The Birth Of A Wooden House. Extended
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- Опубліковано 7 бер 2016
- We unexpectedly found missing footage of two more scenes from the building process - moss collection in the local swamp and finishing of the frame. So we decided to make another version - extended edition (2 mins longer) to add those scenes to the movie and share them with you all.
This is a documentary movie uncovering the process of building a wooden house with mostly hand tools from (as much as possible) local natural materials starting from forest till the living space.
"I built my house from trees that I felled in winter time (-20C) with an axe and two man crosscut saw in my own forest. I did it following the research of old carpenter's calendar that coniferous trees should be felled in January's first days when the new moon rises and the deciduous trees should be felled in the winter time during the old moon. In winter time trees are sleeping and the juice and moisture content is very low in them. As time passes timber felled in winter becomes light and strong.
In the building process I used mostly traditional carpenters hand tools - axes, hand saws, timber framing chisels and slicks, old Stanley planes, augers, draw knives and mostly human energy. All the ground work for fundaments and the basement earth digging was done by hand with shovels. The foundation consists mostly of bigger and smaller rocks and boulders. Lime, sand and concrete mixture are using only in small amounts - to hold the boulders together. The visible part over the ground level - boulder mosaic has been masoned with hand split local granite.
The House has been built based on the western part of Latvia - Kurland/Kurzeme (German influence) historical wooden architecture typical technique - Timber Frame construction with sliding log walls between the posts. House is two carpentry technique union - Timber Frame (that is typical in France, Germany, Great Britain, North America and other countries) and traditional Latvian log building technique, between the logs using moss from the local swamp.
In the walls, timber frame and roof construction there I used only wood joints and wooden pegs to hold the main construction together - no nails, screws or steel plates. Walls are insulated with 250mm thick dry pine and larch shaving layer (leftover from the local cabinet makers workshop). Overall exterior wall thickness is 50cm. In the walls (except wind vapour breathable membrane over the roof) has not been used any plastic or modern synthetic materials.
To preserve the wood from the spoiling, fame posts, sills, top beams and final cladding boards are treated with fire and pine tar mixed with Tung oil. This wood preservation technique was adapted from the Japanese traditional wood preservation technique Shou Sugi Ban (焼杉板).
Exterior cladding boards recoating each 10-15 years with Tung oil and pine or birch tar mixture, the house can last more than 500 years. As an example is taken Norwegian stave churches that stands more than 500 years until nowadays.
Roofing is three layer white oak shingles (each 10mm thick, 120mm wide and 720mm long) laid in two directional technique. Overall amount of shingles used is 15 000 pieces. Roof walls are insulated with ecological wood fibre wool and wood fibre panels. Over the wood fibre panels are plastered natural plaster - mixture of sand, clay powder, lime, linen fibre, salt, wheat flour. Overall thickness of the plaster is 20mm and over all amount of plaster used on the walls are 5000 kilos. It works also as thermal mass and improves energy performance.
Exterior measurements of the house is 6.5 x 13 meters. Living space in both floors are 120sq/m. The house is being heated with clay plastered brick bread oven and smaller oven made of clay tiles in the kitchen. To heat up both floors of the house, when outside it is minus 10 degrees (Celsium) only small oven is heated once a day. When freeze gets below -15, -20 C, we heat up the bread oven. Once it is heated, because of it’s thermal mass of 5 tons, it keeps the warmth 2-3 days. To heat up all the house (120 sq/m) in the winter time we use not more than 4 m3 (1.1 cord) of dry firewood. This is 2nd winter we are living there and we still heat up the house with the leftovers of lumber from the building process. And it will be enough for 3 more years.
I have fulfilled my vision to a build natural, ecological house with high thermal efficiency, low energy consumption, sustainable, using local materials such as - wood, stone, old and new clay bricks, moss, linen fibre, clay, water, lime, wheat flour, salt and wood shavings."
Jacob, carpenter, craftsman and founder of Northmen ( ex John Neeman Tools).
northmen.com
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As a 70year old retired carpenter,you now see me cry.Thankyou for building your house and filming it too,both are out of this world,may God bless all who live there.
Did you really build like this? Your generation started cutting corners to make more profit.
@@Possimpablee probably didn’t build like this. He’s saying as a carpenter he can respect and enjoy the build. Why r u pressing him online
@@Eli-wu9zu because he's talking like he's from a golden age of carpenters. That's bullshit. His generation built nothing but shithouses. Standards are alot higher now.
@@Possimpablee what do you mean shithouses?
@@KK-dt4gj a shithouse is somewhere you go to excrete your fecalmatter.
This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.
I don't come back to many videos, but I've watched this maybe 10 times since it was released. It's not just the obscene amount of work, or the beautiful craftsmanship. It's the deep sense of peace you get while watching it; knowing the intention and thought behind every piece of the house. I love watching the different craftsmen coming in and out, the connection with tradition and previous generations, and most of all, the connection to family. Thank you for posting, Jacob.
Same here, it's stunning.
Same
me to and i cry everytime its so beautiful
Same. It's a stellar example of how we are supposed to live.
Truth!!
Every few months I look up this video and instead I find all sort of bushcraft or log cabin building, nothing like this video. When I can't find it I get a sense that it was taken down and it makes me so sad. I hope it stays up forever. It really gives me hope. Maybe not knowing if I will find it again makes watching it so much sweeter. Thank you for giving peace to so many people (I can see other comments feeling the same).
Imagine these guys teaming up with the fella from Primitive Technology..
They will kill each other !
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haha , he is super good too
Ibrahim Goma ,
YES
im only 18 but this has been a goal since i was a child. this is amazing
Do it, Nita. Don't believe anyone who tells you that you cannot. There is *always* a way to do it.
Research your location carefully.
As an old 69 years carpenter, all my congratulations for your beautifull work. It is really art!! My salute from Argentina
I was crying how beautiful show the harmony with the nature, family and traditions. Good luck for all of you!
Man I'm going to tell you something I'm 70 years old I'm a Craftsman originally I worked with my hands Carver, worked with very very high-end furniture and such I appreciate such craftsmanship specially especially .
I was really starting to believe there are no Craftsman left today thanks to UA-cam I'm starting to see there's a lot of great young craftsmen today
I feel much better when I see them ,,thank you very much that was an excellent job carry on and God bless you and your family
I was thinking the same, 64 here, I have always wondered how much skills are lost with Time? It's so good to see some Youth still carry on with passing knowledge from generation too generation, My Father and Grandfather where both Master Craftsman, if only I could bottle up all that knowledge and pass it on.. :)
Where there is a will, there is a way. Necessity is the Mother of ALL invention. These skills that were used in this video have been around since the beginning of time and will more often than not be around until the end of the Earth.
Here here!!!!
I would say a master craftsman,, God blessed you with some skills
@Liar Department A lot of us want to do things like this. The problem is usually money, even if you can source everything you need to build it you still need land. I wish I could just go into the woods and try to build something, even if it's not any good I'd still learn from it and make it better next time. But all the land is owned and I'd have to buy it first. And I can't just buy any land either, because you need permits and stuff in order to build something there and you need people that inspect it for safety and other regulations, and that costs money too. It's really driving me crazy that even if you want next to nothing to do with society you still have to be involved in it. Only thing I can do is keep working for a society and a system I don't like or agree with in order to save up enough money to maybe one day be able to buy some land where I can live and do what I want. When all you want to do is cut down some trees, built a cabin, grow some vegetables and keep a couple of animals, and society says "no, you have to work for us in order to have a chance to do that" it makes me feel like a prisoner in my own country. I've even been toying with the idea of just taking some land by force, but that's not very realistic either. In today's world we're all borne into slavery, we're expected to specialize very narrowly and serve society as a cog in the machine.
I love you people that had the fortitude to start and complete something so complex and ultimately so beautiful. What a legacy for your efforts. What an example to young people of today to get back to traditional methods, that on the surface may seem "old school", but really employ ancient, energy efficient "tech", combining all the things many of us aspire to, insofar as the slow movement, environmental sustainability, and a rebuilding of our souls. Thank you, thank you, from an old carpenter who wishes he had done this himself. Maybe there is still time.
Thanks Mike! Bending my head low to you! Jacob
+John Neeman Tools Time is a tool, we must know how to handle it and use it to reach our aims...
Northmen
Wow That was some effort!
Your own forest. What size?
How did you come to own it?
How many trees did you fell?
Did you replant?
How many days to complete?
How many man hours?
Mike Teschke i believe that you can still do it, use the time you have left, and if you do it, please post a video or something, i would love to watch it
Here are some great woodworking plans that you can try out: HootWood. com
I have designed and helped assemble a number of timber frame buildings, but I have never seen anything with this level of skill and beauty, inside and out, in a modern build. What a warm, grace filled home!
More than just a house. That's art.
Will last forever that aswell
I have never seen anything like this. My emotional response was a bit unexpected thinking I had just chosen a video on someone building a log cabin. What I encountered was absolute perfection. Beauty. Real men and women and children. A part of me feels that this is what we were all meant to be. I cannot even begin to comment on the craftsmanship....absolutely astounding! Thank you so very much for sharing this, as this is one of the most worth while and uplifting videos I have experienced on the internet. God Bless You.
Dave, I have no clue how, but you took every word from my head and heart and wrote it down, including "God bless you"
watch "Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process" on youtube, this is one of the best :)
Yes ....no more words needed. Absolute beauty and craftsmanship
theriven1 y
poetic, dave. absolutely poetic.
Wow ... a very great house! The owner so I think is the happiest person in the imaginable - 100% sustainable!
My "respect" for the craftsmanship that was demonstrated here in this video, which today no longer commonplace in our industrialized world!
Best regards from Germany
yah the only thing i'd change would be keeping the brick exposed, because I like the look better, but overall i'd totally live my life out in that house :D
This made me cry. This is the most beautiful home i have ever seen
The cutscenes to the children playing in the fields encapsulates the wonder and innocence of such an accomplishment like building your own home. Absolutely incredible work. No doubt an unimaginable toll on your bodies and minds. But once its all built, living in that home must come with the most amazing sense of peace.
This is magnificent. I have built several houses and buildings over 40 years under the direction of my father, a master builder. This house exceeds any I have ever seen in design and execution. It should be treasured and lived in for a dozen generations and more. Thank you for the opportunity to see your video.
texhenge agreed and this house should be placed under protection as a house of historical value. When the family stops living there, it should become a part of a latvian history museum and serve as a honourable reminder of what's possible to do.
texhenge agreed and this house should be placed under protection as a house of historical value. When the family stops living there, it should become a part of a latvian history museum and serve as a honourable reminder of what's possible to do.
I didn't know someone could drool from watching a house being built, I just loved every thing about it! Thank you. :))))
i find myself back at this video, watching it from beginning to end at least once a year. I hope i can accrue enough skill in my lifetime to be a tenth of the craftsman that these men are.
Same haha
It's the self reliance in their hearts, the old man shows he's far from relinquishing his spot on top. Respect for one another is also apparent. Old ways are not gone not yet..Eyes on.
One of the best videos i've seen in awhile, what a beautiful earthly and spiritual home you have build for you and your beautiful family, i can only imagine the satisfaction of living in a home like this, that you have built with your own hands and from local materials.
I would also like to commend you and the music in the video, it was all very fitting, if not too much trouble would you mind making a list of all the songs used?
+Aldous Orwell Thanks.
Jeff Pianki - Old Habits
Peter J Hochstedler - Fools On The Highway
Bill Mallonee - Know
Jauns Mēness (New Moon) - Pazudušais Dēls
Jeff Pianki - The Weight Of Us
Jeff Pianki - On Forgetting
Джон Нееман Инструменты спасибо тебе добрый человек!
+John Neeman Tools Thank you!
Thank you but this should really be an obligation to mention them in the video description! Poor artists, you getting all the fame. And rightly so but at least give them proper credit. Love to you and all
Best video on UA-cam!
Simply beautiful. Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity...
I’ve never cried from watching a house being built, but the sheer heart, effort and LOVE you poured into it was overwhelming to me. You have built a HOME, one that your daughters will one day pass to their kids and so on. Congratulations, it’s beauty typified.
One of the best videos on Y.T.
Well done Latvians!
Wow, what a *great inspiration* to see this. *Thank You* from somebody who enjoys real work and structures, but did not yet have the chance to experience a build like this.
Thank you! Use your chance when you have one!
John Neeman Tools
> Start building Shed and Playhouse the easier it is amazing and fast way!
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Thank you for sharing this - every time I've seen this, I love it more. Lovely work that you have done for your family. :)
I can only say; thank you, thank you, thank you. For showing me the love for wood, carpentry, family and life as it should be. This video has been an enormous inspiration to me.
One of the best videos I've ever watched on UA-cam. You and your beautiful family are truly inspirational. What an excellent house you have built. We can all learn something from you. Thank you for sharing. Regards from Melbourne Australia.
I absolutly agree with you! Best Regards from Lower Saxony Germany
isnt it!!
yes it is indeed one of the best ive seen also!!
DCTTeacher1 I couldn’t have said it better. I’m almost in tears. This wonderful family, this house, this life. Not sure if anything else on UA-cam can come close to this.
Agree
Spectacular! By far one of the most engaging and beautiful videos I've watched on UA-cam.
It’s cool to see your kids growing up as the house is built.
This is one of the most beautifully crafted homes I have ever seen. I was deeply moved by the end result. Thank you for sharing the building of this masterpiece.
Beautiful family and beautiful house. Well done John. If you own enough land, you might consider to open a school teaching the same techniques you used to build your house. There are a lot of people that will cross the seas to learn from you, I know I will if my application is approved. Like they say "Build it and they will come." you set your own time of the year for classes.
Or make an other video adding directions, commentaries, or notes on the steps of each phase you built that house. a lot of people will be grateful. Thank you for sharing and Good luck.
check out northmen.com/en/courses/general-info-about-courses
it was the best 26 minutes spent on youtube :) thank You :) Your movie took my breath away. VERY positive :)
the world needs more people like you and your family.
Absolutely the most beautifully crafted home I've ever seen built.. you gentleman are artists❤
Brilliant from another old carpenter. You guys should be very proud.
I'm a bridge builder from Canada, I don't love my job but I do love to build, on those days where its hard to go to work I watch this video and find inspiration. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for building bridges for the rest of us. We need them and we are grateful for people like you.
For somebody general emotionless that realy hit me like a train, right in the feels! utter beauty in both house finnish and video finnish 👌🏼👌🏼 I. Seriously could watch vids like this all day!!! Thank you for this gem!
I've spent the pandemic watching UA-camrs build cabins. I love them all, but watching this video of the hand-crafting of your home just makes my heart sing! What an incredible effort. It is wonderful that these skills haven't been forgotten and are being passed down, creating a new generation of craftsmen. Bless you and your family as you enjoy this "work of heart" for many years to come.
Beautiful construction.
Beautiful video production.
Beautiful family.
Awesome...greetings from Magyarország!.
Because they look happy...
This house has your heart and soul and will be around for generations to come. Your achievement is tremendous. Beautiful house and family.
A house that will be passed on through generations. Cool story and great craftsmanship!
i watch the video from time to time again and again. its wonderful!
Are you kidding me??? This is amazing! Congrats on a beautiful video and a beautifully built home.
Just wanted to say that this movie was absolutely beautiful. Especially seeing things age throughout gave you a connection to the whole thing. Amazing work!
From this custom home designer / builder to your family, what an awesome job and a whole lot of work and love you have put into your home. God bless my friends.
One of the most beautiful builds I've seen! The craftsmanship is incredible and inspiring! Thank you for sharing this and congratulations on the beautiful home!
That is by far the most beautiful video I've seen in a long time. The music was wonderful and the photography was extremely good. I felt as if I was following you and your family on the journey of a lifetime and learned a lot along the way. My favorite part of the house as a whole was the fireplace. It was just gorgeous. You have a wonderful family jacob. Your beautiful wife and kids are a blessing beyond all blessing and I've enjoyed watching this. I think it's time for my family to build a house now. Thank you and GOD bless you my brother.
What a beautiful Film!!! God bless You and your Family...
I have watched many house building videos on UA-cam over the years. This is by far the best video I’ve ever seen in my life! The craftsmanship is unmatched on any other video I’ve seen. Your family is blessed to have such a home! Good luck and god bless!
This is one of the finest made vids I have ever watched.
Thanl you- Just Thank you guys inspiring me and cheer only by your efforts, silent scenes, beautiful smiles and eyes, warm musics and all. I was moved and given some power from deep inside myself. Thank you for making and sharing this process and video. Hope you guys be happy and given bless.
Not only one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube, but one of the best videos I've ever seen in general
I think that is the most beautiful thing I have ever watched. A young man with the skills of someone three times his age building a stunning home for his equally beautiful family. I am truly touched by what I have just watched, sir, thank you.
This familly more happy than billionaire familly.. pure love pure souls.. great film my friend wish you the best!
One of the most gorgeous, relaxing, awe inspiring videos I have yet seen on youtube. You guys do some outstanding work.
this documentary is more than just an educational video.. this is inspirational!
This video makes you happy, very beautiful pictures, warm-hearted music and of course a beautiful house. Crafts at the highest level!
end brought a tear to my eye. what a beautiful HOME you guys have built
This is so beautiful, I had tears in my eyes, when I watched this. Thanks for sharing this wonderful time with us
A M A Z I N G ! ! ! Thank you for the inspiration! May you and your loved ones have a long and happy life in that beautiful house! Greetings from Bulgaria!
I’ve watched this 100’s of times. Whenever I’m discouraged from work. This inspires me again to follow the craft. Just a great film from gifted craftsmen.
Thank you so much for those 26 minutes of pure beauty, emotion and inspiration. God bless you all. Greetings from Belgium.
I love it. beautiful shots, the music, the colour, all come together beautifully and most importantly, beautiful family! Regards from Melbourne Australia.
I've just watched this video for somewhere around the tenth time. Every time I see it I love it even more than the last.
nature does not hurry anything, yet everything is accomplished.
Absolutely beautiful and well done. Could watch this repeatedly just to enjoy the music and imagery and feel at peace.
Wow!!! This is possibly and simply the most Beautiful, Beautiful wooden house that I've ever seen. I love the true family atmosphere. Thank you for sharing this!!! God Bless :-)
incredible craftsmanship. that joinery is mind boggling
They are woodworking masters. Just beautiful.
I've watched this a couple times already and I'm still watching it again. The most beautiful wooden house I've ever seen! Great skills you have there...
This is such a beautiful home, I’m envious...
God Bless you and your family
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If this was on TV I'd watch TV.
Linus Thunderhorse I think the networks would find a way to ruin it.
Good point.
same
So would I
Linus Thunderhorse I should buy one first...👍
this is the best timber framing of a home video i've ever seen! and quite possibly the best video on UA-cam. only wish i could do this in america, but my local building codes inspector's would lose their minds.
look for historical exemptions/exclusions/waivers buried in the building code for log cabins. some municipalities county districts allow for such things.
yes but the process that involves you using your own wood is very expensive
Alaska.
Kris Hammer what would make it expensive. I live in sweden which has among the most thorough building codes there is in the world, and Lithuania isn't far behind either. Neither her not there building codes is a real problem. Usually they are there for a reason and you can accommodate them in your project. It takes a bit of planning for sure. Bit that's about it.
I can't speak for everywhere but here in Nova Scotia, Canada you have to have someone come out and make sure that your wood is "dry" between 17% and 19% enough and all of your plans have to have an engineers stamp of approval on the plans for the house and both of those from my understanding can cost around $70,000 to $100,000
This was an unexpected find. Fantastic process and absolutely beautiful result!
Superior craftsmanship, good taste, ... good old values, an ode to authenticity and a really inspiring and strengthening video. Many thanks!
The most beautiful thing I've seen on UA-cam so far.
Greetings from Warsaw, Poland. I do not know how many times i've seen this movie and i'm still the same amazed. Amazing job.
Humbling. Such amazing work! The time you take and the detail of it all is fantastic.
Fast track this dude for manliest man of the decade. How does this guy not have a reality show? I'd watch him building cabins every week!
Incredible workmanship = incredible final result. Write a book!
This is unimaginable. Very inspiring, although I could only hope to ever accomplish a fraction of such an achievement. You have restored my faith in humanity a little more good sir. Well done.
These people know the riddle of steel: The strength isn't the steel, but the hand that wields it. In a race to touch the sky, we forgot to look back at what we left behind.
Excellent comment.
Extraordinary craftsmanship, vivid musical geniuses, and a editor/team of editors who are exceptionally visionary. Thank you for sharing all of it!
That is easily the finest display of efficient carpentry & heartfelt humanity I think I have ever laid my big brown eyes on. Inspiring, and totally tiring...sleep must come easy at the end of days like these.
Beautiful family and a blessed pair of hands. God bless you and your family...
Bravo! Great job, I had a very good time and strong positive feelings/emotions when watching this video. Love and peace to you and your family! Greetings from Romania :)
Just amazing !
You sir are a master of all trades !
Such a beautiful home for a beautiful family . Well done !
I wear a belt that is made by these fine people.
My God!!! An absolute wonder!!! Thank you very much for this gift 😊 bless you!!!
This video is so satisfying to see that i could watch hours of it. I can't imagine how satisfying this should have been for the builders.
For those like me who liked the first song:
Old Habits - Jeff Pianki
Thanks for sharing :)
My new favorite. Thank you.
+Lizzette Lavin it's pretty good song :)
Alaa Beydoun : Great song. From what I understand...Jeff released one album (love it), got married, and moved to Hollyweird. Hope he releases another album soon.
Best luck for him then :)
heart wrenchingly beautiful build. thank you so much for sharing!
I’m french carpenter, i love your work, your determination. You are amazing ! You have a gold in your hand and your heart 💪
One of the best inspiring video i have ever seen.
Man may God bless your Hands, Soul, house and absoultily your Beautiful family
thank you.
regards from Serbia to real MAN
I keep returning to this vídeo every so often, and the more i watch it, more i find it marvelous
I've watched this video several times!!! I keep returning!!!! Thank you Jacob !! May GOD bless you and your family
Одно из самых атмосферных видео, которые я смотрел. Спасибо Вам за такие прекрасные кадры, счастья Вам и Вашим детям!
Its a Dream house.
Respect and countless appreciation for your heartfilled efforts to build a house like it.
Wow... both amazing and beautiful - the best 26 minutes I have spent all year watching a video!
I keep coming back to this, and every time I love it more.