Seeing you sawing up the log reminds me of my father he was a shipwright and a finishing carpenter. He used old tools as well, he was a true craftsman. This video reminded me when I was a child my father would take the work horse and a old wooden sled and take me along into the woods to cut down logs and stock up for firewood. He's pile the logs that he had cut previously and stock pile them onto the wooden sled and I would straddle the logs and dad would lead the horse back to the farm house. These were some of my fondest memories as a child down east in a rural fishing community, the town today has a population of just over a hundred people, when I was a child the town had a population of about two thousand or more. I miss those simple times.
1new-man yes indeed. I had a groundskeeping supervisor tell me 'work with your head, not your body' when I was a foolish younger man. Now as a foolish older man I tell myself that when I start to grunt haha
Jonathan Boatman me too man.. I’m stuck in a job I hate , treated like a slave and living in a place I don’t want to be in. This lock down is seriously making me think about making some life changes. We’re only here once.
@@jeffmcilroy7081 Start with something small...perhaps hit up some flea market or antique shops and find and restore a small number of old hand tools especially wood planes. Especially the Stanley's pre-1960...they're better made than most but the real expensive ones today. Spend some time learning how a plane really works and then do your own full restoration on it. You'll be surprised how easily a well sharpened/tuned hand plane can smooth out wood without sandpaper all while doing it in complete silence. Master the hand plane and then you'll be confident enough and ready for most things Mr. Chickadee does. good luck...
I can't believe that the machine finally had to take a break. LoL. All jokes aside, amazing job on that log. That log would make an interesting entranceway piece.
Those boots look like my Belleville tactical trainers. Nice axe, nice log dogs, and nice axemanship! Poetry in motion is what I call your videos an the work you do! Thanks for sharing!
I admire your economy in motion as you use the entire length of that long handle like a pendulum.That natural curve will form an extremely strong arched timber in your upcoming structure.That was a nice place to recharge your batteries with the warm sun and fresh pine scent.👍🌲☀️
I’m looking forward to the journey you’re taking us on with this log and have watched your interest with Japanese and tools and techniques expand. Nice Japanese bearded axe and the draw knife appears Japanese as well. I particularly like the connection I feel when using Japanese tools and the knowledge that we’re all keeping amazing skills and traditions alive in the Japanese metal working craft- whether knives, hammers or even garden shears. Stay in good health.
I roughly estimated that it took about 600 strokes of the ax for flattening each side of that 20' log. You definitely earned your nap after all that work! Looks beautiful, can't wait to see what you do with it.
That is a awesome wood beam you have now. From a log to useable building material. The swing after many little cutting swing must be so satisfying seeing that fly off. It is crazy to think how long it takes to do by hand when you have been to a sawmill. I did some work at one on the equipment for a friend. I am electrical and mechanical engineer who does predictive, reactive and root cause maintenance fixing stuff when others are tapped out. Hard problems are more fun. Thank you the relaxing video and the education on how it is done
Great video, showing the simple ways to do things. LOL, I have a chickadee nesting in the Pyracantha bush under my kitchen window. Every time your sounder played, she chewed you up one side and down the other! Funny to hear. Thank you for sharing that!
In a fast past, instant gratifying American society, there is something beautiful about how patience and a steady pace can produce such rewarding results.
It looks effortless, as you say. And there's that satisfying "thunk" when the heavy head sinks into the wood. I'm hoping I can find a Japanese axe head with similar weight. I'll keep looking. Nice video, Josh.
I really enjoy these videos where you show us how a few well kept tools, simple but effective technique and pure perseverance can make a hell of a job well done! What a beautiful log it turned out to be! So much potential in it! Really curious what you're going to do with this masterpiece of a log!
Nice work. I've often looked at that style European broad axe and noted the similarities to Japanese hewing axes. Also I really like the way you wedged the handle.
I like that. all the log hewing I've seen before does back and forth to take notches out, then going back to clean it up. Going from one angle like you show seems to be much more efficient. Thanks for the video.
Very nice! And the light weight axe won't wear you out so quickly. It's interesting how some people work forward direction and some backwards. Also some work standing on the ground. Lots of variety
And that's, Ladies and Gentlemen, is what's called a really sharp axe! 👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always, Sir. The nap is deserved for sure because that was a lot of work. Can hardly wait to see where that shaped will be used. Usually something like that is predestined for being a barn door lintel. Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing this wonderful quiet video. Best regards, luck and health to you, your wife, families, relatives and friends.
As we age one of the skills we lose is balance, being able to maintain our balance also keeps our mind sharp.....balancing on a log while swinging a sharp axe near or feet and not losing any toes ought to do you good when you are older.....hahaha
That draw-knife prototype looks very useful. If you were to produce one for sale I would be very interested in buying one and would be willing to pay whatever you judge a fair price. Here in Norway I work a lot with our local pine, and it looks just like your Virginia pine - and I bet it smells similar, too. It's a good and versatile wood. Thanks for posting good videos ! All the best to your family and the cats :-)
Both creative geniuses who strive for excellence indeed. Another one to watch is a Russian youngin’, Evgeniy Budilov: talented, perfectionist, creative.
Your skill, dedication and passion never cease to amaze me. Many thanks for sharing with us. One technical question: What substance is it you use to seal the endgrain?
I’m a new subscriber, I love watching these video’s you’re not one of these pocket hole joinery clowns, have you ever made proper wardrobes? I’d really like to see you make one
It looks like an Aluminium-Oxide puck from the color. (You speel it colour, right?) Not sure if it is the Lansky brand, but if it is, the colour is a spot-on match for their products made with that.
very fine work. I am new to the channel and the art of hand hewing. What is it you are rubbing on the end of the log? Some sort of sealant or lubricant?
What you lubricate the ends of the beam with, sir? It looks like lard. I know this ax. Butchers use such axes to divide the carcass in half. :):):) Greetings!
Was wondering myself. I have heard of PVA\school glue\wood glue used to seal the end of logs, but I am not sure if that was glue, paste, shortening, or lard.
Now you have the bow roughed out, I can’t wait to see the arrows.
Seeing you sawing up the log reminds me of my father he was a shipwright and a finishing carpenter. He used old tools as well, he was a true craftsman. This video reminded me when I was a child my father would take the work horse and a old wooden sled and take me along into the woods to cut down logs and stock up for firewood. He's pile the logs that he had cut previously and stock pile them onto the wooden sled and I would straddle the logs and dad would lead the horse back to the farm house. These were some of my fondest memories as a child down east in a rural fishing community, the town today has a population of just over a hundred people, when I was a child the town had a population of about two thousand or more. I miss those simple times.
I love how little grunt you had to put into those swings. You're just letting gravity and a fine edge do the work for you.
@BB great comment
I'm an old guy now but can remember the old timers say
"Let the tool do the work"
@@1new-man funny how the old timers I work with now don't understand that...
1new-man yes indeed. I had a groundskeeping supervisor tell me 'work with your head, not your body' when I was a foolish younger man. Now as a foolish older man I tell myself that when I start to grunt haha
My God...how I wish I could spend my days like you
You can, just do it.
Jonathan Boatman me too man.. I’m stuck in a job I hate , treated like a slave and living in a place I don’t want to be in. This lock down is seriously making me think about making some life changes. We’re only here once.
@@jeffmcilroy7081 Start with something small...perhaps hit up some flea market or antique shops and find and restore a small number of old hand tools especially wood planes. Especially the Stanley's pre-1960...they're better made than most but the real expensive ones today. Spend some time learning how a plane really works and then do your own full restoration on it. You'll be surprised how easily a well sharpened/tuned hand plane can smooth out wood without sandpaper all while doing it in complete silence. Master the hand plane and then you'll be confident enough and ready for most things Mr. Chickadee does. good luck...
In this time of disaster, this is so comforting!! thanks MR.CHICKADEE!!
I can't believe that the machine finally had to take a break. LoL. All jokes aside, amazing job on that log. That log would make an interesting entranceway piece.
Finding the technology to forge an axe that can hold an edge must have felt like discovering flight. Beautiful log!
Anyone can swing an axe, but not just anyone can do that!! Great skills!! Practice, balance= a good job
The trick is to not actually swing the axe. Let the axe swing itself while you merely guide it's intentions.
"now look at that smiling timber".. It smiles from ear to ear dear sir. Beautiful. Will love to see where you use it.
Maybe in our net class...
I learn while I watch you work...... you have the perfect balance of working hard and being patient for a wonderful end result. It's awesome!
What a final scene. Mr. C taking a deserved nap. 😎 Thank you for sharing with us! Greetings from Germany. Michael
When you used the drawknife, I could allmost feel the smell of the wood and seconds after you made the comment about that exact thing! 😍
Interesting what you have in mind for this beam! Your hewing was great. A job well done. Thanks for sharing with us Josh.
Pavilion roof timbers
Thanks Josh, going to be a great build and a beautiful addition for you folks 👍👍.
Ah, the warmth of spring sun and the sweet smell of pine:) Thank you, both!
Those boots look like my Belleville tactical trainers. Nice axe, nice log dogs, and nice axemanship! Poetry in motion is what I call your videos an the work you do! Thanks for sharing!
We love you Mr. Chickadee.
The rhythmic "bonk, bonk, bonk" is quite calming as background noise
I always find your videos so calming and informative, I would love to come and be a part of your class one day
I admire your economy in motion as you use the entire length of that long handle like a pendulum.That natural curve will form an extremely strong arched timber in your upcoming structure.That was a nice place to recharge your batteries with the warm sun and fresh pine scent.👍🌲☀️
All my admiration for your devotion. If all the world would do the same, the world might end to be a better one. Many thanks.
I’m looking forward to the journey you’re taking us on with this log and have watched your interest with Japanese and tools and techniques expand. Nice Japanese bearded axe and the draw knife appears Japanese as well. I particularly like the connection I feel when using Japanese tools and the knowledge that we’re all keeping amazing skills and traditions alive in the Japanese metal working craft- whether knives, hammers or even garden shears. Stay in good health.
If you watch with the closed captions you will see that the axe is German along with some other details.
Dan Letkeman thanks
I roughly estimated that it took about 600 strokes of the ax for flattening each side of that 20' log. You definitely earned your nap after all that work! Looks beautiful, can't wait to see what you do with it.
604 Im ADD
That last shot with you resting is beautiful!
Love your tool tote and even more love your woody hills.
As always, you make it look so easy.
THANKS FOR TAKING US ALONG DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS FOR BUT I AM SURE WE WILL SEE
Why are you screaming? [All caps]
That is a awesome wood beam you have now. From a log to useable building material. The swing after many little cutting swing must be so satisfying seeing that fly off. It is crazy to think how long it takes to do by hand when you have been to a sawmill. I did some work at one on the equipment for a friend. I am electrical and mechanical engineer who does predictive, reactive and root cause maintenance fixing stuff when others are tapped out. Hard problems are more fun. Thank you the relaxing video and the education on how it is done
So good to see that you can take a rest sometimes! You've earned it. Stay safe.
Great video! Wish it was longer.
A good day's work. Thank you for sharing.
Great video, showing the simple ways to do things. LOL, I have a chickadee nesting in the Pyracantha bush under my kitchen window. Every time your sounder played, she chewed you up one side and down the other! Funny to hear. Thank you for sharing that!
This was amazing to watch
In a fast past, instant gratifying American society, there is something beautiful about how patience and a steady pace can produce such rewarding results.
Tyler Durden ewwww!
It's surreal I'm here up to my neck in Corona's watching how to hew Japanese style
This is going to make a heck of a pair of skis.
I thought it would be the rockers for a chair for Bigfoot.
I’m on my 12th log honeybeehive. Got great tips here. Thank you.
It looks effortless, as you say. And there's that satisfying "thunk" when the heavy head sinks into the wood. I'm hoping I can find a Japanese axe head with similar weight. I'll keep looking. Nice video, Josh.
Don’t they do it barefoot ?
Beautiful work, thanks for the cc
I really enjoy these videos where you show us how a few well kept tools, simple but effective technique and pure perseverance can make a hell of a job well done! What a beautiful log it turned out to be! So much potential in it! Really curious what you're going to do with this masterpiece of a log!
Pavillion roof timbers.
That looks like the perfect place for a nap. Simple tools simple times. We all need to find our napping place
You certainly earned that nap! Great job!
great channel, always so interesting and relaxing
beautiful tree, nice work.
Another good one, as usual.
Great Video to end out a stressful day ! Thanks sir
I appreciate what you do
Amazing job!
Nice work. I've often looked at that style European broad axe and noted the similarities to Japanese hewing axes. Also I really like the way you wedged the handle.
I like that. all the log hewing I've seen before does back and forth to take notches out, then going back to clean it up. Going from one angle like you show seems to be much more efficient. Thanks for the video.
Beautiful wood.
That was a hewge job Josh.
Love that axe. Been kicking around making one similar
Fine job.
AWESOME MAN!
My cat always perks up at the birdsong :D
Japanese style
Thank you
Barefoot Samurai I was thinking about you when I saw the axe
Hopefully we are still around to see what you turn this into. A large span possibly to support a grand roof
shane stamball still around?
nicely done and stay safe
Lovely Tools and beautiful work! Thanks Kindly! DaveyJO in Pa.
lovely axe and a nice looking beam!
thanks man!
Great Excellent axe
Very nice! And the light weight axe won't wear you out so quickly. It's interesting how some people work forward direction and some backwards. Also some work standing on the ground. Lots of variety
And that's, Ladies and Gentlemen, is what's called a really sharp axe!
👍👌👏 Very well done again and as always, Sir.
The nap is deserved for sure because that was a lot of work.
Can hardly wait to see where that shaped will be used. Usually something like that is predestined for being a barn door lintel.
Thanks a lot for making teaching recording editing uploading and sharing this wonderful quiet video.
Best regards, luck and health to you, your wife, families, relatives and friends.
Or a shallow curved roof, or either side of a Gothic arched roof. But yeah, common in barn door headers too.
Great video as always! Beautiful work.
Looked like a nice leisurely spent afternoon at the umberyard
Seems odd to say but "Thanks, I needed that"
We all feel that way its relaxing
Hello my friend.
First comment!
Thanks for your job!
looks so efortless! crazy sharp axe
awesome. I bet you were beat after that haha!
Great job as always!
That's going to make a beautiful curved beam in whatever you put it in. Can't wait to see it!
Seen those Japanese videos where they hue logs barefoot lol.
When looking at him hewing I was thinking “I hope those boots are steel capped” the idea of doing that barefoot with such a sharp axe is terrifying.
Little bit of a belly in this timber. This video is just what I needed to break the bordom. Stay healthy and safe!
As we age one of the skills we lose is balance, being able to maintain our balance also keeps our mind sharp.....balancing on a log while swinging a sharp axe near or feet and not losing any toes ought to do you good when you are older.....hahaha
Marine boots right there. OOH RAH
Seems like a lot of people ask the same question, easily answered, turn on closed captioning.
A nap, I'm not taking a nap. The hat needed some rest, I just kept it off the ground. 👀
That draw-knife prototype looks very useful. If you were to produce one for sale I would be very interested in buying one and would be willing to pay whatever you judge a fair price. Here in Norway I work a lot with our local pine, and it looks just like your Virginia pine - and I bet it smells similar, too. It's a good and versatile wood. Thanks for posting good videos ! All the best to your family and the cats :-)
I keep forgetting to use the cc I guess I'll have to watch it again. Great job as always.
Yeah, I watched iy a second time withh CC turned on as well.
Me: I'll just watch 10 seconds of this to see what it's about.
Also me: transfixed for the full video, not wanting it to end.
Wow one of the best log patterns ive seen in a long time. Must be a jersey pine or a virginia scrub
Turn on closed captions, explains a lot
Virginia pine, actually.
Awesome
That's one hell of a toothpick
Terrific. Nice end screen as well!
I think you and Torbjörn Åhman should do an exchange. You could make him a couple of mallets and he can forge you a nice hammer.
Steven Tanner ThunderBear would be the best person to do this with for sure. I agree 100%
Both creative geniuses who strive for excellence indeed.
Another one to watch is a Russian youngin’, Evgeniy Budilov: talented, perfectionist, creative.
I am really glad that you not have a noisy music going on in the back ground, I like music, but not al the time, your sounds are peaceful, thanks.
I gotta get/make some of those log dogs!
weve done a video showing how
Nice Japanese style those boots tho. Haha I saw an ol timer doing it barefoot or with those ninja sock shoes.😬 Great work! Thanks for the vid.
have you seen the japanese do it they dont have on shoes when they do it. bigger balls than me.. great video bro. love it
Your skill, dedication and passion never cease to amaze me. Many thanks for sharing with us. One technical question: What substance is it you use to seal the endgrain?
I bet that smelled so good!
Nice
I’m a new subscriber, I love watching these video’s you’re not one of these pocket hole joinery clowns, have you ever made proper wardrobes? I’d really like to see you make one
I would like to know what your round sharpening stone is made from.
Regards...Rich....UK.
It looks like an Aluminium-Oxide puck from the color. (You speel it colour, right?) Not sure if it is the Lansky brand, but if it is, the colour is a spot-on match for their products made with that.
@@JayCWhiteCloud great explanation!
Where did you get these tools from? I'd like to get a few for myself. Also what's the paste you put on the end of the log, and why?
very fine work. I am new to the channel and the art of hand hewing. What is it you are rubbing on the end of the log? Some sort of sealant or lubricant?
Can a frame house become a timber frame house? Great video mr chickadee
Is the wedged handle typical for this style of axe or Japanese hewing? Never seen an axe with the head held on like that.
th-cam.com/video/59npU_aL4yk/w-d-xo.html
Not my video, but a good example of someone putting a handle on an axe in a similar manner
What you lubricate the ends of the beam with, sir? It looks like lard. I know this ax. Butchers use such axes to divide the carcass in half. :):):) Greetings!
Ra Wa I’m literally running through the comments to see what it was he used for sealer🤣
Was wondering myself. I have heard of PVA\school glue\wood glue used to seal the end of logs, but I am not sure if that was glue, paste, shortening, or lard.
The closed caption said " lard"
NO TIME FOR A KIP JOSH .YOU GOT ANOUTHER FOUR TREES TO HEW .
hehe just one more!
Beautiful. What was the paste he used at the end?