Australian Bushcraft Basecamp Build Part 39 [Does an Archer make Arches? ]

[@alanholley2031]

Well done on the fireplace ! It’ll hold up no worries. 👍You don’t need masks now Alex, you’re double axxed....😬keep up the good work big fella. Copulator

[@AlexDoes]

OK Alan you win, that is by far the best comment I've ever seen! "DOUBLE AXXED... BAHAHAHAHA

[@blowninjectedfalcon]

Love the look of the fireplace dude, and also the addition of some funky jazz tunes.

[@AlexDoes]

Cheers dude.

[@66srsen66]

dude thas a serious fireplace to be proud of. well done man, quite the achievement. i cannot wait to see it all finished. call me crazy, but when you build the next installment with the smoker, you could seriously consider a hinged wooden door to open or close the smoking area. wouldnt get hot enough to burn and could give you a better smoke too.

[@AlexDoes]

Hinges yeah no worries...off the hinge tree, the one next to the concrete tree lol....but yes a wooden door is coming, and given that I'm filming 4 weeks in advance quite possibly already done😉. Thank you for your kind words.

[@BlackshacksBushcraft]

Nice one. Subscribed. 😃

[@AlexDoes]

Cheers, welcome aboard.

[@ricknsw71]

Nice stuff mate very jealous atm in bloody lockdown can't do shit. This stuff keeps me sane. Along with all other you tubers🤣🤣🤣😂😂 Thanks buddy.

[@AlexDoes]

I feel ya mate, I'm definitely over it! Pleases me to know that I might easy some of you're pain my friend. Take care.

[@johnsaucerhunter]

Hello Alex.. the new axe looks great with it's protective mask.. brilliant idea too (making sure your Axe doesn't get sick). The archway on the fireplace looks good. I'd cover over also the Arche's branches there with clay, it'll add another structural-benefit for the arch (just in case of crumbling or cracking). Your coming right along nicely with the whole project (considering your the least educational Creator on KZbin.. j/k). Cheers!

[@AlexDoes]

Not a bad idea John. I'll play it by ear but covering the vines with clay could be a good option. Just so long as you don't learn anything in the process OK, I wouldn't want to risk appearing educational at all lol. Cheers mate.

[@johnsaucerhunter]

@@AlexDoes I don't want to go against your 'tag-line'.. but the risk of appearing educational has already happened... As much as I have tried to resist, I keep learning 'stuff' from you. Sorry.. I'll work on that (maybe my mask will help?)

[@AlexDoes]

@@johnsaucerhunter lol anti educational mask!

[@blackpawadventures4216]

That fire place turned out amazing mate. She'll hold up. I'm really looking forward to seeing next week's vid, See ya Saturday morning.

[@AlexDoes]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Michael, much appreciated mate.

[@kurts64]

Mate the fireplace looks awesome! Great idea using the vines as a prop, I reckon it will hold up for sure. Cool to see the new axe, hope it works for you. Spot on about thinning the handle and the steel being softer than GB, though it's a bit easier to sharpen on the fly. Good stuff mate!

[@AlexDoes]

Cheers Kurt, maybe a little of that axe-ology is sinking in then lol. Cheers mate.

[@paulbeckwith2685]

Fireplace is looking great, I like the idea of the arch, interested to see how you full the gap near the smoking rack, new axe looks the goods, now I in suspense until next saturday to see if the arch survived, staysafe mate.

[@AlexDoes]

lol everyone loves a cliff hanger! Cheers Paul.

[@datlow729]

Looking awesome mate I'm really going to have to pull my finger out and start one of my own!! Just trying to find a location still

[@AlexDoes]

Cheers Alex, yeah location is key, particularly building resources. I look forward to seeing your footage.

[@blackpawadventures4216]

Keen as mustard to see this fire place tomorrow 👍🙏

[@AlexDoes]

8am as always. 👍

[@GeoterricsOutdoorsAustralia]

Love it - great use of second hand masks! The Hults Bruk looks great. Fireplace arch is looking fantastic - I'd love to see how it handles a few loaves of bread on one of the coming weeks?

[@AlexDoes]

Thank you, yes I'd love to have a crack at making bread at some point. I did do pizza a while back which was great but now the fireplace is closed in more I think it would work even better for bread loaves....

[@CDPOutdoors]

Looks good Alex. All the best. Clive.

[@AlexDoes]

Cheers Clive.

[@eyeofthetiger4184]

G'day Alex, yep she'll hold up I reckon, the previous stonework is good evidence that the clay holds together well. Maybe a bit of a maintenance render if any cracks appear over time. It did get pretty shaky down here last week, but hey, we don't get that every day. Nice chopper mate. Cardboard and duct tape work quite well too. Don't forget the ol' boiled linseed oil once you shave down the handle. Cheers Duke.

[@AlexDoes]

Thanks for the vote of confidence Duke lol. Yeah I got the shake a bit here too but not as much as down south. I reckon the cardboard and duct tape would work great. Of course I have to consider the 'KZbin Aesthetics" haha....cheers mate.

[@eyeofthetiger4184]

@@AlexDoes Mate, I was sitting in the garage at the time of the quake, thought the bloody roof was gonna come down, lol, quickly realised what it was, since it couldn't have been anything else, got outside and experienced some weird vertigo through the ground. I have made a mask, a few belt loops and such out of old leather products, the most notable being and old guitar strap, but when you need one quick, as you found, you just need something, anything, to avoid a bad outcome. Even leather off cuts are not particularly cheap to buy and unless you live close by to an outlet, you order online, sight unseen. Once you have the leather though, not difficult.

[@AlexDoes]

@@eyeofthetiger4184 yeah I'll probably make something more substantial at some point. Another thing to add to the list. As for the quake I was only able to feel it because I was in my motorhome and it started swaying. I thought it was wind at first and looked outside but no wind.

[@AlexsAustralianAdventures]

Nice bit is suspense at the end. The fire place looks great. I am sure it will still be there and I am intrigued as to whet you are planning to do above it.

[@AlexDoes]

Thanks Alex, glad you enjoyed and appreciated the cliff hanger ending lol

[@Richutube2000]

Hi Alex, great stuff watched in ages, looking really good!! I’m build i g a bus out myself now, do u still live in yours or have u out grown it? Just wondering cause I may have to end up living in mine. 👍

[@AlexDoes]

Hi Rich, thanks for the kind words. Yes I'm still living in the bus full time. It's been 3 years in my motorhome over the last 4 years. I tried moving back into a house but hated it so moved back into my bus.

[@Richutube2000]

@@AlexDoes awsome, that’s great to hear.. I’m doing a 96 Nissan civilian, I went through all your videos a year or so ago and was a great help!! Thanks mite hit u up in the future about good places to park around Sydney! I mite have to go back to an older video where u mentioned it 👍