Making Cedar Roof Shakes with Neighbor Al for My Log Woodshed
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
- In this video, I pick up where I left off last week on my log woodshed build at my cabin in the woods! This is part 5 in a series of videos in which I will share the entire process of the build.
In this episode of the series, I go to neighbor Al's off grid property and the two of us cut cedar bolts from a dead western red cedar tree. I then transport the bolts to my cabin, where I begin the process of turning the bolts into cedar shakes for the roof of the woodshed.
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I am certain you do this, but cherish these times with Al, because they are more then any amount of money could purchase. Great companionship, good wisdom and intellect.
I love your relationship with Al. You both are great guys !
Sure.
This is a great age difference friendship. One gets knowledge and skills while the other gets strength and stamina to get the work done 👍🏿
Having a neighbor like Al is the best gift you could get.
Love the content with AL seeing the friendship of helping eachother out.
To look at Al, and see him work at his age ,I don't mean that in a disrespectful way, it's just amazing to see how strong he is and active he is. I love you it Diego you are very blessed to have a friend like Al, he don't say no and he is working as hard as you. You two are so great together, like Father and Son. Diego please continue to keep Al close to you. God Bless the both of you 😊😊😊.
AGREE 100%🎉🎉🎉❤😊
Prime example that mental health is very important. He exercises his mind as well. He’s going to live to be 106. :-)
HAY Diego , log splitter I can tell you why it's not working it's got corrosion on the brushes inside the motor if you go have it rebuilt it will work . a little motor like that it will be cheap to have work on professionally..just saying
I agree
Clean and flip brushes
Manually turn the shaft a few times
Motor make still
Work w a little nudge
Keep doing what you love say hello to your neighbours
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You can buy a motor at harbor freight cheaper than you can fix it.
@@jimmywhitlow2012 HMmm, tempting but consider today's quality
To fixing something that lasted so long with little care... my bias is older is almost always better in tools and machinery
What a great video Diego! And Al is such a kind soul and an absolute legend, everyone should have a friend and neighbor like Al!
If the world had more neighbours like Al the place would be so kind, such a good guy Diego your so lucky, but kindness attracts kindness, you make a great team.
Nothing I like more than your videos together. Iv watched emm all and even rewatched some. Al is a gentle soul and a good friend
This is the way life should be. Teaching, learning, sharing, working. Great stuff. New subscriber
What a great neighbor with skills and knowledge.
Al is a dandy.
Neighbor Al at 83 years old, is more active and stronger than 25 years old I have met.
UA-cam steals your time and energy
what a lovely granddad AL is for you.respect and love from Norway
How awesome it is for both of you gentleman to have each other. What a friendship
AL IS A BADASS DRIVER!!
Man those nissan make some very good mountain buggy.small enough to get around.thanks you guys!
So good to see Al, He is such a great friend such a kind man he is. Looks like Al and you processed a good amount of wood to start your shake . Kind of him to make up that log hauler for ya. love how you help each other out. real nice work Diego
Great to see Al again, and a really good job on the build too! You came up with a good plan.
great video. I enjoy watching the videos of you and neighbor Al. He has so much experience to pass on
I made cedar shakes in BC many years ago, what you made are cedar blanks. To make shakes you tip the block over every time and you end up with a tapered cedar shake.. I also made blanks which were sent to a mill and a bandsaw would cut them making the taper. They were easier to lay on a roof but did not last as long as tapers would.
Scrolled down to find this comment, thank you for posting !!
I am shocked the guys in the video did not know this ??
Blanks are not used for roofs, as far as I know. I did not watch the whole video, perhaps missed something.
Using a sledge hammer on the froe ??? Yikes !!
Great video! Attaboy for saving the skinny cuts for Al! Try this… load the skinny cuts on end in a bucket, when full slide them out halfway and tie the bundle with twine or 1/8 inch cord. They stack well as bundles and easy to carry into the house when needed to feed the wood stove in Al’s kitchen. He will love it.
The lovely Julia isn't the only one who is angry that you've hurt yourself , you are a very naughty but insanely creative boy . Looking good Diego and great to see more of Al
Great job, Al and Diego. A lot of hard work. The wood shed looks amazing, shining in the sunlight. All your hard work is paying off. Keep up the amazing work. Have the greatest day ever, love and peace.
Remarkable the good heart, hard work. It’s a good feeling when you get to see the fruits of your labor. Excellent job. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Al is the shit. Do more with him, trust me it’ll help you and your channel 👍🏽
The friendship they have is priceless, money can’t buy what they have they realize this which makes even more valuable. I love spending time watching them working together spending special time together they really enjoy each other company. It’s a give take with the two of them it’s awesome. Diego is into technology which is a good thing because of him we have had the opportunity to to meet Al, Diego is getting his life story out which is very interesting , enjoyable to hear witness how Al lives. They have a wonderful bond, friendship, love, respect for each other it is a wonderful thing to witness that friendship seeing them working together. It’s like the good old days the way it was meant to be. I love their relationship, one of my favourite videos that I watch. I have a great admiration for each of them their friendship, their way of life. I live alone on a mountain by a lake, I love my life. I have some of the very things to do as they do I burn wood, I also have all the outside work to do. I enjoy setting back for a change relaxing watching someone else do it for a change.
A friend like Al is just completely awesome. I’ve always said as a believer you can’t out give God any uses friends like our to bless you so when you can’t help give God that means you should help others also and you have helped out. I was blessed by seeing you with him because I’ve had Friends like in my life when I needed the most God sent them there to be a blessing when I needed it.
So much work, you will do it. Greetings
Love the old trusty Nissan truck
IKR I had a 91 same color wish I still had it!
You are so lucky to have each other
Al is SOO correct on guy wire twisting up. It can be such a pain.
Do yourself a favor and make a good strong handle for that froe! It will save you so much effort if you can use leverage instead of a sledge hammer. Cedar splits easy so a good handle will make a huge difference. You have a good friend in Al. Also a shingle break is a must just cut a slit in your stump so you can really pry on the shake. Also you can probably split your existing shingles in half they look quite thick and that would be twice as many!
It's amazing to see the size of those west coast trees! Such an abundance of resources.
Good job man! This will be a beautiful woodshed. Thumbs up from Sweden
These guys are mighty men!
Diego Pedro’s your shakes before nailing to Perlins. the hydraulic pump shaft is seized or low on hydraulic fluid. Check fluid level and drain if milky from water intrusion. The electric motor brushes or bearings might be corroded or seized up.
Great video. I love seeing the process come together.
Cedar is a beautiful wood, and very durable. Maybe make some decorative pieces for inside your cabin.
The shed is going to look awesome.
As a former TV multimedia Journalist I can tell you, don’t sweat or backtrack and confess to missing some video. We are not machines, you did a very good job telling a story. If you must tell about it, do a voiceover in the cover video of Al chainsawing. I see too many UA-camrs afraid to do voiceovers. Watch Key west Waterman, his voice overs are great. Rain an Ray does them too, but he apologizes too. Don’t sweat it.
Love what u r doing & the vidio's in general 381
Only material on the roofing market that doesn't come with a guarantee. Only as good as the man that puts them on. Modern roofers put them on over plywood with felt paper. That traps moisture and they rot after 10-15 years. On wide space slap boards I've seen good thick shakes last 75 years. Looks like you have a great teacher. The froe is a tool whose use is quickly being lost. Your shed roof should last your lifetime, easily. Thanks.
This shed is so pretty!
The only time I’ve helped make cedar shingles we used a crosscut saw and a mallet and fro then a drawknife to final shape them Grandpa also used horses to plow and cut hay with I am 64 and have done all that too
When you're cutting shakes and get to the mid point of the log you should be pushing out with the froe, not pulling towards you. My grandfather told me its all about leverage and after seeing him make 10 shakes to my 2 I started to see what he meant. Holding the wood from the top with your free hand really helps, also using a small tire to keep the wood from moving around a lot is another trick I've seen people use.
You have an awesome truck!!
If you flip your bolt over, after each shake is split off, and split from the other end ( alternately) you can make tapered shakes (thicker on the butt end), which lay down a lot nicer. Also if the wood you are using for bolts is green, the shakes will pop off a lot easier.
Mate, eating out of pots! Awesome way to save dishes. Very popular in NZ when you’re home alone. Love to get hold of one of those fro’s, or make one.
Salute excellence respect the sacrifice very calming for a city guy love your content
Im sure you have a first aid kit. Im a critical care nurse of 37 years and have taken care of 100s of wounds like that and here is what to do;
KEEP IT COVERED!!!
KEEP IT MOIST WITH ANTIBIOTIC OINTMENT!!!
KEEP IT CLEAN!!!
The old days of open to air to let it scab is not the way to do it. Scabs inhibit healing. Do as i say and i promise that wound will heal in half the time.
@robert118273 Hi Robert I agree about a First Aid Kit and the other advice given I am wondering did you mean to say it will heal quicker rather than take longer. Yvonne from England in the UK 🏴🇬🇧🏴🇬🇧💜💜
@@yvonnem5819 you are right. My fingers sometimes just do their own thing. I meant heal in half the time. Thanks for the catch.
Diego try taking the electric motor apart on wood spilter and clean the armature and stater because they get corroded when they sit for along time, and grease and or oil the bearings, and clean any other junk inside ,this shoud help, Best of luck
Keep up the great work
My man was just glad for the company. Protect him at all costs😊
Really nice video Diego!
Looking good man! We like this kind of real off grid content.
2x4 ripped in half for purlins would be 1 3/4” actually 1 11/16” if you figure Kerf. Can’t beat the smell,look,longevity of cedar.and it’s the right price! Looks great,be safe!
Back in the day the shakes would have been really rough and bumpy. Great video, thanks.
I recommend you get the Foxfire book to see how it has been done in the past. Lots of good information in them.
Great vid man love seeing the peogress.
I just recently cut my self with a grinding disc on my thumb and man do i feel your pain.
when manipulating the froe to split the rest of the shingle, push or pull on the handle in the direction that will cause the top of the froe to push the shingle away from the bolt.
Just subscribed first time viewer I like your stuff because I have calm and relaxed. You explain things also the old boy getting wood from scenes be a pretty rad dude keep up the good work.
Al scared me running that saw.
It is called a push rod and I didn’t use one when I cut off half of my left thumb. I was trimming down a 2x4 and as the piece of wood was almost thru the saw I grabbed on to the part that was coming out, and the saw hit a knot and it dragged my hand back into the saw.
love your content
I’m waiting for you to go “surprise metal roof” haha so much work and dedication on your part.
As a WHS keyboard warrior professional I am in absolute DISMAY that you didn’t bother putting those orange flashing lights on Al’s truck.
What if Tarzan and Jane came swinging through the trees and didn’t see your HIVIS?!!!!!!
Just Bigfoot here - T & J are down in the jungle
If you read this at all: You might check to see if the motor spins free by hand before applying the power. The motor bearings might just need a little Grease. TLC. It also looks like the motor brushes can be removed and cleaned.
Use a pusher stick when running boards through table saw and a oid loosing a finger or thumb
That old man is a worker I bet he has been his whole life
Love your videos
crank windows, cool
when you stack the shakes put little wood shim inbetween each shake on both ends of the shakes put a shim.
You’re gonna have lot of good fire starting for the next winner
Winter crazy phone
Nice job man!
I’ve owned Stihl saws since the early 90’s and I’ve never seen one so hard to start.
Made in the U.S. now
@@albutterfield712 that’s not it, I own several made in the USA. All my gas Stihl’s tools start 1-3 pulls…people who can’t do that just don’t know how. There are thousands of videos on proper starting technique. Poor maintenance is another reason.
I sure mis my Nissan Hardbody truck. Put it in 4 low and just let it craw anywhere you want it. Super simple interior but 100% functional.
Old timers got have a lot of knowledge to pass on, to younger Gen, if their intrested. An old timer showed me how to set up & run an Alaska chainsaw mill. He used to slab up 3inch slabs from old growth Doug Fir that he made into hundreds of 8-10 foot long Drift boat oars.
love your videos thanks
If you take some shakes and hold them over a fire you can temper the shake. what that dose is it beings the oils in the wood up to that surface you put that surface up or exposed to the elements the roof will last longer. when you temper the shakes you do not want to catch the shake on fire.
Draw knife and shave horse to finish up shingles ive made alot and that is how the old timers did it and thats what makes them last .
Perhaps a drip edge on the shingles?
Hi, I like what you’re doing👍🏽hard work is good for us.
And your wood splitter,? I’ve got one and its operation, is like this,once your wood is on the machine, there’s a power up,push button first you hold then hold the direction switch handle, for the Cutter blade to move forward, or backward, hope that helps✌🏽
Bet it smells awesome out there hamsters gonna come from miles around thinking they have a fresh clean cage awaiting them lol & y'all have to be on west coast seeing a cedar tree that big they get nowhere close to that big on east coast we use a little for starting fires but to sappy for burning for heat
انت رجل له قلب طيب وصديقك آل كذلك صداقة بين الخبرة والقوة
Heres a helpful tip with the Froe, use a brass or a wooden mallet/hammer that way the brass hammer/ wooden mallet is the to pit/mushroom instead of the froe and the axehead :)
You Like doing things the hard way and making work for yourself
I couldn’t manage too well without my sack barrow. If you don’t have one (£30) in U.K. one will save potential back damage. Would love to have your workshop.👍
Regards, phil - 🇬🇧
If u get the dried out it will split easily for yeah good luck & god bless
Great Job!
Niceeeee
Seu vizinho realmente é um cara muito legal
aprecio esse tipo de amizade
abraços do Brasil
If the splitter has a name plate, google the manufacturer's name and if you're lucky you might be able to retrieve a manual with the correct wiring diagram.
I got neighbor like Al. Got us out of some pretty tight spots on occasion. I give him eggs and honey in repayment. He likes that.
We knew all this hundreds of years ago, if not thousands, this is for the benefit of people who do not follow history and no I'm not thousands of year olds
Ya i done a few shake foofs! 33 homes!
Interesting gentleman
If you’re getting an overload warning obviously the motor is not turning so it’s ceased… 45:20
I believe you have to flip the bolt end for end to get a taper
Good luck to you sir
If you flip the block end to end each shake you will get tapered shakes we would make straight blanks like yours and saw them in half to make resawn shakes. if you push the fro handle away from the bolt it wii split easer.
When your channel really takes off, it's going to be a sight to see. You really do put out quality videos and they are so interesting to watch. We all learn something from them, even if they are what "not" to do sometimes. Your arms and back must have been SCREAMING. Ever consider building yourself a dry sauna? That would be a great project for a time before an upcoming winter. Some year in the future. 😉
When you start your froe into the log section far enough. pound your splitting wedge in behind it rather than pound on the froe.
Beautiful wood. I wish I could be there to help.
Hi after doing this type of wood work for years my froe has a 2ft handle for a 3in deep blade but in Australia we split mountain ash for wall slabs the longer the handle the greater your leverage my froe is made from a 8 ton truck leaf spring and forged to a wedge taper and I don't use a beater I use a maul about 10 lbs with a full length splitter handle