Building log cabin: How to cut notches

[@Chris-so1tn]

Wow! I remember ordering this on VHS. This taught me the trade! I built my log cabin 25 years ago following these instructions. Best thing I ever did!

[@GeorgiaWoodsHomesteading]

How is your cabin holding up? And what do you treat it with? I want to build one soon.

[@qbarnes1893]

Omg...how could I have lived this long without your knowledge...so very very impressed with that knowledge.... I’m shure I’d never been able to figure it out without your u tube input...thank you so very very much...

[@jerrysparks725]

This gentleman is very skilled at work with the chain saw

[@nelsons8626]

To prevent draft and level fat end to smaller end

[@jesser5127]

How do people make the round notches? Something more along the lines of what Dick Proenneke in Twin Lakes, Alaska did. He used some type of measurements and drew the marks by hand at varying points, then went back over them and drew the pencil line arc from point to point. He used an axe to chop it out and then some type of U-shaped wood carving tool to finish it. But they were round and seemed to fit nearly perfectly without overlapping or underlapping.

[@randyfontaine2627]

That's a drawknife....the tool you are mentioning... And scribing is the method.

[@miketurnner1351]

In making a notched log end, the saddle in the first part of his video is over half way through the log isn't it?

[@robertguiman1592]

Very good,thanks a lot.

[@linusdurkan6581]

what is the size of the logs you use.

[@axixgraham8667]

I got lost when he used that scarf board. ...any log cabin kit sets available?

[@joejoel8962]

Seems to be a lot of time to spend on a knoch. I don't think I would not tend to make it perfect. But that is me. A stile I am drawn toward is tong and grove with vertical logs, shorter horizontals. If money is not an issue then why not keep it perfect though! That is the nice thing of building a rustic log cabin, it does not need to be ferfect, just functional, sturdy, lasting, good looking! As far I I am concerned! ~ Just a comment! Not intending to criticize! Thank you for the video!

[@TABIBI-OP]

Why not straighten the log in the sawmill up and down before the assembly?

[@pirateman1966]

ice sculpturing, but with wood! Looks easy, but it ain't...

[@douglasbrannon6525]

I would think a 14 inch saw would be lighter. A 20 inch saw or bigger Wil wear a person out after a while. Use big saw to cut the logs

[@WORMGITTER]

cut to much wood out of the center of the notch....not enough surface contact to the lower log when set....but it looks perty!

[@PastorWilliamBarhorst]

Not only is he skilled with the chainsaw, he knows how to properly sharpen his chain, Notice the spaghetti shavings not saw dust as he cuts. This takes a skill which I have developed a log time ago. Always keeping it sharp by touching it up often as your cutting. I do mine by eye don't need the file holders or chainsaw sharpeners, they actually do a poor job.

[@kelseystenso1987]

the reason for spaghetti shavings is b/c he is cutting lengthwise a cross cut would never produce that type of result.

[@nojtom]

Actually, he is performing a “pasta” cut, that is why he has spaghetti shavings.

[@chadgregory9037]

that one log gave me great pleasure for long time

[@robertd6925]

18:20 how deep should the cut be?

[@sebtaninges]

Minimum to a third of the depth of the wood. Maximum, to half the depth of the wood.

[@lindanwfirefighter4973]

Why do they need a scarf cut? I am building my first log cabin and cannot find any reason for this cut. Can anyone help me?

[@doug6085]

So the notches stay tight over time. They are underscribing these logs so that as the log settles and dries, it slides down the scarf. Notice the relief at the top of the notch. Logs dry aroun the circumference and not so much long ways. The notch is cut in the longitudinal direction while the log below is shrinking Radially. Without a scarf and underscribing, you will have a gap in the future.

[@joejoel8962]

I feel a tong and groove stile cabin is easier, just as lasting, more accommodating when it comes to shinkage! The vertical logs do not need to be very long. Simpler and easier for a one person crew! That's just me.

[@jasonhowe1697]

i would think a milling lathe be a better option for doing straight edges on logs

[@selvamm6447]

Nice c

[@fmaho1156]

This is the voice of Allan B. Mackie, I'm pretty sure.

[@joshuaandree9007]

You would think there would be a tool to cut this shape in a matter of moments. Like a saw with many blades of varying diameters one right after the next… A standard chop saw but really thick. If I’m going to make money I can’t be doing it that slow.

[@MrSylvester1111]

You actually know that no Log is like the other? If you want to mass produce you should use wooden beams.

[@ianhargreaves4978]

That’s a weak joint only the outer edges are touching

[@douglasbrannon6525]

What is formulas for scribing?

[@chriscoker7794]

1+1=2, 2+2=4

[@robinhood5951]

These guys make it way more complicated than it needs to be.

[@basedmadlad3916]

Does this dude own any tools other than a chainsaw, cause I could do the finishing way faster than this.

[@kurt16950]

that would kill my ear drums !

[@SpringWaterPaul]

He is very good using the chainsaw

[@dianeernest1660]

The man should wear earmuffs to protect his ears

[@occultustactical6138]

This was tough to watch. The guy working the saw was using it as a pry bar, he was bending the bar to make curved cuts, the chain was very loose through much of the video. Just saying.

[@dirtydan179]

17:14

[@clintstathis]

There has to be a faster way to do this, I don't know, but this seems really inefficient.

[@smartman136]

Clint Stathis there is. Its called dont do it like pokie ass. Just cut the damn line and chisel the rest out. Jesus christ its making me want to figure out where the hell this guy is building at (cause god knows he's not done yet) and show him how to do it right. The old timers never took this long. Winter was coming and martha was getting cold

[@andrewyork3869]

@@smartman136 I was also thinking for scribing along the length a band saw (like a mill) would be a fast scribe and rough pass.... Still learning for mine....

[@PetraKann]

no safety eye wear or ear muffs?

[@tedbaker8291]

Nice handiwork, but no eye protection and using the guide bar as a pry bar? Never. Too much respect for myself and my machine. And I didn't even have to learn the hard way! Hopefully, your viewers don't, either.

[@AndrewBrowner]

theres always atleast 1 safety fuck, either take the tutorial for what it is or dont watch it

[@tedbaker8291]

I did, complimenting the performance and keeping my potty mouth shut while doing so. You? Not so much.

[@johnmcook1]

just rent a mill and cut the logs all the same size square... Then dovetail the ends

[@tommyswoodpileadventuresan5940]

I have opinions on this whole thing

[@jazzcatt]

Would be nice to hear your opinions.

[@seyyednaqvi6760]

yes please give opinion

[@RealDiaz]

Ive watched a thousand vids of guys building log cabins and I hate to say but this is the most time consuming tedious method Ive come across yet. Im sure it works great but a guy can do three logs in the time it takes you to do one. And whats with that scarf board? Its overthinking what should be a simple cut. This gave me a headache.

[@chelseasawatzky2471]

Well here goes, I've never used a chainsaw before. Should be an interesting year.

[@davidhawley1132]

Wear PPE, including faceshield, chaps, ear protection, and if you do a lot of it, anti-vibration gloves. Be careful with the end of the blade, because it can kickback.

[@64Babydee]

I can hear Jim Bridger, Daniel Boone, Davy Crocket and Abe Lincoln commenting on this video.

[@Toekneepowers]

When you go home at night do you find yourself saying...what! all night long to the wife. Let's get this man some ear protection.👂

[@chuckroast7053]

And safety glasses..........he might not see his wife if something goes wrong while cutting

[@chriscoker7794]

I've been running a chainsaw my whole life and have never worn hearing protection. That's why I've been happly married for going on thirty years. Yeah... take my advice and screw the hearing protection. I threw my hearing aids away over twenty-five years ago to.

[@chriscoker7794]

@@chuckroast7053 yeah... I wish that I would have never worn safety glasses neither.

[@Toekneepowers]

@@chriscoker7794 LOL. You seem like the kind of American I'd like to drink with.

[@chriscoker7794]

@@Toekneepowers I'm sixty years old and still like to have fun albeit mostly with my grandchildren now though. I live close to tuscaloosa if you are ever close by we could surely enjoy a few good drinks.

[@williamcurry1132]

slow process huh ? how in blazes did the mountain men cut the notches - in a timely fashion ? ANYONE please

[@tgpoppins3904]

william curry The would probably have used a saddle of square notch which is much easier.

[@orion_13]

If you want a fast square or rectangle box style cabin then you stand up vertical post on the corners and butt the logs between them like you see the trapper cabins on the last Alaskan show (requires fasteners of some type. Nails or spikes or rebar). It is fast and not as strong but if winter is knocking on the door fast will do some times. Another method is to square up the logs, hand hewn them, and then do a dovetail corner. There are many ways to skin a cat... only limit is your imagination and the old timers had tons of imagination.

[@ctyoungman]

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[@jacoblecoy3700]

Sharp axes and Draw Knives.

[@cordeliablakeslee7964]

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[@DinorwicSongwriter]

Husky 266

[@annettemillette4091]

interesting

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[@lugnutz9025]

That voice puts me to sleep.

[@pcking2008]

soothing voice

[@Hertog_von_Berkshire]

I think it's synthetic. Hard to say.

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[@natetraff]

WTH why is there no talk about scribing, the most important part

[@martyjewell710]

I would rather do it with non power tools....just me.

[@jvmostwanted]

Really why do we need chisels , when we have a chainsaw dooragged Asian in the snow with nut choking jeans, just log cabin it up.

[@InviernoAustral]

💀

[@clintstathis]

20 minutes per notch, it's gonna take months to build this thing

[@robinhood5951]

lol well yea, it's a log cabin, just a small one 15x20 requires roughly 70 logs, that's 140 notches, which is somewhere around 50 hours of just notching. It takes a year or two for your felled trees to properly dry before you can start this step. Rome wasn't built in a day but if you have your own land and you build your own cabin you just saved 45-50 grand and did it yourself. I could notch this as fast or faster with hand tools.

[@robertaandal717]

you will use 45-50 grand of fuel on the chainsaw if you do it fast as this.

[@clintstathis]

It almost seems like an axe would be much quicker

[@chriscoker7794]

Chop chop

[@pcwebster]

I wonder WHO this guy is ???

[@TheWoodguru63]

Paul webster his name is B. Allan Mackie. World renowned log home builder and teacher.

[@pcwebster]

that's NOT Allan Mackie, sorry, that guy is a Native American Indian

[@verteup]

@@pcwebster the narrator is Alan Mackie the man in the video is Japanese. Seems pretty obvious to me the person talking and the person in the video are not the same person.

[@andyh1878]

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[@anthonydewayne712]

Relieve cuts, are not for beginners...stupid people trying to teach people

[@earlrussell1026]

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[@anthonydewayne712]

He don’t know how to use a chain saw

[@rayjaquith3821]

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