Man Turns Massive Log into Amazing CANOE | Start to Finish Build by

The cultural significance of double outrigger sailing canoes is profound in many indigenous island cultures, particularly in the Pacific Islands. These canoes hold a special place in the traditions, ceremonies, and daily lives of these communities.
Michael Atkinson shows us how he built one of these canoes using a blend of traditional and modern techniques.
Visit Michael's channel Outback Mike to see how he survives while he travels.
If you like canoes and woodworking, keep watching to discover this amazing project.
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[@earllutz2663]

What a beautiful piece of craftsmanship done by this man. I wholeheartedly wish for this man plenty of pleasure on the water with his wonderful new vessel that he crafted.

[@user-bk6gx7sg3j]

What are you talking about, for us in Africa, we have been making canoes for thousands of years. All this hysteria is this because this man is white

[@edwinbaez959]

Guy is a master

[@MOHAMADTARMIZIALIAS]

5A

[@user-bk6gx7sg3j]

@@edwinbaez959 Master of what? Something we have been doing for millenia, much better than he has done? There is nothing special about this canoe. Those who come from canoe making cultures can correct a lot of flaws this fellow has made

[@JaimeEusberto]

Nadie debería destruir este tipo de árboles, o al menos que sea de bosque comercial es decir plantado.

[@EvilDwarf-pp5py]

I was exhausted building a birdhouse. This guy did a phenomenal job. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@user-pq4cr7bn3f]

He kill a tree

[@mirzadibrahim3270]

tree can be planted again, dont be retard@@user-pq4cr7bn3f

[@user-et1em1jb5m]

ملنبكبط🎉😢❤😮😂 شلونك شلونك شلون صحتك ان شاء الله بخير

[@user-xh7yj1dj3g]

Г

[@user-wm7qk1rz2l]

​@@user-et1em1jb5mษตรกยจะเป็นยร

[@SeedFiddler-kp4eg]

Thank you! What an awesome example of craftsmanship and devotion. I'd take my wife to Riviera Maya, Mexico! Thanks again, and God bless.

[@catherine4077]

This is simply very impressive. I don't know where he learned from but his teacher definitely gave him everything. And, he inherited it all very well. I absolutely love seeing these traditional crafts still going on one after another generation. Because one had to get through several generations of tinkering, this is simply human cultural relic in fact.

[@NamalSandaruwan-oh3pc]

😮🎉

[@benoitmena]

Qq que en​@@NamalSandaruwan-oh3pc

[@logancarter2134]

What an amazing example of skills and patience and hard work. You have my utmost respect Sir!

[@aldodiberardino1231]

Altro che fitness. Vedete come sta in forma? Lavoro duro

[@elrey8876]

A year of wood chopping - his neighbours must have loved him... seriously it's a very impressive feat.

[@SiboBushings]

Ture 👍👍

[@vuongngongo1460]

Ngu vãi

[@user-pi1ty3sn8y]

Áaá aaa AÁ​@@elrey8876

[@RandThompson-dd3sk]

Skills not shared are skills that need relearned. Knowledge and sharing go hand in hand. Much appreciated!

[@mikerosolack2837]

That's amazing your skills are unmatched, and you make your ancestors proud.

[@poopy_pants_joe1194]

# 1 You've apparently never seen a birch canoe. #2 Dugouts are not made with chainsaws, it's done with FIRE. There were no axes, no adz, no draw knives either. No steel tools of any kind. The entire video is bullshit.

[@Hyper-Tv]

I never knew watching machines work could be so captivating. Hats off to the operators and engineers behind this marvel

[@doug18d50]

Great outcome for your massive project. Noticed the use of calipers (self-made, good job) and remembered about dugout canoe builders of the USA Northwest using the process of completing the exterior of the hull first. Then drilling holes from the exterior inward and driving wooden rods with painted tips into the holes to the intended hull thickness. These painted tips would be exposed when the proper thickness was excavated from the interior. The hull would then be expanded by filling it with water, which was brought to a sustained boil with hot rocks so the wood became flexible enough to expand using wedges.

[@zeusapollo8688]

Thorns

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

There's a vid featuring a much longer and larger dugout that the builders took down the Missouri river. They used the technique you described. Also, just a canoe not an outrigger, and they said it handled beautifully

[@blessingraj260]

Unbelievable Without a Single Drop of 💕Blood 😂 This man Uses an Wooden 😂 Stick 😂 For ❤ Nose ❤ Piercing a ❤ Calf 👌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXytmYh3n9p4r5Y

[@jimpowell2296]

What a well thought through project. His dedication is admirable. Being in the in the military requires discipline. This is a project that many young people should see. Inspiring for many people who are perhaps wavering on a project they never dreamed they could do. Well done, well done.

[@sonnylambert4893]

Son of a boatbuilder from Northern Newfoundland. You kick ass bro! Huge effort, BEAUTIFUL results!!! Cheers!!!

[@tommay7272]

It's nice that someone uses his hands and brain to create something unique. Perfect job!!!

[@drewblaze5901]

This man is strong as well. Absolutely beautiful and great work.

[@sergioalbarracin3415]

0lwlw😂❤

[@cristhianpilligua1635]

​@@sergioalbarracin3415²2p Dedes cartar

[@DOOK777]

may your sail always be filled with the wind of freedom 😊

[@p.k.rajagopalnair2125]

The combination of Skill, hard work, patience, knowledge makes man an achiever. This amazing video turning out to be superb and will be liked by everyone.

[@ronaldguffee8696]

I am blown away by this McGuiverish skill set, Outback Mike my hats off to you.

[@user-tb9le7is6e]

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[@user-tb9le7is6e]

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[@user-tb9le7is6e]

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[@jamesgale2147]

Brilliant ! A very proficient fellow with a well earned and very seaworthy craft to show for all his hard effort and ingenuity.

[@scalefingerz]

Some gay guys making a coffin for Joe Bidens burial at sea.

[@D-EagleMachines-on6dg]

Wow, that's impressive! Turning a giant log into a canoe is truly remarkable. Great job, @OutbackMike!

[@eternalme6077]

My God just Phenomenal, thank God for people like him in the world.....🎸❤️

[@jag1963]

Some people know how to really live life. Beautiful work, What an adventure.

[@HuyHoang-tn2zo]

Phí cả cây gỗ 😂

[@markholroyde9412]

You mean how to be a wasteful idiot more like.

[@clgusa23689]

yah

[@Abdullaahadahad]

😅​@@HuyHoang-tn2zo

[@williansfalsetti1022]

9opo999😅​@@HuyHoang-tn2zo

[@robertqueberg4612]

This is one of the biggest one-man projects that I have ever seen started AND completed. Your method of lifting the blocks out of the interior rated extra points. We’re you paid any hostile visits by “The society for the preservation of maggots?” Did you get back into any of your high-school skinny jeans? Again I thank you for the interesting project.

[@warnerfowlkes782]

No limit to man and what he can create. Well done! 👍🏻

[@stuartperkins6304]

Mike beyond impressed with your Skill… I’m going to start following you. I wanna see your journey…Safe travels…..🙏🙏🙏.You are a true Craftsman.

[@mperetta39]

👋👋👋Impressionante! Nem sei o que dizer!! Parabéns! 👋👋👋 👏👏 Impressive! I do not know what to say!! Congratulations! 👏👏

[@user-oe9rj3bg1h]

Адова работёнка!!! Респект мастеру👍

[@MetroGuardOfficial]

اعمر ان کے ٹایگر ھے کی ویڈیو . . . . . February 2, 2024good

[@user-gi4wb3uc2s]

👏👏👏👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@quehuonglongan]

Tuyệt

[@user-uv5iz4rp5m]

Да,это точно

[@deafbonce7908]

Делать нехер мужику

[@mariavargas3895]

Incrível trabalho de marcenaria naval. Parabéns! Gostei muitíssimo de assistir. Obrigada.

[@swagtech_]

Absolutely mesmerizing! stunning canoe is truly impressive

[@Bgo909]

That’s gonna be one of the heaviest bastards in the ocean, but it’s without a doubt one of the most bad ass builds I’ve seen. Great job.

[@nancypaii5610]

You are blessed greatly, such craftsmanship is slowly dying out. I am proud that this cultural knowledge is still alive and been used. Love your work🙏

[@jacquy2188]

C'est très courant en Amazonie. Un savoir faire des "peuples premiers" qui perdure par nécessité, pas seulement par "hobbies ".

[@47640312]

This is incredible and madness, one man build and control

[@user-mi1mb6nv9l]

يا له من عمل شاق ، إبداع وصبر ليس لهم مثيل...خالص إحترامي لشخصك العظيم....

[@whh5938]

Foh real bro bro 🤣🤫

[@wileecoyote5929]

Greetings from rural West Texas

[@stivencarvajal4040]

Lo siento no hablo taka taka

[@user-mi1mb6nv9l]

@@whh5938 حقيقي لست بأخوك لاني مسلمه ، لكن ممكن اعترف اننا اخوه من آدم وحواء فقط ....خالص إحترامي من شخصيه مسلمه....

[@user-mi1mb6nv9l]

@@stivencarvajal4040 لا تتكلم أفضل ، لأن لو ما كان كلامك مفيد وجيد فالأفضل السكوت، هكذا علمنا ديننا ونبينا محمد عليه افضل الصلاة والسلام.....

[@gustavoluisalmanzalopez8316]

Todo un artista. Mis respetos! Excelente obra.

[@messaoudhouari6374]

عمل رائع من عند هاذ الرجل صاحب مهنة قديمة وله كل الشكر على الحفاظ على هده المهنة المحترمة لقد فكرني في انسان في الثمانينات كان يدعى شاوش كان يعمل بالادوات البدائية. شكرا لقد استمتعت بالنظر

[@michaelodwyer5305]

Some things you walk away in life and say to yourself. I am proud of that. That boat to me is one of those occasions. Well done.

[@crowlers6]

Congratulations on you're completion of hand made log boat and have tremendous woodworking skills, I would say, a master! 👏👏👏Bravo!

[@SiboBushings]

👍👍

[@user-px6kj9jf1d]

The love & skill in this man’s body & mind. Imagine working on this alongside him whilst trying to find (yourself) , instant inner connection 🙏🏽

[@agussetiaji7777]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@am3589]

That was pretty cool to watch that humongous tree be artfully transformed. The music was pretty cool as well. Thanks for sharing that!👍🏾

[@thomasv6568]

Great skill craftsmanship . God bless you.

[@Conceptcollisioncenter13344]

Nice and amazing to see that humans still use there hands to build things so creative instead of robots, job well done

[@user-jn2wx7db1c]

Masterpiece! Exceptional workmanship. It will last…forever.

[@bulletproofpepper2]

That was epic, you got stronger as you worked on your sea going canoe. Great work.

[@user-tz9gp3wi6q]

Өте керемет қайық болды.🚣‍♂️👍

[@juri64]

Респект мужику!грандиозная работа👍

[@juri64]

Мы в школьной юности начитавшись фенимора купера,решили с друзьями сделать такуюже!нашли толстенную липу,рубили 4дня,заработав кучу мозолей на руках,срубили,ошкурили,начались дожди и наэтом наш энтузиазм иссяк😃

[@lifefullHD]

​@@juri64 вот так всегда😢😂

[@ixtermix]

@@juri64 ТЫ эту липу сажал? РАстил? ТЫ ее Срубил за 4 дня. Сколько ей было лет? НАХуя? Рубить столетнее и страше дерево, если лодку можно КУПИТЬ В МАГАЗИНЕ из углепластика. Этот дебил угробил дерево возрастом больше ста лет ради лодочки и своей прихоти. Нормально??? Я в юности начитавшись Фенимора Купера строил лодки и плоты не из ЖИВЫХ деревьев

[@blessingraj260]

Unbelievable Without a Single Drop of 💕Blood 😂 This man Uses an Wooden 😂 Stick 😂 For ❤ Nose ❤ Piercing a ❤ Calf 👌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXytmYh3n9p4r5Y

[@SweetSixteen-xw9fy]

@@juri64 😂

[@junithlacsibertoldo2034]

So nice. The tràditional boats should be revived like that with a sail. No gasoline no pollution no noice. It can be used for personal use. Salute to your idea and skill brother!

[@ildauravasquez1161]

Que paciencia pero arduo trabajo que seguramente durará cientos de años ❤

[@user-sj4yc5hr8c]

Сколько труда и знаний! Просто супер мастер Удачи на море❤

[@Uswesi1527]

Undoubtedly. definitely, a unique, unprecedented, unparalleled, genuine masterpiece. Hard ,physical labor, but , at the end it paid.

[@user-wo8ok9lx7u]

هذه رياضه وليس عمل شاق

[@user-mh2ll6cl5c]

Good luck sir, May you be blessed with Fair winds, & Calm seas

[@3M-85]

عمل مذهل جهودك مباركة عاشت إيدك ياسيدي

[@clgusa23689]

Every time I watch this channel's videos, I learn something new. Fantastic!

[@themonkster333]

Something that we have known for 1000's of years? We use easier methods now. lololol. Yes, I get what you are saying.

[@user-hf8wq1vt9n]

Сколько труда, сколько терпения, остаётся только завидовать белой завестью. Удачи тебе, трудолюбивый ты человек. Дай Бог тебе удачи во всех твоих начинаниях!

[@Aleksandr_Eni]

Остается только задать вопрос - зачем? ;) Мужик конечно труженик!

[@STEKZER]

@@Aleksandr_Eni У мужика 13 лямов подписчиков, за лям просмотров около 2000 долларов платит ЮТУБ за рекламу этому мужику, вот за чем !!!! и это бесконечно продолжается , пока мужик заливает ролики. и каждый ролик работает на него. у него более 4-х миллиардов просмотров. вообщем он вероятно уже долларовый миллионер

[@user-hf8wq1vt9n]

@@STEKZER не считайте чужие деньги, не то свои уйдут. За одну и ту же зарплату разные люди работают по разному, одни с энтузиазмом, скоро, другие с ленцом и прохладной, хоть и получают одинаково.

[@STEKZER]

@@user-hf8wq1vt9n Ты вообще думаешь что говоришь? Я челу объяснил . что человек получает за свой труд достойную зарплату , не просто он трудится , он же не альтруист.

[@user-gg4xt8tu5r]

Осталось дать имя кораблю-корвет, все ровно относиться не к дорогим, а попробуйте такой же построить на заводе это много денег потребуется

[@michaelb.42112]

Well, this man does not need a gym membership. Nice P-Bass tone at 6:39 for you fellow bass players. That was unbelievable, what an amazing craft !

[@ceciliadasilva1956]

NOSSA ISSO É ARTE EXPLÉNDIDO, MARAVILHISO! QUERO ENTRAR NA AGUA NESSA CANOA! UAU BELO!❤❤❤

[@sonnymolina8748]

Totally Amazing you are a true Craftsman you are so talented thank you so much for sharing this video 👏🏽

[@marcoaureliomartinsmelomar6038]

Boa noite Verdadeiro artista Com madeira nunca vi ! tanta agilidade e sabedoria no que está fazendo ! Parabéns 👏

[@user-ky8jt3jl4p]

Karya yg luar biasa,dikerjakan secara manual

[@natearmclo17]

Its even more amazing to think of canoe making during 8200 BC.

[@aniltonribeiro568]

QUEM sabe, sabe. Parabéns !!!! Que maravilha !!!!!!!!!!

[@SteveLongo]

Talent and hard work at display here. Amazing handiworks!

[@zhandos-gr9dx]

Қаншама еңбек каншама тер өтте керемет жасапты.

[@tangerinedreamer50]

That my friend is a master piece. Congratulations on building this Canoe a craftsman at work 🙏 God Bless

[@thedrainjunkie5654]

It also seems like he grew to prefer the more traditional tools through the process as well. Very cool to watch.

[@manvasser8320]

Спасибо ❤

[@JMACIEL20120620]

OWESOME LABOR. GOOD JOB. BLESSINGS UPON YOU

[@sayjae40]

Massive what a solid skill just like that huge log of tree bravo

[@kenlane6655]

humans being creative instead of destructive is great to see. Well done fellow Aussie.

[@varshithvn1818]

He has destroyed a 50 year old tree bro....😂

[@user-hl3zt8iu8d]

He destroyed tree lol

[@uttamtamang-sw5lu]

wiitoooooipii​@@varshithvn1818

[@zbaran19]

It wasn't even that good of a use for the tree. The boards he could have made with the wood would have been plenty for a boat

[@niteraven78]

A true labor of love 🤍

[@douglashairston7808]

A rugged, talented man's man.

[@pierrecossette4505]

What a work horse ... I'm astonished ...

[@eddiedunn8061]

wonderful watching the progress and the techniques involved!

[@joerosales8755]

It was worth the time seeing this video, absolutely impressive the construction of the canoe, what skills this man Possessed especially using a few tool's and mother nature materials. 👍

[@AfdyGibran]

Good amazing , wowww buangetttt , luar biasaaaa❤❤❤❤ .. 🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩🇮🇩

[@johnzillah]

What a piece of art and craftsmanship!

[@julianasanchezrodriguez6293]

MAGNIFICO TRABAJO. GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO

[@heyropt]

Absolute beautiful build. What an incredible job you did. Thanks for sharing.

[@user-zh6nd8hy9h]

😂😂​@@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1

[@Sa300dvideo]

Do you like videos showing the destruction of relict redwoods?

[@goinfishinalba9811]

​@@Sa300dvideo🥱😴

[@flyingeagle8231]

@@Sa300dvideo Comments such as yours tells me you wish you had his skills but know you couldn't do this in a million years so you have to make some idiotic comment to make you feel better about yourself.

[@blessingraj260]

Unbelievable Without a Single Drop of 💕Blood 😂 This man Uses an Wooden 😂 Stick 😂 For ❤ Nose ❤ Piercing a ❤ Calf 👌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXytmYh3n9p4r5Y

[@TISHENKOalex]

Белой завистью завидую таким людям у которых столько времени есть на свое увлечение!!!))

[@SweetSixteen-xw9fy]

White envy,wow

[@user-oj1ey4yc2j]

েো😊😊

[@dynodave3808]

Talk about an amazing form of old school craftsmanship. Very impressive!!😊😊😊

[@mojoden]

What's "old school" about chainsaws etc?

[@dynodave3808]

@@mojoden Well...I really was referring to the type of boat/canoe construction, you know the carving out of a tree log? Hence the term "dug out" Dugouts are the oldest boats archaeologists have found, dating back more than 8,000 years to the Neolithic Stone Age. Kinda old school, and if you're talking about chain saws, well they've been around since 1918. Is that not "old school enough?" 😉

[@rayariesya]

Wahhh sangat cantik dan kreatif sekali. Terima kasih kerana berkongsi video yang sangat hebat sahabatku like it 👍☕☕🚬🚬👍

[@vokkmobile2975]

Твоему любовнику понравилось 😊

[@najadnaju2649]

നന്നായിട്ടുണ്ട്(good job)

[@libertyblack715]

Amazing skills, but I don't want to let that canoe go without a shout out. Many centuries of knowledge and experience behind that. That is one stable ocean canoe.

[@tyronecharles2626]

The graft and craft needed to do this by yourself is unreal!

[@joaocorreia2842]

Parabéns, és um verdadeiro artista, já somos dois. Um abraço de todos os Potugueses.

[@johnnybravo24067]

He's a brilliant man! This is very hard work to the end effect! Congratulations

[@alijimenez6379]

Increíble your haces work makes your visión come true 👍👍👍

[@CaptSDutta]

Hey Mike that's neatly and expertly done indeed. I really would like to be your no. 2 on this trip but I live halfway across the world so I have to be satisfied with watching you expertise on KZbin. Keep it up !!!!

[@BITTYBOY121]

Amazing build and fantastic woodworking skills - Well done mate - Fabulous Canoe ! 👍👍👍 👌

[@drewblaze5901]

Respect a real man 😂. No matter how hard and how difficult it may be a real man will found ways to get it done.

[@f-1977]

Сколько труда, не жалел сил и пота, сколько терпения соседям молились наврно за него что быстрей закончил свой проект.

[@user-fr5vb5co1e]

เก่งสุดยอดๆ❤❤

[@user-bn2sx5vh7e]

Beautiful project ,, thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@SbsLife577]

Such Brilliant brains.. Thats insane totally!!

[@NukeCult666]

Holy cow. That's truly an accomplishment

[@thongnieducationalinstitut8646]

Incredible! Your hard work makes your vision come true

[@diverhouston]

Maravilloso trabajo. Felicidades.

[@biancaraquel]

bravooo...que pasada.menudo trabajo intetligente..felicidades

[@AsiaWoodworking]

That's so great! The way you share the video is so meaningful

[@HWCism]

Truly amazing project,thanks

[@democracyforall]

Cutting such big tree should be made illegal by law anywhere.

[@anthonysmith6866]

@@democracyforall theres lots of other trees you can hug ffs

[@JamieleeStewart]

There's always one tit to criticise a piece of art. Go over to Brazil and protest there. Cutting down two size football pitches of trees in a space of and hour 24/7. This is a traditional bit of work this man has made. I can only imagine what they used there canoes for. Fishing to feed there families etc.

[@blessingraj260]

Unbelievable Without a Single Drop of 💕Blood 😂 This man Uses an Wooden 😂 Stick 😂 For ❤ Nose ❤ Piercing a ❤ Calf 👌 kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXytmYh3n9p4r5Y

[@777VOID-1]

This is amazing. Also would be nice to take WILLSON along with him as his friend for amazing adventures :) Very cool dude ! I like it ❤

[@justjim9723]

yep gotta have Wilson or his cousin Spaulding :)

[@davidyates551]

You are so gifted. Beautiful creation. Seeing the old ways in building things is so rewarding. Thank you for the journey.

[@user-ce3zi9jr4n]

🇲🇽Dios bendiga este hombre, sinceramente tiene talento 🇲🇽

[@UNITEDVIBES-fw5dv]

Wow so hardworking 🙌🏽👷🏽‍♂️