Building a half dovetail notched cabin from the ground up. Part one.

[@krispyle7602]

We bought your parent's cabin in Madison, Nash, - back in 2007. We grow to love our cabin more each & every day. We still from time to time find small mementos from when you & your brother lived here - (ie the"He Man Woman Hater's Club" house deep in the woods (..hahah), play tractors in sand box, shark's teeth imbedded in plaster, etc.) Chris & I are enjoying watching this video - it helps us realize what your folks went thru. Good luck to you & Heather in this endeavor!

[@79cabin]

@krispyle I am so glad you all enjoyed the video! I remember when you all bought that place and leaving it was hard. I am very glad it went to such good folks that appreciated the work that was put into it. I would love to come back and see it again someday. I hope you all are having a very good winter.

[@Jarjarjar21]

WoW! Quite an operation. Those logs are gigantic... looking great 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@kylegrayson4202]

Best KZbin video I have ever seen.

[@JoseDavalos-lw1hz]

your woman is priceless, her value is like two dozen galaxies, without her you couldn't done that

[@Erica-os2mp]

With a good woman backing a man he can do anything. Face all challenges. PERIOD

[@JoseDavalos-lw1hz]

@@Erica-os2mp 🫡

[@79cabin]

I 💯 agree

[@tymz-r-achangin]

Good ol' ways of the good ol' days. Hard work brings great rewards. Easily got my thumbs up!

[@79cabin]

Thank you I am glad you are enjoying it🙂👍

[@ericjohnson9468]

I live right in central San Francisco, but this makes want’a leave & built a log cabin… & I’m not kidding! My family still maintains a large 2-story log cabin in the ‘piedmont area’ of Virginia, that was built in the early 1800s. ‘Watching this makes me think back to spending time there as a child when visiting grandparents… & loving it.

[@79cabin]

Well I am glad that you are enjoying the videos! We are absolutely not prose with this and we are not trying to act like we are. Just trying to make a functional old style cabin 🙂 I hope that you get the chance to make a cabin someday! It is very rewarding pleasing work 🙂👍

[@krazybullzkrazybullz8241]

Excellent work! I really enjoyed that! God Bless all in the breaks

[@RaisedinAlaska]

That’s gonna be a beautiful cabin.

[@SuperDadadadadad]

Hi Heather you guys are quicker than you look. Nice job guys. Dave from the plane.

[@brianbloom1799]

That was smart, Making a dove tail Jig, My Grand father Built Log Homes, Back in the 1920-60's, I seen His Pictures of him and 3 other Me, My father Said My Grand father could put up a Log cabin quick, 1 Man layed it out 1 would cut dove tails and what ever else, and 2 Men would Build it, They are Beautiful Homes, Nothing Nicer than a Log cabin

[@79cabin]

You are lucky to have some old photos of him back then. I agree. A long cabin just makes me more comfortable than conventional modern homes.

[@burkejones5851]

Makes you appreciate what the first folks had to endure to place a roof over their heads. Pretty cool girl that can swing a hatchet and a stick rod!!

[@teresalutz3451]

Very impressive!!! Great video compilation.

[@The-Three-of-Us-and-Gus]

Awesome! Looking great guys! God Bless

[@markhenderson6198]

Just caught your story. Good to see a hard working young couple chasing their dream!

[@79cabin]

Thank you!

[@jamesa.rodriguez8598]

Thanks for sharing. A good plan and effort. God bless you and yours now and forever. Amen

[@79cabin]

Thank you for your kind comment hope you have a wonderful day!

[@eire711]

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing.

[@newbrook700]

Very interesting video, Nash and Heather! We plan to stop in this winter. Looking forward to the next episode!

[@DanielSilva-ws5cq]

Well done video hope to catch the next one of the cabin build

[@79cabin]

Thank you very much I hope you enjoy it!

[@justinpickar1755]

Great video. Enjoyed watching the process

[@AerialEscape]

I really enjoyed this video. You did an amazing job and that jig is brilliant! Can't wait to see your future videos on the progress of your new home.

[@79cabin]

Thank you 🙂👍

[@johnmoyer5515]

Love the jig, good thinking, my cabin was mfgd.. but i did most of the building, cabinets, furniture, builder's disease is a hard to get rid of. 👍 To Lonesome Fiddle Blues

[@rogerryan7999]

Love your work. Love your dog. God Bless you.all.

[@roberthaynie8473]

Great video! That's some familiar looking country. I live norrh of Lewistown, Mt. About 12 miles from the Missouri river. And that brown short box Ford looks just one my buddy sold. Does it have a 300 six cyl. and a mans trans?

[@79cabin]

Yup we bought it in Winifred a few years ago. Just sold it the other day though😂

[@jayponce3571]

What kind of logs are those? Yellow pine? No wood borer issues? Amazing job!

[@79cabin]

Thank you! And do you mean wood borer bees or like larva and Beatles?

[@79cabin]

Thank you! Are you referring to larva or wood borer bees?

[@davidwarby8302]

Great video, thank you. What was the book you and your father used to help build your homes? I am planning to build my own small log cabin over here in the UK.

[@79cabin]

The book is called A Logbuilder’s Handbook and was made back in the 80s very helpful book to have on the job. Also if you are planning to make one for yourself I highly recommend checking a guy on KZbin called The bearded carpenter. His videos are amazingly helpful 👍

[@gumboot65]

Why the big gaps between each course of logs ? I subscribed If you run your winch lineover the top under the bottom of the log and back up to the winch side of your mill deck. You can easily parbuckle logs up the ramps very easily

[@leifhietala8074]

With the sawmill right there, wouldn't it have been a good idea to flatten the top and bottom surfaces of your wall logs? Far less chinking required.

[@79cabin]

That is definitely another method that we have played around with before but this cabin is off a traditional design that was common back east and it’s just a stile we like. And I guess I just never minded chinking 🤷‍♂️

[@smokeybailey3080]

I’ve built log structures for more than 40 years mostly the style you’re building it is far better to leave the top rounded because water doesn’t flow up hill. Looks great

[@jerryblair5038]

Very impressive!! Starting a cabin of my own. Curious as to what you used for the joint to connect the two modules? If a tennon do you peg them? Thanks.

[@Notarobot310]

Yes on timbers that are joined with mortise and tenon they are pegged. However on a floor joist the tenon has a bevel to lock it in place.

[@sammylacks4937]

Ive always wanted a log home. Im curious are you puttig the floor joists in green? There will be some shrinkage Im sure your aware of how are you compensating for this?

[@79cabin]

@sammylack4937 So the log that I milled them out of had been cut for quite a while and was already pretty dry. However I am sure they will still shrink a little bit. The sub floor is in place with minimal screws and I will take it all off once the roof is up and install insulation and at that time will adress any shrinkage 👍

[@62Cristoforo]

The jig was genius.

[@medliningmachineworks8290]

What is the name of the book you’re talking about?

[@79cabin]

It is called A Logbuilders Handbook

[@johntillotson4254]

Thx for sharing. Where do you get a jig for dove tails

[@79cabin]

So dad and I just made these jigs on a table saw and they are actually pretty difficult to make. I am not sure where you can buy them but I am sure that you could find them online 🤷‍♂️

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@79cabin I have /had 2 log structures that were built probably 80 to 90 years ago with the compound dovetails that you used. One it took apart to repurpose. The fits on the dovetails are still incredibly tight. I use to do scribe fit log homes but was impressed with the workmanship on these buildings. The jig you and your dad built is very clever. One way to speed up the cutting of the notches is to learn how to plunge a chainsaw instead of score lines that leave a rough surface to clean out. When you learn that trick and use a sharp saw that you don't file the rakers down so it doesn't buck, it will speed up the production by probably 50%. Also score your line with a sharp linoleum to eliminate tear out. With a properly controlled and sharp saw there will be hardly any chisel/ or slick work to clean up.

[@79cabin]

@@kerrryschultz2904 I will try scoring the lines like you said. I have seen a few other people doing that and it makes sense. Off camera I have been practicing some plunge cuts and you are definitely right if I can get better at that it would save me a lot of time. Unfortunately I am just simply not skilled enough yet to do it consistently but I am practicing and hope to improve on it👍

[@kerrryschultz2904]

@@79cabin That spacer added to the side of the bar so you could slide on the jig was a very clever idea.

[@79cabin]

@@kerrryschultz2904 we actually got that idea from another guy here on KZbin. It worked very well 👍 kzbin.info/www/bejne/g6eWdoqHdtiAbdEsi=Wla2Z4lnigsC3BEK this is his video

[@claytonsimplot9554]

Didn't see much of the half dovetail being made. Maybe part two.

[@vallodholm]

Would have liked to her more about what you were saying in the voice over but the music was too loud.

[@79cabin]

I am still figuring this out I will see what I can do about that👍

[@billhacks]

Nothing wrong with Poulan saws. They just need to be taken care of. most people use them once and then put them in the shed for a few years with half a tank of ethanol fuel and wonder why they don't run.

[@79cabin]

True enough 😅 this one was retrieved out of a dump and then given to me so it was just surprised that it worked so well 😂👍

[@sinistersteel1042]

But you rested all that weight like 5 times the weight of a moderate house on like 6 to 8 split face building block ????? Some solid granite or something made way more sense.....

[@79cabin]

Anything in this video that was shimed up with wood at the time of this video has been replaced with concrete now 👍 this spring/ summer I plan to go around and do some masonry work around all the existing foundations as well 👍

[@ВадимЛитвиненко-щ7ж]

Вроде стена,а одни дыры между венцов... Чем заделывать будут? Соплями?

[@Jarjarjar21]

Chinking...some kind of screening and a mortar of sorts applied....it's the way lad...but likely some snot spilled in the process😂

[@Mike500912]

What's with all the guns - so Amerrican.

[@79cabin]

lol yup 🇺🇸

[@Chefchen21]

hhm,is it your owne Forrest?if YES,why the hack you talk about waste of a Lo? YOU SIT in the middle of a FORREST. You have cut the Trees you need,but there are still MILLIONS.so please,waste somuch you wish,because we have BILLIONS of Tree.only plant NEW Trees for every you cut down. EVERY Tornado cut more trees down,then you,so dont make a Drama of waste Logs,Man.

[@martykelley2001]

G O O D J O B ! LOOKS EXCELLENT !

[@79cabin]

Thank you 👍👍