Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process - 16mm Film Scan - English Version
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- Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process.
Remastered version from 16mm digital film scan.
The film is filmed in Southeast Finland, in the village of Lyytikkälä in Suomenniemi in 1990.
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This is what the Internet should be used for. May this video survive time and remain available for generations to come.
Ok and? Thats it??
So
I made download already 😂
very true
No black people in this video. CANCELLED!
At one time I owned a one-hundred year old home built in the late 1800's by Finnish carpenters, this in the US. The whole neighborhood, including a beautiful church, were built by these same craftsmen. The workmanship throughout was superb, the stone foundation solid and the floors an inch thick, oak on the ground floor and spruce upstairs. The longer I lived there the more details I noticed of their work, I come to admire those Finnish craftsmen a great deal.
Skills passed down from father to son over centuries; all lost now along with countless other trades from Europe.
@@VinylToVideo many potentially talented carpenters, chefs, huntsmen, metalworkers, tanners, etc. are stuck working in call centers and data firms, and no one will ever know it. this is the world now.
I think that we have very different relationship with building houses here in Finland. I have grown up as my parents have build two big stone houses (they did lot of the work themselves bc it is significantly cheaper) and i must say I am at time astounded by houses from us and else where. The quality isn’t the same. Of course it has lot to do with our weather but still.
@@nonniperkl6273
Not trying to offend any Us constructors, but their houses look like they are made of cardboard. As a carpenter working with modern day construction (mostly), building something like this would be a dream come true. Really impressive craftmanship, that will be there for hundreds of years
The oldest still standing log cabin in the USA is originally made by the Finns. The Nothnagle log house built in mid 1600's.
This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things czcams.com/users/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.
Kimi Raikonen approved?
I'm a carpenter and it just amazes me to see stuff like this.. Not one power tool.. Just a man and his craft.. Amazing..
You should do this Ryan
If i could take time off work make sure my ppl are taken care of i would do it in a second.... Id love the pride and fighting not to give up and build it completely.. I think 90% would give up halfway through the walls lol easy to watch it but doing it way different
@@RPE1993 check out @Erik Grankvist His newest video should explain most of it :D
U didnt get it, they are the power tools, the level of precision cutting makes me drop my jaw.
Well, they didn't show how they cut the roofline... hehe
It's almost midnight, this is not even the first log house building video I've seen. Why does CZcams recommend this and how does it know my weakness?
It will continue untill you build one of your own. For some reason CZcams wants more log houses.
Algorithm's my dear Twist, Algorithm's.
Because you look like Amish without a hat.
IKR? Haha :)
for one - it will suggest you log house building if you watched the previous video on the topic to its end. and lots more..
My maternal grandfather immigrated to the U.S. from Finland in the late 1800's. His name was Andrew Neimela. He bought A farm in central Minnesota and built A house that looked very much like this cabin but quite A bit bigger. It was A 2 story home and he needed every square foot of it as he and his wife had 10 daughters and one son! I have 3 aunt's still living. 2 in their 80's and one just celebrated her 100 birthday in December of 2018.
Nakemiin!
Nice! Looks like your grandfather's original Finnish name might have been "Antti Niemelä". Niemelä is a very common Finnish last name, always has been.
I imagine Minnesota is a very similar in climate to Finland, an Englishman might prefer to settle in Virginia.
Two stories, but how many bathrooms?
Let me guess.....son was the youngest.
Ayyeee i could visit the place he built lol. Minnesota vibe is heavy in this video, my uncle built a cabin just like this near Garrison
Everybody gangsta till the Finn busts out the comically large mallet
d o o n k d o o n k d o o n k
That's it, I'm getting me mallet
lmao
That's not a hammer. This is a hammer!
I'm much more impressed by the sharpness of their axes.
The oldest log building in the U.S. still standing was built by the Finns. That is the "Nothnagle cabin" in New Jersey.
Yes, it has been said that finns brought log building tradition to US. However Finland was ruled by Sweden back in those days so Sweden takes credit for it.
@@TN-bp2cf Finland was part of Sweden in that times yes, but Finns were still Finns, not Swedes.
Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.
@@UDD1990 Because they didn't know how to build log buildings since they handn't had a chance to learn from the norwegians yet.
@@swedishpsychopath8795 There are traces and remains of log buildings in Finland from hundreds of years ago. The tradition came here about the same time as in Norway and Sweden. Finnish people didnt build churches until like late 1100-1200. Finnics living in Finland were pagans much longer than scandinavians. However we did exist and we had to live somewhere. No, Finnish people didn't live in huts like sami people. Btw I love sami culture and I don't mean to offend them with this comment.
The truth is that nobody knows the origin of this carpenter tradition but it is known in US which people brought that tradition there and its finns.
That roof hook joint though....I just can't get over how well done it was.
Did it with his eyes closed too haha
Teamwork blended with skill. Most of these guys are older, fit, lean, with strength and energy that exceeds most 20 year olds today. Something to be said for physical labor, seems to be very meditative. Notice how quietly these men work in a quiet setting. No compressors, electric saws, drills, nail guns. Just skill and concentration working together in harmony. Very informative of what human beings are capable of with simple tools, materials, labor and skill. Thanks for posting.
Us Finns don't yap our mouths for nothing. We are a quite people. Until we drink, that's a different story
Well, they are quiet because they are Finns... but yes, most young office workers wouldn't last a day with these fellas.
Youre a racist is what you are.
Your observation is amazing about them being quiet and concentrated. I too, noticed that as I am sure most viewers did, but it never came to my mind!!! I agree with you, our modern world has taken many of our natural inclination to our earth and the natural world!!! Thank you for pointing that out.
Not even going to lie. This is like the 7th time I've watched this.
perhaps these are the precious documents left
I hope the internet will keep it forever so that our children and grandchildren can enjoy these great videos
Wow. Incredible Craftmanship. To fit the stereotype, the finnish carpenters didn't exchange a word while being filmed
Heh, that's funny becaue I just watched the Northmen Guild's video of "Raising the Timber Frame" and that was quite the opposite!
Kai Grundmann
Cause they were working, not on a date.
They barely spoke at the party. Finnish bachelor carpenters. ... a play on Lake Woebegone by Garrison Keillor...Norwegian bachelor farmers... What's great about it is their precision and cooperation. I'm sure they'd been using those skills since they were teens. Anyone ax wielding for 20 years who's not missing fingers is a pro.
We only communicate verbally with horses - and cell phones nowadays.
Maybe with each other sometimes on house warming powered by home brew and moonshine.
When I was an electrician there were these two guys that had worked together for YEARS and they almost never talked to anybody. They would work all day and never say a word. Kind of creepy really. They didn't need to talk. They already knew what the other was thinking. I guess by then there wasn't anything left to say.
I'm from northern Sweden and we have somewhat similiar logging traditions as illustraded in this beautiful film. I got moved by all the hard work and determination in this video, those Finnish men have much knowledge and dedication.
Northern Sweden has long Finnish roots
I think the Scandinavian/Nordic countries, at least Norway, Sweden, and Finland (possibly Iceland too) tend to have similar traditions.
@@m4rt_ No, Scandis had viking style houses and then theres the Finnish style
Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.
@@swedishpsychopath8795 Using churches as example??? U know finns hold anti-christian views for very long and didn't cuck for Vatican like Scandis.
no more satisfying feeling than watching a board fit perfectly in its space
Some of my stock were Finns that came West to the mining camps in Montana and Idaho. They were prized carpenters building the frames and bulkheads a mile deep in Copper and silver mines. Smaller versions of these cabins became trapper and summer cabins.
My great uncle built some of the first tourist cabins outside of Yellowstone National Park around the late 40’s. Some still being rented. Craftsmanship!
Loved watching the eating Finn bread , buckwheat, like my grandma used to make.
Bryce Bertolino That bread...its Rye bread, we called also a sour bread, or dark bread, Rye, water, and salt, nothing less, nothing more. Nowadays its little bit hard to find good
rye bread, because big factorys taken allmost all markets with theyre tasteless and
odorless products. Thank god, we have some little bakery`s whom still bake a real thing.
My dad born 1925, and when he was a little boy, he had to eat buckwheat porridge
allmost every day, because rye and wheat and barley and oat flour are too expensive.
Hated even that word if someone mentioned it... rest of his days.
I want to believe that your Grandma bake a rye bread, because your remembered it,
if it buckwheat bread, and taste good, your Granny is really something else.
Good comment, Bryce, all the best.
@@stiffyupperlip1851 Finland's national dish is dark leavened rye bread. Very tasty and healthy for the stomach. Keeps hunger at bay for a long time
Thats def not buckwheat lol. i dont think ive seen any finn eat buckwheat bread. Rye bread on the other hand.....
@@whitemaninventedeverything9511 NO - only Norwegians have.
@White man invented everything Norwegian*
Now THAT is old school craftsmanship of the highest order. What a joy to watch.
Weirdest thing is that this is 1990. Not 1920 or something
@Big Street Reppin Ah, thank you for the clarification!
Absolutely incredible. This should be respected by all people. This is what our ancestors did, and we can barely fix a chair or something today. I wish I could build a log cabin like this somewhere. This is truly amazing.
not everyone was a carpenter or a craftsman back then, just like today.
We would be much happier living in own land with forest and animals. Life more simple and calm. Without everyday rush to your boring office work and doing something what in the end doesnt even matter. This materialism and city living is just not for humans. Too many cannot even survive in wilderness nowdays
@@spectre722 Not everyone made house by themselves if they didn't have skills for it. People could help a man to build his own house, this kind of community work is called "talkoot" in Finnish. The man would learn by doing then later pass the knowledge to others, that's how traditions like this have been kept alive through generations.
Antares true but finnish men used to build their own homes with the help of their friends
@@spectre722 A lot more people were then
My great grandfather, who was a tailor by trade, made his sauna pretty much exactly like this. We still use the sauna every week.
The moss/furr insulation can still be seen between the logs.
Me and my Dad were renovating some windows for my Grandma's 70 odd year old house, and we saw moss and cloth used as insulation. It works amazingly well.
It will stay ok if you just use it and let it dry every season of year. Long as it doesnt sink and is heated time to time!
I like this video because they’ve got a team. As much as I enjoy the videos of one dude making a log cabin by himself, I love seeing people working together to make them. ❤
After watching this it makes me realize where we've come from, and where we are heading is counter productive as a civilization. As a fourth generation carpenter I am humbled by these men and those before them. I have all my fancy tools, organic and man-made materials to keep the trade alive, but I could tell you right now our brains are now hardwired to place profit before quality in many cases.
How many true custom cabinet makers do you know that aren't starving? So you can hand cut dovetails? That's great, but even the higher end customers could not give a damn if they were made on a jig, or if you cut them yourself. Time is money so profit wins. I said where we are heading is counter productive because we have lost the need to create from raw materials, that part of the human brain has devolved over the last century. For those who still can, it's mostly for hobby and not out of necessity. Next time you meet a true craftsman, shake his or her hand.
Yes that is true, in a way.
Those houses in the video are absolutely beautifull and seem much more comfortable, I admire the hard work of those men.
However, I can still appreciate modern technology and what it does to help our standard of living. Modern houses have electricity, warm water, good isolation and lots of room to live in.
Sadly, our technology made a lot of traditional and beautifull things obsolete, on the other hand, we live in absolute luxury here in europe nowadays, which is worth appreciating in my opinion. It has it's good sides and bad sides, like most developements throughout history.
Maybe it's because I'm still rather young, but I am quite optimistic about the future and where civilization is heading.
Trimmer as a young man, I aspire to be able to have half the talent and skill that the gentlemen in this video have
My uncle is an amazing wood worker. He made found a niche market in custom wood work in commercial buildings. Took him a long time to get that far but his work was paid for greatly. Hard to get to his point when we live in a throw away society
Very well put!
I was quite confused recently when I found out someone was paying hundreds of thousands for fully bespoke cabinets and the like only to demand it all be made out of the same stuff and look the same as Ikea, the craftsman was not pleased and was worried that the result could not show the worth of hiring him instead of just buying flatpack no matter what work he put in, I've seen some of his other work and it was a real waste, for the same price they could have had something timeless in a wood anyone could tell the quality of.
I joined the Carpenters Union in 1976. Framed hundreds of houses. I always wanted to do something like this. Craftsmen with axes. A lost art.
Fun Fact: A carpenter in Finland is still called "Kirvesmies", which literally means axeman.
do it joe
its not lost in finland tho:O
yeah... that union helped in the murder of this art from
These guys aren't framers- They're finish carpenters. Get it? Bwahahaha!
It’s a fascinating process, doesn’t even take that long since they’re working as a group. My mother recently commissioned an older carpenter in Northern Finland to build our family a new one. When we met him he told us that they started the business with his brother around 50 years ago. He works mostly alone now since his brother has passed away. It was amazing to get to see the workshop. Because modern cars can transport these buildings, he usually assembles the cabins there during the winter. It’s a whole year’s work to get the wood, dry it and then build. I’m happy that we’re able to have it made by a real craftsman. When finished it should last hundreads of years if taken care of properly. We have a couple older ones already passed down in the family, they’re awesome to live in.
Every so often I come back to this video, just because it's so calming.
1990? i feel im looking at some mid 60's film. this is soooo much work but I am mesmerized with the skills and precision these men have
This film is Remastered 1990, from late 60´ I think.
The Tools are way older than 1890. Camera quality are from 90s if you ask.
It's from 1990. This log house was made with traditional techniques specially for the museum located in Lyytikkälä and for the purpose of documenting the process. They hired expert carpenters who were old enough to remember these techniques from the early years of their careers and asked them to wear clothes that didn't have logos or other modern features during filming.
Edit: The footage is from 1988. 1990 is the film's release year.
It's not from 1990. They would've use used video cameras to film with if it was. This is a 16mm print, so actual film cameras were used. I'm guessing sometime in the 70s.
Not to mention how much better built this is than any modern home.
Watching that guy cut a dovetail with an axe was the best thing I've seen all week.
Sharp axe!
Lol..i so get that. . Its the best feeling ever, to see someone having perfect skill and precision with what they do. No effort, just, click clack clock and done! Wow.
Same!!! Just a couple of swings and boom! Dovetail. Like hold up man, let me see that again XD
@@dumbdog2924 People from Finland and Sweden use axes a lot for woodworking purposes, I've gotten the impression in the rest of the world axes don't get as much use in woodworking. I've seen english videos of people using axes, but I get the impression it's scandinavian inspired "sloyd" stuff. I am curious if it occured natively in british, french or german cultures for instance.
We have lost so much. Thank you Northmen for showing us the genius of our ancestors, and true modern craftsmanship.
i have never seen such high quality craftsmanship. The axe-work is absolutely astonishing.
I have watched this video at least ten times over the years and always amazed at the precision of these craftsman. They do things with axes that I couldn't do with power tools!
Glenn Reach just thinking the same thing .
Sad to say , but true today .
I could not agree with you more. I hope they had a long, long and happy life, they deserved after doing such a very nice work.
these men do this as long as they can stand. they have start this jop as young as they can stand (3-5y) and they stop it when they cant stand. thats why they are so good with axe.
They didn't use any nails 'till the roof
Great project and film, also the music moves thoughts behind the times.
I lived in a log house in Finland until I was adult and moved out. The house has been built in 1680. It is interesting that all things they make in this video, were in our house. The building is still standing and needs to renovate.
@Michael Smith The Turku castle has sections dating back to the 1280s.
@Michael Smith
My mothers childhood home was traditional finnish farmhouse made of logs at early 1700, in the neughbour village there is one great example from late 1600, it's not common but there are some.
I thought we IRISH were but strong people, as I can see here, the Finnish are a hearty and smart people too, very nice to see their craftsmanship. May God always bless them 🙏
Ну да. Каждый считает СВОИХ более лучшими и правильными.
Literally every European nation have skill to build house from local recourses. It looks "hard", but actually there were nothing to do in dat epoch 🌝
@@maksimfedoryak Finns built lots of buildings in the USSR and their hard work and extreme precision was admired by the leadership.
The Finn's secret to strength and precision is the homemade split pea & ham soup. Their extraordinary intelligence comes from eating sardines on fresh buttered bread.🍜🥖🧈🐟🙂
Love the guy still hewing while everyone is partying haha "one of the most demanding jobs as a carpenter" LOL!
Thank you for affording the English version. This video is a must to the modern generations to detail the end result of hard work and handed down knowledge of structure building
Michael Funny Guy Morro
Impressive... Most impressive. I'm surprised how much they use the axe for instead of a saw or other tools... some very precise joints made by chopping.
Even the word for carpenter in Finnish is kirvesmies, literally axe man.
Axes have been quite commonly used because it's difficult to sharpen a saw blade.
You know whetstones got a hell of a workout on this project.
ruipelo Carpenter on puuseppä
Those hatchets look razor sharp an they make such good time of the work making it appear physically easy.
I love the way the Finnish build their houses wonderful carpenters! ❤️
Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.
@@swedishpsychopath8795 you are so wrong
Охренеть! Топор, механическое ручное сверло, гвозди, и самое главное желание что-то отличное создавать! И все! Молодцы!👏👏👏
Even the youngest guy had been doing that for twenty years and the older guy knows his stuff True woodworking. Real wood workers.
Beautiful. My dad and granddad built a loghouse for us in the early 90's. I'm happy to be a finn.
Hallo! I am a decendant from Norway. My Great Grandmother Elsie Hoidale was fluent in Norweigian, and she still prayed at family dinners in that language. I have never been to Norway, I am an American. It's amazing how far just one move across the Atlantic in the early 1900s can spawn families like mine completely absent from their homeland. My Great Grandpa moved to Michigan from Norway, and fell in love with my Great Grandmother, who was also a Norwegian immigrant. They died when I was very young. But I keep their heirlooms proudly.
Well I lived my childhood in loghouse made in 1700-century in Finland. It was a farm with cows and 800 acres. Livinroom 11x11meters and 13 other rooms.
This is amazing! No power tools. Just pure know-how, experience and hard work.
Thank yuo Finland
One of my favorite videos on youtube, ever
this is how life should be.
This was spectacular. The certainty of each axe strike and hammer blow is mesmerising.
the axe craft...
Ass craft? What
@@asbjrne.stackmest5015 axe, you silly goose.
Minecraft?
@@seyyednaqvi6760 asscraft
These people take pride in their work. So beautiful! Wish I had the know how to do this.
@16:28 Everyone's partying, and the carpenter is still hewing the damn cabin. lol
That's his idea of partying.
hes the real hero.
We have a saying: "The gummy bear candies are not divided equally" :D
Soy Argentino, me e quedado fascinado en la manera de hacer las casas de madera, es algo increíble, no se en que erramos, la humanidad cada día se va mas a la mierda con cada nueva tecnología. Lo mas triste es que hay personas que no les gusto el vídeo son una decepción para la humanidad. Ojala estos señores fueran mis vecinos lo mucho que me gustaría aprender de estas personas. Gracias por el vídeo.
It’s incredible how they make those perfect dovetail and hook joints look so simple to hew.
Огромное уважение мастерам! Финны прекрасный трудолюбивый народ!
Какой нетрудолюбивый народ смог бы выжить в суровых условиях?
Simply incredible. I cant believe the precision of the joints done with a freaking axe.
This was satisfying, insightful and fascinating. Bravo Finland, what a great little country.
I finished construction school 2013. We had the option to take a course in traditional log houses. Heavy work, but fun to do also. I'm also Finnish:)
You should be PROUD of your skill and heritage. I'm sure you realize that...but I still want to say it!
Now this is true craftsmanship and hard work the accuracy these guys have with the axes and draw knives is quite impressive I couldn’t do this and I’m a modern day carpenter
THESE GUYS GOT SOME SERIOUS SKILLS!!!
I love Finnish and how thick their rolled Rs are, its so charming.
My Lord, I've got several Fiskars axes, but I can't build such house. Many years ago I used to live in a small trapperhouse in Syberia. That house was like yours, but much smaller and it had one room only. Well done, men and THANKS FOR YOUR VIDEO!
Saving this because I'm gonna build a cabin just like it for my future family. Can't wait. I'll update this when I start, beginning to end. God bless you fellow lads. Ciao until then.
Ecoblackshirt 333 where you from? I wanna do the same maybe we can help each other out
@@florianpeter7045 East Texas my friend but my fiancee is a New Englander and we want our family to be around there somewhere just rural and somewhere without idiotic gun laws.
@-Umut Deniz- Indeed it is. Much of America is covered in green dense forest. It's lovely. So much of my country is rural, all I want is to live like my people used to.
@-Umut Deniz- Oh my a real live Russian. I love the Slavic culture and it's heavily influencing the cabin lay out and things. My Girl and I are taking a trip soon. From Poland to Serbia, then St Petersburg and some other places in Russia and we'll finish it off with camping out in Chernobyl Ukraine. Any tips?
@-Umut Deniz- Thank you thank friend. God bless Russia.
Hard to believe there are 15 people in the world who would dislike this.
Swedish.
bricklayers
slacker's
beat me to it!
@@tapanilofving4741, No, Russians!
I love how accurate and precise they are with their axe skills!
Still enjoy the belt made by the Northmen Guild.
Best belt I have ever owned.
Somehow I always come back to this
The way the narrator says Lyytikkälä and Suomenniemi is perfect. Great job!
kielimiehiä ovat near here LOL
This brings back memories of watching stuff like this on rainy afternoons. My mom was a strong believer in educational content...Which I suppose is why I'm here today watching this...
In other observations, that house looks like a tinderbox, all wood, birch bark under the foundation, tarred cotton between every joint. It's awesome though. I'd totally live in one.
Log hoses take very long to burn because of the volume of the wood. It is wood framed hoses that burn quickly.
Fun fact, it is thought log cabins were brought over to America by Finns. The Forrest Finns were brought to the New World in New Sweden and found an environment they were kind of familiar with. They started building their log cabins and soon enough, it became a mainstay of American building until recently.
Yeah and oldest houses still around is build by finns :)
did it come to Norway from the Finns too?
Actually the craftsmen were taught the building technique from norwegian carpenters. The whole log-building technique is a traditional norwegian building technique. Have you ever seen a stave church in Finland or Sweden? No - since there are no wooden stave churches there. In Norway there are stil today plenty stave churches. So I accept your gratefulness on behalf of the norwegian inventors / vikings.
@@swedishpsychopath8795 norway pog
@@swedishpsychopath8795 not true, swedish people are dirty ignorant people. very dirty people
I tell ya....the attention to detail and craftsmanship is off the chart. I know that in the US, northern Minnesota, there a are few schools that have seminars building similar dwellings. I am very grateful that this skill set is continuing to be passed on.
It reminds me of how many times my dad would tell me that my great grandpa immigrated here and first built a sauna on his farm land to keep warm in the winter then the house, he was a Finn, that’s for sure.
The only kind of house that is finnished before it is started.
so stupid
@@Lvx13 ITS A JOKE
@@m.p3982 I guess so...
Absolutely incredible craftsmanship.
These men were up in age, and they worked diligently with the strength and agility of guys in there 20's!
What Health, and Stamina they had !
Yes, my father-in law is in his late 70s and still chops wood and take care of his family forest daily, using only an axe and saw. But it's really, a hard work.
@@Vesalempinen
God bless him, and ALL of you in his family.
These craftsmen still had skill! One of the best videos on the www!
These guys look EXACTLY like I’d imagine Finnish log cabin builders would look like.
Like men? lol
yeah Neil.. I know what you mean, older guys in dungarees & flat-caps...
Neil Migala 6. Nnn
Cool story
Real men that eat eggs and butter for breakfast... :-) Oh how men have evolved into the tight pant wearing fashionistas of today. Doubt they even know how to use a hatchet.
The axe work is so accurate. I come from a family which build traditional wooden boats and mu uncle never used powered tools all hand tools that are shown in this video. That angled axe for the final dressing of the outer surface reminded me of the stone dressing in my country over 70 years ago. The stores were dressed just like that with a similar axe shaped tool which was not so light. What I like most about such communities, is the social relations that are built over the years. Modern City life with high rise buildings bring about an atmosphere that destroys so many communities. The social structure in city is the worse system man has ever invented. It will destroy Europe in 50 years time. If we could go back to such way of life the world will last much longer, and I am sure that future children would still be human rather than robots trying to keep up with something that is always running away from them. Congratulations to all the craftsmen who took part in this building. I like the method they used when they felt that the window weakened the wall . Such elegant logic when it was required.
Cities are better than suburbs thats for sure
Reject modernity
@White man invented everything To learn about lost history like this video here presents to us. The internet is a fabulous tool when used consciously.
I said reject modernity, not technology.
@White man invented everything nothing to do
@White man invented everything Hue is piilu / piilutus in finnish. The reason is, that when you cut the surface with the right axe, it will block the porosity of the wood, the surface will be very smooth, making it significantly more resistant to moisture and bugs etc. And it makes nice effect on it too. We live in a log house that was built around 1850's and it is still standing strong. Those piilu/hue markings in these old logs in our home that are brown nowadays from the years of living and time, make you wonder, just that if i could do something this long lasting by myself, that will last generations over and over rather than spend my days in boring jobs chasing money and happiness that will never come..
HYVAA! So proud of my finnish heritage.
Incredible craftsmanship
This is officially my favorite video on the internet
Thank you for making an english version. I have watched this probably 50 times without it. I love this log cabbin build.
heart-warming and wholesome 😊 nothing better than seeing good old fashion professionals at their job
Anyone have any more recommended videos like this? I remember watching one years ago with a man named Dick Proenneke which was quite amazing as well. Can't get enough of these old videos.
Watching this just made my day! Just incredible workmanship and great teamwork. It don’t get no better than this!
@White man invented everything I see, so you are a tiny brained racist. What a shame for you.
I've watched this probably 20 times. Can't get enough of those axes at work... one axe does it all in contrast to the Sagastua video where so many axes are used. The English version is such am amazing addition!! Thank You!
Its impressive how the wood takes shape so easily in these masters' hands.
Suomen. Talvisota
Thanks for these traditional craft videos. Truly a gem among gems.
Seeing that little house become finished was more emotional than I thought it would be. Beautiful craftsmanship.
This is amazing, the attention to detail and perfection is beyond the norm for sure!
I keep watching this over and over its amazing how much hard work they did on making a beautiful log cabin.
i watch this an i weep for the days of my childhood , when grandfather did very similar construction and took me with him. It was Fun .
Also , latvian log house construction is almost indentical , including the party making part :)
Thank you so very much for this! I have loved this video for years. Absolutely thankful. Keep up the wonderful work.
Definitely one of the more interesting videos to stumble up on.
I'm really impressed with the skills of the craftsmen esp how one cut a dovetail with an ax.
*Awesome. Thank you for sharing the vintage footage of traditional Northern log cabin building.*
It is awesome how good these buildings are. Perfect for climate here in Finland. I've been lucky to live my teens in one. The logs of that house frame are from 1860's. (we found newspapers that dated back there when we did some re-decoration work) And they sometimes used same logs on other buildings before so they could be even older. It is hard to believe but these buildings are almost eternal. :D
I've watched this twice in the original language. How excellent to finally see it in English. Thanks!
Me: "I'll just skip to the end and look at the finished product".
*25 minutes later*
Me: "Worth it".
Absolutely incredible craftsmanship. When building wasn’t necessarily a quick process but the end result is stunningly accurate
Wow. So nice to see firsthand the really great traditions of my ancient homelands thriving by artists with high skill in their hands. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
This is a masterpieace! I'm from Lithuania (a little bit souther, but still "cold" country) but my grandparents did all the same (except windows and doors - those were better :), but we didn't do vent channels under the floor). But still - i'm impressed! Hold on forest brothers :) !!!
This is a true master piece with just axe, ordinary saw and a hammer 😍😍
Here in southern New Jersey, our earliest European colonial homes were log cabins built by Finnish settlers of New Sweden.
played on old school house music tracks in background, very pleasant and informative experience, love the 16mm film too!
This state of mind, and craft is lost. Great video
Finally a English version. Thank you.
Sakima you know the other version has subtitles right? I am glad they have an English voiceover now though
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Traditional house built with traditional carpenters with their traditional tools. Love how they patiently craft every single details.
I have an old granary from 1845 still in good condition. Built with those instructions.
That was an awesome look behind the scenes. I really don't know anything about photography so it was really cool to see the tools that are used. Thank you for the always informative and entertaining videos.