Installing the Floor Joists in the Log Cabin| LOG CABIN BUILD | PIONEER LIFE CIRCA 1700

[@gabrielgonzalezaldaco2919]

Dear Peter, In this real-time video, it´s amazing that you don´t use any modern techniques to do the floor, like levels, metric tape, plumb measurements, etc; simply " Eye of a good cuber". Congratulation again for keep ancestors' traditions like they really did.

[@maxwellworldwidehistorical3801]

Thank You Sir for your authenticity and enthusiasm demonstrating the rugged disposition and determination of our Ancestral Leaders.

[@amandaclarke4173]

Another fantastic video. Many thanks

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Always such positive feedback, Amanda, thank you so much.

[@christinesavage8382]

I love this video. Thank you!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks, Christine.

[@markeverson5849]

I love your show. A little bit of advice from experience and being an old man it's a little bit more work and a little bit harder to start but it's very important to keep your cabin high off the ground for many advantages reasons. One being if there's a fire that ever comes through ever that Flames will not reach the floor or the bottom of your cabin:-) number to all the extra room you gain storage space under your cabin when it's high enough for a crawl space it's a good place to put Lumber sometimes or fruit jars pressure cookers cast-iron Etc. Also being higher off the ground it will not pick up moisture from the ground will be more airflow and it will stand for 100 years also if you have to service it or add anything and years to come you will have access under the building to crawl in under there and pound or make refinements insulation whatever Plumbing whatever just in case it's another Advantage. Houses that are built close to the ground rot and the termites can get in them also! Mark southern Missouri Ozarks .I love your show wish I was back on the land again

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

All sound advise , Mark and I appreciate you sharing. I did actually give some thought to making it higher and then decided the leave it about a foot off the ground. We are fortunate that in our area there are no termites. Also as much as I would have liked to insulate the floor and roof line, it was my intent to keep it as historically accurate as they would have been built in the 1700’s. Glad you’re enjoying our step back in time endeavour.

[@phillipparker8947]

Hello my friend. There's very few things more pleasing than chunks of wood being removed from a log by nice sharp hand tools.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I know but, I think a lot of people wouldn’t appreciate it the same as you and I.

[@MAC-ws8fz]

Amazing!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you.

[@Ladythyme]

We heat our house with wood and all I could think about as you were chipping away at those logs was “Whoa look at all that kindling etc” 😂😂😂

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Indeed, ever log structure I build yields 3 to 4 years of excellent kindling!

[@gailsgardenherbsmore1605]

When I lived in KY (oh how I miss that state), there was a place called, "Wolf Pen Woods". Living history at its finest! They took authentic cabins down and reconstructed them into an old town. The first year I visited, we were captured by Indians while walking thru the woods on their path. The Indians gathered us up and took us to a cabin where some colonists came and palavered with the Indians for our release. Its was really cool. They baked fresh bread in an outdoor oven for us, etc in the little colonial town. I loved going every year. We watched Daniel Boone gut and clean a deer one year.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Sounds like a wonderful living history site. I would love to find an old log building that I could dismantle and rebuild at my cabin site for a blacksmith shop. Btw, I agree, Kentucky is a beautiful State with a whole lot of interesting history!

[@joelm2713]

First, I want to say Thank You for demonstrating with accuracy the tools and methods of a bygone age - one that many of us in the 21st century still admire. I have to confess, however, that your techniques are VERY difficult for me to watch - namely because I see you handle and treat your tools with almost contemptuous disregard. When I was a boy learning many of these same skills from my father and grandfather, I was first taught that a tool is to be respected and cared for. Tools are expensive, could mean the difference in life or death, and are often the product of someone else's long toil and special skill. If I had carelessly tossed a knife or an axe onto the ground, I would have earned an equal contempt from my elders, would not have been trusted to handle them any longer until they were certain the lesson was learned, and would also have gotten a well earned physical humiliation in front of my brothers and peers. That's right - a switch across the backside and a relegation to the lowest level of menial labor in addition to the task of sharpening and dressing every tool being used on the job and in the shed. Twice as a boy I learned that lesson, running between uncles and cousins with a file and stones to dress pocket knives after cutting string, hoe blades after grubbing mulch and sand around potato beds, sewing needles, the mushroomed heads of splitting wedges, and resetting saw blade teeth when grandad could feel two or three of them "dragging wide" or being tall and making the blade skip. I know - a long rant about something seemingly innocuous, but I believe a person 200-300 years ago would have treated their tools with much greater respect for the rare, expensive treasures they were.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Good feed back, Joel. You had a much stricter upbringing then me. Not to say, we didn’t look after things on the dairy farm but, my fathers rule was, as long as it is put away sharpened and oil than it was good.

[@danielomalley4394]

I had noticed that in another video (rabbit roast in front of overnight lean-to) where that fine axe of yours is left handle up, axe head down in the snow! Aside from that your series amazes me, where bushcraft and craftsmanship meet vast knowledge. Many thanks!

[@karionhawkins3091]

Very satisfying work

[@americanpatriot2979]

Awesome video right up my alley 100%

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad to hear it!

[@thewatchman6074]

Wonderful skill with that old adze.

[@rockymountainreseller]

Beautiful

[@stevenbp101]

Hi, I just want to thank you for sharing your cabin project. Most enjoyable watching you build it. God blessing. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

[@williamturner5302]

I hope you keep posting videos because I'd love to try replicating this in Colorado!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

More to come!

[@tinachambers4887]

Im tired just watching you lol have a day love from TEXAS

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I took a day off once but, for the life of me I can’t recall when, lol. It’s really not work Tina, if its ones passion.

[@samgamgee2936]

EXCELLENT depiction of technique and use of the tools!! Thank You!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You are welcome!

[@jasonlange361]

Great Channel keep up the good work !!! Very Interesting !! I am learning more as I watch !! Thank you. Live Long and Prosper !!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you Jason.

[@shanek6582]

Nice

[@garym2879]

Love it! The most impressive part is that it appears you completed the whole cabin in less than a year.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Spot on Gary. About 10 months.

[@dlspiritdancer9548]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Do you & wife actually live in the cabin full time? I didn't see a bed or loft & was just wondering, esp since you showed us your beautiful garden. Am very impressed with your skills. You should teach the younger gen's, they may need to know this to stay free in the coming yrs. God bless 'n keep you & fam safe. From sw Fl 🇺🇸.

[@ericUtr]

I gasped when he threw the chisel on the ground at 10:27 ......

[@cathywolfe1038]

My wife is always giving me hell for that.

[@WoodsmokeSelf-Reliance]

Me too! They are so easily damaged or broken when not cared for properly.

[@tinamathews3379]

There's lots of good kindling and wood for the fire, with a little seasoning, under those floor joists. My bet is that the children of those pioneers would be put to the task of gathering it up.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m sure they would have Tina … I doubt anything of any use was saved and utilized.

[@russellcrowder7700]

very nice work. I use my hands to tell if thing is flat also. it's amazing how level you can get something with just your eyes.

[@rpgober3048]

Love it!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks!!

[@donttread5414]

You should make a video about your clothing and whats its made up, how its made, etc. Looks cool!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Great feedback and we do have that very idea on our list.

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

I enjoy you so much Just everything about you the way you teach,the silence the echo I love your personality No measurement supercedes A fair line I like this one too Who needs a pencil✏ when you've got a knife🗡

[@alanpinn2266]

Inspiring Peter - I wish I'd been there to help you. I can handle a saw and axe pretty well!

[@HallnoutMhall]

Really enjoying your videos. Subbed you today. 8-16-2021. Thanks

[@nhmountains5683]

We have a lot of post and beam homes here in my town. You’ve shown me the tremendous amount of work that went into building them. Thanks!!

[@FrontierTradingCompany]

Great video, thanks for posting! Just stumbled upon your channel and I'm really enjoying your content.

[@1SemperDad]

Amazing work and skills. I admire and respect your passion.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you!

[@Brianj69]

Can’t stop thinking about Davy Crockett!🤷🏻‍♂️

[@denisbelair8988]

New subscriber very nice to see all the work you put even making your own tools in the forge WOW GREAT VIDEOS WELL DONE Peter

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Dennis.

[@mrd8644]

Love this content and learning a lot. I'm curious as to why you have not used a wooden hand plane to flatten the floor joists because hand planes did exist in that time era.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

They were indeed. Two reasons. The leveling is not overly critical and in trying to portray a early1700,settler, they most likely would be lucky to have a single axe on the frontier.

[@rivaest38]

Hi Peter, Amazing what can be constructed using rudimentary tools. A question: how did the Pioneers keep their tools sharp? Such easy job today with electric powered grinding wheels and oil stones but how was it done in the 18th century in the middle of nowhere? Kind regards, Mark

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Files were readily available as were wet stone. Often they made their own from sand stone.

[@rivaest38]

Thank’s Peter.

[@johnclarke6647]

I can’t imagine how much faster that work would be with my 021 Stihl chainsaw!

[@homesteadtotable2921]

Episode 1 is not in the playlist. Not mad, just happily enjoying the process, wondering about references to "you've already seen the plan" in what must have been episode 2. :)

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Our play list needs some work. There are currently 2 playlists and one of them has our first episode of the cabin build. Thanks for your interest.

[@homesteadtotable2921]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Thanks for the reply, I'll look for it after enjoying the rest of the playlist with the kids. It's some of the best content on youtube. Thanks for taking the time to make it for us to enjoy.

[@simonlord5915]

Sweet, love this! Just subscribed. I'm curious about the floor build. Is it somehow insulated? Since the cabin is lifted on rocks, will the cold not come in/up through the cracks between the boards?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I will be putting a second layer of planks down Simon. They will run the same direction and span the gaps making it pretty air tight all be it un insulated. Similar to most cabins built in the 1700’s.

[@simonlord5915]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Thanks for the reply, you seem very knowledgeable, it'll be a pleasure to see the series unfold. Have a great spring.

[@KìŧŧyDąrlìng2024]

♥

[@connormyron7041]

Could you maybe elaborate on the foundation you have used for this cabin?

[@fgb3126]

A modern tape measure is awfully handy. Interesting to see how it was done without one. That adze needs sharpening. It's way too much effort needed in this segment.

[@tropifiori]

I have an adze, but it sort of scares me a bit. I feel like I need to have a tourniquet in my pocket when I use it.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

At first they are a bit intimidating but, like most tools they become less so. Thanks for watching.

[@kren1101]

Would it be necessary to wedge stumps underneath the sill log at the joist intersections to stable it up some? Seemed to be an awful lot of flex to it

[@cathywolfe1038]

Once all the joists where hewn i leveled it all up withe numerous large flat rocks in 12 locations. It is very solid now.

[@sterlingtechnologiesinc.333]

What is the basic foot print of the cabin 12" x 16" ? Do you have a guideling for calculating the number of logs you'll require based on the average diameter?

[@WoodsmokeSelf-Reliance]

It is very easy to calculate the diameter to find the number of logs you will need per wall. If you want an 8’ (96”) high wall and you’re using 12” dia. logs you’ll need 8 logs per wall or 6” dia. logs you’ll need 24 logs per wall, and so on. If your logs vary in size you need to add the up the dia. of the logs to equal the height of the desired wall. Also, since logs (trees) taper from bottom to top, you have to alternate the logs end-to-end when laying them to assure your wall stays as level as possible with minimum amount of scribing.

[@Rick-ko5sj]

I’m just wondering about a dirt floor or was that uncommon?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

According to my research, they were quite common for the first build.

[@ericritz932]

What size is the log house

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

About 12 x 16

[@ericritz932]

Building one to out of pine

[@paulviola4582]

what is the size of this cabin

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

12 x 16

[@kevinharding2099]

Would a farmer have access to a bubble level?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Not likely in the 1700

[@Kazukio77]

Slow, hard and tedious work. But that's the difference between quality and quantity. Without a doubt any wooden structure built in that fashion will outlast anything modern that's made out of wood. Even the stone work is leagues apart. You see modern concrete structures cracking & falling apart while hand laid stone & mortar structures from the past are still standing strong.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I hope your right Korvin and I do tend to agree with you.

[@erickschmidt432]

What's the dimensions of yr cabin

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

12 x 16’ or there abouts.

[@erickschmidt432]

@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you. Love yr videos

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Appreciate that, Erick.

[@JCVET18]

Where is episode 2.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for your interest JC,. If you go to the playlist on KZbin, it should be there.

[@johnclarke6647]

Measure twice, cut once.

[@k9six185]

All I could see was thar adz swinging straight back at your left leg....you said it was razor sharp.......please be careful!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Sound advice, thank you.

[@curtishalcrow4919]

Chainsaw bro

[@craigularr]

I should be sleeping... but...

[@Stoertebekerxyz]

I do not believe that they are building or have built the log cabin without help. Where does the material come from? Who brought it to the construction site and how twice? Your handling of the tool looks clumsy, so it takes forever to finish something. I think that when the chamber is out, chainsaws etc. will be used.