Watch all of our Historic Builds inspired by our Ancestors: th-cam.com/play/PLxnadpeGdTxD9oAbeZcYKiGO7p3gIXmuZ.html The inspiration for this build came from the Anglo Saxons who occupied Britain during the 5th to the 11th centuries. Anglo Saxon England was early Medieval England, existing from the end of Roman Britain (43 to 410 AD) until the Norman conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927 when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan. Traditional Saxon homes were built from wood, using thatch as roofing material. It was also common for them to dig a pit and build their house on top of this. This allowed the temperature inside the home to remain more consistent year round, but it also meant that they could use less resources to build upwards. The houses only had one room where people ate, cooked and slept. The villages were built near natural resources. The villagers needed food, water, fuel for heating and cooking and materials for their homes and clothes. The natural resources had to provide the villagers with what they needed to survive. We built this house to match an Anglo Saxon house as best as possible, using only simple hand tools and the natural resources we could get. The frame is built from pine (not ideal as it is a soft wood and can rot quickly, hence why we burnt the ends of the foundation poles). The walls were made with wattle and daub (the wattle being hazel sticks and the daub being clay, mud and straw mix which sets hard when dry. The thatch roof was made with water reed called triticale which is a hybrid of wheat and rye. Triticale combines the yield potential and grain quality of wheat with the disease and environmental tolerance of rye. This project was done by myself and my dad. There is a link to each individual episode of the series in the video description. Including much more talking and information! Thank you very much for watching. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this. - Mike
@@antonwearsakilt5209 We do plenty of talking in each episode of the saxon house build series. The talking videos are on my channel in the saxon house video playlist
I love how y’all don’t talk, I love the peace and serenity y’all bring to the video. You let the sounds do all the talking and it soothes my soul and captivates me in wonder. Thank you for this and I love it
Over 8 million views because this video is awesome! The skills and effort needed to do this kind of build are so impressive! The least we can do is give them a thumbs up!!
Absolutely stunning. I love your videos, the skills, the history of the skills, your camera work and the camaraderie you have with your dad and other friends you work with. I've seen waddle and daub and thatched roofing done in some restoration videos, but yours was more detailed to watch. Excellent! Thanks.
I'm the only boy in my family and I left for the Marines at 19 and I never had a chance to spend quality time like this with mine. I'm just watching you too imagining that me and my dad working on this project. He died in 2014.
I don't understand how people can watch so called "survival" shows on tv when you have the real thing here. I don't know about other countries but in America too many people consider "reality tv" entertainment. It's a disgrace. You can actually learn from these videos here and they don't get the credit they deserve . I enjoy watching and hoping for the opportunity to experience something like this someday!
These videos are absolutely fascinating and great to watch, the skills used are amazing and then suddenly I remember The Romans were building villas from baked clay bricks and tiles with under floor heating and running water in kitchens and toilets centuries before the Saxons were constructing homes like this in Britain. That's taking nothing away from the ingenuity of the Saxons and especially these guys replicating those skills.... Just something I couldn't help thinking about. Thanks for another excellent upload, these videos are not only entertaining they're educational, not only for the skills on show but the historical aspect too.
For the last decade, I haven't watched TV, only youtube. In that 10 years, I have probably seen 50,000 youtube videos. I promise for me, this is one of the top 5 videos I have ever seen. I payed close attention and even rewound some parts to watch again. Thank you Gentlemen for sharing this "lost" knowledge. I will watch this again with my sons. By the way, I think your Pops may have outworked you.
this has to be one of the most interestin videos i have ever seen on youtube. No cheesy music overlay, No inane chat, just 2 men working in complete harmony.
Cant imagine setting up the camera in a different position so many times whilst also building the house, so much respect for the effort you put in to these videos. Great video, really satisfying.
I love how when some you tubers get big they just stop reading the comments but this guy... takes the time to read and heart and even reply. This is some high quality content!
I love vidioes link these.. it has soothing sounds it kinda helps OCD it has good design a unique look and the creativity of it all is spectacular so I always Wath these videos when I'm mad and I love that it's not a short video too. Please never stop making these videos. I love them so much. Thank you
I was 53 minutes and 28 seconds into this video before realising not a single word had been said on camera - this project was that interesting to watch! (And I'm a girl, not some bush-crazy dude! :-) ). In fact, no voice is heard until 1:13:20 and even then it's quiet talking between the two guys far away from the mike. Bliss! The craftsmanship 'speaks' for itself! Well done!
How can there be more dislikes than comments? Hard to think what the dislikes are based on... this is outstanding content, you guys deserve so much success!
1.1k dislikes probably because these guys are not babbling away with how to tutorials or have some obnoxious sound track blocking out the work and wind noise. Also the average attention span for TH-cam vids is like 10 min. These guys rock so poo on the haters.
This is by far one of the most beautiful and genuine wooden houses I've seen on the social media. Unlike some others who are so flymsy that a fox can break them let alone a powerful beast like a bear lol.
Эммм....фронтальные стены состоят из щелей, камыш купленный, двери из досок, почему не купили остальное, боковые стены саманные из земли, а не глины, печь с дымоотводом не предусмотрена.... Для тропических стран, где не бывает ниже 20°С сойдет
Excelente trabajo. Me gusto la paciencia, empeño y dedicación con la que hicieron esta construcción. Vi el vídeo completo y he aprendido mucho con ustedes. Volveré a verlo para seguir aprendiendo. Gracias.
You built one wonderful Viking House I Love it in every possible way all done just the way they did it too God Bless and never give up the real way for building in time past and now!
What kind of haters dislikes these kinds of videos! WATCH pay attention to everything. That is why there isn't words. They have great camera views. Also a good description is typed out, they ever have links to gear. People are jealous, dumb or just haters to dislike this. Very well done, this is the 2nd video I have watched. I subscribed.
As a Yank, I would read English novels and try to understand what a "Thatcher" was supposed to be doing and would be clueless. Speaking for myself, you have made this part of history come to life for me. This was better than any course I could have ever taken. You guys are awesome; thanks again for taking the time to record and upload this. The dog, again, is beautiful.
I had wondered what they did for a living as Bushcraft is for personal fun. Watched this and now think they may be professional thatchers, or at least assistant thatchers
I love when you and dad do stuff together my dad passed away when I was 19 never got the chance as adult. When I wanted to go camping as kid my dad would say he did all the camping he was ever going to do when he was in jungles of the South Pacific in WW2 OH well love your Channel
Love watching you Guys I would enjoy living in a home like that no one around to Bouther you am 78 years old with one leg gone to the knee in wheel chair Ct. USA
Wonderful👍 excellent craftsmen with a good knowledge of tradition and the past. Reminds me of my first year at University where some of us were asked to build a small hut for a Cultural Programme coming ahead. We were reluctant with our little ideas of how a hut was built. However we agreed to come up with one. Much to our surprise, this little hut took us five complete days. By that I mean, we even worked late till 10 in the night. I mean, it's not as it looks when you work on it. Triggered that experience of mine with your content today. I know it was definitely a lot of hard work put in here. More to it being done with physical hard work, the mental processing of the entire video into one and a half hour is worth appreciating. Thank you.
I was so thrilled watching your video. Closely obseving everything thing you did. It's good for all people to have this knowledge. As a young girl and straight through my teens and beyond it was a dream of mine to build a log cabin in the woods and live there. I even designed what kind of furniture I would build and incorporate into interior of the structure. I loved this building and that you used ancient building methods. My father and brothers all build homes and restore, from making homes or even a music center, (Wolftrap) from ancient barns. They'd take them down piece by piece and rebuild again using the old tools and methods/things such as gin poles. If they had to replace anything because of age, they'd make replacements, all using the old methods that were used originally. Such as cutting down trees and hand hewing the beams and carving out ancient complec joinery, used by the English, Dutch and French, depending what type of barn it was. Many of them over three hundred years old. My Dad's name was Richard Babcock, you may have heard of him. Well, I love the ancient methods of building. I now live in Ireland, and have for over thirty years we're Christian missionaries. And I once climb a circular stone stairway in an ancient castle that is about a thousand years old!!! When I looked at part of the ceiling in an area that was high point or a tower, the cieling was the ancient wattle and daub! The exact wattle and daub method you used, but as a cieling!! It was still there after a thousand years!! I was shocked to see it! I had known about that method before, and my husband pointed it out, when we climb up in that castle ruin. I could see all the sticks woven in and out with the straw and clay. But there wasn't much of the straw & clay mixture left. But enough was there to know what it was. I am facinated to see any ancient structures and how they're made. I understand it the stone structures surviving, but wattle and daub, that shocked and thrilled me. I so wish I and my husband were well enough to build something like you just built. It was truly thrilling to watch. I enjoyed the quiet and the sound of ye working away. And the thatching, as you know is still done here in Ireland. In fact the government would give grants to have thatch roofs done on your home if you want, BUT the stipulation was that your house had to be on a major or main road, not a small boreen which most roads are in Ireland. You see they want the tourist to see them while traveling main roads. I believe if more houses, even on the boreens had help having thatched roofs, we'd see a lot more and the tourist would travel out to see true Ireland, the people and homes that are not on main roads. I particularly loved watching the thatching. While watching you prepare the wood, making pegs and hammering them in, all the building, mixing straw and clay, applying it, I could almost feel it was I doing it. I loved every minute. This was one of the top best videos I ever watched. Because I am a woman, some people may think it odd that I love this. I believe a love and talent for this type of thing can be in your genes. Several generations in my family build. And my Dad taught my brothers and sister how to do much of these skills. My Dad came to Ireland and taught my sons a lot, like hand hewing and how to make complicated old joinery. He said he had to pass the knowledge down to his grandsons. One of my sons is big into bush craft. He will love this video. He has made wonderful shelters with wood cut from the forest he built it in. These old methods, such as the ones you used MUST be handed down and not lost. My husband once made a authentic north eastern Native American wetu, such as the Wampanoag made. He is part Wampanoag. He really loved making it. He made it about seven years ago. You may want to do that some day! Thank you for the VERY enjoyable and educational video. With the way the world is headed, it is wise to have these skills. Who knows if they will be needed in the future.
What a great story. Thanks very much for your ability to write, especially inspiring it is to read. I discovered this video today, and it makes me want to get out and build such a structure. I have some skills necessary for this and even in my late sixties I am willing to put in the time and effort. Except currently I live in California in the Bay Area . There’s little in the way of forests to accomplish this, so either I will have to travel around or buy some land , so I can build unabated. Thanks again for your support in the skills and continued teaching to your generations beyond you.
Perfect!. A great job. I've seen many similar videos, but with this quality when it comes to old building nodes, I've never seen it so real before. Congratulations!
OMG I'm impressed !!! Very good work! Now we have a library !!!! We have a house-store, sauna, cocktails and now ... A library !!!!! And in the middle of the forest !!! Thank you, Mike. And as a reward, I'm going to give you the first book in this library. A different book, oriented towards our sky, namely walking barefoot (speaking, doing, openly, without reservations, with simplicity, loving) the story has a point of enigma. I do not dedicate it to you, because it will be from the Library ... but if you want I will give you the same one with a dedicatory. After all the work you're doing, please, Mike, don't take your sweater off. I don't even want to think about it. You did well to remove the photo where you show your tattoos. Thanks. Sincerely. And a kiss to Jaxx.
Amazing, beautiful structure. Another commenter used the word bliss to describe watching you videos and that's spot on. So many other channels inexplicably use music soundtracks which I find massively irritating. Your soundtracks are perfect - complete silence except for the occasional sounds of tapping, chopping and sawing. It allows us to feel like we're in the forest ourselves and to fill the silence with our own thoughts.
I absolutely love what you guys do. I'm in such awe of the passion thats shared behind all this. The planning itself is beyond comprehension, in which I can only have a sliver of understanding. the dedication as well, just amazing. Again, in COMPLETE AWE. Thank you so much for sharing. Has always been an interest of mine and seeing it brought to life is so inspiring. great work. I wish you all the best.
Our modern engineering/architectural technologies glimpsed from ancient skills & handworks...house to building, canoe to ship, horse to car, bow/spear to gun, etc. They worked with strong minds and hands; we work with easy minds and buttons press. Old ways are beautiful and inspiring
Thank you sooo much for sharing this stoneold knowledge building a weatherproof shelter. Sure it will be useful for the audience. Crafting with dad ist a special experience on top on its own. Carry on like this, thumbs up from germany 🇩🇪
This video makes me miss my grandpa. It's so calming to watch. I was tasked to do wood stripping a lot but what I really wanted was to hammer things down but wasn't allowed to lol. This brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you for sharing.
Csak gratulálni tudok ehez a csodás kis faházikóhoz.Rengeteg munka és kitartás kellett hozzá.Már szinte sajnáltam a két embert hisz keményen megdolgoztak ezért a csodálatos remekműért.👍👌👏😊
great job guys, it is something to see this go up and the dedication it took the two of you to do it. It really shows us the work those iron age people had to do to survive, and of course they had to also forage for food each day and look after their families all the while. cool to see that 3million views!
Of all of the amazing techniques used to build the house. The one that sticks out in my mind is where the father cuts a small three inch or so radious branch, cuts it to a little over the length of his hand. Then he stabbed his fix blade into it with enough force to be able to use it to use it as a draw shaving tool. I have never seen this before. Excellent video.
Thank you for sharing and demonstrating skills that can literally become life saving, especially after a disaster. If you think the government is going to take care off you, you'd have to be smoking Crack. Thank you again, father and son binding experience.
@Ascension_Shogun YT Post holes and other means of recognizition will be there. After all, Archaeologists of today have been able to find evidence of past homes, even some sort of evidence of homes near Stonehenge
I would love to help build this stuff, I like working with my hands. I’ve learned a lot for your channel! I’m especially grateful for the fire starting lessons
When splitting small quarters, which I see you doing often, take a longer small shard from your pile maybe 1"x1" and use it with your oft hand to hold the piece you wish to split . I saves fingers, it doesn't have to be flat on your splitting round because you're propping it up, and you can split up that kindling much faster.
I hope you are taking plenty of tea breaks and enjoying the surroundings. That’s back breaking work for an old boy. I’d love to come and help you guys, I’m a grafter and a chippy and would love to work in those surroundings.
Wow. That has got to be the coolest grilling/cooking system I've ever seen at 34:10. You can easily just add fuel as you need without having to mess with your food.
Great build! Thank you for sharing. I built a lot of projects with my Father over the years, and while I have them all clearly in my mind I wish we could have captured it all on video! Thanks again for building this and sharing.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING! Everything you guys did, through out the entire video, made perfect since, EXCEPT, digging out the interior floor-space. It looks like, to me, that you would want that area HIGHER than the outside. Even with mudded walls, ground water is going to seek its own level. Other than that, it was AN AWSOME BUILD! Another thing is that you allowed us to hear the actual sounds of construction, instead of putting a bunch of music racket on there! I like to HEAR what you're doing...not having to kill the volume to cover up some of the music some people insist on playing. You are people of good taste! VERY TALENTED! Thanks again!
Thanks, glad you liked it. So this is based on an Anglo Saxon house. Traditionally, it is thought they build their houses in “pits” to allow the inside of the house to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the winter and summer months. It also meant that if they were short on resources, by digging down, they didn’t have to use as many resources to built up!
Can’t believe I just watched the whole thing....oh wait yes I can 😆 SUPERB job you guys 🙏 I love this channel so much, such a therapeutic nature about videos like this, no pun intended lol
Watch all of our Historic Builds inspired by our Ancestors: th-cam.com/play/PLxnadpeGdTxD9oAbeZcYKiGO7p3gIXmuZ.html The inspiration for this build came from the Anglo Saxons who occupied Britain during the 5th to the 11th centuries. Anglo Saxon England was early Medieval England, existing from the end of Roman Britain (43 to 410 AD) until the Norman conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927 when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan. Traditional Saxon homes were built from wood, using thatch as roofing material. It was also common for them to dig a pit and build their house on top of this. This allowed the temperature inside the home to remain more consistent year round, but it also meant that they could use less resources to build upwards. The houses only had one room where people ate, cooked and slept. The villages were built near natural resources. The villagers needed food, water, fuel for heating and cooking and materials for their homes and clothes. The natural resources had to provide the villagers with what they needed to survive. We built this house to match an Anglo Saxon house as best as possible, using only simple hand tools and the natural resources we could get. The frame is built from pine (not ideal as it is a soft wood and can rot quickly, hence why we burnt the ends of the foundation poles). The walls were made with wattle and daub (the wattle being hazel sticks and the daub being clay, mud and straw mix which sets hard when dry. The thatch roof was made with water reed called triticale which is a hybrid of wheat and rye. Triticale combines the yield potential and grain quality of wheat with the disease and environmental tolerance of rye. This project was done by myself and my dad. There is a link to each individual episode of the series in the video description. Including much more talking and information! Thank you very much for watching. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this. - Mike
Great video, however next time speak to each other, make fun with each other, otherwise it's just creepy.
@@antonwearsakilt5209 We do plenty of talking in each episode of the saxon house build series. The talking videos are on my channel in the saxon house video playlist
@@TAOutdoors Huh must have missed those episodes, I've only heard you speak a couple of times.
@Eye Ball Cool.
AHA - hence the "Deja vue."
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I love how y’all don’t talk, I love the peace and serenity y’all bring to the video. You let the sounds do all the talking and it soothes my soul and captivates me in wonder. Thank you for this and I love it
Over 8 million views because this video is awesome! The skills and effort needed to do this kind of build are so impressive! The least we can do is give them a thumbs up!!
Well in souths Europe they were more CIVILIZEd, they did build the houses with stones.!
Absolutely stunning. I love your videos, the skills, the history of the skills, your camera work and the camaraderie you have with your dad and other friends you work with. I've seen waddle and daub and thatched roofing done in some restoration videos, but yours was more detailed to watch. Excellent! Thanks.
God Bless you guys
Wow thank you so much!
You are the best! I made a shelter from your shared videos! ☺️
Thanks very much! 😍
I just see a dad and his son doing unforgettable things together. Great job.
I'm the only boy in my family and I left for the Marines at 19 and I never had a chance to spend quality time like this with mine. I'm just watching you too imagining that me and my dad working on this project. He died in 2014.
@@IfbbProRolandcHazard sorry to hear that man.
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I don't understand how people can watch so called "survival" shows on tv when you have the real thing here. I don't know about other countries but in America too many people consider "reality tv" entertainment. It's a disgrace. You can actually learn from these videos here and they don't get the credit they deserve . I enjoy watching and hoping for the opportunity to experience something like this someday!
Perfect to watch before i sleep, no music, no single word, just nature and skill.
Thanks 👍🏼
These videos are absolutely fascinating and great to watch, the skills used are amazing and then suddenly I remember The Romans were building villas from baked clay bricks and tiles with under floor heating and running water in kitchens and toilets centuries before the Saxons were constructing homes like this in Britain. That's taking nothing away from the ingenuity of the Saxons and especially these guys replicating those skills.... Just something I couldn't help thinking about.
Thanks for another excellent upload, these videos are not only entertaining they're educational, not only for the skills on show but the historical aspect too.
For the last decade, I haven't watched TV, only youtube. In that 10 years, I have probably seen 50,000 youtube videos. I promise for me, this is one of the top 5 videos I have ever seen. I payed close attention and even rewound some parts to watch again. Thank you Gentlemen for sharing this "lost" knowledge. I will watch this again with my sons. By the way, I think your Pops may have outworked you.
Therapeutical!
with that fortnite picture i wouldn't be surprised if YOU are 10 years old
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@@crimson5063 oh,,
Perhaps a father and son team? Buildings memories to last them each a lifetime. Lovely. Cheers to you lads, good job!
Wish I had a father like that 🤷♂️ but mine just doesn't care even now if I'm asking him to make something like this he wouldn't even answer
They are there’s a video of them renovating an air raid shelter together and they’ve got a brilliant relationship
this has to be one of the most interestin videos i have ever seen on youtube.
No cheesy music overlay,
No inane chat,
just 2 men working in complete harmony.
In an age when people never shut up, over an hour of zero chat is absolute bliss. Great job on the house and very well shot also.
nail on the head
Thank you, good Sir
James Boswell well said.
youve obviously never watched his dads fishing videos
You have the most coolest dad ever. I'd kill to have a dad like that.
OMG! No ugly music and no meaningless chatter! Great video. Restful and satisfying to watch.
Your dad is a legend.
your mother was a hamster.
Smokey420Greenleaf ha. Ah. Ha not funny
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@@paolopischedda7629 Monty Python reference from The Holy Grail "your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"
@@paolopischedda7629 that's a matter of opinion. :-)
Man, hats off to you. Building this is hard enough, let alone getting it on camera in the way you have, with the perfect shots... And editing!
is perfect, seems that I look on National Geografic, maybe bater!
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Cant imagine setting up the camera in a different position so many times whilst also building the house, so much respect for the effort you put in to these videos. Great video, really satisfying.
It is possible to use more than one camera though. :)
@@jeschinstad haha good point
I love how when some you tubers get big they just stop reading the comments but this guy... takes the time to read and heart and even reply. This is some high quality content!
I love vidioes link these.. it has soothing sounds it kinda helps OCD it has good design a unique look and the creativity of it all is spectacular so I always Wath these videos when I'm mad and I love that it's not a short video too. Please never stop making these videos. I love them so much. Thank you
I was 53 minutes and 28 seconds into this video before realising not a single word had been said on camera - this project was that interesting to watch! (And I'm a girl, not some bush-crazy dude! :-) ). In fact, no voice is heard until 1:13:20 and even then it's quiet talking between the two guys far away from the mike. Bliss! The craftsmanship 'speaks' for itself! Well done!
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How can there be more dislikes than comments? Hard to think what the dislikes are based on... this is outstanding content, you guys deserve so much success!
When I read your comment I thought how can this be with such an informative video. Likes are substantially in the lead now by many thousand. Peace.
Well.... I think if you check again now, you'll see a difference.
@William Quick Yeah, especially the big banks and government.
@William Quick In a busy field, a contender for the most idiotic comment on TH-cam.
1.1k dislikes probably because these guys are not babbling away with how to tutorials or have some obnoxious sound track blocking out the work and wind noise. Also the average attention span for TH-cam vids is like 10 min. These guys rock so poo on the haters.
I love that they dont talk. the sounds of wood, fire and the forest is all so relaxing.
This is by far one of the most beautiful and genuine wooden houses I've seen on the social media. Unlike some others who are so flymsy that a fox can break them let alone a powerful beast like a bear lol.
Awesome……..our forefathers were indeed gallant men! Love seeing
the different ways of our world beginning❤️
i'm speechless,the amount of work and dedication put in to this project is beyond amazing, thank you so much for sharing such a great build with us.
Какие молодцы мужики, из сухостоя творят чудеса. Такой шикарный, лесной дом строят. Золотые руки. Класс
Да, капитальная работа. Единственное, не сделали фронтонные свесы (стропила крайние обнажены и щели) и лежаки бы повыше, на земле совсем.
Эммм....фронтальные стены состоят из щелей, камыш купленный, двери из досок, почему не купили остальное, боковые стены саманные из земли, а не глины, печь с дымоотводом не предусмотрена.... Для тропических стран, где не бывает ниже 20°С сойдет
Excelente trabajo. Me gusto la paciencia, empeño y dedicación con la que hicieron esta construcción. Vi el vídeo completo y he aprendido mucho con ustedes. Volveré a verlo para seguir aprendiendo. Gracias.
You built one wonderful Viking House I Love it in every possible way all done just the way they did it too God Bless and never give up the real way for building in time past and now!
What kind of haters dislikes these kinds of videos! WATCH pay attention to everything. That is why there isn't words. They have great camera views. Also a good description is typed out, they ever have links to gear. People are jealous, dumb or just haters to dislike this. Very well done, this is the 2nd video I have watched. I subscribed.
As a Yank, I would read English novels and try to understand what a "Thatcher" was supposed to be doing and would be clueless. Speaking for myself, you have made this part of history come to life for me. This was better than any course I could have ever taken. You guys are awesome; thanks again for taking the time to record and upload this. The dog, again, is beautiful.
I had wondered what they did for a living as Bushcraft is for personal fun. Watched this and now think they may be professional thatchers, or at least assistant thatchers
When father and son work together, words aren't needed
I'm in love with your no nonsense videos, just the peace of work well done thank you, i wish all the world was this simple and beautiful
fernando 99.999
My Sundays are saved by watching you guys work. I almost smelled the fresh sawed wood 🪵🪓 great job!
MAKING MEMORIES absolutely enjoyed wwat6ching you and your DAD work together on this amazing project loved it . Thank you so very much . BRILLIANT❤
WOW that was an Awesome Epic !! Can't believe how hard your dad works,he's a Legend.
I love when you and dad do stuff together my dad passed away when I was 19 never got the chance as adult. When I wanted to go camping as kid my dad would say he did all the camping he was ever going to do when he was in jungles of the South Pacific in WW2 OH well love your Channel
Love watching you Guys I would enjoy living in a home like that no one around to Bouther you am 78 years old with one leg gone to the knee in wheel chair Ct. USA
From CT here too
Get someone to build you a cabin in the middle of Alaska or something so you can live like that. (Or a big fort made of stone and wood)
I feel like that'd be pretty cold, but in the right climate, this house would be really neat.
This is kind of ASMR... A bit hypnotic. Very peaceful to watch!
I m watching your videos for about 3:30 hours straight ...
I am amazed !!!
I have so much respect for you guys. One day I hope I can do this with my sons.
This Texan says the two of you are unstoppable pair .Awesome build
Using only old school tools and awesome ingenuity Well Done Gents .well done .
The father is in great shape...this is backbreaking work.
Jeeze! They did that all the old fashioned way. My sincere admiration and utter awe.
What I find most satisfying is that nothing is wasted.
Wonderful👍 excellent craftsmen with a good knowledge of tradition and the past. Reminds me of my first year at University where some of us were asked to build a small hut for a Cultural Programme coming ahead. We were reluctant with our little ideas of how a hut was built. However we agreed to come up with one. Much to our surprise, this little hut took us five complete days. By that I mean, we even worked late till 10 in the night. I mean, it's not as it looks when you work on it. Triggered that experience of mine with your content today.
I know it was definitely a lot of hard work put in here. More to it being done with physical hard work, the mental processing of the entire video into one and a half hour is worth appreciating. Thank you.
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I was so thrilled watching your video. Closely obseving everything thing you did. It's good for all people to have this knowledge. As a young girl and straight through my teens and beyond it was a dream of mine to build a log cabin in the woods and live there. I even designed what kind of furniture I would build and incorporate into interior of the structure. I loved this building and that you used ancient building methods. My father and brothers all build homes and restore, from making homes or even a music center, (Wolftrap) from ancient barns. They'd take them down piece by piece and rebuild again using the old tools and methods/things such as gin poles. If they had to replace anything because of age, they'd make replacements, all using the old methods that were used originally. Such as cutting down trees and hand hewing the beams and carving out ancient complec joinery, used by the English, Dutch and French, depending what type of barn it was. Many of them over three hundred years old. My Dad's name was Richard Babcock, you may have heard of him. Well, I love the ancient methods of building. I now live in Ireland, and have for over thirty years we're Christian missionaries. And I once climb a circular stone stairway in an ancient castle that is about a thousand years old!!! When I looked at part of the ceiling in an area that was high point or a tower, the cieling was the ancient wattle and daub! The exact wattle and daub method you used, but as a cieling!! It was still there after a thousand years!! I was shocked to see it!
I had known about that method before, and my husband pointed it out, when we climb up in that castle ruin. I could see all the sticks woven in and out with the straw and clay. But there wasn't much of the straw & clay mixture left. But enough was there to know what it was. I am facinated to see any ancient structures and how they're made. I understand it the stone structures surviving, but wattle and daub, that shocked and thrilled me. I so wish I and my husband were well enough to build something like you just built. It was truly thrilling to watch. I enjoyed the quiet and the sound of ye working away. And the thatching, as you know is still done here in Ireland. In fact the government would give grants to have thatch roofs done on your home if you want, BUT the stipulation was that your house had to be on a major or main road, not a small boreen which most roads are in Ireland. You see they want the tourist to see them while traveling main roads. I believe if more houses, even on the boreens had help having thatched roofs, we'd see a lot more and the tourist would travel out to see true Ireland, the people and homes that are not on main roads. I particularly loved watching the thatching. While watching you prepare the wood, making pegs and hammering them in, all the building, mixing straw and clay, applying it, I could almost feel it was I doing it. I loved every minute. This was one of the top best videos I ever watched. Because I am a woman, some people may think it odd that I love this. I believe a love and talent for this type of thing can be in your genes. Several generations in my family build. And my Dad taught my brothers and sister how to do much of these skills. My Dad came to Ireland and taught my sons a lot, like hand hewing and how to make complicated old joinery. He said he had to pass the knowledge down to his grandsons. One of my sons is big into bush craft. He will love this video. He has made wonderful shelters with wood cut from the forest he built it in. These old methods, such as the ones you used MUST be handed down and not lost. My husband once made a authentic north eastern Native American wetu, such as the Wampanoag made. He is part Wampanoag. He really loved making it. He made it about seven years ago. You may want to do that some day!
Thank you for the VERY enjoyable and educational video. With the way the world is headed, it is wise to have these skills. Who knows if they will be needed in the future.
What a great story. Thanks very much for your ability to write, especially inspiring it is to read. I discovered this video today, and it makes me want to get out and build such a structure. I have some skills necessary for this and even in my late sixties I am willing to put in the time and effort. Except currently I live in California in the Bay Area . There’s little in the way of forests to accomplish this, so either I will have to travel around or buy some land , so I can build unabated. Thanks again for your support in the skills and continued teaching to your generations beyond you.
Perfect!. A great job. I've seen many similar videos, but with this quality when it comes to old building nodes, I've never seen it so real before. Congratulations!
OMG I'm impressed !!! Very good work! Now we have a library !!!! We have a house-store, sauna, cocktails and now ... A library !!!!! And in the middle of the forest !!! Thank you, Mike. And as a reward, I'm going to give you the first book in this library. A different book, oriented towards our sky, namely walking barefoot (speaking, doing, openly, without reservations, with simplicity, loving) the story has a point of enigma. I do not dedicate it to you, because it will be from the Library ... but if you want I will give you the same one with a dedicatory. After all the work you're doing, please, Mike, don't take your sweater off. I don't even want to think about it. You did well to remove the photo where you show your tattoos. Thanks. Sincerely. And a kiss to Jaxx.
It was really nice to revisit the Saxon House build. A nice hour and a half break from my own editing to watch. Totally Awesome of course. ❤
I really can’t believe I watched the whole video.
Love these guys
I am deeply impressed! All hand tools and deadfall, no living trees cut. Bravo.
Thank you for sharing what is becoming a lost art.
Fantastic. I really appreciate it that you didn't put loud music over it, or saying daft things!!
Homeless people could survive in homes like this. They live in tents, under bridges etc. cool idea
Amazing, beautiful structure. Another commenter used the word bliss to describe watching you videos and that's spot on. So many other channels inexplicably use music soundtracks which I find massively irritating. Your soundtracks are perfect - complete silence except for the occasional sounds of tapping, chopping and sawing. It allows us to feel like we're in the forest ourselves and to fill the silence with our own thoughts.
I absolutely love what you guys do. I'm in such awe of the passion thats shared behind all this. The planning itself is beyond comprehension, in which I can only have a sliver of understanding. the dedication as well, just amazing. Again, in COMPLETE AWE. Thank you so much for sharing. Has always been an interest of mine and seeing it brought to life is so inspiring. great work. I wish you all the best.
Золотые руки ,Молодцы ,редко встретишь таких людей ,Уважение к вам
Our modern engineering/architectural technologies glimpsed from ancient skills & handworks...house to building, canoe to ship, horse to car, bow/spear to gun, etc. They worked with strong minds and hands; we work with easy minds and buttons press. Old ways are beautiful and inspiring
I can literally watch this all day. So peaceful to watch. Thank you for this video.
I suppose your right. However there are way more productive things to do with your eyes.
Wonderful summary of this project. Great work and great video. Best regards!
Thank you sooo much for sharing this stoneold knowledge building a weatherproof shelter. Sure it will be useful for the audience. Crafting with dad ist a special experience on top on its own. Carry on like this, thumbs up from germany 🇩🇪
This video makes me miss my grandpa. It's so calming to watch. I was tasked to do wood stripping a lot but what I really wanted was to hammer things down but wasn't allowed to lol. This brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you for sharing.
Csak gratulálni tudok ehez a csodás kis faházikóhoz.Rengeteg munka és kitartás kellett hozzá.Már szinte sajnáltam a két embert hisz keményen megdolgoztak ezért a csodálatos remekműért.👍👌👏😊
This is great, wish you put it on Airbnb so we could come stay for a weekend.
Clearly passionate about the outdoors I love this channel
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great job guys, it is something to see this go up and the dedication it took the two of you to do it.
It really shows us the work those iron age people had to do to survive, and of course they had to also forage for food each day and look after their families all the while.
cool to see that 3million views!
The key is the moment enjoying and sharing the love with the family
Of all of the amazing techniques used to build the house. The one that sticks out in my mind is where the father cuts a small three inch or so radious branch, cuts it to a little over the length of his hand. Then he stabbed his fix blade into it with enough force to be able to use it to use it as a draw shaving tool. I have never seen this before. Excellent video.
Ive never been this early I love the Saxon house build videos
This is my favorite build, this really inspires me
Just amazing build and building techniques! Also love how therapeutic this feels watching this, goodbye PTSD! Keep crafting! cheers lads
I have so much respect for you guys, thank you for all you do.
Thank you for sharing and demonstrating skills that can literally become life saving, especially after a disaster. If you think the government is going to take care off you, you'd have to be smoking Crack. Thank you again, father and son binding experience.
Congratulations. My dream is to build a wooden house myself. For now, I am fulfilling this dream with your videos.
You guys rock my world with these outings. I'd love to do this or some variation with my son some day.
You guys are building a really nice old tool collection. I love to see them at work again.
Better than a hollywood movie, saludos.!!
nice to enjoy
Яка гарна природа, і в мужчин золоті руки 👍
At this rate, in a few years there will be a small medieval ghost town in that forest.
theviewerofart lol that’s what I was thinking
Archaeologists will be confused in 500 years. 😁
@Ascension_Shogun YT Post holes and other means of recognizition will be there. After all, Archaeologists of today have been able to find evidence of past homes, even some sort of evidence of homes near Stonehenge
@@modellbauermasa9084 Lets be honest, there probably wont be Archaeologists in 500 years. Unless you mean alien's, then yes, they'll be like "WTF"
This will be the new building codes for the 'Green Deal' = all homes recycled plant materials 100% organic and GMO free ! :-)
I would love to help build this stuff, I like working with my hands. I’ve learned a lot for your channel! I’m especially grateful for the fire starting lessons
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watched a ton of your vids and every time I watch one I always say "man those trees they utilize for building are SO straight!"
using a nice cut branch to dig a knife into and create a draw knife, just awesome
talented people! Respect and respect!
When splitting small quarters, which I see you doing often, take a longer small shard from your pile maybe 1"x1" and use it with your oft hand to hold the piece you wish to split . I saves fingers, it doesn't have to be flat on your splitting round because you're propping it up, and you can split up that kindling much faster.
I lost track of this channel several months ago. I am so glad I found you again
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If skills are not shared, everything will be lost. Great job!
I hope you are taking plenty of tea breaks and enjoying the surroundings. That’s back breaking work for an old boy. I’d love to come and help you guys, I’m a grafter and a chippy and would love to work in those surroundings.
Wow. That has got to be the coolest grilling/cooking system I've ever seen at 34:10. You can easily just add fuel as you need without having to mess with your food.
The fire heated wok or grill gadget, where did you find it?
Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that grill. It looks super awesome and is probably great for camping. Now, where to buy it...
Great build! Thank you for sharing. I built a lot of projects with my Father over the years, and while I have them all clearly in my mind I wish we could have captured it all on video! Thanks again for building this and sharing.
As a kid I loved watching the thatchers repair our neighbors roofs. I couldn’t get enough of it😁
I’ve never understood across the pond. I lived in Cambridge, England. There are a few places they do it in America. I watch it on TH-cam.
THANK YOU FOR POSTING!
Everything you guys did, through out the entire video, made perfect since, EXCEPT, digging out the interior floor-space. It looks like, to me, that you would want that area HIGHER than the outside. Even with mudded walls, ground water is going to seek its own level.
Other than that, it was AN AWSOME BUILD! Another thing is that you allowed us to hear the actual sounds of construction, instead of putting a bunch of music racket on there! I like to HEAR what you're doing...not having to kill the volume to cover up some of the music some people insist on playing. You are people of good taste! VERY TALENTED! Thanks again!
Thanks, glad you liked it. So this is based on an Anglo Saxon house. Traditionally, it is thought they build their houses in “pits” to allow the inside of the house to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the winter and summer months. It also meant that if they were short on resources, by digging down, they didn’t have to use as many resources to built up!
I just wanted to say I love the content and enjoy watching these types of videos
Can’t believe I just watched the whole thing....oh wait yes I can 😆 SUPERB job you guys 🙏 I love this channel so much, such a therapeutic nature about videos like this, no pun intended lol
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Bravo quel travail.. je suis admîrative..👍👍 cec gens ont de l'or dans leurs mains.. c'est GÉANT.. Mia
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It was really a pleasure watching. Always learning
Вот вам пошаговая инструкция сооружения лесного уютного дома-избы. У них всё получится! Спасибо за любезное посвящение в волшебство мужской работы!
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Te felicito ...mi hermano tu papá es un fenómeno...!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏
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When you've built enough houses it'd maybe be a cool a idea to rent them out for a night or a weekend as a camping experience.
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