EPIC Swing Set & Fire Pit Build🔥🔥

[@burntheobedient4473]

So, let me make sure I understand. There is a huge yard. Lots of space. More than enough for this project. But... You pick a spot in the yard with a....tree? Neat.

[@geongsi6991]

In-laws probably wanted that tree removed and John got an idea for the video for them to get it done for free?

[@JGus6607]

Great way to start the day. Just poured my second mug of coffee and going to ignore work for the next 12 minutes and 38 seconds!

[@M34th05]

That's exactly what I just did.

[@pbenga]

Half of the video is about removing a tree stump, which is totally fine because that's just as fun to watch.

[@travismorgan4249]

Been there before. Start the day saying to myself, "I'm just going to dig that stump up with a shovel". Week later I rent a stump grinder.

[@devine86]

A great idea would be to mount drink holders on the vertical beams.

[@willb5332]

Note to self: when building a structure do not use the old tree trunk as the center point. Nice work though John keep it up

[@ModernDIYCraftsman]

Your KZbin videos are better than Netflix.

[@freakazoid5907]

stump removal tip - put pruning saw blade into sawzall and cut the roots, roll stump out. tractors help a lot too.

[@star-lord4208]

One nice trick for getting rid of big stumps is to take a 50gal drum, cut the bottom off so it's just a tube, place it over the stump and light the stump on fire. You can feed the fire with the limbs and kill 2 birds with one stone. It's not the fastest way, and can take a couple days for the root systems to burn out completely, but after, the stump is gone like magic and you're just left with a hole in the ground. You can sit back and have a beer watching the fire.

[@michaelpurdy1116]

Put a patio stone in the fire pit, makes cleaning up ashes way easier, and it gives a raised area in the fire pit, to start a fire, after a rain.

[@KellyEUTAH]

My husband and I had a stump in our front yard that was bigger than that stump. It took us digging for two days, but we finally got to the base, and used a bottle jack to pull it out. No stump grinder, no fire. Just motivation.

[@nanoreaper5002]

Awesome idea for the back yard... just needs an off road rolling beer cooler..

[@Eng586]

You should try to make a sawhorse out of metal

[@pastorbones2766]

"Once he gets back with something to burn" lol 🌲🌲🌲

[@Ghostdancer88]

Using a power washer can blast away the dirt to get a saw to the roots pretty easy, just makes for a dirty job

[@themikejmartin]

You should add a border to that awesome pit! That gravel is going to go rogue all over the lawn!

[@travismorgan4249]

This is a must! Go get you a scoop of 6-11 river rock and put them around the gravel. It will look great and hold your gravel in place.

[@jaredpearce5201]

Bruhhhhhh.....1 word......TANNERITE!!!!!

[@LogHouseFarm]

Stubborn Stump!

[@evodawg]

Football? What's that? Gave it up and boy do I get a lot done, NOW!!!

[@chrisdontkerr]

idk, those diablo blades are badass!!!!!

[@tcpguru]

Bust out the recip and tell her be a root choppa! Thanks for the clip!

[@Hacksaw37]

Just need a small shelf on one side of the posts to sit your bottle/can of beer.

[@j1ones11282]

Start of the video... “this won’t take long” laughed to myself!

[@ozziebarton2374]

a lot of work for a stump, best and easiest way is to get a 55 gal. drum cut the end out put it over the stump then burn wood inside for about 4 hours or so. It kills the stump and all the runners from the tree. use it on property all the time.

[@14768]

Cool project. I would improve it by pouring a round form footing and attaching your wood posts to the top of that. Wood in concrete will rot really fast and there is no easy way to replace it. For things like deck posts this is no longer allowed by code in most areas.

[@emoe40]

Great work. I was a little disappointed with the swing chairs though. Basket weave chairs would look better

[@eberherrera9418]

Getting stumps out old schools sucks, I’ve done it with like 10 trees ever and it took for ever

[@alexstrick4693]

8 minutes in I realized welding is involved. “Great”

[@martdod]

Not sure why you cut down the tree. 🤔 Seems you had plenty of blank canvas to work with.

[@webcrawler3332]

Bro! You could have saved your backs and just put the ring around the stump and built everything. Then once the stump burnt down after a few fires. Back full with gravel to the height you wanted. Still looks good!

[@Popdaddy580]

Just watched this episode and the first thing that came to mind watching you trying to remove that stump was an episode of "The Middle" with Boss Co where Axle and his friends take a job to remove a stump. The similarities are priceless 😂. Love your channel, keep on building.

[@Em2619]

i need this in my yard!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Lori_M]

Cupholders on the posts now. You have to have somewhere to put your beers!

[@Hazeyoazz]

Nothing better then waking up to a new video from John!

[@John_Malecki]

Hells Ya !

[@AnthonyBowman]

I'd watch for those posts rotting quicker than you think. Cedar posts should be treated with copper napthanate or a similar preservative if they are going to be set in concrete.

[@ryanakers1372]

Really cool project! The one thing that worries me is it looks super easy to lean back in those swings and stick your feet right in the fire.

[@joeyshofner639]

Subcompact tractor with a backhoe? Now that’s the ticket.

[@TraumaQueen65]

I adore this ridiculous awesomeness and I know exactly where I want to build it. Bring on winter nights by the campfire! 😎

[@TheWhiteSanatarium]

What a cool project.

[@neonx6568]

you should build a gun body. I would watch that for sure. You could use some osage orange, walnut, and (possibly?) some Blue Mahoe. You could probably even do some epic inlay on the stock.

[@travismorgan4249]

Make a stock that fits a ruger 10/22's and I bet you could sale them

[@neonx6568]

@@travismorgan4249 Yes!

[@MamboZaZahZoe]

I like the way this man thinks🤣 im so in..subscribed...i am so making that😄

[@C.J.33]

Here in Texas and we're finally getting our first cool front of Fall, weather is down to about 80 with night lows of 50's and I've been craving some hammock time. Watching this really makes me want to build this exact same thing but just a little bit bigger for hammocks on each edge of the 6 sided (hexagonal) area. Bad ass vid as always man!

[@OOOHBILLY]

Would be way more squirrelly if it rotated around the fire pit.

[@fireandice5969]

That's some bad assery!

[@lukebenji4228]

Nice work boys

[@andrewdg90]

Simple (read: fun) solution for stumps: 1.5" x 8" auger bit and a big drill. 2 lbs of tannerite. Drill small fuse hole. Glue and peg in a large peg for the main hole and stand way back...

[@unogazzy84]

Here's an idea, an expensive idea at that. Build a sturdy TV bench/media console/TV stand (whatever it's called) out of polycarbonate.

[@theusconstitution1776]

Next time give the next-door neighbor a case of beer and have him dig that sumbitch out with his back all or just push it over a whole and you don’t have to remove the stump! Great videos love to watch your new stuff Matt’s guitar was amazing!

[@Nomadahtous]

Great tutorial

[@bodebench5812]

john is iconic man for sure! removed a stump last week and it sucked a$$. love what your doing. keep up the good work.

[@makethepart]

Great video John, Sam, and Jordan!

[@3rd_stall]

As someone who has removed my fair share of stumps, Much respect for the brute force and awkwardness method. Should have got the Dingo. =)

[@hollycrossen298]

I had literally NEVER heard of anything Lenox before until I names my oldest son Lenix almost 9 years ago and I swear I hear it every day in some context haha

[@shapst3838]

This channel should be called dad jokes and Wood

[@robt6838]

A stump grinder is ment to have blunt teeth, it smashes the wood up into small chunks, also you should I started from the edge and work yourself in taking bit by bit.

[@SchysCraftCo.]

John that is completely BadAss project. love ur videos keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend keep making.

[@andrewkiefer2628]

Why remove the tree? It looks like there was plenty of other places to put this.

[@mason678w]

Hey super hero, they either didn’t want the tree, needed firewood for the pit they were building or it was in the perfect spot. They didn’t do it as a middle finger to Mother Nature

[@andrewkiefer2628]

@@mason678w I understand. I assume it was not out of some morbid hatred of trees.

[@T00T3ECHNiCAL]

That tree looked a little sickly, was probably infected or had a pest issue.

[@lincolnrock9158]

@@mason678w how do u no smart guy

[@XunknownBrazyX]

I guess he just liked that spot. Who knows.

[@timloer5419]

A Maddox pry bar and farm jack would have made short work of that old cedar

[@cooperhoelscher7463]

Such a sick build

[@thehooverfamily9589]

Nice. Need the swing a little wider. I like a handy when I’m burning my wood

[@bendingsands87]

Pro tip. Move whole structure 20 ft in any direction. Stump bs avoided😁 I'm just joking brw. If you wanted that in the kiddle of a lake I'd still be happy with how cool this thing is

[@paulalbright6829]

I have to tell you the great news. I now have a PIT BOSS SMOKER. Thank you fir talking about it. GO STEELERS

[@Joshua.McNabb]

You’re gonna have to add “John Malecki: The Lumberjack” to your logo now

[@thilokeshjain6767]

Fantastic 🤩🤩

[@jamielangley9700]

Outstanding!!!🇨🇦

[@14babzie]

The phat stamp 😂 imma start using that one. Awesome video loved it !!

[@devine86]

It took me 4 mins to realize his shirt was blurred I just thought it was sweat.

[@sup3ray]

Tip for covering up logos etc you don't want seen just stick a strip of gaffer tape over it. Leaves no residue and casey neistat did it on his jackets

[@michaelherrmann656]

John, you should install beer holders on those posts.

[@mattyallwood]

As soon as I saw your plan for tree removal I may of had a chuckle 😂

[@KEIRAN1996]

1 improvement on this would be,shelves on each beam to put beer and things on and some lighting for when the fire isn't lit but you want to chill

[@famas0]

Wybacz moją szczerość ale w tym projekcie ciężko mówić o solidności. Bardzo fajny pomysł na projekt lecz wykonanie pozostawia wiele do życzenia. Sądze że stać was na nieco więcej.

[@matteedstrom]

Missed the trick were you put a chain around the stump, then the chain over a standing tire, and pull with a car???

[@jonathanmills806]

I enjoyed this

[@mattc88]

No edging on the gravel-grass? Isn't mowing going to be a pain?

[@silatdan]

Thanks for blurring out the timberland logo. It was a close call but I resisted buying any of their stuff! Lol cheers for another great vid. All the way from Ireland.

[@John_Malecki]

wasnt timberland haha

[@silatdan]

Aaaah there was some sneaky t-shirt change. You're a ninja! Ha ha anyway super build this week, makes me want to build the same in my parents garden. Cogs are turning, might give it a go.

[@jonny555ive]

It's about damn time, where the hell have you been ? MORE videos John....... MORE we demand !!!!!

[@mexicas6637]

Yea! New video 😀

[@williamwinder3466]

Pro tip... Also an illegal one, but lets not focus on unimportant details. Drill a hole in the center of the stump. Then drop in a stick of dynamite, light the fuse, and run like hell. Problem solved.

[@bobbalkovec]

Nice work.

[@aaroncashion7570]

I just love all of your new content. Really nice getting some sense of the real Malecki!

[@apex_assassin1665]

The Paracord will eventually dry out and snap. Careful!

[@michaelp1774]

We need to get this guy sponsored to line the bed of the truck! They have some amazing DIY brands I’m sure we can help.

[@frantictats1676]

Am I the only one that notice that it looks like John made a big tighty whitey hanger?

[@shaneortega1889]

Did KZbin take Down the one with your hidden gun box I was only half way through it and it’s gone

[@johnversluys6916]

Fun game to play: Get six people to sit in those chairs and see who's the first to get smoked out and leave.

[@dumbass4826]

The dislikes dont like Joe Diffie Friday

[@ReviewyCA]

Beauty setup - but where do you put your beers?

[@bhazen406]

Your humor kills me. The sound of something breaking at the end was great. Keep up the good work its terrific. Oh by the way thats not the way you cut a tree it scared the hell out of me

[@JTSpangler]

Paracord definitely stretches and definitely can't be outside all the time. The next thing you do will be to replace that.

[@FSTRNU24]

When I have a yard with so few trees, I’d never sacrifice one for anything unless it was already on its way out. Just paid for “grown” trees and they’re so far from that level... and I’m even in MT

[@professionalrookie8771]

Check it out . . . A literal HANG out spot. . . (Drum roll. . Tophat symbol. . . . Cricket noises)

[@alfiematthews8086]

sweet

[@territ1231]

Make it your permanent burning log!! Lol. why not use porch swings so more people could sit there

[@abrownt]

Great job!!

[@seajeepstar7516]

Seeing those "swings" hanging there reminds me of my mother-in-law's nickers on washing day

[@saclett]

I just shared this with my wife. Hopefully she’ll be okay with this in the back yard. lol

[@williamj8349]

I don't get it. You have all that space and yet you HAVE to cut a tree down?! LOL

[@prashantsaini1363]

Exactly what i thought...

[@randybryant239]

Is there anyway to BUY metal rods like that with the mounting hardware? I'd love to do this.

[@John_Malecki]

You can recess holes in your wood as well for a project like this

[@PKedByBlade]

Great idea and execution as always... But something about this reminds me of some type of cult meeting area out in a forest clearing somewhere.

[@roberthavens2611]

Thats awesome