Fantastic project Cody. My Father built us a tree house in MI when I was about 9. We stripped discarded construction pallets every week, that he brought home and used them for floor decking and the 3' high wall/railing. Our Lubber hole/trap door had a 1-1/2" rope; if you couldn't climb it; you couldn't come up! These projects kindled a passion for carpentry in me and at 29 I built my first house and became a cert. Building Contractor in Florida. Built everything from Gas stations, restaurants, WH's, condos and bridges....I'm sure you're aware of the ideas Jack is getting every moment spent with his Dad and this project. Time spent with family is priceless;you're truely a millionaire!
Cody - the time you take with your son will come back in lots of ways. I always tried to involve my kids in things when I could. Welding - body work and mechanics as we needed around the house. Even driving the tractor in the woods when I was cutting firewood. Some of it rubbed off - some not, but we tried and that was the biggest thing. Cheers to you.
Everytime you show that view of the mountain, I realize how much I dont want to be at work, doing the 9-5. I wish I could spend the day with my boys improving our land, tending the garden, chopping firewood, etc...Instead, I try to squeeze everything into the 30 waking hours I have on the weekend and by Monday I can barely move and have to go to work where all I can think about is how much I dont want to be there. Thanks for all of the videos that make my Monday-Friday more bearable.
Cody, you dont have to justify every decision to us viewers. Your engineering skills are tried and tested and well thought out and the risks are minimal. Your son is your most precious possesion and his safety is most important. I dont doubt you have that foremost in mind as you think this thru. It is stout enough to lay brick walls on that foundation.
I was going to mention that you could/should have made a bracket to hang that new piece, but then you made the point of aesthetics right at the very end. I have to agree that those lag bolts do look great, and if anything that treehouse is overbuilt. Great work, Cody!
Yep. Absolutely positive now, you have spent more sweat and time on this treehouse than I spent gaining my Bachelors degree. I wish I would have given half the effort towards that as you have in this treehouse.
My tree house, actually just a platform, is 35' up. From there I have a ladder going up another 5' to a cross beam. On the other side, and running alongside the cross beam is my rope hammock. This is my "reading room" and beats the heck out of any "grounded" recliner!
Just a thought, but looking prelim at your layout, I was thinking that the "deck" area of your tree house, you could set up as Jack's reading loft. Making sure you have a huge opening for viewing the vistas, and the opposite area of the tree house (south of the lubber hole per se) you could make for a table w/chairs for gaming, crafting, studying, and call it the "creation center" if you will. When I was a kid I built a tree house with friends of mine. It was a source of discovery, creativity, exploration, and day dreaming. Being on your own homestead like you are is a blessing. Makes me wish I had a homestead myself. :)
It's getting spectacular. Also had a " tree house " as a child, that my father made me . :) I like the way you explain all the details of the construction. It is never boring. I admire a lot all your work . Please continue sharing that spirit and keep up the good work! Greetings from Portugal.
I am glad you added floor space. This is a heck of a tree house, and now it has enough floor space for Jack and a friend to lay out bedrolls and sleep the night up in there. I'm very jealous!
Looks really nice. Cody, I have been watching you build this tree house and I have to admit that I am jealous of the weather you guys are having. It looks like you're averaging a good 30F warmer than we are over here in Ohio. I'm really looking forward to warmer days.
I love that view, I got to see that mountain every day for a little while while painting that c124 at JBLM . Awesome tree house with the best view lucky jack😀
Greetings From Western Jamaica! Beautiful Work and VIEW!!! Some comments: 1) Handrails may obscure sometimes and plastic covered clear cable maybe used for safety but preserve the open view. 2) Also, the massive substructure framing can be secured with cabling which also provides a flexibility in strong winds which brackets may fail over time due to natural movement of the tree in the wind and storms. 3) Also, if you want more square footage, just add another 2"x4" floor frame structure OVER THE EXISTING STRUCTURE based on 4'x8' plywood THAT SURROUNDS ONE OF THE MASSIVE TREE TRUNKS. Looks like a great spot for meditation and a nap and more.....
I have never watched a video of poor quality on your channel thanks for the grate video's and content, videos and thanks for all the time you put into these videos
You mentioned before that Jack likes to read. You should incorporate a built in book shelf for him. Something small that he can keep a handful of books on. Looks great!
Looks great Cody, really impressive! I think I prefer the idea of the second knee joint over the eye loop with the suspension, because the main trunk is less likely to break and fall, if the branch with the fitted suspension comes down in strong wind it might do some serious damage to that lovely treehouse which would be a terrible shame.
That limb is never going to break as long as the tree lives. It's too thick. Also, he's going to be tying into it right near the trunk, so the tree house won't have any leverage to pull it down.
hello Cody, Two tips for your tree house : Use an inox or galvanise cable for replacing your rope, and use some rectangular pieces of hard wood such as oak with a 0.5 inch gorge deep in the middle to let the cable pass threw, like that sap of the tree will not stop flowing in the branch. But before installing those small pieces of hardwood, boiled then in linseed oil for 3 to 4h to make them long lasting, hard and flexible at the same time. For your walls, build them with a slight angle to make more visual space..
To level out the refridgerator when we moved into my childhood home, my father took a 2x4 and hammered in some nails. Years later during demo for a kitchen renovation, his friend complained about how hard it was to get the board up because it was held down with 16 penny nails. As much as that house shifted and moved, the board never moved.
I'm with you on the Simpson brackets. I've used a combination of 16d nails for shear strength and big 3+ inch deck screws to keep joists from working the nails loose. Drive a couple nails then follow up with a couple screws and that board is never coming down.
Cody, You are one of the most perfect gentlemen. Your morals, knowledge and skills provide such a thoughtful, useful and insightful video series I have ever seen. I look forward to each of your videos, to learn something, and to be a better person. I enjoy everything you shoot, particularly when you include your family. You make me think about one day the kind of father I can be. You are a wonderful thoughtful dad, you family is first and I really (although 24, with a gf and no family) connect with you. I look up to you as a father I wish I had ( that is not to dampen my dad, I love him but, he is not one to emulate) You are a role model to us all. I love your videos, keep posting. I wish you and your family all the best with everything you do. Kindest regards, Henry UK
You are right about the ugliness of the Simpson hangers. The extension you added looks great. Regarding treatment of the wood, you can use biodiesel. A cheap brush allows you to hit spots during framing that will be covered over, but where water may still run into. The wood absorbs the biodiesel quickly. There is some mess and off-gassing. But it is temporary and much preferable to copper napthanate. If you want the biodiesel to fix quickly, use a heat gun. The water will pretty much just roll off.
Be sure to make your cable as perfectly straight up and orthogonal as you can on that corner. This will insure that you dont introduce a torque to that corner of the platform as that would take away from the strength of lags and might introduce some ovaling to your 3/8ths lag's holes. If this cannot be accomplished, try to at least make it follow the direction of the beam (stringer tail w/ the forged eyebolt) away from the platform. This will at least be pulling in the same direction of the lags and allow for an overall better distribution of force. Love this series cody. By the looks of it, jack's kids will be able to enjoy this one.
Cody, Great job so far! Man that thing would hold an elephant, but I don't guess Jack will be getting one for a pet since he got a pup. As for me I am taking today to catch up on the progress, I'm sure after watching you do all that work , I'm going to be pretty tired! Ha!, Well onto the next video. Oh Yeah for those who think I have nothing else to do, I actually do, but I had rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder, so I'm kinda layed up for a while. Take care & God Bless
I've built a lot of tree stands in my day, and found that it's best to build off only one leg of the tree or just a single legged tree. What seems to happen when going from leg to leg with your foundation is that the wind will get each individual leg to move differently and eventually the bolts or nails will snap, usually right at the surface between the bark and board. Also, I never screwed the bolts all the way in to take into account for tree growth. If you screw them in tight as the tree grows it will pull the bolt through your wood.
I'm enjoying watching you building again. I find it interesting, 2nd only to edged tools (axes, knifes, chisels, saws, etc.), logging, and old tools. I'm a newer subscriber and have 2 questions. 1) Whatever happened to your timeframe home that got sidetracked after your timbers were stolen? I've haven't seen any other videos about it, 2) If, only, it doesn't compromise your security what is the snow covered mountain shown prominently in so many of your videos?
Id move the trapdoor to the extra square footage area you added on and build a staircase to it from the platform you proposed below. I'd use the staircase to double as supports from underneath and remove the suspension support. The suspension support looks like it will wear in to the bark of the tree over time.
re: sketchup ideas... are you thinking an open platform with a railing, or are you thinking some sort of a roof (like a gazebo) or are you thinking solid walls like an actual house?
Those lags are tremendous, I think I used half inch that are equal in strength to 6 spikes (16 penny nails). Love the vids! Thanks. Love that ladder rack too :)
i think the scuttle hole should be very small. i think it would give small person more security going in and out, generally be safer. also i know you said rot is not a problem where you are at but for sure treat the end grain at least on the 2x6 floor boards. use a poly or spar varnish on the ends at least. keep up the good work!!!
Mr. Wranglerstar what kind of camera are you using? I mean wow, the zoom on that thing is unreal.. to be able to see Mt. Fuji from where you are.... wow I want one......:) I really do enjoy your video's God Bless you and your family.
I WILL DEFINITELY BUILD A TREE HOUSE ON MY PROPERTY FOR SURE BY INCORPORATING/FOLLOWING YOUR PLAN N' IDEAS, WITH MY OWN IDEAS N' PLAN, THANKS FOR POSTING N' SHARING YOUR AWESOME PROJECT ON *YOU-TUBE MEDIA.
I have my Great Great grandfathers old folding knife and I was wondering if I could send you some pictures. Because I cannot figure out what model it is. I think it's made from Imperial Knife Company. But other than that I'm clueless and was wondering if you could help?
Too bad you couldn't move the lubber hole to the new extension. It would give you a lot better floor space in the remaining area. Are you planning on making it an open shed with balcony or enclosed for a 4 season tree house?
me too, Jay Bates ... I kind of hope he shows off the different submissions, as I love seeing peoples different ideas and thoughts. I kept mine fairly simple.
I got abit confused, are you using 2 by 6 beams for floorboards? That seems abit oversized:P And talking about oversizing, your woodscrews for all the beams are huuuuuge, ive never seen that big hardware use on wood before. Wouldnt the screws reduce the breaking or stretching power of the wood itself after a certain dimension? Really fun and well built project, i cant wait for the finished result! Very inspiring
Maybe you could make a hatch for the access opening. SO that once in the tree house you don't loose the floor space. You could Google Derek "Deek" Diedricksen to get some ideas as he's big in the Tiny Home arena. I have a ton of ideas but have no idea as to what you're going to do. Will it be an enclosed tree house or just a platform with rails. A full tree house with a view over looking the mountain would be great. Derek has some interesting shed type examples using a strong inexpensive roofing material. Also some ideas using that see through stuff. Just my 2 cents...LOL
Is there a reason you made the left timber, the one on the outside of the tree so short? Wouldn't you be able to make the platform square with the tree in the middle? Looking good thanks for sharing
very enjoy this series! first thing that come to my mind is to put a good telescope over there: kind of scientific station... but then I'm not sure if the view will be clear enough! years go by and you keep upload good stuff, thank you
I have been building a shed for my gassifier and using galvanized nails, I bent a few and can attest to the fact that getting them out was no small choir even with a pry bar.
Cody, you are what all fathers should aspire to be. You are a wonderful Dad and Jack is very lucky!
Fantastic project Cody. My Father built us a tree house in MI when I was about 9. We stripped discarded construction pallets every week, that he brought home and used them for floor decking and the 3' high wall/railing. Our Lubber hole/trap door had a 1-1/2" rope; if you couldn't climb it; you couldn't come up!
These projects kindled a passion for carpentry in me and at 29 I built my first house and became a cert. Building Contractor in Florida. Built everything from Gas stations, restaurants, WH's, condos and bridges....I'm sure you're aware of the ideas Jack is getting every moment spent with his Dad and this project. Time spent with family is priceless;you're truely a millionaire!
Cody - the time you take with your son will come back in lots of ways. I always tried to involve my kids in things when I could. Welding - body work and mechanics as we needed around the house. Even driving the tractor in the woods when I was cutting firewood. Some of it rubbed off - some not, but we tried and that was the biggest thing. Cheers to you.
Everytime you show that view of the mountain, I realize how much I dont want to be at work, doing the 9-5. I wish I could spend the day with my boys improving our land, tending the garden, chopping firewood, etc...Instead, I try to squeeze everything into the 30 waking hours I have on the weekend and by Monday I can barely move and have to go to work where all I can think about is how much I dont want to be there. Thanks for all of the videos that make my Monday-Friday more bearable.
Cody, you dont have to justify every decision to us viewers. Your engineering skills are tried and tested and well thought out and the risks are minimal. Your son is your most precious possesion and his safety is most important. I dont doubt you have that foremost in mind as you think this thru. It is stout enough to lay brick walls on that foundation.
Dear Jack,that is some excellent camerawork you did there. I sincerely hope you have a great time, and memories, with your treehouse.
Incredible treehouse with an incredible VIEW...love that mountain in the background! That treehouse needs a floor to ceiling window on that side! :)))
those washers add a really nice touch to the whole thing..... Very nice so far.... beautiful!
Another great video Cody. Having Jack be camera man was a great way to get him involved in the project. Thanks for sharing.
Fun to watch the progress of the tree house coming along!
I sincerily appricate your use of hand tools for this build. It always inspires me to get things done manually aswelll
I just love watching your videos Cody, keep up the good work!
And thank you for this amazingly entertaining series!
Love it lol I built mine 1000 years ago and yes my dad hooked me up with a zip line . I had a blast with that . Good job Cody
..That view at the mountain...beautiful..
I was going to mention that you could/should have made a bracket to hang that new piece, but then you made the point of aesthetics right at the very end. I have to agree that those lag bolts do look great, and if anything that treehouse is overbuilt. Great work, Cody!
Yep. Absolutely positive now, you have spent more sweat and time on this treehouse than I spent gaining my Bachelors degree. I wish I would have given half the effort towards that as you have in this treehouse.
A zip line would be cool. This has to be by far the strongest tree house I have ever seen built.
Dude, I didn't even think of a fire pole. Jack is so gonna get hooked up. LOL
Thinking a hammock in the tree house too.
My tree house, actually just a platform, is 35' up. From there I have a ladder going up another 5' to a cross beam. On the other side, and running alongside the cross beam is my rope hammock. This is my "reading room" and beats the heck out of any "grounded" recliner!
David Russell nice! s there pictures? not that you need to prove anything to me but i would like to see it :)
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shaping up very nicely!! That is going to be one COOL build!
Just a thought, but looking prelim at your layout, I was thinking that the "deck" area of your tree house, you could set up as Jack's reading loft. Making sure you have a huge opening for viewing the vistas, and the opposite area of the tree house (south of the lubber hole per se) you could make for a table w/chairs for gaming, crafting, studying, and call it the "creation center" if you will. When I was a kid I built a tree house with friends of mine. It was a source of discovery, creativity, exploration, and day dreaming. Being on your own homestead like you are is a blessing. Makes me wish I had a homestead myself. :)
It's getting spectacular. Also had a " tree house " as a child, that my father made me . :) I like the way you explain all the details of the construction. It is never boring. I admire a lot all your work . Please continue sharing that spirit and keep up the good work! Greetings from Portugal.
I am glad you added floor space. This is a heck of a tree house, and now it has enough floor space for Jack and a friend to lay out bedrolls and sleep the night up in there. I'm very jealous!
Looks really nice. Cody, I have been watching you build this tree house and I have to admit that I am jealous of the weather you guys are having. It looks like you're averaging a good 30F warmer than we are over here in Ohio. I'm really looking forward to warmer days.
I love that view, I got to see that mountain every day for a little while while painting that c124 at JBLM . Awesome tree house with the best view lucky jack😀
Greetings From Western Jamaica!
Beautiful Work and VIEW!!!
Some comments:
1) Handrails may obscure sometimes and plastic covered clear cable maybe used for safety but preserve the open view.
2) Also, the massive substructure framing can be secured with cabling which also provides a flexibility in strong winds which brackets may fail over time due to natural movement of the tree in the wind and storms.
3) Also, if you want more square footage, just add another 2"x4" floor frame structure OVER THE EXISTING STRUCTURE based on 4'x8' plywood THAT SURROUNDS ONE OF THE MASSIVE TREE TRUNKS.
Looks like a great spot for meditation and a nap and more.....
Just revisiting old videos. Imagine if you had the drone back when! These videos could have been just that extra bit awesome
They moved Mount Fuji to the Cascade range? Now that is an engineering job. Beautiful view of Mount Jefferson. Love it.
Way to take the time for your son. Good example ! Thanks for your work and modeling.
Not many people that don't know what they are doing wear Ocsidental nail bags. Your doing a good job
Off Grid treehouse!? Best Papa ever! lol. Jack is a lucky boy.
Great to have binoculars, observation journal, desk and chair... the new overhang would be nice area for storage for Jack.
I have never watched a video of poor quality on your channel thanks for the grate video's and content, videos and thanks for all the time you put into these videos
Great job. That treehouse is going to be awesome.
You mentioned before that Jack likes to read. You should incorporate a built in book shelf for him. Something small that he can keep a handful of books on. Looks great!
That's got to be be greatest view from a treehouse I've ever seen.
The view from up there is so awesome! I gotta admit, I'm a little jealous of Jack right now.
Looks great Cody, really impressive! I think I prefer the idea of the second knee joint over the eye loop with the suspension, because the main trunk is less likely to break and fall, if the branch with the fitted suspension comes down in strong wind it might do some serious damage to that lovely treehouse which would be a terrible shame.
That limb is never going to break as long as the tree lives. It's too thick. Also, he's going to be tying into it right near the trunk, so the tree house won't have any leverage to pull it down.
Looks great, and I agree with the nails. Mine always hold firm.
hello Cody,
Two tips for your tree house :
Use an inox or galvanise cable for replacing your rope, and use some rectangular pieces of hard wood such as oak with a 0.5 inch gorge deep in the middle to let the cable pass threw, like that sap of the tree will not stop flowing in the branch.
But before installing those small pieces of hardwood, boiled then in linseed oil for 3 to 4h to make them long lasting, hard and flexible at the same time.
For your walls, build them with a slight angle to make more visual space..
I love this video, it is so Great to see Jack involved!!!!!!!
Got a good bit accomplished today Cody. Great job.
To level out the refridgerator when we moved into my childhood home, my father took a 2x4 and hammered in some nails. Years later during demo for a kitchen renovation, his friend complained about how hard it was to get the board up because it was held down with 16 penny nails. As much as that house shifted and moved, the board never moved.
nice to see the other side of baker I was marvelling at it's majestic beauty from Vancouver at about the same time you were shooting this ;-)
I'm with you on the Simpson brackets. I've used a combination of 16d nails for shear strength and big 3+ inch deck screws to keep joists from working the nails loose. Drive a couple nails then follow up with a couple screws and that board is never coming down.
Coming along nicely there Cody.
Cody,
You are one of the most perfect gentlemen. Your morals, knowledge and skills provide such a thoughtful, useful and insightful video series I have ever seen. I look forward to each of your videos, to learn something, and to be a better person.
I enjoy everything you shoot, particularly when you include your family. You make me think about one day the kind of father I can be. You are a wonderful thoughtful dad, you family is first and I really (although 24, with a gf and no family) connect with you. I look up to you as a father I wish I had ( that is not to dampen my dad, I love him but, he is not one to emulate)
You are a role model to us all. I love your videos, keep posting. I wish you and your family all the best with everything you do.
Kindest regards,
Henry
UK
Henry Dyhouse Thank you Henry. Your kind words were a blessing to me today.
wranglerstar You're welcome. Thank you for your videos
I think Jack is an excellent camera man. good job with the wooden house so far,
You are right about the ugliness of the Simpson hangers. The extension you added looks great. Regarding treatment of the wood, you can use biodiesel. A cheap brush allows you to hit spots during framing that will be covered over, but where water may still run into. The wood absorbs the biodiesel quickly. There is some mess and off-gassing. But it is temporary and much preferable to copper napthanate. If you want the biodiesel to fix quickly, use a heat gun. The water will pretty much just roll off.
Looks great! Love the view too!
Be sure to make your cable as perfectly straight up and orthogonal as you can on that corner. This will insure that you dont introduce a torque to that corner of the platform as that would take away from the strength of lags and might introduce some ovaling to your 3/8ths lag's holes. If this cannot be accomplished, try to at least make it follow the direction of the beam (stringer tail w/ the forged eyebolt) away from the platform. This will at least be pulling in the same direction of the lags and allow for an overall better distribution of force.
Love this series cody. By the looks of it, jack's kids will be able to enjoy this one.
Nice work Cody, impressive. Godspeed.
Cody, Great job so far! Man that thing would hold an elephant, but I don't guess Jack will be getting one for a pet since he got a pup. As for me I am taking today to catch up on the progress, I'm sure after watching you do all that work , I'm going to be pretty tired! Ha!, Well onto the next video. Oh Yeah for those who think I have nothing else to do, I actually do, but I had rotator cuff surgery on my left shoulder, so I'm kinda layed up for a while. Take care & God Bless
Nice treehouse, you know what would be even better? THE METRIC SYSTEM!!!
Very nice build. Thank you.
I would do a knee brace instead of cable and a second tie from the two original stringers to box in the whole set up. This is an awesome build!
I've built a lot of tree stands in my day, and found that it's best to build off only one leg of the tree or just a single legged tree. What seems to happen when going from leg to leg with your foundation is that the wind will get each individual leg to move differently and eventually the bolts or nails will snap, usually right at the surface between the bark and board. Also, I never screwed the bolts all the way in to take into account for tree growth. If you screw them in tight as the tree grows it will pull the bolt through your wood.
Watch the earlier videos he worked out how to avoid that...
Thank you for such a great video. I can't wait to see the next one.
great project, your son will remember this for the rest of his life
I'm enjoying watching you building again. I find it interesting, 2nd only to edged tools (axes, knifes, chisels, saws, etc.), logging, and old tools. I'm a newer subscriber and have 2 questions. 1) Whatever happened to your timeframe home that got sidetracked after your timbers were stolen? I've haven't seen any other videos about it, 2) If, only, it doesn't compromise your security what is the snow covered mountain shown prominently in so many of your videos?
It's going to be a library isn't it jack? Haha that's a perfect place to read, drink some tea, and play a banjo!
Loving those main brackets !
Looks real nice. Good work.
looks really good so far!
Oh, man. You are so cool! I always hoping to build a tree house with my kids.
Id move the trapdoor to the extra square footage area you added on and build a staircase to it from the platform you proposed below. I'd use the staircase to double as supports from underneath and remove the suspension support. The suspension support looks like it will wear in to the bark of the tree over time.
A 50/50 mix of pine tar and boiled linseed oil would make the wood pretty much impervious to rot. Plenty of vids about it here on youtube!
It is coming along real nice Cody! Are you going to put a roof on it later?
Btw, I think the camera footage and info was just fine.
Quite a view you have there Cody at 2:29! wish i had a view like that in my backyard
re: sketchup ideas... are you thinking an open platform with a railing, or are you thinking some sort of a roof (like a gazebo) or are you thinking solid walls like an actual house?
Those lags are tremendous, I think I used half inch that are equal in strength to 6 spikes (16 penny nails).
Love the vids! Thanks.
Love that ladder rack too :)
Pully system would be a cool addition. And awesome would a fire pole be.
U make really good videos keep up the good work tree house is looking good
Great job Jack
i think the scuttle hole should be very small. i think it would give small person more security going in and out, generally be safer. also i know you said rot is not a problem where you are at but for sure treat the end grain at least on the 2x6 floor boards. use a poly or spar varnish on the ends at least. keep up the good work!!!
Looking Good!
Green wood shrinks, nails get loose.
Have you given any consideration to using Galvanized Ring Shank nails?
Just a thought.
Green wood shrinks and nails become impossible to remove. I have seen many hammer handels fail trying to pull those 20D galvanized nails.
I think a fireman's brass pole off the end of the deck would be alot of fun and make for quick exit when dinner is ready. Just a thought.
How awesome is a tree fort with mt Fuji view?!!! Maybe a value hammock sleep under stars.
Mr. Wranglerstar what kind of camera are you using? I mean wow, the zoom on that thing is unreal.. to be able to see Mt. Fuji from where you are.... wow I want one......:)
I really do enjoy your video's
God Bless you and your family.
Muito bonito seu trabalho. Parabéns!!!
I WILL DEFINITELY BUILD A TREE HOUSE ON MY PROPERTY FOR SURE BY INCORPORATING/FOLLOWING YOUR PLAN N' IDEAS, WITH MY OWN IDEAS N' PLAN, THANKS FOR POSTING N' SHARING YOUR AWESOME PROJECT ON *YOU-TUBE MEDIA.
I have my Great Great grandfathers old folding knife and I was wondering if I could send you some pictures. Because I cannot figure out what model it is. I think it's made from Imperial Knife Company. But other than that I'm clueless and was wondering if you could help?
I noticed you were sporting a neck knife. Have you decided against the Vic for your EDC?
Looks Great! Nice weather too :)
Is there any heavy dear trails going underneath the "tree house"?
Too bad you couldn't move the lubber hole to the new extension. It would give you a lot better floor space in the remaining area. Are you planning on making it an open shed with balcony or enclosed for a 4 season tree house?
this is turning into a professional looking job
Email sent with a SketchUp model.
Hope yours is the lucky one Jay!!
me too, Jay Bates ... I kind of hope he shows off the different submissions, as I love seeing peoples different ideas and thoughts. I kept mine fairly simple.
I got abit confused, are you using 2 by 6 beams for floorboards? That seems abit oversized:P
And talking about oversizing, your woodscrews for all the beams are huuuuuge, ive never seen that big hardware use on wood before. Wouldnt the screws reduce the breaking or stretching power of the wood itself after a certain dimension?
Really fun and well built project, i cant wait for the finished result!
Very inspiring
Maybe you could make a hatch for the access opening. SO that once in the tree house you don't loose the floor space. You could Google Derek "Deek" Diedricksen to get some ideas as he's big in the Tiny Home arena. I have a ton of ideas but have no idea as to what you're going to do. Will it be an enclosed tree house or just a platform with rails. A full tree house with a view over looking the mountain would be great. Derek has some interesting shed type examples using a strong inexpensive roofing material. Also some ideas using that see through stuff.
Just my 2 cents...LOL
Yeah, Derek would love to see this.
He said he was going to do that.
So are you going to be adding walls and a roof to the treehouse too? Or are you just going to be adding rails?
That tree house is going to awesome when it's complete.
Is there a reason you made the left timber, the one on the outside of the tree so short? Wouldn't you be able to make the platform square with the tree in the middle? Looking good thanks for sharing
BushcraftDad My logs are only 8'6" is why,
I thought that might be why.
Maybe Cody needs to invest in the Binford Log Stretcher. And even though the large one costs more that the small one, it is well worth the difference.
very enjoy this series! first thing that come to my mind is to put a good telescope over there: kind of scientific station... but then I'm not sure if the view will be clear enough! years go by and you keep upload good stuff, thank you
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Looking great! How long ago did you take the trees down for this lumber?
Great video I like the looks of the tree house ! are you going to say anything about the knife hanging around your neck??
Hey Cody just an idea but what if on the main structure you went straight up on one end, did a shed roof and made a little half height mezzanine loft?
Great idea. A daybed mattress and a window and Jack will spend a lot of time reading in the loft.
I would build a secret compartment somewhere… Just an idea! Awesome job guys!
Do you have a habitat for humanity store? If so, that's a great place to get windows and anything else the project needs on the cheap.
I have been building a shed for my gassifier and using galvanized nails, I bent a few and can attest to the fact that getting them out was no small choir even with a pry bar.
Hey Cody,you don't have a problem with the treehouse being up that high? Just wondering.