Building a New Log Hoist, Dovetail Log Cabin Build (Ep 32)

Going to be building a new log hoist, with a shorter boom, for lifting the logs and rafters up to the second floor.
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[@scottmcintosh2988]

The guys from The Portable and Hoisting Engineers are proud of this Local 98

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Scott- thank you so much for watching the video. I hope the hoist passed their approval lol. It worked great for getting logs on the second floor. God bless

[@scottmcintosh2988]

I went to school at the Portable and Hoisting Engineers Local 98 Training School in Westfield Ma. This crane is very well enginered !!!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Scott- thank you so much. It works really well. I have a taller one that I use until I get to the second floor. I actually set it up this week and used it to set the first round of logs on a different cabin. I have a family member who is a crane operator but I had already built this hoist before he came along. Take care and God bless

[@scottmcintosh2988]

The Tips from a Shipwright he used a plastic bag an old gas can with water and a hoze a gas lobster cooker you steam it in the bag no heat loss !! Love your informative videos !!!

[@CruzesLouisianaOutdoors]

After seeing that hoist....pretty sure you could build a squirrel catapult that would launch them into a low orbit :-). Have a great weekend sir!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Cruze's Louisiana Outdoors Howdy Chris- it would be fun to build a catapult. Hmmmmm now you got me thinkin hehe. Hope y’all have a great weekend. Thanks for watching. God bless ya’ll

[@AlmostHomestead]

That is one nice sturdy hoist build. The cabin is looking good. Looks like you have a very nice place there looking at it from on top of the cabin. Another great video by you and the Mrs.

[@aporter701]

Quite a pair,aren't they. Solid folks.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Almost Homestead Howdy y’all- thank you so much for coming by and watching our videos. We like living here on our homestead. The new hoist is working out great. God bless ya’ll

[@chrisharrell5945]

I like that hoist...beefy...great idea. Building and using that goes so well with the overall theme you've got going....like building before all the mechanization and hydraulics came along. Nice. After you finish with the log cabin, that hoist will certainly hold your deer for skinning. 😊

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Chris- yeah, I couldn’t do much without both the hoists. It’s amazing how much they will pick up. I’ve put up some pretty heavy logs by myself with it. I think it would definitely hold up a deer lol. Take care and God bless

[@chrisharrell5945]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I was going to ask you that - what kind of weight you think your hoists are capable of?

[@waynedavenport3919]

Good morning sir. Hope u have a great day. Be safe buddy

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Wayne- I didn’t get to reply until now, but I did have a great day. Thank you. God bless you

[@waynedavenport3919]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Kool ❤️. That’s alright bro. I know u stay busy.

[@tylerpupo2886]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge, sir. Your channel is very organized and easy to navigate. There's so much information I'm not going to have time to get any work done!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Tyler- I sure appreciate you watching the videos. Hope you can get the information you need. If I can be of any help just let me know. God bless you

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

Awesome! Every home should have a catapult! That hoist is top notch! Looks like you can just tear it down when not needed and off to the next job!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy- it works really well. I was able to just take it apart pretty easily and take it out a piece at a time. Thank you so much for watching the video. God bless you

[@paulhoneyman6923]

I finally got to see the UPSTAIRS hoist get built. Loving these videos Paul. Thank you and your EDITOR (your good Lady Donna). stay safe and well

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Brother- that hoist has really been a blessing. Thank you so much for watching the videos. Take care my friend. God bless and keep you safe

[@tracybowie7329]

Paul I’ve used your hoist design these past months an I will say , it’s saved my back.. All my Ceiling Joist are in.. I will add I was at its limit in height.. ended up having about 1.5 inches left.. Hopefully I’ll get that angle right up stairs because of the 24 OC between rafters.. Thanks again Paul. All because of you

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy brother- so glad the hoist worked out good for you. It’s a sure enough back saver. Sounds like y’all are moving right along down there. Holler at me sometime. Hope y’all have a great weekend. God’s blessings to y’all

[@brandonjackson1434]

I may have just found it,thank you

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Brandon- hope the video helps you. I have a friend who is drawing up the hoists for a pdf file. When he gets it finished anyone can get the plans. Take care and God bless

[@richardbohlingsr3490]

The hoist looks to be quite strong and should do the job. Nice that it is able to be taken apart for storage.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Richard Bohling Sr Howdy Richard- l have already picked up some logs with it and I think it’s going to work pretty well. Yeah, I’m glad I can take it apart because I’ll have to be able to get it down. Thank you for watching. God bless you

[@aporter701]

Looking good up there in the nosebleed section,my friend. 😊👍

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

A Porter Howdy Art- thank you brother. It’s getting up there now. Come see us when you can. God bless y’all

[@Santos-oc2no]

great video as always, thank you very much!!! god bless you!!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Santos Howdy Santos- hope you are well. Thank you for for your kind words of encouragement. God bless you

[@davidgadbury1832]

That turned out looking really good.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

David Gadbury Howdy Brother- Thank you so much! God bless y’all

[@207matthew]

plan to start building this fall, on an island in Maine...this is the last piece of the puzzle for me! thank you!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Matthew- so glad you found some information that will help you. Wishing you the very best bless with your cabin build. God bless you

[@ericjohnson1008]

That's awesome, thanks for sharing with us.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Eric Johnson Howdy Eric- Thank you for the kind words. God bless you

[@wordgenius74]

Admire your work ethics man. That's why they say that experience has no substitute. Love & respect from India.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

World Citizen Howdy- I sure appreciate you watching the video and for the kind words. Thank you very much. God bless you

[@scarfing]

Well, now we know how they built the Pyramids! Man that''s is one strong hoist! Very well done Paul" Thank you. God Bless.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Johnji108 Howdy John- Thank you for the kind words. I think it’s going to hold up well. God bless you

[@thomasnichols3825]

Howdy Paul, Great, I can attach the drawings to an email to you once I get it drawn. I can send it to you for comments and all the missing dimension and send it back to me and I can incorporate your input and emailer back to you. It will be a bit as I am having to have 11 windows replaced in my house next week, 3 days. Heading out to the dentist this morning, fractured molar repair, ugh. We will get it, it will help me, you and other folk out there who want the plans. Thanks again for responding and doing it quickly. You knowledge, talent as a carpenter and you freely share, Blessing to you and yours. Tom

[@newviolets8489]

This is magic. The effort and planning and skill to build such an apparatus is amazing. I want one of these things. Do you cut your metal components custom or buy everything. It's a thing of beauty.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy y’all- thank you so much for watching the video and for the kind words. I cut and drilled the metal pieces for the hoist. 3”x3”x1/4” angle iron and the strap metal is 3”x1/4”x 36” long the wentch and the swivel wheels are from Nothern Hydraulics. Hope this helps. God bless you

[@newviolets8489]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thank You for all the direction.

[@emi7912]

Before seeing these videos I’d never have guessed all the heavy moving and lifting need to build a cabin could be done single handed. Neat to see how a hoist (now that I know what a hoist is!) let’s you move heavy parts on your own, and neat to see how you built the hoist yourself too!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Emi Howdy Emi- since l pretty much work alone l have to figure out how to do things and do them safely. Those hoists are a real lifesaver for me. Thank you for watching. Have a great week. God bless you

[@jsbrooks72]

Great video!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy J- thank you so much! God bless

[@birdnest5814]

I just love watching you build things 👍💕😊

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Birdnest58 Howdy- thank you for watching. God bless you

[@chriskythreotis4686]

Always a pleasure to watch....and learn.....thank you for sharing your knowledge Paul.....👍🇬🇧

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Chris Kythreotis Howdy Chris- Thank you for stopping by and watching. I appreciate ya. God bless you

[@OpenAirOutdoors]

Hi Paul I like how you put a lot of thought into that hoist build and made it proper. And I think it’s important to mention how 3 legs is better than 4 in the sense that just a bit of twist and that 4th wheel often will be suspended. Very well done my friend 👌

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Open Air Outdoors *LeRichebliss* Howdy Marc- you’re so right about having four wheels. All the weight is equally distributed on three wheels. I sure appreciate you watching and commenting on the video. God bless you my friend

[@SURRYHOUSE2]

the cabin is ready coming together. hope you are well today brother. God Bless

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

SURRYHOUSE2 Howdy y’all- it’s beginning to look like something. We’re doing good here, hope ya’ll are making it fine also. God bless ya’ll

[@Anna-xt8uw]

I love what you do. Your content is very valuable and illustrative not to mention the time you invest. For that, I am grateful. Thanks! I have 2 questions. First, I can't find the other videos from this series. Do they have a different name? I want to build a log hoist myself. Can you tell me where I can get more information about that or can you give some advice? Second, I'd love for you to make a video about building a chimney in a log house. Thanks!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Anna- thank you so much for your kind words. I sure appreciate it. You can go to the videos and watch each one. Just click on the Bearded Carpet home page and click on the videos and watch them in order. I have a video on putting the log hoist together. God bless you

[@MichaelR58]

Great looking hoist , great information, always a pleasure to watch and learn , thanks for sharing, stay safe up there , God bless !

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Michael 58 Howdy Michael- Thank you so much for coming by and watching. I appreciate your support. God bless you

[@donaldtrabeaux5235]

Looking great

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Donald Trabeaux Howdy Donald- Thank you so much. God bless you

[@thomasnichols3825]

Howdy Paul, how's The Bearded Carpenter? Thanks again for last night. I have been watching this episode to get the length of one side side of the base as it is an equilateral Triangle. You fabricated on the ground the parts for the Upper Hoist then lifted them up on the upper floor. You told the size of the base 2 x 6 but not give the length of the Base triangle length from tip to tip. I got that the lower hoist legs were about 13'. In closing can you take a photo of brother Wayne's grinder disk and a photo for what the log veneer looks like after being ground, sounds interesting. God Bless you all, today!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Tom- the length of the base sides are seven feet if I remember correctly. I’ll have a video of the log faces coming out soon. Take care and God’s blessings to y’all

[@thomasnichols3825]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thank you sir. I got a ways to go and I may be able to do the trigonometry with the 7' and be able to calculate the angle to cut the legs at the 16' boom with 13' legs. I have picked up like the boom the legs go out to the tip of the base on all three sides. Looking forward to the video that is coming out soon. Thanks so much for your time. May God Bless you folk.

[@kevinwilliams8662]

Most educational, thank you

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Kevin Williams Howdy Kevin- Thank you so much. God bless you

[@bigredc222]

I bet that hoist is good for 1000 lbs. or more, very nice.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

C Smith Howdy- thank you for watching the video. I believe you’re right- I’m sure it will handle that much. God bless you

[@stevenbp101]

Hi, thanks for sharing your knowledge. I enjoy watching and learning. I’ve been collecting tools for when I get started. Put a handle in my broad axe I bought. Cleaned it up sharpened it and polished it. Getting closer on my land. You guys make it look easy, I know it’s not though. Lots of hard work. God bless . (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Stevenbp101 Howdy Steven- hope y’all are doing well. We oughta get together sometime since we’re not so far apart. I sure wish you the very best with your cabin and you can get your land. There’s just something about tuning up a broad axe that gets you to itching to hew a log. Go to our website Broadaxe Beamworks. com and you can get my number. God bless you

[@DixieNormous1]

Great idea!!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy- thank you, it works great. Take care and God’s blessings to you

[@DixieNormous1]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter love your channel, how old a guy are you? I can't tell with the big beard, hahaha

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

@@DixieNormous1 Haha, I kinda keep that a secret! I will tell you I’m old enough to vote lol. I sure appreciate you watching the videos. God bless you

[@JF-fx2qv]

Howdy! Have a nice day.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

J F Howdy- hope you are having a good day also. Thank you for coming by and watching the video. God bless you

[@dlsiefer]

Hey, love your videos this hoist will come in handy. I don’t know where you’re located. But i was wondering if you have ever built a cabin for out of state. I live in ohio and own some hunting land along ohio river about 60 miles east of Cincinnati in adams county.I have a idea buts is a little bit bigger than what your showing on your videos. Thanks Dan

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Dan- thank you so much for watching our videos. I sure appreciate it. We’re located in western Arkansas in the Ouachita Mountains about an hour from Ft.Smith, Arkansas. You can build a bigger cabin using the same technique I use on the smaller cabins. You’re doing the same thing with the logs , they are just longer. I have built out of state but it’s been a few years. You can email me at [e-mail] Take care and God bless

[@RuffCut]

Bro. Paul got a degree in structural engineering? How will you figure your ballast weight? Hoist looks great... Lord keep you safe Brother

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Rough Cut Homestead Howdy Mr. Duke- no, I don’t have a degree in anything but hard work. I just have to fall back on previous experience and go from there with the Lords help cause I ain’t all that smart hehe. I just put the same ballast on that l had on the other hoist. Not exactly sure how much it is but it’s a few hundred pounds l would say. Its enough to keep it from turning over. Hope y’all have a great weekend. God bless ya’ll

[@RuffCut]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thanks Bro., Lords blessings

[@thomasnichols3825]

Howdy Paul. Got to spend a fair amount working in the woods last couple days. I have been figuring out how much wood from the blow over I have to see what I figure on building based on what I find out after I done pealing and bark spud work at base end. I am using Douglas fir and they have thick bark at the but end. Walking about counting downed logs I am right near sure 1 story, no second floor nor a knee wall for a head knocking 2nd floor. Been watching "The New Log Hoist" (10 times this morning and again tonight). I decided to ask a simple question before we talk any numbers based on you advice.. 1. Will the the "New Log Hoist" work for getting at the most is to put 2 logs over the doors and windows, say couple 12"-14" logs? 2. Will I need to build one closer to the dimensions of the one you used the on first floor to get my logs that high? Well depending on the answer these two questions we can get numbers necessary for my needs then. Paul you folk the at Bearded Carpenter take care and may God Bless you all. Tom

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Tom- the hoist in the video was built just for getting the last rounds of logs up and to set the rafters. You would need a hoist like the one I use setting logs up to the second floor joists. My hoist has a 16’ boom and would more than likely do what you need. The legs would need to be longer to support the height of the boom and the base of the boom would need to rest at the back corner of the base. Hope this helps. I sure wish you the very best with your build. Take care and God’s blessings to you

[@thomasnichols3825]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Hoy Paul, how's the Bearded Carpenter doing? Thanks for getting back quickly. Now I start drawing ( I used to be a draftsman ) and do you know a way I can send you the drawings with all the dimensions and angles, and a bill of materials so they can get an esi get more specific on dimensions to estimate on the cost. Got to finish debarking and will get them bucked and all stacked to see what I got.I will need my floor built to build it on. Thanks and God Bless!

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

@@thomasnichols3825 Howdy Tom- you can email me at [e-mail]. God bless

[@thomasnichols3825]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Howdy Paul, how is The Bearded Carpenter today? You reply is perfect, I can send you the plans for your review, comments and add any dimensions. Got a scanner for 8.5" x 11"? If you do you can send it back to me attached scan my email to incorporate your input and send her back for me to incorporate info. Then you will have a set of plans with dimensions you can give to folk. Now as I mentioned earlier of my health so I am a little slow with rainy season at hand trying to get as much as possible before then. Having 11 new windows that failed so I be in the house for a week. Off to the dentist, fractured molar, can't wait, Haha. Thanks for your replies and dong them quickly. Blessing to you and yours, Tom

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

@@thomasnichols3825 That’s so nice of you! Thank you so much! God bless

[@outdoormerica]

Howdy Paul, Do you have a set of plans for that contraption? I may need that too...lol I hope all is well. God bless

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Outdoor Merica Howdy Kevin- l don’t have plans for it- l just kind of do things out of my head. And sometimes l think I was out of my head hehe. Take it easy in this heat. God bless y’all

[@outdoormerica]

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I know what you mean, I build odd the cuff too. God bless you too

[@beachtimehawaiibth7222]

👍

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy y’all- thank you so much for watching the video. Take care and God bless

[@ericritz932]

I love to make one need the sizes of it.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy Eric- The base is 7’ on each side. The boom can be the length of what you have available. The hoist l used on the first floor is taller than the one in this video. The boom on it is 16’ long. How tall you need your boom will determine the length of the legs to hold the boom up. Hope this helps. God bless you

[@Zekitaser]

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[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

ZEKİ TAŞER Howdy Zella- Thank you so much for watching our videos and for your support. God bless you

[@radiotipo.studio]

New suscriber here. Thanks for these valuable insights and lessons. Now my question might be odd but how do you protect your thick beard from getting hurt during work? I mean, I'm also bearded (much shorter) and always mind for entanglements, glues, plasters, etc. Any advice on that? Again thanks so much

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy y’all- I sure do appreciate you the video and subscribing to our channel. I m very cautious with my beard. I have had a long beard for years and have just learned to be careful. Hope this helps. God bless you

[@ВасяПетров-щ3в1ы]

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[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Вася Петров Howdy- Thank you so much for watching our video. God bless you

[@ericritz932]

Send me the sizes of the log hoist.

[@baggsfave1]

You don’t have any build plans to build one do you?

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Howdy- I don’t have plans as of right now. A friend is doing some drawings for me. I just built the hoist out my head. God bless

[@springwill]

Hey Paul. Building cabin in the North Carolina mountains. I been ‘watching hard’ The Bearded Carpenter 👍🏼 I need the angles of your log hoist. Can you please share your triangle angles? Optimistically Will(ys) Springer 👴🏻

[@courtneyclark995]

Wow thats crazy is they anything you can not do lol.

[@TheBeardedCarpenter]

Courtney Clark Howdy Courtney- there’s lots of things l can’t do. I can’t play a piano lol. God bless you