So good that you don't have music playing over your video's so that we can hear every beautiful sound of the tools working the wood and the shavings hitting the ground. It is such a great sound, I am going to play video again so that I can just listen.... perfect meditation
Looks just like my straight timbers do after I'm done hewing them. Perfect topic for me today. I'm cleaning up several walnut tops left after logging and I intended to keep a few long curved chunks for future projects. Thanks Mr. Chickadee!
Watching your videos I always find myself thinking "man, working on that one timber must have taken him such a long time," and then the camera pans out and you've already done another three of them. Gets me every time. I love your work. Thank you.
Once you get started, and do enough, one would be surprised and amazed at exactly how "fast" it goes. I love this type of wood working. It's all natural at it's best. Cheers :)
Carpenterjohn The handyman And less talking doesn’t mean less intelligence. If you ever read his blog he is obviously very articulate and far from a "one trick pony". His wife is no slouch either, her videography is also a big part of telling the story in the videos.
Can’t wait to see what the curved timber will be used for? I like the technique of using a tall brace to assist and directing the fallen tree. Truly a Master at play...
Thank You Mr Chickadee. This technique of how it is done has eluded me for a lifetime. Once saw a build like this when I was a child. Have some curvy maple on my mind and a few bent ;-) pin cherries.
As always, love the work. I was thinking as I was watching you work, "I'm sitting here watching him work, when I should be out working on my own project." I have several ash limbs to debark and get under cover.
Another simply fantastic "quiet" inspirational, instructive, meditational/meditative video from an extremely skilled master craftsman (which I watched for the third time already!). Thank you so much for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to you all.
I always imagine cutting down a tree involving massive swings of an axe like they’re trying to knock it over with each chop, but it looked like you tapped your way through that tree with little effort. Amazing what a sharp tool and a lot of skill can do.
Always so much to learn from Mr. Chickadee. Looking forward to see what you make from this timber. Always a pleasure to see another of your videos. Best wishes.
Been subscribed to this channel since the early videos and have never seen one I didnt enjoy and learn from. Theres something so relaxing about watching a skilled craftsman at work! Would love to build a timber frame cabin on my farm some day soon. Greetings from western Ky!
Hi Mr. Chickadee ! Would be very nice to talk about the moisture of the wood. Do we have to dry wood like most of woodworkers says? Can we built tomber framing and furnitures with wet wood ? If we only works with hand tools and traditional joinery? Very hard to get the truth about it...
0:30 - 0:45 There's only one direction in the faces that I see; It's upward to the ceiling, where the chambers said to be. Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree. They are pulled up by the magnet, believing that they're free. -Genesis "The Carpet Crawlers" album: "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" (1974)
Funny how falling, bucking, skidding, barking, and squaring a log in cold still weather eliminates the need for coats. I bet your cats weren't out in the snow for hours supervising. I bet they were curled up snoozing by the stove that burns the wood you got in last year. Hm. I wonder what that graceful octagonal timber and the other three straight ones will be used for. I'm guessing some form of torii. Looking forward to future videos.
They are all various roofing beams for the fall class frame, this one in particular is an arch above a doorway. The others do look straight but are actually a gradual arch of about 8" over 20' span. All octagonal in the japanese tradition
Utilizing the natural curve of sourwood is something nearly lost in today’s woodworking... in days gone by it was used for naturally curved sleigh runners
Beautiful fell on the tree. I was wondering how long you season a hewn timber before incorporating it into a build? Thanks for the videos and hope you and yours are well and many blessings.
Though they wont be very dry for many years, I find giving them at least 6 months or more helps them relax, show any twists or cupping they will, make them much lighter to handle, and helps the joinery not loosen up as much.
Who taught you all that you know if you don't mind me asking I'm a young man who does everything by hand to I've built a few projects and succeeded but I want to learn more !!!thank you.
I'm curious...as every step you have has a specific purpose, what was the benefit of having the tree fall in that particular direction? Nice video as always...thanks.
This has probably been asked on a previous video, so if someone could point me it would be much appreciated! You hewed the timber while it's green, what about the drying process? Do you dry before joinery or after?
Good question. Short answer is it depends. There are many timber framing forms which use fresh green wood, even to the point of being in a "rush" to get it joined and raised so it may dry together. Other forms of timber framing, such as much of Japanese framing use fully dried or mostly dry timbers. They often dry them for many years before use. I prefer joints which can be tightened as well as drying as long as I can, which is often 6 months to 1 year.
May I ask... How long does it take for you to hew a log? Lets say this particular log or similar dimmentions. I'm wondering because I sometimes do hand work with wood, but have no idea how long should it take, as everyone around is either using power tools for every step, or buying stuff already to a required dimmention and shape.
Hopefully, you will walk through treatment for the final material. Also, you pealed that while still wet right, so are you worried about warp as it dries out?
The method of layout I use accounts for all types of twisted, curved and otherwise out of square timbers, so no worries there. I expect a bit of movement as it relaxes over the summer, but much less after that.
So good that you don't have music playing over your video's so that we can hear every beautiful sound of the tools working the wood and the shavings hitting the ground. It is such a great sound, I am going to play video again so that I can just listen.... perfect meditation
I agree sounds of wood working
You're totally right. I hate every video that adds music to sound super trendy
Music is for power tool videos.
Classy Gas & Diesel Teach -background music for instructional videos is for dorks
Indeed
Looks just like my straight timbers do after I'm done hewing them. Perfect topic for me today. I'm cleaning up several walnut tops left after logging and I intended to keep a few long curved chunks for future projects. Thanks Mr. Chickadee!
Thats the beauty of center line layout, no need for timbers to be straight, or even square! Walnut should hew up just wanderful!
I was feeling a bit over stimulated and a Mr Chickadee episode pops up to rescue the vibe. Thank you, Brother.
Watching your videos I always find myself thinking "man, working on that one timber must have taken him such a long time," and then the camera pans out and you've already done another three of them. Gets me every time.
I love your work. Thank you.
Once you get started, and do enough, one would be surprised and amazed at exactly how "fast" it goes. I love this type of wood working. It's all natural at it's best. Cheers :)
Mr. Chickadee never says a word yet he speaks volumes. Inspiring work, Sir!
I agree. I love his "less talking, more learning" style very much.
Carpenterjohn The handyman And less talking doesn’t mean less intelligence. If you ever read his blog he is obviously very articulate and far from a "one trick pony". His wife is no slouch either, her videography is also a big part of telling the story in the videos.
If RUclips would have an Oscar/Academy award, you most definitely would be atop contender. I enjoy your channel very much, thanks for sharing.
Can’t wait to see what the curved timber will be used for? I like the technique of using a tall brace to assist and directing the fallen tree. Truly a Master at play...
Its the arched timber above a large doorway
Thank You Mr Chickadee. This technique of how it is done has eluded me for a lifetime. Once saw a build like this when I was a child. Have some curvy maple on my mind and a few bent ;-) pin cherries.
Hewing in any fashion is a challenging skill. Being able to hew in multiple styles is just awesome :)
As always, love the work. I was thinking as I was watching you work, "I'm sitting here watching him work, when I should be out working on my own project." I have several ash limbs to debark and get under cover.
Another simply fantastic "quiet" inspirational, instructive, meditational/meditative video from an extremely skilled master craftsman (which I watched for the third time already!). Thank you so much for making taping editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to you all.
I can hear the density of the wood in those draw knife strokes. Beautiful lumber.
Very cool. Can't wait to see what this Japanese timber frame is going to be!
This man makes it look like nothing more than peeling a nice potato. Heavens. Excellent skill, sir. Best of luck to you!
You’ve gotta do more rustic food videos. They’re very wholesome and nice.
The amazing simphony of a well done task.
very sharp axe. very methodical and energy conserving movements. thank you for sharing.
Pretty cool Mr. Chickadee! Props for a no layout freestyle curved timber. Added to my hewing playlist.
These octagonal roofing beams are a joy to hew, especially since you don't even want straight or square but natural curvy beauty.
Watching you work is like listening to a whale song... peaceful and calm-inducing. Thank you
I always imagine cutting down a tree involving massive swings of an axe like they’re trying to knock it over with each chop, but it looked like you tapped your way through that tree with little effort. Amazing what a sharp tool and a lot of skill can do.
Always so much to learn from Mr. Chickadee. Looking forward to see what you make from this timber. Always a pleasure to see another of your videos. Best wishes.
Can't wait to see how you place these curved timber's to gether what a beautiful hard wood forest you have .🐤👏🙋
Curtis von Epp sort of looks like cotton wood or maybe poplar.
Been subscribed to this channel since the early videos and have never seen one I didnt enjoy and learn from. Theres something so relaxing about watching a skilled craftsman at work! Would love to build a timber frame cabin on my farm some day soon. Greetings from western Ky!
Very interesting log. I look forward to seeing its use.
That's going to be a beauty in the frame. Can't wait to see it!
I always look forward to your videos. So much knowledge to share. 👍👍👍
Mr. chickadee is like the clickspring of wood working
Way cool reference!!
Thanks for watching, I’ll see ya later!
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Great video.
That is the sharpest axe I've ever seen. An axe sharpening video would be great if you have
What a beautiful location ❤️❤️❤️
Most peaceful channel I've found yet.
I love hewing so much ugh. Glorious.
Man you are just the coolest, I respect everything you do
Can't wait to see what you make of it.
Very nice work with the axe and draw knife....thanks for sharing!
One BIG like!!! It was a pleasure for me to watch THIS!!!
remarkable as usual!!!!
True artist. Few and far between.
beautiful and calm to watch
I love watching this guy but clearly he belongs in another century.
Thanks!
Amazing work as always!
Nice! Steady-eddy work. Thanks!
The Beauty of a real Artisan.
Thank you for 9 minutes quality time
Simply outstanding!
Watching a lot of your videos, I wonder who’s the mentor who taught you these very variable skills.
One of the few axe handling videos ive seen that doesnt make me cringe
lovely piece of timber, perfect shape!
Hi Mr. Chickadee ! Would be very nice to talk about the moisture of the wood. Do we have to dry wood like most of woodworkers says? Can we built tomber framing and furnitures with wet wood ? If we only works with hand tools and traditional joinery? Very hard to get the truth about it...
No, it can be used green, dry or somewhere in between.
this young man is bad ass
impressive axe work, this guy has skills!
I’m not sure how I discovered your channel but I do enjoy your videos. Congrats on 100k!
Charming job!
Looking forward to seeing the timber frame project. Great video. Cheers :)
Congrats on 100K subscribers!! Always a treat to watch, thanks!
I see you've got a proper haft on that old swedish axe, many people don't realize that it really does make a difference.
Relaxing video. 100K Subscribers. Congratulations!!!!!!!!!
Oh wow! I cant wait to see it.
The audio is magnificent!
Awesome informational educational video experience Y'alls
Always interesting!
Good to see you and your outstanding 👍 skills.
I wish I had this work ethic.
Hoping to make it to one of your timber framing workshops one day.
Superb. Thank you for this.
He looks like he is out of the 1700s...still has better video quality than Pewdiepie haha awesome video! Always love watching your content.
Thank you for sharing.
(First one here. )
Always great when a new video pops up on my feed Mr. Chickadee!
Sourwood has a beautiful grain to me. Finish looks great with just an oil sealer.
Such a stressful video to watch. HA! Love it!!
Very nice, that looks like ash.
how is this guy not at 1 million subs... wth
Probably just not enough videos, but he's worthy of it for sure. Really really good stuff...
I love the concept of putting stickers above and below the curvy beam. To make sure it doesn't curve... more? JK great video.
Stickers are important here at least to support air flow around any wood that is in a dry stack. Without it, mold and ants will be very bad.
Love his woodworking skills and making stuff using your hands.
0:30 - 0:45
There's only one direction in the faces that I see;
It's upward to the ceiling, where the chambers said to be.
Like the forest fight for sunlight, that takes root in every tree.
They are pulled up by the magnet, believing that they're free.
-Genesis "The Carpet Crawlers"
album: "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" (1974)
Funny how falling, bucking, skidding, barking, and squaring a log in cold still weather eliminates the need for coats.
I bet your cats weren't out in the snow for hours supervising. I bet they were curled up snoozing by the stove that burns the wood you got in last year.
Hm. I wonder what that graceful octagonal timber and the other three straight ones will be used for. I'm guessing some form of torii. Looking forward to future videos.
They are all various roofing beams for the fall class frame, this one in particular is an arch above a doorway. The others do look straight but are actually a gradual arch of about 8" over 20' span. All octagonal in the japanese tradition
You sir, are a surgeon with that axe
Dang that’s a lot of work
Thanks for sharing that
Utilizing the natural curve of sourwood is something nearly lost in today’s woodworking... in days gone by it was used for naturally curved sleigh runners
Does anyone else see the irony in a hand tool only RUclips star?
How many whole trees went into your homestead? The amount of work that goes into constructing a home is mind blowing!
Beautiful fell on the tree. I was wondering how long you season a hewn timber before incorporating it into a build? Thanks for the videos and hope you and yours are well and many blessings.
Though they wont be very dry for many years, I find giving them at least 6 months or more helps them relax, show any twists or cupping they will, make them much lighter to handle, and helps the joinery not loosen up as much.
Who taught you all that you know if you don't mind me asking I'm a young man who does everything by hand to I've built a few projects and succeeded but I want to learn more !!!thank you.
What is the stuff you put on the end of the log? Some kind of wax compound?
Thanks.
I'm not a logger, but I would imagine 2:58 is why everyone says logging is so dangerous. Imagine standing next to that tree.
The tree falling is dangerous, but more guys get hit with a barber chair or widow maker. Nasty stuff.
Muy bueno maestro . Pero no c olvide d poner videos mas seguido
Поздравляю с серебряной кнопкой. Подтянем до бриллиантовой :)
Beautiful. Any chance we can have a sneak peak at a drawing of the frame you’re building?
I'm curious...as every step you have has a specific purpose, what was the benefit of having the tree fall in that particular direction? Nice video as always...thanks.
Good question, if left to fall in its natural lean it would have hung up in a pine tree, so I corrected that about 20 degrees with the spring pole.
This has probably been asked on a previous video, so if someone could point me it would be much appreciated! You hewed the timber while it's green, what about the drying process? Do you dry before joinery or after?
Good question. Short answer is it depends. There are many timber framing forms which use fresh green wood, even to the point of being in a "rush" to get it joined and raised so it may dry together. Other forms of timber framing, such as much of Japanese framing use fully dried or mostly dry timbers. They often dry them for many years before use. I prefer joints which can be tightened as well as drying as long as I can, which is often 6 months to 1 year.
Well thought out answer with good information.
Thank You
May I ask... How long does it take for you to hew a log? Lets say this particular log or similar dimmentions. I'm wondering because I sometimes do hand work with wood, but have no idea how long should it take, as everyone around is either using power tools for every step, or buying stuff already to a required dimmention and shape.
Bout and hour or so
Dude man! I’d love it if you could give us the silent treatment and teach us about tree identification. Maybe a cute cat or dog interlude. 😉
Matthew Kelley pretty sure in some of his earlier videos he had car interludes
6:40 It's such a pleasure to bark green wood.
Hopefully, you will walk through treatment for the final material. Also, you pealed that while still wet right, so are you worried about warp as it dries out?
The method of layout I use accounts for all types of twisted, curved and otherwise out of square timbers, so no worries there. I expect a bit of movement as it relaxes over the summer, but much less after that.
Those are some tiger woods swings
What can/will you use the curved beam for?
Just wondering if that's a Sourwood. But persimmon kinda looks like that also.
sourwood
Does it matter what time you harvest this wood?
Tidy stuff Bud.........those curvy ones are awkward to move eh!