War in the Americas, Cabin Accoutrements and Footwear of the Era | LOG CABIN BUILD | PIONEER

Peter works at repairing a fishing net while talking about the importance of fish as a food source. He hangs a salt box, poker and candle box and talks about the various sizes and uses of barrels. After sharing information about common footwear of the 1700-1800s he attaches buckles on his new shoes. He then heads to Port Dover and discusses its role in the War of 1812 between the USA and Canada.
Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
Producer & Editor - Shane Kelly
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The amazing music in this episode is graciously provided by our friends - Richard Fortier and Al MacDonald
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[@joeinterrante7873]

I noticed your gun and horn are never but a few feet away no matter what you are doing. . This is THE best thing on my screen Thank you and winter safely

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you. You, too.

[@kevinharding2099]

Great stuff. The social history of North America has frequently been ignored. We seem to focus on the political and economic history (which of course makes sense), but the way people lived on a daily basis has always interested me. I taught history for 32 years and had tro follow a curriculum, but I always managed to sneak in lessons on lifestyle. Keep up the good work.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Sounds like you were a caring teacher, Kevin. One has to do a lot of research to find first person accounts of the common man.

[@timmynormand8082]

@@TheWoodlandEscape hello ole friend I don't know much abt the history of the American colonies. So why didn't Quebec an surrounding areas try to succeed from England also ? Love your channel an your stories my friend

[@lastminuteman]

Another masterpiece; it’s wonderful to hear your commentary on history.

[@Blrtech77]

Thanks Peter for another awesome video, with important history lessons to be learned!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you sir.

[@glentomkins8044]

Fascinating history there Peter. As an Australian I never learned much about American history. Great viewing!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Nor I in terms of Australian history. It fascinates me but, there is not enough hours in 5he day to study it all. Glad you’re enjoying, Glen.

[@rathaventerriniel8162]

Peter your knowledge is just amazing. I could watch you for days on just all you know. Please keep them coming they are for me so entertaining and full of amazing history. I was in the oil field for over 20 years and we used a measurement of barrels as 42 gallons so it is interesting to hear the name "Tierce" for that amount. I have often wondered what the first people that came to North America thought when they stepped off the boat and knew it was God's country. Your shots of nature makes me want to build a cabin and live out my days living off the land to the best of my ability. I think that spark is almost dead to most and how they take for granted just how amazing this world is.

[@stunnedatsunset7649]

What a great channel! You learn so much about North American History during the Colonial Period! It's so much fun to watch!

[@markaugustus621]

I'm sure some of my relatives are buried in Picton after they fled after the Revolution. So much history and I'm glad you are taking us with you.

[@billybreuer3224]

First time I have seen the interior of cabin finished and furnished. Nice job

[@everettmaness9001]

I Love it!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Billy. Ready to start using it now!!!

[@jenniferrastley7337]

​@@TheWoodlandEscapeI was looking at the comments to find out if you referred to where the bed is or plans for it would be. The cabin surely is beautiful.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

@@jenniferrastley7337 we have a small loft with a removable ladder, but Cathy and I sleep in front of the fire on straw filled ticks which we store in the loft in the day. If you go to our playlist you’ll find one titled, “Where do we Sleep”.

[@rudycarlson8245]

The cabin is beautiful great job on it!

[@dougm5341]

The Colonial War period of the Americas is fascinating stuff. It’s what I cut my teeth on as a young historian. I look forward to these videos. Keep up the great work Peter.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Doug.

[@mr.fisher3973]

Had to stop the video and let you know how beautiful that cabin turned out!!!!! Now back to the video.

[@archie7212]

Love what you do and that cabin really is a work of art !

[@martygoodlock8279]

I love you videos, I wanna start my own 18th century home. Love History!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is wonderful to step away from all the trappings of our modern world and go back to a simpler, saner time!

[@earlshaner4441]

Hi from Syracuse NY USA brother and thank you for sharing your thoughts and adventures and your family and history

[@ashleyanderson2859]

As always appreciate your efforts and dedication. Thank you for sharing this bit of history. Many people do not realize how vastly different things could have been with a different outcome from the War of 1812. It should be taught more across your southern border. As always great content and keep your powder dry.

[@chads6129]

Another great video giving us more insight to the past. I loved seeing a close up of how the moccasins are made. I’m slowly making my own period correct longhunter clothing. Would love to see a video of the design and close ups of your buckskin clothing and possibly links to where you purchase that which you don’t make. Finding a pattern or examples of period correct longhunter clothing is proving to be quite scarce, beyond a picture here or there.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We hope to actually demonstrate moccasin making this winter in a video. I believe Smoke and Fire used to carry a number of patterns for different time periods. We make most of our clothes, often with no pattern. A wee bit of trial and error but, it works. Linen would have be the most common material with wool for winter wear. Brain tanned hides are much better than commercial hides as it is authentic and much easier to sew. Waxed Irish linen was he most common thread available. Hope that helps.

[@macmcdonald9347]

Thank you for the history tidbits.

[@robinbonaventura4951]

Peter - I could listen to you all day! You are so well versed & talented! Your cabin is wonderful! I have always dreamed of having a log cabin. Thank you for what you do. Now if you would only open a store so we could purchase some of your clothing & wares!!!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for your your for your kind compliments. Can’t imagine selling stuff, I simply gift things to good friends.

[@robinbonaventura4951]

@@TheWoodlandEscape They indeed are lucky

[@jrockrad7126]

I love this channel. A bit of a peaceful escape to close out the day once the kids are asleep. Thanks for doing it!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks you. I recall almost anything being a “ peaceful escape” once the last child fell of to sleep.

[@stevenshanofski6801]

Another great episode. Looking pretty smart in that one Peter. Glad you finally got to see the grandkids. Was a rough year all around. Thanks for discussing the history of the area. Very interesting. Pass through places all the time and never realize all that has happened there.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Steven. My wife Cathy says I clean up good.

[@stevenshanofski6801]

Well as I’m sure you no doubt know, never argue with your wife. Lol.

[@nosaltiesandrooshere7488]

👍 Danke fürs Hochladen! 👍 Thanks for uploading! 👍 Very good and beautiful, thank you! 👍 Sehr gut und schön, danke!

[@delta7087]

Awesome!!! With all that’s been going on in the world this is so nice to watch. I really enjoy your channel.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We appreciate that, Chris.

[@richardofsylmar]

I have now up your most recent video, and I believe I did it in record time. I have enjoyed each one ,Immensely. You have taken me to place in time where I truly belonged. Thank you.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m glad you’re enjoying.

[@richardbreisch8049]

Very nice! Ive always wondered how that shoe buckle went on. I see metal detectorists finding those all over the place, now I know! Thank you for showing that...

[@adampotraffke2134]

I love the outfit and shoes

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

And comfort to boot!

[@timswafford5047]

I really the Burch bark souls. Smart

[@heru-deshet359]

It's been a joy to see all this come together and is now a museum presentation. BTW, there will be a test on this, class.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Oh my, I always hated tests, lol.

[@DarBrow]

I recently found you videos and love them. Thank you for putting out such entertaining and educational material.

[@jamesvatter5729]

Interesting. I've seen mention of "hogsheads" in historical readings. I always thought they were the smaller barrels

[@unpredictable913]

Another great lesson went into my brain, thank you for sharing.

[@robertpicking7106]

The settling of the USA is more written about than the opening and settlement of the Canadian wilderness, much enjoy your knowledge of Canadian frontier life. I hope you continue to educate the world on early Canadian history. Question how does wild Turkey compare to supermarket farmed Turkey? Dont give up keep it coming Bob

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Well Bob, in my opinion, once you’ve eaten a wild turkey you’ll never want a Butterball store bought again. We appreciate your interest.

[@robertpicking7106]

From my real enthusiasm for the expansion of the white movement across North America I've read and researched the history for many years. So many questions ? Looking at your Videos and the time period portrayed 1750. I've often wondered what was going on in Canada at the time Daniel Boon was cutting the wilderness trail along the Cumberland gap? How did clothing differ, Americans seemd to have favored buckskin hunting shirt and a linseywoolsy shirt with fur hat, carried a knife, tomahawk, flintlock rifle, Powderham shooting bag etc. I belive the undertaking of living history is a great way of experiencing some of the feelings they had and the day to day requirements of staying alive. Did the Canadian frontier have the same clashing with Native American peoples for instance. I so certain your knowledge in theses areas would be of great interest to your viewers Thank you for sharing your passion From a fellow re-enactor in a little latter time frame 1815 napoleonic wars. Thanks

[@joekiernan526]

Thanks for another great video Peter

[@sebwood6316]

Thank you for this history lesson! Many French people currently do not know this part of their history well!

[@drghazalajan5104]

Sir i am from pakistan watching your videos you are great

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Hello from Canada. We’re glad you’re e.

[@tomritter493]

Thank you for keeping it all alive .great video my friend journey well

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Tom.

[@archangel1547]

Every time I think about Daniel Boone, I think of Fess Parker. I grew up on reruns of that show in the 90’s.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I grew up watching the originals, kinda dates me a wee bit.

[@detroitredneckdetroitredne6674]

Spectacular job Brother thank you for sharing your adventure and bringing us with you on your journey through time proper job 👍

[@JeffGloverArts]

The history and importance of salt is so underplayed. It's refreshing to hear ou speak of it here. Can you tell me, when salt was imported and traded, what was it's form? Was it in blocks such as sugar, to be ground down by the user? Or was it already "granulated" for trade?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

On the frontier it was, for the most part processed right at or near the natural salt licks. I do believe that when shipped into the hinterland from larger centers that it would have been in the form of very course granular.

[@JeffGloverArts]

@@TheWoodlandEscape , makes perfect sense, but then again, I've made that mistake many times before. Thank you for the reply!

[@everettmaness9001]

Thank you for the views of your cabin. I Love it!...WOW! such a beautiful cabin set in such a wonderful landscape like it is part of it. Looks like a paradise with forest, lake , pond, river and waterfalls.. I call you Frontier Man, when I tell my wife and daughter about your show.. You make history so interesting, kind of like Andy Griffin does... I am also amazed in how a great shape you are in.... like a 20 year old... I also love your adventures on the lake and river and hiking and camping. I am so envious of what you have accomplished! It is how I fantasized living as a teen - in a cabin in a big Forest....

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Funny you mention your childhood memories, Everett. I too, dreamed of a simple life, living in a cabin and living off the land.

[@user-ALapkin]

Great video! Like!

[@wlkfpcwashington]

Another fantastic video! I love the history and the projects. The cabin looks fantastic. I’m also pleased for you that you were able to see your children and grandchildren. I’m blessed to have them living in my town so I see them regularly. Best wishes and keep them coming!!!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks William. We have 9 grandchildren and number 10 on the way. Heck, we can field a baseball field with a spare soon.

[@wlkfpcwashington]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I’ve got 4 and 1 due in a couple of weeks. So far, I’ve only got one grandson capable of hitting and catching with any regularity. I’m hoping to have enough for a joint family singing group one day. They seem to do quite well financially. Blessings!!!

[@chadwright7614]

Really glad I found your channel

[@rickyburton4642]

Thank you for sharing!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Our pleasure, Ricky, glad your enjoying.

[@michaelzlab]

I really appreciate the history, Peter. I know that is your lure here, but it should be noted how wonderful it is to have someone spend time going back and taking a look at yesterday. So much lost, so much forgotten. My great grandfather came out of Canada and settled in Wisconsin and was a lumberman and small mill owner in the mid 1800's to late 1800's before moving to Nebraska to Farm.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Michael and we appreciate both your interest and support. It is surprising how few people know even their own family history, you are not one of them. Every one has a story and a history and we love it when people share theirs with us.

[@kathmandu1575]

Excellent.

[@nhmountains5683]

Things look great Peter. I’m not too far from Fort Number 4.

[@inessantos2217]

This video is ideal do go with my readings of Nicholas Cresswell's journal

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

His journeys are an amazing source of information.

[@WillBockovenCRE]

Another treasure of a video.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Appreciate that Will.

[@ricklarade3593]

Grnadkids are another little extra sweet treausre to another already sweet treasure, our children, love your show

[@ricklarade3593]

and a great history lesson as well...lol

[@curtislow6018]

Wealth of knowledge, appreciate you Sir

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I,m flattered, Curtis. Thanks hanks for your interest.

[@SykesMate]

This is a good channel! Thanks for the vids 😃👍

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Our pleasure, Addy. Glad you’re enjoying.

[@johnclarke6647]

One of George Washington’s biggest source of income at MT Vernon was fish from the 4:42 patomac River. They would use hill nets across the river and salt them and put them in wooden casks for sale to the Brits.

[@NavinKumar-pf3bd]

Hi heritage man thanks for your thoughts and sharing the details 👍

[@martinmeltzer2696]

ANOTHER great episode that was chock full of information. I understand that when the White House was being refurbished in the Truman Administration, in the late 1940's, they came across the layer of black carbon scoring on the stonework from the burning in 1814! A portion of it was unrestored... for historical purposes... but it finally took care of the "burnt smell", that seeped out of the stones everytime they got wet... and that every President, or their family, since Madison had complained about!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for sharing that wee bit of history, Martin. I did not know.

[@chipchaffee2416]

Thank you

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You're welcome

[@Blackpowder54]

I have watched all yours videos, they are all great, my wife tell me I was born 175 year to late, she's correct. Thank you for the videos

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Funny thing, my wife says the same thing.

[@plainsimple442]

.........and my wife also....time for a rendezvous of us old folk!

[@dianecatalano5834]

I love the history! Thankyou.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you do and we’re appreciative of your interest.

[@rivaest38]

Hi Peter! Still working my way up the play list in chronological order and the best film yet! So much information and history crammed into half an hour. The inside of the cabin is looking amazing now! I should think if a settler of the 18th Century set eyes on that cabin I’d think he’d have no idea he had jumped time to the 21st Century, especially if he saw you sat on the front porch. You have built that cabin and it’s contents almost entirely by yourself and it took you awhile, how long would it have taken a settler and his family to build back in the 18th Century? Given how cold your winters get (and possibly even colder a few hundred years ago), could a settler, his wife and a couple of young children, say 8 or so years old, have built that cabin within the year if they started as soon as Spring allowed and have it finished around the time of the first Winter snows arriving? In other words, what was a realistic time frame to build a cabin like yours to the point it could be lived in and offer shelter from the coldest months of the year? Best wishes, Mark

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We sincerely appreciate your interest in our endeavour, Mark. The order of building was, first a primitive shelter than the barn and I’ve found first person accounts of them living in the barn for upwards of 2 years in order to clear land, plant food and fodder for livestock, all while building the first cabin like you see. Often a second bigger cabin was started as the family grew.

[@rivaest38]

Thanks Peter. Having been following your journey from your first film I was aware of the primitive shelter that you constructed first and the fact that a family would have lived in that as they gradually built their homestead whilst also preparing and working the land but as I know very little about the lives of the early settlers I couldn’t relate it to timeline, thanks for explaining! Much appreciated.

[@metroplexchl]

My favorite channel

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

That is a very flattering comment, thank you.

[@johnkmcgregor5209]

What can I say another fact filled excellent episode. Thank you Peter. John Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 I’m off to sample that hogs head

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Now you better save a wee bit for your Canadian friend!

[@stevenbp101]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thanks, God bless. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks from an old guy in Canada!

[@DougSamm]

I’m a COPE direct descendant from the COPEs of COPELAND. The father of the boys , namesakes came there from Scotland mid 1700’s. So cool that your showing how they lived And dressed ! Thank You.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you’re enjoying.

[@joeinterrante7873]

Always excited when I see new posts Mr Kelly. I am happy that you got to see your grandchildren for there is not much that cones close to grandchildren. When you are able to leave Canada we welcome you to Pennsylvania. Talk about history.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I love your State … both beautiful and steeped in history. Glad you’re enjoying our step back in time endevour.

[@user-xj9gf9le9n]

U now your work I'll keep up with you Chris MC.

[@twogirlshomestead60]

Very handsome. Sharp I truly enjoy your story telling of history

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks.

[@josephhaddakin7095]

21:44 an automobile?? You should try that newfangled boneshaker.

[@stevebuckskinner5482]

Absolutely love your videos in your little lessons. Concerning the lace up boots.... I was under the impression that they had what they called a high low trekking boot that laced up in the 18th century. 🤔

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Steve and I’ll have to research that trekking boot thing.

[@TwoSpoon]

Great video's! Maybe I should visit such a pioneer village or museum. Looks realy fun and interesting!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You might really enjoy a journey back in time, Mark.

[@EarlyAmerican]

I have some buckle shoes that I've been struggling with. As of yet I don't feel comfortable with wearing them outside yet as the buckle keeps on coming apart and I'm thinking about converting them to ribbons that's how close I am to giving up. Problem is that the shoes are made out of wool (I got them from Samson Historical) and the wool is so thick that my buckle prongs can't get a good hold through the thick fabric. I don't know if they make buckles with longer prongs or what.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

That’s funny. I think I have mine sorted out.

[@TCK-uo3es]

Did you build all that by yourself? I have to say that it's very well built and it look very comfortable to live in.

[@lewking9460]

It is interesting that you mention Port Dover. My 3x Great Grand Father was in the war of 1812 and lived in Woodhouse just south of Simcoe. They were oppisite the the Woodhouse Methodist church now United Church. They came from New Jersey late 1700's. He was Levi Douglass. Many are burried in that cemetery. Lew

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I grew up in that area and know the village of Woodhouse well. A small world indeed. Nice to meet someone who has followed their family history!

[@gdreilly]

Great video! Hope you had a good visit with your family! Enjoyed seeing the period items you built for the cabin. Would be interested in the measurement s.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

If you can locate it, look for Country Classics by John A. Nelson. Measurements and the history are covered thoroughly.

[@gdreilly]

@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you

[@thehonesthobo]

Your subs jumped up, great job!!

[@g.w.moorman3887]

A very interesting book by Mark Kurlanlski Salt: A history of the world

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks for sharing that, I have indeed read, Salt. It was a fabulous read.

[@swhod2190]

You rather remind me of me when I marched with the Sudbury Militia on April 19th from the Wayside Inn. My duds were copied directly from 18th century patterns derived from the original garments at the Old North Bridge Visitor Center. Glad I found your videos (and I don't believe our ages are that far apart).

[@plainsimple442]

Hey Sw Hod, I am also a member of the SM&M, been so for 30 years. Now living in IL but at the Wayside Inn this past July and visited with Tony & Annemarie Howes while there. Lived in Marlboro and moved to Maine in 2007. Do you still attend meetings? Regards, Rick Hayden

[@swhod2190]

@@plainsimple442 Well, actually, that was 40 years ago for me. I've since moved, but still have all the clothes, hat. etc.. Good to hear from an old vet such as yourself. Take care!

[@backlakesbushcraftoutdoors9736]

Loved the vid Pete , FYI the war woulda been over by the time you figured out those buckles 😂😂😂😂 Stay blessed my friend ☕️🤠🤙🏼🔥☀️

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

No kidding. I suppose that would be a way of not getting killed … simply have but one pair of footwear, buckle shoes!

[@backlakesbushcraftoutdoors9736]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Lol Exactly I woulda been there with ya , that’s why I stay with my moccasins 🥃🤠🤙🏼🔥☀️

[@josefreck1103]

👍😊

[@germansahidbeltranardila2985]

Huuuuuyyyyyyyyyyyyiiii si claro me visto unas películas de Daniel bunk soy fans

[@ObsidianWolves]

Yet another fantastic video! I only found your channel recently but I've been working my way through each one! I must ask, what did you treat the exterior of your log cabin with?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We use a linseed oil product with a pigment in it.

[@Norwaywildlife]

Hey ! Did not see all this clip today...Not time...or I want to listen to music or other. But...I see you have so many skills and you know so much about history also. Can I ask how you learned or what is you background to know all this old technique ...handwork. After all...it seems like very rare knowledge you have...in all the different things you do. One of the most interesting channels and well done one ! You are very clever and must and want to admire that. It is time consuming though...but would be rewarding to get to be....let say 10 % handyman and knowledgeble as you are. Very rare channel and stuff you presents and very facinating !

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you for such a fine compliment. I grew up on a small farm where one had to be a Jack of all trades. I love working with hand tools and I guess simply leaned by doing. We appreciate your interest in our endeavor.

[@constancekim608]

Really enjoyed watching and learning! Thanks for sharing your knowledge and skills. Quick question.. will there be a bed or loft for the cabin?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We have a sleeping loft at one end and use sleeping pallets rolled out at night, a stowed during daylight hours.

[@sr8377]

Was very pleased to find this channel. I really enjoy your history lessons of everyday life as well as more formal history. The building activities are of great interest. Just one mention that you might want to change - the word atrocity. Using atrocity for burning buildings with no people inside seems out of place - especially considering so much of what we humans did/do to each other in the centuries before and after this era. But above all I thank you for the efforts, the lessons, and the commentary.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

That is a very good observation. Thank you.

[@helbergreen]

The Lord it was left elegant in that outfit.

[@heru-deshet359]

Look at you in your woodland finery!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I know, right, quite the dandy as they were called in the day.

[@bdlit7165]

In one of Robert Roger's journals he talks about having to show some New Englanders how to put birch bark in their shoes. Not sure if that was waterproofing or repair but yeah.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’d be guessing more of a temporary repair for those with holes. I’ve used bark sewn between to pieces of leather on the shoe pack style and it does help a bit with moisture.

[@garyrichardt1496]

Hope the grand children were all well.

[@bgurtek]

Pete, it's a good idea to reduce the thickness of store-bought linear lumber to odd & unique thicknesses when making period pieces. Don't just use 3/4" common stock to make period furnishings.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Good feedback.

[@Curlew-Corner]

I find you films fascinating. Having looked at all of your cabin building films, I wonder where you sleep? I assume in the loft but I don’t recall you mentioning sleeping arrangements.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

The loft as well as straw ticks that get rolled out at night and stowed in the day.

[@Montblanc1986]

A will from a family member from 1746 has lots of odds and ends in it, feather beds seem valuable, animals, cookware made from pewter, a case of bottles, grindstones, a warming pan, blankets, a gold ring, 350 acres with buildings.

[@aurorasoaps9203]

Love your show! One question, what is the name of the song in your opening credits that is played on a mandolin??

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Most of the tunes are original pieces by my fellow musicians, Rich Fortier and Al MacDonald.

[@skepsaul1089]

Hi Peter, where do you sleep when staying in your cabin.its not my time period but like your Woodland Escape very interesting ,thank you.

[@JCOwens-zq6fd]

Very interesting. Btw laced shoes did exist in roman & early medieval times but they were heavily associated with the Germanic pagan tribes & later the Vikings. no roman/western Christian would be caught dead "wearing laces like a heathen". Which is an actual quote from medieval England.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I did know about older civilizations using lace but, the quote is new to me and a grand one indeed. I believe it was the Romans that actually showed horses with a form of lacing. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@bobbymiller1414]

Very interesting history Canada has a lot of history to originally I'm from the states but Canada is my home now I used to make a lot of Civil War shoes for serving & Company in Pennsylvania thank you for the shoes and thank you for your knowledge talk soon

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Bobby.

[@fireball1322]

With all those fish their diet never floundered? LOL I find your history lessons quite fascinating. They are about the things I always wondered about.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Glad you’re enjoying.

[@fireball1322]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I love your history explaining. I have my family's history all the back to the mid 1600s. I've often tried to imagine all they had to do that we today take for granted. I like learning how things (like the nails) were made by hand back then. The way our country is headed, we may soon find ourselves needing this knowledge you're sharing with us.

[@pattiea.dunlap1860]

Another great video! I heard you very well, could read your lips, and appreciated the close-ups with the camera. Q: at 24.35 on your video, did you mean the year 1760 rather than 1860? Thank you for sharing all this with us. :)

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Very observant, Pattie and yes, I did mean 1760. Didn’t pick it up until it had been posted.

[@johnclarke6647]

I read that George Washington got a lot of his annual income came from selling salted fish. They would set gill nets across the Patomac and catch a lot of fish which they would clean, salt and load into wooden casks for export to England. He also grew a lot of grains and had a mill at MT. Vernon. In later years he converted his surplus grain into rye whiskey and at one point was the biggest alcohol producer of whiskey in the U.S.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

And all that work done by his slaves.

[@johnclarke6647]

@@TheWoodlandEscape no, we had about 25 blacks on the place but they were paid. Actually, the same as me - $4 a day., plus he paid their medical and bailed them out of jail when they had gotten drunk and disordily in town. There was no food stamps back then but there was always plenty of food on the farm. The only thing he would not tolerate from them was disrespect.. they had to work but Captain Jack worked eight days a week with no vacation time in between.. my grandfather was a retired roundhouse superintendent for the ACL RRailroad. He was however a man not to be screwed with. And he was a big SCot to back it up.

[@robaldridge6505]

For your kitchen, common items.. do you have a tea caddy ? how about a spice box ?? maybe with a lock. For your shoes and mocs in the winter cut 2 big squares of wool blanket and learn Russian Foot Wrap

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Still a few items to go Rob but, I must say, you’ve intrigued me with the foot wrap thing. I must look into it.

[@robaldridge6505]

@@TheWoodlandEscape foot wrapping is still done in eastern europe/russia/finland

[@joeseabolt3922]

Wow Peter, Those fancy buckles seem to complicated for Frontier trash like me….

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I know Joe, a pain in the ass for us common folk but, trying to demonstrate the whole 9 yards, one must do what a man must do. Having said that, time to slip into a comfortable pair of Mocs!

[@donaldfrye1619]

Mr kelly could you please give the dimensions of the house and porch as well as the height of the ceiling at the low point? Thanks...

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

About 12 x 16 and the porch is 8 x 16. Top log is almost 8 feet from the floor.

[@bryanbadger6841]

Good morning from Nz. Yes Monday morning here. Fantastic history lesson from the 1700s. Just curious Peter. What is the significance of the feather in the hat band on your other hat??. Is there a symbolic meaning.? Again yet another great episode. Thank you for sharing. Atb.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

None at all, Bryan. It was not uncommon in that era to ornament ones hat.

[@bryanbadger6841]

@@TheWoodlandEscape thank you for the explanation.