300+ Year Old Bushcraft Skill still used today
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ก.ย. 2024
- Here is a bushcraft skill which is over 300 years old and is still used in building houses today. It's called the thatching spar, and my friend Ben shows you how to use a special tool called a Billhook to help make a thatching spar.
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Your woodland naibour is very skilled & makes a great teacher. I think we will be seeing him again. He comes across as having the same personality as you Mike. I think he would make a great addition to your videos. So nice too see younger people keeping up the old traditions.
It is good to see people keeping pre-industrial skills alive
theyre bound to come in handy in the next 20 odd years
@@9visuals39 Especially given UKs productivity deficit. We will be snaring rabbits next.
If only we had developed some way of producing food and things we needed. I’d call them farmers if such a thing existed.
@@neil216 nowt wrong with snaring rabbits. not sure if it will cure the food production deficit though?
It is wonderful to know men still have the ability to craft and care for the land in ways that are not destructive nor demeaning to our Earth.
Don’t forget about the ladies 🙋🏽♀️
Brother. I must pay my respects here.
Even being a former US Army Ranger, I still learn new things constantly from this channel. One of the things I enjoy most though, is the purity of your nature--you aren't just out here making videos for the views and money, but because it's clear that this is just what you love to do.... And it's quite obviously been handed down by your father, who (bless his heart) himself still gets down. Much love and respect.
I think your store needs more merch. You have so many methods and techniques that involve minimal gear, and I understand your humble nature of not wanting to make your channel about money and sales... Nonetheless, I and many others would buy gear of your design, as well as other gear of your recommendation. Think on it mate.
P.S. you should consider trying out for a telly show--I would totally root for you. I would've rather seen you with Dave Canterbury on Dual Survivor
i got my fish and chips, now it is time, to tuck into ta outdoors aswell. What a lovely dinner, an I have no doubt the same will be said. For this episode
Absolutely fab video! Thanks Mike
I love being in the bush!
i saw the title of this video and my first thought was just because something is old does not mean it is not good!
Old is gold!
Excellent Mike, easy to take for granted the skills & effort involved in creating a humble item that is a small yet essential part in many a roof, making a thousand a day is going some ! Great to bring Ben in on this, whereas we can all learn skills from TH-camrs, there's no substitute for being shown by someone who has mastered the skills ! More like this please !
Thanks for showing us this Mike. 👍😁
That was amazing! Thank you guys for sharing this with us!!!
Just stumbled upon this channel, great content. Subscribed.
Welcome aboard!
Hi John how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
A lovely collab. thankyou both 😁
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Wow ❤ what a great Job! Best regards from switzerland!
Best videos out there, short, sweet, to the point and will be critical to those of us who flee back into the woodlands to get back to basics! Thank you for all these great videos, very helpful!
Cheers! Glad you enjoyed it
Another great episode Mike. Sent message regarding an 8ish acre unmanaged woodland for over 60years I’ve just started working on for groups of kids and adults in West Sussex, woods for learning. If you ever fancy popping up for a tour and our plans to showcase how we are going to bring people on a journey similar to yours please send me a message. Be great to have you up. I know from your background as a teacher you’ll appreciate the learning experience…also if your kids fancy one of our future “special events” then more than welcome.
Excellent cinematography!
Cheers!
Love the channel
I really hope they aren’t shadow banning you, I had to spend a little bit trying to find your channel. I love the videos and I hope you know that the quality of your videos is amazing. If you are worried about your content it’s perfect I really hope TH-cam isn’t screwing the pooch on you. You used to pop up all over for me but not anymore, I am happy to say that I found you and I will keep watching. I’ll share your stuff too! Keep up the great work I hope you and the family is all well.
Very cool
Him pushing the branch toward his blade is giving my hands PTSD
Interesting terminology - " the horizontal Ligger" I wasn't aware anybody "ligged" bar us Cumbrians
Lig = Lie
Ligger = Lier - something which lies.
Felling & laying a Hedge, as you did in a past clip we refer to as Liggin' an Fellin'.
We can also "lig abed" if we're tired.
Hi Brian how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
@@mariarusso3790 Standard reply these days - 'Still vertical' - beats the hell out of the alternative...😉
@@briankane6547 I’m happy you write me back Brian. Sorry i you are offended. Looking for someone to talk to and be friends. Hope you don’t mind please?
Really interesting and amazing to see these woodland crafts. 👍
dang! I feel early to this one
Interesting video, I enjoyed watching it. Good job.
What are the many uses of hazel wood? I live in the Pacific Northwest of the US, so I'll have to search for similar woods to hazel.
Very nice video
Why not score it once then run the blade though? Just tested it out in my yard and I achieved the same result in less then half the time.
it’s traditional ok 👀
@thoughtsforthebuilders Lmao I'm not so sure.. but I will yield, as tradition.
@@handsomejack3444 hehehe honestly I’m not sure either, I was speaking tongue in cheek. I would worry about my grip slipping and slicing myself on that machete 😨
Loving The Witcher soundtrack
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What coffe pot is that?
Why i didn't get a notif from this video? I think this is the first time that i didn't get a notif from your video Mike since i subscribed in 2019.
It’s happening a ton lately to my recently uploaded videos. Subscribers not getting notified. Need to double check the subscribe button is on and the little bell for all notifications is selected
@@TAOutdoors i'm subscribed, the bell is clicked and clicked all notif after i subscribed in 2019. It:s weird i didn't get a notif.
Sadly its a dying art which no one will know anymore. A lot has already been lost,but that's life!
Dont cut down trees you can use the dead sticks save the forest
Hi ive been watching for a while and i realize you haven’t used s cool trick with food, learn to use chopstick because in the wilderness all you need is 2 sticks and you can eat without having to make a fork
Cool video Mike! It might be cool to put some trail camera's in your forest to get an idea of the wildlife that finds habitat in the TA Outdoors Forest! Would love to see such content 😉
Got tons of footage which I have been compiling over the last year. Will feature it soon in an episode
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Sorry but this is a very misleading video. I’ve been working Hazel Coppice for over 20 years and nobody makes spars like this. Firstly he’s just cherry picking rods which is the worst thing to do to a Copse. Hazel Coppice is managed by felling a one acre coupe on a 7 year rotation and utilising every stick and leaving the wood clear to encourage maximum regeneration. Secondly, you need to make a thousand spars a day and nobody splits spars like this bloke. The spars he made were too thick so he couldn’t actually twist them right. Thatchers like straight untwisted spars anyway because they are stronger.
To summarise, the video is misleading and probably dangerous as pulling wood towards the hook is just dangerous and unnecessary.
That's really not a good demonstration of the spar-makers art. Whilst thatchers might like sunshoots when they get them, the vast majority of spar gads will come from managed coppice (about seven years old). These were cherry-picked from derelict coppice, which is not good practice and no-one runs their hand up and down individual rods to see how smooth they are. It's a mass-production business and speed is of the essence. His method of splitting leaves something to be desired. Whilst it was (kind of) working for him in this video, it's the reverse of what spar-makers would do (the hook is worked through the wood, rather than vice-versa. And, too be pedantic, it's not a bushcraft skill it's a very ancient, basic, woodman's skill and it'll be over three thousand years old, never mind three hundred.
Hi Brian how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Why is it surprising to think a 300 year old bushcraft skill is still being used? I imagine there are thousands of millenia old bushcraft skills still being used.
hi mike, my dad's a master thatcher and i am thankful that you're raising more awareness of the craft ❤
Thanks! Good to know. It’s an incredible traditional craft.
useful skills 😉😃👍
I had to laugh I was wondering how many of the spar's Ben broke before he got the knack of splitting the hazel so thin and what does he do He kindly did a couple to show how easy it was for the hazel to split at the wrong place Thanks Ben
It didn’t take him long to get that muscle memory back! He said it’s been a long time since he’s done it. But it’s like riding a bike
I love rivving, is very satifying. Works well with privot and willow aswell as hazel. You can make double the amount of woven fences with rivved sticks, and they look really nice
Not tried Willow and didn’t know about privet! Cheers for the comment 👍🏻
Very timely comment, was just speculating about hurdles made with privet, thanks
@@brooke_reiverrose2949 it doesnt twist as easy as willow or hazel, so when tieing in the ends you may still need a couple of either sticks, perfect for the bulk of it though
@@keeksputels1851 cheers!
Great video guys. Hats off to you two. 1408 "be sure to stick around " never bitter said man . Big uP bro
Thank you for the continuing amazing videos. It is very exciting to see the traditional methods being used in this modern world.
Great cinematography at the start mate. I like these kinds of videos, more please!!! 😊
Love seeing the old craftwirk, and how its done! Thanks!
Here's a video idea, what if you put together a survival kit in your billy can and/or bed roll kit and make kits that you take out based on more primitive/1800s systems. something that will be easier to carry. And on top of that maybe make a military based kit, the British Armed Forces have a great system. Keep up the great work!
Very interesting topic. More of the same would be a worthy addition to your channel.
Hi Matt how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
I always wondered how they got the thatch to stay up on the roof. Thanks!
Ben makes a fine presentation about this valuable skill. Bring him back, I say!
Hi James how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
That looks about one of the most dangerous ways to split the wood! Brimming heck! Scary
Hi Mike ,
Had a bit of an epic this morning so missed the time window but still tried to call today .
Hope all is well 🤝
Best
Nick
Hi Nick, no worries! I’ll message you again and re-organise another call 👍🏻
Süper 🤠
Konten mantaaaap dan keren 😃👍
Channel bagus, salam kenal 🇲🇨
Thanks! Would like some ideas on other ways they might be useful around the yard - if you’re not thatching a roof, that is.
Super interesting! Thanks to Ben for sharing his skill with us.
I admire your skills and dedication, a very interesting and pleasing video to watch indeed, thank you
Awesome 😎
Rather cool look into the past but unlikely to be very practical of a skill except for a very few in what faces this planet & age. If 1000 persons attacked a swamp all the reeds & hazel will be gone. Here in Alberta our witch hazel is very small & twisted but abundant & reeds such as here don't exist. As well most of Alberta has been deforested.
😮😊thanks for showing us 😊
Hi how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
I'd be interested if you did a NEANDERTHAL PROJECT!! Using only neanderthal tools, building something like a neanderthal house!
Said I would jump over and watch it, consider it done and very enjoyably so. Great video, very educating and entertaining.
SPLENDID!! When are y'all gonna take a holiday to the East Texas Piney Woods??!!
The same
Bro you need to watch Jack Hargreaves Hurdle making?
The old boy on the episode is really good splitting(throwing)hazels
You should give the credit of the improvised ladder to Mors Kochanski……
I've always maintained that wilderness skills, experimental archaeology and traditional crafts should go hand in hand. Most people can't make that connection, but it is refreshing to see you do it so well.
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This is a very good video. I’ve liked many in this series. The background music is in keeping with the content and not obtrusive. Who is this, if I may ask?
BOM VÍDEO, PORÉM , MUITA CONVERSA E POUCA AÇÃO!!!!
Amazing video as usual. Looking forward to more content with Ben, he seems very knowledgeable in the ways of the woodland as well. Must be nice having friends who share your interests at this level.
Also, I loved how you didn't cut the parts where the cutting actually goes astray, it's a nice touch, makes one focus even more while doing the work and realize that not even the most skilled craftsman can have absolute control over nature.
Cheers!
Je te suis sur TH-cam depuis pas mal de temps je suis de france et ne parle pas ta langue.apperemment on est nerveux, comment faire pour que ton site soit traduit en français merci de me répondre.dre🎉
Love the rack focus shot gun shells
Hi Chris how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
nice never seen thatching spars made, could also use them as tongs.
Bushcraft chopsticks!
Won’t quite go as far as saying it’s your best vid, but definitely the most interesting (to me) guest vid. Get him back for more of that if you can, please.
Hi Dave how are you doing. Have a nice Sunday 😊
Have you done any videos on how the pioneers would have filled out their new cabin/house with the various utensils, tools, furniture, storage, hangers, etc to make it a home?
Really cool watch very informative and interesting
There's nothing more satisfying than splitting Hazel
The process of splitting the wood has the origins of the saying "Toing & Froing"
Why do folks cut timber for any reason from 12 ins to 3 ft above the floor it seems a waste of wood Is it laziness or is there a valid explanation
I really liked this video.
Hi 👋 😊
Keep on going the nice work!!! 🙏
Someone got influenced by the theme from Last of Us :)
Nice
When fixed in position on the roof exposed to all weather how long does hazel last before it rots away..
These hazel trees you have, are these the "witch hazel" shrubs or the "hazel nut" trees?
Sorry if missed it but
Where did you get that hook knife axe
The beginning of this video is an Italians nightmare😂
has the person have not yt channel. there's no link?
Very interesting feature but 1000 per day🤔
This is Netflix quality content.
That’s an Art in its self!! Thanks for sharing it with us!!
i can tell you one used for way longer its called axe
Looks like he his making giant chop sticks.
What's the coffee maker in the intro?
Oh yes, can I have some more please?
l wonder if you can do this with willow, despite hazel being relative to birches.
Willow is used for spars mainly in Somerset where there is lots of coppiced willow
This was very interesting 👍