1-Year Building a Cozy Log Cabin in the Woods! (Start-to-Finish ASMR)

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  • Building a log cabin from start to finish complete build. No talking, ASMR inspired building an entire small off grid cabin from start to finish using a sawmill by hand. To purchase a Norwood Sawmill please use this link: bit.ly/3O9SnXA
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    I cut down dead pine trees that are on my 40 acre property to build a log cabin sugar shack that will house a maple sap boiler so we can enjoy some delicious maple syrup in the spring.
    With the help of my chainsaw, I'll cut down all the overgrown and shaded out dead pines which I will cut into log to build a sugar shack. The pines in this replanted forest are fat too overgrown and have been grossly mismanaged. The trees should have be cut and thinned nearly a decade ago. Removing the dead trees is a good start to rehabilitating the forest. Later, we will thin even more and get the forest ready for replanting and rejuvenating.
    We will mostly be cutting trees and then getting the site chosen. It's a lot of tree felling, and hauling to get our raw materials.
    With the help of my chainsaw, I'll cut down all the overgrown and shaded out dead pines which I will cut into log to build a sugar shack. The pines in this replanted forest are fat too overgrown and have been grossly mismanaged. The trees should have be cut and thinned nearly a decade ago. Removing the dead trees is a good start to rehabilitating the forest. Later, we will thin even more and get the forest ready for replanting and rejuvenating.
    In this part, we will start building the log cabin from the foundation up. I will use the butt-and-pass method which laps one row of logs over the other, while fastening the logs together with spikes. This is simpler and quicker because it does not require the tedious work of scribing each log and notching.
    A butt-and-pass corner joint on a log home creates the look of a rustic, old-fashioned cabin. As the logs are laid to create the outside corners of the building, the first log on each layer extends past the corner, and the log forming the other wall butts into the first. As the timbers are laid to build up the corner, the extended logs alternate for an effect that resembles interlaced fingers.
    We will continue to erect the log cabin walls from the foundation up. I will use the butt-and-pass method which laps one row of logs over the other, while fastening the logs together with spikes. This is simpler and quicker because it does not require the tedious work of scribing each log and notching.
    We milled all the roof strapping with our portable sawmill. The log cabin is intended to be used as a sugar shack where we can boil fresh maple sap and turn it into delicious maple syrup. The log cabin is being built on a large track of private land as part of a homestead. We have built other buildings such as the main cabin, the outhouse, the small cube, the root cellar and even dug a pond.
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  • @ModernSelfReliance
    @ModernSelfReliance  2 ปีที่แล้ว +128

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    • @johnmcook1
      @johnmcook1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Could you copy his channels name any closer. You copy a 6 year old channels content and could not even come up with a unique name. Sorry but i find you pretty damn sad.
      Also unlike the real channel who you are trying to make fame from you use modern tools and are a total generic channel.

    • @chrisleclairleclair6419
      @chrisleclairleclair6419 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@johnmcook1 Not sure anyone has a monopoly on self reliance. Grow a set, and get self reliant yourself, get inspired.

    • @alive.off-grid
      @alive.off-grid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      How many logs did it take to build that Shack

    • @user-xf8ux6xs7o
      @user-xf8ux6xs7o 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      На букву.......Х........

    • @Monkeylifeshow
      @Monkeylifeshow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nice view in winter you guy, love your video.

  • @richardfiedler2201
    @richardfiedler2201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1987

    NO TALKING, NO YELLING, NO SWEARING, NO RADIO, NOTHING CUT WRONG, NO MISSING TOOLS, I could never work with these guys LOL

  • @harrygre60
    @harrygre60 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +54

    I am glad to hear that you have found this book to be very informative and helpful for your woodworking project th-cam.com/users/postUgkxbnOKZBE4evMO5V2vroHeCjq6d_MV6wJO It sounds like you are well prepared and confident to build furniture for your house. I commend you and your friend for your enthusiasm and willingness to learn new things from this book. I hope you enjoy your woodworking journey and create some beautiful pieces.

  • @rileyday6025
    @rileyday6025 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Putting a big wooden board under the tree as you cut it down so that you can slide the tree over is such a simple yet genius idea, that would have saved me so much time and energy lmao I'm going to use that from now on

  • @EugeneVincentOutdoors
    @EugeneVincentOutdoors 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This build is a cut above most with natural logs. This replicates the basic log cabin era. Nice job. 100% well done.

  • @mikedavis8314
    @mikedavis8314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Watching that made me envious. I envisioned a time before the industrial revolution when life was simpler and all man wanted was to enjoy a peaceful existence, be one with nature, and be left alone. As a city dweller, I am seriously contemplating jettisoning most of my worldly possessions and moving to rural America and spending the rest of my life closer to nature. The demands of urban living contribute to many of the neuroses and physical ailments that plague us city dwellers. I've experienced all that materialism has to offer. At this juncture in my life, I'm seeking serenity.

    • @berenicemillanmejia4781
      @berenicemillanmejia4781 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Pronto las ciudades quedarán asoladas y vacías ...mejor salir de las ciudades ya

    • @GolfRemoEchoGolf2
      @GolfRemoEchoGolf2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@berenicemillanmejia4781 yep !

    • @forasteiro61
      @forasteiro61 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I'm in medical college in Paraguay now, but I had spend huge part of my life in a small farm of my family at the interior of Minas Gerais - Brasil. This distance is one of the biggest reasons to mine anxieties and unsatisfactions, in the nature everything always looked meaningfull, fluid and natural as well. This makes me question, if the void from the nature is reason (cause) of the sickness and the spiritual weakness the we see in the world today.

    • @mikedavis8314
      @mikedavis8314 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@forasteiro61 Obrigado por responder ao meu post.
      Sim, acredito que quanto mais nos distanciamos da natureza, mais suscetíveis nos tornamos às doenças. As demandas da vida urbana geram estresse, que enfraquece o sistema imunológico e nos deixa vulneráveis a vários tipos de doenças, tanto mentais quanto físicas. Estou pronto para escapar da vida urbana e aproveitar o resto da minha vida em paz.
      A propósito, boa sorte para você na faculdade de medicina.

    • @everready19373
      @everready19373 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Me too. I retired April of '21. My youngest leaves for college next fall. At this point in my life, I just want to be left alone. Next spring I plan to start a garden and learn how to can food.

  • @salnellen1381
    @salnellen1381 2 ปีที่แล้ว +368

    Makes me think of the work that went into building my brothers home in Maine. The house is from 1799 and the inside beams are exposed and it clearly shows the massive logs that were hand dressed with axes or some other types of tools as the tool marks and the uneven chunks carved from each log can be clearly seen. The squared logs in the ceiling are held together with pegs and are all over the house. The outside is clapboard and doesn’t reveal the actual construction and age of the place but the way house sits on the hill it has the look of an old cabin that’s been there for centuries. When I’m laying in bed at night looking at the ceiling I think of those revolutionary war era pioneers who built this house from the woods that used to be in the open fields surrounding it and imagine the hardships of those cold winters and harsh conditions for survival. Watching you build this small cabin with power tools makes it look easy next to what they did with hand tools and no electricity and managed to build a house perhaps 5-6 times the size of this little cabin. And what you did here is no easy task at that! Great job!

    • @williammunny9916
      @williammunny9916 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      *_Revelation 13.13 He performs great signs, so that he even makes fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men. 14 And he deceives those who dwell on the earth by those signs which he was granted to do in the sight of the beast, telling those who dwell on the earth to make an image to the beast who was wounded by the sword and lived. 15 He was granted power to give breath to the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak and cause as many as would not worship the image of the beast to be killed. 16 He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, 17 and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name. 18 Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666._*
      _Jesus Christ loves you. Repent and be saved. Only Jesus Christ saves. God bless you, and the grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Spirit be with you and your family._
      ---

    • @hidebehind2604
      @hidebehind2604 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Checking of log will be on top and bottom of logs.

    • @joshuathinker8546
      @joshuathinker8546 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@williammunny9916 well TH-cam wont let me click the read more option for your comment.

    • @tbone9347
      @tbone9347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      those revolutionary cats would've never thought the country would be tore down from the inside by idiot libbies.

    • @rebeccaduncan6
      @rebeccaduncan6 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@williammunny9916 Good to hear a positive post,just too many with no heart,

  • @MrJkilloran
    @MrJkilloran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    This was transcendental... I could smell the sawdust, the burning brush and the pancakes. Very enjoyable. Thank you

  • @mikehewitt5137
    @mikehewitt5137 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I've changed my mind. Congratulations guys.

  • @archi-mendel
    @archi-mendel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +210

    Logs tend to shrink and expand ("breath") to up to 6-8% during the year and during the use. When house is not used, logs are getting moisture and expand, when house is used (stove is lit) logs dry and shrink. Please note that this is not "logs can shrink and expand", this is "logs will 100% shrink and expand". So all the things described below WILL happen, not COULD happen.
    In your case the following will happen rather quickly. Nails connecting logs vertically will loosen, walls will loose structural integrity and will deform. Logs will shrink and will hang on window frame - either having huge gaps between them or just smashing window frame. Same for the door frame - door will stuck so hard, that the only way to get inside would be to cut the door off. Roof frame will deform. Cement you've used to fill the gaps between logs will crack and fall apart.
    Thus, you needed to:
    1. Make sure to have gap above window frame (at least 8 cm in your case) and above door frame (at least 15 cm in your case). This should then be filled with some soft insulation like moss, synthetic foam, etc.
    2. Window and door frames should be connected to walls with spike grooves or sliding metal connectors.
    3. Roof frame should be connected to walls with sliding metal connector.
    4. Logs should have spike grooves for the whole length to let every next row to more securely sit on the previous row and to decrease gaps. Gaps are filled with some soft insulator, like moss, jute, etc.
    5. Logs should be connected with wooden nails connecting three rows of logs. This secures vertical integrity and make sure walls stay vertical while "breathing".
    6. Logs should have proper connection carved in corners to make sure walls are securely connected to each other and to decrease gaps.
    In short, you've done a huge job, but sadly, your house will fall apart shortly. Considering the weight of wood it has, it is very dangerous to stay inside.

    • @xMrBlack
      @xMrBlack 2 ปีที่แล้ว +37

      Not to mention the log slices they used as their base will rot out, sitting directly on the ground with no treatment at all.

    • @mort_et_misere
      @mort_et_misere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      I thought the same thing. They didn't take any of those factors into account. Still a neat project, even though it won't last long.

    • @drewjanvrin1508
      @drewjanvrin1508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      how many log cabins have you guys built

    • @mort_et_misere
      @mort_et_misere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      @@drewjanvrin1508 What part of his comment was wrong in your opinion?

    • @drewjanvrin1508
      @drewjanvrin1508 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@mort_et_misere never said it was wrong, just no one asked

  • @pauldooling6043
    @pauldooling6043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

    One thing the old timers always did to the log cabins( that we seem to forgotten overtime) was to paint the ends of your new logs. (The old timers used a white paint.) it kept the logs from checking in cracking!

    • @richardfiedler2201
      @richardfiedler2201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      The old time is did not have paint. They cooked tree sap.

    • @MHPloni-kl5ec
      @MHPloni-kl5ec 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@richardfiedler2201 They sure had paint . . . milk paint. Another technique is to char the wood black.

    • @brentlloyd7908
      @brentlloyd7908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MHPloni-kl5ec also lead "paint", or they would tar or coat the ends with creosote

    • @TheRobe-
      @TheRobe- ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Interesting

  • @luvadane
    @luvadane 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    You gotta love guys that do the work efficiently, effectively, and make it look fun

  • @gabrielerossi3291
    @gabrielerossi3291 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I'm a lumberjack
    And i built always using what nature gave me
    But goddamn I'm impressed

  • @mlwee6796
    @mlwee6796 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Nice job. I would prefer to fill the gaps between the logs with resin or hard glue. And put solar panels on the roof plus a suitable pipe to harvest the rainwater.

    • @sharonmiller6436
      @sharonmiller6436 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Solar panels in the woods - not a whole lot of sun would get through. Resin or hard glue is too rigid between the logs. They might even have trouble with the mortar but that is a traditional way to do it. There is a product out on the market that looks like the mortar but stays somewhat flexible so the drying and shrinking of the lots doesn't break it. The logs may be from dead trees but they are still damp from being in the snow etc.

  • @Phoenix0j_
    @Phoenix0j_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    it's wild how you can fit a whole year into just 1hr 🙌🙌

  • @ExxonMobilCompany
    @ExxonMobilCompany ปีที่แล้ว +380

    Honestly, I'm unsure if investing is a wise move right now. Take note of how frequently things fail. As I still have some time before I retire, I'm still looking for a better strategy to invest my money despite reading charts and predictions from well-known investors from the past and present. In order to generate passive income, I want to build a solid and reliable portfolio.

    • @marcelrobert9569
      @marcelrobert9569 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@markgeorge8206 Although this is impressive, my portfolio is in such horrible shape that I definitely need their aid. Tell me how I can get in touch with her, please.

    • @obodoaghahenry9297
      @obodoaghahenry9297 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@markgeorge8206 That's impressive, my portfolio have been tanking all year, tried learning new strategies to gain in the current market but all of that flew right over head, please would you mind recommending the init-adviser you're using?

  • @blanknone5408
    @blanknone5408 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Oh Canada! How great it is to be a Canadian! USA is good too.

  • @praisegod4538
    @praisegod4538 2 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    I was exhausted after watching just seven minutes, lol. Seriously, been watching this build off and on for over the past nearly one year. Nice to see it all put together in one vid. Great job, Kevin, Don, Don and Chris!

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Glad you enjoyed it!

    • @Monkeylifeshow
      @Monkeylifeshow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      For me it is so amazing video with the view of winter.

    • @berenicemillanmejia4781
      @berenicemillanmejia4781 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Demasiada herramienta ,tiempo y lancabaña muy chiquita, quien vivirá allí????

    • @adalbertanieves8451
      @adalbertanieves8451 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Laura Brown May the good Lord keeps on Blessing You with many more years to come!

    • @Kyharra
      @Kyharra 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@berenicemillanmejia4781 have you watched the videos on his channel? I don't think he lives in any of them except his home but he spends some nights in the things he's built

  • @priscillaalonzo2928
    @priscillaalonzo2928 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    I'm from Los Angeles, I loved watching you make your home, there's only one word for this. Beautiful.
    You guys are great.

  • @annerantzau5767
    @annerantzau5767 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    These are men who can build a country - and what all indigenous communities were created on - loving respect for nature honestly and truly work camaraderie and the realization of cooperation. This is the man at his best.

  • @mikeferrini8884
    @mikeferrini8884 2 ปีที่แล้ว +191

    I like the build. I question the foundation on resting on wood rounds in the dirt, and there seems to be no moisture barrier between the dirt and the floor, or at least enough vertical clearance to prevent wood rot. I would have dug cemented concrete piers and sunk logs to raise it up out of the snow.

    • @ontoyouharsin6151
      @ontoyouharsin6151 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      I question your use of "I" so often. Selfish and conceded are ya?

    • @cruiser_b9779
      @cruiser_b9779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      @@ontoyouharsin6151 I question your confrontational and vitriolic tone, a bit of a crybaby are ya?

    • @HVG67
      @HVG67 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

      My thoughts exactly. So much time and effort and then no vapor barrier?

    • @dann9353
      @dann9353 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      the floor at the end of the video looked ruined.

    • @quinn2002
      @quinn2002 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      @@ontoyouharsin6151 guys mad that other people use personal pronouns.

  • @ksnorts3970
    @ksnorts3970 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    I enjoyed this immensely. No talking was somehow very relaxing

  • @johannesniskanen7370
    @johannesniskanen7370 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I was really impressed by the fact that nobody died in the process of cutting the trees, second impressing factor was the insulating property of cement in log cabin, for the centuries mankind has build houses from logs and nobody figured out, those logs doesnt have to be leveled but instead they can bee blastered with cement, both simple and genius at the same time.

    • @Tychohuybers
      @Tychohuybers 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I'm no lumberjack, far from it. But that was some of the worst tree cutting I've ever seen in my entire life. It's on the "cutting the branch you're sitting on" level.

  • @canteventhough
    @canteventhough ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The syrup making is a hidden gem, a treat.

  • @MangledGuitars
    @MangledGuitars 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I look forward to these each week like a TV show!

  • @MadScientistCrochet
    @MadScientistCrochet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Fascinating to watch. I was just wishing that all of those smaller pieces that went up in a bonfire could’ve been a pile next to the cabin for heating fuel for a couple of years.

    • @shanelleperez7485
      @shanelleperez7485 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I thought the same thing. 😐

    • @suzannenewhart3098
      @suzannenewhart3098 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      WOW THEY SHOILD OF CALLED HOMESTEAD RESCUE TO HELP WITH THEIR BUILDING OF THE CABIN (THE RAINEY FAMILY) THEY WOULD OF GOTTEN DONE FASTER...

    • @pg7093
      @pg7093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Or piled up as a home for wildlife?

    • @Beadledom2024
      @Beadledom2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pg7093 fire hazard.

    • @animeloveer97
      @animeloveer97 ปีที่แล้ว

      There's no shortage of that where they are 😂

  • @Unkl_Bob
    @Unkl_Bob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I have never seen that way to build a log cabin. Simple chainsaw notching without trying for perfection yields a faster build, easier chinking and no or little need for huge spikes and re-bar pieces..
    However... wowzers
    the roof build was very well executed!! . Nice results all round. Very good

  • @Jakem1872
    @Jakem1872 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    People often forget that unlike nowadays way back when people had a stronger sense of community and with help from members of the community were able to build homes surprisingly fast

  • @I_xo
    @I_xo 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    To be honest, i want to live in this cabin!! And as soon im goin to be adult and i will have saved money i will make an cabin that looks like this and im goin to live off the grid!! This is what i want.

  • @chasjacks9378
    @chasjacks9378 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    One year build. it keeps you out of the bats. So that's good. Also the right tool for the right job. The tractor and sawmill are the keys to building a cabin or house. How nice to have all the wood yoyu need right next to the cabin.

  • @jamespseaman4136
    @jamespseaman4136 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Not only are you building a log cabin but you’re harvesting whatever syrup that is? That’s industrious!

  • @vidowatcher91
    @vidowatcher91 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Damn these guys are good. Saw the length of the video and figured I'd watch a couple minutes and skip to the end but I saw the whole thing

  • @fischerrestoration
    @fischerrestoration 2 ปีที่แล้ว +31

    This is like every man's dream. I've got the land but not the energy anymore to pull it off. Great video 👍

    • @anywx550
      @anywx550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I agree its everymans dream but not every man can accomplish. Have a family member build it fer ya ! What state are you in

    • @fischerrestoration
      @fischerrestoration 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@anywx550 it's up in northern California near a lake.

    • @anywx550
      @anywx550 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@fischerrestoration ok thank you. Do you guys see alot of ice/snow there ? ( i am in massachusetts)

    • @sambirch8128
      @sambirch8128 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And woman

  • @BrianRogers_
    @BrianRogers_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    Even watching you guys build something for the third time is still my favorite Saturday morning show. 😁

  • @patsykelly9015
    @patsykelly9015 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You have all done a really great job,I hope we will see more of you

  • @tungaubanua5526
    @tungaubanua5526 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    the old construction involving various heavy equipment, of course, at an expensive cost, is not comparable to the building being built

  • @robg71
    @robg71 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I'm sitting in a centrally heated house in the Middle of winter and I envy these guys.

  • @cpeterson877
    @cpeterson877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    never saw a cabin built with non-interlocked walls. It will be interesting to revisit after a year or two.

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can look up the technique it's call the Butt and pass method.

  • @Zobavajaina
    @Zobavajaina ปีที่แล้ว +2

    The multi-tasking with the maple syrup was outstanding.

  • @Matthiaskntube
    @Matthiaskntube ปีที่แล้ว

    Three men, one year such a cabin! - how great is the original

  • @MiscMitz
    @MiscMitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I've never seen this type of cabin build before. I like it. Seems way easier than notching every log.

    • @archi-mendel
      @archi-mendel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      There is a reason why logs are notched. There is a reason why people use wooden nails connecting every three logs, not just metal nails. There is a reason why people are not using fixed connectors while connecting window, door and roof frame to log walls. There is a reason why people tend to leave the gap above the door and window frame. And this reason is: logs are "breathing" - dry and shrink, getting moisture and expand. And this process will never end, even after 100 years.

    • @justsomeguy8385
      @justsomeguy8385 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@archi-mendel Yeah this cabin isn't going to last anywhere near that long. Honestly seemed like a half-hearted attempt that no one really thought out.

    • @brentlloyd7908
      @brentlloyd7908 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Designed and built by people who didn't know what they were doing, doubt it lasts 10 years without structural failure

  • @MiscMitz
    @MiscMitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    No better sound than the cracking of a fire

    • @matthewp1632
      @matthewp1632 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I prefer the crackling

    • @MiscMitz
      @MiscMitz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@matthewp1632 👏 👏 👏

  • @user-yz8zo7rs4m
    @user-yz8zo7rs4m 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    樹木清脆的喀吱聲,聽起來好療癒,我喜歡~

  • @primapax
    @primapax 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    One year ago exactly I followed your channel. Be proud for all that you've done and accomplished in that time! Cheers to you, your lifestyle, and your channel. Can't wait to continue watching more.

  • @MayvaAva
    @MayvaAva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    This was very pleasant to watch, idk why everyone in the comments has something to nitpick, but I was entertained. Well done!

    • @timpage5021
      @timpage5021 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The homie was nearly impaled 30 seconds into the video

    • @MayvaAva
      @MayvaAva 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@timpage5021 what’s art without risk

  • @williamhoffmann1053
    @williamhoffmann1053 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm currently working on a cutting prescription in Colorado pine forests, also thinning overgrown woods. our site sponsor actually encourages us to leave some dead trees as they provide important habitats for a variety of animals. don't know if you want to encourage that on your property or not but it might be something to look into with regards to wildlife in your area. I know I've seen a couple woodpeckers on the dead standing trees we've left behind

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  ปีที่แล้ว

      I completely agree with leaving some dead standing. It's currently a fire hazard and needs to be heavily thinned.. I've only ever seen crows in this forest it's devoid of any diversity.

  • @cleusagouvea2585
    @cleusagouvea2585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    simply magnificent, I really appreciate this type of work, you deserve a thousand, a hug and don't stop there, I love it all.

  • @adamott9550
    @adamott9550 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can’t wait to watch this all in one go finally! Thanks Kevin :)

  • @northernwoodsman
    @northernwoodsman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Youre lucky, you have nice power equipment . I built my little cabin with my hands. It was rough :D

    • @Sunnbuzz
      @Sunnbuzz 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And I'm sure structurally you did a way better job than this video

  • @Libertymol-1
    @Libertymol-1 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I’ve seen many of these videos. The best ones I’ve seen is building from scratch without power tools or mechanical help. I follow Alex Wild, in Europe. Hand built. I love the way he cooks his meals at the end of his hard working day. So cosy. So interesting.

  • @user-sj9ec3jy4x
    @user-sj9ec3jy4x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    scraper - A curved knife with two transverse handles for roughing and a straight knife for removing bark from logs.

    • @ctyoungman
      @ctyoungman 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think a draw knife is what your reaching for there bud.

  • @portugalonawingandaprayer473
    @portugalonawingandaprayer473 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Outstanding to see it all in one go Kevin … I kinda forgot how much actual work went into this … Miss your quirky chat tho 😀 … have a good week to you your family and your little helpers ! … 🙏☘️😘

  • @ethanfinley5486
    @ethanfinley5486 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i love the chicken wire idea, living in the south the entire time watching this i was like... yup snake pit..... snake pit.... no insolation under the floor? Nothing to protect said installation either? Back to snake pit... and then i saw it. Great job guys, terrific idea and beautiful cabin

  • @barbaralavoie1045
    @barbaralavoie1045 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Will this house have a loft? It’s very nice so far. When I was a kid, I use to go with my cousin and uncle when he would collect and boil the sap. My aunt would make homemade maple ice cream. Very delicious. Eventually we would go to my grandmothers and have sugar on snow. Yum🥰

  • @dawnf.1703
    @dawnf.1703 2 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Me: Hears construction 2 blocks away - “Ugh! When will it stop!”
    Also Me: Sees a 1 hour 11 minute video from Kevin with nothing but construction noises - “Yes! I’m in!”

    • @sampsonsampson
      @sampsonsampson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iskendertemiz3036 I see an awful lot of trees surrounding them, they barely used much wood in comparison to basically any home or cabin. That's awfully extreme. I think you should be banned and punished for that comment. It also barely made sense.

    • @sharonmiller6436
      @sharonmiller6436 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@iskendertemiz3036 Did you read the explanation just under the video? The trees they cut are dead, crowded out because they were planted too close together 20+ years ago. They are taking out the dead trees and will thin the others later so those left can grow properly.

  • @jasperstone6053
    @jasperstone6053 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I own about 4 acres of land behind my house and I've already cut a nice path to an opened area I cleared out. I want to build a two story workshop/art studio. I want to make it look like something from the medieval times. It also has to have a spiral staircase to lead to the second floor.

    • @DuvalDashCams
      @DuvalDashCams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      What part of the country are you in? I'd love to help lol

  • @markduncan6690
    @markduncan6690 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A Well Forged Work Site! Admirable amount of work done!

  • @methamor5351
    @methamor5351 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    SO BEAUTIFUL. HOW I WISH TO HAVE A HOUSE LIKE THAT.

  • @ttvLegionusa
    @ttvLegionusa 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    More like trigger warning for any log cabin builders that know what there doing

    • @calel5196
      @calel5196 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      It was painful to watch this video. Their build was not well planned or thought out. At all. I mean almost every aspect of it. This cabin won't last like they think it will.

    • @calel5196
      @calel5196 ปีที่แล้ว

      Look at the gaps in the floor board from not curing the wood after milling it at 1:11:10

    • @robhawthorne6892
      @robhawthorne6892 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not much of a foundation, a wood disk? 🤦

  • @pietroslife9903
    @pietroslife9903 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    beautiful video made in the middle of nature that also deals with the outdoor food court, I also treat this and I really appreciate this work and the animals in nature are wonderful. congratulations good job!

  • @brandonmckinley1413
    @brandonmckinley1413 ปีที่แล้ว

    The fast motion brought back fond memories of the benny hill show.

  • @JosephStealin
    @JosephStealin ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just stumbled across your channel what an amazing life you have thanks for sharing

  • @9thBebeplanet
    @9thBebeplanet 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Beautiful, they work very hard with no interruption..🙃🙂 the sound of the fire and that crackling noise makes me feel sleepy..😌💕

  • @LouisWing
    @LouisWing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Fascinating to watch this, thank you for making the effort

  • @000aysh
    @000aysh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I personally would’ve used the big saw to flatten the top and bottom of each log to build the walls so they sit flat/flush with each other

  • @cipz7124
    @cipz7124 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The sound of the tree branches breaking is soo satisfying

  • @lironmtnranch4765
    @lironmtnranch4765 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    Came out nice! That sawmill sounded sinister at high speed like that. I've watched a lot of cabin and earthbag build videos, but you're the first ones I can remember who use a hawk while applying the mortar. Bravo and great results! I would tint my mortar brown on a log cabin like that. Surprised there's no layer of felt or other underlayment to the roof panels. Not only no insulation value, but when it rains the sound must be absolutely deafening inside!

  • @dallasdutchyn9581
    @dallasdutchyn9581 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Very cool!
    I was wondering if there was going to be a full video on this build
    You guys are Awesome

  • @wingtang2380
    @wingtang2380 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    no talking,no nonsense, just do it,i like it !! 👍👍👍

  • @cmclaren7
    @cmclaren7 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What a luxury to have trees for the taking right there!

  • @alfredmisterka5880
    @alfredmisterka5880 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Your cabin looks real nice and cozy

  • @gordchan7201
    @gordchan7201 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Part two please, good job guys.

  • @The_Hunter140
    @The_Hunter140 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Today at school in art class our project was to make a house desing and i found an image of your cabin and i choose it, 5 min ago i was swiping video and then i was like, wait a min i know this cabin i draw it today.

  • @ca4816
    @ca4816 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Labor of Love. So wonderful to watch. Thank you!

  • @chrissolomon8868
    @chrissolomon8868 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    amazing cabin 👍🏼 superb craftsmanship

  • @user-vd7br7us8x
    @user-vd7br7us8x 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Теперь в этом доме можно жить! Столько труда и сил затрачено на этот домик, а сделан он с любовью!

    • @ArtemAnisimov777
      @ArtemAnisimov777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Жить нельзя, только переночевать летом в хорошую погоду. Бревна через полгода - год дадут усадку дом станет как решето. Мужики просто хорошо провели время на природе, потратили кучу бабла на оборудование. На выходе - прикольное видео и домик Ниф-Нифа в лесу .... ну так себе затея.
      Вот здесь строят дома из дерева th-cam.com/video/z6CHAfOLuI0/w-d-xo.html посмотрите для сравнения.

    • @user-vd7br7us8x
      @user-vd7br7us8x 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ArtemAnisimov777 благодарю за информацию!

    • @user-yo6hx2ms4w
      @user-yo6hx2ms4w 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Не домик а полная шляпа

  • @ravent3016
    @ravent3016 ปีที่แล้ว

    It's a sweet outbuilding for your homestead. I think the potential for future rainwater collection is compelling.

  • @boyharmon357
    @boyharmon357 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome stuff,so glad you used the modern conveniences, our grandfathers did it tuff because they he no choice, glad you didn't do it with a pocket knife and a hatchet thanks cool video

  • @judyking241
    @judyking241 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Most awesome!!!! Just loved it from start to finish.....you are so talented.

  • @twinkeez2003
    @twinkeez2003 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love your channel! We live in the forest off grid. I wish ya'll would travel up here and help us out.. LOL.... Film the entire process

  • @ernestmorales1023
    @ernestmorales1023 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks .. That was a cool video . Watch from start to finish. Excellent job .

  • @prankster2u
    @prankster2u หลายเดือนก่อน

    I really like this vid... but yall did EVERYTHING the HARD WAY! WOW!

  • @Rick_B52
    @Rick_B52 2 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    That was an incredible amount of work! My only question is, no small stove?

    • @virginiawelch4945
      @virginiawelch4945 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That was my question too. No heat source?

  • @doubleoddbs4357
    @doubleoddbs4357 2 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    You’re making look like a lot of work, thank you ! There’s many videos that make it look a bit easier, though I wouldn’t build a cabin that way it shows how much work goes into it

    • @tbone9347
      @tbone9347 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      there's no "right" way to build something as long as you build it solid and safe.

    • @bentriamoe6577
      @bentriamoe6577 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      wow

  • @UyenLinhHT-qn9wt
    @UyenLinhHT-qn9wt 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    hello, accidentally saw your video, it's great because it was made in the forest with cold weather, wish you all the best, god bless you

  • @VanForest73
    @VanForest73 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    make a house out of pine trees, it's very straight. The two of you create a great video together with a scene of white snow falling. I want to come here and let you know once

  • @ketoqueenyo2431
    @ketoqueenyo2431 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Love the sound of the breaking branches while you fell the trees! Very nice.

  • @jayburrough4308
    @jayburrough4308 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Maybe you've already talked about it but you need to start doing b&b those cabins would be sweet to stay in overnight . great videos

  • @davidbirmingham6975
    @davidbirmingham6975 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    All I can say is Awesome!!!!!!!

  • @maxmoovin
    @maxmoovin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Looks like fun. Now I want to build my own.

  • @trojanpussy
    @trojanpussy ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THIS was/is perfection.

  • @lawrencebihl5819
    @lawrencebihl5819 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Y’all did a awesome job. I love it.

  • @kennethsonier1766
    @kennethsonier1766 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    Very entertaining to watch you guys put this cabin together. I've been reading the comments and it's a whole lot of naysayers, I say you guys look like you're having a blast doing what you're doing and the results are beautiful, that's all that matters 👍☮️🇺🇲

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Doesn't matter if Bob Villa himself built it... Haters gonna hate.

    • @jeffhallel8211
      @jeffhallel8211 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Silence is golden Ken.

    • @tomawboss7513
      @tomawboss7513 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No! thats not all that matters. Constructing a product that lasts for more than a few years before it rots, leaks and racks is all that matters. Unless you don't mind all your work being in vain.

  • @rowenawequiz8530
    @rowenawequiz8530 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watch the whole video wow amazing👍👍👍👍👍

  • @rickcastle2524
    @rickcastle2524 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    La planète te dit merci.
    Même si je suis sûr que la vidéo est super, l'intro me crève le coeur

  • @amourah3132
    @amourah3132 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I love watching your videos, you make the whole thing so fun and interesting. Thanks for showing us how it's done. 😊

    • @DaveSolidSnakeGrohl
      @DaveSolidSnakeGrohl 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You mean how it should not be done, ever!?🙉

  • @Wolfeslad
    @Wolfeslad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Awesome build and video! Questions, 1-would it not have been easier to have debarked before construction? And 2- with so much untreated wood in direct contact with the earth, won’t that lend to damp and rotting? Much love brothers 👊

    • @ModernSelfReliance
      @ModernSelfReliance  2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The logs were caked in Ice when we started. The logs are sitting on 4 rot resistant stumps.

    • @camiforsell683
      @camiforsell683 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Doesn’t look like you put any kind of barrier down between the floor and earth bugs are going to love the wood yum yum - did you use any kind of caulking between the logs forming the walls?
      Critters are going get under the house too -

  • @dbkyhere9229
    @dbkyhere9229 ปีที่แล้ว

    They should all follow your lead in using dead trees, thus helping the forest as well! Bless you!

  • @donscottvansandt4139
    @donscottvansandt4139 ปีที่แล้ว

    Oh my God!! You are so lucky!!! Thank you Great Spirit for protecting us!! 🙏🙏🙏thank you thank you thank you...

  • @thereturningshadow
    @thereturningshadow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I'm guessing there must've been a real good reason why you DIDN'T remove the bark BEFORE building the walls.

    • @QueenPurple103
      @QueenPurple103 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Right!!

    • @archi-mendel
      @archi-mendel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Probably, the reason is the same as why they haven't left the gap above window and door frames, and why they have used "fixed" filler to fill the gaps between logs. This reason is called - guys just don't know specifics of the material they work with. While been one of the oldest materials, logs are one of the most tricky material to use as it "breaths" - shrinks and expands - for the whole life of the house.