Parging the Foundation, 2nd Log Course, Building an Off Grid Log Cabin in the Wilderness Alone, Ep.4
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- Preparing the foundation for stone veneer, full scribe log cabin, moving heavy logs, moss for chinking, cooking on a campfire, drone view of cabin site.
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@@ninavialle923 translation please if you can.
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Can you please let me know who makes that jack you are using to level your logs for scribing?
How do you stop snow and snow melt from causing leaks through that basement window??
First of all, and again; I love the way you are with Cali. It tells me a lot about a soul. The second; and a moment of silly revelation; is that you didn't use any camera trickery during the build, no fast forward, no time lapse. That must be the reason for such a frenetic paced build. You are a super hero who can 'double speed' at will. Next you'll be wearing red pants on the outside, Reeve style.
On a more serious note; I can see the 'How' now. I'm still bowled over by the productivity, creativity and down right dogged determination. It is coming along! Stay safe Sir! And the deepest gratitudes to you for your sterling work. m
Lucky man doing what you want to do instead of doing what a boss wants you to do. That's priceless!
Somehow I missed the addition of Cali to the greenhouse door (PERFECT) and her new duck toy. That makes good sense. It's so awesome to see those SOLID walls go up. You'll be so warm and safe in there. I'm loving all the super helpful tools you have added; those jacks, the new sharp tools for moving the logs (don't know the name), the winches you created, even simple use of log pieces nailed in to prevent the big logs from rolling. One guy, lots of helpful tools to make it work. Rock on Shawn - you continue to inspire us.
She only has eyes for you. It’s adorable how Cali comes to you for some cuddle time. Great video. Watching you manipulate those heavy logs wore me out. Lol
It’s so fun watching the progress.
I enjoy the cooking. It amazes me how good you make your meals over an open fire. Looking forward to next video. Glad your eye is healing well.
we need the Shawn James cooking over an open fire cookbook!
😍👍
As a little girl I was fascinated by the "Little House" book series. I just couldn't imagine what it took to live in those times. You are a window into the past. Thank you!!
Wow at how well Cali understands you! She followed your intructions to the letter!
Cuz she is not just a pretty face, she is hella smaht too!!! Gosh,I love her with Shawn too.
@@Flowergurl2000 she is all of that: smart, loyal ,pretty face and tail also!!! :-)
I really hope your eye is much better. We all had you in our prayers. For a man alone your progressing very well. Take care of yourself. Alabama is a great fan.
Arizona too.
Cali gets more personality as she ages. Just love her.
Ariel view of the cabins log layout was exciting to see!
It was amazing, right? So methodical and artwork at the same time.
I was glad to see you take a time out to pet Callie.she loves you so much ..you can see it in her eyes ..I love Golden's I once had one and I love them.. keep up the good work my man
Our 9month old golden retriever Bennie has learned that he will see Cali whenever I watch your videos so whenever he hears the introductory music he comes and lays and watches with me. It’s adorable…🐾
I have built a few homes in the wilderness of my home country. Parging is not something I have known of. Even an old viking can learn new tricks. Thanks my brother.
@Bjorn Gottfriendsson 😁
2 million almost! That's crazy! I started watching when you just had a few thousand!
Great video Shawn.
These logs are 3 times bigger than the first ones! It will be something lasting! Congratulations!
I love your bond with Cali. She’s such a good dog. I can’t wait to see this cabin finished, it’s going to be beautiful.
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I am super happy to see you wearing your glasses. It amazes me how much one dedicated man can get accomplished in such a short time, of course with the help of his faithful sidekick!
Hi Shawn both Cali and yourself are so impressive..... Cali with her ability to understand every word of your commands, so well trained and such a loving dog. Shawn no task seems to big for you....!!! Once you put your mind to it your off to the races with your knowledge and skill. This Cabin will be a treasure for many years and its a pleasure to watch both you and Cali enjoying the time you spend together.
Thank you for all the hard work you put in to make this one of the best channels on you tube.
This place is going to be one of the safest places any human would be lucky to reside and work with you in. Looks like it will sustain any kind of bad weather. Your family is sooo blessed, thank you for sharing. Hope we get to experience even if virtually a stormy howling winter night by the fire.
I love all of the engineering on the go. It's so satisfying to see a well thought out plan slowly come together like this, and I'm sure that quite a few of us watching wish were you, building some amazing things with our bare hands. Your filmmaking is second to none as well, and you can never go wrong with the beauty of the nature that surrounds you. Thanks Shawn!
Nice post.
Great to have you back. I hope your eye is healing and no lasting damage.
Please take extra care of yourself .
Always a great pleasure to see your videos Mr. James. God's blessing to you and your family!
I love the two channels that you have. One for talking about your plans and one executing them.
A blueprint for true esteem: hobble logs, fetched from forest, rig pulley, scribe, rout by hand, stack. Well done.
It must be a fantastic log house when it's over. You are very good at building. Lessen but I have not written much to you but I appreciate every pogram I have seen. Farewell. SINCERELY
Sven from Sweden.
those logs he is using have to ne nearly 3x the diameter of the ones he used on the last cabin. his new cabin will withstand a 9.0 earthquake!
Well, Shawn, I must admit your making great progress, that second course looks great. Glad to see you'd recovered from that mishap. cheers looking good my friend, looking good..by the way you seem to have a good set up! with that K Chock Jack in place for aligning and measuring those logs. Smart choice. btw That's gonna be one hell of a nice cabin Shawn when she's all buttoned up! Thanks, for sharing your passion with us mere mortals.
I don’t think you’ve ever recorded Cali barking…..she needs her own You Tube channel! So much hard work, still amazes me how you get everything done! Love your channel!
She has barked occasionally - usually when she senses something like a moose is near.
This is Cali's channel, she just lets Shawn think it's his! LOL
My 1st word when I saw all the logs from above was WOW! What a lot of work ahead but if anyone can do it, it's you! And Cali is such a sweetheart 💕 Hopefully the weather stays mild with not a lot of rain or snow.
Mr. James, watching you build THIS cabin has caused me to appreciate the time it took for you to build your other smaller cabin. This new cabin is going to be such a sturdy, long-standing and permanent structure; it is still such a joy to watch you work, Sir.
This weather is a Blessing for you Mr. James Love the progress !
Take care and Thanks for Sharing .
Must be nice to have an extra set of eyes and ears to watch and listen while you focus on your work. Good dog Callie
THE LOON CALL IS BACK!!! I am one excited old lady, thank you Shawn!! Sweet Cali needs a Dad hug!
I thought
I was hooked with the first cabin build, but man this is awesome! Love the last couple videos with the wildlife towards the end. Amazing! Cali is the best co worker! This isn't her first cabin build, she's a pro. Thank you for sharing this us all these years. I cherish these videos, and they're great for the mind. God Bless the James family. Put those glasses on! If you get hurt we all get hurt!
There are times when I just want peace, quiet, calm while I'm watching beautiful, needful common sense things being made; those are the times I've saved up a video or two of yours, Shawn. I thank you deeply for the peace and not you have brought to my life and heart!!
It's therapeutic for me to watch your videos...puts me in a peaceful world. I love this way if life, I always support your efforts💕
The work you put into this will last for generations. Good job.
Oh my goodness, I’m exhausted just watching you but it will be absolutely stunning when it’s done. Slow and steady wins the race. I just hope the snow holds off for a bit longer. Glad your eye is okay and your faithful friend has your back. Take care. Dorset, UK
It`s a comfortable feeling knowing your dog always has your back. Callie is a beautiful dog and companion.
The bond between Cali and yourself is a beautiful thing to see.
In the video where you injured your eye, it was so touching to witness her obvious concern for you, where she wouldn't leave your side.
С удовольствием смотрю Ваши ролики. Вечно можно смотреть на три вещи: как горит костер,течет вода и,как работает другой человек! Удачи Вам!
Шон вот такой 👍 мужик!
DA! :-)
Всё технически выверено у него,грамотно.Большой молодец, трудится для души,строит и живёт.👏Мне интересно у него на участке не увидел душ, баню, где он водные процедуры принимает?
@@serqunj у него есть другой домик. Есть баня.
@@ЗинаидаЗемскова-я8е наверное пропустил этот момент.
Nothing so gratifying as watching a confident & capable man work with his hands & skills.
Finally!!!!!!!! Hope your eye is better!
Hear hear!!
Yessss.
For your cables that hang between the trees when you go around the second tree if you leave a 2 foot tail with a small loop at the end after the cable nut lock.
You can use a come along connected in the direction of the first tree to pull the small loop and tension the cable and have time to tighten the cable nut without
any trouble. I use this to pull in the walls of my garage after they bowed out because it was built with no lower truss beam
That’s what I did but I haven’t yet tethered the small trees to other trees on that one cable so there’s a lot of sag in that one. The center cable is tethered and I used a winch to tighten it. I may have to raise all three once I’m near the roof.
Why no chair saw?
@@pappybigbearUtqiagkia5840 I had wondered that myself, but he explained in another video it has to do with the particular movements required that would aggravate his tennis elbow (I believe that's what he said).
@@pappybigbearUtqiagkia5840 It's too painful for Shawn to use a chainsaw for now.
Yup I believe weight but small battery chain saw. I use. But needed help would be better for him.
My weekend begins with Shawn James and Cali (and a glass of scotch) may the gods continue to give you strength and the wisdom to apply it . . . . .
Got very windy there for awhile.calie is so smart good job on training her
I love the sound of the wind whispering through the trees. I will watch again to hear that. You work surrounded by such beauty. I am so excited to see this cabin grow to completion. Thanks for sharing.
I was going to reply to a veteran's comment on here just a second ago and his comment disappeared 🤔 He said he would love to do this kind of work you do, Shawn, providing he wasn't disabled from his injuries.
I was going to agree with him.
We need to not take our physical bodies for granted. I would love to do this work but I have spine problems and rotator cuff tears...which makes every day chores a challenge.
Stay blessed!
The large logs really make a difference. Loving every minute!
Coming along just FINE Shawn! Perhaps, one of the world's most beautiful current building sites sir! And....phenomenal work - as always!
Amazing again! Admiration for all you do. And what an amazing wildlife shots at the end. Again! Stay strong and healthy, Greetings from the Netherlands
Cali is such a smart doggie! I love watching her. She really loves you. Cabin is looking great. Pray your eye is better.
As a builder I can appreciate the craftsmanship and hard work involved in this project , Great job ...stay safe and keep those glasses on , beautiful dog !
Another great video, love the progress you are making. The bond between you and Cali is so much fun to watch! She is such a good girl. Love from the Netherlands
Amazing work. Can't wait to see how you get the higher ones stacked.
I still can't get over why someone would dislike these videos. If it doesn't interest you, then move on to the next one. Why give it a dislike? There is nothing in Shawn's videos that would warrant a dislike. These same people are the reason why the world is in such a sad state!
🤠 Shawn n 🐕 Cali a great team to see. Love how you are being on this cabin, building to last longer.❤️ 🏡 ... Thank you 🤠 Shawn and Cali 🐕, Arkansas Clyde 65 🇺🇸🌲👍
For some reason it's taken me until now to realise the true scale of the new homestead. This cabin is going to be be such a great space. It also seems like the logs are going up much slower, with much more deliberation with each layer. It's looking great!
Dear Mr. James
👍👌👏 Very well done again (video and work). I'm glad to see that your eye is nearly completely healed. I absolutely love your supportive, loving dog. Cali is simply great!
As always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health to all involved life forms (humans animals and plants).
Love the sound of the pounding, and how it shook the whole structure. Great episode.
I can't believe how excited I am for you!!! This whole adventure you're on. Outstanding.
Parging - I learned a new word today! There's an astonishing amount of knowledge and expertise involved with cabin building. Thank you for the education.
Cali has a new toy.
In the drone footage the cabin looks huge.
Waiting to see the new stove is like Christmas. Last night I rewatched your Christmas video of 2 years ago. It's a masterpiece!
Glad to see you're doing well.
Best regards, c
You are so amazing. So strong and capable and smart. 99% of us couldn't do 1% of what you do. I know a lot of survival, and can start a fire, but not as fast as you! Ok...I absolutely LOVE your pulley system. It's slow but by golly it sure saves you a lot of the heavy (and perhaps impossible) lifting of those giant logs. I also am amazed at the natural resources that you have at hand. Particularly all that MOSS! I would love some of that stuff...I love mosses and would populate my lawn with it if I could! So much moss! I pray that the Lord keeps you fit and healthy and that you can continue with your dream as we watch you suceed!
Très belle vidéo, que je regarderai de nouveau... très bonne idée, stocker la mousse, elle sera sèche à l'emploi et gain de temps !!...l'on voit très bien l'étendue de votre travail seul. à l'ancienne..quel courage !!...'' chapeau Shawn''...penser à soulager vos douleurs avec du chaud froid...serviette dans eau glacée, et ensuite une autre chauffée sur une pierre, du feu de camp...en grande forme Callie🙂...bonne continuation, bon courage...de très très belles vidéos💚...quand vous restez longtemps à monter vos vidéos, il existe un coussin à poser sur le tapis de souris, qui soulage votre coude!...un '' truc'' tout bête 🙂
Good to see you back working Shawn. Have been worrilying about you all week.
Stay safe. Critical times for the build now.
Always a good one, and still loving your dedicated work sir, well done.
As an ex “mud pig”, it was hard to watch you doing the parging, but it came out okay!
You can easily make a mortar board, that would really help. A thin slice of log, smooth one side and screw a handle on. Would be super useful for when you do the chinking too.
Having said that, I could not do 80% of what you do!
Loving to see the walls rise.
OVER 100% in my case..... :-(
Shawn, glad to See, you are using some mechanical help this time with your cabin build. we all don't get younger, do we? I seriously hope, your eye has not suffered any serious damage. Looks like that. Stay safe
Cali is great at following directions - an exceptionally intelligent dog! And definitely adores you!
Work is coming along, slow but sure, with attention to details apparent. I like the little cooking shelter, not pretty but it serves its purpose exceptionally well. As always, stay safe!
I've been watching Sean for years and I've decided that he just likes to keep busy. It's the journey and not the outcome.
Is it my imagination, or are you doing lots more measuring and are these much bigger logs than the first one? It seems you are being much more exacting in your work (which is saying something!). I also wanted to thank you for being so open about the issue with your eye. So many want to follow in your footsteps and you do a real service when you pause to remind others about safety. How lovely to see Cali in such fine fettle too. My goodness, every dog in the world should have what she does...the freedom to roam anywhere. How telling that her favorite spot is right by you. Shine on Shawn. Impossible to describe the pleasure and awe I experience watching you build. Take care.
Jamie Mueller... Your comment is lovely, it literally warmed my heart to see one human commending another, in such a genuine way.
Lovely comment. UK.
Callie just loves getting her loves from her dad ! You are really coming along on your cabin ! Love to watch the inventive ways you come up with to put your logs up and together. Callie really listens to your instructions on staying away because of danger and where she can go. Keep up the good work , Shawn ! Slow and steady. Looks like you are ok from your last little accident.(hopefully) :) Take care of yourself !
Happy to see you allright, it was scary to see you hurt at the eye! Stay well and warm and give Cali a hug from me 🙏🐕😍
Well I will say one thing about those huge logs,The second course looks like it`s past your knee, wow about three feet high already. I loved the drone footage at the end of the whole cabin layout, glad to see the eye doing better, very nice progress. Michigan is a big fan.
Your predecessor would be very proud of your work ethics and integrity, I wonder how many times he had an accident and had to push forward against the elements. It’s quite beautiful and encouraging for more people than you know in these difficult times for humanity, but I believe you know that. Thank you for sharing your journey. Much love to all ❤️👍🙏
He always has the right tool for the job
C. Hooser - I admire your dedication to using old school tools but I'm pretty sure if the old times had a chain saw they would definitely be using it.
Always a pleasure watching your videos man. Keep it up!
Shawn, you are truly an inspiration to me, and many, I have no doubt! I really enjoy following along, absolutely love Cali, and your bond with her! I wish you continued good will, health, safety and many many good days ahead!
Thank God your eye is healing without lasting damage!!! Praise the Lord!
Glad the eye injury wasn't serious. Looks like Cali is keeping close, just in case. What a girl. Cabin feels awesome!
Good seeing Cali coming over to check on you every so often. Making sure you're taking care.
The image of Cali holding her toy on the door of the greenhouse is precious! :)
Thanks for sharing the project update. May you follow well your visual accident. God's blessing on you and your family!👍
Looking great! Glad to see your eye is better! You are an amazing cabin builder, give Callie a hug for me, love that furbaby! ❤️
A project like this requires not only a great deal of skill, but also a great deal of patience!
The first cabin was the appetizer this one looks a lot more like the pièce de résistance.
I'm loving it...it's going to be a master piece .
This year your Christmas present is going to be the 2 millions subs for sure.
The Arial shots at the end were awesome. You can really see things talking shape and coming along nicely. When you entered the green house and Cali was by the door, it was like she was purposely recreating the image on the door.
Always glad to hear the music of Hunter Quinn! Makes me smile for a good long time. Blessings on you and your family and friends and any livestock you might have wandering around the house and yard. 🦉🐕🦅🐻
Can't wait to see what it's going to look like finished . Going to to be fun to watch.
Audio quality is top notch,despite the wind.Good job Shawn!👍😃
You are remarkable. Cannot believe you are building this on your own and you just get it done!
A larger cabin I see than the first, Callie is still keeping you company. Kudos to You and best
wishes for you and your family as you challenge your dreams.
when you told Cali..." you go there " she didnt hesitate and just obeyed. Good girl. very obedient. 🙂 And she has a new toy bird!
I wish I had the muscles, brains, and determination you have. You are such a focused and hard worker. Love Cali!!
I look forward to these uploads more than any show on TV
Thanks for another great video, you and Cali bring a smile to my face everytime
I love the way Cali want to have cuddles now and again ♥️
You gotta love the process as much as the finished result to be this invested. And to be able to do the mental juggling between the connecting parts & the finished result calls for a mind set kinda like Shawn.
HAVE STILL BEEN PRAYING FOR YOU SHAWN & OUR CALI OUR CALI IS THE SNIFF GUARD FOR YOU SHAWN with they eye injury!!!
You have the patience of Job, Shawn.
Some great video moments here: 'a tale of two cables:' first, the huge timber is being winched using the ATV. Immediately after, we saw YOU pulling a cable...and it is just attached to a light sledge!😋 Of course, the wonderful autumn scenery around your property also looks fine!