Carpenter bees……

Carpenter bee.

Some people use a solution of borax sprayed on the wood to stop beetle damage. It’s relatively non toxic and inexpensive. There are home made versions and commercial versions that are more expensive. Worth looking into if you are having problems with powder post beetles.

Black carpenter ants, sawyer beetles, powder post beetles, carpenter bees could all be eating your cabin. Ashes to ashes and dust to dust. So it goes. Hopefully they only eat the sap wood.

Carpenter bees probably use wd40 or pb blaster spray it in the holes

That's cool that you have one of those old jars and it still has the glass lid. Here in NZ I have one antique coloured glass jar which still has the original glass lid. It's a Ball brand one. It's hard to find them still with the glass lids here. Bummer about the pests eating away at your cabin each time you go there.

Nice to have a camp to retreat to though, even if it's just going there to have lunch. Love the videos. See you later.

Im in Ontario Canada southern Ontario actually. Just wondering where in our beautiful country you are?

check out ecoflow 600watt power station.nice alternative for about 300.00 dollars.replaces big heavy batteries and is charged by 120 volts solar and 12 volts.

Nice

I have two of these originals, both first models like yours and built in 1888. Thankyou for posting your video but I need to disagree on a few points which can hopefully help you and others. These ARE fussy about cartridges and can release the hulls early, as you demonstrated, but the Winchester brand AA hulls work reliably and consistently. Falcon Saloon 2 1/2 inch roll crimped cartridges are even better as the guns were intended for 2/12 roll crimped (or brass) cartridges. If you have an IAC reproduction, these are even more fussy than the originals as the action does not open as far as Winchester so the opened up crimps of fold crimped cartridges are captured by the chamber. The Falcon Saloon (made in New Zealand) work flawlessly in the originals or IAC reproductions. The Falcon Saloons are also a low pressure cartridges designed to duplicate pressures for old guns like these. You should be okay if you use Winchester AA featherlights or cut down AA hulls and roll crimp them but you certainly don't need to use brass hulls which are nice, of course but rather expensive. NEVER exceed 1 OZ loads as these guns are intended for black powder only. If you want to use heavy field loads, get a Chiappa build 1887. You should check your chamber length with a chamber gauge (make one form an old credit card) and make sure that your cartridge, when opened up does not exceed the length of the chamber. A cartridge that extends past the chamber length can cause extra pressure. For some reason, both my 1887s have had the chambers lengthened but not by me. One was a cattle property gun in Queensland Australia and was (recklessly) used on high-power field loads for generations so presumably one of the previous owners had the chambers lengthened in its 140 year history. The other 1887 I purchased from a gunsmith who regularly extended chambers on old guns as part of his business. You may not be so lucky so be careful. I am 6 feet tall and always rack the gun on my shoulder, always with no issues but I notice your technique is unusual: racking the lever should be done excluding the index finger and the work is done with the second finger using a "pumping" motion from the very top of the lever; the 1887 cycles with very little effort but yes you are correct in that you do need to rack all the way forward but on my guns this can be done in slow motion or quickly, feeding/ejection is 100% reliable provided I use Winchester AA or Falcon hulls. Many cowboy action shooters have short stroked 73 reproductions or Marlins that have a naturally short stroke. I shoot original 1873 Winchesters that are not short stroked so the long lever throw is quite normal for me and I can easily shoot 3 rounds in a seconds with an 1887. The hammer spur is a problem; I suggest you use the tip of your thumb from your off hand (left hand if you are right handed) to operate the hammer.

Glad you are safe and healthy! Looks like some kind beetle or even a carpenter bee. Hope it is note a termite problem.

I have 2 of them and there nice. For the wind use a poncho (layer your clothing like you supposed to 😄

I know what you mean about getting to go to your office grid cabin I haven’t been to mine in a month and a half and I miss it up there in those mountains I miss the black bears and wild hogs eating the feeder corn the cubs are so beautiful and playful lol I’m going up in a week for an extended stay I’ve gotta clean up a bit there have been some storms and high winds and I’ve got to cut the grass too I’m in north GA right at the state line of Tennessee and NCarolina in the Appalachian mountains it’s called the Cohutta Wilderness in the Chattahoochee National Forest

What is the big hook hanging outside your cabin on the log at the top used for? Or used to be used for? Thanks good video

I REALLY WISH you would set yourself up on a donation platform, like "Buy Me a Coffee", so fans and supporters of you and your channel can donate funds to help you pay for stuff that you'd like to get for your cabin or anything else covered in your videos!!!

Glad to see video from you man

Awesome job bud !!!!! 😊🙏👍❤️

They could possibly be carpenter ants as well they c h e w through a lot of wood and they're very large

I use dollar tree strings of battery powered lights, they come out on holidays, etc. They last forever and have different colors. Take 4 AA batteries, run for months

Maybe power bank can help

Maybe you can use DC usb,a control charger is cheap then you have DC power from your panels

More cooking videos please! Show us your lever action rifle/shooting videos.

The wood dust in your cabin may be from a sawyer beetle. If they are active and you listen you can actually hear them chewing the wood. These beetles are quite common especially in softwoods.

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Agree I'm thinking carpenter ants not mice!

Looks good buddy! I’m getting ready to get mine ready for the season. I don’t go out there much in the summer because I HATE the heat. Also building a treehouse next to it, more to come on that 😮

ants look for ants

Does berries look delicious. Glad to ear no damaged from Debby storm. I like the lights 👍

The title of this should be the idiots guide to blow out your back and and get a hernia

It's so good to see you back at the cabin, i know you will be getting stuff sorted for winter rolling in,you're Irish friends 🇮🇪

That’s the best way. No need to waste money on special equipment when casting for personal use.

Beautiful cabin

You have no idea how much headache you just saved me! I just bought an early 1887 and was having all kinds of problems with it with dummy rounds. Through in the brass shells I bought for reloading and operates just fine thank you so much.

Wow. Good job 👍 nice results.😊

long time had not see you thank you for sharing 👍👍👍

A friend of mine loosens both screws, and then tightens the bigger one that holds the spring all the way down, as it is the actual adjustment screw. He does trigger pulls while loosening the adjustment screw until the hammer starts to bounce back a little off the firing pin. At that point, he carefully tightens the adjustment screw until the hammer bounce is just barely eliminated. Then, he tightens the smaller set screw until it bottoms out on the hammers leaf spring, the plus 1/8 turn. With a new stock sping this gives a nice 4.5lb trigger. He makes sure the action springs are tightened all the way, so it's harder to short stroke the action. He says if you just use the small set screw for adjustment of tension, you may inadvertently bend an s-curve into your spring, making it feel weird. I took his advice, and it works for me. These old guns are fun.

My father has been having trouble with deer eating some of his privacy bushes. We ended up growing Carolina Reapers and Ghost peppers. We smashed them up and soaked them in water. The water was then sprayed on the bushes and surrounding area. Try this in the areas where the rodents are eating your insulation. Do NOT apply this in areas you will be touching with your bare hands, such as the inside of your cabin.

Nice chair! I've done up quite a few pieces of antique furniture over the years. I've used both boiled linseed oil and/ or Danish oil on furniture a fair bit. With either of those, you'll want to do several coats for best results, and once it has dried you really want to add some furniture wax over the top. Beeswax based ones are great.

Awesome video

Good video been waiting

I've done all my wood splitting with a 2 bit axe. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Always a pleasure watching your videos my friend!

Are you getting over a cold or something. Mice are always a problem aren’t the little buggers. New rocker is nice.

Where the mice chewed thru and got into the insulation, I've heard from a number of people that the mice and bugs will chew thru foam insulation also. I'm guessing that if you used some mortar mix they'd all leave that alone and it may help reduce the areas where they invade your cabin. Just sharing a thought... Nice video and a really like the way you salvaged the old rocking chair and are bringing it back to life and use again.

keep up the good work, it;s tough to do your self !

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Danish Oil isn't meant to restore old wood. Its a finish that protects from future wear. Check out Howard's Feed and Wax, which restores and nourishes wood.

I was going to suggest soaking epoxy into the chair. It looks worth preserving.

do you mean the heavy wire was sucking up alot of juice?