Man Builds A Massive Timber Frame Alone From The Forest: Full Movie

[@TheVze23sqf]

I finally got a chance to watch this. We’ve been out of town helping our daughter get the oldest off to college. This was an amazing video watching your journey from the woods to final project. Literally lots of blood, sweat and tears along the way. Thank you for allowing us to go along with you. 👍👍👍

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you Guy. It was a long haul, I can't wait to get home to it.

[@rickayers3150]

I guess i have watched this gurney from the begining. I now see the value of videoing this, it puts the hole thing into perspective. Thanks for taking us along.( what a ride)

[@mrjeff61]

Young man you have a craftsman skill like none other!!! When I came across your video I completely stopped doing whatever it was I was doing and watched a man build like no one I have seen in my sixty years. You put so much time and effort into that barn, that it is something that one day I would like to visit to see. That is if the good lord don't take me first. Your dedication and attention to detail in planning and putting such intense effort into each piece of wood. Creating each piece from Gods gift of trees in the forest. I couldn't take my eyes of the video, it was so well put together, the music, I am guessing a drone camera was involved that was a great touch. The work that was involved and your constant working from daylight till dark, it just really moved me to see that there are still some incredible individuals out there who can really get the job done with style and precision. And I would one day, Lord willing, love to visit your area just to see that barn. Yes I really enjoyed watching you build that. Great job, and I don't think I can put into words what an incredible piece of art work you created there. Once again, outstanding job my fine man. I take my hat off to you sir!!!!! Thanks for that wonderful moment, I really enjoyed watching you do that. God bless you and your family.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

It is a pleasure to meet you. It was a labor of love like nothing else. It cost me a shattered ankle and five months in a chair but it was worth every minute. It took me four years with a full time job, a farm and a family. I pretty much was only able to work on it in in spring, fall and winter. I'm finally working on another one.

[@MrThenry1988]

Awesome. Can't wait to finish this video. I'm heading to the national trapping convention for now. I built a 14 × 18 log cabin. Good times. I debarked 80 logs. A chore for sure.

[@pauldjerassi620]

Happy Sunday Jim and Family.showing great respect for falling lumber.i love that mill works so well .

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Same to you Paul.

[@manuellerma4685]

Verdaderamente me parece una maravilla, un hombre solo al que se le ven unos conocimientos estructurales y sobre la madera fuera de lo común, este hombre es un arquitecto en toda regla. Enhorabuena.

[@mikehegdahl5393]

Always amazing to see how much work went into this build! One thing I have never seen is what if anything you used to anchor the beams to the concrete!

[@mojo6524]

tapcon concrete lag screws

[@johnleeman5992]

I must applaud you. Well done.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you sir!

[@tommcgrady8260]

Well done young man!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you sir

[@chrisobergin3955]

I love the music,thanks 👍

[@jacksonthomas5030]

Wow; all your videos 👍👨‍🎓inspiring got me thinking of building one stay awesome 💪

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Can't go wrong building one.

[@danaskubic2145]

Awesome project and video Jim. Thanks for sharing and have a great vacation with the family.

[@johncollado1151]

Morning Jim.... this something to definitely be proud of.

[@svenamundsen4879]

Understand on the "green" part. Incredible project!! So sorry that you injured your leg. With sporting a hefty cast, I would assume you broke something. Thank you for sharing this. I am looking into building a home with timber framing...quite a lesson here. Hope you're doing much better now. Thanks again!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you sir. I fell off of this frame and shattered my ankle. Three years later I'm finally able to work the timbers again. I'm actually going to be cutting timbers for the next frame starting this weekend, camera will be rolling.

[@geoffreyhibon2651]

Thanks to share with us your work and your passion. From France...

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Pleasure to meet you, thank you for watching.

[@seancasey2444]

Your self made crane was awesome.

[@danryan3146]

You're a hard working man, Jim.

[@andremontjoy6922]

Awesome great job dedication a lot of work for one person. If you ever want to remake your draw knife you should make it somewhere in between 1.75 to 2.5 inches thick on the blade

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Good afternoon. Thank you for the good words. I have since made many and you are spot on. Now that I have a proper blacksmith shop it's much nicer.

[@jeremorris7223]

You are a true craftsman....beautiful job.👍

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you sir

[@kodyoliver3873]

I am a newer subscriber but enjoy the channel and your hard work. This video will get me caught up. Thanks!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Pleasure to meet you and thanks for watching.

[@Dogteklimited]

Thankyou for your videos!

[@tonyjoe1791]

you took woodcrafting to another level. I thank you so much for this amazing work ..God bless

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you very much.

[@Grunt49]

You have the cutest helper!

[@grahamallen3941]

Always good to see your bits and bobs job videos Jim. Like me there is always jobs of some sort that need doing. Look forward to the next video, always interesting! Take care Graham 🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@ColinPClark]

Awesome. Thank you for sharing this.

[@maeferaday7304]

Love to watch your work and video.👍🏽

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you

[@markstirling3794]

Simply Awesome. 👍

[@mikecook2474]

I know I’ve said it before,but it’s great to see you cutting your own timber. I wish you had more easy access to good trees.

[@carolewarner101]

Wow...just wow! Hell of a project, hell of a result. The ONLY thing I could see is that you drilled all your peg holes straight through vs offsetting them to draw the joints together as the beams dry out. But it looks pretty damn sturdy! Respect.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Draw boring is handy at times. I've cut a few frames using that method but I've found that the bigger timbers don't mind the straight boring. The joints are as tight now as the day they went together, the beauty of white pine. Thanks for the comment, have a good night.

[@carolewarner101]

@@TheTradesmanChannel Good to know. I'm a novice and always eager to learn from experienced timber framers. Glad to hear you've recovered from your severe injury! Thanks for responding.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

It was a long recovery but that kind of thing happens from time to time. Not sure where you're located but we're cutting a frame at Blachthorne Resort in East Durham, NY the last weekend in July. You're welcome to join us.

[@carolewarner101]

@@TheTradesmanChannel Oh I would love to, but I'm in Silverton, Oregon. I know what you mean about 'those things happen.' In 2020 I fell off a ladder & shattered my heel. It wasn't pretty. Grateful to be alive & walking again. I'll enjoy your future videos. GREAT barn by the way!

[@supermo26]

That ending song was perfect.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you

[@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors]

I found your channel by accident today. I want to say, WOW, this is an amazing story and amazing video sir. I am touched by your dedication and solitude of this great task. You have dont things most men only dream of. I am thankful I found you channel and thank you for the inspiration. Wow, my wife and I both enjoyed watching this. Keep up the great work and know that you have a new sub for life. May you have a blessed, safe and healthy weekend my friend. Dale

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

It is a pleasure to meet you Dale. It was one heck of a project, only cost me a shattered ankle but it was worth it. I'm getting ready for another frame this spring.

[@HeartlandMakesAndOutdoors]

@@TheTradesmanChannel I look forward to it, My wife and I have both subbed your channel and I hope it helps. Her screen name has a pup and bee, you will know the one. Again, thanks, and keep up the awesome projects. Dale

[@jeremorris7223]

What are your uprights setting on?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

They are setting on the slab with a vapor barrier between the posts and the concrete as well as pressure treated. After that it is steel brackets attaching them to the concrete.

[@iamnobodyatall6663]

I Remember a fair bit of your build great to see it one vid nice one

[@kmarchman1047]

Your channel was recommended by Nathan over on his channel Out Of The Woods. I can see why. Great video!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Nathan is a good friend of mine, great guy. Thank you for watching,

[@danielluma2948]

Thanks for sharing this with us and thanks for the Christmas tree at the top . It to bad you hurt your leg on this build

[@afsharisohrab]

Hi.! -- Big job just will done by big man.

[@petershale9940]

Hi Jim loved watching the whole build, been watching since just after the accident, Cody from wranglerstar made a comment about your channel and so I had a look, been hooked ever since. Hope you and your family had a great holiday looking forward to the next video

[@buffalobillcody1923]

Thanks so much for the great show,what an awesome build. Quite the undertaking especially alone. Might I ask what is the music you have added. Thank you in advance.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you. The music all came from Epidemic Sound. I'll have to look up the songs.

[@thomasarussellsr]

Morning Jim. I love compilation videos but this is more of a movie. Should burn up most of the time before my next class.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Hey buddy. On the road home right now.

[@eduardom800]

Love this movie!!

[@mikemccollum4521]

Magnificent👍👍

[@TomKaren94]

42:00 - I think you need to sharpen up that slick a bit.

[@overbuiltautomotive1299]

great work AoC be proud ..kidin head scratch

[@philipripper1522]

what are the size of those posts? 6x10? some of them are huuuge 8x12?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

The wall posts are 10x10, the tie beams are 10x16, top plates are 10x10

[@philipripper1522]

@@TheTradesmanChannel *takes foot out of mouth* Wow!

[@warrencraig6948]

Jim how is the barn held to the concrete. ?

[@kmarch6630]

Maybe gravity?

[@ionutneda6964]

Also, very nice music! Can you please share some info about the playlist?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Good morning. All of the music came from Epidemic Sound. I'll have to go back and find the artists.

[@johnanderson3568]

awesome project!!!! i noticed you changing blades a few times, tried adding a gravity fed water system to your mill to water the blade.it"ll last longer. great build though.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

There is blade lube running to this mill. It's a metal tank just above the middle blade guard.

[@johnanderson3568]

oh ok. apologies i didnt see it.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

No apologies needed, it's not always easy to see everything on the videos.

[@svenamundsen4879]

So, you went from cutting these trees down to milling them into useable lumber for this project? Or did you have to wait a bit for the lumber to lose most of its water content?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Good afternoon. I used the wood green. It is far better to put the frame together when it's green, these timbers take many years to air dry. Building them green will make everything shrink together.

[@enigmaticunknown2862]

Meanwhile I’m boasting that I built my own wood shed. Very impressive work my friend. My hat is off to yah…

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Thank you very much. Anything you build on your own is worth bragging about.

[@funtyes1970]

this Timber Frame barn you are building the location isn't upstate NY plattsburgh is it? cuz i see era code on work van 518, and i cant really make out letting on van i think it say plattsburgh , long time go i used to live in plattsburgh NY for like 8 years with my 2nd wife , after break up i moved back to my home town and it 3 hours from plattsburgh down state , and just wondering that is all

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I'm actually about 3 hours west of Plattsburgh but I do work there from time to time.

[@funtyes1970]

@@TheTradesmanChannel oh.ok.yeah I'm 3 hours south from Plattsburgh pass Albany by Catskills era .thanks for reply back

[@anthonyortiz7924]

Pardon my ignorance, but is that the same tractor that was used with a bulldozer attachment and now you're using it with another attachment for moving stuff around and raising timber frames? What tractor did you use, and what is that attachment called? Was most (if not all) of the heavy-lifting accomplished with this one tractor and different attachments? Pretty cost effective if so.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

That is the same tractor. The attachment used for lifting the frame is one that I made just for this purpose.

[@dcslapout5697]

All I can say is ‘ AMEN “

[@danw8580]

Howdy Jim from down Texas way. I am new to the channel and have been catching up on the timber fame build. I noticed the frustrations with the chain mortiser! Before You round file(ie shitcan) it for the 7401L, and once you have the clamp hardware repair parts, You might try finding some adhesive backed non-skid tread pads like I would use on the deck of my saltwater skiff. It would improve the metal to wood surface contact area with the coarse sandpaper like abrasive contacting the wood giving much greater holding power to the clamp! I am enjoying the channel immensely, Keep up the great work, may be contacting You in the future for some noob tutoring tips on creating a channel when I build a 16'x24' portable building! Thanks again for all the great information You put out, have a great one! Sincerely Dan!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Not a bad idea. Contact me any time, I'll help where I can.

[@seanhazelwood3311]

I'll let you in on a little secret... When bucking logs that want to break downwards, you don't need wedges to keep from getting pinched. Cut down until the gap just starts to close, then pull out and cut up from the bottom. If it starts popping like it might split, cut faster and get ahead of it. Do the opposite if it wants to break upwards or sideways, etc. I was a timber cutter for a year or 12.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I do a lot of undercuts but like the wedges in some cases.

[@whitegatorade6209]

If youre sawmilling the logs why do you have to debark them?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

The bark holds a lot of dirt that dulls the blades very quickly.

[@peershaunm]

tradesman, when are you going to come out with an asmr video?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

A what video?

[@peershaunm]

@@TheTradesmanChannel Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I see

[@adamo1587]

Respect!

[@osmannuriozmann3669]

Great music,

[@GeorgeJirout]

A quick 👍for your help with my router table build. I made a quick video if you care to peek at your example turning into blessing for my son! Thank you TTC!!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I will look at it and post the link here.

[@GeorgeJirout]

Just wrapping up the face frame and trim for fun!

[@parker374]

Great Video and Excellent timber framing but it's not believable I didn't see one band aid....

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Then you missed the cane, the walking boot and the limp I'm sporting now. Fell off of the second floor last May and was very close to losing my right leg below the knee as a result. Other than that, not even a splinter on this build. It was a great project, just putting the last door on it today.

[@parker374]

@@TheTradesmanChannel I saw that but come on not a single band aid on any of your fingers throughout the whole project. You are making us mere mortals look bad. I would have probably had one on all ten fingers on the first beam...You did a fantastic job something that will be there for a long time. Sorry to hear about your leg that sucks...

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

@@parker374 I was lucky. The leg is getting much better, another year and it will be as close to normal as it can get. We'll see.

[@TheGogeta222]

If you want a more easy cut just get a big piece of bee wax and hold it on the moving saw blade but be careful to not come from the site with the teeth just from the backside of the blade! That reduces the force the mashine need to move through the wood and let your blade stay sharp longer

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

You always have good experience to add, well done.

[@TheGogeta222]

@@TheTradesmanChannel thank you for the compliment xD By the way you can use the same trick for very tight joints I like it that you still use so many traditional working technics I wonder if you would like my old master who teached me years ago he even teached me how to build a building without Anny mashine to lift the parts up like you showed at the video but we made them much larger so we can use it from the begin up to the last part of the roof

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I would love to work with you someday, I bet I would have really enjoyed working with your old master. I am self taught with this stuff so there is always mistakes but they have been valuable mistakes.

[@TheGogeta222]

@@TheTradesmanChannel in my work we say you can make 10 big mistakes in your work life and than you can't work anymore (I hope you understand why ) my boss for example made already 4 mistakes... Ok 3 1/2 to be truth xD

[@kevinzephaniah6258]

I am just curious how long did this take you. How are you feeling now?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Four years off and on. It would've taken probably less than a year if I'd had all of the materials starting out and didn't have my full time job, farm and so on. As for the injury I'm doing much better. I'm doing well enough that I'm gearing up for the next build this spring.

[@peershaunm]

tradesman, what happened to your camper?

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

That was my in-laws, they used to park it at our house.

[@brucesorensen]

Ok.... it got better 😀

[@rubencoldas5612]

A master piece comparable to that of Michael Angelo's.

[@kajimasowyow8575]

スケールがでかくて、気持がいいわ！

[@brucesorensen]

Great video. But the music......really depressing

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I know what part you're talking about, it was a bad choice on me.

[@pablochulo2882]

1:28:30 you can see a rocket take off.

[@axcs0119]

I realise it is 20/20 hind sight, but a log arch would have kept the logs cleaner as you brought them out of the woods. I do enjoy the channel and the work.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

I agree all the way. Unfortunately I didn't have the funds to buy one or the time to make one. I do plan to buy one eventually.

[@davidfalat4377]

Those beautiful tress cut down.. what a shame

[@erichubbard1057]

you need a set of clamp on forks

[@jamesgreen2]

It not by yourself if you have a sawmill two tractors and everything else!

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Really? Pretty sure I was by myself for 95 percent of this project. Last I checked a tractor isn't a person.

[@johnball5616]

Shame I have to watch the video with sound off..music..yuk. Drop the music.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Some like music, some don't. I like music so I put it in my videos.

[@user2C47]

2 views and 17 comments? KZbin must be drunk again.

[@lounar482]

Loved your amazing, unbelievable video....until...you stood directly underneath that gin pole while raising the end bent! Dude! Had to turn it off at that point.

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Believe it or not that thing was extremely well secured. The gin pole got me after I had it down and was trying to move it. That cost me almost 6 months in a chair and close to three years before I could walk normal again.

[@selador11]

Too bad you couldn't have gotten some teenager to use that spud bar on those logs for say ten to 20 bucks a log...

[@RobertJLessard]

Looks like exactly like something I'd watch.... Oh wait annoying music throughout... Pass

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

Oh wait... Another professional film critic who can't help but be a keyboard cowboy.

[@patrickhooker5697]

Ah having money

[@TheTradesmanChannel]

You think I have money? Nice. I worked my ass off to EARN this building, pulling overtime to pay for things and selling stuff to buy the tools I needed. You want something like this, go out and work for it.

[@ijustwanttogosailing8248]

If guy owns a house - in US that probably means that he is a republican? But if the eats bugs - then he is a democrat?