Hi! A note - I've got a regular episode of the house project that will be released tomorrow morning, so stay tuned for that! This was just something I tried out a few weekends back.
its nice to see such a caring and loving community that you have made Ryan. you deserve every ounce of love and care that you get. keep it up. you've got a bright future ahead of you. :)
Thanks. I was just getting ready to ask when I spotted this video. Speaking as a grandparent, I can assure that they would be delighted. Well done Ryan.
What a wonderful tribute to your Grandparents! This Fall I am building my own house with the help of my kids and friends and your videos not onyly have given me inspiration but have helped me with nthe buikding ¨lingo¨. Great job, your Grandparents would be proud.
Totally do more of these. I'm currently an architecture student and to me how we can personally relate to a house is really interesting. Because as we design we have an influence on its outcome. I'm glad u shared more about ur story
Ryan, I love watching and listening to how you are building the house, you sound exactly like a mechanical engineer because that is what I am also, I stumbled onto your site and I am subcribed. Keep up your work man you are awesome.
Hey, great to hear you're enjoying the house project. I definitely don't have any classical training in mechanical engineering, but I suppose I've done a fair amount of it lately!
Loving this build. I am legally blind so most of this is not .. well having bad eyes restrict what i can do. If u need stone carved i can help lol. But i am impressed at your work. U make everything yourself by hand. Nowadays it would be easy to just fire up a 3d printer and print a lot of the component u would need, outlets junction boxes cover plates etc. Even though i can't do a lot myself i never let it stop me and i admire u building a house in this way to honor your memories of your grandparents. I hope to see a lot more of your projects in the future. Kind regards michel
Thanks for your kind words. I'm definitely not opposed to rapid manufacturing tools--I've used them a bunch in the past--but making everything by hand is a lot more fun. Glad you're enjoying the project!
I've always had a plan to do that - in fact, when I was last down there, I took a bunch of video that I just haven't gotten around to editing. My hope is to do some "side by side" shots with the real thing and the model. I need to get the inside of the model a bit further along though first!
It’s so cute that your grandparents met in that drafting class, and that your grandma was the only woman there. You mentioned that the original plans are still at the house, so does that mean the house is staying in the family, not getting sold? Cause that would be wonderful, to keep it in the family.
Ha, I do like the shop, but when it's so nice outside, I've got to strike a balance. Also, this was the first time I shot a video outside, so I learned a ton too in the process!
I plan to someday do a video on this because it's a question I get often - here's the rough process: 1. Buy discounted lumber at a big box store 2. Cut it into shorter lengths, working around any bends or imperfections 3. Rip each piece into thin strips, 1.5 scale inches wide 4. Rip each thin strip to be the correct width of material (ie, 3.5 scale inches for a 2x4, 5.5 scale inches for a 2x6, etc) I've found this to be a really effective method to quickly and cheaply make large quantities of scale lumber. Let me know if you have any questions!
