Blue- stain is caused by the Ophiostomatales fungi, a type of fungi in the class of Sordariomycetes, spore- sac fungi. The hyphae are brown and give the wood a bluish tone as they grow inside the wood. The mountain pine beetle (MPB) and the blue-stain fungus is another excellent example of symbiosis. The blue-stain fungus travels from tree to tree on a special structure in the beetle’s mouth parts. This is its means to travel to new trees. The fungus helps the beetle by stopping the tree from producing its natural defense resin, and the beetles are hence able to mine and lay eggs while avoiding the tree’s defenses. The fungus also benefits the beetles by improving the host environment for the beetle progeny and serving as food for the larvae and adult beetles.
@@HardcastleTowers No -- its a fingi and once the wood is dry and the free sugars in the cells longer availabe it will not develope anymore. In wood turning, some like the colour they allow the fungi to develope befor drying and working to give added interet to the timber .
Love this, as a retired decorator please wear a dust mask and ear protection when sanding and some gloves when staining. I know you don't want to but you both really do needs to and btw don't press when sanding it doesn't speed it up, let the machine do the work.
You are both doing an excellent job. A little cabinet maker's tip for Amanda's cheese board project. Use a damp cloth on the board and leave for 2 minutes then sand it down. Repeat process (as much as 20 times. Use 80 grit for the first 2 attempts and then step up to 220 - 280) until the board looks and feels like polished marble. Personally, I wouldn't put any finish on it at all as wood has it's own antibacterial properties, and certainly no lacquer. I'm hoping to get back to Cumbria this summer to continue my seasonal Green Oak timber framer job with my mate Keith. Provided the lunatics running the asylum allow us to get on with our lives. Keep smiling mate. Love to you both.
where are your next construction videos? We have enjoyed them so far. We are living in NS and moved from Ontario and will be doing something similar in the future.
Great video again, when you mentioned to counterbalance the stained posts with some bright colors on the walls I immediately saw flashes of Amanda's Unicorn lab. Nobodies ever done a church like that I suppose😅
As a former painter, I can attest to the sensual feel of a brush smoothly applying a quality paint to a nice surface. Your renovation is truly a labor of love and it's clearly a bonding experience for you and Amanda.
Oh wow glad to see you all are getting this restored!! looking great we have finally restored our home as well. And you are correct they are features. On those log 6x6's I used a belt sander!! quick But looks like you are doing a great job.
This is where I go to see Gavin and Amanda struggle with the same issues as me (renovation) for real, making it relevant and enjoyable. The photo channel is very enjoyable too, but seemingly with far less challenges for Gavin because he is soo good at landscapes at this point. I will look forward to Gavin coming out of his comfort zone to give us some significant challenges in his fototripper channel as well. In the mean time - best of luck with your renovations. ❤
Thanks for the update. It would appear that Amanda is doing a lot of the work and you are supervising? The look she gave you at the end is priceless, lol.
I really like this channel of yours - watching you 2 grafting outside your normal comfort zone and still enjoying yourselves is a pleasure. Thats one heck of a project you have going on there lad.
Looking good…..amazing project. You must have sold lots of …”Chasing Awe” books to buy those beams..lumber not so cheap right now. Keep up the great work it’s going to be amazing.
At 8 mins in . . . i've missed an epsiode!!!! but i hope it 's like a dificult movy with flashbacks and dificult plot turns . . .and i like watching people working really :-) thanks to you both!!!!!
Looking great Gavin. You've come a long way with the framing, wiring etc. - since the last video! At least you're getting closer to the more satisfying tasks. Keep up the great work! Oh and don't forget to get out and take some photos. Cheers!
Tacoma, here. Geeze, Gavin. Missed you on Vacouver. Followed the traveling circus to Fire Rock after the Murder box (never knew of that park before), watched it all, now for, well? Years. This isn’t to blow smoke up, but between your musicology, you’re astonishingly inspired photography (I have taken photos in all formats since I was ten - ten now a very long time ago), Flickr, and all the rest, as one here now remodeling a 1924 Craftsman above the Sound, you sure as hell don’t disappoint. Talented guy, you. … and to have the darling Amanda to keep you off your meds? It’s all been a treat, man. As an East Coast kid at heart still, and a wife from Maine, I gonna see you in life one day. Cool guy. Your journey is … as Uris said of Ireland in HIS coffee table book years ago - A Terrible Beauty. Terribly beautiful. See ya’, and Happy Spring to you both.
Glad to see you've made so much progress. It is very impressive that you and Amanda have taken on this endeavor and making some wonderful memories. I'm sure the level of satisfaction you both will have when you can actually move in and live comfortably will be amazing. If you should ever get tired of landscape photography you can be a "master stainer" and not just your pants on some of those slippery waterfall locations. Keep up the great work, it's been fun to watch.
The grain you brought out in the spruce is wonderful! Those posts are going to caressed every time you walk past! Hmmm ... better put on a few top coats!
Your house will be stunning when finished! It is a lot of work, however, I am so jealous that you are able to frame with wood and have all the beautiful dimensions and possibilities. Me on the other hand decided to do a minor renovation on an Italian farm house, we have no proper tools, no proper electrical, no proper water pipes you name it we don't have the proper anything and NO Home Depot! You hire a contractor, plumber or electrician and no one shows up! Now that it is done, Needless to say, it goes up for sale next week. Moving back to the US! If you are ever in California, let's photograph some landscapes :)
The grey colour in the wood could be 'blue stain' , it's fungi that lives off the cell content polysaccharides ; when the timber is dried the fungi stops developing so no issue and it does not effect the strength
Great satisfying progress. If you are worried about your lumber warping before and after being cut I would suggest sealing the ends. A thick coat of paste wax or paint works on wood that has not been cut to length.
Well Mr Hardcastle. Respect, top effort. Renovations always take longer than planned and go over budget. Grrr! Agree with you about plasterers. It is one of those skills where it is down to the person doing the job. And they are so bloody quick! Which doesn't equate to cheap. It is great to see you guys making progress. I take it you sorted out the damp issue? Looking forward to the next episode.
Looking good. Might want to use hearing protection when using continuous sanding and other gear. Or you might end up like me… missing the high frequencies.
lovely wood work! The church looks much more advanced inside as compared to the previous post. Can't wait to see what's coming next! Good work and good luck guys !!
You can't beat that feeling of satisfaction when you do something yourself, if you make a nice job of it that is lol ..as you both are. It's good to see the progress and start to understand how it's going to look. I've been wondering how it's going to be to heat a place like that in the winter.
very interesting video,It sounds like you have such a challenge on your hands, we built a three bed bungalow about 8 years back new build, we had the brick shell built by a couple of brick's,finished the rest myself I am a carpenter,from start to finish in 6 months, but with a renovation on that scale I would imagine you are into a few years, all the best with your project it looks amazing.
Fantastic job you two! I absolutely enjoy these episodes. My wife seems to always have a home improvement project on the board for me but I keep telling myself it can always be worse.
Must agree about the coffee. When i take that first sip i want my eyes opening wide not taking their good ol time. Of course i use a little maple syrup in mine too. Good to see the place coming along.
I really don't think you need to go to 220 on posts! The conditioner will ensure that your stain goes on more evenly. Once you've conditioned, go over the posts with 150 to take off the fuzzies that may be raised before staining.
I use a belt sander and a portable plane to finish posts. It is faster and leaves a good finish. Seal the ends of your posts and it helps with cracking when it dries. Love what you are doing and can't wait to see it when it is finished. We might be coming to Cape Breton this fall to shoot the fall colours and water falls. Cheers Good job Amanda putting up with him LOL
Good job. Nice to see all the work you guys have done. Get some aprons. I rarely paint but you'd think I painted for a living. I have a half dozen pieces of clothing that has at least one little spot of paint. Now they are work clothes...that I don't need.
Love to see the update and it looks like you're making progress. 3 months is too long between episodes but I understand you have other things to do. Looking, forward to seeing more progress in the future keep up the hard work and of course photo trippers I always watch, and look forward to it every week.
Quite the change from the last video. Looking good though. Glad to see it coming along so nicely. Nice to see you are supporting the local Home Hardware too. :)
@@HardcastleTowers That is how it went with my fireplace mantel, I spent a week making it out of savaged stair steps from a church, and the contractor destroyed the finish when he installed it.
Great video Gavin. One suggestion that would cut the sanding time significantly is to start with a portable belt sander. You would only need the circular sander for the last sanding. Spruce is very soft and the belt sander would remove any roughness with a pass with 80 grit and then 120 grit, 20 minutes per post I'm guessing.
@@HardcastleTowers I wish I could but that's $350 that I can't afford. The circular sander will produce the same results, with elbow grease and a much longer time span.
3 months Hardcastle, 3 whole long, miserable and lonely months I've waited for an update!
Generous donations make updates more likely...
@HardcastleTowers What's your address and I'll send twirls!
Also those brush strokes did make me have goosebumps they were so sensual 😂
Same here. 😂😂😂 I just noticed they put a whole new floor in. Why I’m watching Gavin stain wood I have no idea. 😂
Whats your status?
Blue- stain is caused by the Ophiostomatales fungi, a type of fungi in the class of Sordariomycetes, spore- sac fungi. The hyphae are brown and give the wood a bluish tone as they grow inside the wood.
The mountain pine beetle (MPB) and the blue-stain fungus is another excellent example of symbiosis. The blue-stain fungus travels from tree to tree on a special structure in the beetle’s mouth parts. This is its means to travel to new trees. The fungus helps the beetle by stopping the tree from producing its natural defense resin, and the beetles are hence able to mine and lay eggs while avoiding the tree’s defenses. The fungus also benefits the beetles by improving the host environment for the beetle progeny and serving as food for the larvae and adult beetles.
So I can expect a larvae sprouting next summer?
@@HardcastleTowers No -- its a fingi and once the wood is dry and the free sugars in the cells longer availabe it will not develope anymore. In wood turning, some like the colour they allow the fungi to develope befor drying and working to give added interet to the timber .
Hi mate. Carpenter here. Seal the ends of those posts as well. Will limit cracking. use latex paint or the sealer you have
Excellent episode! In the news I saw horrible floods in Nova Scotia... hope you're not affected!
16:45 I've always enjoyed the smell of "laques and subscribed" 🔔
Love this, as a retired decorator please wear a dust mask and ear protection when sanding and some gloves when staining. I know you don't want to but you both really do needs to and btw don't press when sanding it doesn't speed it up, let the machine do the work.
No way, 25 minutes of new content!!!!!!!!1111111111! here we go
As a timber trade carpenter and joiner and amature photographer I always enjoy your videos.
You are both doing an excellent job.
A little cabinet maker's tip for Amanda's cheese board project. Use a damp cloth on the board and leave for 2 minutes then sand it down. Repeat process (as much as 20 times. Use 80 grit for the first 2 attempts and then step up to 220 - 280) until the board looks and feels like polished marble.
Personally, I wouldn't put any finish on it at all as wood has it's own antibacterial properties, and certainly no lacquer.
I'm hoping to get back to Cumbria this summer to continue my seasonal Green Oak timber framer job with my mate Keith. Provided the lunatics running the asylum allow us to get on with our lives.
Keep smiling mate. Love to you both.
where are your next construction videos? We have enjoyed them so far. We are living in NS and moved from Ontario and will be doing something similar in the future.
Love catching up with your massive project. Remember take care of your ears with all that sanding!
Great video again, when you mentioned to counterbalance the stained posts with some bright colors on the walls I immediately saw flashes of Amanda's Unicorn lab. Nobodies ever done a church like that I suppose😅
Wow. Your place is going to look amazing. Can't wait to see the finished product.
As a former painter, I can attest to the sensual feel of a brush smoothly applying a quality paint to a nice surface. Your renovation is truly a labor of love and it's clearly a bonding experience for you and Amanda.
Your place is really starting to take shape; going to be a lovely home.
You should post more often here!! love your videos and sense of humor!
Oh wow glad to see you all are getting this restored!! looking great we have finally restored our home as well. And you are correct they are features. On those log 6x6's I used a belt sander!! quick But looks like you are doing a great job.
it’s looking bloody lovely, well done both 👌👍🏻😊
Love to see the progress! The framing looks awesome, and you have some nice electrical roughed in there.
Looks like it’s coming on great !! Superb sanding work there by Amanda !! I also find those very therapeutic , must be a half century thing eh :-)
Thanks for the update!
Always a couple laughs ! Just love Amanda's expressions. Good job guys. Looking fabulous.
This is where I go to see Gavin and Amanda struggle with the same issues as me (renovation) for real, making it relevant and enjoyable. The photo channel is very enjoyable too, but seemingly with far less challenges for Gavin because he is soo good at landscapes at this point. I will look forward to Gavin coming out of his comfort zone to give us some significant challenges in his fototripper channel as well. In the mean time - best of luck with your renovations. ❤
Wow! That's really come on Gavin. Amanda has done wonders. 😄
Glad to see the progress, keep up the good work 🤗
I really love seeing the progress you've both made!
Looking good 👍
good job hang in there
Hey Gavin, a belt sander would have made that sanding easier. It's looking good!
Thanks for the update. It would appear that Amanda is doing a lot of the work and you are supervising? The look she gave you at the end is priceless, lol.
It will be a beautiful home for you 2 👍
Sir Gavin! I am dying...
to watch next episode of church conversion! :-)))
Your progress is looking great, buds!
Great video, super progress, well done, many Thanks.
The wood and stain is beautiful! Happy to see another Hardcastle episode!
As a former bassist, hearing that you’re a qualified luthier deserves 3 clicks on the thumbs up.
TIL: Luthier! It looks like some great progress has been made! Congratulations. Those beams are spectacular.
The work so far is “ tresmendous “ !! Thanks so much for the update.
I really like this channel of yours - watching you 2 grafting outside your normal comfort zone and still enjoying yourselves is a pleasure. Thats one heck of a project you have going on there lad.
Looking good…..amazing project. You must have sold lots of …”Chasing Awe” books to buy those beams..lumber not so cheap right now. Keep up the great work it’s going to be amazing.
Surprisingly the entire load of posts and beams came to less than $500
Wow that’s awesome really, the mill did good by you. 👍
Holy cow dude...that's some great progress! Those beams are going to look amazing!
Really glad I found this channel. Have enjoyed following your renovation.
Lovely that, proper wood Documentary, happy days both …
Great to see how Hardcastle Towers is coming along, thank you for the update x
So nice to see you & Amanda beaming, lookin good! 😁
Yep conditioner is a good idea. It helps keep the stain look much better.
It's nice watch a couple working together where there not selling the body.
Nice job.
At 8 mins in . . . i've missed an epsiode!!!! but i hope it 's like a dificult movy with flashbacks and dificult plot turns . . .and i like watching people working really :-) thanks to you both!!!!!
It’s come on a long way since the last video Gav, looking great.
Looking great Gavin. You've come a long way with the framing, wiring etc. - since the last video! At least you're getting closer to the more satisfying tasks. Keep up the great work! Oh and don't forget to get out and take some photos. Cheers!
Tacoma, here. Geeze, Gavin. Missed you on Vacouver. Followed the traveling circus to Fire Rock after the Murder box (never knew of that park before), watched it all, now for, well? Years.
This isn’t to blow smoke up, but between your musicology, you’re astonishingly inspired photography (I have taken photos in all formats since I was ten - ten now a very long time ago), Flickr, and all the rest, as one here now remodeling a 1924 Craftsman above the Sound, you sure as hell don’t disappoint. Talented guy, you. … and to have the darling Amanda to keep you off your meds? It’s all been a treat, man.
As an East Coast kid at heart still, and a wife from Maine, I gonna see you in life one day.
Cool guy.
Your journey is … as Uris said of Ireland in HIS coffee table book years ago - A Terrible Beauty.
Terribly beautiful.
See ya’, and Happy Spring to you both.
You probably don't feel it, but the progress you've made is Impressive! Hang in there!
Glad to see you've made so much progress. It is very impressive that you and Amanda have taken on this endeavor and making some wonderful memories. I'm sure the level of satisfaction you both will have when you can actually move in and live comfortably will be amazing. If you should ever get tired of landscape photography you can be a "master stainer" and not just your pants on some of those slippery waterfall locations. Keep up the great work, it's been fun to watch.
The grain you brought out in the spruce is wonderful! Those posts are going to caressed every time you walk past! Hmmm ... better put on a few top coats!
Glad to see you are doing the hardcastle towers vlogs. You guys have done a lot of work. Looking good.
Wow! Your home is really coming along since we last saw it. Can see the vision now. Great stuff!
Your house will be stunning when finished! It is a lot of work, however, I am so jealous that you are able to frame with wood and have all the beautiful dimensions and possibilities. Me on the other hand decided to do a minor renovation on an Italian farm house, we have no proper tools, no proper electrical, no proper water pipes you name it we don't have the proper anything and NO Home Depot! You hire a contractor, plumber or electrician and no one shows up! Now that it is done, Needless to say, it goes up for sale next week. Moving back to the US! If you are ever in California, let's photograph some landscapes :)
Great to see another update. I have been keen to see how it's coming along.
The grey colour in the wood could be 'blue stain' , it's fungi that lives off the cell content polysaccharides ; when the timber is dried the fungi stops developing so no issue and it does not effect the strength
Great satisfying progress. If you are worried about your lumber warping before and after being cut I would suggest sealing the ends. A thick coat of paste wax or paint works on wood that has not been cut to length.
Looking good. I think you should have a go at the plastering when it comes to it, you handled that brush nicely. 🤣🤣
Well Mr Hardcastle. Respect, top effort.
Renovations always take longer than planned and go over budget. Grrr!
Agree with you about plasterers. It is one of those skills where it is down to the person doing the job. And they are so bloody quick! Which doesn't equate to cheap.
It is great to see you guys making progress.
I take it you sorted out the damp issue?
Looking forward to the next episode.
Looking good. Might want to use hearing protection when using continuous sanding and other gear. Or you might end up like me… missing the high frequencies.
lovely wood work! The church looks much more advanced inside as compared to the previous post. Can't wait to see what's coming next! Good work and good luck guys !!
Great work team! What a transformation in the old church since you started this project. I enjoyed your new friends too.
It's coming along nicely.
You can't beat that feeling of satisfaction when you do something yourself, if you make a nice job of it that is lol ..as you both are. It's good to see the progress and start to understand how it's going to look. I've been wondering how it's going to be to heat a place like that in the winter.
It'll be spendy
very interesting video,It sounds like you have such a challenge on your hands, we built a three bed bungalow about 8 years back new build, we had the brick shell built by a couple of brick's,finished the rest myself I am a carpenter,from start to finish in 6 months, but with a renovation on that scale I would imagine you are into a few years, all the best with your project it looks amazing.
You guys are making great progress!...lovely wood you are working with...a little bit jealous if truth be told! Continued success with the project!
I subscribed because I believe in your project and every subscription helps.
I wish you all the luck in your ventures.
Fantastic job you two! I absolutely enjoy these episodes. My wife seems to always have a home improvement project on the board for me but I keep telling myself it can always be worse.
It's so satisfying seeing the progress, thanks for sharing!
Don’t forget PPE !….ear defenders and dust mask at least…….❤
Googles would be a good idea as well. Dust, small pieces of wood in your eyes is not good.
Must agree about the coffee. When i take that first sip i want my eyes opening wide not taking their good ol time. Of course i use a little maple syrup in mine too. Good to see the place coming along.
Well done! It looks great! It has to be a rewarding feeling knowing you are building your home.
I really don't think you need to go to 220 on posts! The conditioner will ensure that your stain goes on more evenly. Once you've conditioned, go over the posts with 150 to take off the fuzzies that may be raised before staining.
Hi Gavin and Amanda, Looks like a lot of work ahead for you..
Awesome to see it progressing and that your having a good time.
I agree with you on your choice of coffee.
I use a belt sander and a portable plane to finish posts. It is faster and leaves a good finish. Seal the ends of your posts and it helps with cracking when it dries. Love what you are doing and can't wait to see it when it is finished. We might be coming to Cape Breton this fall to shoot the fall colours and water falls. Cheers Good job Amanda putting up with him LOL
Bring yer tools
Just need a giant bar of Cadbury Fruit & Nut and a mug of Yorkshire tea after a day like that....
Good job. Nice to see all the work you guys have done. Get some aprons. I rarely paint but you'd think I painted for a living. I have a half dozen pieces of clothing that has at least one little spot of paint. Now they are work clothes...that I don't need.
Good god!!!! When Jez said we needed to redo the deck, I’m like noooooo, too much DIY! 😅
Welcome to my misery 😅🤣
Looking great Gav Lad.
Well done it’s starting to look like a home
Love to see the update and it looks like you're making progress. 3 months is too long between episodes but I understand you have other things to do. Looking, forward to seeing more progress in the future keep up the hard work and of course photo trippers I always watch, and look forward to it every week.
Amazing whats being done so far fairplay folks It will be fantazmic !!!
coming along nicely, put a dowel in each end set it on horses then you can stain all sides at once . really speeds things up
Great video. Some nice wood this episode. . ☺
Coming along nicely! I am loving it.
My 2 favorite Canadians! Always entertaining.
P.S: photographer, woodworker, Luthier and commedian; what's next?!?! 😅
Fitness guru
Quite the change from the last video. Looking good though. Glad to see it coming along so nicely. Nice to see you are supporting the local Home Hardware too. :)
They've had my life savings.
Guys any updates? is the project still ongoing, did you have to sell, are you still together? Info please
Coming along nicely.
Good luck guys 🙏 it looks like an expensive overhaul 😮
With all the work you put into finishing them, hopefully it doesn't get damaged when it gets installed.
Too late. someone bashed them. I still haven't looked.
@@HardcastleTowers That is how it went with my fireplace mantel, I spent a week making it out of savaged stair steps from a church, and the contractor destroyed the finish when he installed it.
@@thomasunderwood1236 AARGH!!!
Great video Gavin. One suggestion that would cut the sanding time significantly is to start with a portable belt sander. You would only need the circular sander for the last sanding. Spruce is very soft and the belt sander would remove any roughness with a pass with 80 grit and then 120 grit, 20 minutes per post I'm guessing.
Send one over.
@@HardcastleTowers I wish I could but that's $350 that I can't afford. The circular sander will produce the same results, with elbow grease and a much longer time span.
Come on! We are hopelessly waiting for the next video! :D
Keep hope. You'll get plenty in October.
@@HardcastleTowers Which October? :D
Nice job, Amanda.
Nice work team Hardcastle!