1 YEAR progress: Couple Building A Log Cabin with HAND TOOLS in the Canadian Wilderness

Welcome to our channel! This Log Cabin Project is a dream that we have had for several years that we finally decided to make a reality. Our goal is to build a tiny log cabin from scratch using as much material from our land as possible. We are building it entirely using hand tools (no chainsaw!). This cabin will function fully off-grid and will be only accessible by foot. Subscribe to follow our journey!
It has been 1 year since we raised the first log! This video is a condensed version of all the progress we have made thus far. We start with digging holes for the foundation, then pouring concrete footings, splitting and installing the sill log, notching and installing 30 floor joists, raising the walls, and installing the door and window frames.

[@kellyfleming6663]

You two, are absolutely amazing. Young people, and a couple to boot, knowing how to use "ancient" tools (sic) and masterfully building a beautiful home. I am utterly impressed and have total admiration for you both.

[@josephjohnson5691]

Enjoyed watching you build you log home. Great craftsmanship and team work!

[@bartonrobinson4266]

If I was a younger man, I'd be jealous, but since I'm not, I'll just say how amazed I am at the determination and devotion to your build you focus your attention on. Beautifully done and I have no doubt it will be in your minds for many years to come. Completing it isn't the keyword here, it's continuing thru the final board, hand cut and fit as all of them thus far. Keep the dream alive and life will be never forgotten in this venture, stay safe and love it forever !!

Thanks Barton! You said it perfectly. We're loving and cherishing every single step of the process. Seeing the finished cabin will just be the cherry on top of the cake.

[@adammiri3821]

Well well, I read lots of comments sent your way and everything I want to say to the two of you is there and said many times but what I like to add is congratulations to both of you for choosing each other as a partner and further more wishing you a long life together and if you ever split apart it would really break my heart.

[@johnnyrocket9372]

It's funny watching you guys work, all the little tips and tricks I'm yelling at my phone to help. Like when you're notching out your logs. And you're using a 2 inch chisel to chip away at the scrap. Just turn your claw hammer around and hit the scrap it will pop right out. Then use the chisel to clean up and smooth out. However you got it done and good for you.

[@raoulpelletier1648]

I'm proud of you Bravo!!!!

[@dcranch4820]

Am supper impressed with the way you two work together! Its so nice to have a partner that has skills and is willing to work hard on your cabin. Lots of good times ahead for the two of you. Also a very cool cabin design!!

Thanks for the wonderful comment Lee! Yes we work so well together. Every day we work together on the cabin is the best day 😊😊

[@peterhodges6684]

I myself would not have the patience, i love the idea but i couldn't do it. Can't wait to see it complete !!

[@clarencewalker293]

You are doing a good job i wach all your videos you two work good together good luck take care of that aram

[@barbaracarlson5376]

Your working together on your project has reminded me of when my father built our house. We had to live in the basement through the winter while the upstairs was finished. I remember helping with the anchors cementing them. Then hammering nails to help out.

[@heavyduty2280]

nice work and all that with only a dozen words spoken! I do love a sharp chisel haha

[@edwardestes8038]

One great thing about this build is she is right in there with you doing her share.....and not just cooking and cleaning.This means you get twice as much done and put together in a short time...!!!

Yes, it’s so much more motivating and enjoyable to work side by side!! We’re glad to be in this together :)

[@traceybriscoe8218]

Wow! This video certainly puts all of your hard work into perspective. Such great team work, creativity, dedication and devotion to your cabin and each other. Proud of you both. Love you!💜

[@altinorodrigues5218]

❤😂

[@TonyT-lo2sz]

That was a great video. I can't believe you two got that far with hand tools and hard work but I believe it now that I watched all from the start. One of my all time favorite U Tube channel's thanks for making them.

Thank you so much Tony! We have a hard time believing it ourselves haha

[@CCRider5312]

@ well you’re doing an amazing job!

[@lennybaldacchino]

THAT GONNA TAKE YOU YOUR WHOLE SPAN LOLL, YOU'LL WILL GO TO REST BY THE TIME YOU'LL FINISH, AAAAAHAHAHA JUST JOKING, I LIKE HAND WORK, GREAT TEAM FELLERS

[@user-yp1dv9kq6p]

Great job. It's going to be a great home when it is finaly finished. What a place to live & knowing it was all done by them CHEERS to the both of you.

[@susannewhirley8709]

Just found your channel and I am amazed by hard hard work and beautiful home! A big hello from Minnesota!

Well thank you very much, Susanne :)

[@tumblodryay1189]

Love watching this

[@richardliles4415]

This build is incredible. I believe my favorite part would have to be when the two of you were installing the door frame, that one side being a tight fit so you both hung from the top to set it in place, as your feet danced in the air with your happy laughter. Thank you.

Thanks Richard!! That's one of our favourite moments as well :)

[@macmcdonald9347]

You make a good team.

[@robyn7287]

That must have been so satisfying when each block just slotted together. Admire the very very hard work that went into everything

[@thelongs1896]

Best off grid build I have seen . Thanks

[@bizmarck1]

respect from croatia

[@gigmcsweeney8566]

Great job. Looking forward to seeing your amazing project completed and then how you turn it into a home. Cheers from the UK.

Thank you !!

[@xxxrst]

I really like you guys and what a beautiful log house, keep it up , I really appreciate it . 🙏

[@ErikGrankvist]

Impressive! Will be following your progress.

Thanks Erik! We've been following you for a few years now, you've been a big inspiration!

[@kingsglans1692]

@ Are you building it thoroughly, are you really going to live there? Life in the forest is refreshing, but also limiting.. priorities change over time. I keep my fingers crossed for you! 🤞

[@mumin3004]

​​​@ Salom men Uzbekistonlikman bu Urta Osiyo da joylashgan silarga bir savolim bor. Silar rostanam urmonda hayot kechirasilarmi?😊 Yani urmon sharoitida va tabiyatida yashaysilarmi?

[@BarefootJeff]

Oh cool you did a 1 year video. Doing one for the whole project with some commentary into a documentary will be cool.

It’s definitely in the plan ;)

[@thiagoperedo6563]

@ iy

[@sebaullmann]

regards from Argentina

[@Karlwatson33]

Amazing work guys, I just stumbled across you’re channel and I. Obsessed. I love all your hard work and the home you are both creating. I’m very Interested to know where and how you learned the skills to scribe and work with the logs. You both seem very talented. Keep it up 🙏

[@jorgebuck568]

Verdadeira construção ecológica. Parabéns à todos os envolvidos.Bebedouro, São Paulo, Brasil.

[@ralphtaylor3796]

great jpb guys.

[@PhuDang619]

2 Bạn thật tuyệt vời và khéo tay và cách làm cho tôi mở mang và học hỏi

[@norbertogarcia9963]

Hola SOMOS DE ARGENTINA TRADUSCAN EN CASTELLANO el vídeo y los comentarios el vídeo RE BUENO...EL MUCHACHO UN EXELENTE CARPINTERO MUY BUEN TRABAJO JUNTO CON EL AYUDANTE TRADUSCAN EN CASTELLANO SOMOS ARGENTINOS

[@drjcwardjr]

Great team work and determination and patience. Looks fantastic!

[@allancampbell8274]

good job

[@davidthrogmorton5959]

Them trees are Squatchy as heck ! BF out there for sure!

[@andreaswiebe5175]

Sehr gute Arbeit, von euch beiden!!!! Ja wenn man etwas beginnt und da dranbleibt dann kann man so etwas erreichen. Neue Erfahrungen und neue Kenntnisse. Ich wünsche euch viel Spaß und Freude dabei. Andreas aus Oregon.

[@gladysmasmeyer441]

Wow you guys are doing a awesome job it is amazing with just all hand tools

[@mikeolson2543]

Team work gets it done quicker I think, well done 👍✅

[@paulsmithjr2305]

Wow what a great job the log cabin is going to be awesome

[@JohnSmith-gr8kh]

Great progress looking really good…thank you for sharing your build with us👍🇨🇦

Thanks for following along John!

[@ADESIGNMODELING]

Heavy duty foundation and floor. Great work.

[@denniscarreno8151]

Job wel donel ✔️ stay safe...greetings from down under Australia

[@MrRevan991]

1:02:40 ohh that felt good... ah yes the satisfying THUNK of progress... impressive work

[@timgruver5932]

Awesome and congratulations! Learning the hard way too. Wrong tools mostly but by damn you got it done.

[@vladchapaev5666]

Great job.

[@denniscarreno5882]

Beautiful work guys! Stay safe! Greetings from down under Australia 🇦🇺

Thanks Dennis!

[@linhho6713]

Beautiful. 👍👍

[@jimcrowell5093]

The thing that just freakin amazes me you all are doing this with no power tools major respect to the noth of you excellent content💪👍😁🙏✌

[@jimcrowell5093]

Both dang little keyboard😠

Thank you very much !!

[@nanomaine]

I'm impressed! You did a fantastic job, and make a great team. Subscribed, and will follow your progress. 🙂

[@yasmeenbutt5455]

WOW SUPERB 👍👍👍👏👏

[@thaiBushcraft7654]

Wow good

[@playmaker1011]

Nice stuff, great team work, keep going :)

[@laureatcaron881]

bravo les jeune vraiment fait a l,ancienne rien de mécanique des vrais débrouillards congradulation

Merci, Lauréat!! Nos grands-pères seraient bien fiers ahaha 🙃

[@wespuckdog3897]

Happy to see I'm not the only one trying to extend the longevity of my gloves by wrapping the fingers in duct tape!!!

[@LARPGear]

Wow, I watched the whole video. Well done on putting all that video together for a comprehensive look at the past year. I am building in my own forest here in Japan, but am using power tools.

Thank you! Best of luck with your build as well :)

[@thomasschafer7268]

Tolle Arbeit. Ein zimmermansbeitel aus Holz ist praktischer für die stemmeisen. Und eine gestellsäge anstelle der da für den Astschnitt!

[@cdennisb]

Forgot how much work you put into everything at the beginning. It was also interesting to see how your notching skills progressed! Great chronology of the project, so far. You’re both doing a terrific job. P.S. just couldn’t help but notice how skinny your arms were at the beginning, compared to how much more strength you seem to have now! Cabin building as body building!

Thank you Dennis! Yes looking back at our first few notches, it's very clear we had no idea what we were doing haha. Comparing them to our notches now, it's like night and day. And we agree about our muscles! It's been so great to have our own home gym (literally!)

[@kivalcosta1900]

Perfeita. Parabéns. 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@kennethsanders963]

concrete in tubes :tip: use a bigger stick and where your sticking the rebar (up&down motion will bring any trapped air up to the surface)🙂or if you don't like that idea tip on the form column will also do the same.🙂Why you ask, because trapped air in concrete WILL crack and break-up the footing when it FREEZES.

We didn't show any clips of it in this video, but we were rodding the concrete as we poured it in. My days as a civil engineering student came in handy! I learned all about how to pour concrete and how to avoud cracking from freeze-thaw :). Thanks for looking out for us!

[@rayhuber3411]

Awesome

[@ApexWoodworks]

I especially liked how you portrayed the blood, sweat and tears that goes into such an undertaking. Congratulation on your progress to date. Nice to see a young couple working together to achieve a common goal. Good for you!

[@mzildaagostinho]

Olha, eu realmente admiro a coragem de vcs, em construir, com ferramentas tão manuais!🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

[@emeraldfox7175]

Absolutely luv

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Huuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyiiii q bien saben trabajar la madera

[@yoavharry3015]

well done like from Isreal 🥰

[@miraguedes9339]

Eu vós admiro,em pleno século 21,e vocês com maior prazer e calma,construindo sua cabine ,com matérias manuais,eu parabenizo vocês .. um abraço da Brasíleira Mira 🇧🇷 que muito vós admira😁 Deus continue abençoando suas vidas casal lindooo.

Obrigado Mira, isso é tão gentil

[@franciscobastos2629]

Esse casal é guerreiro

[@alesandroborges4192]

waw vendo este vídeo 📹 agora ótimo.😎 👍 trabalho.🇧🇷

[@foskco87]

You guys are awesome. I just discovered your channel and am now a subscriber. I'm going to admit when I first started watching I thought you might be in over your heads but I was wrong. It doesn't take long to see you guys know what you are doing and had a game plan before coming in to this. You both do quality work, keep it up.

Thanks David! You were somewhat right though, sometimes we feel like we are in over our heads 😂 but we're quick learners and good problem solvers, so everything usually comes out pretty smooth in the end

[@ravivarshney5077]

In CANADA there are four things available in plenty. Firstly Jungle, that is Forest, secondly, Drinking water lakes, Thirdly Freezing Cold weather of - 20 to - 35 degree Centrigate cold temperature and the Fourth point is Land. Canad is the second largest land based Country. So cutting & felling Trees is no big deal and building wooden log cabins.

[@dimitrastavrou3761]

ABSOLUTELY HAND MADE ALL THIS ! WHAT CAN I SAY . B R A V O B R A V O ❣ 🇬🇷

Thank you so much :)

[@csis-]

OK. I give you an A plus as a carpenter with no tools. Disappointed with chimney Flashig, stove at door and not facing the inside, rock Work is beautiful but pray that it will not crack when house settled. The insulation was a disaster as well as windows . You guys were awesome. I just don't like the corners cutting. Overall 4 Stars. Enjoy your lives I hope you make a ton of cash with KZbin.

[@gilsongranjeiro214]

Vocês são grandes guerreiros, fizeram tudo sem ferramentas elétricas

[@fidenciozapata4483]

Q bonito q la estén asiendo como esposos q son 😊

[@CCRider5312]

I Just Subscribed to your channel 😉👍

[@joeclark9042]

Well I've been watching this for about an hour and I really like it you guys have done a really really really nice job I'm really impressed there's not too many people who like to take on a project like that and make it look good you guys are doing a very fine job I give you so much praise and it is crazy so keep up the good work I love it I'm going to watch some more of it I want to see it completed So got a question for you what kind of nails are you guys using are using two different kind of nails what kind are they can you please let me know and the lengths and I appreciate it thank you all both

[@user-ew1gf5pj1d]

👍👍응원합니다 👍👍🇰🇷

Thank you!

[@junebennett978]

Thank You for this video to show me and my family how to survive! God Jehovah and Jesus Christ Bless You! In Jesus Christ name, Amen.

[@jackbiddix5211]

I'd like to work you're doing on that cabin I can't wait to see it finished And what size mails are you useing

[@anapaulastein4554]

Qual a madeira que vocês estão utilizando para construir essa bela casa? Parabéns 👏👏

[@luiginicolis1573]

Bravi.

[@user-he4yc9kb5l]

Good

[@XX-fq8kp]

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS. 😅😅😅😅

[@user-es7mt3tt5z]

Місце дуже гарне підібрав! 🇺🇦♥️

[@LouMai1]

What kind of trees are you using? Where in Canada is this? thanks a great project, well done.

[@cristianyordiewertobreque9659]

Excellent video, what tree is that they build with, I'm from Chile...

[@markbrown9765]

One word; Tenacity Didn't want the video to end.

[@andersmartensson1851]

Isoleringen mellan stockarna ,Det kommer att blåsa rakt igenom husets väggar , Ni va slöa på vintern .

[@pr0fet]

That is a lot of mortise and tenons

[@MrJlucRober]

Subscribing to the channel of Shawn James pupils ! Enjoy the good mood between both of you !

[@garryyoung2727]

Claw hamer on a wood chisel 😮

[@kevinemery1177]

String line was snagged but it was only like 3 quarters of an inch

[@WOOOODLY]

This is extremely professional work!! What are your career backgrounds? Very talented and very inspiring both of you. ❤

Thanks! Neither of us have any building experience haha. Though Nick was a civil engineer for a few years before this

[@mikedarr6968]

What is the 'on center' dimension of the floor beams, I looks earthquake proof! Great Work!

[@jimwilliamson7598]

Tap the sona tube when filling!!

[@norbertogarcia9963]

Me PARECE mucho más rápido sería con una MOTOSIERRA Y HUSAR TORNILLOS PERFORANTES MAS RÁPIDO NO TANTO FORMON OJO NO LOS CRITICO IGUAL UN EXTRAORDINARIO TRABAJO LOS FELICITO A LOS DOS SIGAN ASÍ......

[@geciyordumugradm4819]

I say as a man, a woman always does better than a man.. 54:21 excellent sharpness , well done 👍

[@TripleG69]

I've never seen it done like this before. 🤫🙄🤔

[@danthedewman1]

Will the pine rot faster where its touching the cement?

[@TheSongbull]

Impressive! For this build, did you get your logs shaped round or something or you did it by hand? They look so perfect. Good job

Thanks! We did it all by hand! You can see how we did it in our first few episodes of the build process