@@Justinthetrees your pronounce of kuksa is AMAZING. I have never heard non-finnishspeaker pronounce finnish words better than you! 😊 Our language is hard so you can be so proud of this! EDIT: Almost finished video and saw you speak more finnish, and you can even prouder because my statement about best pronunciation ever stands still.
Despite not being from either, still think it'd be cool to see places like Puerto Rico and Guam up there, as well as American Samoa. Could be really cool to see!
As a lifelong Kentucky citizen, and self-proclaimed admirer of the Bluegrass State, I thank you for this. Ever since the first video had the same tree as Indiana and Tennessee, I’ve definitely wanted to see this one. Ha. Well done, my friend.
Loved this video even more than your other ones. The use of silence-just letting the footage of woodcarving play without any narration-really elevated this video to a whole new level of calming vibes. I also loved the little insight into your life ft. your dad. Super wholesome and definitely my favorite video of yours. ♥️
justin in the cold tub speaking finnish (apparently very well acording to the finns) was just something else omg as a brazilian thats super used to our very hot summers, that cold tub still looked like a nightmare, i dont know how the finns do it honestly lol
My father, a botany professor at a Kentucky university for 40 years, was furious when Kentucky changed the State tree back to a tulip poplar. I remember more than one angry call to a state legislator, complaining about mediocrity and ignoring the uniqueness of Kentucky flora. I know he'd be super pleased that you chose Kentucky coffeetree wood for the State over tulip poplar. And yeah, that 'coffee' is definitely an acquired taste.
as a finn, i appreciate everything in this video. very nice looking kuksa too, that wood was quite suitable for kuksa making. hope to see you revisit this later, and maybe carve another kuksa from birch wood! terveisiä suomesta! :)
Love how at the beginning when you show the natural range of the tree that it's barely even in KY. The IN, IL, and MO coffee tree more like. Still, a very neat tree with a pretty wood. My vote wouldve been for pawpaw, but I have no clue if the wood is as good as the fruit, so coffeetree it is. Lovely video
Replying rather than editing cus youtubes app won't let me edit. Checked the range on pawpaw and it's even wider than the coffeetree. It does cover all of KY though, unlike the coffeetree
I'm a swede and a woodworker (Blacksmith n leather worker too) And my understanding on the Kuksa (Kåsa) is that the reason for the birch burl is that it adds a nice pattern to the finished product. But the burl part isen't nessesary. You can make it in pretty much any kind of wood for aslong it's not toxic. The traditional part it the Kuskas shape more than the choice of material. I usually make mine out of Birch wood. But alot of other kuksa makers make theirs out of apple, pear and cherry. Every one tho seamingly have their own shape/style to theirs. I would like to make a few kuksas in Birch burl, but the demand is way higher than the supplie here in sweden. And the few who sell them, ask for way to high prices to be able to justefie the purchase. Even if i would make the kuksas to sell, the asking price for the burl would make the finished kuksa way to expensive to be able to get it sold. Like, some one might be willing to pay 100$ for a kuska, but that is in most cases 50% of the price for the burl alone. And for me as a woodwprker to be able to earn money i nead to atleast dubble my investment , both in material cost, wheare on the tools, and time spent making it. So the final product would haev to cost around 180 or 190$, for a Kuksa. And i havent found a single person willing to spend that amount on a wooden "cup" yet. Even when they are bacicly works of art. Some of the birch burls are extremely pretty when properly treated with oils and dyes. Even in a hobby sense i can't propperly justefie spending 100$ on a lump of wood that might be full of small stones an/or are completely rotten out or full of fungal growth that bacicly makes the burl in to a soft sponge. (Have happened before, real shit luck)
A friend of mine is an arborist/woodworker, He recently made his own mancala board using the coffee seeds from this type of tree in place of the marbles. He makes some pretty cool stuff, especially instruments. Just found your channel and am currently binge-watching all of your videos, love your content! Keep creating, fellow tree enthusiast.
As others have said, I love this series, and I love how much edutainment there is in every one of your videos. Or rather, I suppose, how entertaining you made the education. Haha. I absolutely love wood and wood working, and my favorite tree is the Madrone/Madrona. It would be awesome to see you talk about it someday, for the beautiful state of Oregon, perhaps. ^_^
If you’re looking for a tree that can give you the caffeine the coffee tree lacked, the Yaupon Holly is the only North American plant that contains caffeine. Very cool tree and was once pretty common across the south east. The tea made from the leaves was an important ceremonial beverage for some of the indigenous peoples. Could be a good tree for many southern states!
I have had the coffee, our local coffee shop, has a Kentucky coffee tree that they harvest and make scratch coffee from. When done by someone who knows what they’re doing combined with a few extras thrown in, it’s great. And yes I am from Kentucky
Where is this coffee shop if you don’t mind? I’m not close by but I’ve always felt many coffee substitutes just aren’t given a fair shake. They need to be roasted & brewed by professionals, & since most were used in blends to stretch coffee I think trying them on their own is not ideal.
I found some Kentucky coffee beans recently and read that they can be made into a drink, and sure enough, your video about them came up! I'll borrow your method, plus some extra roasting time to try and brew it.
For the new Virginia piece, you should do a persimmon tree. Persimmons were one of the first features of America described by John Smith when writing about Virginia, having been shown to him by the Powhatan (along with raccoons and muscadines, which are a form of grape). Of the fruit, he said "If it be not ripe it will draw a man's mouth awry with much torment; but when it is ripe, it is as delicious as an apricot," which is just ridiculously accurate. And, the seeds can be turned into coffee. And, early Virginian Christmas celebrations seemed to feature an alcohol produced by fermenting persimmons. Cool tree with an interesting history!
Thank you for your awesomeness! Because justin... You inspired me to do wood carving and do wood turning. Thank you for your ideas and inspiration. Because before i did wood working, i was very depressed and i was in a dire need for a new hobby Besides music and making pvc guns... I never thought i was going to love this hobby so much... You are the most inspiring, creative, calming, youtuber ive ever seen! Keep it up! Thank you again and again! You dont know how much you helped me! Best regards Jeroen.
Hey Justin, can’t believe I got to meet you at the Spurs vs. Jazz game, and I also said hi to your lady after seeing you two yet again!!! This time was at the art show downtown this past Friday. Love your content!
Coffee and Kentucky coffee trees are not super closely related. Coffee belongs to the order gentianales, while the Kentucky coffee tree belongs to the order fabales, which means Kentucky coffee trees are actually true beans. (Coffee beans are not beans)
So I’ve lived in Kentucky all my life and always spent a lot of time in nature all over the state. Yet I can’t say with certainty that I’ve ever seen this tree before and only heard of it maybe a couple times over the years
I just love this series!! For West Virginia I could see a few different trees being good candidates...I think black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) would make a great choice since it's a mountain tree, and it's also common for use in (mine) reclamation projects because it grows so quickly and is a nitrogen fixer for the soil. Quercus montana would also be a great choice!
It would be really cool if you used long leaf pine when you work on North Carolina. Its ecological role, historical importance to the region, and its current need for conservation support is very interesting. It is especially interesting how it is a major factor in the fire-reliant forests of the region that evolved to rely on wildfires as a part of their reproductive process and as a tool to deter encroaching species.
I do light wood working. My father and I make all types of furniture, wood projects and more. But my gosh, you have quite an arsenal of knowledge and tools. Interested in taking a slightly annoying but mostly funny apprentice?
Did Padre serve a church mission in Finland (forgive the Utah-based assumption if not the mission-serving persuasion)? My father-in-law served his 2 years in Finland around the early 70’s - mostly around Helsinki but some stops up north. Finnish is such an appealing language but SO HARD to learn! Great video, veli!
Since you made kuksa and drank "coffee" from it you have to try Bread Cheese (aka Finnish squeaky cheese). Cut a strip of bread cheese and dip it in your coffee for couple of seconds and eat it. Sounds weird but trust me.
California out of coast live oak, manzanita, or madrone would be so cool! both are super important ecologically and historically, and have edible fruits :)
I think a really cool video would be of a kuksa from Masur or curly birch. Would make for a cool video on how curly birch happens and showing off how pretty it is. Not sure if it occurs outside of finland as ive only ever bought it from there but would be cool to see a native to the US curly birch with that being your MO
I discovered that I have one of these trees in my neighborhood, and I am collecting dry seeds as the pods fall. I am looking forward to using these in dessert flavorings- Thanks for your input!
I'm 7 months late, but as a Finn I just had to leave a comment :') Love this video, I saw the shorts version first and the sudden mention of Finland made me jump! Loved your channel for a while (even though I forgot to subscribe...) so it made me happy hahahah. Excited to see how this map turns out when it's ready!
When you’ve completed the USA map, I’d love to see you do a Map of the U.K. with the different areas like North, East, South and West Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, London etc
there is a tree near my school that i have some seeds from, i was curious what tree they were from but i hadn’t been to the tree in a couple weeks. i think the tree is this tree. i will try to check tomorrow while it’s my lunch time
The kuksa looked really good. Its a little too much spoonshaped, which has no other effect than it might be slightly harder to balance outdoors. But that is very much a personal preference, and makes it no less kuksa. Most kuksas ive seen tend to be more like a rounded sylinder with a handle, just for balancing the cup. Others are more similar in shape to the one you made, but have a flat bottom. Either way, kuksa is very much a representation of the person who made it, so if it holds liquid its perfect.
Man, these clips are simply delightful. Nothing but, really. All of it feels so wholesome and genuine. Oh, and also: in Swedish, we call those cups "kåsa". Not very dissimilar to Sami, come to think of it.
I always enjoy your content. The maps & everything else you create shows great creativity. I have a simple question for you. What is the oil that you use on most of your projects?
The state probably decided on the tulip tree because it's prettier. I'm pretty sure that every state would choose the one with the prettiest flowers if they could get away with it.
how often are you having to pull splinters out of your hands because as a welder i get the occasional metal splinters but i can’t imagine how many you get working with wood
For the next state you should do my home of South Carolina! Obviously our state beloved palm tree is in the state tree map, so I was thinking something along the line of the Southern Live Oak (not very historical but the Angel Oak Tree is beautiful), or a southern Magnolia (very large, pretty, and common) or the Longleaf Pine (One of SC’s most profitable trees in the 17-18th Century as they were made into Naval Stores.)
As a finn, i would say your accent is really nice😎 also great job on your first kuksa! Hope to see more of kuksas.
Thanks! For a non-speaker I was happy be even a little bit coherent considering the circumstances, lol
@@Justinthetrees your pronounce of kuksa is AMAZING. I have never heard non-finnishspeaker pronounce finnish words better than you! 😊
Our language is hard so you can be so proud of this!
EDIT: Almost finished video and saw you speak more finnish, and you can even prouder because my statement about best pronunciation ever stands still.
love the video, and props on your finnish, but finland is not a part of scandinavia! slightly pedantic but a pet peeve of mine 😆
As another Finn, fair play to you lad. Jos haluat nauttia sun kuksassta täysin voisit ehkä mennä poimimaan mustikoita :)
@@vsilverliningtruth bro, it's Nordic
This was an all-time episode! Incredible guest appearance by Papa Davies!
Despite not being from either, still think it'd be cool to see places like Puerto Rico and Guam up there, as well as American Samoa. Could be really cool to see!
Agree
It'd be fun to see a state carved from staghorn sumac! It's got a huge range so it could be any number of states, and imo the wood is very pretty
As a lifelong Kentucky citizen, and self-proclaimed admirer of the Bluegrass State, I thank you for this.
Ever since the first video had the same tree as Indiana and Tennessee, I’ve definitely wanted to see this one. Ha.
Well done, my friend.
Howdy fellow Kentuckian how ya doin?
@@brandonreed9508 Oh, I’m fair to middling. You?
Loved this video even more than your other ones. The use of silence-just letting the footage of woodcarving play without any narration-really elevated this video to a whole new level of calming vibes. I also loved the little insight into your life ft. your dad. Super wholesome and definitely my favorite video of yours. ♥️
justin in the cold tub speaking finnish (apparently very well acording to the finns) was just something else omg
as a brazilian thats super used to our very hot summers, that cold tub still looked like a nightmare, i dont know how the finns do it honestly lol
Props for including the Kentucky Bend! That's one of my favorite weird borders.
I got worried when the clip of it being cut out of the board showed up. I was like "Nooooo you're gonna be missing a piece!"
I see you everywhere
My father, a botany professor at a Kentucky university for 40 years, was furious when Kentucky changed the State tree back to a tulip poplar. I remember more than one angry call to a state legislator, complaining about mediocrity and ignoring the uniqueness of Kentucky flora. I know he'd be super pleased that you chose Kentucky coffeetree wood for the State over tulip poplar.
And yeah, that 'coffee' is definitely an acquired taste.
as a finn, i appreciate everything in this video. very nice looking kuksa too, that wood was quite suitable for kuksa making. hope to see you revisit this later, and maybe carve another kuksa from birch wood! terveisiä suomesta! :)
Placing the finished state pieces alongside the others is probably the most satisfying thing I've ever seen.
Love how at the beginning when you show the natural range of the tree that it's barely even in KY. The IN, IL, and MO coffee tree more like. Still, a very neat tree with a pretty wood. My vote wouldve been for pawpaw, but I have no clue if the wood is as good as the fruit, so coffeetree it is. Lovely video
Replying rather than editing cus youtubes app won't let me edit. Checked the range on pawpaw and it's even wider than the coffeetree. It does cover all of KY though, unlike the coffeetree
That turned out so much better than I could have imagined. So glad you were able to try something with the pods.
I love this series and get so happy when I see the new one in my feed!!! 😁 Thanks for the time and love you put into these video!!!
I'm a swede and a woodworker (Blacksmith n leather worker too) And my understanding on the Kuksa (Kåsa) is that the reason for the birch burl is that it adds a nice pattern to the finished product. But the burl part isen't nessesary. You can make it in pretty much any kind of wood for aslong it's not toxic. The traditional part it the Kuskas shape more than the choice of material.
I usually make mine out of Birch wood. But alot of other kuksa makers make theirs out of apple, pear and cherry. Every one tho seamingly have their own shape/style to theirs. I would like to make a few kuksas in Birch burl, but the demand is way higher than the supplie here in sweden. And the few who sell them, ask for way to high prices to be able to justefie the purchase. Even if i would make the kuksas to sell, the asking price for the burl would make the finished kuksa way to expensive to be able to get it sold.
Like, some one might be willing to pay 100$ for a kuska, but that is in most cases 50% of the price for the burl alone. And for me as a woodwprker to be able to earn money i nead to atleast dubble my investment , both in material cost, wheare on the tools, and time spent making it. So the final product would haev to cost around 180 or 190$, for a Kuksa. And i havent found a single person willing to spend that amount on a wooden "cup" yet. Even when they are bacicly works of art. Some of the birch burls are extremely pretty when properly treated with oils and dyes.
Even in a hobby sense i can't propperly justefie spending 100$ on a lump of wood that might be full of small stones an/or are completely rotten out or full of fungal growth that bacicly makes the burl in to a soft sponge. (Have happened before, real shit luck)
A friend of mine is an arborist/woodworker, He recently made his own mancala board using the coffee seeds from this type of tree in place of the marbles. He makes some pretty cool stuff, especially instruments.
Just found your channel and am currently binge-watching all of your videos, love your content! Keep creating, fellow tree enthusiast.
The dad part was hilarious.
As others have said, I love this series, and I love how much edutainment there is in every one of your videos. Or rather, I suppose, how entertaining you made the education. Haha. I absolutely love wood and wood working, and my favorite tree is the Madrone/Madrona. It would be awesome to see you talk about it someday, for the beautiful state of Oregon, perhaps. ^_^
5/5 video. I approve your kuksa.
-Finnish person
Terveisiä suomesta!
every time u upload i get rly excited lol
why are his videos so satisfying to watch
I know right?
Because tree
If you’re looking for a tree that can give you the caffeine the coffee tree lacked, the Yaupon Holly is the only North American plant that contains caffeine. Very cool tree and was once pretty common across the south east. The tea made from the leaves was an important ceremonial beverage for some of the indigenous peoples. Could be a good tree for many southern states!
Gotta do Desert Ironwood for Arizona. Beautiful dark wood
Glad to see this series continue! Still waiting for the Utah Utah Juniper episode I know you have planned!
i watch your videos every night!!! i hope to see more content soon. I've seen ALL of them over and over :)))
I have had the coffee, our local coffee shop, has a Kentucky coffee tree that they harvest and make scratch coffee from. When done by someone who knows what they’re doing combined with a few extras thrown in, it’s great. And yes I am from Kentucky
Where is this coffee shop if you don’t mind? I’m not close by but I’ve always felt many coffee substitutes just aren’t given a fair shake. They need to be roasted & brewed by professionals, & since most were used in blends to stretch coffee I think trying them on their own is not ideal.
If you need some caffeine, go for a yaupon holly. Wood also be a great project.
I found some Kentucky coffee beans recently and read that they can be made into a drink, and sure enough, your video about them came up! I'll borrow your method, plus some extra roasting time to try and brew it.
I have access to Kentucky coffee trees and their wood is beautiful! I'll have to try kentucky coffee sometime.
The mastodon snacking seed pod free certainly would grab my attention faster than coffee tree.
I love these longform videos you're doing 💜
he took an ice bath for us!! the dedication is real
For the new Virginia piece, you should do a persimmon tree. Persimmons were one of the first features of America described by John Smith when writing about Virginia, having been shown to him by the Powhatan (along with raccoons and muscadines, which are a form of grape). Of the fruit, he said "If it be not ripe it will draw a man's mouth awry with much torment; but when it is ripe, it is as delicious as an apricot," which is just ridiculously accurate. And, the seeds can be turned into coffee. And, early Virginian Christmas celebrations seemed to feature an alcohol produced by fermenting persimmons. Cool tree with an interesting history!
So satisfying how tightly the states are fitting together with this map *chefs kiss* 🥳
Thank you for your awesomeness! Because justin... You inspired me to do wood carving and do wood turning. Thank you for your ideas and inspiration. Because before i did wood working, i was very depressed and i was in a dire need for a new hobby Besides music and making pvc guns... I never thought i was going to love this hobby so much...
You are the most inspiring, creative, calming, youtuber ive ever seen! Keep it up! Thank you again and again! You dont know how much you helped me!
Best regards Jeroen.
I’ve seen these pods laying around but I never knew what they were until now
Hey Justin, can’t believe I got to meet you at the Spurs vs. Jazz game, and I also said hi to your lady after seeing you two yet again!!! This time was at the art show downtown this past Friday. Love your content!
Lovely, I love when you post longer videos! They fill me with so much joy!
Definitely do mesquite for Arizona! They were in everyone’s front yards.
Coffee and Kentucky coffee trees are not super closely related.
Coffee belongs to the order gentianales, while the Kentucky coffee tree belongs to the order fabales, which means Kentucky coffee trees are actually true beans.
(Coffee beans are not beans)
So I’ve lived in Kentucky all my life and always spent a lot of time in nature all over the state. Yet I can’t say with certainty that I’ve ever seen this tree before and only heard of it maybe a couple times over the years
I just love this series!! For West Virginia I could see a few different trees being good candidates...I think black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) would make a great choice since it's a mountain tree, and it's also common for use in (mine) reclamation projects because it grows so quickly and is a nitrogen fixer for the soil. Quercus montana would also be a great choice!
It would be really cool if you used long leaf pine when you work on North Carolina. Its ecological role, historical importance to the region, and its current need for conservation support is very interesting. It is especially interesting how it is a major factor in the fire-reliant forests of the region that evolved to rely on wildfires as a part of their reproductive process and as a tool to deter encroaching species.
I do light wood working. My father and I make all types of furniture, wood projects and more. But my gosh, you have quite an arsenal of knowledge and tools. Interested in taking a slightly annoying but mostly funny apprentice?
I'm not sami, HOWEVER! I'm samoyedic (nenet in particular) and we share much culture with the sami. It's cool to see you make that.
Did Padre serve a church mission in Finland (forgive the Utah-based assumption if not the mission-serving persuasion)? My father-in-law served his 2 years in Finland around the early 70’s - mostly around Helsinki but some stops up north. Finnish is such an appealing language but SO HARD to learn! Great video, veli!
Saami people are in Finland as well, but we aren't part of scandinavia.
Since you made kuksa and drank "coffee" from it you have to try Bread Cheese (aka Finnish squeaky cheese).
Cut a strip of bread cheese and dip it in your coffee for couple of seconds and eat it.
Sounds weird but trust me.
Funny timing! I'm a Kentuckian living in Finland. Can definitely tell the culture rubbed off on your dad
Iowa! I know we are the red oak state, but some hedge/Osage orange would be fantastic!
Get yourself a carving puukko. A must have for anyone who likes to do woodworking.
Can you do Oklahoma eastern redbed tree next?
Can’t wait to see Massachusetts!
nice job! :) I’d love to see the tennessee piece made of magnolia wood! thanks for this wonderful series and have a good day :D
California out of coast live oak, manzanita, or madrone would be so cool! both are super important ecologically and historically, and have edible fruits :)
All three please. :)
I think a really cool video would be of a kuksa from Masur or curly birch. Would make for a cool video on how curly birch happens and showing off how pretty it is. Not sure if it occurs outside of finland as ive only ever bought it from there but would be cool to see a native to the US curly birch with that being your MO
Don't worry, I can almost guarantee this won't be the only time I make a kuksa on this channel :)
@@Justinthetrees excellent news!
I discovered that I have one of these trees in my neighborhood, and I am collecting dry seeds as the pods fall. I am looking forward to using these in dessert flavorings- Thanks for your input!
Can't wait to see this map finished. Already looks amazing.
This is definitely th best kind of video ever
I'm 7 months late, but as a Finn I just had to leave a comment :') Love this video, I saw the shorts version first and the sudden mention of Finland made me jump! Loved your channel for a while (even though I forgot to subscribe...) so it made me happy hahahah. Excited to see how this map turns out when it's ready!
New Mexico has the Alligator juniper tree. The berries has been used to make Gin.
Good job on both the state and kuksa!
When you’ve completed the USA map, I’d love to see you do a Map of the U.K. with the different areas like North, East, South and West Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, London etc
there is a tree near my school that i have some seeds from, i was curious what tree they were from but i hadn’t been to the tree in a couple weeks. i think the tree is this tree. i will try to check tomorrow while it’s my lunch time
You know I love some megafauna talk!
I can't wait for your episode on Arizona. Do the Velvet Mesquite tree, smoke some meats, it'll be beautiful
Seeing Minnesota in Red/Norway Pine would be amazing! Also, very nice kuksa!
Good episode.
I'd like to see NJ made out of Pitch Pine, please.
The kuksa looked really good. Its a little too much spoonshaped, which has no other effect than it might be slightly harder to balance outdoors. But that is very much a personal preference, and makes it no less kuksa. Most kuksas ive seen tend to be more like a rounded sylinder with a handle, just for balancing the cup. Others are more similar in shape to the one you made, but have a flat bottom.
Either way, kuksa is very much a representation of the person who made it, so if it holds liquid its perfect.
I would love to see Hawaii and Koa wood. Bonus points if you carve the volcanos in 3-D
I knew subscribing to this channel wouldn't be a mistake!! 🤩🤩😂🇫🇮
Just love this series and the channel in general! Thanks!
Man, these clips are simply delightful. Nothing but, really. All of it feels so wholesome and genuine.
Oh, and also: in Swedish, we call those cups "kåsa". Not very dissimilar to Sami, come to think of it.
I just found your channel from the short for this video. Subbed and looking forward to more great videos! 👍
That was really awesome. My friend would like you to do Texas and Pecan wood and I’d like you to do Iowa and Bur Oak. 😊
Louisiana for the connection from Canada to the gulf. I believe you've already used the cypress for it but what about the Shumand Oak aka Swamp Oak ?
Can you do magnolia for Louisiana on the us map #2 and I also love your work
When I took my Usu woody plant class, we were told that Kentucky coffee tree was used during the Civil War as a coffee substitute.
For Nebraska you should use mulberry wood
I always enjoy your content. The maps & everything else you create shows great creativity. I have a simple question for you. What is the oil that you use on most of your projects?
The state probably decided on the tulip tree because it's prettier. I'm pretty sure that every state would choose the one with the prettiest flowers if they could get away with it.
Mmmm wood
Woa
@@JensonC woa
@@kniferewiewscool2646 woa indeed
@@JensonC yessir thats a woa moment for sure
Crunchy
I just have to say I'm a recent subscriber I love the content tree facts are weirdly entertaining 😊.
You should do a video on bald cypress, it’s a beautiful wood and makes great furniture
You should get some redwood and do California! I'm sure it'll look awesome.
This video was great! Keep up the good work.
how often are you having to pull splinters out of your hands because as a welder i get the occasional metal splinters but i can’t imagine how many you get working with wood
Do you have a UV light? The wood supposedly glows under black lights. Can you try it and let us know?!
Great stuff, Justin! Absolutely love all the videos you put out. I think you’d definitely find an adze useful fit future kuksa carving :)
American Persimmon for Illinois and American chestnut for an Appalachian state!
If it wasn't for how slowly it grows, I'd ask you to do mesquite for Texas
this video made my evening :)
so satisfying when it clicks right in place! i am curious though as to how you actually attach (?) stick (?) them
dudes brave. Making something new that he's never made before and showing it? that takes guts.
haha it helps a lot that a) I know I'm not very skilled and b) I think of my self as a tree nerd first, and a woodworker like, idk, fifth lol.
do you sell those wooden bead bracelets anywhere? would love to have one!
Do another one from MA I suggest the Atlantic white cedar
I love it. Well done 🎉
The question now is, how did you feel after drinking your mastodon brew?
How about another west coast state - Oregon mountain mahogany!
Luckily here in Louisiana we have yaupon holly that DOES contain caffeine! 👏👏👏
For the next state you should do my home of South Carolina! Obviously our state beloved palm tree is in the state tree map, so I was thinking something along the line of the Southern Live Oak (not very historical but the Angel Oak Tree is beautiful), or a southern Magnolia (very large, pretty, and common) or the Longleaf Pine (One of SC’s most profitable trees in the 17-18th Century as they were made into Naval Stores.)