The Birth Of A Dugout Canoe by Northmen
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- čas přidán 9. 03. 2017
- This is a documentary movie uncovering the difficult and time consuming process of making traditional expanded dugout canoe using mostly traditional hand tools and techniques.
The master woodworker in this movie is Richard (Rihards Vidzickis) - an experienced green wood worker, wood sculptor and dugout canoe maker. Richard’s passion to green wood and solid wood creations has grown together with him since his childhood days. Richard’s father is also a wood worker and carpenter and has led his son into the beautiful world of working with wood. Richard has gone through all the traditional steps of becoming a master woodworker - starting from an apprentice, then journeyman and then receiving his Master degree in Latvian chamber of crafts. Richard’s passion to wood is not only sculpturing and carving it but also knowing the wood in a scientific level. So Richard has studied in Technical university as a student and reached his degree of Doctor in engineering materials science, so he has combined the craft, nature and science in his life and work. While working in furniture making during the studies, with making different kinds of difficult wood carving for Jugend, Barrocal, Renesance design style furniture, Richard has discovered that he tends to get back to more rustic, robust and natural forms of wood, so he created a park of massive wooden sculptures, wood crafts museum and live workshop where Richard lives and creates wooden bowls, plates, boats and accepts visitors to share his work and lifestyle.
Music - Alan Gogoll, Jason Lowe “When a River Parts”.
Sound - Gints Sola
Camera, edit - Jacob (Northmen Guild)
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I asked an old timer how he made these he told me start with a large log and cut away everything that didnt look like a canoe,yall did an excellent job
😄😄
That's what I say.
Wow he sounded like a deep thinker….
I've watched this video entirely too many times. Typically after a long, aggravating day at work. It's very calming.
Totally agree! Very therapeutic.
I love how they gave the kid his own little chunk of wood to carve out!
That's a trough... The simplest thing one could possibly carve. Kids have to start with something!
This is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen
Just amazing work with no power tools, beautiful.
@@williamavery9185 Yeah I liked that they didn't use any power tools too
yup
Don't get out much I take it.
I'm lucky I found this
Took me forever to realize that the holes with the little wooden pins are drilled in so the canoe is the same thickness all around, when you hit a pin you've carved far enough
THANK YOU
I thought it was to stop the log from splitting
I thought it was to eliminate the pin knots that were all over it.
I literally came to the comments looking to figure that out. Makes so much sense!
I was thinking it had to do with cracking
the cinematography was just as good as the canoe
I agree
That's what I was thinking
I want to meet the guy who made this
And thats a fancy word for what?
@@that_red_dentside3968 the filming work, the composition, the colors. Everything that has to do with the filming and the creativity behind the video
The work of the wood artists and the filmmakers are fantastic.
Incredible craftsmanship, no doubt passed down from father to son for generations . Amazing work gentlemen
Is it just me, or is the knocking and working on the canoe something that feels relaxing and soothing?
Yes, i always watch woodcrafting videos before i go to bed. The woodworking sounds definently help me relax.
Totalt agree
@@mr.3pac898 im a carpenter and this is really hard job dude :)
It only feels relaxing and soothing when you watch other people do it. ;)
Me too
Whoever filmed this did a damn good job
Wour coment made me laf
Every couple of years I have to come back and watch this again... I'd love to try this one day, this is the proper way to build a dugout!
This is my favorite video on CZcams at the moment. The sounds and the way this was made soothes my soul. AMAZING WORK!
I am from the mountains of north east India and now migrated to the cities in search of better life. My grandparents were craftsmen. After watching this I want to go back to the village and lives in the woods. You are an inspiration Northem. Thank you.
me too,from mizoram
Kids imitating dad, best way to teach them
This is the third dugout canoe build I have watched on CZcams. Each employed widely divergent techniques of construction, producing unique results. Two were built in North America: one recommended the canoe be stored underwater when not in use to prevent checking (which seemed odd): but no resin finish was applied. The finished product here is far and away the most beautiful... and the lightest.
I watch thousands of videos on CZcams and never comment but this is something so very special wow what craftsmanship.
Who every did the camera work deserves an emmy
This was most likely Jacob. He worked in the film industry before he founded the Northmen guild.
The editing is also superb.
I dunno how many hours of youtube watching I have done in my life, never left a comment, this however is one amazing piece of craftsmanship. Job very well done.
From Belarus with love and respect
boi you lying
This guy leaves one comment and gets 200 likes ahhaha :D
Well said
it doesn't actually look like optimum function in the end
So the small pins are actually depth/thickness markers, cool .
Richard F. Doss II thank you, I went in the comments to find someone that explained it.
That's awesome
That's what i was thinking. Great technique
thanks. I was wondering why he was doing that
@Dark Matter Repurposing Centre y4i37338338384757575748474848383833848484u4u5859585758
The sound of the sharp tool is amazing , especially the hand planner
the sound of cutting wood, and the music, and just beautiful craftsmanship... idk what it is, but that is just the beauty of life right freaking there
I actually listen to this at work, I've watched it, but now I'll just listen because it's so calming.
What is the song name?
My brothers, father and I absolutely love watching what you all do. We love to work with timber and wood and we would love to learn how to make our own tools like your guild does. You have such a peaceful, beautiful life. Your videos help me relax after a long day of work. Thank you John Neeman and the Northmen. Keep making more!
Thank you Aaron! All the best to you and your family.
is there a name for the curves axe you used it looks kinda like a hewing axe thats been bent is this true or no?
its called an adze
Exactly what I was about to comment, first video I've seen from these guys and I am relaxing as i just got off work, lol
no the tool at 6:36 is not an adze
This video represents the perfect triangle if cinematography, audio and craftsmanship. Absolutley love it. Also I think it has the perfect balance between music, working noise and people talking.
Nice to see a young one working and learning by watching his elders. And he’ll have something to show for it. To have the pride enough to be able to say, “I did that”.
That took me back to my childhood and being in my father's joiners shop. The lovely smell of freshly cut timber is something I miss.
Best video on CZcams. What talent and craftsmanship but fear these are a dieing breed of men. Very very well done. Thanks for making this and sharing.
christian collett todays "men" wear skinny jeans so the circulation cuts off, wear earrings, and get there eyebrows done
They call me squints their*
and who fucking cares lol. you don't need to know how to make a boat today, go buy one for like two hundred dollars. that's like ten hours work ≈min wage
Yo Lo im going to assume that you fall under the category of "men" i just described. Where do you think those boats came from? Someone popped it out there ass? No, somebody fuckin made it. Whether its a wood one or plastic, someone had to build it, assemble it, put it together etc etc. get your fuckin triggered ass out of here
Type in "The Birth Of A Wooden House. Extended" and you will be blown away even more i think
Yo Lo And when the shit hits the fan don't come asking to use my boat. Your the guy who gets lost on a hike in your own backyard, and calls in life support to rescue you....
Your workshop looks gorgeous! I would love to do this kind of down-to-earth woodworking for a living. You truly are living the dream
This is my 3rd time watching this and I am still amazed at the craftsmanship and hard work that went into making the canoe.
This should be in an archive somewhere for posterity. The utter mastery of hand tools, complete command of the natural material, coupled with the masterful videography make this truly mesmerizing. The scarf slicks, scorps, and adzes used are perfectly suited for the purpose here. And the tools are as beautiful as the finished canoe.
This should be shown as a part of the school curriculum...a true lesson in vision, creativity, patience, diligence and love for the gifts we have available in the natural world. A perfect antidote to the fast-paced, consumer driven, wasteful society that is so pervasive in the so called 'developed' World. Thank you!
You really think the education system truly cares about all that? No. I don't think so. I thin the gubment would prefer debt-locked wage slaves who question nothing.
Coming from a school teacher, I think that is a fantastic idea. Our students complete personal projects. This would be a great video to show them for all the reasons you mentioned above.
I agree.
I’m lucky enough to have gone to a
Steiner Waldorf school, where I learnt many crafts. You should look into it if you haven’t already!
Birch bark canoes are much finer. This was kind of amateurish.
Gods, the excitement alone I feel when I see your tools and how I use them should definitly put me on a list of some kind.
Learned 8 new things.
Skills that give peace to the soul in uncertain times through confidence of self reliance. Inspiring.
It's basically like a movie since it is filmed so well.
I truly appreciate the work and effort you put into this one.
Just beautiful. Like a freaking poem wrapped in a Da Vinci painting. Thank you, you magnificent Latvian bastards.
Я сам плотник и знаю как тяжел дедовский плотницкий труд ! А тем более не предаваясь искушению в наш век прибегнуть к технологиям и поддерживать ремесло предков ! Молодцы ребята !
Ну следы выпиливания бензопилой видны :) Оно и понятно - вырезать канавки и выбить лишнее в десятки раз быстрее, чем выбирать теслом ВСЁ.
Alot of hard work with a high risk of failure. You challenged yourself. Great job! Nice video. I hope the canoe is in your family for generations.
The sounds of tools on wood alone.
Круто
Justin Wild u
Счастливый человек !Живёт и работает в согласии с природой .Большая семья !Любимое дело!
I'd never complain about an experience as beautiful as this.
But a thought, as a fellow small boat builder, though far far from as expert as them in the construction techniques or really in boats compared to some. I do want to share that the instability of the boat on the water has much to do with a too round hull. The paddling experience would be greatly improved by an increased V or U shape & a hard chine for edge stability.
Your Dugout looks to track well, which really, I'm impressed with a likely first attempt with a novel design!
Beautiful work, I've watched many times!
The master woodworker is an experienced boat builder, what makes you think it is his first attempt? And novel design hardly comes from using "traditional tools and methods" to create "a traditional dugout canoe". A V shape makes a canoe harder to pull over land and shallows, a U shape makes it more susceptible to cracking. The amount of work that is required to make this boat is a significant investment, perhaps the Latvian men learned over centuries to avoid the risk of losing everything, at the cost of having to better train their seamanship.
This has kind of a magic to it. Such dedication and effort to making so awesome. These guys are so gifted.
These guys know how to sharpen tools
It ain't that hard
I know right? All those insane curvy tools! Sharpening a chisel, or a knife is one thing lol but those adzes, custom curved planes, and crazy round draw knives.. those must be a real bitch to sharpen.. considering with a round object you're literally sharpening a millimetre at a time!
@@DanteYewToob uhhh no lol u put the tool on your lap and instead of moving the tool you move the stone and it's just like sharpening a knife
Jayden Zerfoss ain’t you just a genius. You sharpen tools for a living?
@@jonh.5630 no........I'm a deforester I work with my brother and I sharpen both mine and my brothers too
Very cool, thank you for sharing. I would have never guessed that the canoe would open up so much after steaming and sticking it. Beautiful craftsmanship.
Watched this with my 5 year old son both of us were very impressed with this craftsmanship.
Yes, it's very very impressive what these men can do... the whole video is a praise to human skills, life and nature. I love it.
Впечатляет,от таких видео душа дышит🙏
This is like the most satisfying video on CZcams it shows people how life used to be and how people are living the same way our ancestors did love the video
I'm sitting behind the desk looking at my pull request... WTF am I doing with my life? This is some much better, simpler, just pure
Cool, next build a roman ship the length of 2 football fields like our ancestors did.
Perhaps some ancients used your ancestors like donkeys to build a roman ship but what have you done? Thee guys ARE doing it.
Echo Chamber Infiltrator those take years or decades with 1000+ workers
Caligula was Emperor for 3 years 10 months. He built the Lake Nemi ships and another massive barge. Reality kinda opens things up doesn't it?
you guys are too good, but who ever was recording this and done editing is the master... camera work, the shots just long enough to keep you asking for more. just pure perfection
It's really relaxing to watch someone create a beautiful piece of art.. You guys should be really proud of yourself.
Holy moly. Mind blown. These guys are some incredible humans. Wow, what workmanship
Best video I have seen on CZcams in a long time , mabye ever. The cinematography was fantastic as well as the build itself. The music fit the setting very well. Im happy to have stumbled upon this. Great job, Keep em coming !
If you like this kind of stuff I recommend you to watch Rune Malte Bertram Nielsen's videos. You'll enjoy it!
Watching this makes me wish that I'm a Scandinavian carpenter, living in the Scandinavian forest, peeling Scandinavian wood with my Scandinavian kids and friends, sleeping my Scandinavian sleep and living my Scandinavian dream.
foxmulderwasright so whats stopping you?
amazing work!! The Canoe itself is excellent, no question about it. But I was floored just with the paddle. 16:13 - 16:19 what precise finishing on that surface! It looks like it came out of a CNC!!! terrific!
This guys’s ancestor: that’s mah boy
@Skyhawk Apodaca what?
@Skyhawk Apodaca is this some kind of american reference that I’m too european to understand?
@Skyhawk Apodaca Are YOU dumb? They’re from Norway not the US
@Skyhawk Apodaca im not white
That’s a Native American dugout canoe
Wranglerstar should watch this to learn that "silence is golden."
You can´t compare Wranglerstar and these craftsmen.
Cody may be fairly good at timber framing and doing work on the homestead, but building things like this canoe is a whole nother level of craftsmanship.
But i totally agree with you. He should shut up. ;)
Yes, there are many that are similar: Wise men talk because they have something to say, fools because they have to say something.
I quit Wranglerstar during his mailbox post series. He got this goody goody attitude.
I had to stop watching wranglestar because he wouldn't shut the hell up.
Well since all of you are all idiots, prepare for itemized insults:
1.) Cody is way more entertaining than these guys and knows far more in general about a variety of topics related to homesteading than probably most these guys.
2.) No one cares if you do not like Cody's videos since you all obviously have terrible taste in excellent youtube content anyway.
3.) The whole reason people watch Wranglerstar is because he imparts his wisdom, experience, and daily life very well through TALKING!!
4.) This video is great except for the fact that if they had just bough a manufactured canoe it would last longer with less maintenance and would have cost much much less time, effort, and money!!
5.) You are all idiots!
Being a Son of Norway, I'm very thankful for you all doing this, and recording it for everyone to see the process. I've always loved canoeing. Thanks again... Tusen Takk...
Well apparently he's neither Norwegian nor Swedish it appears he's Finnish
@@akirathorson885 I don't care.
Akira Thorson he‘s a northman
Hey buddy seeing as you are from Norway, perhaps you can answer my question. Is it a cultural thing for them to us wood black on most of their projects. Or just a way of protection from water and weather.
He is a son of Latvia The latvian pagan rings give it away. Jānis Neimanis is his name
everything about this video is so well done and put together, the quality and editing, the music, and the detail and time that was put in to the making of this canoe is blowing my mind, words cant describe this
This is in my opinion one of the best videos ever created. The beauty in the craft is simply magnificent. It feels true and very humbling.
I honestly could've watched that for another hour or so,......'!!!
ronniebillhicks we can't bear watch ypur comments bitch
I hope you didn't get picked on too much growing up, or treated real bad by a family member,......or even something worse,............to take the time to write someone, negatively the way you just did, makes me think that you had it pretty ruff growing up,.........I'm sorry you had a hard time, but hiding behind a fake name and profile, trying to get people into an Internet argument, is pretty sad to say the least. You're better than this.
Ronniebillhicks... nicely said.
ronniebillhicks I'm drunk at 3am and this held my attention
^^
That is a pretty smart way to make sure you have the walls at an even thickness.
THAT's what they're for! That is smart indeed
Is that what the dowels that were hamered in at the start for? Ingenious!
But wouldn't it leave weak spots in the canoe's surface? What if one of those dowels pops out? Or does that ink that he uses also act as a glue?
for this is the green "Glue" ^^
I was wondering why where they doing that at the beginning.
Absolutely jaw dropping.....from something that needed to be moved with heavy equipment to something beautiful that can be handle by one man.
Man the sound of wood chips is so satisfying
Whoa he built that in just 18 minutes!!
Gotta go fast.
try about a year :P
kidding btw :P
@jesse Kline. He had another person help him so the 18 minutes isnt that impressive
Here, hold my beer...
Concerning woodworking, I've never seen anything more beautiful, pure and skilled than this before.
Thanks for sharing this awesome work.
Потрясающая работа, моё уважение. Спасибо.
The use of the dowels to gauge the final thickness is brilliant!
Watched northmen building a house before I go to work, watching northmen building a boat after work. I'm dreading running out of northmen videos to watch.
This video was extremely calming and satisfying to watch.
This is one of those videos you hate to come to a end!
А говорят в мире больше не делают Долбленки. Делают в Сибири в татарской деревне и у вас. Вы большие молодцы! Превосходная лодка!
I don’t know why but this video was moving. Just everything about it, the crafting, the faces, videography.
@johnny towers honestly this comment shocked me, are you human?
@@ModellingWeekly i found it funny
HOW DOES SOMEONE DISKLIKE THIS? ...I had tears in my eyes at the end....so good, thankyou!
Those tree huggers
Amazing! Hard work. Dedication. Master Craftsman.
One of the best video’s i ever saw on yt.
I am proudly saying that I could do work and things like this for the rest of my life and die a happy man.
Молодцы ребята!
Умения свои,навыки сохранили.
Фильм тоже очень красиво снят.
Se nota la pasión que pone en su obra gran maestro
One of the most amazing videos I've ever seen. Thank you.
Какая любовь к своему труду,только ток и появляются шедевры, большое спасибо каналу и создателям каноэ,как надо любить,то что создаёшь своими руками!!!!!!!
wow, that canoe was so well made I almost wouldn't want to ride/use it.
Very skilled workers!
This is beautful work and a great way of keeping tradition alive. Reminds me of the pirogue that used to be made in the deep south from cypress trees, where the trees were so big at one time you could make two separate pirogue from one trunk of a cypress tree, but sadly those days have long since gone and those ancient giant trees no longer exist.
Beautiful. It took me a second to figure out why you put the dowel in but other than that it all just made perfect sense. I could have watched that all day.
And after all that effort you have a kayak. Its astounding how far humans have wandered. Most people would never be capable of doing what you have. Bravo.
this was honestly the most relaxing video
I think this canoe is gonna outlive us all.
Breathtaking craftsmanship.
Most relaxing 20 mins iv had in ages. Great workmanship.
That was very cool, the steaming and forming process had me on edge.
I like your solution for controlling the thickness of the hull, easier than using giant calipers.
This was incredible, Craftsmanship at its finest. Very well put together, the boat, the video and the music. Thank you for this. What kind of wood did you use? I'm guessing pine?
Linden?
European aspen, he wrote in comments
It was cottonwood. You can tell by the bark.
w2c20042003 aren't they basically the same thing? They're both closely related anyway.
Cottonwood is much lighter than pine and has a completely different smell. Cottonwood is also a deciduous tree whereas pine is a conifer. You can use pine in crafting a canoe though.
Парни молодцы👍 Видно, что мастера. Я сам плотник - смотреть одно удовольствие.
one of the most relaxing videos on the internet. beautiful craftsmanship, truly an inspiration
Probally the coolest dudes on the planet.
Imagine how satisfying that first trip on the water must be.
This guy: Probably the coolest DUDES on the planet
Dude Perfect: R we a joke 2 u???!!!!
Ps: i like this a lot
@@hoangquanle3310 are* and to*
@@hoangquanle3310 and it is supposed to be am i a joke too you
Your videos are amazing! They're inspiring, intriguing, peaceful to watch and just so enjoyable. Please keep it up! Not to mention ya'll are top notch craftsmen that take pride in your trade, heritage and skill, my hats off to you!
What a hell of work!!! I do hope that a canoe made in this way in the past would last for several generations... 😲
The craftsmanship in making that must’ve taken a lot of love a care and patience? Really good to see such incredible attention to the finest detail.
This is so manly and well shot, for a second I thought it was a really long beer commercial.
Or a commercial for Norway: Norway, where people randomly build boats...
Watching them stretch out the canoe was amazing!
The Last of the Mohicans for real. A great video and i thank you for your time..
That was absolutely incredible! Thank you for sharing this amazing video!!
It’s beautiful, I love how the the children gets involve too,
I’m upset that I can only like this video once...
Make an alt account
i dont know how many times i have watched this but i still love it
All this done in complete silence. Beautiful.