I am new to your videos, and just wanted to mention that they are both (REALLY) educational and the silent background to you work gives them an almost meditative feel. Thanks so much for sharing and preserving these skills.
I've been fascinated with nostalgia for years. I have built a dozen timber frame cabins and homes over the past 20 of them, but this by far takes the cake. I'm in awe not only of your values, but the artistic presentation of your craft. I've never in my life witnessed a creation so in depth to what the tools do... in the hands of a craftsman. I can feel the taps of your mallets, I can sense the bite of the drill bits as you hand crank them. I can smell the cold steel of your knife against the pegs as you form them. Your videos to me are magical. Your values are deep! All the best!
exceptional work Mr. Chickadee. i love how you got the misses to help so you don''t tire yourself out and can keep going. she sure is a good helper. Respect.
Really enjoyed the video. Very spiritual building this way. Looks like you found some barn beams and repurposed them. Love it when we can save some of our heritage. A nice touch tucking a penny into a mortise for someone to find in the future.I'm way too old to do this now, but work in my shop with hand tools, and experience the peace of being unplugged. It is therapeutic for a disabled Vietnam Marine vet. It heals my soul. Live in peace. Regards from Minnesota. Phil
Love your videos. There's a lot of people who talk this type of building but you are the first person I've seen who actually is doing it. From what I see it is just you and your wife doing all the work by hand. Hats off to you two.
I love this channel, these videos can bring me out of any slump. Most people around me, including myself, are too comfortable with tools that they don't even understand. Seeing you use your tools and being able to see their working parts is just so satisfying. I can understand them so quickly, and that feeling is only magnified by the fact that there is no dialogue. thank you very much for sharing these
Amazing what can be accomplished with only two people working together....it staggers my mind that it didn't take 5+ people, even with a block & tackle, & capstan. Just to steady the sections until the were secured!!! LOVE what your doing!!! I've enjoyed this series & really look forward to each new video on the cabin. Best Wishes!!!
Ha, ha, I just came back to watch again. Just finished the new capstan video and wanted to see if they were the same. Just love this video. Great to see such team work. All the best.
I built my own timber frame workshop too, bricked up the walls with old bricks, all myself, but I used machines, integrity I think has little to do with it here, it's an abundance of time, and no pressure to work to a finishing date. There are just fantastic machines that really help....although respect for doing it the hard way. I think I would have capitulated once I had proved to myself I could do it, and hurried on with machines....lol....but here it's not the finished work that's the goal, but the work itself. Respect.
I dont think viewers appreciate just how hard this is physically. I built a small house using power tools and its very hard on the body. Doing stuff while balancing on ladders, anything really is exhausting work. Especially big beams such as this. So a big hats off to you for this and thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
Many people have never done hard physical labor, at least here in the US. Even those who have, often find they feel their way is the only way. I find this work very humbling and mind opening, Ive tried many ways to do each thing to see what works best for me.
BRAVO and BRAVA! I'll bet you two slept well that night! I remain amazed at how much the two of you can accomplish without any additional help. I know your sense of accomplishment must be off the charts. Well done!!
this is the most informative video I've come across on raising a timber frame. excellent work my friend. And you did so with ingenuity and simple tools!
A man who works with his hands is a laborer, A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman, But a man who works with his hands, his brain and his heart is an artist.
This is the old way of doing things, the way it was done at the founding of our country and still in practice in parts of our hill country.. I have a lot of respect for this man and his preservation of these old skills.
Mr. Chickadee, I've been watching your vlogs and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed. It's rare to see a person with the skill set that you have acquired. Congratulations!
Love to watch you do your work. I rebuilt old barns in my younger days that were built in this fashion......basically few or no nails (except little square shingle nails) and was accused of being a fibber.....this is the way they were built, folks, and they stood for over 100 years under all conditions. Wish I was still doing it.
I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment you and your bride must feel from building such a beautiful building without the use of power tools. That construction screams tough and powerful and you did it all through muscle and team work. Lest I forget a shit ton of skill. Nice job!
Your videos are inspirational- craftsmanship exceptional and what I really like is that the timbers are not perfect yet the look is fantastic! Keep up the great work and videos!!
+Mark Cummings Thanks! Yes we really wanted to show that anyone can make a timber frame with only a felling axe as many were built by people in the past who had nothing more. After that we truly fell in love with the character of hand hewn timbers.
It just seems so much more rewarding after so much work put into making all the timber. Outstanding my friend. I have to subscribe to see more of your work .
You are amazing. My wife and I watched y’all build your workshop. Very impressive. I love woodworking but can’t do what you do at all. Your video on windows helped me identify a tool I have as a Set Mortise Gauge. Thanks
Positively brilliant. The meticulous attention to detail and planning is fantastic. And I love the silence, others over explain and repeat themselves. Your work speaks for you. Inspiring. Thank you!
Great teamwork for you both. Loved seeing the bright new penny being placed under that upright timber. That was the custom under the mainmast of bygone sailing shops too.
multiple levels? Will it have a sort of lean to roof? Will this be a living space as well, or many different people using it as a workshop? I'm currently timber framing a little chicken run. it's good to have people out there like you to humble me while i do little tiny projects. this is mind blowingly amazing. it's ridiculous that you're not known on youtube. i'm trying to spread your videos around. everyone wants to watch videos on how to glue wood together. do you ever think you're just so different that it's intimidating to relate to you or even watch your videos? well you got one weirdo hooked for sure.
youllregretit We are planning a half loft, and it will be our Mr. Chickadee workshop, which will house a smithy and joiner's/cabinet shop, and will most likely be our home as well until we build our cottage, so it needs a bit of space, but its only about 12X24 outside dimensions. Thanks for the kind words, Im a very rough amateur at all I attempt, every joint is a lesson in how I can do better next time! (If you look closely at the second bent you can see a wedged scarf joint in the tie beam because I measured wrong! Had to scarf in about 2' from one top plate to get the required length! Luckily I left them way longer than needed!) I would love to see your coops, please make a video or take pics!
This is the most beautiful work I've ever witnessed. Great job man. I'm still trying to convince my wife to go to the "Simpler" life style, but she wont have it. She don't think we could with three little boys all under 6. I just don't think she could live without the conveniences of modern living now a days. Oh well. Its usually the dreams of the man that never get to be lived out. Anyway, great job again dude.
Spectacular. Nothing like the old traditional ways. I'd like to build me a pole barn type of structure similar in style. Thank you for showing how it's done.
Your lovely wife is so tiny, I was expecting to see you let go of the rope you were both pulling and her shooting off up in to the tree tops ! It's just lovely seeing you work together harmoniously.
For sure there must be a brake on that tackle, so if someone lets go it will be caught up in the brake. No one shooting off to the trees, unfortunately. In any case at 10:35 you see her holding the rope alone. בס״ד
That triumphant Laugh about 7'22" in... just as you KNOW the whole thing is coming together and fitting like a glove... Or as we say in London.. "almost like it was made for it, mate!"
It is good to see traditional tools such as a brace and bit in use. I am in the process of making a timber-framed shed 24' long x 10 ' wide - and it is useful to see how others go about it.
I am tempted to fill in the Timber-frame with wattle and daub, following your video 'How to'. To make use of local materials I successfully made a flint wall for the side of my shed that faces the worst of the weather.
THats about the same dimensions of our workshop, I think it was 11X22 exterior. I would recommend wattle and daub for any outbuilding for sure, I think its about the most conscientious and wisest use of recourses to build with, basically you only need your frame, the wattle and clay can be local, and you can also just use a clay plaster as well, doesn't have to be lime, so most everything can come from your location if you have the trees and clay rich soil. Id love to see what ever you build.
Watching and listening ,( to sounds of your work) is the most relaxing experience. Love your format. I'm hooked. You make the tricked in my life drift easy. Thank you. Btw, amazing projects.
Interesting , I just HAD to watch an add (skip add button turn off) about out a camper decked out with about $1k of electrical and solar gear to charge phone s & fridges etc. The pitch was you need this stuff to get of the grid! They are kidding themselves , their still hooked on the grid just in a different fashion . If you want true off the grid watch Mr Chickadee , what a legend !!!!
This an awesome video!! I love the quietness of the process that power tools lack. I am getting ready to start cutting the joints for my shop as well. I looking to build a hammer beam trusses for my bents.
No yelling at all between you two?! This is superhuman. "Hey, stop! Give me some slack!! OK, up about an inch!! NOOO!!! TOO MUCH!!" That's the way I'd be doing it.
I have been watching your videos for a very long time. Huge fan. For some reason, all this time, I thought you were from like...sweden or somewhere until I saw that penny!
That penny is going to confuse the hell out of some archeaologist in 300 years. "All indiications show that the construction of this dwelling is contemporary with the 1700s, however a 2015 coin was found, leading me to presume that my graduate students are pranking me."
Excellent video! It might be safer for an overhead lift to run the haul line through a single sheave pulley anchored under the load, and pulling horizontally away from the drop zone. Nice work!
Sorry, I’m really new to woodworking and only just bought my first brace and a couple of bits so my question might sound less than intelligent. But why was your auger made so long with several attachments please? I’m a Brit and young people all over the world could do well to take a leaf out of your book. Your ambitions aren’t for the latest game consul and flashy cars, but for a job well done and to be proud of your accomplishments through hard work. Your families must be so proud of the people you are, both of you are extremely talented. Your woodworking skills and Mrs Chickadee's videography skills compliment each other to perfection. You are both also obviously highly intelligent people who are working hard with your gifts. The part where you were pulling on the hoist for the side frame and your young lady was jumping up to put equal effort in was mildly amusing. You are both going to go a long way, by merely taking the right but not easy path.
Hey, Mark. You can also find "electrician's bits" for your brace that were made longer than carpenter's bits. They were designed to drill through wall studs, but they work well for other tasks, too.
Got a good chuckle with the penny - we always used a silver coin when stepping the masts on our sailing boats. Once, had to use an old British shilling coin - couldn't find any American silver coins at the time.
Man I love your videos. This structure is impressive as all hell. Im currently milling beams with an Alaskan chainsaw mill with the goal of a hammer beam design.
Be careful with hammer beam trusses man, they were traditionally used with very heavily buttressed walls, often stone, they are lovely, but be careful with the design man, can be dangerous.
@@MrChickadee What are the best books you read on the Western and Japanese timberframe styles and joinery. I want to build my own home one day but I need to start learning more about structural design and joinery. I make furniture so I have typical furniture joinery skills, just need to start learning how to use those skills for building structures. Thanks man, you've inspired me!
Shocking! shameful! What about health and safety? No hard hat, goggles or harness? Aaaaaaaghhhh What is the world coming to? .... What a fabulous little video. I felt I could breathe and whistle. It's only with posts like this that we realise how much we've allowed the modern world to strip from us. Thank you.
Great craftsmanship, you are a very talented and patient man. What part of the country are you building in. Thank you for your contribution keep the video's coming.
I was done with the video at 5 minutes and 15 seconds when I seen that nail. my ooh my. Joking good job.🤣🤣🤣. I always thought it wood be great to have a house built out of post beams , branches. what ever YOU can get your hands on. good job .🤣🤣🤙✌. God bless you all
In your place, I would have been sorely tempted to use the Kawasaki 6-wheeler to raise the bents! (I don't have one, but I did have a Farmall H tractor I planned to use). Well done and then some.
OMG i am close to framing with 6x6 and I'll use the easier way, my columns will be drywalled, or covered in something. I will say your a work horse doing it the real MOUNTAIN MAN STYLE, respect...
Excellent Craftsman, Excellent Craftsmanship. The penny in the joint was a good gesture. However, the zinc penny will be gone in a few years, long before your building.
Pennys used to be copper. I think it was 1982 or 83 they started making them out of copper coated zinc. Zinc being cheaper than copper. I would use a nickel or such. Which ever you choose, still you are a good craftsman who takes pride in his work. Getting to be rare these days.
+Mr. Chickadee Pennies are only copper coated now, from 1981 and onward. You can buy pure copper rounds from sites such as Apmex, but they do differ in appearance from mainstream currency. Beyond that, I don't know enough about metal durability to suggest anything. Amazing show of human ingenuity with your build here! I've been thoroughly impressed with how you two did it
“You know you’re a master in your field if people with no knowledge and interest in your field are entertained watching you in your field.” - Burgo Parcon
Love the vibe and the peace, combined with the technical challenge -- perfect mix of focus and environment. Curious -- do you use a measuring tape? Surely, for everything to align so perfectly?!? Also -- what is the wood in the large framing members -- Pine? Hardwoods...?
Love watching your craftsmanship, very inspiring. How did you make your gin pole as I cannot find anything of value around to learn how. Can you possibly do a quick video on how it is set up.... much appreciated and keep up the great work. Cheers
Your Golf Place Thank you! We actually used a lifting shear instead of a gin pole(shear has two poles, gin pole has one) If you search for the Army Riggers manual that is free online as a PDF, we will try and include the details in an upcoming video.
Great work! At about 0:35, you dip the drill bit in a jar. Is that just water to cool the bit? Or wax to help it through the wood? Or...? Thanks in advance for your reply.
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I am new to your videos, and just wanted to mention that they are both (REALLY) educational and the silent background to you work gives them an almost meditative feel. Thanks so much for sharing and preserving these skills.
Awesome!
I've been fascinated with nostalgia for years. I have built a dozen timber frame cabins and homes over the past 20 of them, but this by far takes the cake. I'm in awe not only of your values, but the artistic presentation of your craft. I've never in my life witnessed a creation so in depth to what the tools do... in the hands of a craftsman. I can feel the taps of your mallets, I can sense the bite of the drill bits as you hand crank them. I can smell the cold steel of your knife against the pegs as you form them. Your videos to me are magical. Your values are deep! All the best!
Thank you for this, I would love to see some of your frames!
exceptional work Mr. Chickadee. i love how you got the misses to help so you don''t tire yourself out and can keep going. she sure is a good helper. Respect.
+wayne d Yes Im very blessed, thanks for the comment!
Really enjoyed the video. Very spiritual building this way. Looks like you found some barn beams and repurposed them. Love it when we can save some of our heritage. A nice touch tucking a penny into a mortise for someone to find in the future.I'm way too old to do this now, but work in my shop with hand tools, and experience the peace of being unplugged. It is therapeutic for a disabled Vietnam Marine vet. It heals my soul. Live in peace. Regards from Minnesota. Phil
I'm loving it!
Timber frame construction should be taught in every school.
Then none of the kids would want any of this modern garbage that is offered.
Love your videos. There's a lot of people who talk this type of building but you are the first person I've seen who actually is doing it. From what I see it is just you and your wife doing all the work by hand. Hats off to you two.
I love this channel, these videos can bring me out of any slump. Most people around me, including myself, are too comfortable with tools that they don't even understand. Seeing you use your tools and being able to see their working parts is just so satisfying. I can understand them so quickly, and that feeling is only magnified by the fact that there is no dialogue. thank you very much for sharing these
Watching this makes me nostalgic for a time when people were connected to nature and natural things. Your videos are very calming and peaceful!
Wow!! Great job! That's the way the Amish do it and our forefathers did it. Absolutely amazing, and you have to have a LOT of patience! I salute you!
Amazing what can be accomplished with only two people working together....it staggers my mind that it didn't take 5+ people, even with a block & tackle, & capstan. Just to steady the sections until the were secured!!! LOVE what your doing!!! I've enjoyed this series & really look forward to each new video on the cabin. Best Wishes!!!
Thank you so much for the kind words, the other day I asked my wife, "did I really hew all this last year?" haha it surreal sometimes!
Ha, ha, I just came back to watch again. Just finished the new capstan video and wanted to see if they were the same. Just love this video. Great to see such team work. All the best.
Man, this is an awesome build. Kudos to you and your Mrs. Your style of video is hypnotizing. Well done, and thank you.
Thank you!
I built my own timber frame workshop too, bricked up the walls with old bricks, all myself, but I used machines, integrity I think has little to do with it here, it's an abundance of time, and no pressure to work to a finishing date. There are just fantastic machines that really help....although respect for doing it the hard way. I think I would have capitulated once I had proved to myself I could do it, and hurried on with machines....lol....but here it's not the finished work that's the goal, but the work itself. Respect.
I dont think viewers appreciate just how hard this is physically. I built a small house using power tools and its very hard on the body. Doing stuff while balancing on ladders, anything really is exhausting work. Especially big beams such as this. So a big hats off to you for this and thank you for taking the time to share it with us.
Many people have never done hard physical labor, at least here in the US. Even those who have, often find they feel their way is the only way. I find this work very humbling and mind opening, Ive tried many ways to do each thing to see what works best for me.
BRAVO and BRAVA! I'll bet you two slept well that night! I remain amazed at how much the two of you can accomplish without any additional help. I know your sense of accomplishment must be off the charts. Well done!!
this is the most informative video I've come across on raising a timber frame. excellent work my friend. And you did so with ingenuity and simple tools!
A man who works with his hands is a laborer,
A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman,
But a man who works with his hands, his brain and his heart is an artist.
This is the old way of doing things, the way it was done at the founding of our country and still in practice in parts of our hill country.. I have a lot of respect for this man and his preservation of these old skills.
Mr. Chickadee, I've been watching your vlogs and I have to say that I'm extremely impressed. It's rare to see a person with the skill set that you have acquired. Congratulations!
Love to watch you do your work. I rebuilt old barns in my younger days that were built in this fashion......basically few or no nails (except little square shingle nails) and was accused of being a fibber.....this is the way they were built, folks, and they stood for over 100 years under all conditions. Wish I was still doing it.
7:19 is my favorite part of all your videos. So satisfying to watch. It must've felt amazing.
You have excellent tools, and really take care of them. Good to see in this day of disposable "everything". Please keep up the great work.
I can only imagine the sense of accomplishment you and your bride must feel from building such a beautiful building without the use of power tools. That construction screams tough and powerful and you did it all through muscle and team work. Lest I forget a shit ton of skill. Nice job!
Can't imagine the degree of satisfaction you get from living in a building like this.
Your videos are inspirational- craftsmanship exceptional and what I really like is that the timbers are not perfect yet the look is fantastic! Keep up the great work and videos!!
+Mark Cummings Thanks! Yes we really wanted to show that anyone can make a timber frame with only a felling axe as many were built by people in the past who had nothing more. After that we truly fell in love with the character of hand hewn timbers.
I love the sound of the Cicadas...reminds me of my childhood in Texas. Your videos are amazing.
I from Ft Worth Tx myself, not summer till the cicadas sing!
a true craftsmen lets his work speak for itself a lot of videos on timber framework you got someone gabing on about nothing great work brother
You must get so much Satisfaction, knowing youve built all these amazing withs from scratch
It just seems so much more rewarding after so much work put into making all the timber. Outstanding my friend. I have to subscribe to see more of your work .
You are technically a artisan. Everything you do is hand made, Good job.
Bruh I'm watching all his video's because it's so freakin relaxing and calming watching him drill a hole so peacefully in nature. .__.
You are an inspiration. I'm 45 and my wife are expecting a son. I want to build is a house like this. Thanks for your videos.
I really like your videos their are really inspiring the old skills should be revisited
+dhsneed3 Thank you! To quote Roy Underhill, "these are not the techniques and skills of the past, they are the skills and techniques of the future!"
You are amazing. My wife and I watched y’all build your workshop. Very impressive. I love woodworking but can’t do what you do at all. Your video on windows helped me identify a tool I have as a Set Mortise Gauge. Thanks
thats some awesome craftsmanship brother...glad to see some good things from the past are still being put to use..and getting passed on..
Loved your sound of satisfaction when that joint seated.
Positively brilliant. The meticulous attention to detail and planning is fantastic. And I love the silence, others over explain and repeat themselves. Your work speaks for you. Inspiring. Thank you!
This is like the next step up from primitive technology, love it.
Great teamwork for you both. Loved seeing the bright new penny being placed under that upright timber. That was the custom under the mainmast of bygone sailing shops too.
multiple levels? Will it have a sort of lean to roof? Will this be a living space as well, or many different people using it as a workshop? I'm currently timber framing a little chicken run. it's good to have people out there like you to humble me while i do little tiny projects. this is mind blowingly amazing. it's ridiculous that you're not known on youtube. i'm trying to spread your videos around. everyone wants to watch videos on how to glue wood together. do you ever think you're just so different that it's intimidating to relate to you or even watch your videos? well you got one weirdo hooked for sure.
youllregretit We are planning a half loft, and it will be our Mr. Chickadee workshop, which will house a smithy and joiner's/cabinet shop, and will most likely be our home as well until we build our cottage, so it needs a bit of space, but its only about 12X24 outside dimensions.
Thanks for the kind words, Im a very rough amateur at all I attempt, every joint is a lesson in how I can do better next time! (If you look closely at the second bent you can see a wedged scarf joint in the tie beam because I measured wrong! Had to scarf in about 2' from one top plate to get the required length! Luckily I left them way longer than needed!)
I would love to see your coops, please make a video or take pics!
No shocker here, another great video! Keep up the great work Mr. C!!!
Mesmerizing.
I imagine the time slips by without notice when doing these things, mine always did when I was truly crafting.
This is the most beautiful work I've ever witnessed. Great job man. I'm still trying to convince my wife to go to the "Simpler" life style, but she wont have it. She don't think we could with three little boys all under 6. I just don't think she could live without the conveniences of modern living now a days. Oh well. Its usually the dreams of the man that never get to be lived out. Anyway, great job again dude.
Spectacular. Nothing like the old traditional ways. I'd like to build me a pole barn type of structure similar in style.
Thank you for showing how it's done.
That's the first time I ever saw setting a timber frame wall with one person. Very impressive.
Your lovely wife is so tiny, I was expecting to see you let go of the rope you were both pulling and her shooting off up in to the tree tops ! It's just lovely seeing you work together harmoniously.
For sure there must be a
brake on that tackle, so if
someone lets go it will be
caught up in the brake.
No one shooting off to the
trees, unfortunately.
In any case at 10:35 you see
her holding the rope alone. בס״ד
That triumphant Laugh about 7'22" in... just as you KNOW the whole thing is coming together and fitting like a glove... Or as we say in London.. "almost like it was made for it, mate!"
Nice hearing the laugh when it came together for you! Awesome stuff.
Excellent build, mate, and good on you for industry. These look like some wonderful projects.
+Charles McCants Thank you!
It is good to see traditional tools such as a brace and bit in use. I am in the process of making a timber-framed shed 24' long x 10 ' wide - and it is useful to see how others go about it.
thats great!
I am tempted to fill in the Timber-frame with wattle and daub, following your video 'How to'. To make use of local materials I successfully made a flint wall for the side of my shed that faces the worst of the weather.
THats about the same dimensions of our workshop, I think it was 11X22 exterior. I would recommend wattle and daub for any outbuilding for sure, I think its about the most conscientious and wisest use of recourses to build with, basically you only need your frame, the wattle and clay can be local, and you can also just use a clay plaster as well, doesn't have to be lime, so most everything can come from your location if you have the trees and clay rich soil.
Id love to see what ever you build.
Mr. Chickadee I will get round to making a video of it.
Watching and listening ,( to sounds of your work) is the most relaxing experience. Love your format. I'm hooked. You make the tricked in my life drift easy. Thank you. Btw, amazing projects.
i live in lower Texas...RGV. awesome videos, they make me happy!
VERY NICE JOB THERE, YOUR VIDEO'S ARE REALLY GOOD AND DETAILED.
+william francis Collett Thank you!
And that is how it's done old school style. Bravo!
Just absolutely beautiful work my friend. Thank you for sharing. :)
Interesting , I just HAD to watch an add (skip add button turn off) about out a camper decked out with about $1k of electrical and solar gear to charge phone s & fridges etc. The pitch was you need this stuff to get of the grid! They are kidding themselves , their still hooked on the grid just in a different fashion . If you want true off the grid watch Mr Chickadee , what a legend !!!!
This an awesome video!! I love the quietness of the process that power tools lack. I am getting ready to start cutting the joints for my shop as well. I looking to build a hammer beam trusses for my bents.
Hammer beam trusses**
+Chasing Rabbets Woodworking Thank you, hammer beams are awesome!
No yelling at all between you two?! This is superhuman. "Hey, stop! Give me some slack!! OK, up about an inch!! NOOO!!! TOO MUCH!!" That's the way I'd be doing it.
I have been watching your videos for a very long time. Huge fan. For some reason, all this time, I thought you were from like...sweden or somewhere until I saw that penny!
Better you than me .. WOW what a great video....Thank you for sharing
That penny is going to confuse the hell out of some archeaologist in 300 years. "All indiications show that the construction of this dwelling is contemporary with the 1700s, however a 2015 coin was found, leading me to presume that my graduate students are pranking me."
Why the penny?
It hadn't occurred to me that the penny was a "timestamp" so to speak. I was wondering what tradition or superstition he was paying homage to.
This is fantastic. Great work.
+HuntFitter.com TV Thank you!
thoroughly enjoyed the craftsmanship!
Thank you!
Best video this is exactly what I plan to do. Thanks great job.
Every craftsman recognizes the feeling at 7:21!
I'm not a hand-tool purist by any stretch, but it's instructive to see it done. All of the 'props' for sure!
Wow, an amazing feat, considering the tools and number of people!
Excellent video! It might be safer for an overhead lift to run the haul line through a single sheave pulley anchored under the load, and pulling horizontally away from the drop zone. Nice work!
Beautiful structure and love the 3010 Mule! (They are awesome!)
respect bro.....old skills are the best skills.
Sorry, I’m really new to woodworking and only just bought my first brace and a couple of bits so my question might sound less than intelligent. But why was your auger made so long with several attachments please?
I’m a Brit and young people all over the world could do well to take a leaf out of your book. Your ambitions aren’t for the latest game consul and flashy cars, but for a job well done and to be proud of your accomplishments through hard work. Your families must be so proud of the people you are, both of you are extremely talented. Your woodworking skills and Mrs Chickadee's videography skills compliment each other to perfection. You are both also obviously highly intelligent people who are working hard with your gifts.
The part where you were pulling on the hoist for the side frame and your young lady was jumping up to put equal effort in was mildly amusing.
You are both going to go a long way, by merely taking the right but not easy path.
It has an extension bit attached to it. You can find them secondhand often.
Mr. Chickadee Thank you.
Hey, Mark. You can also find "electrician's bits" for your brace that were made longer than carpenter's bits. They were designed to drill through wall studs, but they work well for other tasks, too.
Got a good chuckle with the penny - we always used a silver coin when stepping the masts on our sailing boats. Once, had to use an old British shilling coin - couldn't find any American silver coins at the time.
Man I love your videos. This structure is impressive as all hell. Im currently milling beams with an Alaskan chainsaw mill with the goal of a hammer beam design.
Be careful with hammer beam trusses man, they were traditionally used with very heavily buttressed walls, often stone, they are lovely, but be careful with the design man, can be dangerous.
@@MrChickadee What are the best books you read on the Western and Japanese timberframe styles and joinery. I want to build my own home one day but I need to start learning more about structural design and joinery. I make furniture so I have typical furniture joinery skills, just need to start learning how to use those skills for building structures. Thanks man, you've inspired me!
@@nathanphipps2312 Did you ever find any good answers to your question? I'm asking myself very similar questions now.
Shocking! shameful! What about health and safety? No hard hat, goggles or harness? Aaaaaaaghhhh What is the world coming to? ....
What a fabulous little video. I felt I could breathe and whistle. It's only with posts like this that we realise how much we've allowed the modern world to strip from us. Thank you.
+TheRunereaper You're welcome, stay tuned for more hard hatless videos!
One handed bit brace operation! Nice!
God... this is beautiful!
+Bas Feijen Thank you!
Great craftsmanship, you are a very talented and patient man. What part of the country are you building in. Thank you for your contribution keep the video's coming.
+Dev Ogle Thank you! We are in Eastern KY. We will have many more videos!
Почёт и Уважение таким работящим и целеустремлённым людям, Классная работа!!!
"What the heck am I going to do with all these scented candles Ron and Carol gave us?" "Well, I could always use more drill wax."
Nice trick with the cooper penny that will keep the bus out. :)
Dirty D's RC what was penny for
I was done with the video at 5 minutes and 15 seconds when I seen that nail. my ooh my. Joking good job.🤣🤣🤣. I always thought it wood be great to have a house built out of post beams , branches. what ever YOU can get your hands on. good job .🤣🤣🤙✌. God bless you all
In your place, I would have been sorely tempted to use the Kawasaki 6-wheeler to raise the bents! (I don't have one, but I did have a Farmall H tractor I planned to use). Well done and then some.
True, but part of this build was doing things the old way...
More credit to you.
You are a proper man. Cheers.
You built something you are proud of.
OMG i am close to framing with 6x6 and I'll use the easier way, my columns will be drywalled, or covered in something. I will say your a work horse doing it the real MOUNTAIN MAN STYLE, respect...
OLD VIDEO BUT FIRST TIME I AM SEEING YOU
I am so lucky I happened onto you channel! Great stuff! How did you learn all your skills? Can't wait for more videos!
+Ron W Thank you! I learned everything from books such as written by Roy Underhill, and watching his TV show "the woodwrights shop" while growing up.
this dog act like a cat! jaa! beautiful job people, love love.
Excellent Craftsman, Excellent Craftsmanship. The penny in the joint was a good gesture. However, the zinc penny will be gone in a few years, long before your building.
+Old Rusty Rooster I thought pennies were copper, what coin would you recommend?
Pennys used to be copper. I think it was 1982 or 83 they started making them out of copper coated zinc. Zinc being cheaper than copper.
I would use a nickel or such. Which ever you choose, still you are a good craftsman who takes pride in his work. Getting to be rare these days.
+Mr. Chickadee Pennies are only copper coated now, from 1981 and onward. You can buy pure copper rounds from sites such as Apmex, but they do differ in appearance from mainstream currency. Beyond that, I don't know enough about metal durability to suggest anything.
Amazing show of human ingenuity with your build here! I've been thoroughly impressed with how you two did it
+Timothy M. Thanks! We might try a nickel next time...
+Old Rusty Rooster Thanks for the kind words, well look for a nickel with this years date for the house.
You are an amazingly gifted person Sir
“You know you’re a master in your field if people with no knowledge and interest in your field are entertained watching you in your field.” - Burgo Parcon
Very good, well done man!
Great video, great work!
+John Newell Thanks!
Love the vibe and the peace, combined with the technical challenge -- perfect mix of focus and environment. Curious -- do you use a measuring tape? Surely, for everything to align so perfectly?!? Also -- what is the wood in the large framing members -- Pine? Hardwoods...?
Parabéns, excelente trabalho. exemplo para min e muitos outros, Obrigado por compartilhar suas técnicas de construção.
+Rodrigo Cisa Thank you!
Thank you for your service
Tons of respect to you mate.
Love watching your craftsmanship, very inspiring. How did you make your gin pole as I cannot find anything of value around to learn how. Can you possibly do a quick video on how it is set up.... much appreciated and keep up the great work. Cheers
Your Golf Place Thank you! We actually used a lifting shear instead of a gin pole(shear has two poles, gin pole has one) If you search for the Army Riggers manual that is free online as a PDF, we will try and include the details in an upcoming video.
Great work! At about 0:35, you dip the drill bit in a jar. Is that just water to cool the bit? Or wax to help it through the wood? Or...? Thanks in advance for your reply.
It was some beeswax and oil mixed, helps it throughout the wood.
Got it, thanks!
This was so fun to watch!! What's with the penny? Is it a tradition or something?
+Lane Votapka Sorry for just seeing this comment, tradition was to place a coin with date of raising in a mortise hole.