I Still Have A Lot to Learn! S4 EP2
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You talk about how much you have to learn, I think it's INCREDIBLE what you've already learned!!!! I can't name a HANDFUL OF MEN that would undertake such a Project!!!! GREAT JOB Kaleb!!!! And the Striped Table is AWESOME!!!!
I was thinking the same. When you think of the men who worked in building the house, there were entire crews, each specializing in one area of expertise and Kaleb is learning and performing the jobs of all of them! It's phenomenal to watch!
@@Lucinda_Jackson. Well said! (and EVERY builder will tell you that it’s MUCH easier to do new construction than remodeling!)
Love the pin-striping and two-tone wood table for the saw! The Victorian esthetic is so pleasing, made doubly so with the functionality of these great machines.
Could be aesthetics on the band saw table. It could be functional, in that the two woods expand and contract at different rates. I knew a guy who knew the different expansion rates of most woods. He made interlocking puzzles with different woods, so humidity wouldn't bind them up.
Passing down the old school knowledge to the younger generations is priceless. Learn all you can from Mr. LaVelle Kaleb :)))
Just my opinion, but I think the alternating walnut and oak allows the saw operator to keep their material aligned as they engage the cutting blade. I always appreciate having reference lines to keep my cuts as accurate as possible.
I came here to say this
It also may make it easier to see the edge of the wood you’re working on no matter what shade of wood it is.
I think you are an amazing young man. Keep on keeping on and may the wind always be at your back.
And so say all of us.
The striped table top for the band saw would function to stabilize it and keep it flat. It's like plywood before plywood was invented. Awesome machine. Don't make them like they used to.
What I love is all the projects that you do, that you put safety first!
Well...I've learned that the more I know, there is way more I don't KNOW. LOL 🤷
I’m so happy there are people like you keeping these skills alive. You can tell you’re an artist. Knowing you will be able to use the machines to help others make their homes beautiful again makes me feel hopeful. I know your timeline is that things will get finished when finances and weather allow, but you two have made massive headway in a short time. Thanks for sharing the journey.
Love that you saved those doors ... you find a use for them later, provided they weren't trashed to begin with 👍
The segment around the 7 minute mark illustrates a key to good working. Yes, you need the right machine. But designing, making and using the right jig is just as important.
You are amazing for fixing up this place
You need a team kaleb , nice work as always pal but i would think that working on ANY part of the kitchen, to get a proper cooking/eating area is more of a priority then making a table top for saw that isn't usable yet? .I truly get the fact you need to mix up the projects because its the mood you're into atm or the monotony.. but my instincts tell me if you're living there full time , a kitchen and bedroom and an organized, clean, setup living room would be next? I'm sure you addressed this before sorry, , just my thoughts😒
Personally I'd want my roof watertight before installing a permanent kitchen.
Having one room - kitchen, bedroom, whatever - finished goes a long way to keeping one sane during renovation.
@@carlotta4th I thought he addressed the leaks already months ago. Are there still issues?
I'm always amazed that people feel the need to direct Kaleb in his work! I think it's pretty clear he knows what he's doing and how to pace himself and balance big projects with ones that look less impressive, but give him a little "break" by his doing something that's fun for him. He just finished the shower and is about to start intensive work again on the exterior. Maybe he just needed something less challenging and more entertaining for a week or so in between.
Why can't we just sit back, support Kaleb in his decisions without second guessing, and enjoy the content?
We are renovating for years now. Sometimes you need a little project that you can finish in a short amount of time to make you feel you finished something and you can enjoy. It gives you new energy to tackle a bigger project.
Great drone footage at the beginning!
I miss Kim, too.
Way to go, Caleb . . . Happy Spring. Here's to the next project or projects being a complete success. Eyes Front and Forward March. CHEERS!
Wow, my mom grew up in Leetonia Ohio! It's a tiny village about eleven minutes from where I live. There's not much going on there now, but it used to be known for its coke ovens and some outrageous incidents of mafia violence. Anyway, great looking restoration of the band saw, everything Kaleb does bears the hallmark of excellence! 👏🏻
Nice work on the bandsaw! Love the pinstriping!!
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Great job on saving those pocket doors 😇, one day I will have one of these beautiful homes ❤️
Im glad i saw this when it eas live. Your doing an awesome job on the house and that bandsaw looks badass. Thanks for sharing Kaleb.
I like the table saw. It looks elegant.❤😊
*Howdy Kaleb & Kim 🙂 Great update video.... yep some machines need heaps of research & understanding of how they all work. 🙂 The different coloured wood used on flat timber on the bandsaw, I have thought about it. Could it be that as you are pushing the timber thru, and then having the lines on the flat timber also help the worker keep it straight.. even if the line is drawn on the timber to be cut... its a way of double checking that one is actually cutting it straight at the width required. 🙂 JOHN - how is your special home that were fixing up coming along... can you get Kaleb to do an update on that home too.. Thanks 🙂NZ*
your passion. in this project. is heart warming ! Thanks for taking us along ‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼✌🏼
So funny, when I read "1984" I was actually afraid of what would happen when 1984 would come! That was in college. I had my first child in 1983 and in 84 the LAST thing on my mind was his book! GREAT SHOW, just wanted a laugh, so proud of you and your work!
Funny, because it's happening now.
I must be just a little older than you. I read 1984 in high school (1971 grad) and was also freaked out by it. It didn’t all happen by 1984 but, an awful lot is happening now! About that same time I figured out how old I would be in the year 2,000. That sounded sooo futuristic! I couldn’t even imagine being that old. LOL, at 71 now 47 seems really young to me! 😂 It’s all relative. 🤷🏼♀️
@@teret6719 praying that it is temporary, my friend.
@@26beegee I graduated in '73 so just a bit different but yes it was scary and now... my eldest is 41!
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I was thinking we had to be about the same age and yep! I graduated in '73, too, and my first was born in 1984 so turning 40 this year. Yikes! The last thing on my mind in '84 was the book. But it's certainly made its presence known in the past few years! I, too, hope things are temporary.
You're amazing and inspirational with all the work you've singlehandedly taken on and the continued passion for learning new skills. Thank you for continuing to share with all of us the progress. Holding you, Kim, Eric and everyone in the highest regard
I love the alternating wood platform-and the entire restoration of the saw.
How is the smaller sunburst coming along? And the bandsaw is revealing its beauty with the repair and clean up.
I love that you decided to leave the wall visible.
Awesome video. You still made some progress. Good job. Looking forward to next week.
Looking forward to the outside work, roof & gutters. 😊
Hope to see the basement bathroom finished soon so you can move down there.
We have so enjoyed watching this beautiful Lady’s restoration and know, with you at the helm, she will be perfection! Been following you from almost the beginning and have enjoyed every minute of your updates. I do have to say that, as personal as this might be, I miss Kim and her light, happy presence, along with y’all’s fur babies. Keep up the amazing work and hopefully, with all the planets aligning, that roof and dormers will be watertight and completed by the end of the coming summer! Thanks so much for sharing!
Curious, why did they use limestone for the foundation walls back then instead of brick? Is it better for foundations because of strength and waterproofing?
Another nice video! Have a great week! ❤to you and Kim.
Since I have little experience working with wood, I am interested in a tools for this work. Previously, I had only seen and used modern ones - but Caleb's ones are a completely different level. It's amazing how technology has changed over the past hundred years. It's equally amazing to see how they work and to hear from someone who is fascinated by these machines. I'm waiting for the workshop!
I’m looking forward to spring flowers. You need some heirloom bulbs for your garden
Thanks, Kaleb!
You did a beautiful job in making that wood piece for the band saw. The wood of maple n walnut together are very pretty. Happy to hear the weather is getting a bit nicer so you can get some important things done outside for example the roof.
We all learn something new just about everyday now that’s great that you love to learn. ♥️♥️😊👍👍🌟
When do we get to see the rest of the houses restoration? Like I was wondering about the floors and the stairways and inner walls. I haven’t seen it in years lol
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@@lauramitchell6725 what
I know my comments are weird, but I type them as the video goes along. :)
Anyway the tuck jointing looks good, something I really need to do with the 130 year old stone wall next to my house.
I like the pin striping on the band saw, and why the strip wood table? Why not? It's pretty, and even industrial machinery used to be things of art and beauty. True craftsmanship. Nice job on the new table!
Kaleb, I know this is a real grandmotherly (which I am) thing to say but, you have a beautiful complexion. Be sure to thank your parents for the good genes! 😁
Could u turn the slate round so the painted side is hidden? Just an idea, love the vlog 🥰🇬🇧
I'd imagine one reason for the striped table was economy. A slab of either solid walnut or maple in that size would've been both hugely expensive and impractically wasteful, even when the saw was built, but it would've been far less expensive and easier to source, using off-cuts of solid wood from local lumber mills and other woodworkers. Add in what others have mentioned, that the alternated woods act as a form of reinforced plywood together, and that it was a chance for some aesthetic value in an era that prized aesthetics, and it makes a lot of sense why something so decorative to us would be a stock model from the catalog.
IM READY FOR ACTION! (obscure spongbob reference)
Thanks for the video!
Thank you for the video! Always like them.🎉
I love watching progress that you're making, you're truly passionate about what you do. So thank-you for preserving and persevering!
On this pace, he will be done 2085.
@@jefsiv all good my friend, it will be done one step at a time. Enjoy the ride...it's free! Lol
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Hear, hear!
@@jefsiv. He actually said from the beginning that this would be his life’s work,and he wasn’t sad about it! He’s also a detail person and a true artist. Anyone can slap a remodel together quickly, THIS is a museum quality,historic restoration being done by ONE man who is learning every vintage trade.🙌🏻
Really enjoy your videos.
Bravo for all the AMAZING work! Lapsed viewer when my life got rough, but thought of you & came to catch up. Looks SO good! 🎉 And I am glad you are enjoying the process! Cheering you on!
Reach out to Keith Rucker at Vintage Machinery, which is also his CZcams channel. He restores vintage metal and woodworking machinery and should be able to make the part you need.
In fact, he is just finishing up a band saw restoration for another CZcamsr on his channel.
So does Brandon at “Inheritance Machining”.(CZcams)
I really like the table top for the saw. It does look lovely. Thanks for the update.👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼🌺
I can't help but notice that your attention is all over the place recently. Were that my house, I would be only concentrating on normal living quarters. Making the roof and dormers and eaves water tight. If that means adding the decorative elements later so be it. Then I would have worked on main floor rooms, which normally are kitchen, dining room, a living room or parlor and whatever else rooms there are.
Upstairs I'd have done bedrooms. At one point you mentioned potential children and not only do you not want your master on a different floor from their rooms, (you were thinking top floor your master suite only at that point in time) but you do not not want them in a house that is still so under construction. Lead paint and small children do not mix.
The basement I'd have left as basement until maybe later on. There is zero draw to live in that basement, ever. Cave living is not appealing. Yet you have mentioned buying appliances for a kitchen in that "always gonna be a basement", space. Why are you not working on a kitchen on the first floor, where people DO want to live?
Last we saw you have a considerable amount of upstairs still missing ceilings leaving you exposed to bat and other critter droppings.
The sudden collecting of Hall and Brown tools as well as other old ones is nice, but . At one point you mentioned a museum in the garage, you've mentioned an addition to the collapsing garage, you've more recently mentioned making a workshop in the basement, and you've started referring to the garage as the big workshop where you can recreate house parts. The focus on tools seems to have meant none of the rooms on the first, second or third floor are any further along.
I'd want to see above ground rooms, becoming livable and lovely! The rest seems far far less urgent.
I agree his focus seems a bit 'off', and I would be focusing more on the luving situation but you do have to do jobs you enjoy sometimes. The kitchen upstairs is going to be almost a museum piece, so he has talked about having a modern utilitarian kitchen in the basement too.
There is value in creating a usable basement and garage workshop becayse that will make projects run smoother.
You can do your old house restoration that way! And we'll all watch and cheer you on. I daresay when he started, Kaleb envisioned something more like that. In fact, I know he did from watching him all this time. Things just don't always work that way.
I can't wait to see the finish product.! It's looking gorgeous! Love watching your show. Thanks Kaleb and Kim!💕
I love watching you make y’all house sing again.
that table is soooo pretty!
Not sure if you covered this in a previous video, but make sure you're using Type N mortar on soft stone like limestone.
Given the age of this saw babbitt bearings more likley than brass.
Liquid babbitt is poured into the wheel and around the axel.
That's interesting! And you sent me running to Google for a quick look and lesson! Thanks!
what u have done is amazing
I feel like maybe you should focus on getting a set of rooms livable first! I wondering how Kim is coping with these living conditions! It will all be worth it in the end of course - but a proper bedroom and kitchen might be nice to make things easier for the time being.
Did she complain to you?
@@lauramitchell6725 I don't know her IRL! I was just remembering past footage and lives and thinking about how hard it is to live in a house undergoing renovations for an extended period of time.
Beautiful saw table 🤗👍 ☕🍰💐☕🍰
Love Sue❤❤❤🇬🇧❤❤❤
I would love to see the kitchen when it's finished❤
You know if you got some ornate copper on the side that wood it would pop like gold leaf
Awesome as usual
If you can’t get the red off of the slate,could they be flipped over?
A lot of repair work is being able to reverse engineer how it was built. And if it was built by humans, then it can be repaired by humans.
Where is Kim?
Did you go to tosche station to get that power converter lol
Try a wire wheel istead of just raking the joints.
Great job. Does it really cost a lot for slate for the roof?
oh i am struggling sooo much with my foundation. (a mud and sand structure from the local river...90 years old.) i need a breathable lime mortar to render with but having difficulty finding the right one. what do you use and how do you get it? please help.
the local box stores have no one that really knows and i'm in a small town with no other options.
Today mon. the 12th its a nice day if you can get out 👍😀
11th.
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Thank you for saving the pocket doors. You know those old cartoon characters who blew steam out of their ears when they were angry? That’s me when I hear about things like this. People who destroy old homes in the name of modernization, flipping, etc. are #$&*@, @5%.,%#@$!!!!!!!!!!!!!
You have to do the small steps to make the big steps happen. Please learn it correctly. That way you don't have to redo it. Definitely love the little saw. Nice work.
What is it you feel he's not doing correctly?
@@Lucinda_Jackson I didn't say he did anything wrong. Just agreeing that you have to learn things so you can do it correctly. The learning is the small steps. The actual doing is the big steps.
@@jennifergarrett6809 “Please learn it correctly” did sound like a scolding.🫤
Why would someone gut a historical home
A tip that I learned from this channel is that instead of using grease thingamajiggers to lubricate old machines it's better to use oil thingamajiggers. It'a like a small cup that you fill with oil.
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Kaleb, PLEASE answer the email I sent, yes or no, so I can move on.
I don't know what happened with the editing, but this feels like an unfinished copy got uploaded.
You gotta stop with the depressing background music and get something a little more fun and lively going.
It's sad to see a grown man want to cry for no reason.
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Blues is real music, stick to K-pop videos!!!
That is not Blues, sorry.
Yeah, period music is such a downer 🙄.