Nathan, have a suggestion for you , outback where you are blowing your wood chips you might want to consider pouring an 8’x 8’concrete pad and build a bin on it for all of your sawdust and wood chips with a roof over the top of it to keep the rain and Snow off of it , With two 4 foot double door that you can swing open so you can get the tractor or skid loader into the bin and scoop up the contents
Nathan, I'm glad I found your channel. Your content is wholesome and genuine, and it covers so many hobbies I'm interested in. You are living the dream friend!
The metal roof looks great, what a wonderful improvement! I have been moving metal since mid 90s and I've learned that I learn something new everytime I talk to other smiths and read everything I come across. Also I never seem to have enough hammers, punches... well tools of all sorts. Need a tool, make a tool. It just goes on and on. It's been a very rewarding hobby for me.
Ive seen a few people use waste wood to heat the wood to dry it out If it cant be used a lumber or firewood you can always boil water with it or use the heat for something. The ash after you burn it good to lower your soils ph too. The saw chips off the saws good compost or fill for a garden every part of a tree is useful in one way or another. It took it 50 75 100 years to grow We dont have a 100 years for the next one to finnish growing. But we can be good stuerts of the resources we have.
As an HVAC tech, I know exactly how that kiln works. It is essentially a heat pump. It passes the moist hot air being exhausted over the evaporator coil where the liquid refrigerant boils, pulling in heat, This causes any moisture to condense on the cold coil and drain out. Then the refrigerant carrying the heat energy from the evaporator is compressed. The hot gas exiting the compressor is around 260 degrees and passes through the condenser coil where fans blow that heat into into the drying area, which cools the refrigerant back to a liquid again. And round and round we go.
It’s just my opinion but I think that most of us have the same interests. Woodworking and metal smithing go hand in hand. Always enjoy the videos Nathan. Keep them coming!
Cammel Saw. Company in Canton Ohio that sharpens saw blades, router bits, planer blades etc. Anything that can be sharpened, they sharpen it, and they are the best in the business. I'm a carpenter, and when i buy brand new blades, i don't even open them before having Cammel Saw sharpen them (they are that good at what they do) I'm fortunate enough to live close to them, so i don't pay shipping, but i know they get blades etc. From all over the world. You will not be disappointed by anything they touch!
A nice layer of fine crushed limestone to transition from the garage apron slab to the stone driveway would make that height differential easier on the truck suspension. 🗽🇺🇸🛐💡 Suspect Mrs OTW might be in favor as well.?
A quick tip to rid yourself of ants. Sprinkle a good amount of cinnamon around the area. If you don't have any to hand use salt. Salt kills them and cinnamon just makes them move away. Have you maybe thought about suspending your sawdust tubing from the ceiling? I've seen others doing it and it gives them extra workspace.
Nice video, Nathan. I always appreciate it when you explain what you're doing and why you're doing it a particular way. I don't do any kind of woodworking at all; I just find your videos interesting, informative, and entertaining. Thanks!
I saw the belt grinder there on the floor. If and when you pour that slab, leave a hole where you want your anvil, that way you can put the stand in the ground. It’ll be more solid and won’t move around.
I put the black metal roof on my house 2yrs ago and love it. Material costs are a little higher but you save a ton on labor compared to shingles. Plus it gives that old classic look. Great choice. ❤
One of my first jobs as an 8-10 yr old was cranking the blower on my grandfather's forge. By the time I hit middle school, I could make hinges, hoes,etc. Love metal and working
Nathan, If you ever take a break and want to see some beautiful smith work do some research on the door, gate and fence iron work in Charleston SC. It is beautiful and handmade of course. I could spend a week down there just looking at the forge work….. food is pretty good also.🙂
Your place looks beautiful. The metal roofing puts a finishing touch to the house. A Land pride 4211 11' flex wing finish mower or a Woods 12'residental mower behind tractor with AC cab will make mowing the lawn . A want To Do Chore! Enjoy Your channel Nathen!
Great job Nathan, the sawdust extractor is a great setup and lets you use the end product and not waste any of the tree. I like your idea of a smithy's shop ! You'll do a good job of watching for the burning situations in the shop. Enjoy yourself and stay safe. Fred.
Hi Nathan. Carpenter ants in logs will disappear once you split the rounds. They like moisture, and won't hang around in dry wood. Termites are a different matter.
Blacksmithing is a great hobby - I've done it myself and still have the kit but no shop. Couple of things to suggest. Airflow - not sure if you are using gas or coal, but both need good airflow in and exhaust out of the shop. Sparks shouldn't be a big issue with wood - mostly they don't have the energy to burn something solid - but avoid rags and plastics/foam insulation as they will burn/melt. Take it slow and keep repeating the things you make - keep it simple and learn the basics first - my apprentice piece was the normal poker and hooks. I'm sure you'll have some across ABANA, but also worth having a look at the groups in the UK - BABA, BFBA and Blacksmiths Guild - all have some great resources. Looking forwards to seeing what you put together and start making.
I''m happy for you branching out, Nathan! You only get one trip through this 3D game we live in. Make the most of it! All the very best with all you do!
Voltaire is generally credited with the aphorism "Perfect is the enemy of good" I too suffer much from this and I call it an affliction. If you ever consider putting a ceiling in your much improved work shop, get or rent a drywall/sheetrock lift, these mobile devices make overhead installation of all ceiling materials excepting accoustical tiles an easy enjoyable one man job. I always watch your videos to the end. Ray Stormont
Nathan, your gonna like that new hobbie. I started tinkering with that about 5 years ago and have built most of my own machines and equipment. Its alot of fun and i know you will enjoy it
Hi Nathan, I too have a damp workshop floor, I cut up cheap plastic kitchen cutting boards to put on the bottom of wooden bench legs or anything that would otherwise come in contact with concrete.
Beautiful home and, you are right, that roof looks great! Man, you have so many projects and tasks everyday! Thank goodness you have good gear to help you out. Imagine the days when that gear didn't exist but the tasks still did. Tough tough people getting all of that work done! God Bless Them! Getting that blacksmithing going will be great! I have a friend is a smithy and love the work he does.He does a lot of it for the town events and opens his shop to the public and does demos for them. The old shop he uses was the original smithy shop near the town center. Old New England Building from 1895. It was right next door from my Dad's old grocery, meat counter, hard goods shop and post office. So your mention of a black smith shop, as you can see, brought a lot of old memories to me.
Great idea about the metal tool set up. I have down both and feel they really go together. You continue to impress me with your work and thinking. It’s great to see someone who can make a living at something they really like.
Excellent job on the shop wall you ahip lapped with those beautiful popular boards. Go "old school" by building one of your anvil stands using an old tree stump...
From what I've read about blacksmithing you may want packed stone (crushed, stone dust or small gravel) for at least part of the floor instead of concrete. I've read that if molten metal falls on concrete it can splash, run, and even spall the concrete. May not be an issue if you're not doing any work with molten metal, but you never know. Looking forward to your metal journey.
@@OutoftheWoods0623 Understand. I was thinking of when it comes time to build the separate building, because you know you will like it, and you know you will :)
You are a smooth-talking silver-tonged devil, Nathan. You got me to watch to the end of this video. :) Actually, I watch all of your videos to the end because you have great content that is both educational and entertaining. Keep up the good work!
As someone who also gets hung up on the details when I’m working with wood I have adopted the motto “the molding will cover it”. This little motto has gotten me to move on many times.
Welcome to the frey Nathan. Ive been bladesmithing for 30 years although i hadxa break for 20 of those but i love it im in the shop 8-12 hours a day 7 days a week and wouldn't have it any other way
Great looking roof, I to have been acquiring forging tools and I plan to use Coke and coal to heat metal with and building the forge from a dump truck brake drum and using an electric blower since I don't have a hand crank blower. I can't wait to see your set up. I am still planning everthing out but you can bet I will be glued to the show watching you forge. Stay cool Cheers! John from N.East GA.
I built myself a set of saw horses just like that, except I splayed the legs out a bit so they stack. They've been great for years (but also live indoors).
This is not a criticism, just an observation and query. Could you streralyz the logs in the kiln and then make into firewood or something else that would be useful.
So awesome the big reveal on the OTW & Forge-works looking forward to it. I’m still sad over that large hickory log going to the burn. Speaking of burn. Sunscreen is my best friend in the summertime living in Texas.
"If it's something I really enjoy"...I can almost guarantee you will. If you haven't seen Roy Adams at Christ Centered Ironworks here on YT it's a great place to learn.
Looking forward to following you on your new journey, Nathan. I have always been interested in blacksmithing, ever since I started working for my uncle as a restoration carpenter over 50 years ago. He had a colleague who was a smith, who made beautiful iron hinges, latches and other things for us. As a young teen, I was fascinated by the forge, the hot metal, and the work it took. That blacksmith - Pete was his name - was a tall, thin fellow who you’d never think of as a manual laborer. But he could mold a huge piece of hot iron into a beautiful strap hinge in no time, with hand tools and an anvil. Fascinating. Like I said, can’t wait to watch you do it. 👍🏻
A quote for your pursuit: "Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do. with the firm belief that it is going to be better than before." Will Durant
How about an outdoor wood fired boiler ? They can be plumbed into the home, or shop for 3 se.ason heating. I think you can even use the wood chips/sawdust for kindling, and fuel. The carpenter ants aren't going anywhere from there
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The search for perfection is not a flaw but a blessing
Nathan, have a suggestion for you , outback where you are blowing your wood chips you might want to consider pouring an 8’x 8’concrete pad and build a bin on it for all of your sawdust and wood chips with a roof over the top of it to keep the rain and Snow off of it , With two 4 foot double door that you can swing open so you can get the tractor or skid loader into the bin and scoop up the contents
Nathan, I'm glad I found your channel. Your content is wholesome and genuine, and it covers so many hobbies I'm interested in. You are living the dream friend!
Awesome, thank you!
The metal roof looks great, what a wonderful improvement!
I have been moving metal since mid 90s and I've learned that I learn something new everytime I talk to other smiths and read everything I come across. Also I never seem to have enough hammers, punches... well tools of all sorts. Need a tool, make a tool. It just goes on and on. It's been a very rewarding hobby for me.
Great to hear!
You bloody go for it Nathan. Some times you never where a hobby will lead you
Roof looks great. Gonna love that this snowy winter.
Ive seen a few people use waste wood to heat the wood to dry it out
If it cant be used a lumber or firewood you can always boil water with it or use the heat for something.
The ash after you burn it good to lower your soils ph too. The saw chips off the saws good compost or fill for a garden every part of a tree is useful in one way or another.
It took it 50 75 100 years to grow
We dont have a 100 years for the next one to finnish growing.
But we can be good stuerts of the resources we have.
As an HVAC tech, I know exactly how that kiln works. It is essentially a heat pump. It passes the moist hot air being exhausted over the evaporator coil where the liquid refrigerant boils, pulling in heat, This causes any moisture to condense on the cold coil and drain out. Then the refrigerant carrying the heat energy from the evaporator is compressed. The hot gas exiting the compressor is around 260 degrees and passes through the condenser coil where fans blow that heat into into the drying area, which cools the refrigerant back to a liquid again. And round and round we go.
Yes, follow your dreams and turn them into reality. Great work.
I don't like wooden houses, and definitely don't like metal roofs, but that is one of the best ones i have ever seen !!
Standing seam metal roof is always a good investment
You have a great channel! Always appreciated to see your work, and particularly get to hear all of your knowledge. Greetings from Sweden 🇸🇪
It’s just my opinion but I think that most of us have the same interests. Woodworking and metal smithing go hand in hand. Always enjoy the videos Nathan. Keep them coming!
Cool beans 😊
Cammel Saw.
Company in Canton Ohio that sharpens saw blades, router bits, planer blades etc. Anything that can be sharpened, they sharpen it, and they are the best in the business. I'm a carpenter, and when i buy brand new blades, i don't even open them before having Cammel Saw sharpen them (they are that good at what they do)
I'm fortunate enough to live close to them, so i don't pay shipping, but i know they get blades etc. From all over the world. You will not be disappointed by anything they touch!
Poplar wall is pretty.
A nice layer of fine crushed limestone to transition from the garage apron slab to the stone driveway would make that height differential easier on the truck suspension. 🗽🇺🇸🛐💡 Suspect Mrs OTW might be in favor as well.?
A quick tip to rid yourself of ants. Sprinkle a good amount of cinnamon around the area. If you don't have any to hand use salt. Salt kills them and cinnamon just makes them move away. Have you maybe thought about suspending your sawdust tubing from the ceiling? I've seen others doing it and it gives them extra workspace.
Nice video, Nathan. I always appreciate it when you explain what you're doing and why you're doing it a particular way. I don't do any kind of woodworking at all; I just find your videos interesting, informative, and entertaining. Thanks!
I appreciate that!
Thanks for sharing your hobbies, Nathan !! I truly enjoy your channel and the way you explain "stuff" !!
Blacksmithing should be fun and a logical extension of what you are already doing. Thanks for sharing, sir!
Glad to see somebody else using their Ridgid Outfeed Stand to assist your dust collector hose.
Blacksmithing and metal work has always interested me as well. I think it will be a welcome addition to your channel.
Iron working sounds like a good thing to be skilled in 😊
Ship lap wall looks great!!!
I think so too!
I saw the belt grinder there on the floor. If and when you pour that slab, leave a hole where you want your anvil, that way you can put the stand in the ground. It’ll be more solid and won’t move around.
The aerial view of the home shows just how nice and clean looking the new metal roof really is. I'm sure you will enoy it for years to come.
Bruno has got a lovely little swimming pool there I hope he uses it. The roof looks really great.
I put the black metal roof on my house 2yrs ago and love it. Material costs are a little higher but you save a ton on labor compared to shingles. Plus it gives that old classic look. Great choice. ❤
"The never ending battle for perfection, " Ain't that the truth"
I prefer using a locust stump for my anvil to set on. It reduces the ring of the anvil and the ground absorbs the blow of the hammer better.
Sweet gum works good too
One of my first jobs as an 8-10 yr old was cranking the blower on my grandfather's forge. By the time I hit middle school, I could make hinges, hoes,etc. Love metal and working
Nathan,
If you ever take a break and want to see some beautiful smith work do some research on the door, gate and fence iron work in Charleston SC. It is beautiful and handmade of course. I could spend a week down there just looking at the forge work….. food is pretty good also.🙂
I clicked "thumbs up" and I'll even add a comment for your analytics. :D
Let Will do it!!! 🤣🤣
lookin' forward to the black smithin'
Your place looks beautiful. The metal roofing puts a finishing touch to the house. A Land pride 4211 11' flex wing finish mower or a Woods 12'residental mower behind tractor with AC cab will make mowing the lawn . A want To Do Chore! Enjoy Your channel Nathen!
I would watch your videos all the way through no matter what you tube says ❤️
The black roof in stark contrast to the white of the house is lovely!
Good looking shop
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I like the hat.
Great job Nathan, the sawdust extractor is a great setup and lets you use the end product and not waste any of the tree. I like your idea of a smithy's shop ! You'll do a good job of watching for the burning situations in the shop. Enjoy yourself and stay safe. Fred.
You look like ZZ Top with those sunglasses 🕶️ 😅
Just wanted to say how great the shiplap wall looks. Looking forward to the next video. Be well and stay safe.
Nathan I love how you set your shop up. That works out great. You’ve got everything looking great around there. Cool video. 👍❤️
Hi Nathan. Carpenter ants in logs will disappear once you split the rounds. They like moisture, and won't hang around in dry wood. Termites are a different matter.
Nathan,it’s not a bad idea for having different trades good 👍 luck 🍀 and hope you have fun with it ❤😊😮
Blacksmithing is a great hobby - I've done it myself and still have the kit but no shop.
Couple of things to suggest.
Airflow - not sure if you are using gas or coal, but both need good airflow in and exhaust out of the shop.
Sparks shouldn't be a big issue with wood - mostly they don't have the energy to burn something solid - but avoid rags and plastics/foam insulation as they will burn/melt.
Take it slow and keep repeating the things you make - keep it simple and learn the basics first - my apprentice piece was the normal poker and hooks.
I'm sure you'll have some across ABANA, but also worth having a look at the groups in the UK - BABA, BFBA and Blacksmiths Guild - all have some great resources.
Looking forwards to seeing what you put together and start making.
I''m happy for you branching out, Nathan! You only get one trip through this 3D game we live in. Make the most of it! All the very best with all you do!
I really like watching blacksmiths work metal. Watched a lot on "The Wood Wright Shop".
Voltaire is generally credited with the aphorism "Perfect is the enemy of good" I too suffer much from this and I call it an affliction. If you ever consider putting a ceiling in your much improved work shop, get or rent a drywall/sheetrock lift, these mobile devices make overhead installation of all ceiling materials excepting accoustical tiles an easy enjoyable one man job. I always watch your videos to the end. Ray Stormont
Nathan, your gonna like that new hobbie. I started tinkering with that about 5 years ago and have built most of my own machines and equipment. Its alot of fun and i know you will enjoy it
Hi Nathan, I too have a damp workshop floor, I cut up cheap plastic kitchen cutting boards to put on the bottom of wooden bench legs or anything that would otherwise come in contact with concrete.
Hey that's a good idea I use flat steel plate on the real heavy tables plastic cutting boards would be cheaper
Beautiful home and, you are right, that roof looks great! Man, you have so many projects and tasks everyday! Thank goodness you have good gear to help you out. Imagine the days when that gear didn't exist but the tasks still did. Tough tough people getting all of that work done! God Bless Them! Getting that blacksmithing going will be great! I have a friend is a smithy and love the work he does.He does a lot of it for the town events and opens his shop to the public and does demos for them. The old shop he uses was the original smithy shop near the town center. Old New England Building from 1895. It was right next door from my Dad's old grocery, meat counter, hard goods shop and post office. So your mention of a black smith shop, as you can see, brought a lot of old memories to me.
You trying out blacksmithing sounds very cool. Exploring new interests is always a good thing!
Great idea about the metal tool set up. I have down both and feel they really go together. You continue to impress me with your work and thinking. It’s great to see someone who can make a living at something they really like.
I look forward to your videos setting up your blacksmith shop. Should be an interesting journey for you.
I always wanted to do blacksmithing
hello nathan it's is randy and i like yours video is cool thanks nathan friends randy
Nice house!
Thanks!
Excellent job on the shop wall you ahip lapped with those beautiful popular boards. Go "old school" by building one of your anvil stands using an old tree stump...
Looking forward to the next video. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
Nice house buddy well deserved
Thanks 👍
From what I've read about blacksmithing you may want packed stone (crushed, stone dust or small gravel) for at least part of the floor instead of concrete. I've read that if molten metal falls on concrete it can splash, run, and even spall the concrete. May not be an issue if you're not doing any work with molten metal, but you never know.
Looking forward to your metal journey.
this will be temporary, if I get really interested ill build a separate building,
@@OutoftheWoods0623 Understand. I was thinking of when it comes time to build the separate building, because you know you will like it, and you know you will :)
The medal roof looks great. What happens to your rain gutters when it snows and the snow slids off? Cliff notes. It ripps off your gutters!
We rarely get snow here.
Fantastic!
You are a smooth-talking silver-tonged devil, Nathan. You got me to watch to the end of this video. :) Actually, I watch all of your videos to the end because you have great content that is both educational and entertaining. Keep up the good work!
Nathan, if the sawmill doesn’t pan out, consider auditioning for ZZ Top 😊
Good luck with your new skills.
Oh boy oh boy oh boy can't wait to see you pound some iron Nathan. Great video thumbs up.
Thanks 👍
As someone who also gets hung up on the details when I’m working with wood I have adopted the motto “the molding will cover it”. This little motto has gotten me to move on many times.
Roof looks nice .
My thoughts on your need for perfection:
When you TAKE the time to do it right, you won’t have to MAKE the time to do it over.
It’s 1:30 here it Yuma Arizona, the temp is 113 as I let my lunch settle and watch you sweat there in Tennessee. Another go video !
I look forward to seeing you working in the forge . You will. Have to make yourself a charcoal kiln for the forge fuel
Welcome to the frey Nathan. Ive been bladesmithing for 30 years although i hadxa break for 20 of those but i love it im in the shop 8-12 hours a day 7 days a week and wouldn't have it any other way
Such a pleasure to watch honest hard work, keep it coming.
Lookin good...I'm the same as you, I make cabinet doors, but I like welding, building back old trucks and such...u can never learn enuf in this life!
Sounds like a winner to me. I never did forging work but watched tons of videos. Very interesting.
I can see you doing awesome on this new hobbies.
That would be cool to watch how you go about blacksmithing… I’m interested in that too
I'm all in on the smithy. I'm too old to be trying these things but that doesn't mean I'm not interested in learning.
Can't wait to see your first axe. I'm about to start building my forge with a ribbon burner.
7% is good for stairs and most furniture making.
Great looking roof, I to have been acquiring forging tools and I plan to use Coke and coal to heat metal with and building the forge from a dump truck brake drum and using an electric blower since I don't have a hand crank blower. I can't wait to see your set up.
I am still planning everthing out but you can bet I will be glued to the show watching you forge. Stay cool Cheers! John from N.East GA.
Looks like hemlock, those white flowers
Im looking forward to seeing your metal work. Ive wanted ro try it for a long time. I hope to someday.
Nathan surprised you choose a black roof as they create a lot of heat in the house, always was told to go with a lighter color.
The dark roof does not show mold and dirt like the lighter roof does, it looks new much longer
93 here in Chattanooga
Look forward to the blacksmith adventures to come
Okee dokee😂❤⭐️⭐️
Been subbed for awhile Nathan. LOVE your work and channel.
Awesome, thank you!
I built myself a set of saw horses just like that, except I splayed the legs out a bit so they stack. They've been great for years (but also live indoors).
This is not a criticism, just an observation and query. Could you streralyz the logs in the kiln and then make into firewood or something else that would be useful.
So awesome the big reveal on the OTW & Forge-works looking forward to it. I’m still sad over that large hickory log going to the burn. Speaking of burn. Sunscreen is my best friend in the summertime living in Texas.
PS. Yes roof looks absolutely awesome
Thanks 👍👍👍
"If it's something I really enjoy"...I can almost guarantee you will. If you haven't seen Roy Adams at Christ Centered Ironworks here on YT it's a great place to learn.
Great plan Nathan, look forward to joining you on your journey
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Looking forward to following you on your new journey, Nathan. I have always been interested in blacksmithing, ever since I started working for my uncle as a restoration carpenter over 50 years ago. He had a colleague who was a smith, who made beautiful iron hinges, latches and other things for us. As a young teen, I was fascinated by the forge, the hot metal, and the work it took. That blacksmith - Pete was his name - was a tall, thin fellow who you’d never think of as a manual laborer. But he could mold a huge piece of hot iron into a beautiful strap hinge in no time, with hand tools and an anvil. Fascinating. Like I said, can’t wait to watch you do it. 👍🏻
@@chrisoliver9204once that low sulfur smithing coal gets in your eyes there's no cure!
A quote for your pursuit: "Excellence is a habit acquired by continuous improvement on the little things you do. with the firm belief that it is going to be better than before." Will Durant
How about an outdoor wood fired boiler ? They can be plumbed into the home, or shop for 3 se.ason heating. I think you can even use the wood chips/sawdust for kindling, and fuel. The carpenter ants aren't going anywhere from there