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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[@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.

[@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

[@ben68442]

Impressive indeed. Walmart also has something similar. It's an inflatable dingy presently on roll back pricing. Free delivery tomorrow.

[@Gentry09]

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.

[@MW3LikeABous]

Gotta weigh like 800 pounds lol

[@RandThompson-dd3sk]

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

[@ASMRAntique1970]

I don't know

[@HerbalandAgri]

Agree, something can not share via video, just hand by hand

[@DOOK777]

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

[@SdaamIngelsson]

Tes vidéos sont une vraie source d'inspiration.

[@Uswesi1527]

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

[@احمد-و5ب5ت]

هذه رياضه وليس عمل شاق

[@SamuelLanghorn]

it has been done like this for millenia.

[@О.Б-м1ы]

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

[@О.Б-м1ы]

@@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]

@@О.Б-м1ы Ты вообще думаешь что говоришь? Я челу объяснил . что человек получает за свой труд достойную зарплату , не просто он трудится , он же не альтруист.

[@Шон-щ4т]

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

[@grafluckner33]

Absolute Spitzenklasse ! Hochseetauglich !!! Weltmeisterlich !

[@oeli1577]

Unsinkbar das Teil.

[@drewblaze5901]

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

[@sergioalbarracin3415]

0lwlw😂❤

[@cristhianpilligua1635]

​@@sergioalbarracin3415²2p Dedes cartar

[@sonnylambert4893]

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

[@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 ".

[@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.

[@thedrainjunkie5654]

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

[@manvasser8320]

Спасибо ❤

[@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 !

[@ronaldguffee8696]

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

[@Baengtoo]

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[@Baengtoo]

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[@Baengtoo]

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[@toolswood_]

6:12 a wood chopping ax and 1 way to use it. Can you show me how to do that?

[@АнатолийПругло-ф9щ]

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

[@زياد-ش3ه]

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

[@زياد-ش3ه]

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

[@زياد-ش3ه]

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

[@bigwoodtree]

¡Increíble trabajo! Este video muestra el increíble talento y habilidad de Mike al convertir un tronco masivo en una canoa impresionante. ¡Es asombroso ver el proceso de principio a fin!

[@swagtech_]

Absolutely mesmerizing! stunning canoe is truly impressive

[@gustavoluisalmanzalopez8316]

Todo un artista. Mis respetos! Excelente obra.

[@tommay7272]

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

[@Chmar__mansa__ala]

So Beautiful❤❤

[@crowlers6]

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

[@SiboBushings]

👍👍

[@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

[@SuzanPeters-p4e]

Masterpiece! Exceptional workmanship. It will last…forever.

[@AaronAnnu]

"The greatest education in the world is watching the masters at work..!! ❤ MICHAEL JACKSON

[@Gentry09]

Chomo

[@rayariesya]

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

[@vokkmobile2975]

Твоему любовнику понравилось 😊

[@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.

[@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.

[@machineb69]

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.

[@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.

[@mperetta39]

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

[@yuryloginov1641]

Лет 200 назад такая работа в прибрежных районах была обычной, а в экипажах деревянных судов больше половины могли и делали такую работу с легкостью. Это очень хорошо, что кто-то поддерживает традиции предков.

[@leonidtomov8954]

вранье

[@pleasedwayfarer]

Если его цель- продемонстрировать своё мастерство, так он мог изготовить её, в миниатюре. А так, это- расточительство.

[@sawomirdoraczynski9685]

​​@@pleasedwayfarerI miał pływać na miniaturze? Przestań pleść bzdury! 13:38

[@andreyzh2718]

Не думаю, что это было легкостью. Тут половина работы сделала бензо и элетроинструментом. Ну да мужики с каменными топорами делали это с легкостью, даже с металлическими.

[@yuryloginov1641]

@@andreyzh2718 именно с легкостью. 200 лет назад уже был неплохой столярный и плотницкий инструмент, Судовые плотники были мастерами по дереву. И тому свидетельств масса, когда попадавшие в кораблекрушения моряки из остатков собственных судов и подручного материала строили вполне мореходные приспособления. Насчет пироги из цельного куска в старые времена применялся метод выжигания - аккуратное управляемое горение внутри корпуса. Индейцы доколумбовой эпохи так делали пироги вместимостью до 30 человек, о чем есть упоминания у первопроходцев .

[@TISHENKOalex]

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

[@god23-b7f]

White envy,wow

[@বেবিচাকরি]

েো😊😊

[@ToxygenRecAll]

@@god23-b7fin Russian, it is just a saying. White envy means “in a positive way, whishing the best while being envious of the skills of someone you address your compliment” (as opposed to black envy, when you are envious of someone’s wealth or beautiful wife and you wish the person dies or gets poor)

[@GaryCharles-u9s]

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

[@agussetiaji7777]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@Conceptcollisioncenter13344]

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

[@conniewojahn6445]

Chop chop, bang bang, clang clang, buzz buzz, scrape scrape, repeat. The neighbors' must have thought this guy was Noah building an ark. Peer over the fence, peek around the tree, stare down the driveway, see him labor day after day, week after week, month after month, and finally decide he's not crazy after all. Nice boat.

[@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?" 😉

[@СергейПлотников-е2н]

Главное до воды дотащить, Робинзону не удалось 😅.

[@ВладимирКазанцев-л7б]

У Робинзона не было такого замечательного трала!

[@НиколайЛеонов-т6з]

Красавчик такую лодку руками сотворил. 👍👍👍🏅

[@johnkelly298]

Да, только забыл обжечь готовую😁

[@qadeerkhan-q8m]

jhk

[@johnmartlew5897]

The comments are outrageous. I’m surprised no one had the gall to suggest he didn’t build it. It’s an amazing accomplishment. I stand with the builder and his work. Good on ya mate from 🇨🇦

[@АйдынЖакупбаев]

Өте керемет қайық болды.🚣‍♂️👍

[@aniltonribeiro568]

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

[@heyropt]

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

[@عاشقريهانااحبك]

😂😂​@Repent-and-believe-in-Jesus1

[@Sa300dvideo]

Do you like videos showing the destruction of relict redwoods?

[@goinfishinalba9811]

​@@Sa300dvideo🥱😴

[@blessingraj260]

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

[@Hyper-Tv]

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

[@luciooliveira111]

Parabéns pelo seu talento e don de ser um mestre construtor de canoas!

[@warrenkeillor9034]

​@repentandbelieveinJesusChrist1no

[@КузьмаКоп]

Адова работёнка!!! Респект мастеру👍

[@전지용-l6s]

👏👏👏👍👍👍😊😊😊

[@PhuocTanCoNhac]

Tuyệt

[@KrausOleksandr]

Да,это точно

[@deafbonce7908]

Делать нехер мужику

[@KrausOleksandr]

@@deafbonce7908 Ну у него время и умение есть.Не на диване же валяться.

[@julianasanchezrodriguez6293]

MAGNIFICO TRABAJO. GRACIAS POR COMPARTIRLO

[@JonetSuratno]

Wow sangat berbakat sekali, aku salut sama pengrajin..semangat.

[@leonardgriffin9430]

Man at his best, with only a few hand tools, and patience.

[@markniilo]

Throw away the hand tools. The chainsaw alone could finish it in hours.

[@arconeagain]

Stihl though.

[@josebressanin]

Para lsso acabou com a vida de uma árvore talvez cenytenária.

[@amberallen6046]

WOW just WOW....A work of art and a labour of love !!!!

[@scalefingerz]

Some gay guys making a coffin for Joe Biden's burial at sea.

[@PEKS777]

...чувак, ты древо-мозахист! Удачи! Береги себя!

[@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!

[@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 :)

[@BrassMtn]

I watched native people do this in Maine when I was a young man. They hollowed out the canoe with fire and scraped the char out with sticks. Once it reached the desired thickness in the walls they sank the canoe and water logged it, made a fire and placed stick into the canoe to push the walls out wide and placed it over the fire to dry into shape. It was incredible work. I think it was the Abenaki if I remember correctly?

[@lloydprunier4415]

Great job! Really enjoyed watching and gained a lot of respect for the original builders of these craft and for you and your skill and tenacity to see it through. The use of traditional tools and modern power tools show the scope of what the original builders went through also.

[@russellstewart5414]

Those original builders were some ingenious and innovative people and tenacious in their ability to sail the southern oceans. It took him a year with power tools assisting him and it’s my understanding that a community would build them in a matter of weeks. Everyone pitched in the the effort and I wonder how many set out never to return

[@blessingraj260]

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

[@niteraven78]

A true labor of love 🤍

[@marcelonunes2719]

Isso é o que podemos dizer: UMA OBRA ATRIBUÍDA À UM EXCELENTE ARTISTA..🙌

[@ГульжанатАйдарбаева-л2з]

Қандай қыруар жұмыс, табандылық, шеберлік! Алла қол-аяғына дерт бермесін!

[@diverhouston]

Maravilloso trabajo. Felicidades.

[@tangerinedreamer50]

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

[@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

[@god23-b7f]

@@juri64 😂

[@sonnymolina8748]

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

[@TheLowLandGardener]

This man deserves more youtube money to buy a boat

[@robinsonalejandronaiman1994]

Muy buen trabajo!!!...👍 Saludos desde la isla grande de Chiloé, chile...

[@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

[@Stuartie7177]

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

[@karenmusa3052]

What a phenomenal build, craftsman ship and dedication to something of this size, and alone is a true labour of love. Bloody magnificent mate..cheers 👏👍

[@NewWheels-y7o]

Beautiful project ,, thanks for sharing 👍👍

[@rhondaadams4013]

To me, this is proof that primitive people, with their tools, could and did make amazing things with their skills and their hands. And today we're able to see some of those ancient remnants being found.

[@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. 👍

[@Hobbymuseman-Sergey]

Как всегда с огрмным удовольствием смотрю вашь замечательный канал.

[@openchess2024]

The Aboriginal chainsaw was my favourite invention, I heard they pioneered the two stroke engine!

[@Bonjour-World]

No one has ever been able to replicate their 3 stroke engine.

[@MrWeliz]

Yes I still remember when i worked at McCulloch back in 74 and the first chainsaw rolled out of the one man assembly line in the outback

[@hunt_trap_fish]

Best comment on the internets and socialseseses

[@АйталинаНик]

Это так романтично! Парень молодец!

[@BITTYBOY121]

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

[@RageAgainstTheMachine.]

New Zealand: Thank you for sharing your beautiful craftsmanship. Such a joy to watch u work from the lovely Norfolk Island, my mother would go there once a year for holiday🥰

[@thongnieducationalinstitut8646]

Incredible! Your hard work makes your vision come true

[@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.

[@eddiedunn8061]

wonderful watching the progress and the techniques involved!

[@anonymoususer7832]

Impressionante a criatividade e a dedicação desse homem. Ficou muito lindo, parabéns! 👏👏👏🤩

[@shereemorgan1430]

Amazing craftsmanship!

[@D-EagleMachines-on6dg]

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

[@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.

[@ShuhratRasuljonov-qz1vi]

Very very beautiful

[@theprayer1284]

Alot can be said.... but seriously...WHAT A MAN!!!!

[@abddusharipov1531]

13:26 Теперь я понял что как Робензону Крузо было не легко 😂😂

[@philrobson7976]

Cool project and he should be proud of it. But I just can’t imagine how much of a house he could’ve built from that one log.

[@WillianPereira-g6o]

O mas incrível é que ele fez tudo isso em 13 minutos e 38 segundos.

[@dws26072]

I loved watching this. He made the boat from Moana. Really cool. That must have taken a long time to make. Congratulations

[@eternalme6077]

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

[@greasymuchacho]

Yes thank Buddha.

[@mohsinali5084]

Enjoyed every bit of the construction of this boat My hats off to you What an achievement after such a long time No words to thank you enough Best Wishes from Canada

[@davechapman7735]

an amazing well done job Sir and I'm glad we saw the end result in the water. Brilliant work.. best wishes and happy sailing from NZ

[@jsmitty2047]

Man, the talent people in the world have is just amazing.

[@emiliojosegraobenedi450]

A fascinating job!!

[@mikeb5981]

Just imagine how long it took you to build Noah’s Ark plus no power tools

[@stevecarr7338]

Noah lived a long time so time was on his side. :)

[@johnvictory398]

20-40 years

[@hmdi1917]

He was supported by God

[@urossavatovic9395]

Yeah just imageine how that actually didnt happen and it all makes sense

[@hmdi1917]

@@urossavatovic9395 No, you go and imagine how the ape evolved into a human, you atheist

[@NiloSumalinog86]

Food job👏👏👏🤞😍😍😍

[@darou.darmani]

Really amazing ❤❤❤

[@FungalBunghole]

Damn I didn't realize this was a clickbait channel. Unfortunately going to need to unsubscribe and block the videos from appearing on my feed. Nothing worse than being lied to about what a video will be because of a fake thumbnail. Very sad.

[@cecilhorsley2409]

Well done! I tip my hat to you and what you've accomplished!

[@arinianciao]

MARAVILHOSO, MUITO BEM FEITO, GENIAL!!!