1-Year Building a Cozy Log Cabin in the Woods! (Start-to-Finish ASMR)

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  • Building a log cabin from start to finish complete build. No talking, ASMR inspired building an entire small off grid cabin from start to finish using a sawmill by hand. To purchase a Norwood Sawmill please use this link: bit.ly/3O9SnXA
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    I cut down dead pine trees that are on my 40 acre property to build a log cabin sugar shack that will house a maple sap boiler so we can enjoy some delicious maple syrup in the spring.
    With the help of my chainsaw, I'll cut down all the overgrown and shaded out dead pines which I will cut into log to build a sugar shack. The pines in this replanted forest are fat too overgrown and have been grossly mismanaged. The trees should have be cut and thinned nearly a decade ago. Removing the dead trees is a good start to rehabilitating the forest. Later, we will thin even more and get the forest ready for replanting and rejuvenating.
    We will mostly be cutting trees and then getting the site chosen. It's a lot of tree felling, and hauling to get our raw materials.
    With the help of my chainsaw, I'll cut down all the overgrown and shaded out dead pines which I will cut into log to build a sugar shack. The pines in this replanted forest are fat too overgrown and have been grossly mismanaged. The trees should have be cut and thinned nearly a decade ago. Removing the dead trees is a good start to rehabilitating the forest. Later, we will thin even more and get the forest ready for replanting and rejuvenating.
    In this part, we will start building the log cabin from the foundation up. I will use the butt-and-pass method which laps one row of logs over the other, while fastening the logs together with spikes. This is simpler and quicker because it does not require the tedious work of scribing each log and notching.
    A butt-and-pass corner joint on a log home creates the look of a rustic, old-fashioned cabin. As the logs are laid to create the outside corners of the building, the first log on each layer extends past the corner, and the log forming the other wall butts into the first. As the timbers are laid to build up the corner, the extended logs alternate for an effect that resembles interlaced fingers.
    We will continue to erect the log cabin walls from the foundation up. I will use the butt-and-pass method which laps one row of logs over the other, while fastening the logs together with spikes. This is simpler and quicker because it does not require the tedious work of scribing each log and notching.
    We milled all the roof strapping with our portable sawmill. The log cabin is intended to be used as a sugar shack where we can boil fresh maple sap and turn it into delicious maple syrup. The log cabin is being built on a large track of private land as part of a homestead. We have built other buildings such as the main cabin, the outhouse, the small cube, the root cellar and even dug a pond.
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  • @ModernSelfReliance
    @ModernSelfReliance  Před 2 lety +128

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    • @johnmcook1
      @johnmcook1 Před 2 lety +6

      Could you copy his channels name any closer. You copy a 6 year old channels content and could not even come up with a unique name. Sorry but i find you pretty damn sad.
      Also unlike the real channel who you are trying to make fame from you use modern tools and are a total generic channel.

    • @chrisleclairleclair6419
      @chrisleclairleclair6419 Před 2 lety +9

      @@johnmcook1 Not sure anyone has a monopoly on self reliance. Grow a set, and get self reliant yourself, get inspired.

    • @alive.off-grid
      @alive.off-grid Před 2 lety +6

      How many logs did it take to build that Shack

    • @user-xf8ux6xs7o
      @user-xf8ux6xs7o Před 2 lety

      На букву.......Х........

    • @Monkeylifeshow
      @Monkeylifeshow Před 2 lety +2

      Nice view in winter you guy, love your video.

  • @richardfiedler2201
    @richardfiedler2201 Před 2 lety +1996

    NO TALKING, NO YELLING, NO SWEARING, NO RADIO, NOTHING CUT WRONG, NO MISSING TOOLS, I could never work with these guys LOL

  • @mikedavis8314
    @mikedavis8314 Před 2 lety +48

    Watching that made me envious. I envisioned a time before the industrial revolution when life was simpler and all man wanted was to enjoy a peaceful existence, be one with nature, and be left alone. As a city dweller, I am seriously contemplating jettisoning most of my worldly possessions and moving to rural America and spending the rest of my life closer to nature. The demands of urban living contribute to many of the neuroses and physical ailments that plague us city dwellers. I've experienced all that materialism has to offer. At this juncture in my life, I'm seeking serenity.

    • @berenicemillanmejia4781
      @berenicemillanmejia4781 Před 2 lety +2

      Pronto las ciudades quedarán asoladas y vacías ...mejor salir de las ciudades ya

    • @GolfRemoEchoGolf2
      @GolfRemoEchoGolf2 Před 2 lety +1

      @@berenicemillanmejia4781 yep !

    • @forasteiro61
      @forasteiro61 Před 2 lety +5

      I'm in medical college in Paraguay now, but I had spend huge part of my life in a small farm of my family at the interior of Minas Gerais - Brasil. This distance is one of the biggest reasons to mine anxieties and unsatisfactions, in the nature everything always looked meaningfull, fluid and natural as well. This makes me question, if the void from the nature is reason (cause) of the sickness and the spiritual weakness the we see in the world today.

    • @mikedavis8314
      @mikedavis8314 Před 2 lety +2

      @@forasteiro61 Obrigado por responder ao meu post.
      Sim, acredito que quanto mais nos distanciamos da natureza, mais suscetíveis nos tornamos às doenças. As demandas da vida urbana geram estresse, que enfraquece o sistema imunológico e nos deixa vulneráveis a vários tipos de doenças, tanto mentais quanto físicas. Estou pronto para escapar da vida urbana e aproveitar o resto da minha vida em paz.
      A propósito, boa sorte para você na faculdade de medicina.

    • @everready19373
      @everready19373 Před 2 lety +4

      Me too. I retired April of '21. My youngest leaves for college next fall. At this point in my life, I just want to be left alone. Next spring I plan to start a garden and learn how to can food.

  • @rileyday6025
    @rileyday6025 Před rokem +7

    Putting a big wooden board under the tree as you cut it down so that you can slide the tree over is such a simple yet genius idea, that would have saved me so much time and energy lmao I'm going to use that from now on

  • @salnellen1381
    @salnellen1381 Před 2 lety +369

    Makes me think of the work that went into building my brothers home in Maine. The house is from 1799 and the inside beams are exposed and it clearly shows the massive logs that were hand dressed with axes or some other types of tools as the tool marks and the uneven chunks carved from each log can be clearly seen. The squared logs in the ceiling are held together with pegs and are all over the house. The outside is clapboard and doesn’t reveal the actual construction and age of the place but the way house sits on the hill it has the look of an old cabin that’s been there for centuries. When I’m laying in bed at night looking at the ceiling I think of those revolutionary war era pioneers who built this house from the woods that used to be in the open fields surrounding it and imagine the hardships of those cold winters and harsh conditions for survival. Watching you build this small cabin with power tools makes it look easy next to what they did with hand tools and no electricity and managed to build a house perhaps 5-6 times the size of this little cabin. And what you did here is no easy task at that! Great job!

    • @williammunny9916
      @williammunny9916 Před 2 lety +12

      *_Revelation 13.13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666._*
      _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._
      ---

    • @hidebehind2604
      @hidebehind2604 Před 2 lety +2

      Checking of log will be on top and bottom of logs.

    • @joshuathinker8546
      @joshuathinker8546 Před 2 lety

      @@williammunny9916 well CZcams wont let me click the read more option for your comment.

    • @tbone9347
      @tbone9347 Před 2 lety +8

      those revolutionary cats would've never thought the country would be tore down from the inside by idiot libbies.

    • @rebeccaduncan6
      @rebeccaduncan6 Před 2 lety +3

      @@williammunny9916 Good to hear a positive post,just too many with no heart,

  • @MrJkilloran
    @MrJkilloran Před 2 lety +20

    This was transcendental... I could smell the sawdust, the burning brush and the pancakes. Very enjoyable. Thank you

  • @harrygre60
    @harrygre60 Před 4 měsíci +54

    I am glad to hear that you have found this book to be very informative and helpful for your woodworking project czcams.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO It sounds like you are well prepared and confident to build furniture for your house. I commend you and your friend for your enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things from this book. I hope you enjoy your woodworking journey and create some beautiful pieces.

  • @EugeneVincentOutdoors
    @EugeneVincentOutdoors Před 7 měsíci +4

    This build is a cut above most with natural logs. This replicates the basic log cabin era. Nice job. 100% well done.

  • @coffeenut9588
    @coffeenut9588 Před rokem +1

    I had no idea that maple extract looks like water. I learned something today. I am mostly listening while I work on something but I saw those buckets of "water" and I was like, "Those came out of the trees? Hold up..." (Rewind.)

  • @blanknone5408
    @blanknone5408 Před 2 lety +9

    Oh Canada! How great it is to be a Canadian! USA is good too.

  • @luvadane
    @luvadane Před 10 měsíci +4

    You gotta love guys that do the work efficiently, effectively, and make it look fun

  • @Phoenix0j_
    @Phoenix0j_ Před 2 lety +9

    it's wild how you can fit a whole year into just 1hr 🙌🙌

  • @pauldooling6043
    @pauldooling6043 Před 2 lety +55

    One thing the old timers always did to the log cabins( that we seem to forgotten overtime) was to paint the ends of your new logs. (The old timers used a white paint.) it kept the logs from checking in cracking!

    • @richardfiedler2201
      @richardfiedler2201 Před 2 lety +6

      The old time is did not have paint. They cooked tree sap.

    • @MHPloni-kl5ec
      @MHPloni-kl5ec Před 2 lety +7

      @@richardfiedler2201 They sure had paint . . . milk paint. Another technique is to char the wood black.

    • @brentlloyd7908
      @brentlloyd7908 Před 2 lety +2

      @@MHPloni-kl5ec also lead "paint", or they would tar or coat the ends with creosote

    • @TheRobe-
      @TheRobe- Před rokem +1

      Interesting

  • @ksnorts3970
    @ksnorts3970 Před 2 lety +28

    I enjoyed this immensely. No talking was somehow very relaxing

  • @Monkeyboy2457
    @Monkeyboy2457 Před rokem +1

    These guys know how to WORK.

  • @priscillaalonzo2928
    @priscillaalonzo2928 Před 2 lety +20

    I'm from Los Angeles, I loved watching you make your home, there's only one word for this. Beautiful.
    You guys are great.

  • @praisegod4538
    @praisegod4538 Před 2 lety +91

    I was exhausted after watching just seven minutes, lol. Seriously, been watching this build off and on for over the past nearly one year. Nice to see it all put together in one vid. Great job, Kevin, Don, Don and Chris!

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  Před 2 lety +11

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @Monkeylifeshow
      @Monkeylifeshow Před 2 lety +1

      For me it is so amazing video with the view of winter.

    • @berenicemillanmejia4781
      @berenicemillanmejia4781 Před 2 lety

      Demasiada herramienta ,tiempo y lancabaña muy chiquita, quien vivirá allí????

    • @adalbertanieves8451
      @adalbertanieves8451 Před 2 lety +1

      @Laura Brown May the good Lord keeps on Blessing You with many more years to come!

    • @Kyharra
      @Kyharra Před 2 lety +1

      @@berenicemillanmejia4781 have you watched the videos on his channel? I don't think he lives in any of them except his home but he spends some nights in the things he's built

  • @MangledGuitars
    @MangledGuitars Před 2 lety +9

    I look forward to these each week like a TV show!

  • @Unkl_Bob
    @Unkl_Bob Před 2 lety +9

    I have never seen that way to build a log cabin. Simple chainsaw notching without trying for perfection yields a faster build, easier chinking and no or little need for huge spikes and re-bar pieces..
    However... wowzers
    the roof build was very well executed!! . Nice results all round. Very good

  • @Jakem1872
    @Jakem1872 Před rokem +2

    People often forget that unlike nowadays way back when people had a stronger sense of community and with help from members of the community were able to build homes surprisingly fast

  • @Zobavajaina
    @Zobavajaina Před rokem +2

    The multi-tasking with the maple syrup was outstanding.

  • @chasjacks9378
    @chasjacks9378 Před 2 lety +7

    One year build. it keeps you out of the bats. So that's good. Also the right tool for the right job. The tractor and sawmill are the keys to building a cabin or house. How nice to have all the wood yoyu need right next to the cabin.

  • @mlwee6796
    @mlwee6796 Před 2 lety +28

    Nice job. I would prefer to fill the gaps between the logs with resin or hard glue. And put solar panels on the roof plus a suitable pipe to harvest the rainwater.

    • @sharonmiller6436
      @sharonmiller6436 Před 2 lety

      Solar panels in the woods - not a whole lot of sun would get through. Resin or hard glue is too rigid between the logs. They might even have trouble with the mortar but that is a traditional way to do it. There is a product out on the market that looks like the mortar but stays somewhat flexible so the drying and shrinking of the lots doesn't break it. The logs may be from dead trees but they are still damp from being in the snow etc.

  • @mikehewitt5137
    @mikehewitt5137 Před 2 lety +3

    I've changed my mind. Congratulations guys.

  • @canteventhough
    @canteventhough Před rokem +2

    The syrup making is a hidden gem, a treat.

  • @archi-mendel
    @archi-mendel Před 2 lety +211

    Logs tend to shrink and expand ("breath") to up to 6-8% during the year and during the use. When house is not used, logs are getting moisture and expand, when house is used (stove is lit) logs dry and shrink. Please note that this is not "logs can shrink and expand", this is "logs will 100% shrink and expand". So all the things described below WILL happen, not COULD happen.
    In your case the following will happen rather quickly. Nails connecting logs vertically will loosen, walls will loose structural integrity and will deform. Logs will shrink and will hang on window frame - either having huge gaps between them or just smashing window frame. Same for the door frame - door will stuck so hard, that the only way to get inside would be to cut the door off. Roof frame will deform. Cement you've used to fill the gaps between logs will crack and fall apart.
    Thus, you needed to:
    1. Make sure to have gap above window frame (at least 8 cm in your case) and above door frame (at least 15 cm in your case). This should then be filled with some soft insulation like moss, synthetic foam, etc.
    2. Window and door frames should be connected to walls with spike grooves or sliding metal connectors.
    3. Roof frame should be connected to walls with sliding metal connector.
    4. Logs should have spike grooves for the whole length to let every next row to more securely sit on the previous row and to decrease gaps. Gaps are filled with some soft insulator, like moss, jute, etc.
    5. Logs should be connected with wooden nails connecting three rows of logs. This secures vertical integrity and make sure walls stay vertical while "breathing".
    6. Logs should have proper connection carved in corners to make sure walls are securely connected to each other and to decrease gaps.
    In short, you've done a huge job, but sadly, your house will fall apart shortly. Considering the weight of wood it has, it is very dangerous to stay inside.

    • @xMrBlack
      @xMrBlack Před 2 lety +37

      Not to mention the log slices they used as their base will rot out, sitting directly on the ground with no treatment at all.

    • @mort_et_misere
      @mort_et_misere Před 2 lety +13

      I thought the same thing. They didn't take any of those factors into account. Still a neat project, even though it won't last long.

    • @drewjanvrin1508
      @drewjanvrin1508 Před 2 lety +6

      how many log cabins have you guys built

    • @mort_et_misere
      @mort_et_misere Před 2 lety +19

      @@drewjanvrin1508 What part of his comment was wrong in your opinion?

    • @drewjanvrin1508
      @drewjanvrin1508 Před 2 lety +4

      @@mort_et_misere never said it was wrong, just no one asked

  • @rachellucas242
    @rachellucas242 Před 2 lety +1

    Love all the sounds of carpentry , lulls me to slp

  • @gabrielerossi3291
    @gabrielerossi3291 Před rokem +2

    I'm a lumberjack
    And i built always using what nature gave me
    But goddamn I'm impressed

  • @MiscMitz
    @MiscMitz Před 2 lety +11

    I've never seen this type of cabin build before. I like it. Seems way easier than notching every log.

    • @archi-mendel
      @archi-mendel Před 2 lety +17

      There is a reason why logs are notched. There is a reason why people use wooden nails connecting every three logs, not just metal nails. There is a reason why people are not using fixed connectors while connecting window, door and roof frame to log walls. There is a reason why people tend to leave the gap above the door and window frame. And this reason is: logs are "breathing" - dry and shrink, getting moisture and expand. And this process will never end, even after 100 years.

    • @justsomeguy8385
      @justsomeguy8385 Před 2 lety +8

      @@archi-mendel Yeah this cabin isn't going to last anywhere near that long. Honestly seemed like a half-hearted attempt that no one really thought out.

    • @brentlloyd7908
      @brentlloyd7908 Před 2 lety +5

      Designed and built by people who didn't know what they were doing, doubt it lasts 10 years without structural failure

  • @fischerrestoration
    @fischerrestoration Před 2 lety +31

    This is like every man's dream. I've got the land but not the energy anymore to pull it off. Great video 👍

    • @anywx550
      @anywx550 Před 2 lety +1

      I agree its everymans dream but not every man can accomplish. Have a family member build it fer ya ! What state are you in

    • @fischerrestoration
      @fischerrestoration Před 2 lety +2

      @@anywx550 it's up in northern California near a lake.

    • @anywx550
      @anywx550 Před 2 lety

      @@fischerrestoration ok thank you. Do you guys see alot of ice/snow there ? ( i am in massachusetts)

    • @sambirch8128
      @sambirch8128 Před 2 lety

      And woman

  • @johannesniskanen7370
    @johannesniskanen7370 Před 2 lety +9

    I was really impressed by the fact that nobody died in the process of cutting the trees, second impressing factor was the insulating property of cement in log cabin, for the centuries mankind has build houses from logs and nobody figured out, those logs doesnt have to be leveled but instead they can bee blastered with cement, both simple and genius at the same time.

    • @Tychohuybers
      @Tychohuybers Před 2 lety +3

      I'm no lumberjack, far from it. But that was some of the worst tree cutting I've ever seen in my entire life. It's on the "cutting the branch you're sitting on" level.

  • @cpeterson877
    @cpeterson877 Před 2 lety +3

    never saw a cabin built with non-interlocked walls. It will be interesting to revisit after a year or two.

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  Před 2 lety +1

      You can look up the technique it's call the Butt and pass method.

  • @MadScientistCrochet
    @MadScientistCrochet Před 2 lety +44

    Fascinating to watch. I was just wishing that all of those smaller pieces that went up in a bonfire could’ve been a pile next to the cabin for heating fuel for a couple of years.

    • @shanelleperez7485
      @shanelleperez7485 Před 2 lety +4

      I thought the same thing. 😐

    • @suzannenewhart3098
      @suzannenewhart3098 Před 2 lety +2

      WOW THEY SHOILD OF CALLED HOMESTEAD RESCUE TO HELP WITH THEIR BUILDING OF THE CABIN (THE RAINEY FAMILY) THEY WOULD OF GOTTEN DONE FASTER...

    • @pg7093
      @pg7093 Před 2 lety +1

      Or piled up as a home for wildlife?

    • @Beadledom2024
      @Beadledom2024 Před 2 lety

      @@pg7093 fire hazard.

    • @animeloveer97
      @animeloveer97 Před rokem

      There's no shortage of that where they are 😂

  • @patsykelly9015
    @patsykelly9015 Před rokem +5

    You have all done a really great job,I hope we will see more of you

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 Před rokem +2

    What a Ideal place for a Summer Kitchen!

  • @robg71
    @robg71 Před 2 lety +3

    I'm sitting in a centrally heated house in the Middle of winter and I envy these guys.

  • @user-vd7br7us8x
    @user-vd7br7us8x Před 2 lety +4

    Теперь в этом доме можно жить! Столько труда и сил затрачено на этот домик, а сделан он с любовью!

    • @ArtemAnisimov777
      @ArtemAnisimov777 Před 2 lety +13

      Жить нельзя, только переночевать летом в хорошую погоду. Бревна через полгода - год дадут усадку дом станет как решето. Мужики просто хорошо провели время на природе, потратили кучу бабла на оборудование. На выходе - прикольное видео и домик Ниф-Нифа в лесу .... ну так себе затея.
      Вот здесь строят дома из дерева czcams.com/video/z6CHAfOLuI0/video.html посмотрите для сравнения.

    • @user-vd7br7us8x
      @user-vd7br7us8x Před 2 lety

      @@ArtemAnisimov777 благодарю за информацию!

    • @user-yo6hx2ms4w
      @user-yo6hx2ms4w Před 6 měsíci +1

      Не домик а полная шляпа

  • @cmclaren7
    @cmclaren7 Před 2 lety +1

    What a luxury to have trees for the taking right there!

  • @ethanfinley5486
    @ethanfinley5486 Před 2 lety +1

    i love the chicken wire idea, living in the south the entire time watching this i was like... yup snake pit..... snake pit.... no insolation under the floor? Nothing to protect said installation either? Back to snake pit... and then i saw it. Great job guys, terrific idea and beautiful cabin

  • @dawnf.1703
    @dawnf.1703 Před 2 lety +44

    Me: Hears construction 2 blocks away - “Ugh! When will it stop!”
    Also Me: Sees a 1 hour 11 minute video from Kevin with nothing but construction noises - “Yes! I’m in!”

    • @sampsonsampson
      @sampsonsampson Před 2 lety

      @@iskendertemiz3036 I see an awful lot of trees surrounding them, they barely used much wood in comparison to basically any home or cabin. That's awfully extreme. I think you should be banned and punished for that comment. It also barely made sense.

    • @sharonmiller6436
      @sharonmiller6436 Před 2 lety

      @@iskendertemiz3036 Did you read the explanation just under the video? The trees they cut are dead, crowded out because they were planted too close together 20+ years ago. They are taking out the dead trees and will thin the others later so those left can grow properly.

  • @adamott9550
    @adamott9550 Před 2 lety +4

    Can’t wait to watch this all in one go finally! Thanks Kevin :)

  • @methamor5351
    @methamor5351 Před rokem +6

    SO BEAUTIFUL. HOW I WISH TO HAVE A HOUSE LIKE THAT.

  • @williamhoffmann1053
    @williamhoffmann1053 Před rokem +1

    I'm currently working on a cutting prescription in Colorado pine forests, also thinning overgrown woods. our site sponsor actually encourages us to leave some dead trees as they provide important habitats for a variety of animals. don't know if you want to encourage that on your property or not but it might be something to look into with regards to wildlife in your area. I know I've seen a couple woodpeckers on the dead standing trees we've left behind

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  Před rokem

      I completely agree with leaving some dead standing. It's currently a fire hazard and needs to be heavily thinned.. I've only ever seen crows in this forest it's devoid of any diversity.

  • @MiscMitz
    @MiscMitz Před 2 lety +6

    No better sound than the cracking of a fire

  • @user-sj9ec3jy4x
    @user-sj9ec3jy4x Před 2 lety +5

    scraper - A curved knife with two transverse handles for roughing and a straight knife for removing bark from logs.

    • @ctyoungman
      @ctyoungman Před 2 lety

      I think a draw knife is what your reaching for there bud.

  • @annerantzau5767
    @annerantzau5767 Před 2 lety

    These are men who can build a country - and what all indigenous communities were created on - loving respect for nature honestly and truly work camaraderie and the realization of cooperation. This is the man at his best.

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 Před rokem +2

    A Well Forged Work Site! Admirable amount of work done!

  • @BrianRogers_
    @BrianRogers_ Před 2 lety +52

    Even watching you guys build something for the third time is still my favorite Saturday morning show. 😁

  • @9thBebeplanet
    @9thBebeplanet Před 2 lety +2

    Beautiful, they work very hard with no interruption..🙃🙂 the sound of the fire and that crackling noise makes me feel sleepy..😌💕

  • @luanncorbin8652
    @luanncorbin8652 Před 2 lety

    That little pink woods fairy flew through there, almost missed her. That was great. 😎✌️❄️❄️

  • @barbaralavoie1045
    @barbaralavoie1045 Před 2 lety +4

    Will this house have a loft? It’s very nice so far. When I was a kid, I use to go with my cousin and uncle when he would collect and boil the sap. My aunt would make homemade maple ice cream. Very delicious. Eventually we would go to my grandmothers and have sugar on snow. Yum🥰

  • @ttvLegionusa
    @ttvLegionusa Před 2 lety +34

    More like trigger warning for any log cabin builders that know what there doing

    • @calel5196
      @calel5196 Před rokem +2

      It was painful to watch this video. Their build was not well planned or thought out. At all. I mean almost every aspect of it. This cabin won't last like they think it will.

    • @calel5196
      @calel5196 Před rokem

      Look at the gaps in the floor board from not curing the wood after milling it at 1:11:10

    • @robhawthorne6892
      @robhawthorne6892 Před 3 měsíci

      Not much of a foundation, a wood disk? 🤦

  • @cleusagouvea2585
    @cleusagouvea2585 Před 2 lety +3

    simply magnificent, I really appreciate this type of work, you deserve a thousand, a hug and don't stop there, I love it all.

  • @ernestmorales1023
    @ernestmorales1023 Před 2 lety +2

    Thanks .. That was a cool video . Watch from start to finish. Excellent job .

  • @vidowatcher91
    @vidowatcher91 Před rokem +2

    Damn these guys are good. Saw the length of the video and figured I'd watch a couple minutes and skip to the end but I saw the whole thing

  • @LouisWing
    @LouisWing Před 2 lety +3

    Fascinating to watch this, thank you for making the effort

  • @ketoqueenyo2431
    @ketoqueenyo2431 Před 2 lety +7

    Love the sound of the breaking branches while you fell the trees! Very nice.

  • @ca4816
    @ca4816 Před rokem +1

    Labor of Love. So wonderful to watch. Thank you!

  • @dolphinliam888
    @dolphinliam888 Před 2 lety +2

    I love your signature window on every build 😍

  • @twinkeez2003
    @twinkeez2003 Před rokem +4

    I love your channel! We live in the forest off grid. I wish ya'll would travel up here and help us out.. LOL.... Film the entire process

  • @AudreyHeadley
    @AudreyHeadley Před 2 lety +3

    Love love your cabin all the hardwork ❤ 💕 also listening to the trees falling

  • @cipz7124
    @cipz7124 Před 2 lety +1

    The sound of the tree branches breaking is soo satisfying

  • @I_xo
    @I_xo Před 10 měsíci +1

    To be honest, i want to live in this cabin!! And as soon im goin to be adult and i will have saved money i will make an cabin that looks like this and im goin to live off the grid!! This is what i want.

  • @judyking241
    @judyking241 Před 2 lety +5

    Most awesome!!!! Just loved it from start to finish.....you are so talented.

  • @jnieswartz4878
    @jnieswartz4878 Před 2 lety +4

    Absolutely beautiful!

  • @Libertymol-1
    @Libertymol-1 Před 8 měsíci

    I’ve seen many of these videos. The best ones I’ve seen is building from scratch without power tools or mechanical help. I follow Alex Wild, in Europe. Hand built. I love the way he cooks his meals at the end of his hard working day. So cosy. So interesting.

  • @lawrencebihl5819
    @lawrencebihl5819 Před rokem +4

    Y’all did a awesome job. I love it.

  • @chrissolomon8868
    @chrissolomon8868 Před 2 lety +4

    amazing cabin 👍🏼 superb craftsmanship

  • @trojanpussy
    @trojanpussy Před rokem +1

    THIS was/is perfection.

  • @mikeferrini8884
    @mikeferrini8884 Před 2 lety +191

    I like the build. I question the foundation on resting on wood rounds in the dirt, and there seems to be no moisture barrier between the dirt and the floor, or at least enough vertical clearance to prevent wood rot. I would have dug cemented concrete piers and sunk logs to raise it up out of the snow.

    • @ontoyouharsin6151
      @ontoyouharsin6151 Před 2 lety +11

      I question your use of "I" so often. Selfish and conceded are ya?

    • @cruiser_b9779
      @cruiser_b9779 Před 2 lety +142

      @@ontoyouharsin6151 I question your confrontational and vitriolic tone, a bit of a crybaby are ya?

    • @HVG67
      @HVG67 Před 2 lety +43

      My thoughts exactly. So much time and effort and then no vapor barrier?

    • @dann9353
      @dann9353 Před 2 lety +18

      the floor at the end of the video looked ruined.

    • @quinn2002
      @quinn2002 Před 2 lety +25

      @@ontoyouharsin6151 guys mad that other people use personal pronouns.

  • @user-yz8zo7rs4m
    @user-yz8zo7rs4m Před 9 měsíci +1

    樹木清脆的喀吱聲,聽起來好療癒,我喜歡~

  • @brentvadenais6567
    @brentvadenais6567 Před rokem +3

    Absolutely incredible!

  • @northernwoodsman
    @northernwoodsman Před 2 lety +8

    Youre lucky, you have nice power equipment . I built my little cabin with my hands. It was rough :D

    • @Sunnbuzz
      @Sunnbuzz Před 2 lety +1

      And I'm sure structurally you did a way better job than this video

  • @jasperstone6053
    @jasperstone6053 Před 2 lety +6

    I own about 4 acres of land behind my house and I've already cut a nice path to an opened area I cleared out. I want to build a two story workshop/art studio. I want to make it look like something from the medieval times. It also has to have a spiral staircase to lead to the second floor.

    • @DuvalDashCams
      @DuvalDashCams Před 2 lety

      What part of the country are you in? I'd love to help lol

  • @wingtang2380
    @wingtang2380 Před 2 lety +1

    no talking,no nonsense, just do it,i like it !! 👍👍👍

  • @JosephStealin
    @JosephStealin Před rokem +3

    Just stumbled across your channel what an amazing life you have thanks for sharing

  • @alfredmisterka5880
    @alfredmisterka5880 Před 2 lety +4

    Your cabin looks real nice and cozy

  • @gordchan7201
    @gordchan7201 Před 2 lety +3

    Part two please, good job guys.

  • @ravent3016
    @ravent3016 Před rokem

    It's a sweet outbuilding for your homestead. I think the potential for future rainwater collection is compelling.

  • @serobboshnakyan1048
    @serobboshnakyan1048 Před rokem +3

    Probably the best video in this topic in my opinion I really enjoyed it very beautiful you did a great job thank you very much health to you

  • @pietroslife9903
    @pietroslife9903 Před 2 lety +2

    beautiful video made in the middle of nature that also deals with the outdoor food court, I also treat this and I really appreciate this work and the animals in nature are wonderful. congratulations good job!

  • @siminghalehtaki6083
    @siminghalehtaki6083 Před 2 lety +5

    Amazing! I really enjoyed guys,good luck 🍀

  • @amourah3132
    @amourah3132 Před 2 lety +11

    I love watching your videos, you make the whole thing so fun and interesting. Thanks for showing us how it's done. 😊

  • @marianchristmas4638
    @marianchristmas4638 Před rokem +3

    Amazing! That’s a lot of work!

  • @terryhodges5850
    @terryhodges5850 Před 2 lety +5

    Why didn't you remove the bark before you built it ? and don't logs shrink which would cause problems with the cement ?

    • @ryanmitchell2858
      @ryanmitchell2858 Před 2 lety +2

      I thought this too. Felt their methods rushed. These guys are by no means lazy but I felt if they spent more time preparing everything the build would be more satisfying. Why didn't he seal the floor boards on all sides before laying them? Moisture might attack from underneath?

    • @terryhodges5850
      @terryhodges5850 Před 2 lety

      @@ryanmitchell2858 yep

    • @archi-mendel
      @archi-mendel Před 2 lety

      Cement is little of a problem - the biggest problem is door frame which doesn't have any gap above it to let logs shrink. This door can stuck easily.

  • @primapax
    @primapax Před 2 lety +6

    One year ago exactly I followed your channel. Be proud for all that you've done and accomplished in that time! Cheers to you, your lifestyle, and your channel. Can't wait to continue watching more.

  • @wafflescoffeeedits8512
    @wafflescoffeeedits8512 Před 2 lety +2

    This is amazing all of you did a great job

  • @MayvaAva
    @MayvaAva Před 2 lety +17

    This was very pleasant to watch, idk why everyone in the comments has something to nitpick, but I was entertained. Well done!

    • @timpage5021
      @timpage5021 Před 3 měsíci

      The homie was nearly impaled 30 seconds into the video

    • @MayvaAva
      @MayvaAva Před 3 měsíci

      @@timpage5021 what’s art without risk

  • @kennethsonier1766
    @kennethsonier1766 Před rokem +20

    Very entertaining to watch you guys put this cabin together. I've been reading the comments and it's a whole lot of naysayers, I say you guys look like you're having a blast doing what you're doing and the results are beautiful, that's all that matters 👍☮️🇺🇲

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  Před rokem +7

      Doesn't matter if Bob Villa himself built it... Haters gonna hate.

    • @jeffhallel8211
      @jeffhallel8211 Před rokem +2

      Silence is golden Ken.

    • @tomawboss7513
      @tomawboss7513 Před rokem +1

      No! thats not all that matters. Constructing a product that lasts for more than a few years before it rots, leaks and racks is all that matters. Unless you don't mind all your work being in vain.

  • @jamespseaman4136
    @jamespseaman4136 Před 8 měsíci +1

    Not only are you building a log cabin but you’re harvesting whatever syrup that is? That’s industrious!

  • @maxmoovin
    @maxmoovin Před 2 lety +2

    Looks like fun. Now I want to build my own.

  • @dallasdutchyn9581
    @dallasdutchyn9581 Před 2 lety +20

    Very cool!
    I was wondering if there was going to be a full video on this build
    You guys are Awesome

  • @thereturningshadow
    @thereturningshadow Před 2 lety +7

    I'm guessing there must've been a real good reason why you DIDN'T remove the bark BEFORE building the walls.

    • @QueenPurple103
      @QueenPurple103 Před 2 lety

      Right!!

    • @archi-mendel
      @archi-mendel Před 2 lety +1

      Probably, the reason is the same as why they haven't left the gap above window and door frames, and why they have used "fixed" filler to fill the gaps between logs. This reason is called - guys just don't know specifics of the material they work with. While been one of the oldest materials, logs are one of the most tricky material to use as it "breaths" - shrinks and expands - for the whole life of the house.

  • @edgardopaulique8916
    @edgardopaulique8916 Před rokem +1

    THIS IS A THING OF BEAUTY !!!
    JUST AMAZING !!!

  • @rowenawequiz8530
    @rowenawequiz8530 Před 2 lety +1

    I watch the whole video wow amazing👍👍👍👍👍

  • @Rick_B52
    @Rick_B52 Před 2 lety +36

    That was an incredible amount of work! My only question is, no small stove?

  • @BlueGrassBound.
    @BlueGrassBound. Před 2 lety +4

    Cute little cabin! Looks like a fun process!

    • @flordeliz4221
      @flordeliz4221 Před 2 lety

      No sé cuál es el fin de construir algo tan enano teniendo todas las herramientas para haber construido algo con verdadero espacio ,también faltó mucha prolijidad , si la terminación de la cabaña concluye con el vídeo OMG estamos mal.🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️🤦🏼‍♀️

    • @Hongtham02204
      @Hongtham02204 Před 2 lety

      😘

  • @davidbirmingham6975
    @davidbirmingham6975 Před 2 lety

    All I can say is Awesome!!!!!!!

  • @tashirataylor2635
    @tashirataylor2635 Před 2 lety +2

    Love it😍, absolutely gorgeous

  • @PROPHYZ
    @PROPHYZ Před 2 lety +6

    I rly adore this cabin build, freaking sweet work !!