Building A Log Cabin | Ep. 60 | Second Floor Railing With Branch Balusters & Injury Update!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 ส.ค. 2023
- Welcome to our channel! This Log Cabin Project is a dream that we have had for several years that we finally decided to make a reality. Our goal is to build a tiny log cabin from scratch using as much material from our land as possible. We are building it entirely using hand tools (no chainsaw!). This cabin will function fully off-grid and will be only accessible by foot. Subscribe to follow our journey!
In this episode, we return from Iceland and start working again on the cabin. We harvested a dead fall balsam fir in July, and we use it to build a post for the second floor. Not only will it support the railing, but it also helps distribute the roof load better. We then attached a railing and made balusters from branches we found around the cabin. We also give an update on Nick's injury. He should be out of his cast soon!
We are learning a lot as we are doing (as always), so don't hesitate if you have any questions, it will be a pleasure to share tips and tricks, if possible.
You are fortunate to have such a helpful and noligable wife to help you with the cabin build
I absolutely agree
I don‘t think is helping either one.
It’s THEIR cabin and Nick & Maëla build it together.
Helping sounds like it’s someone’s project and this someone gets help for the project from the outside.
Whatever their doing. Their doing a great job beautiful workmanship and effort of working together!
@@caroldroke4128 you're absolutely right and until you said that I guess I wasn't looking at it that way. Sometimes it takes someone like yourself to remind me that some couples do things together and what better way to build a strong relationship than build your home you'll have children, grandchildren and a lasting future in
Together
Wow the skill with hand tools that Maela has developed is fanomana!!!😮 You go girl!
Teach Nick some skills. He's a GOOD worker though. Gotta give him credit. He tries hard.
Heal up soon Nick. Enjoy your cabin.
We’ve both learned so much since the beginning ahaha
Thanks a lot, Carl :)
Русская бабушка рада за вас. Молодцы! 🎉
So wonderful to see you both back & Nicks arm is healing . You two make a great team XX
Neat trick with the framing square and the miter box! (Timestamp =12:00)
Nick, so glad to see your arm is healing! You and Maela just have a way of making it work out and keep going. Maela, you're amazing! I love the way you two harness the resources around you. I always enjoy your vids! Glad you got to enjoy some time away but it looks like you're glad to be back and making progress on the Cabin.
As always, thank you so much for your kind words :) we’re hoping Nick’s arm will be pretty much back to normal in the next couple weeks!
Beautiful build🙏🕉🇨🇦
Good to hear you had a nice vacation. Maela , you are becoming quite the carpenter . Good job ! ..👍👍😊
Thanks, Sue :)
So glad to see you healing up Nick. Soon you will forget you ever broke it. That is until you get to my age when all the injuries come back to say hello . . . usually in cold weather, Hahahaha. During this video I was reminded of my boyhood tree house and the fun I had hour upon hour building and improving it. I think that Maela has developed some pretty impressive skills during this cabin build, so fun to watch her work. especially enjoyed the nature shots and the scene of Nick watching the rain at the end, great stuff.
Thanks so much Dave! Yes there's nothing quite like a treehouse to build and play in as a kid growing up. We're definitely going to build one too in the future!
I’m so impressed that there’s never a harsh word! That is physically demanding and sometimes tedious work, but you co-operate and work so well together as equal partners in building this beautiful natural home! I’m with the lady who said it brings tears to her eyes to see young people working together so well, being so productive and literally building themselves a future together! ❤
Hard words can be edited!
I really, STRONGLY, suggest you guys build a sawbench before doing anything else. In a few hours you will have a tool that will making sawing MUCH easier and more accurate. I wince every time I see you sawing on a flimsy table, much too high for decent sawing.
And after that, a sturdy workbench... It will save you some much time, and it will make everything much more comfortable
Happy to see you doing well, that a pretty trick cast there Nick! Maela, you rock there girl!!!
Nice video and excellent camera angles. Maela is doing an great job with your help.
Thank you :)
Hi! You are not to use 'an' except for before a word that begins with a vowel! The sentence is designed to use 'an' and 'a' correctly for examples! Take care !
So glad to see that your arm is coming along nicely and that you had a nice time on your vacation.
As you said, Maela is working extra hard while your arm heals. It’s nice to see that your tomatoes are coming along. Thank you for this wonderful video. Your fan from East Tennessee.
Thank you so much Richard!
Good hear you enjoyed your trip and your arm is healing. Nice work
Love your guy's log cabin build. It is a beautiful home.
Thank you!!
I haven’t heard anything from the two of you lately, I hope everything is going well !! ✌🏼😎🙏
So glad your arm wasn’t worse and so thankful you are healing. Love watching your videos 👏👏👏👏
Yeah, he got very lucky, in his unluckiness ahah thank God it wasn’t worse indeed!
It’s totally amazing that you did this with no power tools
Great to hear that you’re healing well Nick. Maéla is a very capable and supportive partner so you’re a very lucky man indeed. What a wonderful pair you are. Sending the best of wishes to you both from Australia. 🇦🇺🦘👏🏻
Thank you, Ms Libby :) glad to read you again!
Glad the arm is getting better, good thing for you, your wife is a more than capable carpenter, the loft ia looking great.
the house is beautiful and quiet, the video is very good
Welcome back from your trip.
I hope you both had a wonderful trip.
Happy to see you both again
Thank you!
Beautiful log cabin great workmanship can’t believe you both are so quiet and barely talk when you’re working great job 👏
You both are a great team. Brings tears to my eyes seeing what you guys are accomplishing when I see so many other young people just wasting away.
You sir have one strong able wife.
Welcome back from your trip to Iceland. Hope it was an amazing holiday for you two. Glad to hear your arm is healing well Nick. Love to railing. Very nice addition to the cabin. Great video as always. Thank you for sharing with us.👍🇨🇦
Thanks, David :) glad to be back!
Hi Nick, I'm sorry about the arm, hope you get well soon and can continue with your beautiful project.
Cheers to both of you.
Glad you both guys are doing okay and that your arm is fine. The rain bits in your videos are some of the most beatiful and relaxing moments a person can view on youtube, would you guys mind recording a prolonged rainy video at some point in the future? What the both of you have done is nothing short of incredible.
I'm Indian Boy... beautiful nature. And beautiful work I like it. watching your all videos day and night. watting for watching your next video. ❤ Both are beautiful person.
Thank you :) take care!
WHAT AN AMAZING PAIR OF PEOPLE. I am enjoying the videos immensely. What a great example is shown by these two young people. A great example to others, young or old.
Doesn’t matter which one of you is at the helm, the craftsmanship is second to none. That is a beautiful Baluster. Very inspirational. Nice to see the tomatoes are ripening too.
Sometimes a horse rasp is a nice addition to hand woodworking tools; very useful to smooth out a saddle notch. I get a ‘used’ rasp from our farrier from time to time. Cheers to both of you, and Peace, Michael
Thanks, Michael! We’ll look into that horse rasp you’re talking about :)
Really nice job on the railing! Obviously, based on the materials, it’s very natural looking. Another fine example of the craftsmanship you two create when you work together! Good to hear Nick’s arm is healing!
Thanks, Dennis! We appreciate it :)
Hi ! When I was very young (long time ago) my grand father told me very often : try to learn to use your left arme and hand because perhaps you need to use it if something appens.... he was wright and I had training as often as possible. Please follow this advice perhaps you need it no body knows ... Congratulations for your job it's always nice !
Smart grandpa! It’s been an adjustment to do everything with the left hand, but Nick’s getting there :)
Hello, glad to see you back and better, you shoudl be careful.. Maela makes good job, I 'm impressed. Good luck
Maela you did a beautiful job making the banister and railings. Your helper was good too, even with an injured hand. lol. It looks more complete and neat. Great job.
As always, thanks Cathy :)
Bonjour. J'ai visioné plusieurs vidéos. Je vous dis bravo pour votre savoir et courage. Madame est très courageuse. Merci pour le partage. 😇
Merci, c’est très gentil :)
Очень интересно за вами наблюдать,как строите свой дом.
I absolutely LOVE your cabin and how good of a job you're both doing, amazing... SO FAR the one thing I would have done different, is I would have made the roof of your patio also a floor for a loft patio, but to each their own!!!
Maela is a great asset to you Nick. She is a hard worker just as you are. You both are doing such a beautiful job on the cabin and outside 🥰. Love the banister 😊.
Estou feliz em ver vcs de volta.. adoro ver seu trabalho lindo ..a cabana está ficando linda...boa recuperação no teu braço .. só pelo próximo vídeo.. abraços... Brasil 🇧🇷
I came across one of your videos and watched all of them. Im so impressed at how skilled you both are, being so young and building your own home. Your cabin is gorgeous and in a beautiful location. Sorry you broke your arm Nick, but pleased it is healing well and well done Maela (pretty name) for finishing off the work on your own. Great to hear you had a really good time in Iceland. x
You 2 are AWESOME!! THAT YOUNG LADY IS A BEAST ❤❤❤. VERY STRONG AND BEAUTIFUL ❤
What a great adventure you're having together. Since you hurt your arm your wife is doing all the work now, you're a blessed man to have such a good partner that will get her hands dirty. I see how you're getting in touch with nature, that really adds to the video. Now it's time to catch some fish??!😊
Hello, happy to see you after a travel. Good working for a, security of bedroom. 👍😉
sorry your whoman is the star..god bless her for sticking in !!
Nice railing, good job. You both look well rested. ❤
Gotta love an enclosed screened porch on a rainy day..
It’s the best!
Que bom velos estava sentido falta de vcs, ainda em que vc melhorou, espero em breve ver seus videos da viagem, obrigada por compartilhar até o próximo video
Nice vídeo ❤she is Very good whit wood😊, working togheter and good cabine... I'll following from Brasil!
Perfect couple, I love You guys from Indonesia.❤
Well done for such a solid cabin and beautiful too. I really love it. Congrats to both of you.
Loved the video 😘👍🏻💕
Just watching your channel for the first time, seen a couple episodes. For safety sake, I recommend building a shave horse, it holds the wood while you debark the piece.
You Folks are doing a very good job. I am not sure what your building background is but you are doing very well. I wanted to comment on your installation on the chimney, If and when you have to replace the rubber gasket around the chimney( or reseal it) , place the base square portion in a "Diamond pattern" with the point of one corner pointed to the peak. This allows the water to run away from the seam where it meets the metal. This prevents water standing on the seam and eventually working its way in. The gasket placed in this manner will last a very long time without water getting under the seal. I have used this method several times and one chimney I put in over twenty years ago is still tight and shows very little wear. Again you folks are doing a good job and I commend you on your exclusive use of hand tools, not many today would take on such a challenge., to build a large project.
You both look well,minuses the cast.I only wish I was younger,and didn't have a bad spinal cord,and waiting for surgery again. I would of loved to meet a lady like you did. I probably would of moved to northern British Columbia by now except on a wait list for spinal cord repair. Well done Mr & Miss and enjoy. Respectfully Wayne Eaton.
Did you have to have surgery on your broken arm?
Glad to see you are improving.
I don't think y'all will ever run out of projects. Nice to see all the improvements.
I still remember when you broke ground. Amazing how far y'all have come.
Looking for to seeing the iceland videos.
What is the temperatures now?...I'm guessing much cooler because of the jackets sometimes.
Hi Jeff! Happy to see you here :)
Yes, Nick had to have surgery for his forearm. There’s so screws in there to hold the bones together, and they’ll stay there for the rest of time.
Crazy to think that you’ve been following since the beginning ! Glad to have you with us :)
Take care!
Great team work with highly knowledgeable skills.Your wife or girlfriend is as strong as a man.Wondeful job.
Gosto muito dos seus vídeos, são incríveis
Brother hope better soon your hand God bless.
Greeting from west Papua Indonesia.
What amazing, determined, patient young couple you are. Young adults today dont have half that determination. I cant stop watching these videos. How Maela works so hard also and you get along so well. Im 58 years old Ive been a home builder over 30 years and i cant even find enough young people to work. I also helped build a log cabin about 20 years ago, we stripped the bark also by hand but we did use chainsaw for everything else and it was hard work. I cant say it enough you both are just amazing to watch and you will both do very well and make a great couple for many days to come. It shows that dreams do come true.
Hey there!!! been watching your videos I've gotta say I'm impressed by what you two have accomplished and hope you have a speedy recovery.
Thanks a lot :)
I am very happy to see that your hand is better. God is good. I wanted to tell you guys that those loose pieces of insulation that you have stuck in between the logs is extremely dangerous to breathe in. You even have your bed against a wall with it. Please remove the loose Fibre glass insulation from between the logs and use spray foam insulation instead in between the logs.
Look at Maëla go!! Impressive!!
私は日本人です。あなた方の動画を見るのが楽しみです。
I am a Japanese. I am excited to watch your videos.
La sagesse est de bien soigner une fracture quitte a perdre un peu de temps , ça évite que la guérison traîne indéfiniment, alors un peu de patience et bon rétablissement 😊😊
Hand tools, miter boxes, and laser levels. I always love the melding of different times, it comes together gracefully here.
Felicotări ați construit o casă ff frumoasă, cofortabilă. Bucuațiva
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Its such a joy watching you guys working together, such artistry involved in what you do👌
We follow you from Uruguay and we really like your videos… and your cabin!!! I'm glad your arm has improved!!!
i enjoy your show very much , wish i was 27 instead of 78 i would be building my own
You folks need to get a coping saw!
Hi!
Greetings from Finland! It's nice to follow your channel. You are a nice and skillful couple. I have built three detached houses myself. I am a teacher of technical work. That's why I'm especially happy when I look at your work. It's great that you do all the work with hand tools! Fantastic! Your house is amazing!
Mika
Nice to see you again.!
nick you make me very proud of you and maela to see the work you two are doing for young people , both of you god bless and keep on building . LOVE IT.
Привет Ник. Девушка конечно у тебя большая молодчинка. Но бревна уж таскать ей не давай очень большие. Выздоровишь сам будешь таскать. Работа не волк в лес не убежит 😃
Nice to see you back on the job. What's not to like about that railing. Great look - great safety! Looking forward to seeing your pix.
Thanks a lot :)
Deus esta lbe abençoando vc vai sarar logo vc é jovem tem saúde pra cicatrizar o osso fique com Deus esua ajudante também.
Welcome back from Iceland!!! Missed you guys!!!
Glad to be back :)
What a place😊 and such nice work you’re doing ❤
Thank you so much!
You kids are the best building your log home yourselves using hand tools. A word of advice from someone that knows and never regretted it, put you in a drivable road to your cabin. By us doing so it most likely saved a life. Trust us on that one.
The two of you are doing an amazing build! It won’t be much longer and he’ll be done with the cast,I know your ready to get it off now,right? What are some of your next projects that you want to do? I know you’ve got the rain barrels together; unless you did that already and I missed it lol. Well I know whatever is next you will do a great job my bad,both of you will. TCY PeaceOut 🤟❤️
So many projects on the list! We do want to get a fixed ladder for the second floor, that will be foldable and gives us more space on the first floor :) that should be next!
I was very very impressed by you both ! I build vintage Axe heads to handles and sire thought s hewung axe would serve the two of you !
Danke!
Tolle Videos
Thank you so much for the support! It's greatly appreciated :)
Nick your wife is a very hard worker you guys are awesome you guys make a great team
👍 Maela sure swings a mean ax
Votre balustrade est superbe et Maela est géniale !!!
Bon retour de vacances et j'ai hâte de voir tout vos nouveaux projets
Je vous adores❤
Merci ma belle jojo 💛
Very glad to see the arm healing up. Love that you're using cedar in the loft, i grew up on the west coast and it's a scent that brings back a lot of memories.
Send love ❤️ from Cambodia 🎉❤❤❤
Молодцы ребята❤Супер
Hope your harm gets better soon love the video cabin coming on great 👍 ❤
YOUR BACK! Well done more vlogs love it missed you ! Little john from the UK
Thanks, little John! We’re happy to be back :)
Awesome worlk Maela
So sorry you broke your arm! Hope it heals up really quick! Take care tho until it does heal! May you have a great trip! I love watching you both & all the building you two have done together! 👏🏻👏🏻❤️
Well done guys. And of course get well!!! Me southern AZ.
Good work. Love from Hyderabad India
Excellent.
I thought you had a cast on the day after the fall? Can't believe you are back already! But glad you are here!
Hey, you're back. Glad to hear your arm is mending well. Depending on how much video you have of your Iceland trip, I can see it in a stand alone film. Looking forward to seeing it. Dual purpose railing. Nice looking and handy. Thank for the video.
We might just have to do a stand alone indeed! We still have some footage to go through 😅 thanks, Bob!
Get well 💪
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