The Birth Of A Wooden House. Extended

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  • We unexpectedly found missing footage of two more scenes from the building process - moss collection in the local swamp and finishing of the frame. So we decided to make another version - extended edition (2 mins longer) to add those scenes to the movie and share them with you all.
    This is a documentary movie uncovering the process of building a wooden house with mostly hand tools from (as much as possible) local natural materials starting from forest till the living space.
    "I built my house from trees that I felled in winter time (-20C) with an axe and two man crosscut saw in my own forest. I did it following the research of old carpenter's calendar that coniferous trees should be felled in January's first days when the new moon rises and the deciduous trees should be felled in the winter time during the old moon. In winter time trees are sleeping and the juice and moisture content is very low in them. As time passes timber felled in winter becomes light and strong.
    In the building process I used mostly traditional carpenters hand tools - axes, hand saws, timber framing chisels and slicks, old Stanley planes, augers, draw knives and mostly human energy. All the ground work for fundaments and the basement earth digging was done by hand with shovels. The foundation consists mostly of bigger and smaller rocks and boulders. Lime, sand and concrete mixture are using only in small amounts - to hold the boulders together. The visible part over the ground level - boulder mosaic has been masoned with hand split local granite.
    The House has been built based on the western part of Latvia - Kurland/Kurzeme (German influence) historical wooden architecture typical technique - Timber Frame construction with sliding log walls between the posts. House is two carpentry technique union - Timber Frame (that is typical in France, Germany, Great Britain, North America and other countries) and traditional Latvian log building technique, between the logs using moss from the local swamp.
    In the walls, timber frame and roof construction there I used only wood joints and wooden pegs to hold the main construction together - no nails, screws or steel plates. Walls are insulated with 250mm thick dry pine and larch shaving layer (leftover from the local cabinet makers workshop). Overall exterior wall thickness is 50cm. In the walls (except wind vapour breathable membrane over the roof) has not been used any plastic or modern synthetic materials.
    To preserve the wood from the spoiling, fame posts, sills, top beams and final cladding boards are treated with fire and pine tar mixed with Tung oil. This wood preservation technique was adapted from the Japanese traditional wood preservation technique Shou Sugi Ban (焼杉板).
    Exterior cladding boards recoating each 10-15 years with Tung oil and pine or birch tar mixture, the house can last more than 500 years. As an example is taken Norwegian stave churches that stands more than 500 years until nowadays.
    Roofing is three layer white oak shingles (each 10mm thick, 120mm wide and 720mm long) laid in two directional technique. Overall amount of shingles used is 15 000 pieces. Roof walls are insulated with ecological wood fibre wool and wood fibre panels. Over the wood fibre panels are plastered natural plaster - mixture of sand, clay powder, lime, linen fibre, salt, wheat flour. Overall thickness of the plaster is 20mm and over all amount of plaster used on the walls are 5000 kilos. It works also as thermal mass and improves energy performance.
    Exterior measurements of the house is 6.5 x 13 meters. Living space in both floors are 120sq/m. The house is being heated with clay plastered brick bread oven and smaller oven made of clay tiles in the kitchen. To heat up both floors of the house, when outside it is minus 10 degrees (Celsium) only small oven is heated once a day. When freeze gets below -15, -20 C, we heat up the bread oven. Once it is heated, because of it’s thermal mass of 5 tons, it keeps the warmth 2-3 days. To heat up all the house (120 sq/m) in the winter time we use not more than 4 m3 (1.1 cord) of dry firewood. This is 2nd winter we are living there and we still heat up the house with the leftovers of lumber from the building process. And it will be enough for 3 more years.
    I have fulfilled my vision to a build natural, ecological house with high thermal efficiency, low energy consumption, sustainable, using local materials such as - wood, stone, old and new clay bricks, moss, linen fibre, clay, water, lime, wheat flour, salt and wood shavings."
    Jacob, carpenter, craftsman and founder of Northmen ( ex John Neeman Tools).
    northmen.com
    / northmenguild
    / northmenguild

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  • @larryduncan6756
    @larryduncan6756 5 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    As a 70year old retired carpenter,you now see me cry.Thankyou for building your house and filming it too,both are out of this world,may God bless all who live there.

    • @Possimpablee
      @Possimpablee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Did you really build like this? Your generation started cutting corners to make more profit.

    • @Eli-wu9zu
      @Eli-wu9zu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      @@Possimpablee probably didn’t build like this. He’s saying as a carpenter he can respect and enjoy the build. Why r u pressing him online

    • @Possimpablee
      @Possimpablee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Eli-wu9zu because he's talking like he's from a golden age of carpenters. That's bullshit. His generation built nothing but shithouses. Standards are alot higher now.

    • @KK-dt4gj
      @KK-dt4gj 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Possimpablee what do you mean shithouses?

    • @Possimpablee
      @Possimpablee 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@KK-dt4gj a shithouse is somewhere you go to excrete your fecalmatter.

  • @theodorebowers9737
    @theodorebowers9737 6 ปีที่แล้ว +310

    Man I'm going to tell you something I'm 70 years old I'm a Craftsman originally I worked with my hands Carver, worked with very very high-end furniture and such I appreciate such craftsmanship specially especially .
    I was really starting to believe there are no Craftsman left today thanks to TH-cam I'm starting to see there's a lot of great young craftsmen today
    I feel much better when I see them ,,thank you very much that was an excellent job carry on and God bless you and your family

    • @HyperJoe
      @HyperJoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      I was thinking the same, 64 here, I have always wondered how much skills are lost with Time? It's so good to see some Youth still carry on with passing knowledge from generation too generation, My Father and Grandfather where both Master Craftsman, if only I could bottle up all that knowledge and pass it on.. :)

    • @stantondinger5836
      @stantondinger5836 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Where there is a will, there is a way. Necessity is the Mother of ALL invention. These skills that were used in this video have been around since the beginning of time and will more often than not be around until the end of the Earth.

    • @stephentrujillo7555
      @stephentrujillo7555 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Here here!!!!

    • @Vinces618
      @Vinces618 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      I would say a master craftsman,, God blessed you with some skills

    • @daniel4647
      @daniel4647 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @Liar Department A lot of us want to do things like this. The problem is usually money, even if you can source everything you need to build it you still need land. I wish I could just go into the woods and try to build something, even if it's not any good I'd still learn from it and make it better next time. But all the land is owned and I'd have to buy it first. And I can't just buy any land either, because you need permits and stuff in order to build something there and you need people that inspect it for safety and other regulations, and that costs money too. It's really driving me crazy that even if you want next to nothing to do with society you still have to be involved in it. Only thing I can do is keep working for a society and a system I don't like or agree with in order to save up enough money to maybe one day be able to buy some land where I can live and do what I want. When all you want to do is cut down some trees, built a cabin, grow some vegetables and keep a couple of animals, and society says "no, you have to work for us in order to have a chance to do that" it makes me feel like a prisoner in my own country. I've even been toying with the idea of just taking some land by force, but that's not very realistic either. In today's world we're all borne into slavery, we're expected to specialize very narrowly and serve society as a cog in the machine.

  • @robertoeduardoquintela4192
    @robertoeduardoquintela4192 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    As an old 69 years carpenter, all my congratulations for your beautifull work. It is really art!! My salute from Argentina

  • @schuur451
    @schuur451 4 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    I don't come back to many videos, but I've watched this maybe 10 times since it was released. It's not just the obscene amount of work, or the beautiful craftsmanship. It's the deep sense of peace you get while watching it; knowing the intention and thought behind every piece of the house. I love watching the different craftsmen coming in and out, the connection with tradition and previous generations, and most of all, the connection to family. Thank you for posting, Jacob.

    • @ednolan9509
      @ednolan9509 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same here, it's stunning.

    • @loganmick1
      @loganmick1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same

    • @meandnature6452
      @meandnature6452 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      me to and i cry everytime its so beautiful

    • @wordup897
      @wordup897 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same. It's a stellar example of how we are supposed to live.

    • @terrydoble1468
      @terrydoble1468 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Truth!!

  • @DaveJamesLillpop
    @DaveJamesLillpop 9 ปีที่แล้ว +594

    I have never seen anything like this. My emotional response was a bit unexpected thinking I had just chosen a video on someone building a log cabin. What I encountered was absolute perfection. Beauty. Real men and women and children. A part of me feels that this is what we were all meant to be. I cannot even begin to comment on the craftsmanship....absolutely astounding! Thank you so very much for sharing this, as this is one of the most worth while and uplifting videos I have experienced on the internet. God Bless You.

    • @theriven1
      @theriven1 5 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Dave, I have no clue how, but you took every word from my head and heart and wrote it down, including "God bless you"

    • @jf3518
      @jf3518 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      watch "Traditional Finnish Log House Building Process" on youtube, this is one of the best :)

    • @alainhenry1729
      @alainhenry1729 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes ....no more words needed. Absolute beauty and craftsmanship

    • @pin-pong6399
      @pin-pong6399 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      theriven1 y

    • @spicynomad
      @spicynomad 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      poetic, dave. absolutely poetic.

  • @hoare48
    @hoare48 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Every few months I look up this video and instead I find all sort of bushcraft or log cabin building, nothing like this video. When I can't find it I get a sense that it was taken down and it makes me so sad. I hope it stays up forever. It really gives me hope. Maybe not knowing if I will find it again makes watching it so much sweeter. Thank you for giving peace to so many people (I can see other comments feeling the same).

  • @Unskriptedfilmz
    @Unskriptedfilmz 8 ปีที่แล้ว +81

    im only 18 but this has been a goal since i was a child. this is amazing

    • @igitahimsa5871
      @igitahimsa5871 5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Do it, Nita. Don't believe anyone who tells you that you cannot. There is *always* a way to do it.
      Research your location carefully.

  • @texhenge9462
    @texhenge9462 9 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    This is magnificent. I have built several houses and buildings over 40 years under the direction of my father, a master builder. This house exceeds any I have ever seen in design and execution. It should be treasured and lived in for a dozen generations and more. Thank you for the opportunity to see your video.

    • @skbartistry2473
      @skbartistry2473 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      texhenge agreed and this house should be placed under protection as a house of historical value. When the family stops living there, it should become a part of a latvian history museum and serve as a honourable reminder of what's possible to do.

    • @skbartistry2473
      @skbartistry2473 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      texhenge agreed and this house should be placed under protection as a house of historical value. When the family stops living there, it should become a part of a latvian history museum and serve as a honourable reminder of what's possible to do.

  • @BobbyRobert-x5l
    @BobbyRobert-x5l 3 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Absolutely fantastic!! 🙌💪🏼

  • @iananderson8288
    @iananderson8288 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This made me cry. This is the most beautiful home i have ever seen

  • @tomassutkaitis781
    @tomassutkaitis781 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I was crying how beautiful show the harmony with the nature, family and traditions. Good luck for all of you!

  • @tomg1247
    @tomg1247 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I have designed and helped assemble a number of timber frame buildings, but I have never seen anything with this level of skill and beauty, inside and out, in a modern build. What a warm, grace filled home!

  • @natagriskevica9645
    @natagriskevica9645 8 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    One of the best videos on Y.T.
    Well done Latvians!

  • @maximeus03
    @maximeus03 8 ปีที่แล้ว +569

    I love you people that had the fortitude to start and complete something so complex and ultimately so beautiful. What a legacy for your efforts. What an example to young people of today to get back to traditional methods, that on the surface may seem "old school", but really employ ancient, energy efficient "tech", combining all the things many of us aspire to, insofar as the slow movement, environmental sustainability, and a rebuilding of our souls. Thank you, thank you, from an old carpenter who wishes he had done this himself. Maybe there is still time.

    • @northmenguild
      @northmenguild  8 ปีที่แล้ว +26

      Thanks Mike! Bending my head low to you! Jacob

    • @northmenguild
      @northmenguild  8 ปีที่แล้ว +57

      +John Neeman Tools Time is a tool, we must know how to handle it and use it to reach our aims...

    • @aplaceinthesunyt
      @aplaceinthesunyt 8 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Northmen
      Wow That was some effort!
      Your own forest. What size?
      How did you come to own it?
      How many trees did you fell?
      Did you replant?
      How many days to complete?
      How many man hours?

    • @Birbucifer
      @Birbucifer 7 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Mike Teschke i believe that you can still do it, use the time you have left, and if you do it, please post a video or something, i would love to watch it

    • @quinnrichards5969
      @quinnrichards5969 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Here are some great woodworking plans that you can try out: HootWood. com

  • @jerryglen986
    @jerryglen986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    It's the self reliance in their hearts, the old man shows he's far from relinquishing his spot on top. Respect for one another is also apparent. Old ways are not gone not yet..Eyes on.

  • @thorasgard1662
    @thorasgard1662 8 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    Wow ... a very great house! The owner so I think is the happiest person in the imaginable - 100% sustainable!
    My "respect" for the craftsmanship that was demonstrated here in this video, which today no longer commonplace in our industrialized world!
    Best regards from Germany

    • @tylermech66
      @tylermech66 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      yah the only thing i'd change would be keeping the brick exposed, because I like the look better, but overall i'd totally live my life out in that house :D

  • @trelawnny
    @trelawnny 8 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I didn't know someone could drool from watching a house being built, I just loved every thing about it! Thank you. :))))

  • @OutNAboutVa
    @OutNAboutVa 18 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    This may of been thr best videoI have watched on youtube

  • @Adam-of5vt
    @Adam-of5vt 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    The cutscenes to the children playing in the fields encapsulates the wonder and innocence of such an accomplishment like building your own home. Absolutely incredible work. No doubt an unimaginable toll on your bodies and minds. But once its all built, living in that home must come with the most amazing sense of peace.

  • @junemacdonald44
    @junemacdonald44 5 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I’ve never cried from watching a house being built, but the sheer heart, effort and LOVE you poured into it was overwhelming to me. You have built a HOME, one that your daughters will one day pass to their kids and so on. Congratulations, it’s beauty typified.

  • @vickrise99
    @vickrise99 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I first watched this video 5 years ago, like 2 or 3 times. I came back today because it gives me so much peace and joy! Thanks for sharing such a beautiful experience 🙏

  • @majesticmojo3823
    @majesticmojo3823 5 ปีที่แล้ว +90

    This house has your heart and soul and will be around for generations to come. Your achievement is tremendous. Beautiful house and family.

  • @sarahmacmillan232
    @sarahmacmillan232 5 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    I'm a bridge builder from Canada, I don't love my job but I do love to build, on those days where its hard to go to work I watch this video and find inspiration. Keep up the great work!

    • @jandtlivinglife3130
      @jandtlivinglife3130 5 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thanks for building bridges for the rest of us. We need them and we are grateful for people like you.

  • @dfgrego
    @dfgrego 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Fast track this dude for manliest man of the decade. How does this guy not have a reality show? I'd watch him building cabins every week!
    Incredible workmanship = incredible final result. Write a book!

  • @DavidButterfield82
    @DavidButterfield82 8 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Spectacular! By far one of the most engaging and beautiful videos I've watched on TH-cam.

  • @blazefoley4536
    @blazefoley4536 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Simply beautiful. Thank you for restoring my faith in humanity...

  • @andreyoshizawa6272
    @andreyoshizawa6272 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm Brazilian, I'm 25 years old, and I'm passionate about this construction technique. my congratulations, you did a great service

  • @Michal_1977
    @Michal_1977 8 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    it was the best 26 minutes spent on youtube :) thank You :) Your movie took my breath away. VERY positive :)

  • @Retrakk
    @Retrakk 7 ปีที่แล้ว +170

    Beautiful construction.
    Beautiful video production.
    Beautiful family.

  • @FinnishForests
    @FinnishForests ปีที่แล้ว +1

    come back every now and then to watch this, what a wonderful film

  • @clowparr
    @clowparr 9 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This video is so satisfying to see that i could watch hours of it. I can't imagine how satisfying this should have been for the builders.

  • @jesikmilkaritas9155
    @jesikmilkaritas9155 ปีที่แล้ว +575

    This is a good book. Does provide a step by step introduction to how to build things th-cam.com/users/postUgkxhgbP-6hUnXu_QRaoHgLztgsI0YF3HqR0 , also does offer some steps. Includes pictures to give you ideas for layouts and such. If you are looking for a guide, this is not exactly what you want. But if you are trying to familiarize yourself with the way that pole barn building and other out buildings, are made, then this will work just as you need it to. A few things in this book are a barn (of course), detached garage, storage building, and coops.

  • @guillaumejovet1768
    @guillaumejovet1768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I’m french carpenter, i love your work, your determination. You are amazing ! You have a gold in your hand and your heart 💪

  • @sjv6598
    @sjv6598 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I think that is the most beautiful thing I have ever watched. A young man with the skills of someone three times his age building a stunning home for his equally beautiful family. I am truly touched by what I have just watched, sir, thank you.

  • @GregsGarage
    @GregsGarage 9 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Are you kidding me??? This is amazing! Congrats on a beautiful video and a beautifully built home.

  • @mr.goodnight6370
    @mr.goodnight6370 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I love everything about this video,, thanks so very much for sharing this Jacob.. love from Indonesia

  • @СергейВоробьёв-з2р
    @СергейВоробьёв-з2р 5 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Одно из самых атмосферных видео, которые я смотрел. Спасибо Вам за такие прекрасные кадры, счастья Вам и Вашим детям!

  • @1999samtheman
    @1999samtheman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    i find myself back at this video, watching it from beginning to end at least once a year. I hope i can accrue enough skill in my lifetime to be a tenth of the craftsman that these men are.

  • @m395williams
    @m395williams 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Certain old phrases are also old facts. "Hard work pays off" and "If you want something done right, do it yourself" Outstanding project!!!

  • @ArtemFoxLeather
    @ArtemFoxLeather 9 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    Досмотрел до конца ! Получил огромное удовольствие от просмотра ! Дом моей мечты ! Вы молодец !!! Жена должна гордиться таким мужем ! Счастья вашей семье в этом прекрасном доме !!!

  • @robgoodson7506
    @robgoodson7506 7 ปีที่แล้ว +54

    That is by far the most beautiful video I've seen in a long time. The music was wonderful and the photography was extremely good. I felt as if I was following you and your family on the journey of a lifetime and learned a lot along the way. My favorite part of the house as a whole was the fireplace. It was just gorgeous. You have a wonderful family jacob. Your beautiful wife and kids are a blessing beyond all blessing and I've enjoyed watching this. I think it's time for my family to build a house now. Thank you and GOD bless you my brother.

  • @jamesgibbs8827
    @jamesgibbs8827 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    I didn't think this video/home would have the effect on me it has had. I am a semi retired builder from east coast, had several High end clients[ big $$] . I'm just saying what I have done in past, you shocked the heck out of me with the quality, Heart and Compassion you all put into this house,, No Not a house it's a Home, HUGE difference... I applaud you and am Very Happy for you. Stay Safe Stay Healthy, Enjoy every minute of life as we never know what is coming and to who, like I said I'm semi retired, actually medically fully retired on SS barely surviving week to week, some days hard to get one meal. Not complaining I am grateful for every day I get, to wake up see/feel the beautiful sunshine, hear the beautiful sound of birds chirping, yes!!,, another day, thank you Lord. God Bless you and your family, Peace my friend. Magnicent job you've done here. A+

  • @DCT_Aaron_Engineering
    @DCT_Aaron_Engineering 8 ปีที่แล้ว +593

    One of the best videos I've ever watched on TH-cam. You and your beautiful family are truly inspirational. What an excellent house you have built. We can all learn something from you. Thank you for sharing. Regards from Melbourne Australia.

    • @Baron_Muenchhausen_Original
      @Baron_Muenchhausen_Original 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I absolutly agree with you! Best Regards from Lower Saxony Germany

    • @richardlarade8062
      @richardlarade8062 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      isnt it!!

    • @richardlarade8062
      @richardlarade8062 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      yes it is indeed one of the best ive seen also!!

    • @dozer1642
      @dozer1642 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      DCTTeacher1 I couldn’t have said it better. I’m almost in tears. This wonderful family, this house, this life. Not sure if anything else on TH-cam can come close to this.

    • @aidamolina3659
      @aidamolina3659 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agree

  • @channel7minitlagi
    @channel7minitlagi 8 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    this documentary is more than just an educational video.. this is inspirational!

  • @John-bj3yf
    @John-bj3yf 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    That is stunning an amazing show of craftsmanship

  • @Miff...
    @Miff... 9 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Best video on TH-cam!

  • @jlatpres
    @jlatpres 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the most beautifully crafted homes I have ever seen. I was deeply moved by the end result. Thank you for sharing the building of this masterpiece.

  • @cathiker
    @cathiker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Under no circumstances ever should you sell that house! Pass it down through the generations, what a breathtaking piece of craftsmanship! Wow, just wow...

  • @berniegordon6338
    @berniegordon6338 5 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    It’s cool to see your kids growing up as the house is built.

  • @yxcvmk
    @yxcvmk 8 ปีที่แล้ว +73

    Wow, what a *great inspiration* to see this. *Thank You* from somebody who enjoys real work and structures, but did not yet have the chance to experience a build like this.

    • @northmenguild
      @northmenguild  8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Thank you! Use your chance when you have one!

    • @МаксимКисель-в4е
      @МаксимКисель-в4е 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      John Neeman Tools

    • @elizabethwomack5710
      @elizabethwomack5710 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      > Start building Shed and Playhouse the easier it is amazing and fast way!
      facebook.com/BuildingShed/?sk=app_337680106275807

  • @HyperJoe
    @HyperJoe 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Retired Builder Craftsman Jack of all Trades, Master of none.. You Sir are a dying Breed, Your Craftsmanship is second too none, NICE Job m8! Thanks for sharing.. :D

  • @abdelmalekbeo7576
    @abdelmalekbeo7576 8 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Beautiful family and beautiful house. Well done John. If you own enough land, you might consider to open a school teaching the same techniques you used to build your house. There are a lot of people that will cross the seas to learn from you, I know I will if my application is approved. Like they say "Build it and they will come." you set your own time of the year for classes.
    Or make an other video adding directions, commentaries, or notes on the steps of each phase you built that house. a lot of people will be grateful. Thank you for sharing and Good luck.

    • @yellowsugaronion
      @yellowsugaronion 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      check out northmen.com/en/courses/general-info-about-courses

  • @blasi11884
    @blasi11884 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    'Northmen'...thank you for sharing this with us all. I truly appreciated the video in it's entirety from beginning to end. I further appreciate the fact you showed us viewers that this type of effort and life is nourishment for the human soul. It's comforting that a younger generation seeks out this type of life and thus there is 'hope' for humanity. May your home keep you and your family healthy and happy.

  • @th.l.7768
    @th.l.7768 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Thank you so much for those 26 minutes of pure beauty, emotion and inspiration. God bless you all. Greetings from Belgium.

  • @paulmachak9853
    @paulmachak9853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is one of the finest made vids I have ever watched.

  • @staffanlindell4309
    @staffanlindell4309 7 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Just wanted to say that this movie was absolutely beautiful. Especially seeing things age throughout gave you a connection to the whole thing. Amazing work!

  • @kathyr.6623
    @kathyr.6623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I've spent the pandemic watching TH-camrs build cabins. I love them all, but watching this video of the hand-crafting of your home just makes my heart sing! What an incredible effort. It is wonderful that these skills haven't been forgotten and are being passed down, creating a new generation of craftsmen. Bless you and your family as you enjoy this "work of heart" for many years to come.

  • @salmanbabar
    @salmanbabar 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    The most beautiful thing I've seen on TH-cam so far.

  • @a.s.b8270
    @a.s.b8270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Incredible. I’ve been a builder and a craftsman for over 20 yrs and would give anything to spend a few months with these guys building. This is next level craftsmanship and work ethic.... phenomenal

    • @MrCountrycuz
      @MrCountrycuz ปีที่แล้ว

      You can sign up to their workshop you know!

  • @johnmutton799
    @johnmutton799 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    This is always a pleasure to watch. A great community,

  • @vincentmoes7590
    @vincentmoes7590 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I can only say; thank you, thank you, thank you. For showing me the love for wood, carpentry, family and life as it should be. This video has been an enormous inspiration to me.

  • @mrfreemen2717
    @mrfreemen2717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This familly more happy than billionaire familly.. pure love pure souls.. great film my friend wish you the best!

  • @skitzochik
    @skitzochik 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That is easily the finest display of efficient carpentry & heartfelt humanity I think I have ever laid my big brown eyes on. Inspiring, and totally tiring...sleep must come easy at the end of days like these.

  • @aldousorwell4577
    @aldousorwell4577 9 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    One of the best videos i've seen in awhile, what a beautiful earthly and spiritual home you have build for you and your beautiful family, i can only imagine the satisfaction of living in a home like this, that you have built with your own hands and from local materials.
    I would also like to commend you and the music in the video, it was all very fitting, if not too much trouble would you mind making a list of all the songs used?

    • @northmenguild
      @northmenguild  9 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      +Aldous Orwell Thanks.
      Jeff Pianki - Old Habits
      Peter J Hochstedler - Fools On The Highway
      Bill Mallonee - Know
      Jauns Mēness (New Moon) - Pazudušais Dēls
      Jeff Pianki - The Weight Of Us
      Jeff Pianki - On Forgetting

    • @dmitrybelsky3767
      @dmitrybelsky3767 9 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Джон Нееман Инструменты спасибо тебе добрый человек!

    • @bigdave63083
      @bigdave63083 8 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +John Neeman Tools Thank you!

    • @TrepidFaceHugger
      @TrepidFaceHugger 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you but this should really be an obligation to mention them in the video description! Poor artists, you getting all the fame. And rightly so but at least give them proper credit. Love to you and all

  • @Specialized61
    @Specialized61 8 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    They are woodworking masters. Just beautiful.

  • @2jonathandane
    @2jonathandane 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wow, it embodies the expression, "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right." What a labor of love. Your children and many generations of families after you will all feel the love in those walls.

  • @lukesgametime89
    @lukesgametime89 8 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This home is by far the most astounding thing I have seen in a very long time. The amount of work and dedication that this took is beyond my comprehension. This is my inspiration. I too dream of building a house for my family in a such an heirloom quality fashion. Well done. There is something God given in all of this.

  • @fitzyholden1036
    @fitzyholden1036 5 ปีที่แล้ว +108

    More than just a house. That's art.

    • @liamkisbee8117
      @liamkisbee8117 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Will last forever that aswell

  • @willmeyer6343
    @willmeyer6343 ปีที่แล้ว

    I've watched this video several times!!! I keep returning!!!! Thank you Jacob !! May GOD bless you and your family

  • @tanis143
    @tanis143 7 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    From an American who appreciates craftsmanship, thank you for this video! The fact that almost all of this house was done with hand tools makes it even better. Can tell it took a long time due to the growth of your lovely daughters. Most of my fellow countryman would have given up if it took more than a month (not that they would last one full day of the labor you put into this home). I'm sure that home will make a family keepsake for many generations to come!

    • @dudeidontcare3430
      @dudeidontcare3430 6 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also lives in a homogeneous, traditional european christian nation, do you think it has something to do with that, just maybe?

    • @siggy2609
      @siggy2609 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Robermat The health service isn't anything to behold here in Latvia. If you want decent healthcare, you might as well go for the private option, which costs a lot of money.

    • @siggy2609
      @siggy2609 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dudeidontcare3430 Half Christian half Pagan ;)

    • @dudeidontcare3430
      @dudeidontcare3430 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@siggy2609 um nope. Cringe.

    • @siggy2609
      @siggy2609 6 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dudeidontcare3430 um yes. I visited Vec Rīgu (Old Riga) thia summer and the government itself had written on a historical showpiece that both Christians and Pagans showed up for Jāņu svētkiem (celebration of the summer solstice) and also pagan symbols and folklore is very prevelant in our culture. I even went to an annual event which celebrates our pagan ancestry. And yes, i am Latvian myself.
      Edit: spelling mistake.

  • @EnwardHiggins
    @EnwardHiggins 7 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Not only one of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube, but one of the best videos I've ever seen in general

  • @angelicam-y3564
    @angelicam-y3564 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It is the most beatiful house I have ever seen. I love it. Great done 😊

  • @Zappina
    @Zappina 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Its somehow heartwarming when you see a man who builds a house for his family.

  • @shanestamball1886
    @shanestamball1886 8 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    this is the best timber framing of a home video i've ever seen! and quite possibly the best video on TH-cam. only wish i could do this in america, but my local building codes inspector's would lose their minds.

    • @saoirsetrodai6891
      @saoirsetrodai6891 8 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      look for historical exemptions/exclusions/waivers buried in the building code for log cabins. some municipalities county districts allow for such things.

    • @krishowell9130
      @krishowell9130 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      yes but the process that involves you using your own wood is very expensive

    • @michaeleastham4558
      @michaeleastham4558 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Alaska.

    • @fmanh
      @fmanh 7 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Kris Hammer what would make it expensive. I live in sweden which has among the most thorough building codes there is in the world, and Lithuania isn't far behind either. Neither her not there building codes is a real problem. Usually they are there for a reason and you can accommodate them in your project. It takes a bit of planning for sure. Bit that's about it.

    • @krishowell9130
      @krishowell9130 7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I can't speak for everywhere but here in Nova Scotia, Canada you have to have someone come out and make sure that your wood is "dry" between 17% and 19% enough and all of your plans have to have an engineers stamp of approval on the plans for the house and both of those from my understanding can cost around $70,000 to $100,000

  • @cariboomike99
    @cariboomike99 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’ve watched this 100’s of times. Whenever I’m discouraged from work. This inspires me again to follow the craft. Just a great film from gifted craftsmen.

  • @ChainsawMan1989
    @ChainsawMan1989 6 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was the video which made me subscribe this channel.
    Was always addicted to old European craftmanship.

  • @CUTTLOOSE1
    @CUTTLOOSE1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    For somebody general emotionless that realy hit me like a train, right in the feels! utter beauty in both house finnish and video finnish 👌🏼👌🏼 I. Seriously could watch vids like this all day!!! Thank you for this gem!

    • @javacaffeine
      @javacaffeine 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Quite the contrary, it's not finnish, it's latvian!

  • @alexsophocles5938
    @alexsophocles5938 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the world needs more people like you and your family.

  • @DobruchT
    @DobruchT 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A M A Z I N G ! ! ! Thank you for the inspiration! May you and your loved ones have a long and happy life in that beautiful house! Greetings from Bulgaria!

  • @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156
    @hugodesrosiers-plaisance3156 7 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    One of the most gorgeous, relaxing, awe inspiring videos I have yet seen on youtube. You guys do some outstanding work.

  • @ozai4995
    @ozai4995 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome craftsmanship. We just don’t see this much nor do we appreciate. I am glad I found this video on TH-cam.

  • @123terrymc
    @123terrymc 7 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    Brilliant from another old carpenter. You guys should be very proud.

  • @ichlesemit
    @ichlesemit 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    i watch the video from time to time again and again. its wonderful!

  • @outdoormountainman
    @outdoormountainman 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Absolutely stunning build!!!

  • @basurdepower3912
    @basurdepower3912 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's stupid, the amount of time and effort you put into this. It's stupid to compare this magnificent build, to any concrete and brick building done in 6 months. I fell in love with this house in the first minute of the vid, and from the north of Spain, from my 400 (four hundred) years old house, that is an incredible work you did there. Thank you very very much for all the hard work, and I sincerely hope you and your familiy, to live a long and happy life in there.

  • @ViktorSamaranch
    @ViktorSamaranch 6 ปีที่แล้ว +99

    Потрясающий фильм по своей сути по своему философскому смыслу....на сердце становиться теплее от таких шедевров...Благодарю Вас за минуты счастья при просмотре...)))))

  • @bldlightpainting
    @bldlightpainting 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    From this custom home designer / builder to your family, what an awesome job and a whole lot of work and love you have put into your home. God bless my friends.

  • @still-dreaming
    @still-dreaming 7 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Dear Jacob, you are the richest man in the world! Thank you for inspiration!

  • @artuurs1
    @artuurs1 8 ปีที่แล้ว +158

    Jeff Pianki - Old Habits
    Peter J Hochstedler - Fools On The Highway
    Jauns Mēness (New Moon) - Pazudušais Dēls
    Jeff Pianki - The Weight Of Us
    Jeff Pianki - On Forgetting

    • @caigner
      @caigner 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!

    • @pinguasd
      @pinguasd 8 ปีที่แล้ว

      yayyyyyy!!! i love u

    • @BigTim_1970
      @BigTim_1970 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      REAL HIP HOP IS NOT ON A RADIO i

    • @simonrhodes9069
      @simonrhodes9069 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks!

    • @shirleybourgoin709
      @shirleybourgoin709 7 ปีที่แล้ว

      GOLDEN ERA UNDERGROUND HIP HOP . Lee s so g

  • @onebadhawk
    @onebadhawk 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    You are truly a blessed man.. Your skills are second to none.. Your little girls just leave me speechless..

  • @alberteinstein9045
    @alberteinstein9045 6 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I've just watched this video for somewhere around the tenth time. Every time I see it I love it even more than the last.
    nature does not hurry anything, yet everything is accomplished.

  • @CaptMaxADV
    @CaptMaxADV 7 ปีที่แล้ว +57

    This is unimaginable. Very inspiring, although I could only hope to ever accomplish a fraction of such an achievement. You have restored my faith in humanity a little more good sir. Well done.

  • @joshuayoung3319
    @joshuayoung3319 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely the most beautifully crafted home I've ever seen built.. you gentleman are artists❤

  • @lemoncat6930
    @lemoncat6930 7 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A house that I dream about, one that I know I could never get, one I've been thinking about since I was young and I just watched someone build it, I'm so glad to see it be done so traditionally, and for at least some children to be living a life inside of it, they'll remember it for the rest of their lives

  • @jerrystark3587
    @jerrystark3587 5 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Excellent craftsmanship, wonderful video production, and delightful subjects. This home will embrace all who enter. Thank you!
    Vislabākie novēlējumi visiem!

  • @dllanzy
    @dllanzy 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This is one of the best videos on TH-cam. Beautiful pictures, video, music, house and family. Bravo!

  • @davidfilipgoransanja
    @davidfilipgoransanja 8 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    thank you.
    regards from Serbia to real MAN

  • @snuckyr
    @snuckyr 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    incredible craftsmanship. that joinery is mind boggling

  • @markgoode4109
    @markgoode4109 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing workmanship and a beautiful home. Thanks for sharing. Best wishes.

  • @labdian
    @labdian 7 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    Kāds lepnums, ka tie ir latvieši! Sirds silst, dzirdot viņus runājam, dzirdot sievu dziedam, redzot bērnus.