Lovely spot. You need a bigger chain saw, more power, longer blade, to keep the cutting away from your body bits. You got your head at the same level really close. As a rule, never have anything around the base of what you are cutting, I noticed those logs you had to step over, if you had to run in an emergency in their direction you are in trouble. Never cut a tree with impeded clutter around it. Believe me you will be surprised by a tree, bursting, splitting and doing things you do not expect and you will do the 20 meter dash in a few seconds at some point.
THIS. My grandfather worked in the logging industry out on the West Coast, and he had more than a handful of horror stories, with even experienced lumberjacks being severly injured by logs "kicking out" unexpectedly when they were felled, but they didn't have the room to escape. Wear eye protection, wear hearing protection, and make sure you're protected by being extra cautious! You can see how far a GENTLE felling of a tree can jump it a full meter at 32:14, and that was under controlled conditions!
I would also really recommend getting a petrol saw for a situation like this, when you don't have easy access to electrity. Super easy to get a 5L canister of fuel over to the island and that should last a while, compared to having to waste lots of scarce electricity on charging the saw.
In the US, we call the narrow pieces of wood used between lumber or logs to help them dry: stickers. Please be careful by yourself. Thanks for taking us along.
I feel like the debarking station is a waste of time because then you are just moving the same logs again and again instead of just having to move them once to your build location where you can debark them there
Thank you for keeping in the mistake at around 31:00. Getting the saw stuck in the log that is. I love "competency porn" as much as the next guy (which, not saying you aren't competent), but seeing a genuine mistake and how you overcame it is such a breath of fresh air in the sterilized, maximized professional environment RUclips has. Instant sub and can't wait to see more videos of this journey.
You pondering behind that wedged tree at 30:55 absolutely sent me. If what ever was holding it in place suddenly gave way, you would have gone flying, it would pay to be more mindful of just how volatile nature can be. Good job though this is wicked, just don't want to see this project discontinued due to you being incapacitated.
Those wedges are soft on purpose. You can saw through them without harming the saw. Always keep 3 or 4 around. They break fairly easily. Cold makes them more brittle. 👍
Get yourself a UV stable permanent marker and write the dimensions on the sides of the logs. Should be easier to keep track on everything once you have a lot of logs. If you stack all of them in the same place, take a picture on both sides and use that as a reference for the excel sheet. Keep at it and you will have your cabin in no time :)
You definitely need a come along set up with a tripod of smaller trees/ logs. That’s how you can lift upwards. The wench and log ramps are the best way to move the larger logs into place off the ground. You definitely need to map out the entire structure before you start falling trees in earnest. Having a good plan will save you so much time in the long run. Plus remember that everything is replaceable except you. Don’t take any risks. The fastest way to do timber work is slow. Good luck
Rewatching this video, because I found this one first. Instantly got hooked and have been working through all the videos in order. Loving the content! I am going to be so sad when I catch up to where you are currently then need to wait for new videos. Stay safe and keep up the amazing work!
Blows my mind how it seems such a privilege to live on the earth as humans always have--to legally & financially escape the trappings of the urban market system... It all seems by design. I'll live vicariously through you till my escape.
Any kind of lifting a frame will work so well with your winch two 14 foot logs fastened together at the top with and 45 degree cut on both with a movable cross member will help so much with moving and lifting
You might look at centrally locating your pull station about chest high with a remote controlled winch and learn how to use snatch block pulleys. They can really speed up moving those logs and be a second set of hands. Best of luck.
It is so nice to see someone making a traditional Finnish log cabin in the traditional way. Loving this If ya need help, just pay me the gas and food and something for the work hours and we have a deal.
Great project. One idea is to use pulley and make a hoist between trees to lift the logs. Hang the pulley a litle high up in the tree. You probably need a ladder anyway. And get longer nylon rope for winch
A couple suggestions: Where you debark have future plans for a garden, compost is life. Always delimb your log striking bottom to top. Wood splits easier top down. Get yourself a 8cm straight pole about 2m long for leverage. A mallet can be useful(BanHammer lol) .Be prepared to expand your tools. Scour the local markets and social media sales points. Since your battery powered , some solar eventually. Keep up the diligence and stay hydrated!
Invest in a few blocks and tackles to assist your winch as well as yourself for when you have to lift logs up. It'll save your back and your winch by reducing and redirecting the force you have to apply. You'll have to also get a decent steel cable that you can anchor into and run between a couple good, sturdy trees over your selected area and then anchor into the ground behind each to make a rudimentary overhead crane like apparatus to hook your top block and tackle onto. Hope this helps, and you can later use it to move large objects around the outside of your house as needed, or make it into a zip line, which ever works. Best of luck.
Forget the debarking station. That's extra back injury than just debarking on the ground. 1st time seeing your channel/video! So happy to see a young guy/couple living the dream!! SUBSCRIBED! STAY SAFE AND WATCH LISTEN TO THE TREE! ✝️🙏🇺🇸❤
I'm only like 20 min into the video at this point but I've gotta say man; the amount of work you're doing make sure you're eating a shit ton of calories to fuel yourself out there. Good luck bro, living the dream
One thing you can do when storing your birch rounds outside like this is make sure you have a lot of conifer boughs underneath and not so much leaf litter. Leaf litter breaks down, invites worms, fungus, etc. While that's great for compost, that's bad for wood, so throw those pine / spruce / cedar boughs to cover the soil you store these on.
don't know if any one else has mentioned it but you may want to look in to a trauma kit for your first aid and keep it close by chainsaw cuts are no joke and out there by yourself it can be the difference between life and death.
To prevent freshly cut logs from splitting on the end, you can use a product called "end grain sealer" which is a wax-based sealant specifically designed to seal the exposed end grain of wood, preventing excessive moisture loss and cracking as the wood dries.
First time seeing one of your videos, but I can tell you're pretty bummed about Helena not being there for this trip. Solitude is rough when you've grown accustomed to someone's face. Keep it up, so the two of you can enjoy the island together!
Rig like a sailor. Span between two trees with a cable with a block in the middle. Three or four part block and tackle. Lots of rope work but you can lift and move anything.
That winch is working out good. I ran a steel cable across my driveway up high from 2 trees. I made a log bunk off to the side of my driveway. I can stop under cable in my driveway. I use a pully with a chain hoist attached, that slides left to right. I hoist logs off my trailer, and slide them to the left and lower logs on the bunk. In your case, you would just have to get the logs anywhere under the cable, and hoist, slide to bunk, and lower. Just an option. All the best, be safe..
Tip first: You'll probably have an easier time debarking if you block the log so it doesn't wiggle, maybe even set it so that it can be rolled between two points easily so you can purposely roll if you wanna but its solidly held. The little bit of extra effort it takes for each blade stroke ends up being a lot over the whole set of strokes. I just found you with this video and I am very excited to watch the development and catch up on what y'all have done xD Thank you for the lovely content.
Hey I'm glad to see this is going well and seeing other videos of this are up but please make sure to keep lots of first aid equipment there id recommend something like a first responder bag and familiarize yourself on how to use it all. Also try to not tell any trees without someone else there and please use proper tools and do it safely. I know getting this done sooner sounds very appealing but it's not worth your life. Love the video tho just please be safe.
You should use those smaller bits to build a cellar to store your food & gear while you're not on the island. That would keep the wildlife out of it and you'll have some place to store stuff. It would be a good idea to bring over a solar charger for your batteries also, and a cellar would be a good place to mount it.
For future reference. When you're stacking your logs, your first one will go large end to the left and smaller end to the right then large end to the right small end to the left. that will keep them straight. Going up straight
On your saw there should a line that you can use to set the direction of fall. When you do your first cut, hold the saw in the count and “sight” the direction of fall using the line.
birch is good hard wood to build stuff out of especially Baltic birch that you most likely have there - nice tight grain. Birch downside is it's bark - it waterproof, so it doesn't allow inner wood to dry. that's why birch rots so quickly because it can not ever dry and moisture and sugars in the wood promote much faster rot. if you peal birch right away and let it then dry as any other wood, you will have a fantastic lumber to work with. I wouldn't waste it if i was you.
Great stuff. Just keep in mind that instances like 30:00 can be extremely dangerous, and your positioning and approach could have ended horribly. If the tree shifted then it likely would have popped up and back as the tension releases, and you’re toast.
You need to get you some pulleys or snatch blocks. Set them in a tree us them to lift the logs wherever you want them. Or build you a portable A frame to help with lifting the logs. Especially when setting the upper cabin wall logs.
I think in spring when the sap is flowing they will debark much easier. Also a gas saw and a couple days with a woodsman will improve your felling ability. Good luck.
Hey dude, if you want to treat the wood rather cheaply and don't care about the colour, charring it and applying a mixture of 1:1 denatured alcohol and oil (or just any oil to seal the wood) could do the job. Would last decades that way. I imagine that just charring it (without the oil) is better than nothing, but in any case, if you make charcoal with resinous trees (specially birch and pine) you can also get pine/birch tar, which works wonders for wood preserving.
Recommend learning to make wooden wedges. Very strong, and you can make them to your needs as you go. And mostly just a matter of splitting some offcuts along the grain and then carving one end sharper.
Why? Because it's electric? He's just used the one he has to cut down two trees that are bigger than he can manage. Stihl and others are making big suckers in the electric chainsaw world now. Personally I have two gas saws. Last weekend I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out why one of them won't start. I'm thinking of moving towards electric myself - I'm sick of the stink and hassle and electrics can now handle anything I need to take down with a chainsaw.
@@andrewm753especially for remote applications gas is still way better. Either Electric Saw + Generator or just gas saw. The power density of gasoline ist way better compared to batteries
Enjoyed this episode, Building my own log cabin right now. 12’x16.with a 6’ deck and a 6’ roof overhang. I am also using the saddle notch. I am building in the boreal forest of Labrador. I am 11 logs high now. Would love to send you some pics of my progress
Go buy yourself a couple of blocks to hang on the live trees and you can drag and lift the logs with that electric winch. No need to manhandle them. Another idea is to leave one tall tree near your build site and make a spar tree out of it. Your winch would mount to the bottom and cut the top out of the tree. Put a block and tackle in the top and you could use it to gather your logs and help with building up your walls. Nice video.
Use left over logs from the remainder of the felled tree to build up the bulk of the drying support. Then use pieces of plank to adjust the final bit of support if needed. That way your planks will go further. As for a debarking station, use a couple of thick short logs with notches cut on one side to place under the end of each log. That way you can move the debarking station to wherever the tree falls and remove weight from the log before moving them. By removing branches and debarking before attempting to move the logs, you will create less drag on the logs
By no means a pro, but I have felled lots of trees. I would cut your wedges a bit deeper. I was taught you need to be half the depth of the tree. love seeing your progress
When he said "I should have left more attachment wood" I was thinking the exact opposite. If you are felling from the ground with no real elevation or obstacles you theoretically don't ever need a wedge block if you cut your first wedge correctly.
3:26 I'm sure you know this but when using the Winch please don't drag your hand along the cable as it's pulling in. If it starts to fray a piece of the cable can go in your hand.
For peeling those logs, if you have the log up near waist height, you can use your legs and work back and forth with a rocking motion. Saves a lot of strain on your back and arms.
Get the birch debarked asap they make good building material trust me I am a arborist ditch the claw that's for roping and cabling if you can drag it use one of your green straps and when a tree catches like that use your wrench and have at least 3 or 4 of your debarking knifes
Take all the bark build a small bin and dry it for use later as a fire starter. The sap in the bark will start fast. Also use a small circumfrance -mispelled- to roll the larger logs.
If your sleeping bag doesn't keep you warm enough (and it probably won't once winter comes in full), if you can get some sturdy tiles (or suitably flat rocks) and put them in your tent. You can heat a couple dry (not taken from the water's edge!) rocks in a campfire, then carefully move them to the tiles to let them radiate heat all night long. Do not use wet rocks or rocks constantly re-exposed to water (stream or lake edge, etc), since any water in any cracks will expand 1000x as steam and cause the rocks to explosively crack apart. But you can heat up your tent with fire-heated rocks! To move them, cut 3-4 thin green/fresh branches, strip them down, lay them in a star shape, roll the heated rock into the center of the asterisk, and bend the branches up around it as a cage to carry it to the new position. (Have greenwood tongs on hand to help you move and position the rock at both ends of the trip.) For the campfire, since you have a lot of evergreens with pitch for sap in that region, that means they have that same pitchy sap in their roots. DO NOT lay a ground fire directly on the ground! No matter how wet it is, don't do it! Dig up sand and rocks (the sand can be wet, but get dry rocks from higher ground) and lay a base platform at least hand-length deep. Absolutely nothing loam or rich humus forest soil. Make it at least hand-length deep, and more than twice the diameter of the biggest fire you intend to lay, so that if any burning logs roll, they won't be able to ignite the forest humus.. The LAST thing you want is for pitchy roots to start smoldering, as they can slow-burn underground, even under snow and ice, then they can flare up into a forest fire without warning. (Note: Yes, hummus is chickpea paste, while *humus* is forest loam that is high in organic (burnable) materials.)
One creator said there was one thing he wished he did differently when building his homestead and that was to build a storage shed for tool storage and for a workshop before building anything else. Your equipment will last much longer if you have this building first.
I drained them last trip, did it quickly before we left so it didn't get filmed. Was debating if I should take them home though or if they'll be fine just sitting if they are drained
The wedges are plastic for a reason, the saw can cut them without damaging the teeth. Also, rig a cable between two trees so you can use the winch to help you lift the logs up.
Never suffer a log. If you are straining to move it, go get the winch. Future you will thank me. 👍 Also, don't you have a whole bunch of elves and dwarves living real close? Ask them to come and help out. A couple dwarves can get all your logs chopped down in 1 night.
One log at a time. Keep up the good work and be safe.
Thank you!
Lovely spot. You need a bigger chain saw, more power, longer blade, to keep the cutting away from your body bits. You got your head at the same level really close. As a rule, never have anything around the base of what you are cutting, I noticed those logs you had to step over, if you had to run in an emergency in their direction you are in trouble. Never cut a tree with impeded clutter around it. Believe me you will be surprised by a tree, bursting, splitting and doing things you do not expect and you will do the 20 meter dash in a few seconds at some point.
THIS. My grandfather worked in the logging industry out on the West Coast, and he had more than a handful of horror stories, with even experienced lumberjacks being severly injured by logs "kicking out" unexpectedly when they were felled, but they didn't have the room to escape. Wear eye protection, wear hearing protection, and make sure you're protected by being extra cautious! You can see how far a GENTLE felling of a tree can jump it a full meter at 32:14, and that was under controlled conditions!
@ladyofthemasque My uncle was a horse logger out in Oregon. He called it a barber chair when the tree would kick out like that.
I would also really recommend getting a petrol saw for a situation like this, when you don't have easy access to electrity. Super easy to get a 5L canister of fuel over to the island and that should last a while, compared to having to waste lots of scarce electricity on charging the saw.
@@104spun yes just the new stihl, what a difference, and learning how to make it sharp quick, cuts like butter
In the US, we call the narrow pieces of wood used between lumber or logs to help them dry: stickers. Please be careful by yourself. Thanks for taking us along.
I feel like the debarking station is a waste of time because then you are just moving the same logs again and again instead of just having to move them once to your build location where you can debark them there
Plus less chance of the love getting dirty or stained
I guess when you build you cabin you can do that lol I like the way he does it way better than the way you don’t do it
@@rejects100 if you watch his newer videos videos, he gave up on the debarking station… soooooo guess I was right
@@rejects100you can like it better that doesnt make it better little bud
@@rejects100 hes just trying to be helpful. and i dont see you building a cabin either you little reject
Thank you for keeping in the mistake at around 31:00. Getting the saw stuck in the log that is.
I love "competency porn" as much as the next guy (which, not saying you aren't competent), but seeing a genuine mistake and how you overcame it is such a breath of fresh air in the sterilized, maximized professional environment RUclips has.
Instant sub and can't wait to see more videos of this journey.
I think it's amazing.
Simply buying a piece of land somewhere and "just" building your house yourself.
I love the premise and wish you all the best!
If you spiral the rope/cable on a log, it will roll/spin as you pull it. Can be useful to get a hung tree to just roll out of the snag tree.👍
You pondering behind that wedged tree at 30:55 absolutely sent me. If what ever was holding it in place suddenly gave way, you would have gone flying, it would pay to be more mindful of just how volatile nature can be. Good job though this is wicked, just don't want to see this project discontinued due to you being incapacitated.
Building a small structure with the tree-tops is a great idea! a small storage shed is always nice to have.
Those wedges are soft on purpose. You can saw through them without harming the saw. Always keep 3 or 4 around. They break fairly easily. Cold makes them more brittle. 👍
I'm invested in your progress man, keep living the dream!
Get yourself a UV stable permanent marker and write the dimensions on the sides of the logs. Should be easier to keep track on everything once you have a lot of logs. If you stack all of them in the same place, take a picture on both sides and use that as a reference for the excel sheet. Keep at it and you will have your cabin in no time :)
Indeed, and a Cant Hook
Came here to say this, but you saved me some typing lol
Ahhh the good life i remember building my first cabin what a journey it was
You definitely need a come along set up with a tripod of smaller trees/ logs. That’s how you can lift upwards. The wench and log ramps are the best way to move the larger logs into place off the ground. You definitely need to map out the entire structure before you start falling trees in earnest. Having a good plan will save you so much time in the long run. Plus remember that everything is replaceable except you. Don’t take any risks. The fastest way to do timber work is slow. Good luck
Rewatching this video, because I found this one first. Instantly got hooked and have been working through all the videos in order. Loving the content! I am going to be so sad when I catch up to where you are currently then need to wait for new videos. Stay safe and keep up the amazing work!
Hey mate, never be the same line with the pull cable🙏 You're doing a great job✌
Great stuff! Invest in a cant hook to help rotate the logs. Also, get some pulleys or block and tackle to help with the wench.
Blows my mind how it seems such a privilege to live on the earth as humans always have--to legally & financially escape the trappings of the urban market system... It all seems by design. I'll live vicariously through you till my escape.
it is, its called capitalism
I love the way you are approaching this. Taking in advice and you just keep on moving forward. So brave
Any kind of lifting a frame will work so well with your winch two 14 foot logs fastened together at the top with and 45 degree cut on both with a movable cross member will help so much with moving and lifting
Don’t work hard work smart keep up the good work
Get a gas saw
You could get a saw mill
I enjoy watching your struggles!
Very inspiring! I'll hopefully will do something similar in a couple of years in Sweden!
glad to see some people visiting finnish islands, theyre a perfect place to camp.
You might look at centrally locating your pull station about chest high with a remote controlled winch and learn how to use snatch block pulleys. They can really speed up moving those logs and be a second set of hands. Best of luck.
The world needs more young people like y'all.
TO CUT MORE TREES DOWN?
There aren't enough islands unfortunately
@@michaelg8465what do you think ur house was made out of u dingus
@@michaelg8465what’s your house made out of?
If you make your notch more steep and less deep, you can control the directional falling much better with a well timed and placed wedge
Glad you grabbed the glasses. Always good to be as safe as possible when yer by yourself.
It is so nice to see someone making a traditional Finnish log cabin in the traditional way.
Loving this
If ya need help, just pay me the gas and food and something for the work hours and we have a deal.
Great learning experience, keep up the good work
Great project. One idea is to use pulley and make a hoist between trees to lift the logs. Hang the pulley a litle high up in the tree. You probably need a ladder anyway. And get longer nylon rope for winch
A couple suggestions: Where you debark have future plans for a garden, compost is life. Always delimb your log striking bottom to top. Wood splits easier top down. Get yourself a 8cm straight pole about 2m long for leverage. A mallet can be useful(BanHammer lol) .Be prepared to expand your tools. Scour the local markets and social media sales points. Since your battery powered , some solar eventually.
Keep up the diligence and stay hydrated!
Invest in a few blocks and tackles to assist your winch as well as yourself for when you have to lift logs up. It'll save your back and your winch by reducing and redirecting the force you have to apply. You'll have to also get a decent steel cable that you can anchor into and run between a couple good, sturdy trees over your selected area and then anchor into the ground behind each to make a rudimentary overhead crane like apparatus to hook your top block and tackle onto. Hope this helps, and you can later use it to move large objects around the outside of your house as needed, or make it into a zip line, which ever works. Best of luck.
Forget the debarking station. That's extra back injury than just debarking on the ground. 1st time seeing your channel/video! So happy to see a young guy/couple living the dream!! SUBSCRIBED! STAY SAFE AND WATCH LISTEN TO THE TREE! ✝️🙏🇺🇸❤
This is my first video from you, 25 seconds in, and I'm soo happy for you and cant wait to see where this goes! One Love
I'm only like 20 min into the video at this point but I've gotta say man; the amount of work you're doing make sure you're eating a shit ton of calories to fuel yourself out there. Good luck bro, living the dream
One thing you can do when storing your birch rounds outside like this is make sure you have a lot of conifer boughs underneath and not so much leaf litter. Leaf litter breaks down, invites worms, fungus, etc. While that's great for compost, that's bad for wood, so throw those pine / spruce / cedar boughs to cover the soil you store these on.
don't know if any one else has mentioned it but you may want to look in to a trauma kit for your first aid and keep it close by chainsaw cuts are no joke and out there by yourself it can be the difference between life and death.
Good idea!
im so glad i found you on here! i started following your clock app and loved it. the non scripted stuff is so much better! im glad i found you here!
To prevent freshly cut logs from splitting on the end, you can use a product called "end grain sealer" which is a wax-based sealant specifically designed to seal the exposed end grain of wood, preventing excessive moisture loss and cracking as the wood dries.
Free extra unused latex paint if you're on a budget.
But you don't want to seal the end if you are to dry out the log. Just cut it longer than you need it and use the ends as firewood.
You don’t have enough saw to be safe and productive . That saw will get you hurt
Exactly what I was thinking!
There is a time and a place for small electric chain saw. This is NOT it…
First time seeing one of your videos, but I can tell you're pretty bummed about Helena not being there for this trip. Solitude is rough when you've grown accustomed to someone's face. Keep it up, so the two of you can enjoy the island together!
Have you looked at a debarking power tool? Mounts on your chainsaw, about $100US. You'd have to haul in more fuel, of course.
electric chain saw in the wild is crazy happy new year
instead of a mini cabin, consider a cut firewood shelter instead? I admire your tenacity and desire to get 'er done! Keep it going!!
that looks so lovely, probably because its finland tho and im finnish so ofc i love finland... anyways keep the work up, good luck and be safe.
Rig like a sailor. Span between two trees with a cable with a block in the middle. Three or four part block and tackle. Lots of rope work but you can lift and move anything.
That winch is working out good. I ran a steel cable across my driveway up high from 2 trees. I made a log bunk off to the side of my driveway. I can stop under cable in my driveway. I use a pully with a chain hoist attached, that slides left to right. I hoist logs off my trailer, and slide them to the left and lower logs on the bunk. In your case, you would just have to get the logs anywhere under the cable, and hoist, slide to bunk, and lower. Just an option. All the best, be safe..
Tip first: You'll probably have an easier time debarking if you block the log so it doesn't wiggle, maybe even set it so that it can be rolled between two points easily so you can purposely roll if you wanna but its solidly held. The little bit of extra effort it takes for each blade stroke ends up being a lot over the whole set of strokes. I just found you with this video and I am very excited to watch the development and catch up on what y'all have done xD Thank you for the lovely content.
Hey I'm glad to see this is going well and seeing other videos of this are up but please make sure to keep lots of first aid equipment there id recommend something like a first responder bag and familiarize yourself on how to use it all. Also try to not tell any trees without someone else there and please use proper tools and do it safely. I know getting this done sooner sounds very appealing but it's not worth your life. Love the video tho just please be safe.
You should use those smaller bits to build a cellar to store your food & gear while you're not on the island. That would keep the wildlife out of it and you'll have some place to store stuff. It would be a good idea to bring over a solar charger for your batteries also, and a cellar would be a good place to mount it.
good luck, lets go!
For future reference. When you're stacking your logs, your first one will go large end to the left and smaller end to the right then large end to the right small end to the left. that will keep them straight. Going up straight
This method is called butt and pass. You can goggle it. Much, much easier
To help you move the logs around. Set up a high wire between a couple of trees and use the winch to drag them around, lift and stack them
WE really love your work
Try to pick trees that aren’t too big for walls and the bigger trees for roof supports and planks
On your saw there should a line that you can use to set the direction of fall. When you do your first cut, hold the saw in the count and “sight” the direction of fall using the line.
birch is good hard wood to build stuff out of especially Baltic birch that you most likely have there - nice tight grain. Birch downside is it's bark - it waterproof, so it doesn't allow inner wood to dry. that's why birch rots so quickly because it can not ever dry and moisture and sugars in the wood promote much faster rot. if you peal birch right away and let it then dry as any other wood, you will have a fantastic lumber to work with. I wouldn't waste it if i was you.
Great stuff. Just keep in mind that instances like 30:00 can be extremely dangerous, and your positioning and approach could have ended horribly. If the tree shifted then it likely would have popped up and back as the tension releases, and you’re toast.
Go Big or Go Home!!! Love the channel....and God Speeed!!!!!
You need to get you some pulleys or snatch blocks. Set them in a tree us them to lift the logs wherever you want them. Or build you a portable A frame to help with lifting the logs. Especially when setting the upper cabin wall logs.
Helena's "Are you alive?" Nice! 😂
Yeah that’s love 😂
35:35 You’d be building a spirit house. Very Finnish thing to do 💚😊 Have a shaman come out and bless it.
Man literally living my dream😭😭
I think you got the island I wanted to buy with my father lol.
This is super cool, wish i could buy an island and do the same tbh
I think in spring when the sap is flowing they will debark much easier. Also a gas saw and a couple days with a woodsman will improve your felling ability. Good luck.
Thanks for sharing and taking us along
You should invest in a snatch block it would help you more than you realize.
Have you considered buying a Alaskan saw mill you could cut your own lumber?
32:26 ........... "I Guess Keep Going?!"
Hey dude, if you want to treat the wood rather cheaply and don't care about the colour, charring it and applying a mixture of 1:1 denatured alcohol and oil (or just any oil to seal the wood) could do the job.
Would last decades that way.
I imagine that just charring it (without the oil) is better than nothing, but in any case, if you make charcoal with resinous trees (specially birch and pine) you can also get pine/birch tar, which works wonders for wood preserving.
You might try using smaller log pieces to hold your log from rolling. Like you would an auto on a slope... 😎
Make the mini cabin your fire wood shed.
Or solar battery storage shed
Just found your channel and looking forward to the adventures. Subscribed!!
Recommend learning to make wooden wedges. Very strong, and you can make them to your needs as you go. And mostly just a matter of splitting some offcuts along the grain and then carving one end sharper.
thought this was a game at first, but i think this video is even better than a game
Look at a chain hoist! You can get those logs up in the air and onto the debarking station
The chainsaw you were using is for small trees
Why? Because it's electric? He's just used the one he has to cut down two trees that are bigger than he can manage. Stihl and others are making big suckers in the electric chainsaw world now. Personally I have two gas saws. Last weekend I spent 30 minutes trying to figure out why one of them won't start. I'm thinking of moving towards electric myself - I'm sick of the stink and hassle and electrics can now handle anything I need to take down with a chainsaw.
@@andrewm753especially for remote applications gas is still way better. Either Electric Saw + Generator or just gas saw. The power density of gasoline ist way better compared to batteries
Thanks for taking us along on your journey! You are doing amazing work but you definitely need a bigger and more powerful chainsaw
Enjoyed this episode,
Building my own log cabin right now. 12’x16.with a 6’ deck and a 6’ roof overhang.
I am also using the saddle notch.
I am building in the boreal forest of Labrador. I am 11 logs high now.
Would love to send you some pics of my progress
Go buy yourself a couple of blocks to hang on the live trees and you can drag and lift the logs with that electric winch. No need to manhandle them. Another idea is to leave one tall tree near your build site and make a spar tree out of it. Your winch would mount to the bottom and cut the top out of the tree. Put a block and tackle in the top and you could use it to gather your logs and help with building up your walls. Nice video.
Use left over logs from the remainder of the felled tree to build up the bulk of the drying support. Then use pieces of plank to adjust the final bit of support if needed. That way your planks will go further.
As for a debarking station, use a couple of thick short logs with notches cut on one side to place under the end of each log. That way you can move the debarking station to wherever the tree falls and remove weight from the log before moving them. By removing branches and debarking before attempting to move the logs, you will create less drag on the logs
5:55 oh this is gonna be good. That’s the chainsaw he thought was a good choice for that work?
This is pretty cool. Finland has always been a place I want to go too
By no means a pro, but I have felled lots of trees. I would cut your wedges a bit deeper. I was taught you need to be half the depth of the tree. love seeing your progress
When he said "I should have left more attachment wood" I was thinking the exact opposite. If you are felling from the ground with no real elevation or obstacles you theoretically don't ever need a wedge block if you cut your first wedge correctly.
3:26 I'm sure you know this but when using the Winch please don't drag your hand along the cable as it's pulling in. If it starts to fray a piece of the cable can go in your hand.
Dang! I would love to have my own island and do this as well
For peeling those logs, if you have the log up near waist height, you can use your legs and work back and forth with a rocking motion. Saves a lot of strain on your back and arms.
Get the birch debarked asap they make good building material trust me I am a arborist ditch the claw that's for roping and cabling if you can drag it use one of your green straps and when a tree catches like that use your wrench and have at least 3 or 4 of your debarking knifes
Great intentions, but the little battery saw is hilarious 😅
also his adorable little chainsaw outfit
yeah who tf cares about safety when you're all alone in the wilderness, miles away from a hospital
we can't all be beer chugging shirtless suspender wearing "macho" men
@thedudefromrobloxx I mean, we could, but you wanna dye your hair blue, cut off your junk, and sleep with dudes.... because you're mentally ill
It's compact, portable and it worked! No need to use anything bigger for the job.
Take all the bark build a small bin and dry it for use later as a fire starter. The sap in the bark will start fast. Also use a small circumfrance -mispelled- to roll the larger logs.
If your sleeping bag doesn't keep you warm enough (and it probably won't once winter comes in full), if you can get some sturdy tiles (or suitably flat rocks) and put them in your tent. You can heat a couple dry (not taken from the water's edge!) rocks in a campfire, then carefully move them to the tiles to let them radiate heat all night long. Do not use wet rocks or rocks constantly re-exposed to water (stream or lake edge, etc), since any water in any cracks will expand 1000x as steam and cause the rocks to explosively crack apart. But you can heat up your tent with fire-heated rocks! To move them, cut 3-4 thin green/fresh branches, strip them down, lay them in a star shape, roll the heated rock into the center of the asterisk, and bend the branches up around it as a cage to carry it to the new position. (Have greenwood tongs on hand to help you move and position the rock at both ends of the trip.)
For the campfire, since you have a lot of evergreens with pitch for sap in that region, that means they have that same pitchy sap in their roots. DO NOT lay a ground fire directly on the ground! No matter how wet it is, don't do it! Dig up sand and rocks (the sand can be wet, but get dry rocks from higher ground) and lay a base platform at least hand-length deep. Absolutely nothing loam or rich humus forest soil. Make it at least hand-length deep, and more than twice the diameter of the biggest fire you intend to lay, so that if any burning logs roll, they won't be able to ignite the forest humus.. The LAST thing you want is for pitchy roots to start smoldering, as they can slow-burn underground, even under snow and ice, then they can flare up into a forest fire without warning. (Note: Yes, hummus is chickpea paste, while *humus* is forest loam that is high in organic (burnable) materials.)
One creator said there was one thing he wished he did differently when building his homestead and that was to build a storage shed for tool storage and for a workshop before building anything else. Your equipment will last much longer if you have this building first.
Hyvältä näyttää! Jatkakaa samaan malliin! I really am loving these videos, and I can't wait to see how this island will turn out. Tsemppiä!
Btw, you’ll be buff as hell next semester! 😅 Lumber JACKED
Hi, beautiful place, so serene. Btw, Daylight Saving Time has ended, it started in March and we are back to standard time....natural time.
Bros Minecrafting in rl
Good work dude, keep it up
Drain your water pump and heater before it freezes up, a couple of nights below freezing will destroy it all.
I drained them last trip, did it quickly before we left so it didn't get filmed. Was debating if I should take them home though or if they'll be fine just sitting if they are drained
The wedges are plastic for a reason, the saw can cut them without damaging the teeth. Also, rig a cable between two trees so you can use the winch to help you lift the logs up.
Never suffer a log. If you are straining to move it, go get the winch. Future you will thank me. 👍
Also, don't you have a whole bunch of elves and dwarves living real close? Ask them to come and help out. A couple dwarves can get all your logs chopped down in 1 night.
Um, I think it might be trolls up where he is. Better to steer clear of them.
@thefreemathtutor 🍻
And buy a Cant Hook
ice spice ahh scene on the boat, nice
keep it up!.. and be safe always.. much love Godbless!!