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Those are now days gone by. But I’m glad you enjoyed the video.

It’s a pity you have such problems with your back. Has it gotten worse? I’ve done a few more detailed embossings. But it was some time ago now. But not landscapes, I’ve mainly focused on vikinginspired decorations.

@myoutdoorways it's so bad now that every time I need to walk or stand still for more than five minutes, I need to have at least one crutch with me. Sucks, it does.

Sorry to hear that.

Thanks. If you can use any of the tips in the video that’s great.

Glad to hear it. A bit tricky to shoot and edit it in such a way that it doesn’t become too slow for watching. But this was a simple decoration so it didn’t take that long to finish.

Thanks, glad you liked it. This is actually quite simple compared to other stuff I’ve done … but those things don’t really fit the content on this channel.

Thanks. Glad to hear it! I will get back to hewing as soon as I can find time for it.

Thanks. It’s fun to make those short videos too.

I think they’re a lot of quality for the price. Good steel. But need a bit of work on arrival, both the heads and the handles. I have a 1200 gram America and an 1100 gram Normal apart from the small Calabria. I like them a lot. Especially the Normal with its longer handle(90 cm) have been very useful for me. Maybe you’ve seen it in some of my videos. Haven’t tried the Trento yet, but the Normal isn’t far from that.

Thanks. I enjoyed it for sure. Nice light work. And makes more sense going up in the forest to get some materials, if you have that option, rather than to the lumberyard.

Glad you like it!

Thanks. It’s nice to bring our son out into the woods.

Thanks, we’re pretty happy here. No, we’re not homesteaders, but we rent a house on a big farm. Originally the house was built to house some of the workers, about 100 years ago. But nowadays most farms let those houses out instead, since no-one can afford to keep such a large workforce permanently anymore. We do what we can to increase our level of self sufficiency, such as grow some food and keep a fair amount of chickens for eggs and meat, but we don’t have the space to build a real homestead.

It’s harder to cut dry wood with axes. But birch has to be cut when it’s living, since it doesn’t dry but rot if it dies. And birch is the most common species for firewood in Sweden.

I guess some people just try to point out faults aswell … and I will probably keep responding to that if I think I can make relevant points. One of my upcoming projects will have to be making a wheelbarrow better suited for terrain walks … I got some suggestions from Glen Urquhart and I have some ideas … will be interresting I hope. Thanks for your support, and I hope you find some of those socks again!

I thought since it seems to be common practice to stack the wood in rows I should do the same and measure it again. Anyway, that’s how I’ll stack it in the shed later, so it will be done in that way regardless if I would measure it again or not. I would try that advice of a big wheel with a brake if I could find one, but at first I’ll build a medieval wheelbarrow. That will give me an excuse to try and make a wooden wheel, and we’ll have good use for it on medieval events too. I wasn’t sure wether or not to address those comments, but I decided to do so in the end, to clear up any misconceptions and to clearly make my points. I’m glad you liked the video and that you show your support, I appreciate it a lot! But now I really look forward to make some other type of videos again. I’ve aquired a few nice axes since last I shot anything like that, some of them need handles and others need masks … so a bit of that probably, next time I post anything.

We tried something similar a couple of years back, when me and the neighbour felled some dead spruces … the ladder that can be seen when I walk down the last bit is a remnant of that. We cut the trunks in rounds and tossed them down the slope that time. But I wouldn’t gain much from doing that this time, since I would have to reload the logs into the wheelbarrel to get them to the stacking place anyway.

Appen visar att jag inte svarade på det här … men det gjorde jag ju.

Thanks!

Thanks! It’s nice to get by without expensive gear from time to time. But it takes a bit of time, and as I say in the video, I wish I’d had more time to do it … maybe I’ll shoot a video of some conclusions later. And the roofplates are great to have. I find them for free when people are renovating. For covering firewood and lumber it doesn’t matter that much if they have a few holes and dents. And they give you ventilation without any extra preparations, as tarps require.

Thanks. I’m glad you enjoyed it. I’m sort of glad it’s finally done, except for a video of stacking it in the shed and measureing it again … that will be the third time I stack this firewood.

Thanks. Did you get your Rinaldi America, by the way?

@@myoutdoorways I did!

I hope you found it useful.

@@myoutdoorways I haven’t had a chance to use it much yet, but I’m looking forward to it. I really like how it feels.

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Yes, it’s a Tawny owl. I forgot the English name for it in front of the camera … Can’t place those other owls, I’ll have to look them up … anyway, I enjoy having owls around. We don’t have any coyotes obviously, but a few wolves … but we never really see them. Wild bore is probably the most common of the larger animals here, but usually we only see where they’ve been, it’s rare to catch them in action. And that’s probably for the best … Glad you took the time to put down a comment, I always appreciate it!

Yes, that’s a fair point. And it is part of why I like to work in the woods without the help of machines. But I will take your advice though, and build an old school wheelbarrel to haul the firewood on, the trolley is too much of a hassle in the terrain.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it!

The narrow wheelbase is a problem. And I agree with you concerning the difficulties to get a wider one through the forest. But I think a different kind of wheelbarrel than the ones we usually see today would be a good solution … will try to find time to make one.

@@myoutdoorways I have seen people add an axle to the legs on wheelbarrows and add wheels there, add that to a wheelbarrow with two front wheels should be stable and maneuverable

I’m more into one big wheel and keeping the bed as low as possible. The many wheels on the trolley have been quite an issue for me up in the woods. And I do have a project planned around those ideas, and I mean to shoot the build … will be a welcome break from all the firewood videos on the channel lately, I’m sure.

Yes, it is handy. But perhaps not the best solution in the forest, it’s better on flatter ground … I’ll try and make a type of wheelbarrel that would be more suitable for firewood than the modern bucketshaped ones.

That will be the ticket. I think a 250 cc motorcycle front wheel and tire would make a perfect firewood wheelbarrow. If it had a knobby tire and the brake setup. You could even maneuver down your hill with a load

Not sure I can get hold of any bikeparts … and I’d actually started thinking about making a medieval type of wheelbarrel, so we can use it when we go to historical events too. And doing so, I get to try and make a wooden wheel, which is something I’ve been wanting to try out for some time, but never gotten around to. But I definitly see your point with the brake!

Thank you.

No, of course it will not. In my previous video I speak of how I stack the firewood I cut for the cordwood challenge on pallets to measure it, before I put it in the shed, so I don’t mix it with the firewood we bought from our supplier(who happens to be Jonas, who’s land I am on in this video). But this isn’t the end of it. If you watch the end of the video too, I talk about how I have at least as much left up in the woods by the house as I stacked as a total so far …

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. It takes a bit of time to edit, so already when I published this video I had gotten quite a bit more down from the woods. So I think I’ll make it in good time before snow falls.

Thank you. I think it’s nice to include them in the videos sometimes.

Nice to see you in the comments field again! The sling is for outdoor use, we have other carriers for bringing firewood into the house. But of course the sling could also be used for that. It’s best to just adapt it to your own needs, I guess. I was thinking about bringing a trailer, but then again, it’s not far from where we live … so no problem going back a second time.

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it. And yes, it was a great day!

Yes, that’s how the story goes … feel free to drop by and keep yourself warm, there are still a few stacks to bring home from the woods!

It’s great to have a carrier like that. But it has no protection from mosquitoes whatsoever. We’re thinking of getting another one from Osprey. It’s better in every way, but it doesn’t have a mosquito net either, as far as I know … so we just avoid forest trips when there are a lot of them. I wonder why noone makes them with mosquitonet. Maybe it’s something that can be bought separately though.

I’ve thought about it. Perhaps I’ll try to silence it a bit.

I have a chainsaw. That’s not the point here. You should check out the Axe Cordwood Challenge if you’re not aware of it. Anyone can use a chainsaw. But I think it’s a good thing not to rely entirely on expensive machines. And I do collect some of my firewood with my van.

We never freeze due to lack of firewood. You should pay more attention to what I’m saying in the video. For one thing, I say in the beginning this is only the first little stack I’m bringing home. Later I also mention we buy some of our firewood. So I don’t cover all of our needs with axes. That would requier too much of my time as it is now.

We have a woodburning stove. Small size firewood is perfect for that. And when you start your fires, don’t you split small sizes to get it going? It’s wise to collect a variety of sizes of firewood. Lots of people just pile up and burn wood that could be turned into firewood. I speak of this in one of my other videos. But by now I understand you’re not really here for anything else but pointing out what you consider to be faults, and to make rude remarks.

Yes it is. Only the first layers were a bit damp from recent rain, but that will dry up quickly.

Mostly me doing chores though … but I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks, I’m glad you liked it.

Great story. I’m sure you’re proud. We’re also looking forward to seeing our son grow up, with everything that comes with that.

Thanks, I hope he’ll grow up liking those things more than smartphones and online games.

I wish I had memories of me and my dad doing things when I was a kid. This lil' guy may be too young to remember this particular day, but there will be many more happy days with his father, for sure. My dad is gone, mentally, and I'm already grieving that he never liked doing things with us kids back then. Knowing Ola, he will be the father that this kiddo will love to hang out with. At least till he's a teenager and discovers girls 😅

Glad you enjoy these kinds of videos. Maybe they’ll be fun for Samson to watch too when he’s older.

Kul att du uppskattade den.

@@myoutdoorways Ja jag ville skriva mysigt men det kändes märkligt på nått sätt, förresten händer det att du besöker medeltida marknader? så man kanske kan få säga hej någon gång?

Efter Covid har jag ställt om och jobbar mest som snickare … innan det var medeltida och vikingatida marknader mitt levebröd. Mitt företag heter Craft Hive. Läderhantverk mest. Vi ska nog börja åka på lite grejer igen, men mycket färre. Och inte för att sälja. Kanske göra nåt hantverksläger med lite kompisar. Troliga evenemang är väl Leksand och Söderköping. Och Stallarholmen, som är nära oss.

@@myoutdoorways aha okej, jag bor i Linköping så Söderköping är ju nära för min del, då kanske man ser dig nån gång där

Det är fullt möjligt. Kanske nästa år.

If you watched the whole video, you know that. But if not, it’s a birdcherry, or hackberry. Hägg in Swedish.

@@myoutdoorways I did jump around a bit, I must of missed it, thanks for your reply

We weren’t sure ourselves at first … but I eventually sorted it out.

Yes, it sticks less than the italians. But I think I’m gonna file it down a little bit more … think it would cut better at 20° compared to 22-23° as it is now.

Thanks!

Thanks … although the first day of chopping was too hot for me, it was nice all in all. Glad to have some company too, even if Berta was a bit in the way at times. And I’m really happy for the ash log. I was very low on handle material.

Heavy hammer … and a sensitive tripod.