Sill Logs & Floor Joists- Ep19- Outsider Log Cabin
2017 ж. 10 Ақп.
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My goal was to complete the sill logs and floor joists before winter arrived, but it was a task much easier said than done. Meanwhile, we also needed to get the sawmill set up and a tool shed built before the snow came. It seemed we had too many irons in the fire.
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I am enjoying watching your journey! I am a woodworker, disabled, and I can no longer do any of these things so I live vicariously through your work. Keep the faith...keep going!
What an incredible journey! What a blessing, you and your Dad got all this time together. Family is everything. I’m a NYC gal and I have never seen anything like this! It’s beautiful! You and your wife and families will build many memories in your log cabin. God bless!
Sheer-legs have been used for millennia. How sensible to turn to them. And 'good enough' is the motto of all good engineers.
I like the way you think Outsider,the sawmill is a win/win for your cabin build and a source of income in the future.As always you,Mrs Outsider and your daughter are in my thoughts and prayers,be blessed.David Nobles.
Great work and it’s great to see son and dad working so good together that’s wonderful love thank you guys... god bless you
I am so glad your Dad could be there to help! Your cabin is such a great thing to take on. Getting the saw mill was/is a good idea. I wish you the best!!
Fortitude in such inclimate weather. AND, Getn'r dun! Balls of stainless steel.😄👍🔥❤🧨
This is a great BONDING between father and son. No amount of money can't buy and a memories will last forever and ever! Great Job!
I admire the hard work you put into this Cabin as well as the time to film it. You will have some great memories of doing this with your dad, believe me.
Your determination, fortitude and calm resolve make me very proud to have you guys as my fellow Canadians. Im sure you know how lucky you are to have such a great dad.
Exciting to watch this episode. The portable sawmill purchase is an investment, not an expense. Yes, it will make money for you when you start processing lumber for sale.
Your Dad is an artist with the chain saw. These are great times times with him. It's what life is all about.
My first visit to this series. I must say as a carpenter, you and your dad are doing great work. None of this is easy, it was never meant to be easy from a historical perspective. The work of building a cabin in the woods is a story about determination, hard work and innovation. It is a story of Canada and how it was populated over the last 500 years. Different ethnic cultures have different rituals, processes and technology but the end result is always something borne out of hard work. There is a second narrative here worth mentioning and I have seen many comments about it already; your relationship with your father is heartwarming. You work together, you solve problems, you brainstorm and invent solutions with the tools you have. As a father of a son, I look forward to the time I can share my knowledge with my boy. Glad to see a young man such as yourself with such a work ethic. It is rare. I can hardly find a lad to show up on the jobsite everyday at 7:00am let alone one willing to learn carpentry skills AND work Saturdays toward a dream. Good for you. Good for your father. I will now go and watch other episodes to catch up. Thanks for sharing this, made my day.
Your Dad is worth its weight in gold. Be proud of him!
Absolutely!
I’m still watching when you first building your log cabin…..what an accomplishment!
Nice design you worked out on your rockin-rebar footings with the 2-shingle sandwich of your sloped curve wooden blocks. Super smart design to execute the water drainaway from your wood, secured to boot. Nice! You just gave your house foundation underside the best start you could for long-term preservation. Love it.
I’m new to your build and am in total awe!! What a blessing to work with your dad. You seem to make a great team!
The part I liked most is father-son bond. I miss my dad😢. Perfect job that deserves admiration 👍👍👍
Awesome that your dad could help you out, great bonding, something that is missing in families today!!
The sawmill was a wise investment. You can get the logs and make your own lumber and then you can sell lumber for your other projects.
Admire the efforts and hard work that you guys have put in. Very fascinating to watch. Enjoyed every moment of the project. Good luck.
Well done, amazing feats of human endurance and achievement. A testament to focus and will.
Way to go! I helped build a cabin in 1983. I was just a kid so I was moving tools around. But I remember every second of it and learned all the cuss words i would ever need to know.
There are lots & lots of HARD work for just 2 men to build this log cabin .... Thanks for sharing and hope you will finish very soon !
The saw mill sounds like a plan for the future. Excellent long term thinking!!👍
Best log cabin video I have seen yet. You don't need to defend your decisions, it is your project! Buy a sawmill, don't, it is your choice. Until someone comes out and shovels snow to get stuff finished, their opinions don't count! Will be following with interest, first of your videos I have seen.
2 words on the best log cabin video, Dick Proenneke
Wonderful to see you working with your dad - thanks for posting
We get 2 inches of snow and our whole town shuts down, and we get warnings not to use the roads, awesome build guys, couldn't help thinking a pump jack and some wooden chucks would have made that easier, but still got there, can't wait to watch the next one.
Incredible beginnings to your dream build. I stumbled on this episode and am going to follow this journey as one day I hope to have mine too. Enjoy this time with your Dad. It's very special. Btw that sawmill needs no justification, awesome!
Impressive Dad and Son project ......WTG you guys!!!!
Amazing what one can accomplish with will and hard work. World needs more outsiders, thanks. I am sharing your journey with my own son.
Like I say to everyone of you incredible builders and artisans, I hope you're planting as many trees as you're felling. Good luck and well done.
Go away Karen
@@stoneyswolf Goodbye Ken.
How beautiful Canada is throughout the year!
Snow isn't an obstacle it's a past time. Love that line. 👍
lol Thanks.
The sausage king of Chicago! Tell me Abe ole buddy. How's the sausage business now that Chicago has become a third world country?
Love that line. At 31:10 his dad pops up ready for bear!! On the 100th Anniversary of the ending of WW1 I salute the men of the Canadian Military. Tough warriors in both world conflicts.
Not being a skilled tradesmen like you and your father I am amazed how much effort went into building the foundation for the cabin. I know the cabin has been built and it is beautiful but this episode is one of my favorites in your series. Btw, I really appreciate the fine camera work and the occasional nature scenes.
I'm not really that much of an outdoors person, but I really enjoy ur videos. They are therapeutic and fun to watch. I'm enjoying nature through u and ur family. Thanks
Outsider I have enjoyed your series as well! I am amazed at the blood, sweat, and energy it takes to.build this cabin. To think what our ancestors did to make homes is a testament of their fortitude and strength. I too have found myself wanting to help! This kind of build has always interested me. Thanks for allowing us to watch and live it with you! So happy your Dad has helped! Awesome! We will all party when it is complete.
Thank you Cynthia! I agree. I can't imagine how difficult it must have been for the early pioneers to carve out an existence in a land that they hardly knew, and without the advantages that modern tools and machinery provide.
Built a house with my dad and brother. Started when we were just kids, so it took us from the 5 grade in school, till when I was in my second year in high school when we moved in. The experience is so dear to me and has paid dividends all my 80 years. Oh how I wish I could be in my easy chair ( a stump ) and just work the level. I used a string level, which is not that accurate, but works well in the colder temps. I became a vocational teacher and draftsman along with being an international 1 and 2 family building inspector in my retirement years. I was good with an ax at a very early age as I can you are too.
I wish I had a father to do stuff like that.. I was taught by a computer unfortunately so as much as I love watching, and wishing it's just not in the books for me. I'm too accident prone. lol
@Jon Doe - LOL, dude said he's accident-prone. You encouraging him to maim himself or something? You could improve your reading comprehension, right after your manners.
A-frame with swivel wheels and locks, plus some kind of cross member between them to curb inward pressure. Just a thought. But I am enjoying the channel!! Great family project, narration, audio and video! Cheers!
It is a great sight to see Father and Son working together.
Outstanding and amazing! You and your dad just taught a "Master Class" in log home construction - the way it used to be and still can be done. I admire your tenacity and work ethic. The photography was also amazing. Thanks for sharing.
James E Powers At his best, man is a little god!!! Unfortunately, too many of us CHOOSE to live as mere animals!!!
This was the way it used to be? Come on man, full marks to this guy for getting off his arse and going for it, but portable sawmills, boulders and screw anchors ( put in with power drills, beeswax and cement for support? ) was how it was done in the past? No way. It was done with an axe, a handsaw and a hammer. And bloody hard work, probably in very cold weather. Please don't romanticize things - it was tough in the past. It was about survival in the wild, on the frontier and probably far from other people. Nothing like what's happening here. All respect, though. Yes, outstanding and amazing, and I'm enjoying the watch!.
Watching this in 100°+ heat. Great way to stay cool!❄🐧❄
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My hat is off to both of you. Very fine workmanship.
My word, that is a lot of snow. Very good work for two people and to deal with all that weather, hats off to the both of you and nice sawmill too.
Its coming along nicely! Great work. And thank you for the inspiration, we plan to start our build soon!
I am damned impressed! Especially with the Sawmill purchase. I don't know very many young folks who would pawn a dirt bike and a snowmobile just to buy a sawmill of all things. Most guys your age wouldn't quite playing "call of duty" long enough to embark on such an undertaking. I wish more young men had that type of resolve - the world would be a much better place!
Very kind of you Joe. Much appreciated!
The work involves is crazy! We had to clear forest, quarry for thousands of tons of stone to make a mile and a half road (two miles in all as it meets up with another small road a quarter of a mile past my site) then there's been all the hurricane force winds taking the roof of the sawmill shed nearly two miles away from the sawmill last Boxing Day...the thousands of trees fallen, the tens of thousands of indigenous broadleaved trees planted...it's a huge job....and there's people who just buy them and someone comes the next day and delivers and puts the thing up. ..of course they have to be near an access road. This might sound like sour grapes but I would like to be a fly on the wall the first really windy day they have in their little kit builds! Lol...I've got a really big cooking woodstove that's probably heavy enough in itself to keep my cabin in place. I am off to find the most recent video of yours xx
its cuz hes canadian A ;) Right? i'm assuming this is somewhere in Canada, you say in the "bush" alot, who i've only heard Les Stroud say before
he says it @ the 30 min mark
On a budget?!? Who the feck buys a sawmill on a budget build!!! great build but call it what it was....daddy baught me this!
The Greatest Part of your videos Is the fact that you and your father are doing It together... You two make one hell of a team and the Great and Beautiful memories you two are creating Is Priceless... It's a true Blessing you two are sharing and you even got It on video How Cool Is That!!! I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product Thanks For Sharing So Beautiful On So Many Levels Gods Speed!!!
Far as I'm concerned, you guys are rockstars... but cooler.
I usually scoff at long videos on KZhead, but I started watching this and couldn't stop. Great video! I look forward to your progress.
I agree but to me anything outdoors is worth a chance from me lok
Glad you guys have pressed through the winter and completed the foundation, now you got something to show for your Hard Work. The foundation is the most important part in any build. WELL DONE GUYS! Soon you will be finished, and you guys can enjoy your completed cabin, drinking some hot coffee and just kicking back and relaxing. May the Lord give you guys the strenght to complete all the work. God Bless. Would like to help you film and lend a hand.
It was obvious throughout this project that you needed an extra pair of hands, yet what a great thing to do father and son building a log cabin, thats what life is about. well done.
‘It’s all about confidence” & “There’s always a way” - These are the thoughts I have as I watch your build. Well done, Gentlemen! You guys are doing a hell of a nice job!
30:50 "We had no choice but to call it quits for the season. Just kidding - we're canadian." Made my day.
Great progress! Very impressive watching the process. Congratulations!
Man your determination will help you achieve the finish product. Hard back breaking work. Your project is coming along fantastic. Thanks for sharing your build. Its fun to watch.
Wonderful job fellows, a hard job is always a more pleasurable feeling
There are always people who will want to rain on your parade for something! You have accomplished a lot! Great time with your dad as well.
Wonderful achievement, your work ethic is amazing for both of you , your Dad is amazing great Dad but also your a great son. Well done!!! 🇬🇧🙋
I KNEW you were Canadian!!! I heard you use the word "eh" a couple of videos earlier! LOLOL And I can see where you get you talent and work ethics. Your Dad is no slouch when it comes to building. I think you're both perfectionists! Good job, fellas. Can't wait to see more! Salutes from Manitoba!
Truly inspirational - I'm a year and a half into renovating a 17Century farm building in France and after a long winter up here in the mountains, watching your tenacity and endurance is very motivating - Thank you. I am so looking forward to getting my own sawmill too. I agree with all your thoughts on owning and using one.
Cabin is looking good, I think the cabin will remind you everyday of the time you are getting to spend with your father,
Very very ingenious to build those A-frames to hoist the logs! Man that was smart
Thanks Matty! A little bit of creativity and necessity mixed with old technology.
The wise man builds his house upon the rock.
Wow I just watch all 9 of the episodes. Can't do nothing like that here in Texas. Not enought trees. Love the videos. I look forward to new episodes.
What an amazing achievement! You will treasure that time with your dad later on, buy that man a beer!
Agreed! When I look at my dad, I don't have to wonder where my determination comes from. He's a trooper for sure.
OutsideFun1...congratulations on a fantastic job. Prayers for a quicker build now...can't wait to see the rest of the build. Amazing achievements here...keep on truckin!
Hell , Buy that man a case of beer !!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol
Love watching stuff like this. My father was killed in service while mom was pregnant with me. I had no men in my life. Watching videos like these is how I learn.
Otter River Outdoor
I was fascinated throughout the whole process and have much admiration for your skills, patience and keeping those joists level! Loved watching.
I joined your channel after the cabin was underway and am so glad I found this episode so I could see how it all started.
I am enjoying a HOT Israeli Summer evening watching 2 dedicated Woodies do their thing in [now] deep snow and getting great results. Great job and am eagerly awaiting developments.
I have been following this since the beginning. It's so great to see those joists go down. Gave a round of applause at the point you hiked back out and started clearing snow to get it done. Looking forward to the next update as ever.
Just wanted to say how much you inspire us! We plan on going off grid in 2018 and still have to find our property. We will be sharing our journey as well and hope that we can build our own cabin. We're older but determined! That's the key right? The drive to live our dreams! Thank you for the awesome video! Can't wait for the next one👍👍👍👍
Excellent. Key seems to be the willingness to adapt. Saw mill significant strategic decision and I think the right one. Well done!
My family and I have loved following your progress. Love the gratuitous maple leaf shots!
Dayum I remember when I was young and strong like that and built our camp in the north woods. I sure miss those days
do xou remember the day where youre mum presset you out a bad day
God bless you and your father for your hard work and love
It is quite enjoyable watching you and your dad work tirelessly to achieve your goals. Nice going!
this is what great men can do when they have a purpose and desire . Great work I love what you are doing .
Fine build, fine film! Love seeing all that snow, and you guys working at a proper temperature (writing from tropical Australia!)
Man, I enjoy this more than a new movie. That is wonderful!
+Benjamin Vazquez Thanks Ben! I'm glad you're enjoying the series so much.
Full of admiration. Thanks for demonstrating how this construction is possible way out in the woods. Wish I could be there to help out and learn. Very ingenious and impressive to see the way you two managed to lift and set in place the foundation logs. Can't wait to watch the next episode.
Amazing work, and the determination to 'Get'er Done'!!!😎👍🇺🇸
Hang in there. It's inspiring what you Do...the Vitality of Youth...lol Love Life Loud and Clear
Phew that was a lot of work! Glad I could "supervise" from my warm house in a comfortable chair with a hot cup of coffee. From my vantage point I must say GOOD WORK and a tip of the hat to that "old guy" who seemed to be able to keep up and maybe set the pace. Well, not much left to do now...wife making the curtains? : - )
Thanks Rick! Yes my dad can certainly keep pace. In fact, I often tell him to slow down. lol
wasn't fer dad that boy woulda given up!
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Yeah, the building BUDDY kept his end of the bargain....Great Job! Held more than his own!
Yes, as above, from the comfort of my family's home, i feel the need to add...Next time, keep the old dirtbike, use it and some scrap steel/ welder to Make a bandsaw sawmill. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Occasionally spray a 50-50 mix of waste motor oil/ diesel fuel on any wood that will rot to preserve it. ++++++++++++ Trying not to comment...FAIL...lol, ok, here goes..At 19:40 i'm watching him try and move that hoist. And i'm thinking, "Man, i could move that Easy". Of course, i would only be lifting one leg of the Tripod i would have used.
Nice job!!! Hope you and the family are well, God bless you all
Great Idea to Lift the logs. 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Liked the "A" frames, good use of an "A"ncient technology . Beautiful fall colors. I think the saw mill is a wise investment. I'll look forward to the next vid. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure!
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I drilled into bedrock last year, hammer drill and bit. After the first bit I just used water as I drilled and had no issues after.
Myself and three friends built a 14 x 20 ft. log cabin very similar ...in 1982. I was 25. I'm now about to hit 61 ....and I'm still using it. I certainly re-lived the Fall of 1982 while watching this video . ( Canadian also) Newfoundland ! I'll be watching your other videos ! Great Job with the cabin work and the video work !
Very cool. Especially that the two of you got to do it together. You rock man.
Awesome brother ! Thumbs up. ENJOY....THE SIMPLE LIFE
Ha! You really had me questioning your fortitude when you made the "we had no choice but to call it quits" remark.
I do agree with your comment about getting the foundations right and all else will work out! Isn’t that the way with our relationship with God? We have to get the foundation right then all else falls in the place. Hope your wife is doing well. I’m sure your daughter is growing up fast hope to see more of both of you in the spring. LOL!!
Mate, it looks like A LOT. You guys are excellent woodworkers....
Great episode! Hope for the best for your child btw!
Thank you very much Sergen!
“Just kidding! We’re Canadian.” 🤣 Respect.
Very nicely done; craftsmanship and all level. To me, this is a BIG DEAL!! Thnx.
TellYou the truth watching vid made miss my dad more he left us in 2011,we had this same bonding.he made cabins for a living that’s how I found this vid, he almost finished his last cabin. 50yrs old, cancer took him. Cherish these moments with your dad. good job 👍🏼
You guys are doing a great job!! Very clever using the A frame with block & tackle. I'm excited for future videos. Good Luck, stay safe, very dangerous tools. The saw mill is a great investment, smart move. That saw mill is worth its weight in gold. 👍 Vinny
Thanks Vinny!
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If buy it just to not haul the lumber into a remote site like his. And then there's all your reason, absolute no brainer move for sure
Man, I was so excited to see the cabin begin to take shape, I can only imagine how much more so it must have been for you! So much work in it, now its finally a tangible reality! Exciting. If you don't mind, what are the dimensions of the cabin footprint? Thank you for sharing this with us all, I know you have kept my dream burning through the slow process of getting land and starting my build, and I'm sure many others as well. Got the money, actively seeking a location now. Hope to be cutting trees by spring here in Washington State!
He mentioned in another video the cabin would be 14x20
that's awesome your dad is helping
Buying the saw mill was the smartest thing you did next to decide to build a cabin.