Thatch Roof House: Full Bushcraft Shelter Build with Hand Tools | Saxon House

We build a bushcraft saxon house with thatch roof using just simple hand tools. Inspired by anglo saxons, this iron age bushcraft shelter was built by a father and son using natural materials found in the surrounding forest. We used spades to dig a deep pit which was to be the foundations for the bushcraft shelter. The saxons built their houses over pits so that they did not need so many materials for their roof, and also to maintain a consistent temperature inside all year round. We then added four foundation logs to form the perimeter of the house. Using a chisel, we made some simple mortise and tenon joints and built a basic post and beam timber frame structure. We used the drawknife to peel off the bark which helps prevents bugs from eating away at the wood and rotting it quicker. We burnt the ends of the posts that went in the ground using an ancient Japanese technique called Shou Sugi Ban. This helps to make the wood more rot resistant when it goes into the ground. We then made some rafters and attached these to the frame. For the walls of the house, we used hazel and birch sticks. These are flexible and bent around the upright supports. We sourced some clay and straw and mixed these together and put this on the hazel walls. This is also and ancient technique known as wattle and daub. Once the clay had set hard, we focused on building the front and rear gable ends of the bushcraft shelter. We built these with pine logs, and rather than use vertical logs we used them horizontal to make a more solid structure. This gave the appearance of a log cabin. Now that the whole frame was complete, we built the roof. For the roofing material we used water reed to thatch it. We attached the thatch using hazel spars and liggers and we lashed this to the frame.. Again, a very traditional building method. To cap the ridge off, we built a ridge roll of water reed and then used long straw to form an "A" shape over the ridge. This made sure that water would run off the roof and down the outside of the thatch. To make the structure warmer, we used moss to fill in the gaps in the wall logs. Later we will add clay to this to weather seal it. Once the thatch was on the roof, we dressed it smooth so water would run off easily.
This was a really fun bushcraft project which I did with my Dad. We built it over the period of a few months using basic building techniques, some diy and simple hand tools such as: axe, saw, chisel, spade, auger, drawknife and a few others. Thank you for watching.
Every Episode of the Saxon House Build in detail: • SAXON HOUSE BUILD
Dad's channel TA Fishing: / tafishing
GET TA OUTDOORS MERCHANDISE: taofficial.com
TA OUTDOORS PATCHES: www.taoutdoors.com/shop/
INSTAGRAM: / taoutdoorofficial
FACEBOOK: / totallyawesomeoutdoors
TWITTER: / outdoorsta
FILMING & CAMERA GEAR I USE:
Main Camera: amzn.to/2SG9unv
Drone: amzn.to/2WSQ1za
Standard Lens: amzn.to/2E5LFxs
Wide Angle Lens: amzn.to/2E3U6t0
Zoom Lens: amzn.to/2tfb4yl
50mm fixed Lens: amzn.to/2BvUAGN
Main Camera Microphone: amzn.to/2I9tVVQ
Secondary Camera Mic: amzn.to/2WYP3RQ
Radio Microphone: amzn.to/2Ifqaym
Camera Light: amzn.to/2MYA4mn
Powerbank: amzn.to/2WYQVdk
Tripod: amzn.to/2DtumVm
GoPro Action Cam: amzn.to/2UPS9Wx
GoPro Chest Mount: amzn.to/2tfCkwu
GoPro Head Mount: amzn.to/2WWBra3
Camera SD Cards: amzn.to/2WVWcT5
Editing Laptop: amzn.to/2BtRK4S
BUSHCRAFT GEAR I USE:
Bushcraft Pants/Trousers: amzn.to/2SFY8jf
3x3 Metre Tarp: amzn.to/2IjM4Az
Hammock: amzn.to/2N0Vpvx
Hammock underblanket: amzn.to/2GmeBmT
Thermal Camping Air Mattress: amzn.to/2N0uQXs
Awesome Affordable Bushcraft Knives: amzn.to/2SLhWle
Medium Axe: amzn.to/2E5NBWK
Gransfors Bruks Small Forest Axe: amzn.to/2E5FkC1
Small Hatchet: amzn.to/2I319Gb
Affordable Firesteel: amzn.to/2N1D3L8
Folding Camp Grill: amzn.to/2BvF6lM
Durable GPS Watch: amzn.to/2N1fQZl
#bushcraft #thatchroof #saxon #building #taoutdoors

[@TAOutdoors]

Watch all of our Historic Builds inspired by our Ancestors: kzbin.info/aero/PLxnadpeGdTxD9oAbeZcYKiGO7p3gIXmuZ The inspiration for this build came from the Anglo Saxons who occupied Britain during the 5th to the 11th centuries. Anglo Saxon England was early Medieval England, existing from the end of Roman Britain (43 to 410 AD) until the Norman conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927 when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan. Traditional Saxon homes were built from wood, using thatch as roofing material. It was also common for them to dig a pit and build their house on top of this. This allowed the temperature inside the home to remain more consistent year round, but it also meant that they could use less resources to build upwards. The houses only had one room where people ate, cooked and slept. The villages were built near natural resources. The villagers needed food, water, fuel for heating and cooking and materials for their homes and clothes. The natural resources had to provide the villagers with what they needed to survive. We built this house to match an Anglo Saxon house as best as possible, using only simple hand tools and the natural resources we could get. The frame is built from pine (not ideal as it is a soft wood and can rot quickly, hence why we burnt the ends of the foundation poles). The walls were made with wattle and daub (the wattle being hazel sticks and the daub being clay, mud and straw mix which sets hard when dry. The thatch roof was made with water reed called triticale which is a hybrid of wheat and rye. Triticale combines the yield potential and grain quality of wheat with the disease and environmental tolerance of rye. This project was done by myself and my dad. There is a link to each individual episode of the series in the video description. Including much more talking and information! Thank you very much for watching. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this. - Mike

[@antonwearsakilt5209]

Great video, however next time speak to each other, make fun with each other, otherwise it's just creepy.

[@TAOutdoors]

@@antonwearsakilt5209 We do plenty of talking in each episode of the saxon house build series. The talking videos are on my channel in the saxon house video playlist

[@antonwearsakilt5209]

@@TAOutdoors Huh must have missed those episodes, I've only heard you speak a couple of times.

[@antonwearsakilt5209]

@Eye Ball Cool.

[@briankane6547]

AHA - hence the "Deja vue." ;¬)

[@sporty22011]

Over 8 million views because this video is awesome! The skills and effort needed to do this kind of build are so impressive! The least we can do is give them a thumbs up!!

[@robertokandal]

Well in souths Europe they were more CIVILIZEd, they did build the houses with stones.!

[@lythina_lotus]

You are the best! I made a shelter from your shared videos! ☺️ Thanks very much! 😍

[@me-l-9910]

Absolutely stunning. I love your videos, the skills, the history of the skills, your camera work and the camaraderie you have with your dad and other friends you work with. I've seen waddle and daub and thatched roofing done in some restoration videos, but yours was more detailed to watch. Excellent! Thanks.

[@quill1260]

For the last decade, I haven't watched TV, only youtube. In that 10 years, I have probably seen 50,000 youtube videos. I promise for me, this is one of the top 5 videos I have ever seen. I payed close attention and even rewound some parts to watch again. Thank you Gentlemen for sharing this "lost" knowledge. I will watch this again with my sons. By the way, I think your Pops may have outworked you.

[@desjon6012]

Therapeutical!

[@crimson5063]

with that fortnite picture i wouldn't be surprised if YOU are 10 years old

[@sumadimadi2561]

B.

[@sumadimadi2561]

@@crimson5063 oh,,

[@IfbbProRolandcHazard]

I just see a dad and his son doing unforgettable things together. Great job.

[@IfbbProRolandcHazard]

I'm the only boy in my family and I left for the Marines at 19 and I never had a chance to spend quality time like this with mine. I'm just watching you too imagining that me and my dad working on this project. He died in 2014.

[@jhud2788]

@@IfbbProRolandcHazard sorry to hear that man.

[@user-lp2dv5cw8j]

Просто. О хуеть Молодцы

[@EzeAdventurer]

How can there be more dislikes than comments? Hard to think what the dislikes are based on... this is outstanding content, you guys deserve so much success!

[@WireWeHere]

When I read your comment I thought how can this be with such an informative video. Likes are substantially in the lead now by many thousand. Peace.

[@Hammern28]

Well.... I think if you check again now, you'll see a difference.

[@justagirl8054]

@William Quick Yeah, especially the big banks and government.

[@garethm3242]

@William Quick In a busy field, a contender for the most idiotic comment on KZbin.

[@ceheisler]

1.1k dislikes probably because these guys are not babbling away with how to tutorials or have some obnoxious sound track blocking out the work and wind noise. Also the average attention span for KZbin vids is like 10 min. These guys rock so poo on the haters.

[@LadyInTheHangar]

I don't understand how people can watch so called "survival" shows on tv when you have the real thing here. I don't know about other countries but in America too many people consider "reality tv" entertainment. It's a disgrace. You can actually learn from these videos here and they don't get the credit they deserve . I enjoy watching and hoping for the opportunity to experience something like this someday!

[@hayleyatwell1538]

I love how y’all don’t talk, I love the peace and serenity y’all bring to the video. You let the sounds do all the talking and it soothes my soul and captivates me in wonder. Thank you for this and I love it

[@micstica]

Perhaps a father and son team? Buildings memories to last them each a lifetime. Lovely. Cheers to you lads, good job!

[@BB-ck6kl]

Wish I had a father like that 🤷‍♂️ but mine just doesn't care even now if I'm asking him to make something like this he wouldn't even answer

[@callumrushton3934]

They are there’s a video of them renovating an air raid shelter together and they’ve got a brilliant relationship

[@jamesboswell7920]

In an age when people never shut up, over an hour of zero chat is absolute bliss. Great job on the house and very well shot also.

[@MattShade64]

nail on the head

[@AllGoodNamesAreTaken_]

Thank you, good Sir

[@TC-dw6wg]

James Boswell well said.

[@rodneyhull9764]

youve obviously never watched his dads fishing videos

[@centuriontwofivezeroone2794]

These videos are absolutely fascinating and great to watch, the skills used are amazing and then suddenly I remember The Romans were building villas from baked clay bricks and tiles with under floor heating and running water in kitchens and toilets centuries before the Saxons were constructing homes like this in Britain. That's taking nothing away from the ingenuity of the Saxons and especially these guys replicating those skills.... Just something I couldn't help thinking about. Thanks for another excellent upload, these videos are not only entertaining they're educational, not only for the skills on show but the historical aspect too.

[@avo3061]

I love that they dont talk. the sounds of wood, fire and the forest is all so relaxing.

[@Xantec]

this has to be one of the most interestin videos i have ever seen on youtube. No cheesy music overlay, No inane chat, just 2 men working in complete harmony.

[@user-du6sw8ip6t]

Какие молодцы мужики, из сухостоя творят чудеса. Такой шикарный, лесной дом строят. Золотые руки. Класс

[@samaranch09]

Да, капитальная работа. Единственное, не сделали фронтонные свесы (стропила крайние обнажены и щели) и лежаки бы повыше, на земле совсем.

[@User-chicochu]

Эммм....фронтальные стены состоят из щелей, камыш купленный, двери из досок, почему не купили остальное, боковые стены саманные из земли, а не глины, печь с дымоотводом не предусмотрена.... Для тропических стран, где не бывает ниже 20°С сойдет

[@thlaisar9382]

Perfect to watch before i sleep, no music, no single word, just nature and skill. Thanks 👍🏼

[@MrHard2Talk2]

Your dad is a legend.

[@Smokey420Greenleaf]

your mother was a hamster.

[@paolopischedda7629]

Smokey420Greenleaf ha. Ah. Ha not funny

[@mariagomez5351]

🙏

[@larry4674]

@@paolopischedda7629 Monty Python reference from The Holy Grail "your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

[@Smokey420Greenleaf]

@@paolopischedda7629 that's a matter of opinion. :-)

[@SyntaxScout]

i'm speechless,the amount of work and dedication put in to this project is beyond amazing, thank you so much for sharing such a great build with us.

[@Thank_God_everyday]

Wonderful👍 excellent craftsmen with a good knowledge of tradition and the past. Reminds me of my first year at University where some of us were asked to build a small hut for a Cultural Programme coming ahead. We were reluctant with our little ideas of how a hut was built. However we agreed to come up with one. Much to our surprise, this little hut took us five complete days. By that I mean, we even worked late till 10 in the night. I mean, it's not as it looks when you work on it. Triggered that experience of mine with your content today. I know it was definitely a lot of hard work put in here. More to it being done with physical hard work, the mental processing of the entire video into one and a half hour is worth appreciating. Thank you.

[@elviaandriance8810]

(‘◉⌓◉’)

[@gffilm]

When father and son work together, words aren't needed

[@kai_johnsonn]

Man, hats off to you. Building this is hard enough, let alone getting it on camera in the way you have, with the perfect shots... And editing!

[@lushano]

is perfect, seems that I look on National Geografic, maybe bater!

[@boysboys6143]

M

[@user-ky1rw9pk6n]

@@lushano ح

[@lochygregory3666]

Cant imagine setting up the camera in a different position so many times whilst also building the house, so much respect for the effort you put in to these videos. Great video, really satisfying.

[@jeschinstad]

It is possible to use more than one camera though. :)

[@lochygregory3666]

@@jeschinstad haha good point

[@stefanoalanify]

I really can’t believe I watched the whole video. Love these guys

[@RemnantOfYahweh]

I have so much respect for you guys. One day I hope I can do this with my sons.

[@trainwatcher411]

Love watching you Guys I would enjoy living in a home like that no one around to Bouther you am 78 years old with one leg gone to the knee in wheel chair Ct. USA

[@guerrera56789]

From CT here too

[@jairwinters2732]

Get someone to build you a cabin in the middle of Alaska or something so you can live like that. (Or a big fort made of stone and wood)

[@wareforcoin5780]

I feel like that'd be pretty cold, but in the right climate, this house would be really neat.

[@xaraxania]

I'm in love with your no nonsense videos, just the peace of work well done thank you, i wish all the world was this simple and beautiful

[@rodrigogomez4040]

fernando 99.999

[@theinkbrain]

OMG! No ugly music and no meaningless chatter! Great video. Restful and satisfying to watch.

[@martinuccellini392]

I love when you and dad do stuff together my dad passed away when I was 19 never got the chance as adult. When I wanted to go camping as kid my dad would say he did all the camping he was ever going to do when he was in jungles of the South Pacific in WW2 OH well love your Channel

[@TheVeritie]

I was 53 minutes and 28 seconds into this video before realising not a single word had been said on camera - this project was that interesting to watch! (And I'm a girl, not some bush-crazy dude! :-) ). In fact, no voice is heard until 1:13:20 and even then it's quiet talking between the two guys far away from the mike. Bliss! The craftsmanship 'speaks' for itself! Well done!

[@dukelaara2055]

Bui

[@TonyBrown-lf5nj]

This Texan says the two of you are unstoppable pair .Awesome build Using only old school tools and awesome ingenuity Well Done Gents .well done .

[@copperman752]

As a Yank, I would read English novels and try to understand what a "Thatcher" was supposed to be doing and would be clueless. Speaking for myself, you have made this part of history come to life for me. This was better than any course I could have ever taken. You guys are awesome; thanks again for taking the time to record and upload this. The dog, again, is beautiful.

[@motagrad2836]

I had wondered what they did for a living as Bushcraft is for personal fun. Watched this and now think they may be professional thatchers, or at least assistant thatchers

[@spacecowgirl2754]

This video makes me miss my grandpa. It's so calming to watch. I was tasked to do wood stripping a lot but what I really wanted was to hammer things down but wasn't allowed to lol. This brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you for sharing.

[@ManuelGarcia-ww7gj]

I am deeply impressed! All hand tools and deadfall, no living trees cut. Bravo.

[@gosker]

This is great, wish you put it on Airbnb so we could come stay for a weekend.

[@princetonjohnny6803]

Our modern engineering/architectural technologies glimpsed from ancient skills & handworks...house to building, canoe to ship, horse to car, bow/spear to gun, etc. They worked with strong minds and hands; we work with easy minds and buttons press. Old ways are beautiful and inspiring

[@boxingcoachdz6846]

This is by far one of the most beautiful and genuine wooden houses I've seen on the social media. Unlike some others who are so flymsy that a fox can break them let alone a powerful beast like a bear lol.

[@SilentBushcraft]

Wonderful summary of this project. Great work and great video. Best regards!

[@kevinbuckler1085]

WOW that was an Awesome Epic !! Can't believe how hard your dad works,he's a Legend.

[@JulieKowing]

This is kind of ASMR... A bit hypnotic. Very peaceful to watch!

[@josephsadowski4532]

You built one wonderful Viking House I Love it in every possible way all done just the way they did it too God Bless and never give up the real way for building in time past and now!

[@theviewerofart]

At this rate, in a few years there will be a small medieval ghost town in that forest.

[@1747CT]

theviewerofart lol that’s what I was thinking

[@modellbauermasa9084]

Archaeologists will be confused in 500 years. 😁

[@Katzztar]

@Ascension_Shogun YT Post holes and other means of recognizition will be there. After all, Archaeologists of today have been able to find evidence of past homes, even some sort of evidence of homes near Stonehenge

[@standarddeviation7963]

@@modellbauermasa9084 Lets be honest, there probably wont be Archaeologists in 500 years. Unless you mean alien's, then yes, they'll be like "WTF"

[@SeaJay_Oceans]

This will be the new building codes for the 'Green Deal' = all homes recycled plant materials 100% organic and GMO free ! :-)

[@fishermansbuddy3785]

Thank you sooo much for sharing this stoneold knowledge building a weatherproof shelter. Sure it will be useful for the audience. Crafting with dad ist a special experience on top on its own. Carry on like this, thumbs up from germany 🇩🇪

[@ChildOfKingJesus57]

I was so thrilled watching your video. Closely obseving everything thing you did. It's good for all people to have this knowledge. As a young girl and straight through my teens and beyond it was a dream of mine to build a log cabin in the woods and live there. I even designed what kind of furniture I would build and incorporate into interior of the structure. I loved this building and that you used ancient building methods. My father and brothers all build homes and restore, from making homes or even a music center, (Wolftrap) from ancient barns. They'd take them down piece by piece and rebuild again using the old tools and methods/things such as gin poles. If they had to replace anything because of age, they'd make replacements, all using the old methods that were used originally. Such as cutting down trees and hand hewing the beams and carving out ancient complec joinery, used by the English, Dutch and French, depending what type of barn it was. Many of them over three hundred years old. My Dad's name was Richard Babcock, you may have heard of him. Well, I love the ancient methods of building. I now live in Ireland, and have for over thirty years we're Christian missionaries. And I once climb a circular stone stairway in an ancient castle that is about a thousand years old!!! When I looked at part of the ceiling in an area that was high point or a tower, the cieling was the ancient wattle and daub! The exact wattle and daub method you used, but as a cieling!! It was still there after a thousand years!! I was shocked to see it! I had known about that method before, and my husband pointed it out, when we climb up in that castle ruin. I could see all the sticks woven in and out with the straw and clay. But there wasn't much of the straw & clay mixture left. But enough was there to know what it was. I am facinated to see any ancient structures and how they're made. I understand it the stone structures surviving, but wattle and daub, that shocked and thrilled me. I so wish I and my husband were well enough to build something like you just built. It was truly thrilling to watch. I enjoyed the quiet and the sound of ye working away. And the thatching, as you know is still done here in Ireland. In fact the government would give grants to have thatch roofs done on your home if you want, BUT the stipulation was that your house had to be on a major or main road, not a small boreen which most roads are in Ireland. You see they want the tourist to see them while traveling main roads. I believe if more houses, even on the boreens had help having thatched roofs, we'd see a lot more and the tourist would travel out to see true Ireland, the people and homes that are not on main roads. I particularly loved watching the thatching. While watching you prepare the wood, making pegs and hammering them in, all the building, mixing straw and clay, applying it, I could almost feel it was I doing it. I loved every minute. This was one of the top best videos I ever watched. Because I am a woman, some people may think it odd that I love this. I believe a love and talent for this type of thing can be in your genes. Several generations in my family build. And my Dad taught my brothers and sister how to do much of these skills. My Dad came to Ireland and taught my sons a lot, like hand hewing and how to make complicated old joinery. He said he had to pass the knowledge down to his grandsons. One of my sons is big into bush craft. He will love this video. He has made wonderful shelters with wood cut from the forest he built it in. These old methods, such as the ones you used MUST be handed down and not lost. My husband once made a authentic north eastern Native American wetu, such as the Wampanoag made. He is part Wampanoag. He really loved making it. He made it about seven years ago. You may want to do that some day! Thank you for the VERY enjoyable and educational video. With the way the world is headed, it is wise to have these skills. Who knows if they will be needed in the future.

[@rickelpers1820]

What a great story. Thanks very much for your ability to write, especially inspiring it is to read. I discovered this video today, and it makes me want to get out and build such a structure. I have some skills necessary for this and even in my late sixties I am willing to put in the time and effort. Except currently I live in California in the Bay Area . There’s little in the way of forests to accomplish this, so either I will have to travel around or buy some land , so I can build unabated. Thanks again for your support in the skills and continued teaching to your generations beyond you.

[@margaretheschmidt7062]

My Sundays are saved by watching you guys work. I almost smelled the fresh sawed wood 🪵🪓 great job!

[@zfilmmaker]

The father is in great shape...this is backbreaking work.

[@MrHowieZ1973]

You guys are building a really nice old tool collection. I love to see them at work again.

[@dailee5949]

The key is the moment enjoying and sharing the love with the family

[@tasostac7513]

I m watching your videos for about 3:30 hours straight ... I am amazed !!!

[@julianahaddad227]

I absolutely love what you guys do. I'm in such awe of the passion thats shared behind all this. The planning itself is beyond comprehension, in which I can only have a sliver of understanding. the dedication as well, just amazing. Again, in COMPLETE AWE. Thank you so much for sharing. Has always been an interest of mine and seeing it brought to life is so inspiring. great work. I wish you all the best.

[@ArielleViking]

It was really nice to revisit the Saxon House build. A nice hour and a half break from my own editing to watch. Totally Awesome of course. ❤

[@subs-bk1zd]

I love vidioes link these.. it has soothing sounds it kinda helps OCD it has good design a unique look and the creativity of it all is spectacular so I always Wath these videos when I'm mad and I love that it's not a short video too. Please never stop making these videos. I love them so much. Thank you

[@agatagarcia4454]

OMG I'm impressed !!! Very good work! Now we have a library !!!! We have a house-store, sauna, cocktails and now ... A library !!!!! And in the middle of the forest !!! Thank you, Mike. And as a reward, I'm going to give you the first book in this library. A different book, oriented towards our sky, namely walking barefoot (speaking, doing, openly, without reservations, with simplicity, loving) the story has a point of enigma. I do not dedicate it to you, because it will be from the Library ... but if you want I will give you the same one with a dedicatory. After all the work you're doing, please, Mike, don't take your sweater off. I don't even want to think about it. You did well to remove the photo where you show your tattoos. Thanks. Sincerely. And a kiss to Jaxx.

[@janetalvarez144]

Homeless people could survive in homes like this. They live in tents, under bridges etc. cool idea

[@marylastorina7299]

You are blessed to have a great father

[@chrisberry7712]

What I find most satisfying is that nothing is wasted.

[@nevose9046]

You guys rock my world with these outings. I'd love to do this or some variation with my son some day.

[@gracehunt6138]

I watch these videos at night. They’re so satisfying 👏🏽❤️

[@craigsisler]

Amazing, beautiful structure. Another commenter used the word bliss to describe watching you videos and that's spot on. So many other channels inexplicably use music soundtracks which I find massively irritating. Your soundtracks are perfect - complete silence except for the occasional sounds of tapping, chopping and sawing. It allows us to feel like we're in the forest ourselves and to fill the silence with our own thoughts.

[@burnzkytornadosavage7568]

You have the most coolest dad ever. I'd kill to have a dad like that.

[@oscarparra5248]

Excelente trabajo. Me gusto la paciencia, empeño y dedicación con la que hicieron esta construcción. Vi el vídeo completo y he aprendido mucho con ustedes. Volveré a verlo para seguir aprendiendo. Gracias.

[@loganstewart5818]

Can’t believe I just watched the whole thing....oh wait yes I can 😆 SUPERB job you guys 🙏 I love this channel so much, such a therapeutic nature about videos like this, no pun intended lol

[@vijaybanks9515]

M K

[@valdirevaristo6034]

Ju

[@milm5649]

Bravo quel travail.. je suis admîrative..👍👍 cec gens ont de l'or dans leurs mains.. c'est GÉANT.. Mia

[@gentipeti5231]

@@milm5649 lajmet ne topcnel

[@tubaraodiv]

Perfect!. A great job. I've seen many similar videos, but with this quality when it comes to old building nodes, I've never seen it so real before. Congratulations!

[@falesian239]

would of really loved to see the end result of the inside of the house. Fur or green branches covering the floor with a fireplace in the centre.A warm cosy getaway for the winter.Thank you again for posting this up.Looking forward to more!!!

[@julienburchart359]

Bonsoir, je vous écris en français, désolé, mais je suis subjugué par le travail de deux compagnons qui savent les travaux à l'ancienne, BRAVO. Un petit bushcrafteur de l'Alsace Bossue, Julien Burchart

[@jayw2870]

Ive never been this early I love the Saxon house build videos

[@TankManHeavy]

When you've built enough houses it'd maybe be a cool a idea to rent them out for a night or a weekend as a camping experience.

[@metapuspitasari4634]

J bn

[@generalmanager384]

I have so much respect for you guys, thank you for all you do.

[@trailnscaleRC]

watched a ton of your vids and every time I watch one I always say "man those trees they utilize for building are SO straight!"

[@kids3814]

I would love to help build this stuff, I like working with my hands. I’ve learned a lot for your channel! I’m especially grateful for the fire starting lessons

[@bernaberamos4328]

Conrneneliorena

[@ryanryan7213]

Clearly passionate about the outdoors I love this channel

[@joaquimsilva2846]

Xnxx

[@brandonhyland-mccabe3317]

It makes you appreciate the housing and accomidation we've got at the moment even in these times of lock down.

[@CelticSaint]

Fantastic. I really appreciate it that you didn't put loud music over it, or saying daft things!!

[@ryanmartin9778]

This is my favorite build, this really inspires me

[@gordonmccalister1892]

Great build! Thank you for sharing. I built a lot of projects with my Father over the years, and while I have them all clearly in my mind I wish we could have captured it all on video! Thanks again for building this and sharing.

[@cahitc9409]

Çok usta lar harika mükemmel yaptılar ev kesin ikiside mühendisidir ateşi yakan icmimar güzel olmuş süper 💎💎💎💎

[@frankdorman5056]

Thank you for sharing and demonstrating skills that can literally become life saving, especially after a disaster. If you think the government is going to take care off you, you'd have to be smoking Crack. Thank you again, father and son binding experience.

[@Alperman]

Congratulations. My dream is to build a wooden house myself. For now, I am fulfilling this dream with your videos.

[@mitchjenkins800]

When splitting small quarters, which I see you doing often, take a longer small shard from your pile maybe 1"x1" and use it with your oft hand to hold the piece you wish to split . I saves fingers, it doesn't have to be flat on your splitting round because you're propping it up, and you can split up that kindling much faster.

[@general5104]

THANK YOU FOR POSTING! Everything you guys did, through out the entire video, made perfect since, EXCEPT, digging out the interior floor-space. It looks like, to me, that you would want that area HIGHER than the outside. Even with mudded walls, ground water is going to seek its own level. Other than that, it was AN AWSOME BUILD! Another thing is that you allowed us to hear the actual sounds of construction, instead of putting a bunch of music racket on there! I like to HEAR what you're doing...not having to kill the volume to cover up some of the music some people insist on playing. You are people of good taste! VERY TALENTED! Thanks again!

[@TAOutdoors]

Thanks, glad you liked it. So this is based on an Anglo Saxon house. Traditionally, it is thought they build their houses in “pits” to allow the inside of the house to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the winter and summer months. It also meant that if they were short on resources, by digging down, they didn’t have to use as many resources to built up!

[@dlivengood59]

When the European settlers came to the new world, this would be my guess of what the settlers would build with limited tools and basic building skills. Excellent video of building techniques that our ancestors used.

[@Andok070]

Just amazing build and building techniques! Also love how therapeutic this feels watching this, goodbye PTSD! Keep crafting! cheers lads

[@tiaanvanwyk555]

It was really a pleasure watching. Always learning

[@xpdcmetalwolf]

✓Yeackhhh... Great shelter ❤️ (*Greeting from INDONESIA 🙏🇮🇩🙏

[@Dapper_Dean]

Man, these guys are pros. Even used a sieve to create a good clay consistency. And then used an old Native American technique by adding hay to the clay, for added strength. Mad props to you guys.

[@Brakarei]

Excellent stuff. My only criticism is that we never get to see the interior after you're finished

[@Bear-form]

Wood on the outside. Wood on the inside.

[@irongame8131]

talented people! Respect and respect!

[@berniecegrossheim3102]

Awesome……..our forefathers were indeed gallant men! Love seeing the different ways of our world beginning❤️

[@hussinsaid4716]

How I wish I were with them building this shelter, I enjoy watching more if I were involve.

[@AwakeLazarus]

Wow, I’d love to see what he would build if his kids asked for a treehouse.

[@user-ln3rw4bj3h]

Вот вам пошаговая инструкция сооружения лесного уютного дома-избы. У них всё получится! Спасибо за любезное посвящение в волшебство мужской работы!

[@user-gb4vq4wz9n]

Это, титанический, труд, на, неделю, приходилось, строить, в, лесу, а, охотоведы, летают, навертолетах, и, жгут, этиизбы

[@philholman8520]

Some men get away from their wives by going fishing. You two nip off into the woods to cook your own bacon and eggs while making mud pies, etc! So therapeutic to watch! It made me happy at 02:00hrs. My escape from the wife and her snoring!! Cheers guys for sharing your enthusiasm!👍✌️🙏😊

[@Bubba4168]

Thank you for sharing what is becoming a lost art.

[@ix_d3monzz_xi135]

Your dad is a trip lol love the content brov

[@buckbuck4074]

For on older gent he's doing his share of hard work.

[@Imtahotep]

This is one of the most satisfying videos I've watched in years.

[@Koffling]

It says they used traditional tools but that's a lie since Dad's a machine! :)

[@leaderbad1548]

@@Imtahotep lol

[@Frankiez220]

I hope you are taking plenty of tea breaks and enjoying the surroundings. That’s back breaking work for an old boy. I’d love to come and help you guys, I’m a grafter and a chippy and would love to work in those surroundings.

[@patsykelly9015]

Yes I agree I have been watching it since the start and yes it is Amazing. X

[@cosmicjelly1509]

Wow. That has got to be the coolest grilling/cooking system I've ever seen at 34:10. You can easily just add fuel as you need without having to mess with your food.

[@troyclark6993]

The fire heated wok or grill gadget, where did you find it?

[@kathvg]

Glad I wasn't the only one who noticed that grill. It looks super awesome and is probably great for camping. Now, where to buy it...

[@YourfriendNathaniel]

I can literally watch this all day. So peaceful to watch. Thank you for this video.

[@chrisdavis9140]

I suppose your right. However there are way more productive things to do with your eyes.

[@valeribmw2520]

Золотые руки ,Молодцы ,редко встретишь таких людей ,Уважение к вам

[@withwilk7473]

You should definitely turn these shelters into an airbnb business. You could even host it as a historical or survival type experience.