,like tar, are highly effective preservatives but not as good looking when applied to wood, looking more like a muddy muddle. PS2 Dont get any of the dark tar onto your testicles....we dont want you getting testicular cancer! PS3 The amount of pine tar, or Stockholm tar ( a mystery mix that is strongly preferred for its beauty and smell and overall greatness) (The pine tar that is in Tegrin shampoo is vanishingly small...look at the ingredient percentages. But that stuff, in the low amounts, stimulates replicative cell growth (on skin and scalp) which kills microbes and stops dandruff and may cause cancer in larger amounts even though is smells wonderful and makes wood look beautiful. (By the way, creosote is more toxic, more carcinogenic, looks terrible and smells terrible....but is a better preservative) PS 4 the flames that you see initially emanating from the edges of the lid are from methanol....wood alcohol, (not drinkable)( it will blind you and kill you) then after that are from vaporized turpentines.....lighter organics. PS5 The material in the garbage can after the burn is biochar .....it contains about 38% of the energy of the original wood material but is really easy to light up (an awesome fire starter with a spark) and when mixed with compost, will slowly release nutrients for years and years in your garden. I think i have made this too complicated sounding.....set the cans up and let the fire go and check the can in the ground the next day for the tar.....it's that simple. Ted
Looking great, you're doing a fantastic job. Getting it dried in is a wonderful feeling, I remember when hubby and I got the 2x6 ceiling/roof on, we put rubber membrane on the whole roof, insulation on and metal roof on at least the inside should stay drier and then doors (little more secure) and then the windows...totally dried in, what a wonderful feeling. Reliving what we built by watching you build. Keep up the good work, stay safe, be careful, take it easy and keep dry....God Bless you and your family, keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Oh, we used Sikkens products on the logs.
I like your idea about doing the rock infill around the base of your cabin and raising the grade around there also. I’ve been wondering what you were planning to do with that area. We always tried to get the roof on first before installing the windows, less chance of breaking something if you work from the top down. The cabins looking great, weather’s getting nice, woods are greening up, roofs going on, life’s good! Keep it up!
Thanks for sharing brother! Holy Crap almost 40,000 views in 9 hours!! Hope that cha ching makes it easier so you can keep the videos coming! God bless you and your family!
Seeing how you used that threaded rod was genius. Its funny because that helped my mind incase I ever built a cottage myself, because I noticed how you made the end clean with an angle grinder. I am very familiar with using an angle grinder but to achieve the result you did, can't be explained, it's just how you work the tool with using the nut! Kind of neat to see because you would never know with the results showing after! Awesome work!
I can't wait to see your progress. Hope your wife is feeling well. I have prayed for her and will often think of how she is going in her recovery? So nice your dad is helping you still it must help him as well to get through his days. May God bless you and your family 🙏❤️ Australia
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your kind words and prayers. To be honest, it's been a very rough year for her, but we continue to fight the good fight. I tried to give an update on my wife's health in this episode, but I found it too hard to do, so I left it for now. I'm hoping to give an update soon though. Thanks again, and God bless.
@@TheOutsiderCabin Thank you for the reminder to pray for your wife. I, too, am a cancer fighter - this September will be 14 years since receiving a diagnosis of "You've got 6 months to live - if you're lucky". Thank God I don't have to rely on luck! God has blessed me more than I realize, with more time with loved ones and family. Your wife's condition is a private, personal matter, so share as you feel led. It is good to know what to pray for, but any prayer will be honored by God. Thank you for letting us into your world, even for a brief time.
To preserve wood here in Maine I use something I call “boat soup” . The mix is 1/5 pine tar, 2/5 boiled linseed oil, and 2/5 mineral spirits. It will darken the wood, but it works and it is cheap.
Kevin Harding for cabin’s I’ve heard less linseed oil, more tar and spirits. 2/7 pine tar, 2/7 linseed, 3/7 spirits. This drives the preserving tar deeper into the wood, and the reduction in linseed means the wood will breathe a bit better and let moisture out. Linseed breaks down overtime, and it can feed some types of mildew leading to black speckling
I really appreciate these nuggets of knowledge and the discussion they generate. Thank you. By the way Kevin, I love that you guys on the eastern seaboard have a wood preservative called "boat soup". 😄
I am now 69. I used the 'diamond' for the three cabins I built in the 70s and 80s and 90s. All three cabins have not had any issues... YET... with their lathing! Oh, and do NOT use linseed oil for the logs. Keep safe, you two.✨🤗✨
These videos along with other RUclipsrs changed my perception( towards positive) about Canada and Canadians, I'm also hooked to Joe robinet, shawn James, doug linker. P. S: (all the years of brain bleaching by U.S main stream movies making fun of Canada, during my growth years, I was dumb 🤦♂️)
When you are doing the windows on the top floor I really recommend you do a dormer window as that greatly increases the usable space and also looks nice. Great job!
@@Hoaxer51 absolutely, and as you say open the windows and keep it cool - even when it is raining. I have a log house back home in Sweden, where dormers were not built in and I will change that hopefully soon. It is just painful without them.
Great minds think alike! 😄 I may not put dormers in right away, but I will eventually. More space, more light, and greater curve appeal! Can't argue with that.
@@TheOutsiderCabin do it straight away, it is a much a bigger job later, but I understand the urge to get the roof done and sealed. It's a great journey you are on with memories for a lifetime when it is done. The dormers will always haunt you - I am speaking from experience if not done straight away ;-)
Because hammering on the pre nutted end boogers the tread up. I would have used a mallet or brass hammer so as to not have to hammer it all the way through
That lath is a great tip.. Thank you very much.. I'm planning to build a log house in my hill-station property in Kodai, India.. I plan to use black palm logs as walls with as many floor-to-ceiling glasses & pine wood for ceiling.. Also there's a perrenial stream running on one side of the property.. So, planning to go totally off-grid & collecting as much info as possible before I even start... Your channel is very helpful.. Thank you.
hey Outsider-how is your wife doing? I know she had been thru (all of you in fact) difficult times, just hoping she is doing well still! Great Channel !!!
Much appreciated Tomm. Unfortunately, it's been a very tough year for her. The doctors don'ts really know how to help her, which has been discouraging to say the least. However, we are doing our best to make some lifestyle changes that will help her heal. Anyway, thanks for asking, and thanks for watching!
@@TheOutsiderCabin I have been wondering how your wife is doing as well. As you ask us for ideas please do not hesitate to ask for specific prayers too. God bless and keep you, family and loved ones!
Nice and simple as always, honest and slow, I have not been around much, hospital again, I would like to know again what is the cabin use going to be, I don't think you will live in it with your wife's illness or am I wrong, I do seem to remember that something like you and your dad might just use it as a get away or hunting, not sure about that, at 80+ I do get mixed up at times, still going to watch as much as I can, have clicked Like on them all, watch all of them from start to finish, some more than once, commented on more than half, so til the next one, Later
Wow. That throwing wood shot was really good. I really like how you don’t feel the need to it music behind all of your shots. It’s nice to just hear nature and the sound of your work. Great editing
Methyl Ester (biodiesel) is great for wood treatment. It has no glycerol so less greasy and if you don't wash it** the slight alkalinity helps with protecting the wood. Methanol is best but you can make it with any pure alcohol. Mix 1 200ml of alcohol with 2% lye (NaOH) and shake until mixed. Pour the resulting paint stripper into 800ml of oil warmed to 50 degs C and shake like mad for 2 minutes. Allow to settle. The soap at the bottom is excellent stuff. The clear above is methyl ester.
Have you ever considered wire fence "staples" (basically a nail with the head cut off bent into U and has both ends pointed)seems to me it might be aa good alternative to driving a nail in and bending it over.
That's an excellent suggestion! I was thinking along those same lines myself. It'd save this guy a lot of time, as opposed to hammer and then bend the nails into a position where you can only hope that they hold. The Staples that you're thinking of are almost the shape of a horseshoe, and about an inch or so long, right? Believe me, if I was him, that's the style of staple that I would use.
Try getting a fence staple in under the angle where they are nailing it on the upper section... they are having trouble with a nail, a fence staple will be much worse.
Fence staples would be hard to nail on the top run of the wire. Fence staples are not that easy anyway since there is a short leg and long leg to the staple. I think he is doing it the best way. The longer nail on the top is more accessible with a hammer.
I dont own or live in one, my elders tell me back in the day the Mi'kmaq people used spruce gum and tree sap with berch bark flower make it a paste, mix all and add water, its like making bread but you dilute the mix into water and paste the final product on their tar shack buildings, was mainly for patching and water proofing and glue but it's also used for bug control and preserving wood tools and ceremonial pipes and wooden staffs leather shoes boots etc etc
Great Video. 👍 With the Chincon. I think the wire mesh sounds like the best way to go to reinforce it. I Guess that you will have to put that also on the inside (?). There will also have a air gap in between, I believes that will help in Insulation (?). #STAYSAFE.
I enjoy watching your video of the build and all you have gone through to build it on the solid rock foundation. One question I always have with individuals building things alone or even restoring vehicles, etc. is, Why? Why not have friends help as well. Share the joy, experience, good times, and success with others as well. Many of my projects, restorations and experiences shared with friends have been most memorable because I did share them with friends and vice versa. Memories often live far longer when shared and loved together. Thanks for taking us along on this medium, as well.
My good friend, excellent monitoring the Moisture in the woods, I will recommend to get a little bit lower than 14% ideally less than 10 , but your right about because the woods is outsite exposed.
I have a pine wood fence. I installed it 10yrs ago. One of the knots in the pine had sap run down it dried. Its still there in all the weather, still hard as a rock and it sticks to wood. Just a thought for your log protection.
Zechariah 4:10 It is one thing to be adventurous but to have fear of God and know the word of God is a great combination. God bless you Outsider. Have a blessed life in that cabin your are building. Stay in touch with God as always. I read the whole chapter of Zechariah 4. Loved it and I appreciate very much for quoting the verse. For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Watching you back your rig into your grandfather's "woodshed," reminded me of the security measures you put into place to prevent wood theft. Has it helped?
It is so nice to see the cabin coming along and knowing this is the year she'll be finished...mostly finished, I figure. I'm getting more & more excited to see these final pieces of construction come together and see the cabin finished. I keep imagining how beautiful she's going to look and you couldn't have picked a more peaceful & serene setting to build in than where your at right now. It's good to see your dad still working on it with you as well. Let him know you have a subscriber that says hello to him and I look forward to seeing you both on here next week with more accomplished on the cabin. Til then stay safe & take care.❤ BTW, I love your narration to the videos & I especially loved this week's, when you chose to speak of God by referring to the book of Zachariah in the bible, 😊 wonderful 😇. Most ppl your age & the times in which we live in, don't have the nerve to talk about God, in any way whatsoever let alone even care about God.
Love what your doing. My son and I have often talked about building a cabin or two on our 700 acre property. Had you thought about using galvanized staples in place of the ardox and roofing nails? Just something that came to mind as I watched. What are you going to use for chinking. A couple of builder friends have built cabins and they used cement on some place (per owners request) and on the others they use a type of silicone based material (came in powder form I think) that would expand and contract as the weather dictated. Keep the great videos coming, can't wait to see it when your finished.
Love how you bring scripture into your vids! Thanks and God bless!
Re the logs....I'm a big fan of Yakisugi or Shou-sugi-ban...ie charring the wood to preserve it. I have done this on the board and batten siding of my cabin. It's supposed to seal the surface, and burn the edible part of the exterior so there's nothing for algae or wood boring insects to munch on. I noticed it made the wood much harder too. The deeper the burn, the more protected it is. Mine's been standing for a year now. It was black to begin with, but has lightened over time. I haven't used any other form of protection, as I'm sensitive to chemicals. The Japanese have been using this method for centuries. Cheap too, but time consuming. Congratulations on the amazing work you've done so far. It's one of the highlights of my week watching you both. I've learnt so much.
I just want to take a second to thank you for bringing us on this journey. I also would like to say your family is in my prayers on this mother's day 🙏.
Really appreciate hearing your scripture reading. God bless you my friend. Stay strong in The Lord.
Greetings from the U.k. Have been watching your videos for a while now and it is deeply therapeutic to watch man and nature work in harmony and see a man work with his hands to create something from nothing. Hope one day to visit your great and beautiful country and maybe build a cabin of my own here. Keep up the good work
Chris A.
Oooooooh uk friend 👍🏻👍🏻😂😂😂😂😂
@@Deanomillsey35 I'm UK as well and enjoy these videos and the Canadian wilderness greatly. I think we'll need to escape the high taxes and imported crime in order to find the peace and quiet for a log cabin.
I am in Scotland and binge watching this series, having recently found it.
I truly like that you and your father work together--it adds a charm very few other channels have. I also like your humility, referring to the Bible at times, keeping a level head, going slow, showing not telling, and much more, all these add to the charm I said earlier. Sending prayers to you and your family. May God continue to bless you, keep you safe, and I hope to see a lot more videos, they are for the family, made by a family doing good things.
I agree with your analogy of the lath functioning like rebar. I'd also say that the fact you can't really notice your work with the lath when you stand back a take a look just means you did a really good job of keeping it very neat and tidy.
We have a log house in Oregon, wet area, but we did as you did and extended our roof over to cover the logs. We used a boric solution to keep bugs away. We used fir off our property. Not bug resistant 🥴 Enjoy watching your show. God bless you n your family
Good Saturday Morning Mr Outsider and Dad! Thanks for visiting with your amazing journey. Great inspiration and ingenuity! God Bless, good luck!
I used what your using and I had no issue of a problem, now my brother bought a log home that has that store bought stuff and last year he had to go over it but what I've realized with a log home of a friend a wrap around porch took care of everything, plus it look great. That's what my brother going to do.. God speed..
nice touch tapping the bolt through with the clapping in the music ! and the tossing the wood onto the trailer in slow mo was nice
Your cabin build is an engineering marvel. Should stand for better than 100 years. Kudos
I always find it so encouraging and enjoyable for men of faith to speak the word during the course of their day. Especially on RUclips and especially in this day and age. I appreciate the humor. My prayers for your family and your endeavors.
The Lord bless you and keep you.
The Lord make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you;
The Lord lift up his countenance upon you and give you peace.
Numbers 6:24-26
Blessings to you & yours!
Progress is good! You and Sr O have done an amazing job. As it’s grandpa’s land I love that you always look out for him, we’re some wouldn’t. Your a phenomenal person, son and grandson from all you do. Blessings to you and the O fam. 🌲🔦
that shot with the thrown wood was awesome :)
I love that you share your reasoning with us about your decisions for the cabin and encurage the exchange of opinions and experiences. Thank you for sharing parts of your life with us.
16:56 !!!
...love seeing the quality of craftsmanship that you guys are doing;
It's pleasant to see a father and son come work together on tasks, while we viewers get a glimpse into a good relationship, built over the years.
...and very refreshing to notice that your life is based on Christian principles and scripture (Bible).
AWESOME!
The scripture you included in this video made it all the more beautiful than it already is. Thank you for taking us along
on this journey. Your videography is beyond beautiful. God bless you and your family.
Your attention to detail,is great,it helps us all,and educates us all, keep up the good work,and hi from OZ
Well done. Love the camera angles & the music. Thanks for the update tell Senior outsider that we are holding him up in prayer as well as the whole family.
When I was a kid I liked watching Mister Rogers, because of the pacing of the show and his voice was soothing. I now like watching The Outsider for exactly the same reasons.
Aw shucks. :)
It’s a special day.....
I’m digging that ! When my kids watched Mr. Rogers I watched it for that Exact reason
I really appreciate your videos. They are different from anything else on RUclips and that's awesome.
Me and my children love your videos, take care and be safe amidst this horrendous pandemic, respect to you and your family.
I have never built a log cabin without treating the logs FIRST, I had the pleasure of staying in wade phillips “Phillips 66 “cabin many years ago and he pretreated his logs, it seems to be the best way to me ,your doing a great job keep it up.
Like your quote about beginnings .... its the little things, that show the least, that you gain the most from ultimately! Great video ! Stay safe my friend. !!
I’m enjoying your building projects I turn 80 tomorrow I’m getting active way to being able to do these things myself so I certainly enjoy watching you accomplish that way you work
I enjoy seeing hard work with a nod to the Lord! Great work!
Your photography is so good and creative, adding to the enjoyment of the video.
You just got another big thumbs up for caring to share this update.! Thank you and well done..!
I most definitely agree 💯 I also ready like how you very simply explain in simple detail what your doing. Keep up the good work! -This is Bill from Houston!
I love to hear you preach brother ! I’m a total believer. I love your channel
Hello Outsider, As I watched this video and Mothers day is comming I wanted to let you know that I said a prayer for your family being the first Mothers Day without your mother. I also prayed for your wife. In these times we feel that we are alone but that is not the case. As we know we are never alone. We are promised in Gods word that he will never leave us or forsake us. God's word brings comfort to me when I feel that way and I hope it helps you and your family at this time also. I just want to let you know. Keep up the faith and all you good work and may God's blessings of health be on you and your family.
Well said. God bless.
Amen brother. We do not grieve as those without hope, yet we still deeply grieve. Your kind words and prayers mean more than you know. 🙂
Arden, All i can say is simply Thank You so much!
Arden Frey JR. 🙏
dnnt worry we got mmr president donnald j trump.. aman to that brothers..
i have not bee following you like some but the bond you and your dad needs a mention as i have similar with both my sons and i mast say it fells great your build is looking good no one does this over here some further south but we just don't get the snow like you guys and that's a good thing as i don't like the cold just needed to say these things i hope it makes sense to you stay safe
Outsider, I really appreciate and enjoy how you bring together your love of the outdoors, your woodworking skills and practical knowledge, your artistry in filming and producing these videos, and honoring God as you do so.
I agree with your ideas on using the lath. The video was great as usual and I thank you for sharing it. Prayers for your dear wife.
Coming to your place every week is an amazing journey, be safe💖🇦🇺
My husband and I think the
Finish job looks fantastic .
My husband also a carpenter worker he is very impressive with the results. We enjoyed watching you .
Awesome this is what I need.. , I'm just about to finish my shift in Icu, and will relax with your latest video, when I get home thankyou sir😉👍
Thank you for the work you do, my friend. Be well, and stay safe.
Amazing tutorial... will use the scripture at my job ....thank you god for this message and the disciple!
It is good to hear the Word of God on your Channel my friend.
God is dead my friend, rather appreciate what this homo sapiens has accomplished
@@Staroy you are dead,but not God.Thats why this friendship of father and son existing-they are living in living God.Otherwise its impossible,only strive and separation.
The grass withers, the flower fades,
But the word of our God stands forever.
Work nailing on the wire mesh. Try using a commercial stapler with heavy duty copper staples. I have seen another cabin done this way but don’t remember the Chanel it was on. Good luck.
I agree with the metal lath, My Dad and Mom moved my uncles cabin down by the lake ( away from the in-laws back yard!) right after they got married, in the late 1940s. This is in NW Wisconsin. It was re-chinked in the way you describe at that time. It was never re-chinked and was moved to Fort Folle Avoine historical site back up the hill a few years ago, still in good shape other than the roof. Basically went it back to the in-laws back yard. Funny thing is, Dad even at 97 does not like it there!
Very inspiring! Building a small cabin in MT. God bless and thank you for sharing.
Proverbs 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellers there is safety.
Thank-you
@6 6 trust the lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding
@@reverendtfg6802 That's OK reverend, We'll pray for the salvation of your soul anyway. May God bless us all, and may the Holy Spirit move to open your eyes to your folly.
Hindsight 2020- avoid places where there is multitude of people be they fools or counsellors...
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Thank you for creating this and your other videos! It's great to see you and your dad working on this huge huge project together.
I have an idea for you for making a tremendously effective preservative: Basically...make your own pine/cedar/birch tar and mix it with linseed oil and turpentine. For the tar: in your stone ring fire pit, dig a hole in the dirt in the center and put in a small can, a 1 gallon paint can works well.....it needs to stay cool relative to the fire. Put a steel garbage can with a 4 inch hole cut in the center bottom over the can. Put pine bark, cedar bark, or birch bark into the garbage can. Put the lid tightly onto the metal garbage can. Arrange firewood around the garbage can...and light it up and wait. When it cools, you will carefully retrieve the paint can from the ground. It will contain tar....which while smelling great and feeling wonderful, will kill anything that lives. (Dont get any of it on your tender skin parts.....it contains Benz alpha pyrenes which are mutagenic and carcinogenic) Mix this tar as follows: tar:linseed oil: turpentine= 1: 3:1
Slop this on your logs with a crude brush, emphasizing the endgrain. It looks terrific and will preserve against any microbe.
PS it's too much trouble trying to distill your own turpentines from the garbage can. Forget that idea and purchase linseed oil and turpentine.....the tar is what you want which is difficult to find and expensive, and easy to make. Very satisfying, since it smells so good and makes the wood look so good.
PS if you stuff conifer needles in the garbage can with bark, your tar will be thinner, and will contain, not turpentine, but larger aromatic alkenes which, ,like tar, are highly effective preservatives but not as good looking when applied to wood, looking more like a muddy muddle.
PS2 Dont get any of the dark tar onto your testicles....we dont want you getting testicular cancer!
PS3 The amount of pine tar, or Stockholm tar ( a mystery mix that is strongly preferred for its beauty and smell and overall greatness) (The pine tar that is in Tegrin shampoo is vanishingly small...look at the ingredient percentages. But that stuff, in the low amounts, stimulates replicative cell growth (on skin and scalp) which kills microbes and stops dandruff and may cause cancer in larger amounts even though is smells wonderful and makes wood look beautiful. (By the way, creosote is more toxic, more carcinogenic, looks terrible and smells terrible....but is a better preservative)
PS 4 the flames that you see initially emanating from the edges of the lid are from methanol....wood alcohol, (not drinkable)( it will blind you and kill you) then after that are from vaporized turpentines.....lighter organics.
PS5 The material in the garbage can after the burn is biochar .....it contains about 38% of the energy of the original wood material but is really easy to light up (an awesome fire starter with a spark) and when mixed with compost, will slowly release nutrients for years and years in your garden.
I think i have made this too complicated sounding.....set the cans up and let the fire go and check the can in the ground the next day for the tar.....it's that simple.
Ted
Looking great, you're doing a fantastic job. Getting it dried in is a wonderful feeling, I remember when hubby and I got the 2x6 ceiling/roof on, we put rubber membrane on the whole roof, insulation on and metal roof on at least the inside should stay drier and then doors (little more secure) and then the windows...totally dried in, what a wonderful feeling. Reliving what we built by watching you build. Keep up the good work, stay safe, be careful, take it easy and keep dry....God Bless you and your family, keeping you all in my thoughts and prayers. Oh, we used Sikkens products on the logs.
Hadn't seen any work on your cabin for a very long time.. thought you gave it up for good...
I like your idea about doing the rock infill around the base of your cabin and raising the grade around there also. I’ve been wondering what you were planning to do with that area. We always tried to get the roof on first before installing the windows, less chance of breaking something if you work from the top down. The cabins looking great, weather’s getting nice, woods are greening up, roofs going on, life’s good! Keep it up!
Thanks for sharing brother! Holy Crap almost 40,000 views in 9 hours!! Hope that cha ching makes it easier so you can keep the videos coming! God bless you and your family!
Seeing how you used that threaded rod was genius. Its funny because that helped my mind incase I ever built a cottage myself, because I noticed how you made the end clean with an angle grinder. I am very familiar with using an angle grinder but to achieve the result you did, can't be explained, it's just how you work the tool with using the nut! Kind of neat to see because you would never know with the results showing after! Awesome work!
Love watching people of faith. God bless
Loved the shot of being throw into the trailer from the logs perspective
Thank you for integrating some very useful life lessons that you learn or apply throughout your daily work. It's good to hear. ❤
I can't wait to see your progress. Hope your wife is feeling well. I have prayed for her and will often think of how she is going in her recovery? So nice your dad is helping you still it must help him as well to get through his days. May God bless you and your family 🙏❤️ Australia
Thank you so much! We really appreciate your kind words and prayers. To be honest, it's been a very rough year for her, but we continue to fight the good fight. I tried to give an update on my wife's health in this episode, but I found it too hard to do, so I left it for now. I'm hoping to give an update soon though. Thanks again, and God bless.
@@TheOutsiderCabin Thank you for the reminder to pray for your wife. I, too, am a cancer fighter - this September will be 14 years since receiving a diagnosis of "You've got 6 months to live - if you're lucky". Thank God I don't have to rely on luck! God has blessed me more than I realize, with more time with loved ones and family. Your wife's condition is a private, personal matter, so share as you feel led. It is good to know what to pray for, but any prayer will be honored by God. Thank you for letting us into your world, even for a brief time.
Glad to have found you! Ive been watching your vids since 11:00 this evening. It's now 3:45.
To preserve wood here in Maine I use something I call “boat soup” . The mix is 1/5 pine tar, 2/5 boiled linseed oil, and 2/5 mineral spirits. It will darken the wood, but it works and it is cheap.
Kevin Harding for cabin’s I’ve heard less linseed oil, more tar and spirits. 2/7 pine tar, 2/7 linseed, 3/7 spirits. This drives the preserving tar deeper into the wood, and the reduction in linseed means the wood will breathe a bit better and let moisture out. Linseed breaks down overtime, and it can feed some types of mildew leading to black speckling
I really appreciate these nuggets of knowledge and the discussion they generate. Thank you.
By the way Kevin, I love that you guys on the eastern seaboard have a wood preservative called "boat soup". 😄
@@TheOutsiderCabin Boat Soup been around long time,ingredients super old school,used to treat on wood boats
Man log cabins take a lot of work. God bless.
I am now 69. I used the 'diamond' for the three cabins I built in the 70s and 80s and 90s. All three cabins have not had any issues... YET... with their lathing!
Oh, and do NOT use linseed oil for the logs.
Keep safe, you two.✨🤗✨
Good to see you back. Good luck on your project and stay safe
These videos along with other RUclipsrs changed my perception( towards positive) about Canada and Canadians, I'm also hooked to Joe robinet, shawn James, doug linker.
P. S: (all the years of brain bleaching by U.S main stream movies making fun of Canada, during my growth years, I was dumb 🤦♂️)
Lol... I live close enough to Canada that I always knew we had the best neighbors in the world.
Another great video and the cabin is coming on well.
Loved that first audio track!
When you are doing the windows on the top floor I really recommend you do a dormer window as that greatly increases the usable space and also looks nice. Great job!
horatio71, also a great way to get out in an emergency if you’re upstairs and to cool things down if it gets to warm up there.
@@Hoaxer51 absolutely, and as you say open the windows and keep it cool - even when it is raining. I have a log house back home in Sweden, where dormers were not built in and I will change that hopefully soon. It is just painful without them.
Great minds think alike! 😄 I may not put dormers in right away, but I will eventually. More space, more light, and greater curve appeal! Can't argue with that.
@@TheOutsiderCabin do it straight away, it is a much a bigger job later, but I understand the urge to get the roof done and sealed. It's a great journey you are on with memories for a lifetime when it is done. The dormers will always haunt you - I am speaking from experience if not done straight away ;-)
*sigh* I know you're right. lol
Thank you for the friendly encouragement.
Good call on the diamond mesh!!! Thanks for the videos in this crazy time to help pass the time! God bless!
@1:05 Why did you hammer the all thread all the way in, when You could have cut off the excess on the side you're hammering in.
Cuz they’ve morons?
Because hammering on the pre nutted end boogers the tread up.
I would have used a mallet or brass hammer so as to not have to hammer it all the way through
That lath is a great tip.. Thank you very much..
I'm planning to build a log house in my hill-station property in Kodai, India..
I plan to use black palm logs as walls with as many floor-to-ceiling glasses & pine wood for ceiling..
Also there's a perrenial stream running on one side of the property.. So, planning to go totally off-grid & collecting as much info as possible before I even start...
Your channel is very helpful.. Thank you.
I love watching your videos. You're doing an amazing job!
I am watching your channel for more than a year and today for the first time I realized that you are using your left hand!!
hey Outsider-how is your wife doing? I know she had been thru (all of you in fact) difficult times, just hoping she is doing well still! Great Channel !!!
Much appreciated Tomm. Unfortunately, it's been a very tough year for her. The doctors don'ts really know how to help her, which has been discouraging to say the least. However, we are doing our best to make some lifestyle changes that will help her heal. Anyway, thanks for asking, and thanks for watching!
@@TheOutsiderCabin I have been wondering how your wife is doing as well. As you ask us for ideas please do not hesitate to ask for specific prayers too. God bless and keep you, family and loved ones!
Nice and simple as always, honest and slow, I have not been around much, hospital again, I would like to know again what is the cabin use going to be, I don't think you will live in it with your wife's illness or am I wrong, I do seem to remember that something like you and your dad might just use it as a get away or hunting, not sure about that, at 80+ I do get mixed up at times, still going to watch as much as I can, have clicked Like on them all, watch all of them from start to finish, some more than once, commented on more than half, so til the next one, Later
Good time to use a box blade or similar to fill in some of those massive ruts in the trail before the summer dries it like concrete.
Wow. That throwing wood shot was really good. I really like how you don’t feel the need to it music behind all of your shots. It’s nice to just hear nature and the sound of your work. Great editing
Methyl Ester (biodiesel) is great for wood treatment. It has no glycerol so less greasy and if you don't wash it** the slight alkalinity helps with protecting the wood. Methanol is best but you can make it with any pure alcohol. Mix 1 200ml of alcohol with 2% lye (NaOH) and shake until mixed. Pour the resulting paint stripper into 800ml of oil warmed to 50 degs C and shake like mad for 2 minutes. Allow to settle. The soap at the bottom is excellent stuff. The clear above is methyl ester.
Wishing for you and family and others fine you well. Your doing a great job on the cabin. 🙏💖
Have you ever considered wire fence "staples" (basically a nail with the head cut off bent into U and has both ends pointed)seems to me it might be aa good alternative to driving a nail in and bending it over.
That's an excellent suggestion! I was thinking along those same lines myself. It'd save this guy a lot of time, as opposed to hammer and then bend the nails into a position where you can only hope that they hold. The Staples that you're thinking of are almost the shape of a horseshoe, and about an inch or so long, right? Believe me, if I was him, that's the style of staple that I would use.
Try getting a fence staple in under the angle where they are nailing it on the upper section... they are having trouble with a nail, a fence staple will be much worse.
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Fence staples would be hard to nail on the top run of the wire. Fence staples are not that easy anyway since there is a short leg and long leg to the staple. I think he is doing it the best way. The longer nail on the top is more accessible with a hammer.
@@robthesamplist I'd think this is the problem with that approach. Worth a try I guess. but, yeah, what you said.
Thank you for having the courage to quote the Bible in your videos. May God bless you and your endeavors.
I dont own or live in one, my elders tell me back in the day the Mi'kmaq people used spruce gum and tree sap with berch bark flower make it a paste, mix all and add water, its like making bread but you dilute the mix into water and paste the final product on their tar shack buildings, was mainly for patching and water proofing and glue but it's also used for bug control and preserving wood tools and ceremonial pipes and wooden staffs leather shoes boots etc etc
That is a big job but I am sure it will be worthwhile. Really enjoying being on this journey with you, cabin looks so awesome. Glad the snow has gone.
Great Video. 👍 With the Chincon. I think the wire mesh sounds like the best way to go to reinforce it. I Guess that you will have to put that also on the inside (?). There will also have a air gap in between, I believes that will help in Insulation (?). #STAYSAFE.
I enjoy watching your video of the build and all you have gone through to build it on the solid rock foundation. One question I always have with individuals building things alone or even restoring vehicles, etc. is, Why? Why not have friends help as well. Share the joy, experience, good times, and success with others as well. Many of my projects, restorations and experiences shared with friends have been most memorable because I did share them with friends and vice versa. Memories often live far longer when shared and loved together. Thanks for taking us along on this medium, as well.
My good friend, excellent monitoring the Moisture in the woods, I will recommend to get a little bit lower than 14% ideally less than 10 , but your right about because the woods is outsite exposed.
Nice one ! I'm learning about a life I'd love to live. I'm a welder so learning about wood is first nature lesson.
I have a pine wood fence. I installed it 10yrs ago. One of the knots in the pine had sap run down it dried. Its still there in all the weather, still hard as a rock and it sticks to wood. Just a thought for your log protection.
Isn't it incredible that most coniferous trees make their own natural wood preservative? Nature is beautiful thing.
@@TheOutsiderCabin You could probably add a thinner or something to make it paintable.
I'd like to compliment you on your camera work. It is excellent and I really enjoy your videos.
I always look forward to your videos!
Zechariah 4:10 It is one thing to be adventurous but to have fear of God and know the word of God is a great combination. God bless you Outsider. Have a blessed life in that cabin your are building. Stay in touch with God as always. I read the whole chapter of Zechariah 4. Loved it and I appreciate very much for quoting the verse.
For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth.
Love and respect from California. Love the bible reference. Amen brother.
same (love and respect from California, loved the Bible reference) :)
Cherish these times with your Dad. Time waits for no one except God. After all, He invented it. Its amazing what we take for granted.
Did you consider creasing the lath horizontally to give a deeper fit?
good to see a family treating each other as they should.
Watching you back your rig into your grandfather's "woodshed," reminded me of the security measures you put into place to prevent wood theft. Has it helped?
Love watching today 🙏 hello from Australia
It is so nice to see the cabin coming along and knowing this is the year she'll be finished...mostly finished, I figure. I'm getting more & more excited to see these final pieces of construction come together and see the cabin finished. I keep imagining how beautiful she's going to look and you couldn't have picked a more peaceful & serene setting to build in than where your at right now. It's good to see your dad still working on it with you as well. Let him know you have a subscriber that says hello to him and I look forward to seeing you both on here next week with more accomplished on the cabin. Til then stay safe & take care.❤
BTW, I love your narration to the videos & I especially loved this week's, when you chose to speak of God by referring to the book of Zachariah in the bible, 😊 wonderful 😇. Most ppl your age & the times in which we live in, don't have the nerve to talk about God, in any way whatsoever let alone even care about God.
The cabin is a She? I never knew! 😊
@@boomerrob9223 yea I guess she is. lol😄
Thank you very much for that beautiful comment Ondrea!
Springtime can be so exciting..! Your cabin looks fantastic..! The chinking is going to be cool! Can’t wait to see the windows. 👍
Good morning. The cabin is looking great.
Thank you. :)
Gnome, I see you all over the place 😆
It is coming along nicely. He needs to get a roof on it.
Great work to both Mr. Outsider's... Well done. You are such a breath of God's frsh air. Many blessings...
Love what your doing. My son and I have often talked about building a cabin or two on our 700 acre property.
Had you thought about using galvanized staples in place of the ardox and roofing nails? Just something that came to mind as I watched.
What are you going to use for chinking. A couple of builder friends have built cabins and they used cement on some place (per owners request) and on the others they use a type of silicone based material (came in powder form I think) that would expand and contract as the weather dictated.
Keep the great videos coming, can't wait to see it when your finished.
It's GREAT ! :) to see your Dad back with you out there 👍
If you get any moisture on the iron filings the wood well turn black
What is a wood well?
The color of the wood, will change to BLACK!!! Permanently
Thanks brother for another awesome video and thanks for putting scripture in your video
My Self Reliance channel put Dried ground moss in between the homemade, Clay/Ash/Grit mortar,
to insulate the cabin Gaps. He is in Algonquin, Canada.
Hye man, nice job over there! Awesome takes you are shooting! My best Regards from Brazi! Cheers