Tamaracks Cut For a New Cabin-Martin's Old Off Grid Log Cabin

Another big Tamarack is cut for the future cabin. To really learn how to cut trees check out Guilty of Treason videos • Super Stupid Stubborn ...

[@benscoles5085]

Mr. Martin, I applauded you when the tree fell, nice easy ,no crash, no pulling out the middle of the tree, Excellent Work.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I try but often go too fast and miss my line.

[@smiley9872]

The Irish Jersey always love to see it, you wear it well Martin!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

And proudly!!

[@smiley9872]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 I have no doubt my friend!

[@larry851]

A day in the woods is always a good day

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Very true

[@oldpolak5203]

Oh my lard ! I hade to turn the volume down , those blood suckers were give me nasty flashbacks of sleepless camping nights 🤣. Martin you are one tuff nut .

[@chrisfryer3118]

I'm scratching just listening to the soundtrack

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I should have a repellant as a sponsor.

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Good Morning Martin. Remember to relax a bit.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Oh, I do

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 outstanding

[@CoachCarolAnn]

I haven’t had a Coke or any soda in decades, but you made that drink look mighty refreshing!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

All it it right moment.

[@lilig4396]

I love listening to what your plans are and of all the changes you've been making to your cabin...I have no idea how to plan or carry out any type of build, but I'm in awe with you...a nice COLD pop at the end is great!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thank you so much!

[@saykhelrachmones8668]

Shabbat Shalom friend Martin.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Yes thanks

[@PecanRanch]

Living the good life👍. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Like to share such a good thing.

[@margarethughes3763]

Thank you Martin.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thanks for stopping in.

[@robertsimard735]

Good morning Martin. I built my log cabin in my 20s. I am now 68 and just thinking of building a log cabin makes me tired. Glad to see you taking up the challenge one log at a time. Be safe and enjoy the great outdoors.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

The cabin build will be kept as a fun thing, I do not need it but those Tamarack Trees are dying and I want to salvage them.

[@BreakingGravityPT]

Itchy just watching this video. Great job out there Martin!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Now don't hurt yourself swatting

[@markleblanc291]

Those mosquitoes would drive me crazy!! I concur, ice cold Coke Zero is very refreshing after working outside! Oh, blackstraps, yes please!!!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

They help to forget the bugs for a few minutes.

[@theyangview1898]

WooHoo! Northern Command never disappoints

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

That is thanks to a little support from the western frontier.

[@donaldhofman5257]

I'm from minnesnowta born and raised!! And I'm scratching just hearing those mosquitoes!!! I don't miss them at all!!!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Check back in often as you need a refresher.

[@JB-dz1zc]

That was a good days work! Them bugs though! Just being there instead of the "real" world, would be very satisfying for me. 😊

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

It does have it perks up there.

[@scarfing]

I grew up in NE Iowa, with a large Norwegian population, and have taken many classes offered by the Norwegian museum. One of those classes was on building a log building. I was told an old saying in Norway, "If on the Yuletide the trees you're felling, ten times will be the life of your dwelling"! Good luck, and I do love your videos!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I think that has to do with less water content in the winter but hard peeling.

[@TheInappropriate1]

That was a well earned drink Martin. Good on you mate! Take care.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

It went down well.

[@PumpkinVillage]

That was one nice tree and a good job getting it down. Those mosquitos thou. Wow! Looks like your making good progress getting trees down. Take care, Al

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Yes, thanks

[@willythewave]

I love you Martin.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Good to be appreciated

[@jeffb2456]

Jeeeze Martin! Those mosquitoes are driving me nuts just watching the video!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Sorry!

[@tddstl3166]

You couldn't pay me to stay up there in May thru September with all of the mosquitoes and flies. However, you couldn't pay me to leave the cabin in October thru April. Thank you as always Marty!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

good schedule you laid out there.

[@mmanut]

Nice job taking down that tamarack. You have a few good looking logs ready for next fall. Such a beautiful spot, stay save. Vinny 🇺🇸

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

A little issue at times but always looking to be safe.

[@Jon-ze2bw]

All blessings and strength to you. May the biting bugs bite less.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Goes with the territory I guess, I may go in April next year to avoid the worst.

[@joharmon2148]

Your a hard working man Martin!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I do try to be handy.

[@stephenmoore2754]

I wish I had your energy and stamina. I could do a day like that, but the recovery period would be 2 weeks. If you quarter sawed your boards you would have little trouble with cupping. With the grain all on one side of the tree you would have good boards at the expense of extra work and narrower boards. At least you won’t have to forge your own nails unless you plan to use Japanese nailless joinery 🙂 Another fine video from the North Woods.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I am hoping that my only using the middle two slabs of the tree for the floor that it will stay flatter. I have some on a workbenh from 15 years ago and they are still flat.

[@bowlmeoverva]

Nice update. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

No problem 👍

[@terryw.milburn8565]

Great Time @ The Cabin Aside From Them Skeeders, Thanks Martin ! ATB T God Bless

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

You bet

[@janking2762]

Your spade peels bark just like the original bark removal too, a spud, sort of a large chisel with a curved blade on a long wooden handle. Very clever of you.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I had to use what I had and it worked really well.

[@Topjake1492]

Martin, Don't sell yourself short. You are quite the Axman. Slow is good. Gotta be careful. It's dangerous felling trees!

[@donaldhofman5257]

Yep, my uncle was a jackpine savage by Backus Minnesota and got killed falling trees when he was in his 70s!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Sure need to study each tree for a while and those nearby.

[@backcountrypipe]

Looking forward to watching the cabin build process. Wish I lived close I would offer you some help. Regards Mark

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I have some that can come when I have my act together.

[@scottclay4253]

The bugs, the bugs! That was an unpleasant experience. Even a video recording of the buzz of mosquitoes goes directly to the nervous system and elicits a flee response. Mosquitoes, black flies and midges, little wonder so much of the north is sparsely populated. Well there are also the harsh winters. Great video otherwise, thanks Martin!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

It was a bad year, the worst in a few but not the worst.

[@suezaple4950]

awesome work cutting that tree down those mosquitos horrible part of the warmer weather , you should get a bug jackett , love your little cabin very nice .

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Fortunately the bugs do not bite me much, Bull Flies later will drive me back to Illinois.

[@michaelpence468]

You be careful out there Martin! Your a long way from aid if you need it. I don’t see how you do it!! Your still physically fit enough to enjoy that heavy work. Good for you!!👍🏻

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thanks for that

[@randypyatt5649]

Take your time and be very careful an don't let the bugs haul you off

[@wizewoods9130]

The ease of stripping bark in the spring definitely out weighs any advantages of cutting in the winter, that's for sure. Glad you mentioned Jakes channel, great content on there, he just hit 100k subscribers in 10 months with his new channel!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

He deserves it.

[@nhmountains5683]

Jacob at Guilty of Treeson does do a great job on tree work. Also August Hunicke and Buckin Billy do great jobs on tree work and felling.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Yeah, I had to give the shout to Guilty of Treason, good stuff

[@3rubberboats]

It is amazing how many people enjoy watching you enjoy your life at the cabin. Did you not see that extra lonely ice cube?

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Must have missed it.

[@disableddeerhunter180]

Great job!!! Thanks for sharing, Blessings!!!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thanks for stopping by.

[@georgecremeans5113]

Those mosquitoes drove me crazy and I’m not even there. I’m in Ohio enjoying air conditioning! My Saturday morning routine consists of sitting in my recliner enjoying my morning coffee watching the The North Woodsman. I found myself swatting every time I heard them buzzing! I had to turn off my surround sound!

[@johngreydanus2033]

I came for this comment, ha ha, I agree!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I have noted that I lower the volume for chainsaw noise, may have to lower the drone too.

[@timd8470]

Martin, the bugs were so bad in this video, I had to start my Thermocell so I could finish watching it!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Oh no!

[@emilyneal7888]

I go crazy with all those bugs.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Most would

[@northernhappiness7499]

Here there ole Martin so glad as always to see your content. It's really as real as it gets on the tube. .Looking so forward to this Tamerack cabin build. Good luck every step bro.. Btw..if you go to my page you'll see my Tamerack Cabin I built. Beautiful, just beautiful logs😊

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Wow, thank you, I will check it out.

[@zenjamin6262]

This man is legendary

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Oh wow

[@jan6293]

Martin, Will those trees stay a lighter color, they’re so beautiful. Thanks for sharing. Blessings to you and Vonnie!🌲🌲🌲

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I need to watch and see myself.

[@doggiesable1]

feel sorry for you that those bugs torment , I can hear them buzzing around you , winter time would be the best to enjoy cabin .living

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Looking forward to fall.

[@alancall5113]

Those mosquitoes are as big as bats

[@theyangview1898]

Jurassic

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Keeps the forest just for me.

[@jeanadamsick9854]

YOU MADE ME NEVERIOUS WHEN, YOU WERE TRYING TO FINISH OFF CUTTING THAT TREE!!!!!! BUT LIKE YOU SAID, YOU GET THE JOB DONE!!! MARTIN YOU ARE *DILIGENT* IN YOU, GOALS & WORK, FOR SURE!!!!!!!!!!! Do take care. Fl.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

All done with the utmost care, note how much I looked around to assess the situation.

[@warrenvalentino5763]

Awesome video! i love listening to your plans. love your screen tent. your Home looks Awesome! nothing like a cool/cold drink on a hot summer day. :) :)

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

All in a good visit to the cabin.

[@1989Falkor]

Good stuff, cant wait till you build it!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Getting closer to putting something together.

[@macgyver2417]

You must of been a hell of worker when you were younger. Good job.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Glory Days by Bruce Springsteen comes to mind.

[@davidmartin5179]

Great job on felling that tree 🌲 Martin. Went down right where u wanted it. Some great lumber from that tree. Great video as usual. Be safe and God Bless.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Safety is the most important when I am there.

[@rayhitt5564]

You are definitely a hard working young man!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I try

[@creativeartist2]

That was hard work. Have a great weekend Martin. We are trying see if we can hatch quail eggs. Our neighbor brought them over, Quail mama was killed by a cat or Skunk I have a Broody Mama bantam hen so we put them under her and we will see if they will hatch. Neighbor said he had them in a box for a day with a 100 watt light bulb and a water jar for moisture. I don't know if they will hatch but we are trying. Around the 17 or 18th of july would be the hatching time? I'm filming it for a video short out later in the month. Our Mamma hen is sitting on the eggs flat as a Pizza and growls at us, just funny to see it. Cheers Martin! Say hello to Vonnie for us.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Will do , cheep cheep

[@creativeartist2]

Two eggs did hatch and our mama serama hen raised them and now the quail chicks got big enough they flew the coop. They vist the coop time to time. It was fun, I did film some video but haven't edited it for youtube yet. We got new Imac as old one died. Trying to catch up on my art videos..Hee,Hee, Take care Martin say hi to Vonnie. Cheers!

[@dennismain8030]

Your the best Martin 👌

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thanks

[@geraldnichols1853]

Wow mosquitos are thick! I bought a screen tent for up at the cabin. They were so bad had to buy a head net. The new cabin logs are coming along nicely.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

You will like that screen tent for sitting outside.

[@geraldnichols1853]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 already used it seems now the skeeters are settling down. Noticed some tree color change up north this week.

[@chrishelms1967]

I'm itching like crazy just watching those damn mosquitoes 🦟😃

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

You should see them in color!!

[@poochpoints]

This episode made me feel real itchy!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Just do not slap too hard at things that are not in the room.

[@davestelling]

Nice work, Martin. Bet that cold cola hit the spot? See ya next week...

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Simple pleasures like a cold coke at the right time.

[@jbthor9032]

As much as I love the great outdoors those mosquitoes would eat me alive. I see how you get away with being out there with those bugs? It's a good thing you found some use for that tamarack. 👍 Martin

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

The supply of cabin logs is really looking good.

[@tedsemonis7905]

Martin, those steel wedges seemed to work just fine. Like the model T it works just fine, now a days the plastic weights less. difference between modern day loggers and real ones.

[@wizewoods9130]

The difference is that when you nick your metal wedge with the saw you destroy your chain, that's why they use plastic

[@tedsemonis7905]

@@wizewoods9130 Well since there is no hurry be more careful. And when felling alone that is the only way to be.

[@aloberdorf4579]

Back in the day...a magnesium wedge was the cats meow.......soft and flammable ....LOL !!

[@aloberdorf4579]

Ironically enough.....I stumbled across one of the magnesium wedges just a few days ago.......I have probably had it for 40 years or so.....not a dent on it......must have been saving it for a special reason.....but I forgot what it was.....LOL !!!

[@tedsemonis7905]

@@aloberdorf4579 When you hit it with the chain, and 5000-degree sparks start up wear glasses and no kindling around.

[@bobv8219]

The good life. 👏👍❤️

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

You noticed.

[@badcompany3057]

Thanks

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

back at you

[@tomdale1313]

yikes, Martin all them bugs you're tough and determine ...tanks for sharing

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I can send some your way.

[@tomdale1313]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 not necessary due to my hatred of

[@nonap5225]

Good see your video even with the mosquitoes. Know those bugs can drive you crazy. We have horrible humidity and heat here in deep southeast Mississippi. I am looking forward to fall but it is still a longs off. Did finally get much needed rain. Hope next week we get more rain as the heat is drying everything out. I get out before day break and inside during the highest heat and back out right before dark. Oh well, I can not control the weather so I just do the best I can. God bless you and Vonnie in all y’all do.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

thanks for the update Nona

[@johngerson7335]

Are those mosquitos or sparrows!? 😉

[@donaldhofman5257]

Their Minnesotas state bird after the loon!!

[@johngerson7335]

@@donaldhofman5257 Lol!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

State bird for a reason.

[@cgriggsiv]

I set my alarm today for 4:00 so I can get up and do some photography but I got rain lots of it my butt ain't going nowhere and your video happened to show up and I'm like okay something good to watch

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Anything in a pinch.

[@frederickmoller]

Thanks Martin I generally liked it, except for all clouds of buzzing skeeters, I don't know how you can handle them, I get itchy watching/listening them!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

You are not alone in that.

[@johngallagher2313]

The bugs would drive me nuts. Being from the south the heat and humidity I can put up with but the bugs no. That tamarack will make good wood for the cabin. Yes you need the plastic felling wedges. I surely would have dinged my saw chain on those iron wedges and made a mess.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

been there, done that

[@davidferguson9213]

Thank you!!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Thanks

[@floyboy47]

those bugs WOW I would run out of there

[@frankcsomor4105]

at least the bugs behaved.lol

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Well yes they did, I'm alive.

[@kendrasmith6637]

Glad to see your videos again. Not fond of the bugs either. But you sure have a nice cabin. Have a Coke!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I will!

[@UK-Blue]

6 inches off target 🙄 I don't know. 🤣🤣 Good skillz Martin!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I can always edit out the misses.LOL

[@yako0000]

the mosquitoes buzzing by the camera makes me wince and my eye twitch. you're more of a man than i am. up here in Canada everyone cuts their logs in early winter once the ground freezes but before there is too much snow. that is a beautiful tamarack you felled. maybe the crooked section could become a live edge table or countertop?

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

The easy peeling keeps me cutting them in the spring.

[@NON_BIDENary]

Are those mosquitoes OR really PI$$ed off hummingbirds!?!?!?

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Now, that’s a conundrum, if I ever heard one... lol too funny! They are surely as big as hummingbirds. I was thinking of red dye hummingbird food and thought of the food those mosquitoes eat. Wow! I remember old ladies in canoes in early 80s in adirondacks with netting n puffing on cigars... lol while I was camping there. Bad!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I will check closer next time. So loud it makes one wonder.

[@aloberdorf4579]

Far as I can tell Martin....you ain't no Cheechako.......and is that a Johnny 535 or 2051?........and what you are cutting has much different bark than the Western Larch we have.....and more limbs....I have similar goals, but a different time line....and am finishing up a portable band mill.....two years ago, myself and another Senior did the chainsaw mill thing..2"x 18"x 12' Doug Fir..times 400 board feet......and a portable Clock/Thermometer read 107f in direct sun......ain't doin that again.....Good Luck with the Summer Sir.......and a Shot of Crown Peach to you !! (and 90% Deet)

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I have a few and it was a 2149 or a 2052.

[@cgriggsiv]

Even my mountain bike trails which are directional single tracks are going to be closed and that was my second part from the photography

[@fathertomoutdoors6579]

I won’t watch with good headphones anymore! Felt like I needed to swat the bugs it was so realistic.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Yeah, I have heard that a lot on this series. I usually tone down the chainsaw, maybe bugs drone is next.

[@lindauribe6872]

Refreshing

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

thanks

[@robberntson8934]

Don't EVEN envy you the skeeters.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I will send them cheaply.

[@cgriggsiv]

Good morning Martin

[@bonniebonkers4779]

Do you have a thermocell for the cabin? That will keep the skitters away. Great video. Love it. 👍❤😁

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Not sure of safety of indoor use.

[@janking2762]

Look up quartersawn lumber to get the most stable flooring pieces.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I am planning on taking the center pieces only so may be similar in use.

[@jksmountaindream]

One good thing about 5000 ft and a dryer climate..... no Minnesota State Bird on my property! Your freezer there is filled tighter than mine is at home... haha That looked like TOO much work! The Coke glass looks perfect, too bad I just quit drinking my 3 or 4 Pepsi's a day... a have lost 15 pounds though

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Weight loss in MN is going out without a shirt on.

[@jksmountaindream]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 Lol!!!

[@mattclark5480]

Wow those mosquitoes are just as bad as here in Green Swamp Fl

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Not much respite anywhere this year in the midwest.

[@tonyhemingway7980]

Tamarack, aka larch, have a tendency to twist no matter what you do to them.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I am aware of that so cutting some thick planks now to see how they react over time.

[@michaelpence468]

What about getting one of those four wheel machines? You could drag those logs to your work site now.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Wetland rules would really limit it use off of my 40 acres

[@michaelpence468]

@@TheNorthwoodsman1 how about one of those four hoofed machines? 🐎

[@janking2762]

Look up Sodastream, a simple way to carbonate water, then add many flavors, like coke, no need to carry on cola bottles that you won’t need once empty.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Will do.

[@finpainter1]

Skitters attacking camera. Nice logs. Drive a nail in that tamarack in a year never get it out, strong wood.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

So I hear, hard to work with but sure looks nice now.

[@guysview]

I grew up in Mn. Those bugs have been known to drive entire wolf packs insane. They run off cliffs into Lake Superior and commit mass suicide. Yes indeed.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

has to be true I just read it on the internet,LOL

[@nhmountains5683]

Martin, have you tried using a thermacell to keep the bugs away?

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

No but concern is using it indoors too much.

[@davelunaskitchen8355]

Martin, that’s a ridiculous amount of mosquitoes; how do they not drive you crazy when you’re trying to work?!?!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

They really do not like my taste and buzz a lot but do not cover me.

[@JoeOutdoors]

I didn't see the tree carving saying "Martin Bunyan was here" ;>)

[@cumberlandquiltchic1]

Like Dave crocrockett carved, kilt a bar here... lol

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Maybe chainsaw art on the new cabin

[@SWC44]

MARTIN, IT WOULD BE NICE TO GET THAT BULLDOZER A VIEWER OFFERED A WHILE BACK,, WOW A 3 MILLE DRIVEWAY!!!!!! AS WE ARNT GETTING ANY YOUNGER, WELL I'M NOT!!!!! LOVE THE VIDEOS!!!!!!! THANK YOU! PS, NICE CUT!!!!!! AFTER 12 OR SO YEARS OF WATCHING, YOU PROBABLY SAID IT????? BUT IF YOU DONT MIND ME ASKING? WHAT DID YOU DO FOR A LIVING TO BE SO TALENTED??????? TY!

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Oh, I assembled cars for 30 years.

[@MaureenByrnes]

✌🏻♥️

[@ernestkooistra1559]

Any mosquitos? 😃

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

I did not notice any, LOL

[@remingtonwingmaster6929]

I've always believed that God's plan is perfect and what he created is exactly as it needed to be.... except maybe for mosquitoes. Did we really need that many? Anyway, great video and nice job dropping the tamarack where you aimed for.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

What was Noah thinking, just one swat for mankind

[@bobwallace2244]

I don’t know how you can handle all those bugs flying around?.

[@TheNorthwoodsman1]

Grin and bear it as they do not bite me much.