I had a great uncle who once said that if there had been chainsaws in the late 1800’s, there wouldn’t be a tree standing today. Well done. What a craftsman.
I once met a man with a chainsaw in the desert. Asked him what the chainsaw was for. "Cutting trees", he answered. "But there are no trees here", I said. "Not any more", he replied.
Well they didn't have TV and cell phones and poor most people were poor and had to work their butts off back then and most family's raised a lot of their food also it was work daylight to dark
One helpful critique on this video, since so much is fast speed, there is no nature sounds and tool use sounds which usually fill your videos, the music volume was a bit low, so it turned out a pretty quiet video. Next time around maybe up the music a little bit.
Mr. Chickadee I completely understand, the sounds of nature and your tools working is much better music. At least to my ears. The volume doesn't need to be too much louder, just a smidgen more next time. So it is soft and non invasive but still there. As this video was, it took me a while to even notice the music and turn up my computer volume to hear it.
The music was a good addition due to the time lapse. But I agree that the tools, and nature are the best music. When I go camping , some can't understand..... no radio.
That was the best demonstration of hewing I have ever seen! I’ll never judge someone else’s technique that’s different than what I first learned again!
You know ,He never seems hurried or rushed but he gets a tremendous AMOUNT of work done.Slow and steady plodding wins the race and has less chance of mistakes. In fact I cannot remember seeing him make a mistake.
I got a chance to take a week long seminar under Charles McRaven on how to hew a log cabin. Fascinating, enjoyable, and such a great person. He claimed (unconfirmed story) that back in the day a guy could hew approximately 11 logs a day, average 9. We did one log in three hours and it smoked the six of us. Charles McRaven owned a company that professionally restored and built over 400 log cabins (mostly traditional) and authored several books on cabin building, blacksmithing, and stone masonry. Love your work, motivation, and dedication, keep it up and Semper Fi.
Great quote! Good old Roy Underhill. I love his 2006-2007 episode "The Spirit of Woodworking", and all the rest. Subscribed! Thanks for posting great videos.
I loved this demonstration! I have the Loosie Goosie Ax that is offset, curved handle. Being flat on one side and curved handle I suspected it was an finishing tool, but never seen it demonstrated. Thank you so much!!!!
Enjpyed the different methods. After trying a few, set on sawing out the jogs and leveling with an adze or axe. But there are many paths to a square log. Well done.
This is a comment about a past video , I'm am an admirer of W.B. Yeats in one of his poems "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" there is aline "and a small cabin build there , of clay and wattle made" caused me to wonder what was a wattle. After finding out I had to cut down a willow bush and saved the branches( rerooting several for my yard) and built a small woven fence around my garden and always enjoyed telling people it was a wattle. After seeing your video on the workshop walls I was struck that this is poetry come to life , it was awesome.
The building method of "wattle and daub" came to Australia with the early English settlers and they found that several of the over 900 species of Acacia found here were the best local supply of material for wattle and daub buildings. It must have been used a lot - so much so that we now refer to a lot of acacia trees as wattle trees. The Golden Wattle is our floral emblem and the green and gold colours of the trees in bloom are the basis for our national sporting teams colours. Just a bit of trivia that's best ignored! lol ubobohoboflowers.blogspot.com/2011/05/wattle-is-floral-emblem-of-australia.html
This is an awesome environmental area for working. In 1965 I cut stave bolts and now I know it was one of the best jobs I ever had. I love watching this, bringing back great memories and relaxed times. I love seeing your finished products, they're super nice! You have a great quality workmanship and nice team work with your wife...no gym membership required! Please keep making the videos and I'll keep watching! ....13
I'm really enjoying your channel the shop build was just the best from all aspects. And I must say I'm really lookin forward to the Cabin build. I think I have watched every video you've done and lookin forward to more. Thank you for sharing...
OMG...a motorized vehicle in the background.....oh well, my illusions have been shattered,,i thought you ventured deep into the forest on a couple of pack mules...lol...but then again....one fails to consider the technology of what likely is a Go-pro mixed in with all that "traditional old school" workmanship.....a mysterious paradox at work to be sure....great work as usual!!!!!
I very much appreciated your quote from Roy Underhill I've watched him for years and have always been impressed by his dedication to the art of woodworking
as always, seamless job and great work. ive seen your videos circulated around a few woodworking sites and all the old timers agree that you are doing it right brother. you're a lucky man to have such a helpful and capable lady with you as well! thank you for sharing what you have, looking forward to seeing what you have next :-)
Wow Im honored to hear that, lots of folks think their way or the way they read about is all there is, we just wanted people to know they have many options.
I'm a really big fan of your timelapse style videos allowing for us to see all of your work! Your other videos are amazing videography, but for the sake of seeing the full work, I prefer this style over the highlights. Just sharing my opinon :) love the videos, you do some awesome work.
I also will move the log (12:29 ish) and "cant it" to the proper angle for my swing. I've not seen this too often as most folks will keep the hewing surface parallel to the ground or 90 degree if standing on the log. . I also find it much more comfortable and efficient to set it up for my swing angle. I'm short (5'7") so my "power" swing is certainly different from yours but I do pretty well with the proper angle. My old True Temper double bit is my go-to for this. Thank you for sharing!
I hewed my first 5x5 beam , and damn was it difficult. I tried using just the axe - but I just couldn't do it fast enough. So I used my chain saw, to saw to the line , all 4 sides. and I chop it out with the axe, and level with my broad axe. and Hand plane to a smooth finish. Works for me - but I'm still experimenting. Overall, i'm loving it - I think about it allll the time haha :D
Roy Underhill is a fine man.. I met him many years ago when he worked for Colonial Williamsburg...He would be proud to know you mention him in your work..
Relief cuts and kerfs with axe and crosscut saw. Radical. You have a fine lady to work opposite of -- she surely brings out the best craftsmanship in you.
Even with timelapse, I can say : what a long and hard task ! Great job as usual! Very interesting, nice and pleasant film like all your channel's videos. I'm hurry to see the final result.
Thanks for this . Great Video !!! I just bought a big Flint Edge broad axe that I will need to haft and profile and hone. I have a bunch of white spruce logs . My hope is to get proficient at hewing to make beams and timbers for my home.
You have the 'good things come to those that wait' channel. You're videos are thoroughly enjoyable, and I appreciate that you're not trying to pump one out everyday or two. Quality over quantity! Cheers!!
I have done a fair amount of hewing and I have to say this the best how to video on RU-vid! I use a broad axe but would like to try the lipped adze. I like the finish it makes.
Thank you so much Ron! Im partial to the felling axe for all, clean with a lipped adze if needed, if gives a lovely finish, that side was def the best even with a fair test.
Gracias por el video. vi a mi padre hacer el mismo trabajo pero sólo con un hacha alemana marca Casco. creo que era el año 1987. hizo dos piezas de 12x8 para construir una carreta de un eje,en madera de Nothofagus dombeyi (Coihue). El siempre será mi héroe. y ustedes me ayudan a mantener su recuerdo. Gracias. Fuerza. sigan adelante.
So many comments I want to make. Have you ever tried doing the saw pit method? Saw pits look miserable but are apparently very efficient if my remember my reading correctly. What do you use the chunks of wood for? Shingles, stools, pegs? And lastly, well done! I've done the rustic woodworking thing (nothing even close to your scale or precision) and decided I'm more of a metalworking type. I don't go in for woodworking stuff much these days, but your persistence, precision and the rawness of how you go about your craft make it so compelling to watch.
Lovely camera work! It seems to be too much tree for that beam! I use a bark spud to peel logs before hewing, gets the dirt off and makes marking easier.
I can see why you might think so, if it was anything but a sill I would use a smaller log, even leave some wane on, but as a sill, sapwood is asking for trouble, only heartwood from white oaks is rot/insect resistant, takes a pretty good log to get that...
+Mr. Chickadee The real masters are always humble. You and Jimmy Dresta is my favorite master about wood. thanks too for sharing with us. It must be of a greater number of subscribers. I hope that over time increases. Hello from Turkey hugs
I have to say this - now days mostly used chain saw. Rarely who works by hand. I am proud of you. I do not blame chain saw users. I just love to watch hand users.... No offence to any one... Peace be would you!
I really like that last version with the saw. So clean! I have some 32 inch logs I need to saw on my 22 inch portable band saw mill. Been mulling over splitting the logs, canting them square with a chainsaw, hewing them. I think using a chainsaw and an axe to get a cant just small enough to fit on my mill is the right idea. I do have an old hewing axe head which needs a handle, as well as a couple of other axe heads. One of these days I will get far enough in skills to make some handles for these handles and try this properly.
@@MrChickadee yep. That was what I was thinking after seeing your video. You took care of it so fast. I've been dreading these two logs all summer, now I am looking forward to them.
have you ever seen a copy of Museum of Early American Tools by Eric Sloan and the companion volumes he wrote (A Reverence for Wood, and Diary of an Early American Boy) I have them and every time I watch your videos, i'm reminded of them.. :) I once watched a japanese carpenter hewing a timber....they do it BAREFOOT, standing ON the log, and with the adze work, cutting under their toes!! Seemed insane to me at the time, but he told us it was how generations of them had been taught....I think there's a video for it somewhere.....
Wow ! You Sir are an Artisan with Axe and Adze be it Single bit,Double or Broad those Timbers look like they were cut at a Timber Mill & I guess they were-Timber's were cut & hewed to a finish in Mr. Chickadee's backyard Timber Mill & Lumber Yard. : )
