300+ Year Old Bushcraft Skill still used today
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
- Here is a bushcraft skill which is over 300 years old and is still used in building houses today. It's called the thatching spar, and my friend Ben shows you how to use a special tool called a Billhook to help make a thatching spar.
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Your woodland naibour is very skilled & makes a great teacher. I think we will be seeing him again. He comes across as having the same personality as you Mike. I think he would make a great addition to your videos. So nice too see younger people keeping up the old traditions.
It is good to see people keeping pre-industrial skills alive
theyre bound to come in handy in the next 20 odd years
@@9visuals39 Especially given UKs productivity deficit. We will be snaring rabbits next.
If only we had developed some way of producing food and things we needed. I’d call them farmers if such a thing existed.
@@neil216 nowt wrong with snaring rabbits. not sure if it will cure the food production deficit though?
It is wonderful to know men still have the ability to craft and care for the land in ways that are not destructive nor demeaning to our Earth.
Don’t forget about the ladies 🙋🏽♀️
hi mike, my dad's a master thatcher and i am thankful that you're raising more awareness of the craft ❤
Thanks! Good to know. It’s an incredible traditional craft.
Brother. I must pay my respects here.
Even being a former US Army Ranger, I still learn new things constantly from this channel. One of the things I enjoy most though, is the purity of your nature--you aren't just out here making videos for the views and money, but because it's clear that this is just what you love to do.... And it's quite obviously been handed down by your father, who (bless his heart) himself still gets down. Much love and respect.
I think your store needs more merch. You have so many methods and techniques that involve minimal gear, and I understand your humble nature of not wanting to make your channel about money and sales... Nonetheless, I and many others would buy gear of your design, as well as other gear of your recommendation. Think on it mate.
P.S. you should consider trying out for a telly show--I would totally root for you. I would've rather seen you with Dave Canterbury on Dual Survivor
i saw the title of this video and my first thought was just because something is old does not mean it is not good!
Old is gold!
Love seeing the old craftwirk, and how its done! Thanks!
Ben makes a fine presentation about this valuable skill. Bring him back, I say!
Hi James how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
i got my fish and chips, now it is time, to tuck into ta outdoors aswell. What a lovely dinner, an I have no doubt the same will be said. For this episode
I've always maintained that wilderness skills, experimental archaeology and traditional crafts should go hand in hand. Most people can't make that connection, but it is refreshing to see you do it so well.
Great video guys. Hats off to you two. 1408 "be sure to stick around " never bitter said man . Big uP bro
I love being in the bush!
Very nice video
Absolutely fab video! Thanks Mike
Cool video Mike! It might be cool to put some trail camera's in your forest to get an idea of the wildlife that finds habitat in the TA Outdoors Forest! Would love to see such content 😉
Got tons of footage which I have been compiling over the last year. Will feature it soon in an episode
@@TAOutdoors Awesome!
Here's a video idea, what if you put together a survival kit in your billy can and/or bed roll kit and make kits that you take out based on more primitive/1800s systems. something that will be easier to carry. And on top of that maybe make a military based kit, the British Armed Forces have a great system. Keep up the great work!
I love rivving, is very satifying. Works well with privot and willow aswell as hazel. You can make double the amount of woven fences with rivved sticks, and they look really nice
Not tried Willow and didn’t know about privet! Cheers for the comment 👍🏻
Very timely comment, was just speculating about hurdles made with privet, thanks
@@brooke_reiverrose2949 it doesnt twist as easy as willow or hazel, so when tieing in the ends you may still need a couple of either sticks, perfect for the bulk of it though
@@keeksputels1851 cheers!
Excellent Mike, easy to take for granted the skills & effort involved in creating a humble item that is a small yet essential part in many a roof, making a thousand a day is going some ! Great to bring Ben in on this, whereas we can all learn skills from RUclipsrs, there's no substitute for being shown by someone who has mastered the skills ! More like this please !
Thank you for the continuing amazing videos. It is very exciting to see the traditional methods being used in this modern world.
Super interesting! Thanks to Ben for sharing his skill with us.
Just stumbled upon this channel, great content. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
Hi John how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Hard work always pays off
Thanks for showing us this Mike. 👍😁
Hi Mike ,
Had a bit of an epic this morning so missed the time window but still tried to call today .
Hope all is well 🤝
Best
Nick
Hi Nick, no worries! I’ll message you again and re-organise another call 👍🏻
Another great episode Mike. Sent message regarding an 8ish acre unmanaged woodland for over 60years I’ve just started working on for groups of kids and adults in West Sussex, woods for learning. If you ever fancy popping up for a tour and our plans to showcase how we are going to bring people on a journey similar to yours please send me a message. Be great to have you up. I know from your background as a teacher you’ll appreciate the learning experience…also if your kids fancy one of our future “special events” then more than welcome.
Won’t quite go as far as saying it’s your best vid, but definitely the most interesting (to me) guest vid. Get him back for more of that if you can, please.
Hi Dave how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
I always wondered how they got the thatch to stay up on the roof. Thanks!
I had to laugh I was wondering how many of the spar's Ben broke before he got the knack of splitting the hazel so thin and what does he do He kindly did a couple to show how easy it was for the hazel to split at the wrong place Thanks Ben
It didn’t take him long to get that muscle memory back! He said it’s been a long time since he’s done it. But it’s like riding a bike
SPLENDID!! When are y'all gonna take a holiday to the East Texas Piney Woods??!!
Amazing video as usual. Looking forward to more content with Ben, he seems very knowledgeable in the ways of the woodland as well. Must be nice having friends who share your interests at this level.
Also, I loved how you didn't cut the parts where the cutting actually goes astray, it's a nice touch, makes one focus even more while doing the work and realize that not even the most skilled craftsman can have absolute control over nature.
Cheers!
A lovely collab. thankyou both 😁
Like deployed 👍
It is a pleasure, to watch this man handle that billhook!
That was amazing! Thank you guys for sharing this with us!!!
useful skills 😉😃👍
😮😊thanks for showing us 😊
Hi how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
That’s an Art in its self!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!
Great cinematography at the start mate. I like these kinds of videos, more please!!! 😊
Always so beautiful
Thanks! Would like some ideas on other ways they might be useful around the yard - if you’re not thatching a roof, that is.
There's nothing more satisfying than splitting Hazel
nice never seen thatching spars made, could also use them as tongs.
Bushcraft chopsticks!
Have you done any videos on how the pioneers would have filled out their new cabin/house with the various utensils, tools, furniture, storage, hangers, etc to make it a home?
Awesome 😎
Said I would jump over and watch it, consider it done and very enjoyably so. Great video, very educating and entertaining.
Great episode
Love the rack focus shot gun shells
Hi Chris how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Best videos out there, short, sweet, to the point and will be critical to those of us who flee back into the woodlands to get back to basics! Thank you for all these great videos, very helpful!
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it
I really hope they aren’t shadow banning you, I had to spend a little bit trying to find your channel. I love the videos and I hope you know that the quality of your videos is amazing. If you are worried about your content it’s perfect I really hope RUclips isn’t screwing the pooch on you. You used to pop up all over for me but not anymore, I am happy to say that I found you and I will keep watching. I’ll share your stuff too! Keep up the great work I hope you and the family is all well.
Keep on going the nice work!!! 🙏
Hello friend from Greece
I admire your skills and dedication, a very interesting and pleasing video to watch indeed, thank you
I really liked this video.
Hi 👋 😊
Thanks for this. I’ve learnt a lot. Would be great to see you build from scratch the cabin and thatch roof from start to finish, and each part you could have a special video like this one which explains how the parts etc are made. That would be very informative
Wow ❤ what a great Job! Best regards from switzerland!
Glad you did this video. I've always wondered how the roofs stayed on.
This was awesome to witness. I love learning about the old ways. I’d love to see more! 👍👍❤️
Why is it surprising to think a 300 year old bushcraft skill is still being used? I imagine there are thousands of millenia old bushcraft skills still being used.
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Excellent cinematography!
Cheers!
The process of splitting the wood has the origins of the saying "Toing & Froing"
Nice
Looks like freedom .
Very interesting topic. More of the same would be a worthy addition to your channel.
Hi Matt how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Awesome!!!
Love the channel
Interesting terminology - " the horizontal Ligger" I wasn't aware anybody "ligged" bar us Cumbrians
Lig = Lie
Ligger = Lier - something which lies.
Felling & laying a Hedge, as you did in a past clip we refer to as Liggin' an Fellin'.
We can also "lig abed" if we're tired.
Hi Brian how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
@@mariarusso3790 Standard reply these days - 'Still vertical' - beats the hell out of the alternative...😉
@@briankane6547 I’m happy you write me back Brian. Sorry i you are offended. Looking for someone to talk to and be friends. Hope you don’t mind please?
OUTSTANDING!!😊👍
That looks about one of the most dangerous ways to split the wood! Brimming heck! Scary
Great video. Please make more of this stuff, this is really interisting 👍
This is Netflix quality content.
Him pushing the branch toward his blade is giving my hands PTSD
Out the back of our place we have mostly Spruce, Pine, Birch. We have a few maples in there somewhere too. I've seen some of them grow multiple new shoots out of them when the tree was cut.
Konten mantaaaap dan keren 😃👍
Channel bagus, salam kenal 🇲🇨
BOM VÍDEO, PORÉM , MUITA CONVERSA E POUCA AÇÃO!!!!
Absolutely fascinating! Thank you.
Very cool
Nice work gentle people .
congratulations we have the same passion you make beautiful shots I will use them for my channel thank you very much for what you do
This was very interesting 👍
Why not score it once then run the blade though? Just tested it out in my yard and I achieved the same result in less then half the time.
it’s traditional ok 👀
@thoughtsforthebuilders Lmao I'm not so sure.. but I will yield, as tradition.
@@handsomejack3444 hehehe honestly I’m not sure either, I was speaking tongue in cheek. I would worry about my grip slipping and slicing myself on that machete 😨
Interesting!
Hi Robert how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Very interesting as I live in a thatched cottage in Devon.
Süper 🤠
Really cool watch very informative and interesting
Oh yes, can I have some more please?
Awesome one guys very informative look forward to seeing more
way cool !!!!
dang! I feel early to this one
Looks like my Woodsmans Pal will work for this.
When fixed in position on the roof exposed to all weather how long does hazel last before it rots away..
These hazel trees you have, are these the "witch hazel" shrubs or the "hazel nut" trees?
What's the coffee maker in the intro?
Really interesting and amazing to see these woodland crafts. 👍
I'd be interested if you did a NEANDERTHAL PROJECT!! Using only neanderthal tools, building something like a neanderthal house!
11:55 that split showed what he talked about how to guiding the split.
The beginning of this video is an Italians nightmare😂
This is a very good video. I’ve liked many in this series. The background music is in keeping with the content and not obtrusive. Who is this, if I may ask?
Bro you need to watch Jack Hargreaves Hurdle making?
The old boy on the episode is really good splitting(throwing)hazels
Great video thanks mate 🤠👍
What are the many uses of hazel wood? I live in the Pacific Northwest of the US, so I'll have to search for similar woods to hazel.