The lizard skin effect is great. That German stuff is extreme!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
lt's my dream to go to an american roofing slate quarry and pay them a flat fee by the ton for pieces that can be made into those small scale slates. I'm assuming there is a lot of wastage since few roofing slates here are under 6 wide, by pretty long. Cut the slates there by hand and have them shipped back on a pallet. I met a german slater on facebook that lives in the states, so I could probably get a few tips. Looks like a learning curve!
@projectmalus4 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult The slate is sharp like sheet metal. My brother had a stack at the family home, some of which he used for garden edging. I made him remove it...if a little kid fell on it it wouldn't have been pretty. I wish I had some slate now for a firewood shed and a garden shelter, both small structures with roofs visible from the house. Cheers.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
@@projectmalus check craigslist, but beware many lots of left over slate have a lot of rejects.
@master_Blaster913 жыл бұрын
We do alot of Yorkshire greys over here and some of them can be monsters. 40 inch by 40 and even bigger 2 inch thick or more
@yeetmachine17374 жыл бұрын
I always wondered how it's made. I used to live in the Italian Alps, and virtually all building pre 1940s were roofed with slate. Such a beautiful material
@Shaun.Stephens4 жыл бұрын
Good stuff! When you fist showed your pattern I said "cool, scutes". The most valuable things a man can have can't ever be stolen - skills.
@daveyjoweaver51834 жыл бұрын
A slate roof is cool! My former old brick farm house had a slate roof and I had old slates and a cutter ad hammer but lacked the anvil. I'll send a pic when I find those tools Steven. Your roof looks great! If you remember my GG Grandfather Jiseph Shanks, a nephew of his was a slater. In fact at one time he owned the Peachbottom slate quarry along the Susquehanna River, about 10 miles west of me. He was slating into his 80s in all kinds of weather in the 1920s. His name was Park Shank and also had a ferry across the Susquehanna River until the toll on the new bridge at that time stopped charging tools. There's story from the 1920s where Parker, as he was called, fell off a slate roof he was working on, fell 26 feet on the corner of the porch in Oxford, Pa. About 10 miles south of me. He was in his 80s and they thought surely he would die. They carted him off to the doctors. But in to months time he was back on to roof. The Peaxh Bottom slate quarry was known for some of the best slate in the world and can be seen o many old houses even 200+. But after the dams were biilt on the Susquehanna it was cover over, along with petroglyphs, life can be traced back 15,000 years along the river and some petroglyphs are still visible. Anyway Steven, a great video and Kind Thanks! Joy of Spirit Brother! DaveyJO
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Wow, cool stories as usual from your family! I wish we had some quality slate quarries out here, but either they aren't here, or were never developed for roofing slate.
@KimballCody3 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I enjoyed the format.
@bayareasparky91804 жыл бұрын
Just fabulous stuff Steven. I'm really glad you've picked up this project again. To the finish line!
@donjuanmckenzie48973 жыл бұрын
You're seriously reminding me of my high school foot ball coach
@SkillCult3 жыл бұрын
Take a knee :)
@heidimoore49814 жыл бұрын
Lots of patience there cutting all those tiles. Such a beautiful roof. I’ve always wanted to put in a slate roof, I’ve done a slate fire hearth which was a lot of fun. Very much looking forward to the rest of this series. Thanks Steven for sharing this skill with us. ❤️
@CaptMaxADV4 жыл бұрын
P.S. There are 2 other people I wish I could meet and have a conversation with before I die. And with you there’s now 3! Stay rad my man. I’m still hangin in here since your first axemanship vids! 🙌🏻
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
That's very flattering. I"m sure I'm really that interesting, just ask me ;)
@CaptMaxADV4 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult You and me BOTH! lol
@coen5554 жыл бұрын
I'd forgotten about this roof. I saw it once on your blog. Very exciting to see you work on it again.
@HDBahoo4 күн бұрын
Awesome video brother!!! I was curious & now I know
@MarijaB964 жыл бұрын
a very interesting and serious channel in his profession
@stantheman51634 жыл бұрын
Nice project video. Your lizard skin pattern is inspired. I love slate roofs and soapstone counters. Stone roof will do well in wild fire country too.
@Cadwaladr3 жыл бұрын
I knew a little bit about slate roofing before I went to the Isle of Man a couple years ago. Over there, there's a whole castle with outer walls made of slate, and on the hill just to the southwest of the town of Peel, there's a tower that my great great great great grandfather, Thomas Corrin, built in 1805, made of solid slate. That was quite something to get to see. I never thought of slate as a structural building material, but it definitely works.
@SkillCult3 жыл бұрын
Wow, cool family history. I imagine it would make a great building block material for masonry, given the flat nature of it. I have plans to build some miniature stuff with scraps, using it that way, and of course as a roof too.
@SkillCult3 жыл бұрын
Do you have pics posted of that tower anywhere online?
@Cadwaladr3 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult Yeah, if you scroll back a little way on my instagram (cadwaladr_) or google "Corrin's tower". Also the castle I mentioned was Peel Castle, and the outer slate walls were built in the 15th century, I think, though it contains structures dating from the 11th century.
@LookXmumXnohead4 жыл бұрын
Very neat, it's so interesting how you can cut and poke holes so simply, but the slate doesn't seem to shatter or break. I'd love to work with this one day. I love how visceral you film and create your videos. I am very perceptive and can almost feel the textures and physical properties of the materials you work with. Also, huge Cramps fan here. *Grin
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it is amazing. Must have something to do with the plate like grain structure. Some are only about 1/8 inch thick!
@OakKnobFarm4 жыл бұрын
Great tutorial. I've done some cedar shakes, and this is pretty similar. I really like your choice of shape / color.
@zeros_knives_and_bushcraft.4 жыл бұрын
Way cool! Looking forward to this series.
@dainbramage04 жыл бұрын
That death metal CD collection was unexpected, awesome video!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Definitely in a brutal death metal phase. there's all kinds of stuff in there though.
@T3hJones4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful roof and that old growth redwood is amazing :o.
@fngrusty423 жыл бұрын
Beautiful roof.
@christurley3914 жыл бұрын
Cool project maybe last roof you'll ever need.
@somatder4 жыл бұрын
very cool stuff, Steven! Coincidentially, I have recently become fascinated with slate roofs, I am very intriged by the properties of this material, it's so durable yet very easy to manipulate with only simple handtools. I just think it's incredible that you can punch a hole in a material without it breaking, I just don't understand, you would think it is brittle like a rock ;) Slate roofs are actually common on railway station buildings here in Denmark, dunno why, maybe because they look cool and because governmental buildings tended to be quite refined back in the 19th and early 20th century
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
I'm not sure why it seems so resilient to handling, splitting and punching. maybe flexibility. Sure is neat stuff though.
@master_Blaster913 жыл бұрын
I work with roof slates.
@TheOneWhoHasNoSkin4 жыл бұрын
dude makes hes roof in to an art piece. nice
@elkhound254 жыл бұрын
awesome ! cant wait to see more of this project !
@briancorboy10424 жыл бұрын
Slate roofs are great, but you have to account for the added weight. Years ago I helped frame a roof for slate. We had doubled up 2x12 rafters on 12" centers, sitting on 2x6 walls framed on 12" centers. The roof will last forever, as long as the structure is built to hold it up!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Joseph Jenkins covers that in the slate roof bible. He says it doesn't have to be as over built as many think. this is a small building, though the shear could be better on the walls. The rafters are short spans and true 2 x 8 old growth doug fir.
@briancorboy10424 жыл бұрын
I can see how the span would make a big difference. The roof was in New Hampshire and they also have to account for a significant snow load. I like the pattern you went with. It's awesome to be artistic with work.
@tonythepwny4 жыл бұрын
Now I wish I had a roof to slate.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
On your bark tannery where you graft seedling apples and keep your axes?
@heidimoore49814 жыл бұрын
So excited for this......
@garettanderson67724 жыл бұрын
I had that Cramps album back in the 80's!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
My favorite Cramps album. I was never a huge fan, but gotta love that one. And great cover!
@cemprotecta4 жыл бұрын
How cool. Thanks a lot, man!
@nonyobussiness34404 жыл бұрын
You’re what I aspire to be
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Better aspire to just the best parts ;)
@Jerry-uc1pn4 жыл бұрын
This man living in minecraft IRL using the new slate blocks
@CaptMaxADV4 жыл бұрын
Dude! AWESOME!!!
@mikepettengill27064 жыл бұрын
I want to do that!
@glennwilck54594 жыл бұрын
I've done wood shingles and they are the same layout but how much and where do you get slates??
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
I got my slates off craigslist as left over lots after large jobs in the city. Otherwise I'd never be able to afford them. You have to get them cheap though, as many are likely to be rejects that have invisible or hidden cracks or have other issues. You can also find used slates in areas were it's used a lot.
@glennwilck54594 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult thanks for the reply your roof is awesome so is your channel!
@bertbert27254 жыл бұрын
nice EV mic. i have that one in my collection too :)
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
Sounds pretty bad, but people swear they are great harp mics. Id' like to put a better capsule in it someday. Super classy, neat mics!
@bertbert27254 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult i've used it in a theatre set hanging from it's cable as a special effect mic. it almost sounded like it had reverb by itself
@oprov464 жыл бұрын
Good stuff ! At 13:36 , left page, top picture - I can't read it but looks like old Bulgarian village or somewhere on the Balkans. Do you have video of how your house is made? Thanks!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
I don't. This building is a pretty standard stud frame with straw coated in a clay slip Packed in between the studs.
@oprov464 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult - I am always interested in natural materials for building and insulation ability etc...
@jesseoglidden4 жыл бұрын
Cool!
@sethpatchell84044 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video! Looking forward to seeing the rest of the series! Have you ever tried using slate for flintknapping? I've been getting into knapping and it looks like it could possibly be used for it although it might be to brittle and not have predictable flake scar patterns.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
the very thing that makes it split easily, a predictable strong grain, would make it unsuitable for flintknapping. Knappable stones are pretty much free of directional grain and that uniformity is what allows us to flake them in any direction.
@sethpatchell84044 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult That makes a lot of sense, would love to see a video on it some day!
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
@@sethpatchell8404 If I do knapping, it will probably be practical field stuff, core reduction and flake tools.
@cecilrhodes10574 жыл бұрын
I have a question about the benefits of slate vs wooden shingles vs thatch, obviously slate is fire resistant but it's also hard to come by if you were to just walk out into the wilderness and build a house I doubt you could use slate.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
I wouldn't think so in most cases, but I don't live in slate country. If you could get thin enough sheets, large enough, it shouldn't be too hard. It would help to have some tools, but they can be laid with pegs, or I think sometimes without even being afixed. Given a few simple steel tools though it seems very feasible and you also need tools to do wood shingles. Even good thatch is pretty temporary, but it's simple enough.
@nonyobussiness34404 жыл бұрын
Sick chopper
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
yeah, those things are cool.
@toadstkr4 жыл бұрын
Cramps!
@quintond.78884 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video man. I always thought slate roofing was cool, but it seemed unattainable or maybe just impractical in my area. I've noticed the structure before in some of your videos, is it some type of cobb over timber? Also, given how much you do with lime I have to ask; is that actual homemade whitewash?
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
I've done a little limewash, which is just a very thin solution of lime in water, but it is mostly used on stone and other masonry. This building is straw clay mix packed between studs. Just a light clay slip coating the straw.
@quintond.78884 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult you fooled me with the white interior :) it's a rad little structure.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
@@quintond.7888 I just slapped up plywood in here until I can do something else, like plaster maybe. Just zero VOC paint to brighten it up.
@feelsman78374 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you're gonna wipe the slate clean with this one
@veshtitsacraftsandtunes46934 жыл бұрын
But you still have frost to worry about... Celtic Frost.
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
:D
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
i just finally got a phono preamp again, that reminds me to play that right now!
@TrenchForgeArmory3 жыл бұрын
Is anyone else coming back to this video and getting a "premiere ended" message and thus can't watch the video? I really want to know, but it seems I can't :(
@SkillCult3 жыл бұрын
Seems odd. Try a different browser? Or maybe it's a cache issue. dunno.
@liammcelvarr48594 жыл бұрын
*Commence phone on hold music*
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
insturmental Elevator music version of the Sex Pistols God Save the Queen
@liammcelvarr48594 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult phone on hold beeps in the rythem of Dracula by rob zombie
@liammcelvarr48594 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult nah sorry raining blood from slayer lol
@SkillCult4 жыл бұрын
@@liammcelvarr4859 SLAAAATERRRR!!!
@liammcelvarr48594 жыл бұрын
@@SkillCult well ik what music im listening too today now lol