What to do with all of this wood!

[@nancybrown2700]

I love these "shorties" about your cabin life and thoughts. I awake before dawn in my own cabin, light my fire and then settle back to watch you getting on with organizing your own days in the woods. It is like a morning reverie with a kindred soul. Thanks.

[@Wendy-ek5td]

Well Cali has learn to speak English she brought you the toy with the rope 😊 such a smart young lady

[@hammerpounder]

We heat with firewood also, I have about 18 bush cords stacked most of the time. I don't use a tarp either as it seems to trap the moisture in the wood. However, I do use sheets of roof steel overlapped and laid across the top of the wood, the air blows freely through, rain stays out and I have dry firewood whenever I want it. Also, stack the wood bark side up as best as possible, this helps with rain but also gravity pulls the moisture out of the wood better, the bark traps it in which is why it is always damp at the back of the bark even if the wood has been stacked and drying for a couple of years. Simple things but necessary for good wood.

[@rogersprouse8740]

Always put your wood pile between the outhouse and the house , everybody in the house has to go by at least once a day. LOL

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

honestly quite true ... and it lets everyone return with a log for the fireplace in exchange ...

[@sparky88xx]

@@kaboom-zf2bl Drop a log, grab a log

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

@@sparky88xx yup ... that was the ole rhymme

[@Bodiy]

I bet the people that bought your cabin appreciate all the wood you left a lot of hard work went into that

[@haywoodjablome6645]

At least you know you and Cali will never be cold!

[@loupiscanis9449]

Thank you , Shawn . 🐺

[@lindapetersen1800]

SHAWN & OUR CALI yeppers we all are in need of wood for this winter time !!! Got to keep warm in the winter time and COOKING that will be a thing for all of us !!! I maybe a Older lady but once for my Birthday My SON Got a truck load of fire wood for me and him for the Log Cabin I got to STACK IT !!! I was in my GLORY to do that !!! Was stacking for a day it was HAPPY STACKING FOR ME !!!

[@lynnestamey7272]

Good morning from Dallas TX! I enjoy these types of post because it gives us insight into your reasons for what and why you do this and that. It's like attending a seminar on How To Shawn James Your Life! Education is always good, and what you teach can save others time and money by learning from your methods and very rare errors. It's real life right there in front of anyone who cares.

[@kathyhensarling2537]

Hello from Katy, Tx! My son lives in Carrollton and my sister lives in Aubrey. Merry Christmas

[@lr6844]

Another Texan ! Howdy !!!! Here in Justin, TX near Fort Worth.

[@rusmiling9909]

Howdy, Allen TX here. I’m addicted to watching this channel, can’t decide if it’s the serene beautiful scenery and animals or Shawn building things. In my mind I’m a builder too lol

[@davidmanna5548]

@@kathyhensarling2537 Howdy Neighbor!!! I live close to Sealy, TX in a small town nearby... I've watched Shawn James since he was at the other cabin that he built...😃😄

[@davidmanna5548]

Howdy to all my TX Natives that are here, I live near Sealy, TX in a small town..😄

[@adbc8213]

It's always good to tidy up ... especially when snow's coming !

[@ruthscott5166]

Shaw, I'm really enjoying these short videos, thank you.

[@marianfrances4959]

Good morning all! -21C in Southern Alberta.

[@larryparish5984]

Shawn, check out the woodshed they built on "Simple Living Alaska". With the live edged lumber they milled for the siding & the spacing they left between the boards, it allows for plenty of air circulation to aid in the drying process. Have a great day 😊.

[@frederickmoller]

They are a really great channel, I've been watching them for a few years.

[@larryparish5984]

@Jack Sichewski thank God for concerned citizens such as yourself. Maybe you should also start a Go Fund Me account to finance the building of insulated bird houses for all the birds living in the wild in areas that get below freezing. Then you could start another one to build heated shelters for the rest of the animals in the wild. Oh, we can't forget about heating ponds, streams, major waterways & our oceans so that the fish don't get cold either. Heaven forbid. Thank you so very much for your insight & concern. You have a great day now 😊.

[@Flowergurl2000]

I love them. Their live edge shed is beautiful also!

[@Flowergurl2000]

@Jack Sichewski you should be so lucky to be one of their chickens!

[@68paulak]

I hope you see this question. Have you ever seen anything strange in the forest? Anything ever scared you while alone out there? If so it would be a good storytelling episode.

[@sbucksgal]

I like how the wood see's the axe coming and splits on it's own. 😜

[@ltjakedunbar6733]

I read a story once about someone who lived in a severely cold area. Their cabin had a covered porch around the entire cabin, they stacked split firewood around the entire perimeter, floor to ceiling and then did a second layer. The firewood provided a wind break. They used wood from the inside layers first, the layers also protected them when going out to get wood. They eventually lost the protection of the wood as they used it, but it was closer and closer to spring.

[@scottsiegler2060]

Stay warm my friend.

[@dorothyholloway3489]

I so enjoy the lovely way you and your pup relate to one another . Thanks

[@murrayandru7527]

Sounds to me like that's not a Big problem , too much wood is Good ! I'm Glad you didn't get the snow that Buffalo did , I knew it was coming your way but glad it didn't find you. Dec 1 today, -23 in the shade ..lol Crazy Cold for a few more days .. Take care Thanks for sharing your progress and thoughts, ENJOY ALL .

[@gophersk]

Nice. My father who just passed this summer at 92, taught me how to split wood as a child. A valuable tip for camping or survival. We had a huge branch break off a poplar tree near my house. I was away camping. My neighbour told my Dad he would bring his chainsaw over...by the time he returned, my Dad had the thing limbed and half done cutting it into 4ft sections. Green wood is easy to break up. Bark is your enemy. Will rot your wood if not split. Thanks for sharing your videos.

[@johno30197]

Top of the morning to ya shawn from dublin 🇮🇪

[@sacredstonecards9051]

Good morning Shawn and Cali 🌟

[@jan6293]

Shawn, sounds like a good idea by the wood stove. Cozy chairs and a good movie .

[@henriklarsson5221]

Yes but don´t watch "The cabin in the woods" ^)^

[@marymcmanus]

I had trouble with carpenter ants when I stacked it too close to the cabin. Do you have those in those temps? Or termites?

[@bjorngulberg448]

good morning shawn from bavaria in germany. i love your films since two years. take care

[@barearmz2794]

Howdy from the land down under🤗

[@MrBeav1018]

Good morning, Shawn and Cali . you and Cali are busy this morning. It's 6:30 here were i live and im dreading the wait for the bus to go to work . -27 today in Flin Flon Manitoba. Take care you two.

[@halinawiecek2297]

Good morning Shawn thank you for the video take care.

[@PenniacWilderness]

Good morning from New Brunswick! Thanks for these videos. I find the reflections and thoughts helpful on my journey. Jonathan

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

you gets get loaded with snow yet ... over here in Ottawa we are still seeing grass and rain ...

[@SuperNmolnar]

Good Morning from a Cold Simcoe County Ontario Canada, the cabin is looking great!

[@LogOXUSA]

Our favorite kinda workout!

[@Lionesse-z41553]

I remember leveling our sawmill. THAT was fun! 😉

[@peterjones4621]

Hi Shawn, I'm laughing at myself as you pickup those heavy pieces of wood and pile them up for the winter, those are HEAVY pieces of wood, I'd be struggling to move them around and you're not even phased by the weight, you are definitely in shape after all the years you've been doing all this heavy labor. Fun video, I'm glad you've got the cabin built and livable for the winter, I look forward to your fine tuning the cable's interior and the outbuildings I know you're going to build like you did at the previous cabin. Your adventure in the wilderness definitely gives a lot of us a mental escape from the city grind in concrete hell. Thank you for helping me get away briefly from a life I don't enjoy but have no viable escape in the near future. You have inspired me to leave the city once I retire if only for brief trips to the wild, as a young man I spent copious amounts of time camping, hiking, fishing in the remote woods and I will return again, living in the city is mentally stifling. Thank you Shawn.

[@dennisbeaver5958]

Always so much to do! But the cabin looks great!

[@barbarasnookolderandwiser]

Remember telling our kids, "We get warn from this wood 4 times, cutting it, hauling it, stacking it, then burning it". I don't think they appreciated it until it was bitter cold outside and they were nice and warm inside. Love your videos Shawn. Thankyou.

[@cyndybutler7330]

Watching your video and seeing the sunshine coming in my window you know it’s a good day 👍😁 hope your all well God bless enjoy nature

[@glendajune9140]

There’s always something to be done at your homestead. Looks like a nice day to be productive.💯❤️👍🏾😀🙋🏽‍♀️✝️🙏🏾🇺🇸

[@chrisblack8390]

Good morning. Almost all your snow melted. Glad to see that. Thanks

[@ShawnJames1]

It’s all back today

[@janedc5ch319]

Good morning from Austin Texas

[@nedkelly11]

Saludes de Capurgana, Colombia. Geeee, working with pine, its so easy !!

[@douggibson9084]

Heating with wood is always a daily or semi-weekly chore. But it's enjoyable. It's a different Gym!!!

[@Grizzlife]

I would move that setup out of that corner. The fan on your laptop will draw in that smoke and heat that close and damage it. Just a thought.

[@davidlaue8225]

The thought of storing firewood next to shoes always gives me the willies. I think of the story of a friend sticking his toes into his shoe and getting stung by a very nasty scorpion. Spiders also love to crawl in those damp dark holes. I almost always stuff my socks into my shoes when I take them off, especially when I'm in the woods.

[@pamelaseymour-gough2894]

In Australia we stamp on our shoes or boots then tip them upside down and bash them on the ground or floor as snakes and spiders can slither into them overnight out in the bush. 🇦🇺

[@donaldhofman5257]

Hahaha ha!!! The only thing he has to worry about is spiders in Canada!

[@davidlaue8225]

@@donaldhofman5257 I was commenting on what Shawn said and how it made me feel, not him. I'm sure he has more concerns living in the middle of bears and wolves than a black widow crawling in his boot.

[@Autumnbudgets]

Would you do a Q&A video would love that! Thanks for all the videos coming thick and fast really enjoying all of them xx 🇬🇧

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

he tends to answer questions more often when they get asked ... even sometimes IN videos for the most asked ones ... I dont think he has good enough reception on wireless for a live stream at the cabin though

[@S3thousand]

Good morning from Houston Tx.

[@bobbieyounce3851]

Morning Shawn from Montverde, Florida!

[@mofosoto]

Build a covered walkway to the outhouse! You could do it section by section so you can take your time. Each section could have their own roof at varying heights so they fit under/over each other. I think it's a Japanese style. Even if it takes you 5 years to finish the full length, you'll still be able to enjoy it for decades. Especially when you get older. Think about not having to poop in a bucket because it raining or snowing. It could actually be pleasant to walk outside in the rain, fully dry. You may even want to build more walkways to other things like the outdoor kitchen and bathhouse. You don't wanna be drudging through the snow right after your sauna, right? It would look rad at night too if there are lights on it so you don't have to walk in the dark with the Blair Witch. You can keep em off when you're not outside.

[@joycegozlan9999]

Great idea 💡 that would be so cool 😎

[@TaigaTurf]

Or.. He could install an incinerating toilet. He does love to use propane

[@fathertomoutdoors6579]

We used to have a boxed off area in our basement under the window. We could open the window and toss wood in from the outside. The non stacking of it had it dry quicker and since it was easy to load from outside, there was no need for stacking. Worked well as an intermediate point and bringing up was was needed for they day.

[@lindsaylittle6535]

Good for you two! I think you are on to a great adventure. It sounds like your new property will fit you well. Good luck and be safe!

[@bbayerit]

At 3:49, Cali is demonstrating Shawn's description of logs being difficult to roll. What a brilliant furkid she is! A serious question: Shawn, how do you prevent damaging insects from establishing themselves in your new home? Do you spray the logs during harvesting, milling, or after assembly? Thanks!

[@peace1963]

Good morning Cali from my cat Fiona.

[@TaigaTurf]

Cabin is done just in time for a cozy winter

[@athollmcnicoll1028]

"Oh come on Dad I left it right in front of you and all you had to do was bend down and throw it, I was ready honest I was but you meant my other toy, which I have lost somewhere and cannot seem to find. Anyone out there on the internet seen it?"

[@elizabethbrooks4849]

Not that one there no rope, so calli got you the right one. Smart dog.

[@bravowhiskey4684]

You could try the round wood stacks w/ little tarp “hats” like Wranglerstar, they let air circulate through the stack but keep the rain/snow off the majority of the stack.

[@heidipustelniak652]

That is a good amount of firewood!

[@johnnymurphy7779]

you need a Woodridge log splitter check them out like out doors with the morgans

[@erwinelmendorp7313]

Nice

[@haroldfoust]

Welcome back Thursday morning local time 6 o'clock AM December 1st🐕👏NC

[@jasonh3120]

Our cabin has a firewood closet next to the stove. It has a door that opens from the outside to load, and a door inside to grab wood for the stove.

[@stephenriley9084]

Shawn, Go ugly for one woodshed. Sheets of plywood for the roof oversized timbers for the legs (logs) and braces (Roughsawn planks). No cutting, big nails secure one corner. Good is good enough! Regards Stephen 👍

[@angelitaabrematea3013]

Learn while watching this video vlog, thanks for sharing, stay safe and your family. Hi to Cali.

[@georgiafamilydogtails7763]

Love your channel. Very talented man. I've been watching since before you even completed your first cabin. So nice you've shared your knowledge and life. Calli is so adorable. Wishing you and your lovely family a very Merry Christmas. Cheryl and my dog Dixie from Georgia USA🖐😀🎄🎉🐕

[@mariecreighton5222]

Go get it Cali 🤗😊❤️🐾🐾⛄️🎄sweet heart.

[@coffeefetcher]

Have you considered buying a pre-made shed or wood storage unit just for this winter so your logs keep dry and frost free?

[@rickmoro705]

Just a interesting thought Shawn... the less moisture in the wood would that cut down on creosote build up in the chimney pipe? Just a thought...

[@donaldhofman5257]

Yes it does cut back on creosote! I've grown up burning fire wood for heat! Still do and I'm 70!

[@rickmoro705]

@@donaldhofman5257 Thanks! Donald!

[@Karen-ew9zn]

I plan to make a wood box at the lake. It's a box on the side of the house, near the stove. It will have a door on the outside to put in a days worth of wood. The door on the inside will allow me to pull the wood out, without having to go outside or use up valuable indoor space

[@rosehavenfarm2969]

We keep a face cord of wood in our mudroom, replenishing when it's about 1/3 remaining. It's convenient, and it is out of the way. Daily we bring in enough wood for that day's burn.

[@rebeccamercer4160]

I watched Emily’s video , and she made a table out of scrap wood! Great idea! I am making with hubbies help! He has a lot of scrap wood ! I need a lot of ideas on what to make out of them! God bless all of you! Be safe and take care!

[@merylonbanate4006]

Wish i could experience diving in the snow Boss shawn! Avid fan here.

[@janinewelle4429]

Good morning Shawn ❤

[@marygordon3032]

Hey Shawn I know that you will find something to do with everything because I’ve never known you to waste. Awesome! 🤩🤩🤩✅✅✅💯💯💯

[@edgardofreytes1416]

Good morning from Tennessee .. I would make a dog house

[@ajitsadhu8183]

Good morning

[@joyfullrecipesjoyfullrecip6009]

Optimizing... always optimizing!!! 😉🙋🏼‍♀️

[@andyweberg2928]

Callie says she can do a log roll!!

[@bobobrien8968]

A sharp axe and dry or frozen wood makes splitting that much more enjoyable. And , there’s something about sound someone splitting wood.

[@mikeecker146]

I’ve been doing holz hausen wood piles.

[@richardthornhill4630]

Storing the wood under the porch is a good place for mice to enjoy and make a home out of the weather. Next summer build a shed for wood storage.

[@davecope3322]

Hi Shawn. How far from the cabin is the small workshop?

[@ositagordita8550]

Maybe (along a wall) wood storage could go under some sort of a bench or a stationary sleeping platform (for guests). Best wishes ✌️🐾

[@tamaragonzalez2227]

Build like a book case the depth of your logs and then put your wood stacking it up to the top just like books. It will save lots of space and allow you to have more wood inside. Then do the same outside along the wall outside and you can put a tarp cirtain in front to keep the wet and snow off it. Wood will be drying while off the ground. Just a thought for you.

[@jennyk544]

I like Callie’s rolling log impersonation 😂

[@richardsolomon8076]

Awesome Shawn 👌 👏

[@donevans1884]

brilliant video , so so interesting .

[@gothamvip5508]

Hey Huge Fan, love the new place and episodes. So sorry you had to move sites, I hate the reasons. Question: are you going to improve the appearance of the column bottoms. Maybe hid the jack-bolts with a removable wood or stone base? They are so distracting from the great front of the cabin.

[@annrhodes3544]

Copper.

[@Hoaxer51]

It’s like that so he can adjust the post when the cabin settles, but he’s been pretty busy getting the cabin winterized. Maybe a good spring project or a good rainy day job.

[@Kathy_Is_Blessed]

I miss the clinking sound of your old axe!!

[@chazzwye1124]

Are you planning to build a covered wood store close to or adjoined to the cabin? I’d have a wood store porch on the side with a door both interior and exterior. That way you could stock it up from outside & take it from inside. Just a thought. Would be a great system.

[@jamesmanley9521]

I have used metal roofing for years, works well, I never built a shead

[@pickleslabs]

I need to go to my dads and cut some wood. This video kind of put me in a mood 😂

[@bobjohnson8133]

Agreed, I’ve learned a lot through all your videos on cabin building. Just curious as you’ve mentioned it in several videos, but where are you staying now?

[@geraldharkness8830]

tarp also makes the wood damper that if it was open to the air,

[@seanjohnston1355]

Do you still use that same ax that helps split the logs when you make firewood?

[@trueleyes]

As you explain the proper way to store firewood, and your thoughts on a shed. I wonder if you've considered a shed big enough for your band-saw Milling wood, and firewood splitting machine, all under one roof. With outside storage next to or close by it all. Just a thought.

[@kaboom-zf2bl]

you could build a floating shelf for a monitor as large as you have and place the monitor there for movies n stuff . a fire wood suggestion ... a section of heating duct with a curved end ... lay it against the wall like an upside down candy cane ... load wood at the top take from the bottom ...would keep your wood stacked inside ... tidy ... and always drying with the dryest on the bottom . a lean too tarp wood shelter wood work until you make a proper covered pile area spot

[@fourlakes]

Okay, now I’m motivated to get outside and get those last big rounds split…

[@MyLevelheaded]

any plans for heating the out house? Like before you brew coffee in the am?

[@obozomustgo5449]

Shawn, how do you get internet access out there?

[@JCrook1028]

He drives into town to upload videos. I think he does get a slow d/l there onsite tho.

[@giselecontassotdesayvre8090]

hello Shawn...faire un banc avec trois vieilles chaises, vous avez des accoudoirs et dossiers..dessus un matelas capitonné, ou une peau..confortable pour 2 ou 3 personnes...quant à l'abri bois , les murs en palettes comme le sol, et un toit métal..c'est facile de donner des idées..mais il faut être à votre place, avec tout ce travail!..et une machine pour trancher le bois?..je continue à vous exprimer mon immense admiration, même si je suis " soupe au lait"..impulsive!🙏

[@jbthor9032]

I want to know what type of axe you are using? Also the wood you are chopping, is it mostly hard wood? Which do you prefer for an axe when chopping hardwood? A mal or regular axe.

[@dxgaming2651]

Maybe a drop down desk!