Been watching you since all but the first 15 or so round house videos. I can honestly say that you may once have been a novice learning as you go but now have become a craftsman and teacher. You have shown this old dog many new tricks over the years. The pride you have in what you have achieved is more than well earned. Thank you and cheers from down under.
I've spent 50 hours this week bashing away at spreadsheets and attending Teams meetings, and not accomplished a fraction of what you've achieved. It often feels like a waste of life, but it is edging me closer to a simpler lifestyle. Thanks, as ever, for the inspiration.
I love the way you made cutting the hole in the wall look easy... I know what a pain it can be! Love what you're doing with your place Kris; it's fantastic!
@Ben T. I live in an equally old house, the bricks are made of cheese though so I have to use long fasteners or the face of the brick just pops off, repointing takes up a fair bit of time every few years.
@Ben T. I'm repointing with opc like a scumbag I'm afraid, going half a brick deep, what I've done is not coming out again but because previous owners have only put 1/4"of opc mortar over the dusty lime mortar, I'll decide that bits solid and move on then a month after I painted it'll pop off and ruin my pristine paint. Eventually I'll get to a point where it's all solid... Hopefully. I've found the hammer in fixings from timco to be really good in the soft brick because they only expand at the tip, or chemical studs, short rawl plugs are the worst, needles to say my home improvements end up looking a bit industrial! Occasionally I'll find the original fixing methods where the builders have chased the mortar between the brick, hammered some wedges in then then fixed onto the wedges but life is too short to dig away at lathes every time I want to put up a shelf!
Meanwhile back at Cottage HQ Dot's having a nice hot bath, martini's and listening to Bach...enjoy yur tea. ;-) Stunning work, look forward to all your future ventures.
@@Coppretta especially this one! It's chilly and I'm waiting for a chimney inspection so can't use my woodburner (only source of heating) - I've got a hot water bottle and I've persuaded my border collie girl to snuggle up on my armchair 🤣
Dear Kris Harbour. 👍👌👏 Well done again! I especially like the fact that it is a recycled "heating system". In Germany this isn't allowed any more, Sigh! Everything is extremely overregulated by law and so called order. On the long run only rich people are able to survive that. Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health to all of you.
That looks fantastic Kris... you just never stop working do you. Watching you I was thinking back to the days when you first started the workshop and thinking of all the hours and labour that went into it to get it to the present stage. Maybe you should take some rest time... but I know you wont just having listened to your list of upcoming projects!
I think it's amazing that you managed to cycle up so much stuff and if you have to you could fix it and that's what you say all the time you did a great job love the workshop earthbag home is when I'm going for next that's where I'm headed and I am so excited after watching your build also it's going to be so cool God bless you and have good fun and have fun building with things that have already been used and giving them a new life new life
Kris the day that you made then decision to leave the rat race and live as you do was a great day for all of us. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
How cool. Kris has a nice old Norwegian cast iron wood stove... Ulefos is one of the best you can find. The factory has been operating since the late 1600s but production today mainly consists of only one antique "marquee" model and parts for this, as most of the other models have been discontinued. Norway have lots of different cast iron oven manufacturers, and the biggest ones almost have monopoly, so the manufacturers with only older models suffered less demand after the late 80s.
Chris B Wales was visited by the Norse, as were various parts of these islands, such as the north east. In many of these places the local language has Norse sounding words, phrases and dialects.
Jøtul also have a very similar model to this. 45cm deep and one cook plate on top. I have two of them... No fancy features, just a solid cast iron box where wood goes in, smoke comes out :D Norwegian stoves are excellent indeed!
Kris I love your channel, I admire your drive, your stick-to-it ness, your hard work ethic, you are a renaissance Man!!!! For Real!!!! As long as you keep making videos I will keep watching, Love seeing everything come together. I am inspired By you!!!!
Kris, you keep surprising us, that build around the stove is gorgeous, I would love to have that in my sitting room. Looing forward to the timber frame videos communig up! keep up the good work, Kind regards from the netherlands!
Hey man! I love all your work. It’s been a blast watching you do your thing. It makes us happy to know you’re enjoying your life. Thanks for the inspiration.
Kris thanks for keeping us updated on the next projects. I'm wondering how you new trees are doing. This time of year they might be easier to see. I would enjoy seeing a walk around the property to get an idea what it is like in winter. Thank for sharing your place with us.
Wow I had the exact same burner when I lived in turkey, produces massive amounts of heat and easy to clean. You’ve done a smashing job there kris well done mate 👍
Excellent work, really wonderful to see! Nice stove and the surrounds look great. That moment when you lit the stove for the first time was magic. Good to see the first brew up too!
The mass on the side is very cool. I built a RMH in my residential garage years ago. It works. They're finicky. The greatest value was the radiant heat off the bell, honestly. When I build a house it will have a Russian style fireplace.
Couldn't agree more about using a cast iron stove because of the thermal mass that you already have. We have 2 small ones in our cave house, it took 3 or 4 days of use to heat it up & it now is a regular temperature to within a few degrees with 4/5 hours of top up by using just one of them. In the other house ( which is half cave, with a stone built top) we have lined the fireplace with slate and refractory cement to stop the lime behind it getting damaged. ( Nice to see you don't get your lime mix spot on every time either! Our mixes seem to be a bit of a lottery! )
loved this! I built an outside kitchen from the stone on my land in Italy, loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the grrenhouse frame. Well done Chris. : )
Nice work Kris! Just a thought - extend the work surface, put a few pump handles on there, brew your own beers, invite a local folk group and voila! The U.K.s first Eco Pub! I'll be one of your first customers.
Excellent work Kris, should make for a more comfortable working environment over the winter! Looking forward to seeing the bandsaw mill, it's something I'd like to do at some point. Keep up the good work!
I've a small log burner as the main heat source in my house. Sometimes, when I need it to heat the place quickly I point a big fan at it to blow air across the face of the stove whilst opening up the air vents a bit to make it burn hotter. Makes a huge difference to the house. Maybe you could use some of your surplus hydro power to drive a blower to do this.
Hi Andy, To be honest it sounds like you could do with a bit more hight on your flu. If you open the stove air vets full it should reach temps that are within its range if the flue is right. Blowing a fan on a wood is actually quite dangerous a fan could easily get a stove going well over 800 degrees c and start to break down the steel. It could also (if you dont have good draw) blow the gasses back in the room. Defiantly keep a close eye on it when you do that and check the flue often, If it gets to hot the metal will oxidise away.
@@KrisHarbour My stove is room sealed so opening the vents lets outside air into it to compensate for the heat being drawn away by the air blowing over the face of the metalwork. Sorry I wasn't clear in my comment above, I certainly don't want a blast furnace in my home! Really like your installation though.
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Thank you for a reasoned explanation for not using a rocket stove. I appreciate your common sense approach.
All of your creations are wonderful. Thanks so much for sharing it all!
Been watching you since all but the first 15 or so round house videos. I can honestly say that you may once have been a novice learning as you go but now have become a craftsman and teacher. You have shown this old dog many new tricks over the years. The pride you have in what you have achieved is more than well earned. Thank you and cheers from down under.
Keep up the great work. This is a great escape for the rest of us. Thanks.
When the apocalypse comes we'll need to remember these videos.
I've spent 50 hours this week bashing away at spreadsheets and attending Teams meetings, and not accomplished a fraction of what you've achieved. It often feels like a waste of life, but it is edging me closer to a simpler lifestyle. Thanks, as ever, for the inspiration.
It's all a bridge.
Maybe you didn't accomplish anything for you, but think of the tremendous value you created for someone else. Just pretend you're them!
@@dobrovik Yes, and be comforted that my efforts will mean an even better Porsche for the boss next year!
@@anuverun6762 ...hahahaa...very true.
What an unfair world .You slaved yourself for someone else's earnings.
Kris I'm in Canada and in 60 years{in 3 hours] I have never seen a wood stove vent out the back. Learn something new every day
Loved seeing Kris aka Jack of all trades completing his projects....
Waiting for more!!
I love the way you made cutting the hole in the wall look easy... I know what a pain it can be! Love what you're doing with your place Kris; it's fantastic!
His walls are sandbags
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I thought the sand bags were filled with Cob?
@Ben T.
I'm currently in Germany: Everything here is brick and stone, with 50 Cm walls.
It does make plumbing and electric repairs tricky though!
@Ben T. I live in an equally old house, the bricks are made of cheese though so I have to use long fasteners or the face of the brick just pops off, repointing takes up a fair bit of time every few years.
@Ben T. I'm repointing with opc like a scumbag I'm afraid, going half a brick deep, what I've done is not coming out again but because previous owners have only put 1/4"of opc mortar over the dusty lime mortar, I'll decide that bits solid and move on then a month after I painted it'll pop off and ruin my pristine paint.
Eventually I'll get to a point where it's all solid... Hopefully.
I've found the hammer in fixings from timco to be really good in the soft brick because they only expand at the tip, or chemical studs, short rawl plugs are the worst, needles to say my home improvements end up looking a bit industrial!
Occasionally I'll find the original fixing methods where the builders have chased the mortar between the brick, hammered some wedges in then then fixed onto the wedges but life is too short to dig away at lathes every time I want to put up a shelf!
Howdy Kris!! Well, now you can be all snug in the workshop for all your winter projects! BRAVO!
What a cheerful video for our dark times! Just what I needed! 😁
Kris that burner is lovely, fits the room nicely.
Can’t wait for the bandsaw mill build. Maybe use Matt cremonas plans ? His seems to work great
It is amazing to see how many different things you try and just how good you are at all of these things.
Meanwhile back at Cottage HQ Dot's having a nice hot bath, martini's and listening to Bach...enjoy yur tea. ;-) Stunning work, look forward to all your future ventures.
Sitting down after a long afternoon with the strimmer, finding a video from you Kris is a welcome tonic!
Especially this one! I’m having a cuppa tea...
@@Coppretta especially this one! It's chilly and I'm waiting for a chimney inspection so can't use my woodburner (only source of heating) - I've got a hot water bottle and I've persuaded my border collie girl to snuggle up on my armchair 🤣
@@emmaslow I hope they come quick! Have you ever seen a clay pot heater? They work Great in small spaces. 5 tea lights can warn you all night
Dear Kris Harbour.
👍👌👏 Well done again! I especially like the fact that it is a recycled "heating system". In Germany this isn't allowed any more, Sigh! Everything is extremely overregulated by law and so called order. On the long run only rich people are able to survive that.
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all of you.
That turned out beautifully! Dot's mom is an angel -- that slate is gorgeous!
Fireplace looks great! Watching you do the things you do motivates me to at least try some projects. Thanks
Great work Kris- the reef knot relief on the stove front is vibey too!
That looks fantastic Kris... you just never stop working do you. Watching you I was thinking back to the days when you first started the workshop and thinking of all the hours and labour that went into it to get it to the present stage. Maybe you should take some rest time... but I know you wont just having listened to your list of upcoming projects!
Hearing that crackling firewood through my headphone is so soothing. Well done!
I love the stonework. Here in the Netherlands we dont have stone (just bricks) but I love the look of cobbles.
Strange that because when I think of your very fine land getting stoned is the first thing that springs to mind
I think it's amazing that you managed to cycle up so much stuff and if you have to you could fix it and that's what you say all the time you did a great job love the workshop earthbag home is when I'm going for next that's where I'm headed and I am so excited after watching your build also it's going to be so cool God bless you and have good fun and have fun building with things that have already been used and giving them a new life new life
Great job looking Nice
That is a beautiful wood stove. You looked so happy when you lit the fire for the very first time. May it keep you warm for many a years.
I love the Olde worldie feel that you are making its beautiful!
Kris the day that you made then decision to leave the rat race and live as you do was a great day for all of us. Keep up the great work and keep the videos coming.
How cool. Kris has a nice old Norwegian cast iron wood stove... Ulefos is one of the best you can find. The factory has been operating since the late 1600s but production today mainly consists of only one antique "marquee" model and parts for this, as most of the other models have been discontinued. Norway have lots of different cast iron oven manufacturers, and the biggest ones almost have monopoly, so the manufacturers with only older models suffered less demand after the late 80s.
@Lars Grimstad Takk skal du ha for the information, for a moment I thought it was a Welsh brand! ;-)
Chris B Wales was visited by the Norse, as were various parts of these islands, such as the north east. In many of these places the local language has Norse sounding words, phrases and dialects.
Jøtul also have a very similar model to this. 45cm deep and one cook plate on top. I have two of them... No fancy features, just a solid cast iron box where wood goes in, smoke comes out :D Norwegian stoves are excellent indeed!
Very nice. Love the way you do things.. Combination of old/new. Great work.
Kris I love your channel, I admire your drive, your stick-to-it ness, your hard work ethic, you are a renaissance Man!!!! For Real!!!! As long as you keep making videos I will keep watching, Love seeing everything come together. I am inspired By you!!!!
Old, Norwegian wood stove. Very nice!
"I once had a girl
Or should I say she once had me"
@@staxter6 Oh it's good Norwegian Wood alright :)
What a beauty! As you said, everyone loves a fire.
Very nice result. Thanks. I guess in a couple of years we will see you put up a video about hollowing those stone structures for storage space.
Beautiful old stove! The stones you put it on look great.
Can't wait for the bandsaw! Thanks for keeping us sane during lockdown.
Great artist bravo! I was pleased to have put in a new waste disposal ...my favourite show
Wicked man, lots of work but so rewarding, the bit when you make a cuppa is the best how pleased you look lighting your first fire.
Kris, you keep surprising us, that build around the stove is gorgeous, I would love to have that in my sitting room. Looing forward to the timber frame videos communig up! keep up the good work, Kind regards from the netherlands!
Bandsaw is going to be a huge and very interesting project.
Great work, and it’s so satisfying when you manage to do things like this without spending a lot of money. 👍🏻
Resourcefulness and Creativity in Action! Blessing Abound
Nothing better than a warm shop.
Did the kitty give the stove her seal of approval? Ha! Wonderful work! Thanks
I think there should be a cushion on the seat at the side of the stove for the cat.
Very good idea John! she will like that
Thanks for the inspiration just finished doing up a free old rusty woodburner and installing ourselves hopefully it goes to plan like yours.
Hey man! I love all your work. It’s been a blast watching you do your thing. It makes us happy to know you’re enjoying your life. Thanks for the inspiration.
Nice Norwegian stove you've got there, this is a timeless design going back to around the 1770's. Love it!
Great work Kris, l just love it! 🤩👍👍👍💯💯💯
You build everything so great Kris!
Love your stonework on the greenhouse as well as your man cave wood stove area ❤️
Kris thanks for keeping us updated on the next projects. I'm wondering how you new trees are doing. This time of year they might be easier to see. I would enjoy seeing a walk around the property to get an idea what it is like in winter. Thank for sharing your place with us.
Wow I had the exact same burner when I lived in turkey, produces massive amounts of heat and easy to clean.
You’ve done a smashing job there kris well done mate 👍
You are an inspiration to all makers and doers. I really admire the hard work and determination. Good work mate
The quality of your work... very impressive.
A fine job sir.
Very envious of your man room right now. Good work!
Excellent work, really wonderful to see! Nice stove and the surrounds look great. That moment when you lit the stove for the first time was magic. Good to see the first brew up too!
Why aren’t more people watching you?! I love your work. Thanks for the inspiration. Colorado, USA.
I just Love all your videos! This bit really made me smile
I appreciate your editing touch. Never gets too bogged down.
The mass on the side is very cool. I built a RMH in my residential garage years ago. It works. They're finicky. The greatest value was the radiant heat off the bell, honestly. When I build a house it will have a Russian style fireplace.
Beautiful job Kris! Now you need to make a nice jarrah chair that you can sit and warm yourself in :) looking forward to the greenhouse!
Couldn't agree more about using a cast iron stove because of the thermal mass that you already have. We have 2 small ones in our cave house, it took 3 or 4 days of use to heat it up & it now is a regular temperature to within a few degrees with 4/5 hours of top up by using just one of them. In the other house ( which is half cave, with a stone built top) we have lined the fireplace with slate and refractory cement to stop the lime behind it getting damaged. ( Nice to see you don't get your lime mix spot on every time either! Our mixes seem to be a bit of a lottery! )
Another great job Kris, I will look forward to the rocket stove in your new straw bale house. All the best.
It's hard to believe that one person can be so talented. Fantastic job
loved this! I built an outside kitchen from the stone on my land in Italy, loved every minute of it. Looking forward to the grrenhouse frame. Well done Chris. : )
Wow, what a fantastic space you've created for your "Man Cave!"
Great job, this really shows how diversified your skill set has gotten.
Just wonderful! Glad to see the progress
Nice stone work, you really are a man of many talents!
Very inspiring. Thanks Kris😃 and greetings from Australia 🌌
The cocoon fan would do wonders in your workshop to blow the heat round. Make the heat even all round. Bless you and yours!!! 🙏💖🇺🇸🙂
Lovely stove. Nice job. Slate is such a nice surfacing material.
Great channel, excellent work.
Wood stove! This is like christmas to me lol
Nice work Kris! Just a thought - extend the work surface, put a few pump handles on there, brew your own beers, invite a local folk group and voila! The U.K.s first Eco Pub! I'll be one of your first customers.
What a fantastic result Kris, well done mate brilliant. Seeya Rob
Cracking job there Kris! Love the stonework and slate.
Swear I could smell that fire at one point, thanks for the vid Kris
As always, an engaging, clear video. Great to hear about your plans! I look forward to many COVID Fridays being lightened with your presence, Kris.
Another very nice project, as always...winter is coming!
Brilliant love it love your ideas looks really really good. Nice one mate 👍😁
Just finished watching this video. Glad to hear that the stove warms up the shop so well!
Excellent work Kris, should make for a more comfortable working environment over the winter! Looking forward to seeing the bandsaw mill, it's something I'd like to do at some point. Keep up the good work!
Watching from Jamaica bro
Awesome mate well done 👍
Glad to see this stove going in. It will make the workshop more comfortable if Dot wants to bring her spinning wheel out there, or for the cat.
I am impressed that you have so many different building skills!
The finished result looks great an excellent video yet again, well done hope it keeps you and friends warm.
Really looking forward to Bandsaw Mill
I was happy to see you resist the urge to use your hand as. a mallet!
The next Mr Chickadee of Wales! hah nice work Kris!
Such a cute stove. I love it with the door open. Maybe even a glass door. 👍 The stonework looks awesome!
Beautiful work Kris . I am watching you from the beggining. Next spring I will build a my own little cordwood shed. Wish me luck:)
Each time, so joyful! Thanks you so much for your hard work! Hope to see pile of firewood up to the roof)
Now you don’t have to wait for Dot to do your socks to get some tea.
Actually I think she would be right pleased if HE brought HER a cuppa hot tea! Oh, wait! The shock might make her faint. 🐴
Beautiful
well done, looks lovely and cosy, suits the space well
Gonna be an instant favorite spot for your cat for sure
Wonderful work and resulting look very envious
I've a small log burner as the main heat source in my house. Sometimes, when I need it to heat the place quickly I point a big fan at it to blow air across the face of the stove whilst opening up the air vents a bit to make it burn hotter. Makes a huge difference to the house. Maybe you could use some of your surplus hydro power to drive a blower to do this.
Hi Andy, To be honest it sounds like you could do with a bit more hight on your flu. If you open the stove air vets full it should reach temps that are within its range if the flue is right. Blowing a fan on a wood is actually quite dangerous a fan could easily get a stove going well over 800 degrees c and start to break down the steel. It could also (if you dont have good draw) blow the gasses back in the room. Defiantly keep a close eye on it when you do that and check the flue often, If it gets to hot the metal will oxidise away.
@@KrisHarbour My stove is room sealed so opening the vents lets outside air into it to compensate for the heat being drawn away by the air blowing over the face of the metalwork. Sorry I wasn't clear in my comment above, I certainly don't want a blast furnace in my home! Really like your installation though.
@@AndyFletcherX31 Ah i see Andy, sorry i misunderstood you. Yep makes sense now.
Really looks wonderful. Absolutely talented
Toasty warm winter workshop, awesome