Lay out and mortising poplar top plate

Here we are laying out and cutting the mortises for our two poplar top plates which will lock our workshop bents together.
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[@tsgsjeremy]

Much like the Primitive Technology channel, watching your videos is an active experience. The lack of dialogue forces we viewers to focus on nature's bounty, humanity's ingenuity, and your craftsmanship. And finally, the camera work and post production compliment the experience without get in the way. Well done all around. I've watched several videos today and will likely binge watch until I've seen them all. Thank you for sharing this. :)

[@TermiteUSA]

Yea but there's nobody as solid as Mr. Chic outdoors.

[@randyscott9034]

Your commitment to craftsmanship is a reminder of how far we have strayed it brings to mind the gunsmiths who built those beautiful muzzle loading flintlock rifles!

[@nbgreenhorntrappers2081]

Very nice work You make it look easy in a 8 min video. It's almost mesmerizing watching your videos.

[@tomhuss972]

Talk about old school wow what a gr8 job you are doing thanks for sharing

[@CorrieBergeron]

That's some damn fine joinery.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Very good! Thanks

[@mrinnovatorwayne9338]

Nicely done, is your entire cabin design as you build, or do you work from a set of drawings

[@MrChickadee]

I made my own plans, but of course some things change as they go together depending on dynamics of framing.

[@vaultsjan]

How did you keep the mortise perpendicular to the reference face? I see you only did single snapline.

[@JaydubyaX]

that dark wood is tulip? what did you treat it with? Sorry if someone already asked 😉 Awesome vids!

[@stephengailliot8100]

I've heard those cicadas before. You're from Virginia. Those bugs are loud.

[@randyscott9034]

Where did you find those tools I'm sure they weren't easy to come by. By the way you are awesome not many men would or could accomplish what you are doing!!

[@MrChickadee]

Most came from flea markets around town.

[@spudgrub1359]

Do you seal the ends after joinery cuts and before you peg them together, so they dont check when joined? Last question what kind of pants are those (not a joke)?

[@dejavu666wampas9]

Spudgrub13 - late response, but culturedcowboy.com, I believe, is where he gets them. I also think they are cool.

[@ohske]

👍👍👍🙂

[@andrewsarles3520]

I'm thinking your in Arkansas or Missouri by the color of that wood and the sun never staying out?

[@buddynva]

In his Q and A he said he is in KY

[@erinzway]

When you snapped the chalk line was that like a reference line to base all you measurements off of

[@MrChickadee]

+Cliff Lerin Yes, these long timbers like to move a lot, so if I used the edge for reference my mortises would be all over the place.

[@douglasbeck8339]

Mr. Chickadee ..

[@wxfield]

So much water on the ground. What are you going to do about a vapor barrier in the crawl space under the floor?

[@MrChickadee]

We don't use any plastics in our builds, and no vapor barriers. There is no crawl space as there is no need for one, no pipes or wires or anything under the floor. A good deep gravel base goes a long way toward keeping things dry .

[@wxfield]

I realized that after seeing your other videos. But I forgot how to get back to my comment and remove it. Thanks!

[@Maxid1]

I was just comparing the time it takes to notch a timber top plate and the time it takes to frame and nail a 2x4 wall. You can only compare the time because there's no way to compare the experiences.

[@randycrews3432]

ever have building inspector problems? or permit issues? We cann't fart in Atlantic Beach without a permit!!!

[@MrChickadee]

It seems the closer to get to centralized cities and towns the more regulation goes with it. We are free and far from all that here, you can build whatever you want.

[@Neon-ms2gc]

watch at 1.5 speed, thank me later

[@dixie_rekd9601]

noone thanked you ... its becasue its more relaxing to watch at regular speed.