Whenever I watch Mr Chickadee's videos, I realise that over and above his use of lost arts and tools, he uses something far more essential that we seem to have lost, he uses patience.
Time, much like money is a means to an end. Pay for that end with your money, or pay for it with your time. Just remember the former comes with caveats, strings and parasites. Time in traffic, the repair shop, the tire shop, more time in traffic, grocery store, doctors office, the bank, the courthouse, the HR department, more time in traffic, the bowling alley, ball field, theatre, shopping mall, amusement park, barber shop, gym, track.... all of this and yet no one is satisfied the latter is more direct and the only means to the experience this man has had. Nothing here could have been bought except the product, time is the only currency that pays for this experience.
Lot`s of dedication, skills and a perfect background music. The steady rhythm of an axe hitting solid wood, a woodpecker minding his own business, some birds singing their songs and raindrops falling on the tarp. Just perfect. Thanks for sharing!
When I was a kid, I worked in my father's sawmill. That beast could have made your 6x6 in about a minute. I cannot tell you how much more I admire your method. No giant V-8 diesel motor roaring away, no huge wheel of death screaming its way through logs. I can still hear the birds singing while you are working.
Thank you for not adding god awful music.. the sounds are so amazing.. thank you... The sounds are those of our forefathers who carved out homes in the wilderness 200 years ago.. Love the video
Possibly not the reaction you're hoping for but this video was utterly relaxing, even when you were chopping. The birds singing and then the gentle patter of rain. Oh my, I could have gone to sleep. It was a pleasure to watch someone of skill performing their task with care and not with haste.
Hard working and highly skilled to say the least. I also give him extremely high points for having natural sounds only, no blabbering about it constantly, and even more important, NO MUSIC! I hate the stupid music most put on these videos. Hats off for a great all around how to video.
Man, you're a real artist! I didn't even know this still existed. I like this ability to make such an impressive work with simple tools and efforts and talent. In this world of speed and mechanization you look like a hero, and your ways are so in line with Nature's pace, so respectful. And for all of it, hats off. I am really impressed.
Don't let let people who feel obliged to be critical of everything rain on your parade. I enjoyed the video. You looked like you were enjoying the work, and the final product looked great. I was in the trades and can tell you that there are many good journeymen out there who have their own ways of doing things. Keep on doing what your doing until it stops working for you.
+dismayed Thank you for the comment, I did greatly enjoy the work. Timber framing is such an ancient and varied craft with so many different traditional techniques practiced throughout the world, the idea that anyone would believe there is one way to go about it is shocking, also shocking is the fact anyone would proclaim their ignorance and hubris by rudely and offensively criticizing another's technique.
got to be the best series of videos since youtube was invented, your skills with hand tools and the sheer hard work you both put in is fascinating, (no talking no music, absolute genius) what we building next.
I imagine all ax murderers hold the same expressionless face you do while doing this incredibly skillful task. Very impressive how you make a radial motion create such an incredibly flat surface. Determination is not even close to the beginning of a description of what it takes to master this skill. Bravo. You impressed me today sir.
UA-cam taught me to fell a tree, maintain my saws, make my own hand tools, now with a full wood pile, it's time for boards. This has to be the best side of UA-cam!
I cannot get enough of these videos. I love that there's only the sounds of the forest and the woodworking. Such skill has me spellbound. Thank you so much for doing these videos. I am blown away by your skill and inspired to do things with patience and reverence to the material.
I love these videos, and my sons do too. We try to limit their TV time, but these videos don't "count" because they have a calming effect. The fact that you don't talk makes me watch more closely. Thank you!
My hat is off to you Sir. Being from Alabama and the best wood we have is oak and hickory, and I've worked many timbers I applaud you on your diligence, determination and craftsmanship. Fine work your doing and am looking forward to watching and keeping up with your progress. Good luck my friend ! DL
I totally enjoyed watching this video. Something about it was very relaxing. Incredible focus, patience and craftsmanship. I tend to go towards power tools for everything I make, but this video was about a man, an axe, his dog, and fallen tree. Zen like... Great video to watch...
There is just something so cathartic about the "thunk... thunk... thunk..." of wood being hewn with the sound of birds and rain in the background. And being able to watch the method at the same time is SO COOL!
Awesome work. My grandfather would cut down trees on his place and hew out cross ties during the Great Depression for .10 cents a piece. Love a person with patience and the "where there's a will, there's a way" attitude.
Mr. Chickadee, your patience and perseverance rise to the level of a superpower. You have my admiration and respect (and envy). The wood thrush's song in the background is liquid music. It's the sweetest birdsong of all. One that I know so well from my childhood in the woods of Eastern Pennsylvania.
Mr. Chicadee, I have watched most of your vids, the apparent lack of narration is right on target, Your skills just show the point with out any talking. I also like how you show the needed tool maintenance, so important to make the job easier and more accurate, Well Done Sir.
Joggling with an axe is heroic. I used a saw instead, and knocked the joggles out with the adz. To each his own, your technique is flawless but I was 65+ when I was doing this and wound up getting an Alaska chain saw mill from Granberg. These are wonderful videos, paced just right. I'm watching back to front.
Thank you, I tried a hand saw and found the axe a bit faster, and quicker to sharpen, but does lead to some sore mornings! We have a new hewing video, much better quality and showing other styles...ua-cam.com/video/FN77cAd5EAc/v-deo.html
Mr. chickadee...I too have found it very effective to use my felling axe to hew. Some seemingly well-researched educators on the you tubes refer to this as a pretty standard technique, and it looks like you have done a great job. The proof is in the pudding, my friend. Strong work. :)
+eltorrisimo Thanks for the great comment, I did use a broad axe and an adze for a few timbers, but finally realized just the felling axe was enough, and used it alone for 99% of our frame. We really like the texture this leaves and hopefully helps anyone give it a try even if they don't have a special axe or adze for the job. Many log homes were undoubtably hewed with only a felling axe by pioneers who would have but a few tools.
I've always assumed the adze was a rough tool, but you trued that end up pretty nicely. Another enjoyable video that reminds me why I'm thankful for electricity... thanks!
Upon closer examination, I see you switched to a white oak at 5:00. Great skills and patience. Its amazing to me what it took to build structures in the past when it was all done by hand, and the expertise you possess.
Good to see someone working at a sensible relaxed pace. Too often now individuals go at a task like a bull at a gate. Working sedately will allow you to work like this all day........just like the old timers used to do. It's surprising how much can be done in a relatively short time working this way. Too many live their liVes at a hundred miles an hour an wonder why they burn themselves out and or things go wrong. I hope that guy owns the woods, otherwise the owner may have a few choice words. Well done.
Mr. Chickadee, I appreciate your skill and craftsmanship and I certainly was not trying to paint you in a negative way in the least. I am a forester and avid woodworker who will never, ever make a comment on a website again. Sorry for the negative comments.
Its understandable that anyone not familiar with traditional framing modalities would find the sapwood removal shocking, most of the knowledge is not in mainstream anymore. We are sorry we didnt explain better the reasoning behind this and the usage of the split off pieces to warm our house.
Really! Log cabins make SO much more sense now. Living 100+ years ago, why hew the logs when you can use them raw to build a cabin wall. Fantastic video.
For the first few seconds of the video, I was wondering why you weren't using a broad axe. After watching a while longer, I can see you're pretty darn good with the axe you're using. Nice work, you almost make it look easy. That obviously takes patience, great skill, and sharp tools. Thanks for posting.
Wonderful that you preserve the old skills that made us truly our own masters. It seems that technology , while beneficial, has come at a cost and we have lost our destiny yo be individuals. Anyway like the old tools have a small collection myself from some of the famous old makers. Quality forged and hammered to shape by countless craftsman. I noticed you even know how to sharpen your Axe with a puck stone. never touch those edges with a power tool. LOL
Also, you've got some skill there on this hew, I tried my first one a couple days ago with an awesome antique double edge Kelly true temper I bought off eBay. I spent a couple days sharpening it to a mirror, razor sharp edge (both sides) and about two minutes into the job I somehow mis swong it and it hit me hard in the shin, luckily somehow the side of it hit me and I didn't get cut, I'm done until I find some shin guard chaps.
Shane K I hope you also get the right axe. Double bit aces are for felling, you need a hewing and/or broad axe... Of course... sometimes we are stuck working with the tools we have. I have seen an Afghani remove a nut from a Toyota hilux using a rock and a stick. Good luck with your build.
Hi Mr. Chickadee great videos! Wondering have you ever used a hand plane of some sort to finish rather than that adze? Seemed like you got close enough with the axe that a hand plane might work well for that final flattening smoothing?
Ah! So that’s how that’s done. Very cool wow I was wondering how you did that in a previous video I watched. Can’t wait to see the rest of the process.
I don't have any experience hewing logs, but I was under the impression that a long handled adze like that was intended to be swung like a pendulum while straddling the log, slicing/riving along the grain, not across it. I can't argue with your results though.
People wondering what he smeared on the ends. My guess is that he is sealing the ends so the log dries more evenly. Unsealed, the ends dry much faster than the inside causing large cracks.
At 4:00, that is my favorite pencil to use for almost anything. My First Ticonderoga. Also, very nice work. Good to see someone keeping the hand tool skills alive.
At ~8:30, seems like it may be a more ergonomic cut to roll the timber halfway to chip off the ridges square while they are perpendicular to the ground, instead of parallel
Whenever I watch Mr Chickadee's videos, I realise that over and above his use of lost arts and tools, he uses something far more essential that we seem to have lost, he uses patience.
Time is money unfortunately. Taking your time is great when it's you're hobby though 🙂
Time, much like money is a means to an end. Pay for that end with your money, or pay for it with your time. Just remember the former comes with caveats, strings and parasites. Time in traffic, the repair shop, the tire shop, more time in traffic, grocery store, doctors office, the bank, the courthouse, the HR department, more time in traffic, the bowling alley, ball field, theatre, shopping mall, amusement park, barber shop, gym, track.... all of this and yet no one is satisfied the latter is more direct and the only means to the experience this man has had. Nothing here could have been bought except the product, time is the only currency that pays for this experience.
Lot`s of dedication, skills and a perfect background music.
The steady rhythm of an axe hitting solid wood, a woodpecker minding his own business, some birds singing their songs and raindrops falling on the tarp. Just perfect.
Thanks for sharing!
Bilder Gucken iii
I find this so relaxing. The editing and the craftmanship is so good. Thank you. :)
When I was a kid, I worked in my father's sawmill. That beast could have made your 6x6 in about a minute. I cannot tell you how much more I admire your method. No giant V-8 diesel motor roaring away, no huge wheel of death screaming its way through logs. I can still hear the birds singing while you are working.
Thank you for not adding god awful music.. the sounds are so amazing.. thank you... The sounds are those of our forefathers who carved out homes in the wilderness 200 years ago.. Love the video
Possibly not the reaction you're hoping for but this video was utterly relaxing, even when you were chopping. The birds singing and then the gentle patter of rain. Oh my, I could have gone to sleep. It was a pleasure to watch someone of skill performing their task with care and not with haste.
Hard working and highly skilled to say the least. I also give him extremely high points for having natural sounds only, no blabbering about it constantly, and even more important, NO MUSIC! I hate the stupid music most put on these videos. Hats off for a great all around how to video.
I concur, natty bois for life!
I applaud your perseverince ! We all might need your skills before long. Great job!
Take care, Dave
Man, you're a real artist! I didn't even know this still existed. I like this ability to make such an impressive work with simple tools and efforts and talent. In this world of speed and mechanization you look like a hero, and your ways are so in line with Nature's pace, so respectful. And for all of it, hats off. I am really impressed.
The scenery, the sounds, your skill. Awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
I'm 75, what my daddy taught me was 'Let the tool do the work, don't wear yourself out', This lad surely paid attention.
It’s a hard lesson to learn sometimes.
Don't let let people who feel obliged to be critical of everything rain on your parade. I enjoyed the video. You looked like you were enjoying the work, and the final product looked great. I was in the trades and can tell you that there are many good journeymen out there who have their own ways of doing things. Keep on doing what your doing until it stops working for you.
+dismayed Thank you for the comment, I did greatly enjoy the work. Timber framing is such an ancient and varied craft with so many different traditional techniques practiced throughout the world, the idea that anyone would believe there is one way to go about it is shocking, also shocking is the fact anyone would proclaim their ignorance and hubris by rudely and offensively criticizing another's technique.
Mr Chickadee is the reason all my projects take so long, and feel so good
got to be the best series of videos since youtube was invented, your skills with hand tools and the sheer hard work you both put in is fascinating, (no talking no music, absolute genius) what we building next.
Thank you so much! We just thought how we would like videos we want to see.
I imagine all ax murderers hold the same expressionless face you do while doing this incredibly skillful task. Very impressive how you make a radial motion create such an incredibly flat surface. Determination is not even close to the beginning of a description of what it takes to master this skill. Bravo. You impressed me today sir.
UA-cam taught me to fell a tree, maintain my saws, make my own hand tools, now with a full wood pile, it's time for boards. This has to be the best side of UA-cam!
I cannot get enough of these videos. I love that there's only the sounds of the forest and the woodworking. Such skill has me spellbound. Thank you so much for doing these videos. I am blown away by your skill and inspired to do things with patience and reverence to the material.
Yeah his wife dont talk, his dog dont bark, and his pussycat dont meow! I just play them in the backgound sometimes for the chopping sounds.
I love these videos, and my sons do too. We try to limit their TV time, but these videos don't "count" because they have a calming effect. The fact that you don't talk makes me watch more closely. Thank you!
This was awesome. I am amazed at the precision and patience that you demonstrate . . .
I thought the same thing! His axe control takes a long time to get!
I'm so relaxed watching this! Also great to see a video of this nature with no music just the wonderful natural sounds of his surroundings
My hat is off to you Sir. Being from Alabama and the best wood we have is oak and hickory, and I've worked many timbers I applaud you on your diligence, determination and craftsmanship. Fine work your doing and am looking forward to watching and keeping up with your progress. Good luck my friend ! DL
Thanks! We have two play lists on our channel, the workshop and our cabin, I hope you enjoy!
The patience you have for doing this is amazing, that is not a given. Hard work is not a word to describe it. Good job!
this video is like therapy for me. resets my mind, makes me long for the woods.
Anthony Cummings yes and the work is probably therapy for him :)
The sound of wood being cut is soothing.
Can't believe I only stumbled upon your videos today. I'm loving them
+Donovan Roberts Thanks, more to come!
I totally enjoyed watching this video. Something about it was very relaxing. Incredible focus, patience and craftsmanship. I tend to go towards power tools for everything I make, but this video was about a man, an axe, his dog, and fallen tree. Zen like... Great video to watch...
Proper 'iron age man skills' - total respect, your a gifted dude!!!
There is just something so cathartic about the "thunk... thunk... thunk..." of wood being hewn with the sound of birds and rain in the background. And being able to watch the method at the same time is SO COOL!
Awesome work. My grandfather would cut down trees on his place and hew out cross ties during the Great Depression for .10 cents a piece. Love a person with patience and the "where there's a will, there's a way" attitude.
RICK now days where there's a will there's a lot of greedy relatives.
Rick, my grandfather did the same thing during the depression.
Amazing! Your work is awesome! This is the kind of knowledge that we need to preserve. Congratulations from Brazil
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Mr. Chickadee, your patience and perseverance rise to the level of a superpower. You have my admiration and respect (and envy). The wood thrush's song in the background is liquid music. It's the sweetest birdsong of all. One that I know so well from my childhood in the woods of Eastern Pennsylvania.
As soon as the rain hits, the frog speaks up. The bird song is ethereal.
You've really got to love what you do to be content working at this slow of a pace
9:44 The thousand yard stare on the dog cracks me up. Imagine what he is witnessing.
Great editing.
That was awesome. I mean the skill and labor needed was massive and the fact that you are so dedicated is amazing. Awesome work i loved this video.
Who would give any of his stuff a thumbs down? Love your videos, keep them coming.
Cant please everyone but glad you enjoyed!
Some fucc nigga
Mr. Chicadee, I have watched most of your vids, the apparent lack of narration is right on target, Your skills just show the point with out any talking. I also like how you show the needed tool maintenance, so important to make the job easier and more accurate, Well Done Sir.
Impressive...love to see the old skills still used!!!!!
Joggling with an axe is heroic. I used a saw instead, and knocked the joggles out with the adz. To each his own, your technique is flawless but I was 65+ when I was doing this and wound up getting an Alaska chain saw mill from Granberg. These are wonderful videos, paced just right. I'm watching back to front.
Thank you, I tried a hand saw and found the axe a bit faster, and quicker to sharpen, but does lead to some sore mornings! We have a new hewing video, much better quality and showing other styles...ua-cam.com/video/FN77cAd5EAc/v-deo.html
I''ll get around to it!
Beautiful work, fantastic job man.
Love it, nice work! Love to hear the Chickadees up in Maine and anywhere else! Thanks for sharing the process with us.
"Best way to teach is through perfect example". Not a word need be spoken.
Mr. chickadee...I too have found it very effective to use my felling axe to hew. Some seemingly well-researched educators on the you tubes refer to this as a pretty standard technique, and it looks like you have done a great job. The proof is in the pudding, my friend. Strong work. :)
+eltorrisimo Thanks for the great comment, I did use a broad axe and an adze for a few timbers, but finally realized just the felling axe was enough, and used it alone for 99% of our frame. We really like the texture this leaves and hopefully helps anyone give it a try even if they don't have a special axe or adze for the job. Many log homes were undoubtably hewed with only a felling axe by pioneers who would have but a few tools.
Incredible work. Patient, rhythmic, efficient. Bravo!
I've always assumed the adze was a rough tool, but you trued that end up pretty nicely. Another enjoyable video that reminds me why I'm thankful for electricity... thanks!
Oh the adze is just a big ole' plane haha thanks
You Sir are a man of considerable substance.
Upon closer examination, I see you switched to a white oak at 5:00. Great skills and patience. Its amazing to me what it took to build structures in the past when it was all done by hand, and the expertise you possess.
Wow! That takes more patience than I have these days. Amazing to watch and I picked up a few tips.
Man, you're good, really! Damn it!!! I'm really impressed.
Awesome job. Thanks for sharing and...Happy new year.
+Fred Creole Native Thank you for the comment! Happy new year!
Good to see someone working at a sensible relaxed pace. Too often now individuals go at a task like a bull at a gate. Working sedately will allow you to work like this all day........just like the old timers used to do. It's surprising how much can be done in a relatively short time working this way. Too many live their liVes at a hundred miles an hour an wonder why they burn themselves out and or things go wrong. I hope that guy owns the woods, otherwise the owner may have a few choice words. Well done.
Its nice to slow down
Slow is smooth and smooth is fast, but also as you've pointed out... slow is sustainable!
So inspiring! This is what I consider "real living". I would love to be in an area to be able to do this! Thank you for sharing!
+joe you're very welcome!
Impressed with your skill and patience!
There isn't much I can say about the toil of your labor that hasn't already been said but Im very impressed and thanks for showing us how its dont
Mr. Chickadee, I appreciate your skill and craftsmanship and I certainly was not trying to paint you in a negative way in the least. I am a forester and avid woodworker who will never, ever make a comment on a website again. Sorry for the negative comments.
Its understandable that anyone not familiar with traditional framing modalities would find the sapwood removal shocking, most of the knowledge is not in mainstream anymore. We are sorry we didnt explain better the reasoning behind this and the usage of the split off pieces to warm our house.
This work is so calming I've watched it many times
Oak has the most wonderful smell and texture and strength.
Beautiful... Now I know where my patience went to, this guy harnested it all!!
Increadible, unbelievable !!! Modern man is able to practice antient technologes ! Great respect !
Sometimes I leave this on in the background just to listen to the axe song while I sip coffee and do the internet.
same im doing that right now
WOW! that is so much work. I have a new appreciation for modern machines now. XD
Really! Log cabins make SO much more sense now. Living 100+ years ago, why hew the logs when you can use them raw to build a cabin wall.
Fantastic video.
Why not have more appreciation for the HARD work humans endured before modern technology?
Notice how, to get this level of precision, all cutlines are first carefully laid-out using CAD... Charcoal Aided Design!
nice one haha
Great to see a true craftsman working in a traditional way, you made the cross grain work look easy!
For the first few seconds of the video, I was wondering why you weren't using a broad axe. After watching a while longer, I can see you're pretty darn good with the axe you're using. Nice work, you almost make it look easy. That obviously takes patience, great skill, and sharp tools. Thanks for posting.
Likewise.
Oh my goodness. I love your video style and I can only hope to be as good as you. Building my own place in the traditional fashion is a dream of mine
It puts the lotion on both ends or it gets the hose again.
Silence of the limbs.
Wonderful that you preserve the old skills that made us truly our own masters. It seems that technology , while beneficial, has come at a cost and we have lost our destiny yo be individuals.
Anyway like the old tools have a small collection myself from some of the famous old makers. Quality forged and hammered to shape by countless craftsman. I noticed you even know how to sharpen your Axe with a puck stone. never touch those edges with a power tool. LOL
imagine how accurate the old timers got doing that process hundreds of times.
Mesmerizing patience. Good work my friend.
Also, you've got some skill there on this hew, I tried my first one a couple days ago with an awesome antique double edge Kelly true temper I bought off eBay. I spent a couple days sharpening it to a mirror, razor sharp edge (both sides) and about two minutes into the job I somehow mis swong it and it hit me hard in the shin, luckily somehow the side of it hit me and I didn't get cut, I'm done until I find some shin guard chaps.
Shane K
I hope you also get the right axe. Double bit aces are for felling, you need a hewing and/or broad axe...
Of course... sometimes we are stuck working with the tools we have. I have seen an Afghani remove a nut from a Toyota hilux using a rock and a stick.
Good luck with your build.
I like the way you handle the axe ... keep it sharp and let the tools do the work!
I’m more impressed that he didn’t blink for 15 minutes.
You and the dog do not blink. The focus is real!
Great work and skill!!
Hi Mr. Chickadee great videos! Wondering have you ever used a hand plane of some sort to finish rather than that adze? Seemed like you got close enough with the axe that a hand plane might work well for that final flattening smoothing?
Ah! So that’s how that’s done. Very cool wow I was wondering how you did that in a previous video I watched. Can’t wait to see the rest of the process.
A carpenter in Finland is called a "kirvesmies" which directly translates into "axe man".
👍🏼 Kiitos! 🇫🇮😎
Absolute pleasure to watch, how your tools just become an extension of your arms and hands, thank you so much for sharing your craftsmanship.
Glad you didn't put any music to this , the silence (?) and bird song was awesome !
Wow! Very talented and patient. Must have taken several days to complete this one log.
Thank you! It takes about 3 hours to do a timber this size
My arms and shoulders strength and stamina have increased just by watching this video.
Wow, that is some very nice work. Made something very difficult look easy.
I don't have any experience hewing logs, but I was under the impression that a long handled adze like that was intended to be swung like a pendulum while straddling the log, slicing/riving along the grain, not across it. I can't argue with your results though.
Adam Perkins Everything in life has more than one use my friend. Thats how better techniques/tools are formed. Adaptation is the fuel for life ;)
Its a lipped or shipwrights adze, made to use across the grain, a carpenters adze is used as you describe.
Mr. Chickadee, you're fucking badass! Your videos are so crazy and inspiring.
thoroughly enjoyed all your videos! looking forward to more. I think your dog looks like a famished mark twain.
+nate191 Awesome comment! LMAO! Thanks for watching.
People wondering what he smeared on the ends. My guess is that he is sealing the ends so the log dries more evenly. Unsealed, the ends dry much faster than the inside causing large cracks.
Thanks, that was exactly what I was wondering...and guessing!
Yes, but what IS it that is being smeared on?
Yes that is why.
That must be so satisfying...beautiful video!
+Robyn Hood It truly is, thank you!
I wondered how you came by the timbers for your timber frame project. My mouth still hangs opened.
ı watched full series and all of them great. thanks from turkey/cyprus.
Claro ejemplo de una paciencia virtuosa y de una determinacion inamobible
Si, muy muy impressionante como trabaja este hombre!
At 4:00, that is my favorite pencil to use for almost anything. My First Ticonderoga. Also, very nice work. Good to see someone keeping the hand tool skills alive.
what a priviledge to see such skill
Wow. That's incredible and I love to swing a sledgehammer and an axe. I think I'm good this guys an artist with an axe
Why not plane it with a scrub plane instead of using the adze?
HAH! Brings back memories; used to use a chainsaw to score it every 4" and then broadaxe to rough chip it all off. An adz to smooth it. Thanks!!
Now I can see how king Solomon’s people built the Lords temple back in that day. Very good work young man!🇨🇦🇺🇸
Such a beautifully shot and calming video. You have tremendous talent. Thank you for uploading!
Completely blown away! Great work
Thanks a lot!
For some like me wh didn't hold an axe this video was amazing and enjoyable. I feel the urge to start learning after that. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Now that is some heavy dedication.
I don't know how many times I've watched this but I enjoy it evertime
Love the sound of that wood thrush.
I was curious what I was hearing. Thanks!
Thank you for posting..a very nice video to watch on ancient wood working techniques..
9:10 Would a froe work in this situation?
At ~8:30, seems like it may be a more ergonomic cut to roll the timber halfway to chip off the ridges square while they are perpendicular to the ground, instead of parallel
try it out and report back