Chainsaw Carving New Porch Steps From A Single Tree Stump 

Good thing Inspector Buttercup showed up to supervise; otherwise that log might still be sitting there.

We're all commenting about how strong the horse is, but Tim has some serious stamina as well. I particularly liked the limbo dance as he extracts himself from under the porch after the coach bolting! Only on Way out West will you see a family yank 800 Kg of tree out of a hedge with a heavy work horse then sculpt an elegant staircase out of it with a chainsaw!

Bless you, Flora! You great big, lovely log puller. What a champ. Pregnant as well. What a trooper.

All your animals seem very happy and well cared for: a part of the family indeed. Very Best Wishes to you all from York, England.

What a treat to see the beautiful Flora in action

THIS WAS THE PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR BIKE CAR TO DEMONSTRATE TOWING ABILITIY

If you had any bits of treated lumber around, you might consider attaching them to the treads, both to increase the size of the treads for safety, and also to give the steps a chance of an extension to its life. Of course, this is just a suggestion. Obviously it would need to meet Inspector Buttercup's approval.

Got to make the joke, with the horse pregnant that means you have 2 horse power!

Never, ever, ever, ever, ever, would it have occurred to me to carve steps out of a log. What an amazingly brilliant and simple solution.

Those steps look fantastic, I will have to give it a go myself

Just incredible how strong horses are and how strict geese are as site supervisors.

If you were to use a rubber tree, would the steps have more traction? I am kidding of course. I really enjoy how you make the most out of what you have. Truly a treasures all of you. Even inspector Buttercup, get that goose a hardhat and a clipboard!

I can smell your new steps from here, nice work.

Really interested in the house being on tyres and how this works…. Would be grateful for a short video explaining how it works, benefits / downsides etc?

Definitely a step in the right direction. Watching Flora reminded me of the logging team we had working the timber back in the fifties. Best from Hampshire.

Such amazing craftsman ship Beautiful work. Who could have thought you could improve mother nature

it might not be the safest way in the dark to get up and down but it gives your house such a playful style so this is worth it : ) great to see you all, you look so strong, Tim and Sandra, you must have a lot of physical workouts in your daily life : ) and it was actually freezing that day. Beautiful.

Ill have used the same system to get my logs in place. Scaff tubes and levers. Well played.

Wonderful! How clever AND economical ! I love it.

Now you have to run us through the tyre "stumps' (as we call them in AUS) as a house foundation????..facinating.

utterly miraculous. And just as I was thinking if this wasn't too heavy a load for a pregnant lady, you (Sandra) decided that it really was. So much for horse power that day.

brilliant and Flora worked so hard...well done team

While I'm buried here in Berlin/Germany under gigatons of concrete, steel and glass, the way you live as shown in the videos makes me incredibly jealous!! While I tell myself that I couldn't achieve this for myself, for financial, health or other fake reasons... I have a very strong suspicion that I'm just too cowardly to take such a drastic step towards change !? Or I'm simply still not feeling bad enough and my disgust for the oppressive urban confines and my misanthropism are NOT YET strong enough !? Enjoy your existence in the secluded rural peace my friend and thank you for the pleasant and relaxing insights you allow us ! Enjo

You need a Yankum kinetic rope to get that stump going. Just need Flora to get a good run up. Great work on the stairs.

I tell you what I love Buttercup. I sure do miss my Geese. I have even considered getting a one. I may still do it once I build the new fence around the property.

You can do wonders with a 6' steel bar, couple of pulleys and a bull rope. An Alaskan mill attachment for your saw and you can board the logs and have lumber.

So simple yet brilliant, wouldn't expect anything else really. 👍

Looks amazing, and is another part of the house that has a story longer than “I bought it online and it showed up in a truck.” From nothing to something, true creativity.

Flora is such a good girl. What would you do without Buttercup supervising?

I'd screw in another small piece to make that bottom step wider.

Really enjoyed this. It has all the practicality and romance of my dreams, and so I'll be encouraged by lovely folk like you to make it happen.

You can just see how that horse wants to pull.

Those steps look amazing.

We use our 11hp tractor from the 50s to get our logs around so the same power class as your horse :D. Get or make a Wedge shaped forwarding hook that you can hammer in the log. This way its much easier to pull because the chain doesnt drag on the ground when wrapped around the log and the front of the log lifts slightly when it gets pulled. Greetings from Germany

In my opinion you need to build a device which lifts the front of the log off of the ground when the horse pulls at it so the front doesn't dig into the ground and only the back drags.... seen this done on a workaway I stayed at years ago in Italy. I think there is a name for this device which I don't know but it is basically hitched higher off of the ground so as the horse pulls it tilts and leverages the front of the log off of the ground.

subtractive machining at its finest, ill have to try this myself next time I need some stairs

First, Buttercup melts my heart every single time! 2nd, Flora is so strong and beautiful! You two are lucky ducks! 3rd, I can not tell you how much I love your new steps! Genius! Did you finish them with anything like polyurethane?

Well, if Buttercup had strapped in and helped Flora, maybe that log would have come out sooner! 🤣

Wood gets very slippery as it moulds up. We have a wooden bridge and it gets worse than ice and I’ve landed on my back over a hundred times now. I hate it haha

This was fascinating , thank you ❤

Hello, Flora and Buttercup! And the dogs! ☮

1hp = 100 manpower, lol. Well done Flora!

My gawd. These old ways (i.e., with a horse) are just so neat and lovely to see. Wish I was there.

Flora, judy & the other dog and Buttercup are so cute!! Keep up the great work tim :) Hope all is going well, Ireland is much nicer than Canada right now lol

Cheers for Flora, lovely beastie!

For a moment there I thought you were so angry about the stones in the wood you were going to try to bite one out, haha Flora is so lovely. And well you could have got fancy and put a few horses on it at the same time that would have been cool to see. The steps were very cool and cute anyway. Not sure if I'd want to try it with my heavy bags of groceries but perfect for what it is.

Flora is a beautiful farmhand, er, hoof.

Nicely done thanks

❤ Those steps.

Such cute dogs too!

Great job 👍🏻

Inspector buttercup- the man, the myth, the legend

Some flat planks on the steps and some kind of oil finish would add a few years to it

I can’t believe moving the log didn’t justify a dedicated spur line of the narrow gauge railway system.

It looks great. Very clever. Just need to be cautious in the dark after a few pints.

Inspector Buttercup made sure the whole operation was safe for everyone. He even gave a peck well done for doing such a good job of it Be like Inpsector Buttercup

Tim, please tell us more about the tire stack foundation of your house. This is a very interesting thing. Athough our german Construction Supervision Authorities would stone you to death for this.

What a fine animal ❤❤❤

This seems like about ten times more work than just slapping together a few 2"x8"s or similar. But I reckon this "natural" approach will last a lot longer.

Is there a video about the house resting on stacks of tires? Seems intriguing!

Beautiful!

I think the step is piece of art but it will be slippery and someone will get hurt you could use tyres as steps pour concrete into the tyres to make them solid

"Usually we're not." why i am here, man. :)

A new staircase can also be painted or soaked in boiling oil

Is it possible to affix anything to a timber structure and NOT feel compelled to say "that's not going anywhere"? In my experience no! And I'm glad to see you confirming that. Thank you.

Oh Flora, I spent the whole video rooting for you.

I know good stain can get pricy, but possibly staining the stairs, especially any spot the internal log is showing may be a good idea to help it last longer.

Love it!

Nice work. And good use for Flora.

Thanks, Tim & Sandra😊

Lovely video. Cute animals.

Great to have a new video.

Yeah, best is like he said..stand back and just look at it. Would you just look at it..

Lawson's cypress. Smells a bit like turkish delight when cut. In the U.S its know as Port Orford cedar

Gosh, a house sitting on tyres - does it move at all? I guess the different tyres give at different rates? Cool though.

Very nice, I hope Flora's birth goes well - stay safe

Flora was more tired than the house! 😊

Are there any concerns with this creating a wood ramp from the ground up to your wood house, with respect to termites? Just thinking where I live, code requires wood houses to be isolated from the ground by things like a concrete foundation, brick foundation wall around a crawl space, etc. to discourage termite infestations.

Your horse is beautiful it would be good to see her baby when it comes

very good

Hope your neighbour watches your channel😜

Thanks for posting

How about a linseed oil for the wood treatment, I know it's not cheap, but it might prolong the life of the steps? It wouldn't interfere with your bio-quality garlic as it is natural substance.

How lovely! Cheers!

When you drag a log dont chain it on the top . Chain on the bottom it lifts the log . The chain on top makes it dig in the ground and hard to pull .

Good girl Flora. ❤

Should have just used a snatch block

You could of strapped some wheels onto the tree trunk.

Can you maybe make a uodate on a the steam engine?

Wait... your house is on tires!? Is that documented somewhere?

So I wonder why the UK seems to use bottled Butane the way he USA used bottled Propane? I know the butane is at a much lower pressure, but does it make enough pressure to power heaters and stoves and such? Does it require a pump or something to increase the pressure???

inconsequential but what breed of draft horse is that? thanks for the vids

What brand of pants are you wearing? I've never seen them in the US. Are they durable?

So how did you ever get counsel approval for those

Hi Tim You said that Flora is pregnant so if it is possible when the foal is born can you show us on camera !!!?? Cheers

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What do you plan on calling Flora's foal? i think Floret would be good idea if it is a girl!! here's to a dryer spring!!

when you slip and break youre leg like i did youl wish you made proper steps

Man, you've got a Land-Rover, why didn't you use that?