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I’m happy to finally see that someone besides Roy Underhill knows how to build a real hand cut half dovetail notch and build a cabin in the old tradition!! I have a Woodmizer 40HD and have been wanting to build one myself!! Great Job Thank you for carrying on the long lost trade!! Wish you were closer to Western Kentucky I would love to work with you on a project!!
JD Mayberry Howdy JD- Roy was my inspiration to start building log buildings. I really appreciate him for what he does. I was fortunate enough to get to work with some guys who were willing to help me learn how to do this. I hope you follow your dreams and build your own cabin. God bless you and your efforts
Nice to see master carpenter following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Enjoy the peace you have worked for these many years. God bless you and your family.
The advance is very fast. You are so kind that you share many precise tricks. I am not a carpenter, I love to do woodcarving as a hobbyist and I love to see your precise and master work. Thank you. God bless you
Santos Howdy Santos- the rain we’ve had has held me up a lot. There’s a lot of little tricks that sure helps keep things right. Most of what I do is just a series of simple steps. Thank you so much for watching. God bless you
You work the closest in measure I have ever seen.to some one who calls himself a carpenter. Without any better for words of praise that I can think of rite now. You are a master Carpenter. I worked in a machine shop going on to 15 years so I worked in thousand of an inch so I know measure. First 7 years was in a production shop tolerance +/- .005 then i moved to an oil field shop where fitting bearings to shafts tolerances was .0001 / .0002 that's in 1/10 thousands of an inch. You explain how to do your work very well. Problem ...how n what to look for n then fix. I really like your videos. Great job.
Howdy Dave- thank you so much for your kind words. I certainly do appreciate it. I guess I have a little bit of ocd in me lol. My Dad was a master carpenter for sure and he expected perfection in everything we did. Although he never was a log builder he had a great reputation as a builder. Thank you so much for watching the videos. May God bless you and yours
I guess I missed that little trick, the first time I watched this episode. I watched it again, this is Indiana cliff and that little block idea with the level to find out how much to shave off the top is so simple... great help, good idea! Thanks again👍
Howdy y’all- that’s the same block I used when I built our house 27 years ago. I had just kept it in a box. It’s a simple thing but it sure works. Thank you so much for watching the video. Take care and God bless
Paul você é um Homem incrível... Eu assisto outros canais,e vi 4 homens construindo uma cabine,eles eram tão trabalhoes ,e eu dizia pra mim mesma.. poxa eles precisava vê paul trabalhar,precisavam aprender com ele 😁.. te admiro muito paul... Um abraço da Mira Guedes
Howdy Mira- thank you so much. You are very kind. I appreciate you watching our videos. Hope all is well with you in Brazil. May God’s blessings be with you and your family
Almost Homestead Howdy- Thank you so much! Yeah, that little saw is really nice to use, but I have to be careful because it is really sharp. God bless you
I think its pretty awesome that you have 10k subscribers and thousands of people watching you do your thing sir...says a lot about your content, how you teach and the quality of your work! Glad to be part of those 10k :-). Have a great weekend
Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors Howdy y’all, thank you for the kind words and support. We’re excited about the new subscribers and very thankful. Man, I sure love your videos- they’re great! Hope ya’ll have a great weekend also. God bless ya’ll
The Bearded Carpenter, no you didn't. I just find your work to be so intense and wonderful. Please understand, Daddy was an engineer. His way of figuring things out had that same preciseness and intensity. I always was so fascinated at the things he could do with a slide rule. God Bless
Fantastic work Sir. I have watched from the beginning and now caught up and looking forward to your weekly videos. I recently completed the dismantling and reconstruction of a circa 1890's monitor-style barn that I rebuilt on our re-constructed tallgrass prairie. Now I hope to follow in your footsteps and build a dovetailed cabin in my timber. Thank you so much for sharing your trade with us via RUclips, you are an American Heritage Hero! Blessings from Iowa.
Larry Weber Howdy Larry, Wow, you’ve been busy up there. Do you have pictures of your barn? I wish you the very best with your cabin build. Take lots of pictures. It’s fun to look back at the progress. Thank you so much for watching. God bless and keep y’all safe
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Like you, i find that these projects land somewhere between passion and obsession, but sure a lot of fun along the way. We have been blessed by having family and friends that are willing to lend a hand to the work that we do! I wasn't sure how to share pictures here, so sent you some at Donna's email listed on your website. Best wishes.
Larry Weber “ Between passion and obsession “- we must be related somewhere along the line lol. You’re very fortunate to have people who will give you a hand and help you out. Thank you so much for replying. Blessings to you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Hopefully this pandemic will soon begin to get better, would be fun to meet up sometime and get caught up with my long-long relative! Let me know if you are ever up around Iowa, would enjoy connecting.
Well done brother. I really like that derrick boom you built..it works great Thank you for another valuable lesson. God bless you and yours and stay safe and stay strong
Jehohadek Maccabeus-Off Grid and Everyday Survival Howdy Brother Jehohedek- thank you for comin by and watching. I sure do appreciate your support. Yeah, that ol hoist sure is a back saver. Let’s me be able to keep goin just working by myself. Take care and God bless you
I love that hoist you made for swinging the logs around. Only change I might make is putting a cheap harbor freight electric motor winch on it. Don't think my shoulders could handle the cranking motion for very long. Great invention though!
Cory Williams Howdy Cory- you got a mighty good thought there buddy. I sometimes wish I had an electric winch motor on it to give my ol shoulder a break. But, I guess I can keep goin the way it’s set up for now. Thanks for the good idea. God bless you
James Craven Howdy James- Thank you for commenting and watching. I wish you the very best when you start your cabin, l hope you share some pictures. God bless you
I enjoy seeing your progress on this. Iowa is allowing some things to open using social distancing. First church service with lots of space between us this Sunday. I'm okay with that.
Great video Paul :-) love your instructional videos and clean neet attention to detail. It's almost identical to how we do our fitups and lineups on our steel work :-) just different tools and material :-)
Richard Solomon Howdy Richard, Thank you for watching and the kind words. I never was much good with metal. My brother is a top notch welder and can fabricate anything. He’s a great asset to our family. God bless y’all
Dear Sir, greetings. I did not understand why was it necessary to use that small block on 4AL to check whether it is in line with the sill log, since you had already checked that by placing your 2 feet level along the inside face of 4AL? Do the two techniques give different results? Secondly, did you nail the string on the floor plyboards 3 inches inside the sill logs on all four sides, or did I hear you wrong? To the naked eye, the string looked like an inch or an inch and a half away from the inside face of the sills. Regards.
AS Howdy AS- the small block is 6” long which is the thickness of the logs. By placing the level on it and checking for plumb will show how much wood needs to be shaved off either the inside or outside to make the log sit plumb on the wall. It gives me a more accurate way of knowing what I need to do to make it plumb. The strings on the floor are 3” in from the inside face of the sill logs and are held by a small nail. Sometimes the videos are a bit deceptive on the depth perception. Thank you for the questions- l hope l was able to clarify for you. God bless you
Otto Bergman Howdy Otto- l like to use closed cell foam backer rod in the gaps and use a mortar chinking over it. That’s a good question and one many people ask. God bless you
Good day to u sir, and greetings from South Africa. I have one question : Why do u not install the door frame / window frame at this stage in order to line up the logs from the corner to the door frame / window frame? Hugs and stay safe.
Annette Zang Howdy Annette- Thank you so much for watching the video and you have a really good question. I have put in a temporary jamb to keep the logs in line but on this little cabin it really wasn’t necessary because the weight of the logs pretty much keep them where they are without them moving. After the log that goes over the door and windows is up I cut a groove for angle iron to fit in the end of the logs that make up an opening which keeps it all lined up. Hope y’all are doing well in Africa. Stay safe and God bless you
The detail explanation is greatly appreciated. Thank you. So how will you keep all the fine adjustment is its place while continuing on in the work, or will it hold its own and stay put? I assume when the time come the hoist will be taken apart to remove it from the cabin?
J F Howdy JF, the weight of the logs will keep them where I need them to be. After the header logs go up l will be putting angle iron in all the openings which will keep the logs from moving at the openings. The angle iron slides up into the header log and fits in a kerf in the ends of the logs. While the log is on the sawhorses l will cut a slot in them to accept the iron. When I get the second floor joists up l will take the hoist apart and put a shorter one on the second floor. God bless you
Howdy Denis- yes, I do put blocking in between the logs for support depending on the length of the logs. In this cabin the walls are 12’x16’ so the blocking is in the middle of the span. Thank you for watching and God’s blessings to you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter ok thanks i did notice that after watching ur video several times lol did a video the other day planning on picking out floor joist logs how big diameter were ur logs? Denis
@@denislosieroutdoors The floor joists were about seven to eight inches. The wall logs varied from 15”-11 1/2” measuring at the midpoint. Going to watch your video. Thank you for coming by and watching. God bless you
Loving the series. I've learned a ton already. However, I haven't seen nor can I find how to layout dovetail corners when using different size logs. Mine will be from about 10' up to 14'. I understand how it's done if the log heights are the same but mine will not be. I'm looking to use around 2' chink joints. Any suggestions?
Jason Compton Howdy Jason- we are working on a video ( or it may have to be a short series) that explains how I get the different notch dimensions using logs that have the natural shapes of the logs- butt and tip. There was so much audio problems because of winds blowing up the valley. Please hang with us til we can get it all worked out and uploaded. Thank you so much for your interest. God bless you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter thank you sir. I have plenty of time. I'm still about 1 year away from cutting notches. I still have to cut and mill the trees and then let them dry.
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Longleaf Pine. I'm in Alabama and pines are plentiful. I have a lot of hardwood on my property as well and will probably use oak for flooring but I haven't decided for sure yet. I hate to cut my oaks.
Jason Compton Pine is in abundance here also. We have a lot of post oak but it’s not easy to find a lot that would be straight enough for wall logs. We used to have a lot of red oaks but the bugs took them out. Blessings
Great video, thanks for teaching people how to build beautiful cabins. technical question . you build a small cabin and the logs are connected only in the corners, and if you build a cabin 20 * 30 feet in size will there be no sagging of the logs in the middle because they hang in the air in this place? Do I need to connect the logs in any other way to each other for greater stability such as dowels? I want to build a 20 * 30 cabin. sorry for my English :)
arjan P Howdy- your English is great. I put flat spots on the logs for blocking that helps support the logs from sagging and at all door/ window openings. God bless you
arjan P I don’t use dowels pinning the logs to each other. Some people do that but I would have a concern with them affecting the setting issues. I ‘m not saying you shouldn’t do that but I have never had a problem by not pinning them because the joinery does a pretty good job. Blessings
jonathan walker Howdy Jonathan,we have been working on a video that explains that. We had so much audio problems with it we’re having to do voice over. It will have to be broken down into probably three videos that will be in a series. Please have patience with us till we get it worked out because there have been a good many asking the same questions. God bless you
Alvar Lipp Howdy Alvar- the openings will have 2x3x1/4” angle iron fit in a kerf in the ends of the logs which is slotted into the header log and into the bottom log of the opening. The notch holds the log at the corners. Thank you for your question. God bless you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter The wood you are using must be more stable than what i have used around here. I use mostly pine and spruce. Was taught to pegg the logs together in a scattered way every 50cm. That holds them straight . I have seen them twist even from the middle with years past when its not pegged together properly. Even notches dont hold on some logs. With dovetail we have used long metal rods drilled into the corners to hold. Saddle notch and norwegian notch hold a bit better. Usually avoid left twisting logs completely. Its great to see so vastly different technique of log building to what we do here in Eastern and Northern Europe. That wooden lift inside the house is genius! Thank you for responding! God bless you too!
Alvar Lipp It’s always exciting to hear from another log builder! Thank you so much for your interest. I am building with southern yellow pine which we have in abundance here. It is used in conventional house building mainly because of the availability and the strength it has. I too, try to avoid left hand twist, but occasionally you have to deal with it. Yellow pine is a heavy ( weight) wood and will, for the most part, stay put. I would say that white pine would be a little more stable but it isn’t available here where we live so l use what we have as did the pioneers who settled this area back in the 1800’s. I love the looks of round log buildings but I am pretty much a tradionalist with the hewn log, dovetail corners. We have lived in our house 25years now and none of the logs did anything other than the expected setting which l allow for- screw jacks, angle iron in the openings, and the way I frame the interior walls. I would love to see the buildings you do. I ‘ve always admired the European log builders. God bless and keep you safe
@@TheBeardedCarpenter The buildings you have built look cozy and straight. Very good quality craftsmanship. Here we have always thought about how Americans build with clay between the logs. I have never used this method but im hoping i get to try it out on a project. My great grandfather built hand hewn loghouses also that was a tough job. We use sawmills on the square log houses and notch everything with a chainsaw. Alot of ppl here prefer the traditional dovetail and norwegian notches. But i personally have always liked the round saddle notch more. I have been lucky to have been able to build all of the common notches. I am very thankful to God for giving me this passion that kept me busy so had no time to mess around haha. It is good there is so many ways to choose from when building a loghouse. We use the scribe method on all the notches thats where the difference comes in. I have built houses under companies for 14 years and i have always had my heart in it. Always wanted to learn more. Im happy that i found your channel and i will look thru your series gladly. You have a lifetime of experience ppl will benefit from definetly. I only have some old phone camera footage of me carving a saddle log. Have never thought about making videos of my technique. Maybe one day i will. But i have always made photos of my work. I would also use more hand tools if we were not rushed so much. Building for a company rushes things and would go bankrupt fast with hand tools. The rush we are in this world is bad not enough time to fully enjoy the builds.
Alvar Lipp I do certainly appreciate your philosophy on log building. I do use chainsaws and power tools in building but to have an old tool in my hands is very therapeutic for me. I feel like l can get my joinery much closer by finishing up the notch with hand tools. I ‘m thankful for the modern tools and I do take advantage of them. If our forefathers had them they would certainly have used them. It’s so good to hear from you and I would like to stay in contact. I ‘m sure you have lots you could teach me. I certainly am not the best but I do have the same passion you do, so that makes us of a kindred spirit. May God bless all of your endeavors
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The dowel and string trick is getting stored away in my toolbox. Love it.
Howdy Simon- thank you so much for watching the video. My Daddy would always string a wall to get it straight. God bless
I’m happy to finally see that someone besides Roy Underhill knows how to build a real hand cut half dovetail notch and build a cabin in the old tradition!! I have a Woodmizer 40HD and have been wanting to build one myself!! Great Job Thank you for carrying on the long lost trade!! Wish you were closer to Western Kentucky I would love to work with you on a project!!
JD Mayberry Howdy JD- Roy was my inspiration to start building log buildings. I really appreciate him for what he does. I was fortunate enough to get to work with some guys who were willing to help me learn how to do this. I hope you follow your dreams and build your own cabin. God bless you and your efforts
Nice to see master carpenter following in the footsteps of Jesus Christ. Enjoy the peace you have worked for these many years. God bless you and your family.
Jerry Glen Howdy Jerry- Thank you so much for the kind words. Yes, the Lord has blessed me way more than I deserve, l’m very thankful. God bless you
The advance is very fast. You are so kind that you share many precise tricks. I am not a carpenter, I love to do woodcarving as a hobbyist and I love to see your precise and master work.
Thank you.
God bless you
Santos Howdy Santos- the rain we’ve had has held me up a lot. There’s a lot of little tricks that sure helps keep things right. Most of what I do is just a series of simple steps. Thank you so much for watching. God bless you
You work the closest in measure I have ever seen.to some one who calls himself a carpenter. Without any better for words of praise that I can think of rite now. You are a master Carpenter. I worked in a machine shop going on to 15 years so I worked in thousand of an inch so I know measure. First 7 years was in a production shop tolerance +/- .005 then i moved to an oil field shop where fitting bearings to shafts tolerances was .0001 / .0002 that's in 1/10 thousands of an inch.
You explain how to do your work very well. Problem ...how n what to look for n then fix. I really like your videos. Great job.
Howdy Dave- thank you so much for your kind words. I certainly do appreciate it. I guess I have a little bit of ocd in me lol. My Dad was a master carpenter for sure and he expected perfection in everything we did. Although he never was a log builder he had a great reputation as a builder. Thank you so much for watching the videos. May God bless you and yours
I guess I missed that little trick, the first time I watched this episode. I watched it again, this is Indiana cliff and that little block idea with the level to find out how much to shave off the top is so simple... great help, good idea! Thanks again👍
Howdy y’all- that’s the same block I used when I built our house 27 years ago. I had just kept it in a box. It’s a simple thing but it sure works. Thank you so much for watching the video. Take care and God bless
I see you’ve done this whole process a few times. ;-] your processes are as finely tuned as a piano, sir. God bless and thank you for sharing.
Howdy JT- thank you so much for watching the video. I’m pretty much a methodical person and have a tendency to go through the steps. God bless you
I like the dovetail log beams.
Terry brown Howdy Terry, the half dovetail notches have always looked nice on a cabin. They are fun to cut. Blessings
Paul você é um Homem incrível... Eu assisto outros canais,e vi 4 homens construindo uma cabine,eles eram tão trabalhoes ,e eu dizia pra mim mesma.. poxa eles precisava vê paul trabalhar,precisavam aprender com ele 😁.. te admiro muito paul... Um abraço da Mira Guedes
Howdy Mira- thank you so much. You are very kind. I appreciate you watching our videos. Hope all is well with you in Brazil. May God’s blessings be with you and your family
Awesome beautiful job well done 💪💪👏👏👏👍
mr MaleAdvice DIY Howdy, thank you so much. God bless you
This channel always soothes my ocd. I like how you always double check everything.👍💕😊
This guy is a good log cabin builder.
Terry brown Howdy Terry- Thank you for the kind words. God bless you
Brother your level of expertise is nothing less than amazing. That project is coming along nicely.
Arkansas Woodcutter Howdy Brother- Thank you so much for the kind words. God bless y’all
Looking pretty darn good. That's a nice little saw.
Almost Homestead Howdy- Thank you so much! Yeah, that little saw is really nice to use, but I have to be careful because it is really sharp. God bless you
Your attention to detail is outstanding!!
Will Lothridge Howdy Will- Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. God bless you
I think its pretty awesome that you have 10k subscribers and thousands of people watching you do your thing sir...says a lot about your content, how you teach and the quality of your work! Glad to be part of those 10k :-). Have a great weekend
Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors Howdy y’all, thank you for the kind words and support. We’re excited about the new subscribers and very thankful. Man, I sure love your videos- they’re great! Hope ya’ll have a great weekend also. God bless ya’ll
Brother love the way You take time to get it right, that is what I call a craftsman, God Bless You and Your family.
Lee Hicks Howdy Lee- Thank you for the nice compliment , I appreciate you. God bless y’all
Thank you. I would never have enough patience to do what you do. The precision it takes to assembly your log houses is just amazing to me.
Virginia Reid Howdy Virginia, Thank you for watching and your support. I guess I got a little ocd in m. God bless you
The Bearded Carpenter, no you didn't. I just find your work to be so intense and wonderful. Please understand, Daddy was an engineer. His way of figuring things out had that same preciseness and intensity. I always was so fascinated at the things he could do with a slide rule. God Bless
Virginia Reid I have such a great respect for those people. They were highly skilled with their minds. They were true engineers. Blessings
Howdy Paul, I appreciate what your doing. That cabin is going to be tight. God bless y'all
Outdoor Merica Howdy Kevin- thank you so much for watching and your support. I appreciate you. God bless y’all
More great craftsmanship and information. Looking good.
Gregg Anderson Howdy Gregg, Thank you so much. God bless y’all
Love your attention to detail youre a true craftsman!
Lance Ladewig Howdy Lance- thank you for the kind words. God bless you
Fantastic work Sir. I have watched from the beginning and now caught up and looking forward to your weekly videos. I recently completed the dismantling and reconstruction of a circa 1890's monitor-style barn that I rebuilt on our re-constructed tallgrass prairie. Now I hope to follow in your footsteps and build a dovetailed cabin in my timber. Thank you so much for sharing your trade with us via RUclips, you are an American Heritage Hero! Blessings from Iowa.
Larry Weber Howdy Larry, Wow, you’ve been busy up there. Do you have pictures of your barn? I wish you the very best with your cabin build. Take lots of pictures. It’s fun to look back at the progress. Thank you so much for watching. God bless and keep y’all safe
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Like you, i find that these projects land somewhere between passion and obsession, but sure a lot of fun along the way. We have been blessed by having family and friends that are willing to lend a hand to the work that we do! I wasn't sure how to share pictures here, so sent you some at Donna's email listed on your website. Best wishes.
Larry Weber “ Between passion and obsession “- we must be related somewhere along the line lol. You’re very fortunate to have people who will give you a hand and help you out. Thank you so much for replying. Blessings to you
Thanks for the pictures- will get her to show them to me.
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Hopefully this pandemic will soon begin to get better, would be fun to meet up sometime and get caught up with my long-long relative! Let me know if you are ever up around Iowa, would enjoy connecting.
Well done brother. I really like that derrick boom you built..it works great
Thank you for another valuable lesson.
God bless you and yours and stay safe and stay strong
Jehohadek Maccabeus-Off Grid and Everyday Survival Howdy Brother Jehohedek- thank you for comin by and watching. I sure do appreciate your support. Yeah, that ol hoist sure is a back saver. Let’s me be able to keep goin just working by myself. Take care and God bless you
I love that hoist you made for swinging the logs around. Only change I might make is putting a cheap harbor freight electric motor winch on it. Don't think my shoulders could handle the cranking motion for very long. Great invention though!
Cory Williams Howdy Cory- you got a mighty good thought there buddy. I sometimes wish I had an electric winch motor on it to give my ol shoulder a break. But, I guess I can keep goin the way it’s set up for now. Thanks for the good idea. God bless you
Love watching the cabin coming together...great job 👍🇬🇧
Chris Kythreotis Howdy Chris, Thank you for watching our videos and for your encouragement. God bless you
Looking great Paul!
Journey North Howdy Jamie- Thank ya so much brother. Take care up there. God bless you
Thank you for showing us how to check our work. I will be retiring soon. It is my dream to do what you were doing. Thank you sir.
James Craven Howdy James- Thank you for commenting and watching. I wish you the very best when you start your cabin, l hope you share some pictures. God bless you
Enjoying this and thinking of how everything just has to get together perfectly to make it all work . Beautiful skill : )
Pople BackyardFarm Howdy y’all-Thank you for coming by and watching. Appreciate ya’ll, God bless you
I've always wanted to build my own cabin, your videos are an inspiration and you make it all look so easy.
Nick S. Howdy Nick- I hope you get to build your cabin and are able to enjoy the journey of your dream. God bless you
I enjoy seeing your progress on this. Iowa is allowing some things to open using social distancing. First church service with lots of space between us this Sunday. I'm okay with that.
karen4you Howdy Karen- thank you for watching. We’re doing an outdoor service this Summer. Lookin forward to it. God bless you
Nice work.... it simply amazes me
Carolina Chris Outdoors Howdy Chris-Thank you so much for the kind words. God bless y’all
That’s being perfect at a level I’ve never seen! You keep doing what you do my friend 👍
Open Air Outdoors *LeRichebliss* Howdy Brother, thank you for the kind words and being so supportive. God bless you
Nice! It’s really looking good! Thanks
oklahomacrabber Howdy y’all, thank you so much. God bless ya’ll
Great video Paul :-) love your instructional videos and clean neet attention to detail. It's almost identical to how we do our fitups and lineups on our steel work :-) just different tools and material :-)
Richard Solomon Howdy Richard, Thank you for watching and the kind words. I never was much good with metal. My brother is a top notch welder and can fabricate anything. He’s a great asset to our family. God bless y’all
We gotta get you a cherry picker cuz !
Roy Tomlin Howdy Cousin- l would use one if I had it lol. Come see us when you get a chance. God bless y’all
Dear Sir, greetings. I did not understand why was it necessary to use that small block on 4AL to check whether it is in line with the sill log, since you had already checked that by placing your 2 feet level along the inside face of 4AL? Do the two techniques give different results? Secondly, did you nail the string on the floor plyboards 3 inches inside the sill logs on all four sides, or did I hear you wrong? To the naked eye, the string looked like an inch or an inch and a half away from the inside face of the sills. Regards.
AS Howdy AS- the small block is 6” long which is the thickness of the logs. By placing the level on it and checking for plumb will show how much wood needs to be shaved off either the inside or outside to make the log sit plumb on the wall. It gives me a more accurate way of knowing what I need to do to make it plumb. The strings on the floor are 3” in from the inside face of the sill logs and are held by a small nail. Sometimes the videos are a bit deceptive on the depth perception. Thank you for the questions- l hope l was able to clarify for you. God bless you
I apologize if you have already explained this, but do you use green lumber?
Howdy- no apologies necessary. Yes, I do like to work the logs green and leave allowance for setting. God bless
Not sure if Paul mentioned this earlier. What's the plan for all the gaps between the logs?
Otto Bergman Howdy Otto- l like to use closed cell foam backer rod in the gaps and use a mortar chinking over it. That’s a good question and one many people ask. God bless you
Good day to u sir, and greetings from South Africa. I have one question : Why do u not install the door frame / window frame at this stage in order to line up the logs from the corner to the door frame / window frame? Hugs and stay safe.
Annette Zang Howdy Annette- Thank you so much for watching the video and you have a really good question. I have put in a temporary jamb to keep the logs in line but on this little cabin it really wasn’t necessary because the weight of the logs pretty much keep them where they are without them moving. After the log that goes over the door and windows is up I cut a groove for angle iron to fit in the end of the logs that make up an opening which keeps it all lined up. Hope y’all are doing well in Africa. Stay safe and God bless you
The detail explanation is greatly appreciated. Thank you. So how will you keep all the fine adjustment is its place while continuing on in the work, or will it hold its own and stay put? I assume when the time come the hoist will be taken apart to remove it from the cabin?
J F Howdy JF, the weight of the logs will keep them where I need them to be. After the header logs go up l will be putting angle iron in all the openings which will keep the logs from moving at the openings. The angle iron slides up into the header log and fits in a kerf in the ends of the logs. While the log is on the sawhorses l will cut a slot in them to accept the iron. When I get the second floor joists up l will take the hoist apart and put a shorter one on the second floor. God bless you
Do you put any blocking between the logs for support seem only at a door way or window opening?
Denis
Howdy Denis- yes, I do put blocking in between the logs for support depending on the length of the logs. In this cabin the walls are 12’x16’ so the blocking is in the middle of the span. Thank you for watching and God’s blessings to you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter ok thanks i did notice that after watching ur video several times lol did a video the other day planning on picking out floor joist logs how big diameter were ur logs?
Denis
@@denislosieroutdoors The floor joists were about seven to eight inches. The wall logs varied from 15”-11 1/2” measuring at the midpoint. Going to watch your video. Thank you for coming by and watching. God bless you
Your about to disappear behind that wall carpenter. I call that a bow saw. I got a scar on my hand from one of those. Looks good.
fitzpreacher Farm Howdy Preacher, Yeah, them walls are coming on up. That little folding saw sure is handy. God bless y’all
Loving the series. I've learned a ton already. However, I haven't seen nor can I find how to layout dovetail corners when using different size logs. Mine will be from about 10' up to 14'. I understand how it's done if the log heights are the same but mine will not be. I'm looking to use around 2' chink joints. Any suggestions?
Jason Compton Howdy Jason- we are working on a video ( or it may have to be a short series) that explains how I get the different notch dimensions using logs that have the natural shapes of the logs- butt and tip. There was so much audio problems because of winds blowing up the valley. Please hang with us til we can get it all worked out and uploaded. Thank you so much for your interest. God bless you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter thank you sir. I have plenty of time. I'm still about 1 year away from cutting notches. I still have to cut and mill the trees and then let them dry.
Jason Compton What species of trees are you planning on using? Hope all goes well for you. Blessings
@@TheBeardedCarpenter Longleaf Pine. I'm in Alabama and pines are plentiful. I have a lot of hardwood on my property as well and will probably use oak for flooring but I haven't decided for sure yet. I hate to cut my oaks.
Jason Compton Pine is in abundance here also. We have a lot of post oak but it’s not easy to find a lot that would be straight enough for wall logs. We used to have a lot of red oaks but the bugs took them out. Blessings
Great video, thanks for teaching people how to build beautiful cabins. technical question .
you build a small cabin and the logs are connected only in the corners, and if you build a cabin 20 * 30 feet in size will there be no sagging of the logs in the middle because they hang in the air in this place? Do I need to connect the logs in any other way to each other for greater stability such as dowels?
I want to build a 20 * 30 cabin.
sorry for my English :)
arjan P Howdy- your English is great. I put flat spots on the logs for blocking that helps support the logs from sagging and at all door/ window openings. God bless you
arjan P I don’t use dowels pinning the logs to each other. Some people do that but I would have a concern with them affecting the setting issues. I ‘m not saying you shouldn’t do that but I have never had a problem by not pinning them because the joinery does a pretty good job. Blessings
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thank you
I can imagine contractors everywhere saying, "that's what I do every job"!
Mergrew 01 Howdy, I guess I do things a little different lol. Thank you for coming by and watching. God bless you
How are you calculating you gaps between your logs by the depth of your notch. I must of missed it....🤪
jonathan walker Howdy Jonathan,we have been working on a video that explains that. We had so much audio problems with it we’re having to do voice over. It will have to be broken down into probably three videos that will be in a series. Please have patience with us till we get it worked out because there have been a good many asking the same questions. God bless you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter I'm fixing to start my second one. The first one I did in cedar and just left enough so there big gaps.
jonathan walker That’s great you’re building another one. I wish you the very best with your cabin build. Blessings to you
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ZEKİ TAŞER Howdy- Thank you so much for watching. I do appreciate it. God bless you
What keeps the logs from twisting along the wall without using dovels?
Alvar Lipp Howdy Alvar- the openings will have 2x3x1/4” angle iron fit in a kerf in the ends of the logs which is slotted into the header log and into the bottom log of the opening. The notch holds the log at the corners. Thank you for your question. God bless you
@@TheBeardedCarpenter The wood you are using must be more stable than what i have used around here. I use mostly pine and spruce. Was taught to pegg the logs together in a scattered way every 50cm. That holds them straight . I have seen them twist even from the middle with years past when its not pegged together properly. Even notches dont hold on some logs. With dovetail we have used long metal rods drilled into the corners to hold. Saddle notch and norwegian notch hold a bit better. Usually avoid left twisting logs completely. Its great to see so vastly different technique of log building to what we do here in Eastern and Northern Europe. That wooden lift inside the house is genius! Thank you for responding! God bless you too!
Alvar Lipp It’s always exciting to hear from another log builder! Thank you so much for your interest. I am building with southern yellow pine which we have in abundance here. It is used in conventional house building mainly because of the availability and the strength it has. I too, try to avoid left hand twist, but occasionally you have to deal with it. Yellow pine is a heavy ( weight) wood and will, for the most part, stay put. I would say that white pine would be a little more stable but it isn’t available here where we live so l use what we have as did the pioneers who settled this area back in the 1800’s. I love the looks of round log buildings but I am pretty much a tradionalist with the hewn log, dovetail corners. We have lived in our house 25years now and none of the logs did anything other than the expected setting which l allow for- screw jacks, angle iron in the openings, and the way I frame the interior walls. I would love to see the buildings you do. I ‘ve always admired the European log builders. God bless and keep you safe
@@TheBeardedCarpenter The buildings you have built look cozy and straight. Very good quality craftsmanship. Here we have always thought about how Americans build with clay between the logs. I have never used this method but im hoping i get to try it out on a project. My great grandfather built hand hewn loghouses also that was a tough job. We use sawmills on the square log houses and notch everything with a chainsaw. Alot of ppl here prefer the traditional dovetail and norwegian notches. But i personally have always liked the round saddle notch more. I have been lucky to have been able to build all of the common notches. I am very thankful to God for giving me this passion that kept me busy so had no time to mess around haha. It is good there is so many ways to choose from when building a loghouse. We use the scribe method on all the notches thats where the difference comes in. I have built houses under companies for 14 years and i have always had my heart in it. Always wanted to learn more. Im happy that i found your channel and i will look thru your series gladly. You have a lifetime of experience ppl will benefit from definetly. I only have some old phone camera footage of me carving a saddle log. Have never thought about making videos of my technique. Maybe one day i will. But i have always made photos of my work. I would also use more hand tools if we were not rushed so much. Building for a company rushes things and would go bankrupt fast with hand tools. The rush we are in this world is bad not enough time to fully enjoy the builds.
Alvar Lipp I do certainly appreciate your philosophy on log building. I do use chainsaws and power tools in building but to have an old tool in my hands is very therapeutic for me. I feel like l can get my joinery much closer by finishing up the notch with hand tools. I ‘m thankful for the modern tools and I do take advantage of them. If our forefathers had them they would certainly have used them. It’s so good to hear from you and I would like to stay in contact. I ‘m sure you have lots you could teach me. I certainly am not the best but I do have the same passion you do, so that makes us of a kindred spirit. May God bless all of your endeavors