Timber Frame Roof for My Log Cabin Off Grid Workshop | Egg Tanning Buckskin
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- I set up a hoist system to lift heavy timbers onto the top of the log walls on my off grid workshop, use hand tools to shape timbers for the roof, and tan deer hides by the fire in the Canadian wilderness.
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Measurements, addition and subtraction, Mathematics. Pulleys, levers, inclined planes, mechanical advantage. Physics. Triangles, squares. rectangles. tangents. Geometry. Mortise and tenon joints, birdsmouth cuts, adze and chisel work, Carpentry. Preservation techniques, cooking, food preparation and storage..... Husband, Father, Dog Lover..... Wildlife management and horticulturist Shawn James... Professor at the University of Self Reliance. Go anywhere else on social media and find all this on the same channel. This man should have 3 million subscribers by the end of 2021. At least half of them will be because of Cali, but what the heck. She is the star. "Daddy...all work and no play makes you boring!" You gotta love how she ensures the ball rolls right into his work area!
Dat taint shure smell perty, eh?
Gotta love that dog. I can recommend investing in a tennis set (a racket and half a dozen balls). My dog loved going after a ball sent over the treetops, he could spend a lot of time searching for one of those furry tennis balls.
Yep. And...common sense. I had forgotten that myself.
Great comment Stephanie!!
We just like seeing you making a blog cabin..... Ba-dump-tis!
It’s impressive that you play with the dog while building the house,,,
We cheer from far away from Korea!!
It's funny how the dog turned around at 8:07 and looked at the camera and as if to say "really you're watching this?"
There is something very therapeutic about these videos, much appreciated!
Any wild animals out there?
I watch them all the time..unbelievably therapeutic
I agree 100% I always wished I had 1/2 the skills he has !
@@mrroyal11 Well wishing does nothing. He’s done his research and learned along the way as well.
I believe in one of his earlier videos he showed his first go at it and it was a fail.
WOW Shawn, there is no way for us the viewers to appreciate the amount of work you’ve accomplished... however, as a carpenter/framer, I know...I’m old now, but I haven’t forgotten, hard work, but I think there is nothing more satisfying! Your work is exemplary! Glad to see the weather hold for you ❤️🐾🤠
Those trees were all planted not to long ago. He talks about it. And he BOUGHT them and surely also plants some on his property. Don't think you like people telling you what to do with your possessions.
Further I guess you are not aware of how many goods you use made out of often illegally cut trees in other countries, starting from (news-) paper, magazines, napkins, paper towels, toilet paper, pre-cut fireplace wood, also charcoal for BBQ, BBQ-piicks, toothpicks, furniture (assume you have some) and of course mainly buildings (floors, kitchens, main parts.of roofs etc.).
What do you think of that birds mouth detail with the hook on it?
When I need a break from this bullshit, wonderful world, I watch you and Calli! Thank you! ✌❤ 🇨🇦
Better than a going to therapist . Plus is free and learning lot.
For a tin knocker you aint to bad with a chisel son. Your experience working with angles really shows. I had done timber/post work for over 25 years. Anyone who thinks this isnt hard work is wrong. Shawn just makes it look easy by preparation and good planning. Be well Shawn and Cali
Even though I will probably never use any of this information, I am watching and taking in the knowledge that you impart to me. I am in awe of your skills, and having watched you building your homestead for the past 3 years, sometimes I can figure out what you are going to do before you actually do it! That is how good of an instructor that you are!
Cali intently watches something in the background every once in a while, but does not investigate or chase whatever it is. Piques my curiosity to no end! As always, stay safe and keep the info coming!
Man, this workshop will still be there in 200 years
That's exactly what I was thinking! I'd like to come back in 200 years just to see them standing there.
Make it faster.....🙄
Jock Monque just like Richard Proenneke’s cabin in Twin Lakes. It will be a legacy!
@@jockmonque8435 Shawn may be there as well.
Certainly could survive any storm, assault, machine gun fire or zombie apocalypse.
What you are doing is so interesting, the level of craftsmanship is astounding, and what you are creating is so real, and tangible, and useful, but the cinematic art you are creating with your filmmaking skills is equally impressive. Not only is it a joy to watch, it is educating and preserving these skills for any who would avail themselves. Truly remarkable.❤️
What a great way to spend a Sabbath evening. Watching this video couldn’t be any more peaceful and relaxing. I am curious what you intend on using the hides for once tanned. I Can’t wait to see the finished workshop. My dad was a cabinetmaker by trade in his younger years. Watching your workmanship takes me back to when I was a kid, watching him build. I just assumed that every man was a carpenter, so when I married my husband, I was pretty surprised that he barely knew one end of a hammer from the other. My dad took him under his wing and taught him everything he knew and before my dad died, he told me that my husband went far beyond any skills that he ever had, when it came to carpentry. To me, a man who can create using his skills like this, deserves a lot of admiration in my book. Well done, Shawn. ~Linda Wolff
What a lovely tribute to your fathers teaching ability and your husbands skills. 😊🇨🇦
Sabbath there in the wild forest! Excellent idea! I love sabbath sunset Friday !✝️☮️
Shawn,I enjoy you building so much THE way you cut the fits out is a art, I do hold my breath with the sawing you do,I worry it will slip,AGAIN your work is stunning,CALI WITH the ball WAS so cute,ALWAYS STAY WELL ❤🐾❤🐾❤🐾❤🐾❤🐾❤☘☘☘☘☘🐻🦃
You must get a lot of satisfaction from being able to build these structures. Great to see the old ways of carpentry.
I am a woman..not handyman type, but always loved watching My uncle or grandfather building stuff my whole childhood into adulthood. The smell of wood chips is the best & designing & making a birdhouse or two was my fun project challange for my time there.. Love camping anyway it comes ..but Shawn has taken everything to a dreamy level of self sufficiency...Loving it all. Calie is the best ..My grand father had a dog just like her called " Bouncer" when she died he would go get another just like her name her Bounce #2 & #3 etc..Best dogs ever. lol we never really knew for sure as we only visited on holidays & summers from another state..lol
Love watching Cali run round whilst you work. She's is one lucky happy dog!
Shawn James is Superman. I wish I had half of his energy.
I want Shawn's patience and I want it RIGHT NOW!
Be patient young man.
😂
Ha!
I want your sense of humor.
Don't take things and life to serious.
Take more often time to just sit down and watch others so you get to know what you don't want.
Spend time walking slowly, best in nature and in company of a dog. The ease you down🐾🐕
I got more giggles from watching Calie and her ball! And the "hints" to you when she was ready for you to throw her ball. I enjoy the live that you two have for each other. She is great company for you.
Great video.
Cali is so cute in how she tries to help you.
Ironically I was thinking "Shawn really shouldn't use a hammer when chiselling" and lo & behold, he makes that great wooden mallet as an addition to his hand tools! I would enjoy seeing just a little of how you hone your chisels, axes, hatchets etc to their amazing sharpness please, Shawn. Those joints and notches hewn in the heavy timbers are really so admirable. Cali has plenty of smarts to keep out of Shawn's way when he's moving heavy timbers ... Good girl! She has endless patience waiting for her "fetch it" toy to be thrown.
I love watching Calli and her fetch toys as much as watching you build.
I really don't get some of you. The dog to me, is a very small aspect of this channel. Sometimes a distraction, even.
@Ramadin Bawdiip No I just think that the avid dog-lovers on this channel are extremely vocal. Most viewers however don't watch it for the dog or care all that much. It's about the woodworking projects, Shawn's skills, survival aspect, nature etc.
I give Cali at least half the credit for these great videos.l love to just watch her in the back ground doing whatever she’s doing.
@Ramadin Bawdiip No the dog doesn't 'knit the show together'. She's a sideshow act and Shawn is smart enough to see very vocal dog lovers on this channel so he puts the dog at the forefront. But that crowd does not represent all the viewers. I and many others don't care for it.
65 people took the time out of their day to hit the thumbs down button... LOL. Probably the hardest thing they've done all year, meanwhile this dude building a house over here. This is literally the happy place. 👍Much love from Asheville nc
More than likely they are snowflakes sitting in mommies basement and mad because they did not get their participation trophy yet
@@annotten7413 I know you really like to bash on people you just made up in your head, but realistically a lot of those downvotes on awesome videos like these are just bot accounts bought for thumbs ups on other videos, that also have to give thumbs downs to not be recognized as bots and banned.
Why is there always one person who bashes the invisible thumbs down people? Like, why? All of you who do this, just stop. Please, thank you
@@annotten7413 no, no... they thought, dis i like
Not an especially logical comment
Just when you thought the skill level can't get any higher Shawn comes back and proves you wrong 👍😀
He’d be the first to tell you, in fact he regularly makes the point, this isn’t highly skilled building. Don’t get me wrong, it’s hard work and the result is beautiful in its own way, but anyone who has basic competency working with their hands could do this.
@@PPYTAO it's great to be man
@@PPYTAO I like that he shows even the mistakes, the mis-steps, and reworking things. He makes a lot of it work through sheer determination and not giving up.
💖@@billyhellboy6138
& a Woman who can
Appreciate a Real Man.
@@paulgeorge150 Just to be clear I wasn't, and I'm still not, trying to be negative towards Shawn and his abilities. I still stand by what I said though. Angles don''t make things any more difficult, and using a shaw and a hammer and chisel aren't highly technical either. I'm not trying to take away from his achievements, only empower others to give it a go!
After a stressful week, this channel always brings me back to some sense of peace.
I will watch these while winding down for sleep.
Hey stumbler, check out some of my hiking videos too, you may like the outdoor adventures 👍
Having a deck to work from is an excellent idea and helps to produce accurate joints. I once built a one room house tis way=with joints
My dad built a log workshop out of old telephone poles in 1988. I was 16 and got volunteered into helping. A chainsaw, a Ford 4wd with winch, alot of blood, sweat and beers later it was finished. I thought it was hard work and well built. Then I saw this and realized we built a shed out of scrap, the easy way.
Oh nooo. I’m not ready to Waite for the next episode.
I thought you finally got hungry and were scrambling up some eggs.
There are a lot of steps in preparing a hyde. You show how pioneers and original
folks had to work so hard day in and day out. Any illness or injury could spell
disaster for a family.
Stay safe.
You are so lucky to have Cali to keep you on task! If she wasn't there you'd never get anything built. Good Dog!
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Shawn reminds me of Grizzly Adams and Bob Villa all in one.
I think he's a unique man in his own category. He is what my grandfather was, self reliant in the highest form of the terminology...he builds, cooks, farms, hunts, cans food, dries food, smokes meat, collects tree sap for syrup, man !,what can't this man do? ...would love to see Shawn harvest honey, too. 65 years old, I am...got shameless love for this man!
the workman ship is amazing skill level.. but the thing i admire the most is the time you still have to play with your dog.. and he does look happy
Shawn, you just brought me back about 30 years when I first started my home improvement business. I was on a job where there were these old Swedish carpenters who never used power tools; everything was by hand. Watching you reminds me of being amazed by these Swedish old men, of which I'm now one (old man, that is, not Swedish). The only difference is I thank God for power tools (LOL). Even though I consider myself a professional remodeler and builder, watching you makes me feel inadequate. GREAT JOB, Shawn!!
Got to admit, looking at your videos always makes me think: Man i wish i could know this guy better, sit around a fire, have a drink with him and talk about the work he has done and the future projects he has. Keep it going Shawn!
Shawn, your main qualities are will, determination, courage, tenacity, clever, calmness and thoughtfulness, and probably others which we will discover again. It's amazing the general knowledge you have, congratulations !!!!!!
It's just incredible how you do things by hand with the wood.👍❤️
During these days of unrest around the world and particularly here in the US, it's nice to find freedom does exist when watching your videos... it's the calmness within the storm...it helps me relax and and helps to remind me why we all need to stand up for our liberty and to save our nation for the rights to go out and do whatever we want to do...freedom...I hope it's NOT too late to save it...
Thank YOU for sharing a piece of your life...it makes me smile everytime I watch one of your videos and gives me HOPE FOR THE FUTURE..
BTW, I live in the mountains...so much beauty here...
Younreally do it well, even doing multi work from one to another especially giving time to your dog to play, God bless
You are great at what ever you do. I am sure your family is proud. Be proud of yourself Shawn. Blessings.
Cali makes me laugh out loud when she is pestering you to throw her toys.
35:15-30 - please kick the ball again, please? O come on, pretty please?
40:00 - ah, that’s the spot, a little to the left, there you go,
I think he likes her distraction. Have always had several large dogs and it is nice when they want to play with you. Definitely best friends!!!
I love how Cali preens when he hugs her. She knows daddy loves her!
All those angle cuts !!! WOW. If I was to do that I’d have a lot of fancy firewood for the winter
😂😂😂
No doubt about it
Lol
That's ok, as long as you remember to use lots of salt and pepper.
Man, this workshop will still be there in 200 years
Lol😂
I think the new cabin work shop is looks good and the workmanship certainly should be appreciated.Shawn the joinery works resembles the style of Japanese. Thanks for your show
the dog is just wonderful, such a happy animal and so great to watch her work you. Cali's a super dog, love her.
I loved Callie ever so gently rolling her small blue ball towards you and patiently waiting until you lovingly tossed it. She knows just how much she can indulge you with her playful behavior. By the way; as always, your workmanship is so intriguing, outstanding and demonstrates your unique creativity. Thank you for allowing me to unburden...into the new calm, I feel so refreshed after watching your video’s! 😌
I love watchin this man
So talented. The scenery is
Awesome . So is his dog.
I like about this channel better than others because Shawn does all the work with his heart and hands not with these fancy machines nor having people to work on his way of life. How beautiful that is!
Couldn't ask for a better pup like Cali she is one in a million love the work your doing am proud to say we are in the same age almost
Shaun, I’ve been quietly watching you from down under (almost feel like a stalker). Can’t get over your knowledge and ability. And talk about accurate! Where, and how on earth did you learn all that stuff? How do you remember it all. Not as if you cut those crazy joints each day! Love your independence, your love of sustainability and your”can do” attitude. Plus, I think EVERYONE adores your Cali. What a pal she is for you!
Thanks for the video Shawn, would be possible in a future video to provide some sense of direction. IE a tour from where the main cabin, outdoor kitchen, new pond and root cellar to where this new location is? Just trying to get a bearing on where you are at in these videos. Again if possible or if you even want(privacy and all), but I have been curious about a walk through of homestead there. Again thanks for you time and effort in these video's take care and hope all the family is safe
He has a drone that he puts up every once in a while.
Hes moving to a new property lol
The new property, where the workshop is, is one hour by snowmobile from the cabin property. It is five times as big, 100 acres.
Okay...NOW I am tired !!!! I respect the heck out of all your hard work. I don't think I could have done it even in my hay day
It's funny how the dog turned around at 8:07 and looked at the camera and as if to say "really you're watching this?"
Lol
Haha, yes. I love watching it.
" Right❗" lol 🐕
Poor Cali! The only way she’d be satisfied is if Shawn threw the ball non stop. I wonder if she would ever get tired or bored?😊
For me not knowing what you are doing, it intrigues me...energizes me...in trying to figure out how you bring the pieces of your puzzle together. Cali brings such a smile to my spirit.
I love cali shes so adorable.
It's been a very busy week at te cabin and looking real good! Have a nice weekend and week ahead Shawn.
This just shows you how hard he works. It’s a lot of hard work and skill. Things don’t just happen.
Dude! Am just loving that 42:52, second 'ball eposide'. Your interaction is so 'unspoken', yet understood in that pause between you! I had to smile, then laugh! What precious moments they are!
Now that’s what you call a chisel stay safe from Scotland 🏴🏴👍🏻
Are you talking about the ADZE????
@@teecar9868 I think he means the really big chisel. The adze is more like a gouge and the blade has a very slight curve to take out more wood. And you can't use a mallot with it. Of course since we don't KNOW this person, it could be a case of someone not knowing his adze from his elbow!🐴👩🌾🐱🌱
Hello Scotland! My grandmother came over from Glasgow when she was 12. Ferguson!
@@maryblaylock6545 🤣🤣🤣
I tell you, I can hardly believe you 1-Figured out all those angle cuts and notches you needed for this roof. 2-Then made them to all fit! Absolutely phenominal! Well done! 🎯
There's that sweet girl !!! And, she's right there, ready to help. And, the best helper a feller could ask for... never tiring either. LOL
Au millimètre près, c'est en regardant à nouveau vos vidéos..que je me rends compte de vos capacités, votre ténacité, votre courage..car vous ne pouvez compter que sur vous même, car vous êtes seul..ce qui me fait dire que vous n'êtes pas un novice !!!😁..admirative.. même si je n'ai pas le temps de regarder, vos magnifiques vidéos plus souvent!!!🍀💚
I must say that the workshop is going to look amazing I really appreciate the style your using .
Even though I will probably never use any of this information, I am watching and taking in the knowledge that you impart to me. I am in awe of your skills, and having watched you building your homestead for the past 3 years, sometimes I can figure out what you are going to do before you actually do it! That is how good of an instructor that you are!
Cali intently watches something in the background every once in a while, but does not investigate or chase whatever it is. Piques my curiosity to no end! As always, stay safe and keep the info coming!
Shawn, never have I seen such skill and determination. You sir are a incredible craftsman. That workshop will be there many many years. I also love the dog, what a companion for you !
I cannot stress enough about your set of skills. I am proud to watch and try to learn from you. Thanks.............
Dam Shawn it’s amazing to see what you are doing! Awesome skills brother! You are very committed to your craft! Can’t wait to see the finished project!
I joined your channel today. Watched you build other cabin. Seeing your use of 3 saws, reminded me off my dad .At 19 he joined a crew building barn in n. Ill. USA, as a sawyer. Well, they say make or break. 54 yrs as a carp. Proud to say out of 4 sons, I'm a carp, cab. Am now 76 and still building. Small prjts, no climbing . Enjoy videos, doing it the old way.
you are sir without doubt a master woodsman craftsman I bestow on you the order of woodsman from the shire of lancs
Love that Callie, and she is determined that you are there so she can play, for you to throw the toys! Aside from that, what you are doing is admirable, making a new start. It is too bad and sad that some people who solely want to bully others, often do so with impunity. I hope they will stay away from your new location. Wishing you all the best....
I cant imagine how cumbersome setting up the camera is while working with timber that almost exceeds your limits..but maybe a short forces break is good for the back. Thank you for the video.
Just awesome Shawn. I like to watch you build, but the interaction between you and Cali made me laugh several times. She is relentlessly down for a good game of fetch! When she came up to you on the platform and sat down, it looked like "Dad, I love you". Hope you get the shop dried in before the weather gets too bad.
I love My Self Reliance... building almost an hour.🙂
Seems I can relate to a lot of this work and reminisce woods living..Thanks so much. Please take more breaks and give Cali some if you've got enough season. We won't get bored if you're just settin' there breathing, smelling, listening to the birds, looking around, Enjoying.
This video makes me think that next year you should build one of those awesome foot-powered lathes. Great video, as always!
The shovel was a ground breaking invention
ahh i see the pulley system is coming in handy now ... just need 2 more pulleys so you can place timbers anywhere on the roof and position with the pulley sets ... and of course some type of crank jig that lets you set what direct each pulley is being pulled in ... (up down) individually so you can set them for moving it sideways or turning or lifting or lowering perhaps puzzle out some wooden gears and levers and make a hand crank that moves the gears to make the pulleys do what you want while you have the levers set to either raise or lower each pulley set or even sit in neutral so they dont move allowing for swinging or turning without raising or lowering at the same time ... be pretty complex overall ... but each gear would only need 4 spots max ... locked ... neutral up and down then all 4 sets joined (3 possible but 4 is safer and can lift more weight) by the crank shaft that you turn to do the work ... which has a basic ratchet catch to allow you to move a little at a time and adjust as needed along the way I think you could puzzle it out in the size of your spoke bench
Thank you Shawn and thank you Cali for this top notch video. thank you for taking the precious time for sharing. Best wishes to you and the family Shawn.
That’s some incredible timber frame joinery. Tedd Benson would be proud.
Good luck with the new location. It will be exciting watching it develop.
Thanks for sharing your adventures. Your dedication to ways gone by is to be commended. Hopefully these skills reach enough viewers to keep the art alive.
Thanks again!
Mike
This is one working man. Legend has it, his work ethics are attributed to Cali's superb and strict over site.
What can I say, this man knows everything, never ceases to amaze me!!
Years ago I raised rabbits and cured their hides. I used salt and Mary Kay night cream to keep them soft. They are still in perfect condition. I got my 2 large deer hides in a honey color and hope to obtain a pattern to start my Native American maiden's shift and yoke, which is something I've always wanted. I have elk's teeth, antiques beads, and bead looms to make beaded items also.
That s one skillful dude. Your videos are practical zen meditation sessions for me.
I love the comments that are posted regarding being alone with nature, your thoughts, peaceful existing, quite reflection and no one recognizes the film crew that’s with him 24/7.
You see Dad when you started breaking eggs into that bucket, I had a feeling you might be making something for us both to eat - But No, I saw what was on your mind and my belly is empty and I needed sustenance - so what is for dinner tonight Bear Chunks that is a favourite of mine!!
Hello from Saskatchewan! After a hard week at work, it's good to relax on a Friday evening and watch another amazing episode of My Self Reliance. I was doing a DIY activity today and Shawn's hard working ethics popped into my mind, his show motivates me to get going and stay going and get the job done!
Beautiful carpentry going on with those joints gorgeous .
Shawn, you are amazing!! I cannot stop watching ...and wonder how you can work like a horse and not show fatigue or pain. Stay safe, God bless!
Just like a lab , never enough ! They will fetch more than your arm will hold out ...lol gotta love her
Retrieve being the key word!!! I’ve got a dog like that except for him it has to be sticks. Oh my gosh. All day every day!!
@@earthangel8730 But I will say Cali sometimes acts like a lab when she is always in the water. Beautiful dog like a lab too.
Ariel of Fy Nyth got a Frisby launcher for her dog Burley. Her arm was giving out! I hadn't known that there was such a thing!
@@americasdream1265 Goldens and labs have been bred for much the same work, retriving birds in water. The main differences is that the lab is from Canada and was bred mainly from what newfoundlanders used to be, while Goldens are from the UK and was bred using many different breeds like spaniels and setters. Loving water is a normal and expected trait of both breeds, especially if they're field bred. 😊
Edit because it's a fun fact: the dogs newfies used to be is suspected to be a mix between.. You guessed it, setters and spaniels 😂 (and a few more breeds that no longer exist)
I notice how well all of Shawn's equipment works. Obviously he takes the time to sharpen / maintain everything he uses. Pays off in the long run.
"Huh. Need me a bodger's mallet." Goes off and makes one.
It´s the second he made, the last one got thorn out on the first site :D
There's nothing so satisfying than needing the perfect weight tool and making it yourself.
😀
Shawn , I had to stop what I was doing and come to my computer to share this epiphany with you . UA-cam runs auto play and I run the audio through my stereo when I am working in the house or shop . A lot of the channels are music , but also You and Acorn to Arabella , Sampson Boat Co. , The Outsider ... I have found that when your videos are playing , I am so much more at ease , even more so than the slow jazz or blues I normally enjoy . I have come to know the rhythm of your hatchet , hammer and draw knife at work . When this video started I thought " Wow , Shawn is here , cool " I wanted to bring you a cup of coffee and say hey . Sometimes I just loop you on a long project , no voices , no music , only the purity of creation , not visible except through the mind's eye . Thanks brother . I fear there are too few like us left . Your sound tracks would sell , at least to me ...... LOL
Amazing woodcraft and video. Great stuff Shawn. If I was 30 years younger, this is what I would be doing right now. Looking forward to seeing the progress on the workshop and your future projects.
I'm so pleased to get a full video of building and that the shop is making such quick progress! These are my favorite kinds of videos and what first drew me to your channel back when the walls of the cabin were just starting to go up.
You’re going to love the next two years then....
I grew up in the Appalachian mountains around many life-long hunters and many of them said that working & tanning deer hide was the nastiest job, next to cleaning out the pig pens.
Yes, it wasn't that enjoyable watching the removal of the fur.
The Appalachian mountains are my home away from home, which isn't too far east of here! (Middle Tennessee)
It surely is. Makes you appreciate buying finished leathers that much more and never waste a bit!
It's nasty and usually smelly and a lot of hard work. To get those hides from where they are to ready to make a garment with them will take quite a bit of back breaking work yet. But I've not seen the egg tanning. I'm anxious to see how that goes.
Unbelievable patience to do all that measuring and cutting on roof gables. Patience of a saint, and skill of an engineer/architect. I couldn't even dream of doing those things.
You are a frickin horse! Cannot believe how hard you work, nor can I believe how appealing this life seems to me
I HAVE BEEN WATCHING YOUR VIDEOS SINCE THE BEGINNING ON YOU TUBE.
I LIKE WATCHING YOU BUILD THINGS, AND I LOVE CALI, TOO!
It really eases the pain of my brain tumor. YOU ARE SMART....STRONG....AMAZING👏🙏👏
You have the patience of a saint. I wish I could say that I don't ever get annoyed when my dog is constantly underfoot or in the way.
I can relate. My cat seems bent on tripping me up! And then it's time for kitty jail. He gets locked in the bathroom with his food n water bowls and his litter box.
Very sad
I really love watching you shape the timbers smoothly with well-maintained tools. Watching it gives me some kind of relaxing feeling. Thank you for sharing great video!
When I see Shawn working, and see just how much One Man can get done, it's no longer such a mystery to me how they built the pyramids or put up Stonehenge !
Sorry....one man plus one dog !
I’m watching history in the making. No one else has ever or will ever show us the creativity, stamina and accomplishment that you display in every video. Excellent work 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Yes working again I like this one man carpentry.
I really loved this video. It was such a pleasure to watch you carefully and skillfully do this joinery on the timbers and get things in place by yourself! You take me where I cannot go--into the marvelous woods to hear the sounds and see the sights of the wilderness. You and Cali are such a joy to me!