The railing turned out awesome, I love the cherry/birch combo and the way you used an angled cut for the short end piece really blends in. Awesome cabin. Thank you, Jim.
Tina was right...I am not a fan of bright finished corrugated metal. 😆 The railing is beautiful. I love your ingenuity while making the heat shield...the spacers worked perfectly. You've done a marvelous job on your cabin. Thank you for sharing with us all.
I agree the red looks much better than galvanized metal. Thanks I’m really happy with the railing to . Thanks! And I’m happy to share especially since people are enjoying it so much . Thanks again
I have been watching your videos from DAY ONE. Only one problem. I'm not, at this current time, a current land owner like you. Otherwise, I would have constructed my very own cabin.
Your cabin is so cute! Having the porch roof like an extension of the main roof gives the illusion of a larger building and the woodsy green tint looks lovely. Love to make one like this. Cheers!
thanks! I wasn't too sure about it at first either but knew I could just flip the metal over if it didn't look good, but man red looks really good with natural wood. im pretty stoked how everything turned out . thanks again !
Thanks! I made a bigger coat rack for our house a couple years ago from that wood and it just hit me ''the cabin needs one of those '' really happy you liked the video !!!!
You have such a calming voice. Really find it nice to just kick back and relax while watching you build something neat. Most of the time I get an idea or two for a project of my own. Thanks for posting these videos :D.
It so beautiful! I love the birch rails and the coatrack. That red is perfect behind the stove. It’s amazing how small things can really make a cozy cabin feel more inviting.❤
The natural look of the materials, layout and design blends so well with the surroundings outside. Looks amazing and "utilitarianly" functional at the same time. What a inquisitive and sweet k9 helper too. Thanks for sharing.
Yeah I think cement board would look nice and be probably pretty easy to work with. I used a brand I think called hardy backer for a kitchen island It was light weight and didn’t flake apart like durrock
A set of snow shoes would look great above the window next to the stove , I did the same steal sheeting behind my stove , I never thought to paint it , I have to say , it looks really nice 🤸💯🍻✌️
Thank you for making this film. It's great to see someone else's build and to get ideas. I love the rail with the natural wood, and the tip for how to cut it parallel using the out-feed stand.
Adding a heat shield around the stove will also improve Heating by giving the stove something to radiate heat from and corrugated metal spaced about 1 inch off the wall acts as if it's a radiator itself.
I must say, the idea of using a pump sprayer for applying stain, way out off-grid, is absolutely brilliant. I don't care if it was your idea or not, THANK YOU for that suggestion!
Birch railing looks great. The black walnut is nice also. We're going to make our countertops out of that. May also make some coat racks now that I see yours. Cabins looking 👍
Just found your channel and subscribed. Love the cabin and your voice is amazing! I drive a lot and enjoy ebooks. I could easily listen to you narrating a novel 😊
I am really enjoying your videos! You illustrated perfectly that a simple solar system can work very very.efficiently. There are armchair solar commandos out there who would say you need expensive.12V fuse blocks on these small systems and.other.things. You showed perfectly.that you.don't. Proper thickness wire sized for the.amps it will be carrying and good inexpensive heavy duty in-line fuse holders with the.lowest workable fuse size are totally adequate.
awesome !! I'm glad you're enjoying them . I do like to keep it simple . I honestly didn't think of fuses at first so I am thankful for some of the comments . In my camper build I ended up using a 12volt fuse block from Napa it has 6 spaces and cost maybe 15 bucks I really liked doing it that way it kept it a little neater but inline works just as well
You’ve done an amazing job on your cabin!!!! You have quite the flair for wood working👍 any chance you might put a window up in the loft to get air off the lake?? B Deacon Manitoba Canada 🇨🇦
Thanks !! I might add a window it would really be nice to cool the loft a bit . I wish I was on a lake . what part of Manitoba are you in . I love that stretch from a ways east of Winnipeg to Ontario , I think they call it cabin country maybe. beautiful !!
For a parallel circuit that pulls 3 amps, you wouldn't want to protect the circuit with a 3 amp fuse. I think that the 5 amp fuse that you used instead will be OK. You want your wiring (1 amp per branch) to be rated for 2x the expected current draw ... not at the same rating as the expected draw. With circuits with loads like power motors. you have to consider that the startup amp draw will be higher than the running current draw. Load affects the work the motor has to do, and if work increases, so does the amp draw.
Thanks for the info !! its sad that I don't remember things like that especially considering I built electrical substations for 16 years or so and did an apprenticeship that taught that . we were mostly just building what was on the print not doing any figuring so use it or lose it I guess
What a cozy cabin heck I'd be there 24/7/365 load up the fridge and staples couple guitars my pups and find me my own Tina would more could a fella want or need
Great cabin. Not so keen on the lighting though. Need some old hurricane lamps or something in that style. They probably make new ones that look something like that or with your creativity you could retro fit LEDs in some antique/secondhand ones.
What a great use of a couple days! I'm sure your wife is happy too. You did so many things and they are all done right, I think. Thanks so much. From Central Oklahoma
Hello Brother, The spruce railing looks so Great! Can you please tell the total cost from start to finish of your this Cabin including everything? I ll be thankful.
Well I really don't have an exact number . I saved a lot because I had almost all the pine for tongue and grove I had all the oak for the flooring and the deck floor . I bought the steel for the roof from a friend left over from a job I bought the door and windows on market place , I bought the stove and some of the insulation on marketplace too. all total around. 3,000 I spent on building it . the solar hit and inverter were around 260 wiring and switches outlets lights were probably another 150-250 . all total if you bought everything new I would guess maybe 6 to 8,000 just guessing
The only change or addition I would make to your beautiful cabin is I would screen in one half of the porch and leave open the end where the front cabin door is. I would then put a barbecue grill and chair in the screened porch side. U.S. Army, (ret) TX
im pretty sure the main thing is the air gap. I think the way it works is the air behind the metal heats up so it rises and draws cool air off the floor therefore keeping it from getting hot behind the heat shield
Thanks!! It’s hard to tell . It really doesn’t take much at all to heat this little cabin . I would guess that stove could probably heat a 1000 square foot house the cabin is 140 so it takes some time to figure out how to not overdo it
one suggestion would be to pre drill out a counter sink at like 1/2 or 5/8 inch on your railing for the screws, then create the plugs from that birch to cover the heads and give a cool contrast.
Did you ever make a bed base? I'd live in that cabin full time, but my ol' knees don't do well with steps and ladders are a no go. I have in mind to build a base for my bed, with draws underneath for storage, sockets for USB and plugs, built in lights - with variation on a headboard maybe even bluetooth speakers.
1:50 maybe if you had cut the slab of cherry on the width, you would have had a wider railing that could serve as a long shelf of sorts, of course putting a backing to keep items from falling down onto the floor of the cabin.
Yeah, down at the mill where I get my garden stuff in LeRoy they told me there is a blight killing off a lot of the red pine white pine and some spruce trees looking off the side of the roads I see a lot of the pines dying 😬😬👍👍
I like all the ideas you came up with, the folding ladder and coat rack, awesome touchups. Including the shield behind the Woodstove. I saw the original build video of yours, I know the ladder was built in that video. Simple, few items, great cabin getaway!
The heat shield will reflect heat back into the room in addition to protecting the wall behind it. Are you sure you want to put the hanger near the stove? Nice job on the railing.
yeah there's some mixed opinion on that but Tina didn't want the galvanized look , and I actually really like it especially since there's no glare off of it . thanks!!
Love the additions. Now, I just think you need a bookshelf in the loft, the top of which can act as a night stand. An outdoor kitchen seems like the perfect next big project.
Thanks !! I already did an outdoor kitchen here's a link to that video . ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-48Im02p0frM.html. I built a little night stand bookshelf but didn't do a video on it
Thanks !! of all the projects I've done I think I'm the most proud of that ladder , it turned out really nice and I've never seen another one like it ever!!
they have moved around a bit its not a real big clearing so it doesn't get a lot of wind of ton of sunlight and as the season changes so does the position of the sun
Thanks! I’m working on another one now my wife wanted one she could have all to herself for doing crafts and such. She plans on decorating it probably a bit wild lol. But it’s turning out pretty cool
awesome. I vote for some sort of trim around that stove backing. Dark Walnut , or maybe even some tiles , wonder if tile adhesive would be okay with the heat. What is your square footage in that main cabin? I'm about to close on a 20 acre plot this week near Munising.
Thanks!! That would look good but I think you want to keep it open so air can flow behind the metal and help keep it a little cooler . It's 10x14 so 140 plus the loft . thats awesome there was ten acres just a bit east of Munising I was really considering earlier this year but it sold .
@@blackspruce1861 Hmm, good point . here's another scroungey idea. Make trim out of some old spring steel window blind blades , just at the edges. Looks like white countertop trim. attach at front, won't inhibit flow. That's 140? Wow it looks bigger. I think Dave copied that also? I absolutely LOVE the window design on the she-shack, I am gonna copy that also. I am basically freaking out, a million things to work on. Thanks for the reply.
What’s the metal piece that your wood stove chimney pipe goes into called that goes outside? I’ve been going NUTS trying to find that piece for my cabin, and all I can find is one made out of canvas for a tent called a “Stove Jack” but I cannot for the life of me find a metal square with a hole in it.
I don't know how close your brother Dave lives to you, but does he always seem to find a way to come over and use your workshop? You have a nice, well organized setup.
We live pretty close but no he has his set up pretty good maybe not as organized but he has everything he needs . It’s hard to keep a shop clean . Thanks!!
That was my thought also. Those stinkers. One of the few places I thought possibly they could get in, is the ridge vent cap and the corrugated metal ridges on the eves. I know it needs to breathe, but maybe some steel screen of some sort would keep them out? Absolutely amazing workmanship!!
On your Inverter, run a 12 to 13.5v feed back to your battery as to constantly charge it, it will never run down as long as the inverter is supplying a higher input than discharge voltage and when you're not at the cabin, use solar to keep the battery up.
@@blackspruce1861 Being that I live in Florida, I tried it once a few years ago; we had hurricane Michael come thru, I worked thru the hurricane, when I got home it was dark, all I had was my LED flood work lights I used the battery charger to constantly keep the battery charged and the inverter ran the lights all night, til I got up and turned them off.
yeah I can't imagine being in your 20s wanting to buy a house in this ridiculous housing market the van life camper living lifestyle really makes sense
Man oh man,so beautiful, I was a fiberglass boat builder for about 33 years, but I don't have near the knowledge or skills that you have been blessed with. I so much enjoy watching you do these, I could watch all day. It's very inspirational to me.i hope some day I have the opportunity to meet you and tell you what an impact and inspiration you have given me to at least try to build something so nice with my own hands. Thank you for that!!! Bob Little. Fla .
Thanks Bob!! That’s really nice to hear. I’m sure you can build something really nice. I would love to learn how to build Kevlar and carbon fiber canoes . Is the process similar to what you did?
Kevlar and carbon fiber are much more difficult to work with. I helped a buddy build a off shore racing boat, very involved, very expensive for all the products to laminate with. Not really my cup of tea. Thankyou for your response, I sure enjoy your channel!
