Ep.5 Siding the Off Grid Cabin! - Don's House Tour, Milling Lumber, Windows

[@evalynchuran8684]

Don will be missed, what a great guy and a smart builder also. Happy journey's Don. Good Luck and Best Wishes.

[@grannykimmy]

Best wishes Don

[@gene_takavic57]

In regards to the 8$ per roll tar paper, No that doesn't make you old, it just means your memory still works! Lol! Thanks for sharing this process with us. A great add-on to the cabin.

[@jpolish420]

Since you have a mill, it would seem that a composting toilet would be the natural fit. You have loads of sawdust.

[@saner6888]

Sweet of you to make Don such a nice guest cabin💙🤗

[@christopherbeston4473]

Talk all you want kevin you're very informative some of us want to get educated great video

[@fishinghole333]

I can only imagine how good it smells while you're milling that pine! And all that sawdust is such a treasure. I love it almost as much as i love gravel.

[@T.hunstiger]

I feel the same way. Love the gravel making process. I think I like the milling process just a bit more.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It certainly smells pine fresh. I enjoy pine more than cedar.

[@monicaagee2716]

Was nailing a trim framing together on a miter and had a family member holding the long end when I shot the nail they jumped and caused the nail to come out the side and right into my hand that was holding it. Never did that again😂, I have been watching you since you and your brother were building the cabin, most of my life I have lived by the principal that you can have things even if you don’t have money, you just scavenge for what you need, don’t waste what you have, and be willing to pull some nails. Thanks Kevin, truly learn so much from you, I know you will miss Don as we will.

[@eddiehoff5278]

Looks great! I really like when you mill a log. I swear I can smell the fresh cuts

[@jamesellsworth9673]

Thanks for a FRESH episode.

[@teresaedwards3659]

The pond looks awesome !

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Certainly settling down that for sure.

[@greenbankreptiles]

Cheers Don! Respect Kevin!

[@chandrasutton4669]

Excellent work, Kevin!!!😊😅😂

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Glad you liked it!

[@thefrankmoose]

Hunny wake up kevins on

[@TheRubenkj]

Wow! Don`s house is amasing! Really nice looking and taken good care of. Don got class. We will miss him on the channel. Best of luck for Don

[@sunnilee5058]

Kevin thank you so much, I was just thinking how much I miss Don and then you had that segment on the farewell of his house ....he is going to be greatly missed by all of us and ...I love your new show is fabulous❤ From, Sunnyi in the FL. Keys 🏖️🦩

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@russellwatters5891]

Sorry, had to choose my time carefully with this one. A hour give or tske is precious with a 5 year old grandson...😂😅 Excellent job on the siding. I love the blue stain lumber. Happy trails Don, you'll be missed!😢 Love what you're doing 😊

[@feckjr]

Good video Kevin! You have quite the wood mill! Really it is nice and you definitely know how to use it. The 1/4-inch cut was cool. I'm sure in a future build you will find something to use that for! The bathroom sounds good! The addition is starting to look good man! Don had a nice house. I'm sure he'll be happy in his new one! He'll be missed. The windows look good, nice job. Looking forward to your next one. Take care.

[@sueyates3555]

Well, I hope you’re happy and do well where you’re going Don. I bet that pine sawdust smelt so good while you were saw that wood Kevin.. Lena is growing up so fast such a pretty young lady. Your addition to your cabin is coming along great. Take care until next Saturday.

[@teresajames5993]

Hey Kevin. It’s Sid the sloth, Scat the squirrel not sure if any of the others are present in that piece of wood 😂😂😂 another great job and fun episode. 🎉🎉

[@saner6888]

I see it😆

[@quakxy_dukx]

Scrat, Scrat the squirrel

[@christabotes3430]

Hi its sad to say good buy to Don gonna mis hi alot when watching your videos. I like the extention if your cabin so far. God bless and be good and safe ❤❤❤❤

[@T.hunstiger]

Hi Kevin, another awesome video! The sawmill is my favorite. I’ve always enjoyed the milling process. As always, thanks for explaining what you’re doing. It’s always very helpful. The cabin is looking great! I can’t wait to see the next phase of the finishing process. Thanks for always making the content educational, entertaining and inspiring. Take care.

[@richardwhite3711]

@ 40:35 always a joy to see " THE DON " and that beautiful redhead that hangs around you now and then but really miss seeing that gorgeous nurse who is camera shy ? LOL

[@ModernSelfReliance]

She is a little shy.

[@olyman63]

Full stop again. 🛑🛑Thank you great show

[@jaymeswheeler]

Nice blade, those are some beautiful woodgrains.

[@marydattilio3156]

Yes. I need a bathtub as well. It is not the easiest to soak your feet in a bucket. I live in flipflops in the forest.

[@equesdeventusoccasus]

My Florida brain freezes at the thought of using a Canadian outhouse in winter.

[@MrRiorust]

Are you sure that's your brain freezing?? lol

[@dharmaslife]

Or anytime of the year in the middle of the night

[@FunfindersX]

I'm going to miss Don😢 Cheers to your new adventures Don. We just moved from Ontario to Nova Scotia Cheers

[@maniachill3069]

I'm really liking your new videos Kevin. Hello from Maine, USA

[@dawnkangas2968]

Awesome as always good luck 🍀👍 Don

[@ryokolynn6948]

A pair of very stubborn trees...ha ha ha ....you really had a hard time at the ending .

[@criticalevent]

We sure are going to miss you Don. If you're even in Cape Breton, I have a cabin that needs finishing :)

[@HackeryX]

See ya don good luck with your future endeavors

[@cmclaren7]

I really like the new siding.

[@bobbyk6585]

Always amaze me with what you envision and then achieve.

[@patriciamuskevitsch8359]

This is becoming my favorite siding

[@centauri9458]

An old guy had a mill that did specialty lumber for the company I worked for would use his pressure washer to clean the logs. I watched him, a lot of times the logs were dry and the bark would fly off with the dirt. Looked like a good way to clean the timber. He also had a metal detector that he would run over the log before starting. At the company I ran a Stihl crosscut saw that had a 6 foot bar and the chain had a carbide tooth on each link. Took 440 electricity to run it, I really liked using it. When I stopped using it and went back to hauling everyday the guys wrecked it with forklifts. Same thing with my Stihl small chainsaw it only had a 28 inch bar. Some people can't take care of anything.

[@SamsLiberty]

Sad to see Don go.

[@ardianblakaj]

Small tip for the hung up trees instead of doong a straight cut try doing a 45 degree cut and it won't pinch your blade

[@kimsweeney2861]

Hi Kev Nice to see you building again love it xx

[@olyman63]

Full stop again. 🛑🛑Thank you great show

[@patrickheavirland3599]

Good morning from Minnesota USA! Good episode!

[@davidsgreatadventures]

That siding looks great!!

[@walkercustoms]

My dad has a semi load of wood cut every year. He builds and sells hunting blinds, very nice ones. They sell like crazy here. But there's a site where auctions are held near by and there's a band mill sitting there for quite a while. I want to check it out and if it's up to snuff I think we should buy it. We could bring more profit home that way. Can't remember the brand of the milll but it used to be the most popular one. I see guys with them custom cutting on site for people in the area every year.

[@cindychaney7205]

The cabin expansion is looking Great!

[@DongusKong]

A gray water system is definitely the way to go for the washroom

[@gregbradford3739]

Love it, Kevin. Keep up the great work!

[@frankensteinracing3520]

As several people have said with the sawdust readily available a composting toilet would work well. Also if you really want to play around with the pitch and angle of the carbide tips you can actually achieve a planed finish. We ran tipped blades on all our saws in the mill apart from our big break down saw.

[@Dashbshots]

Addition looks good. I often just pull trees down with my atv when leaning. Because the trees always seem to do what they did to you.

[@vipingel6999]

Loved this video had so many different things going on …

[@LifeandLifeMoreAbundantly]

nice to see you again; it's been a while since your videos have popped up on my feed; I'm subscribed; I revised so I'll receive 'all notifications'.

[@lindaoneal6224]

Good looking cabin you’re doing a great job I like it

[@kingrafa3938]

Another great video Kevin!

[@christopherleblanc9599]

need to re-level the mill , you see the rail twist near the end of the log and the foot move , not that it effects the end product, more the ware and tare on the mill 🥸🤓,Canada

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I've gotta dig the last foot down. The stabilizer jack was too high and I couldn't get the saw head down far enough so I took it off.. it's floating.. ;-)

[@mattivirta]

just same i looking this video, frame twist lot and not has stabile, worst build base. need make strongest and re-level all good.

[@GirdHerd]

Glad to see you are using tar paper on the addition. I remember when you and Chris (The Wooded Beardsman) built the cabin on his channel you didn't use anything as a water barrier.

[@specials3607]

Really like that episode very informative about the saw mill. With the price of lumber here in canada(like we dont produce any lumber at all) I'm looking at getting myself one.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It's like it doesn't grow on trees.

[@MartinJohansson-nn5dv]

Hi, Just inform that in Nordic countrys we leave a gap between the window frame and the wall frame and we use soft insulation bec spray foam can push the window frame. To install the window frame we always use adjustable window/door screws that are adjustable so you can adjust the window/door if needed after a wile that is why we use soft insulation and have a half inch gap around door/windows. its called karmskruv (frame screw)in swedish if you want to goole it.

[@Mrs.Silversmith]

I know this is unlikely, but one of those giant half-barrel tubs would be awesome looking.

[@boots3372]

Time to dig a well :)

[@mattivirta]

how deep you digging then sure water not freeze. then add pump and you have non-freeze shower and flush toilet all winter.

[@boots3372]

@@mattivirta 40-50ft should do

[@electrovane]

theres water lever spouts you can put in the ground that when they are closed drain the water down to the bottom of the frost line and dont freeze

[@criticalevent]

I definitely just throw my coiled blades like it's a police spike strip and take cover :)

[@DongusKong]

A dust collection system on this thing would go hard

[@bigbeede]

Another great video, thanks

[@Dave_1966]

That cabin is going to be great 😊 are you building the extension as bolt hole for yourself? If not build it with disabled access and i will rent it lol 😅

[@criticalevent]

My toilet is a "hunter's loo" bucket lined with a bag that's partially filled with sawdust or shredded paper, whatever I have available, as long as it will absorb moisture, and I just throw the bag in my incinerator barrel which is already full of kindling, light it at the end of the day and it all disappears.

[@delandbrooks3291]

That 1/4 in stuff would make a great Halloween prop. Build a casket and put lights in it.

[@mtcisneros5]

So I don’t know how available they are but you can get some jacks that are made for truck bed campers that way you can park pretty much anywhere and then Jack it up pull out and then level it out.

[@KaWouter_]

Thah, 21:50 'thinking past my nose' in belgium we say 'thinking longer than your nose is long'

[@mcbnj]

My favorite Norwood products are Raycon ear buds and the televised reality competition show "for the love of ray j"

[@DebDeBoop]

Kevin I went to a window shop and they often have those kind of parts hanging around.

[@christopherlenahan3906]

-Cut that 1/4" to length and clamp it up between the bench and some 2x4's to keep it flat. -Park on the high side, yes! But start on the front, so you have to walk less and less as you get tired :)

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Good idea!

[@jaykay9460]

You should talk to Zack he's got the composting one on his little off grid tiny home and on the pirate ship.

[@bakerfx4968]

AntsPants pressure washes his logs before starting the mill. Might be easier than the hatchet lol

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Sounds wet.

[@phyllthetyger5576]

We need pictures of your new abode, Don!!!

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I'll get to visit his new pad soon enough

[@valeriefrench9405]

Get yourself one of those large plastic watering cans with the spout. Then no water all over. They have large ones

[@davidsgreatadventures]

LOL It's Sid!!

[@Mercedesbenz200K]

Safety glasses at unwinding the blade please 😊

[@FreezyAbitKT7A]

I'm not an expert at roofing and/or ice dams. That joint from the existing roof to the lower roof looks like it will leak no matter what you do. Where is a flashing that goes under the existing roof, over the lower roof and a waterproof seal ? Is that a south facing side of the cabin? That Liquid Rubber you applied created a surface that will not slough off a snow load as well as the stock metal finish. Good luck.

[@GlockMan70]

Mr. Kevin your saw frame is flexing on the end on the right or inner side. It looks like a spacer came out!!! Hope that doesn't affect this small job but it more than likely would mess up a large job.

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I have the jack missing at the very end.

[@TheJeracuda]

are you going to set up a rain water catcher for things like a shower in that cabin or even possibly to be able to use as drinking water in a pinch?

[@heathercrawford3127]

Use a watering can that you water your flowers with?

[@DeborahAnneWeber]

Good vid. I miss Don. Any chance he'd do a guest appearance? He did!! Where is he moving and why? Sorry for your friend's moving away....

[@66bigbuds]

I think I would Power wash the logs.

[@Doug-u1l]

All this time, watching your videos I thought Don was your dad

[@black-kawa]

On the toilet ideia, i think a composting toilet maybe be a better ideia, since chemical toilets tend to have a strong smell, and the chemicals need replenishment. A composting one should be more useful on a long term basis on the property

[@mattivirta]

chemical toilet is worst what ewer has made.

[@beneriksson8218]

Your sawmill is very Sophisticated compared to my princess auto bandsaw

[@numnumnum6743]

Check out Van Wifes and find out what toilet they are using in there cabin in Nova Scotia. They went through a few before they found the right one for off grid cabin life.

[@randyhowesfamily]

make lamp shades with veneer pieces

[@DongusKong]

A debarking tool would be helpful

[@jessicad83]

For us non US/Canadian viewers, where is PI that Don is moving to? Is it still in Canada?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Prince Edwards Island, Canada

[@kathybarnett8759]

​@@ModernSelfReliancewhere in Canada are you

[@kenmacpherson5897]

My family is from PEI

[@karolmolitor4675]

What do you do with all of the bark and sawdust and waste wood ? ❤

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I burn most of the cut offs. Sawdust gets to go in a compost pile.

[@koningbolo4700]

14:33 Rorschach ?

[@GlockMan70]

CHECK SAW FLEXING!!!

[@yetti399]

when milling the siding couldn't you have rolled the log a few inches forward the 2nd cut back to original orientation the next the roll again then back to create a taper saw so the siding sits better. just my thought

[@ModernSelfReliance]

I have the lap siding maker... I've only ever used it to make shingles.

[@karolmolitor4675]

Does the live edge eventually fall off? ❤

[@ModernSelfReliance]

It will dry out and fall off.

[@happyface35]

Jack up the maple-shack all 4 corners at once....

[@KatherineWilliams-y4z]

Will you put these videos together like you did with the original cabin build?

[@ModernSelfReliance]

Most likely an compilation at the end.

[@criticalevent]

Those 100lb. tanks retail for $250 empty now. I just had to buy three of them for a generator.

[@SeanWald0]

where is don going?

[@jessieparham9589]

Kevin, I think the cabin is an after divorce single man pad, or just to escape the wife so you don't get a divorce, lol. It's looking good. Love that paintable rubber idea.

[@flyingaround-xu8fc]

Ive seen incinerator toliet....