Working on Windows, Chinking and Fascia | LOG CABIN BUILD | PIONEER LIFE CIRCA 1700's

Peter takes his birch bark canoe for its first paddle of the spring.
He tries to take the spring out of his new door, so that it closes properly and discusses his primitive door latch. He discusses cob, used as chinking material by the pioneers and explains that he will be using mortar for the chinking of his cabin. He installs the first window and the window stops.
He begins the chinking, rough coats on the inside and outside. He made a draft control for the rumford fireplace and forged the head to look like a moose. He then begins work on the fascia.
Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
Producer & Editor - Shane Kelly
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MUSIC
The amazing music in this episode is graciously provided by our friends - Richard Fortier and Al MacDonald.
#bushcraft #livingarchaeology #primitiveskills #18thcenturyskills #selfsufficiency #sustainableliving #canadianwilderness #logcabinbuild

[@mikemcghee5413]

Can you imagine the pride these people had building their own homes, making tools, clothes, etc.?

[@kevinthorrington2131]

That birch bark canoe is way cool!!!

[@lynetteclauser3551]

Yes, I remember Rocky and Bullwinkle. As you say we must be of the same vintage.

[@swhod2190]

Yep, Bullwinkle and Rocky J. Squirrel. Good job!

[@stevenbp101]

Hey Bubba, love every minute of it, I wish you would take a slow-mo inch by inch video of every aspect of the cabin. Ha, I just love looking at it. Good day to ya Peter and God bless y’all. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Well now, that would make for awfully long viewing but, I’m flattered.

[@hammerhound168]

That was the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. Co -staring Natasha and Boris the spies.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Indeed!

[@throwback336]

Looks great! I do love that door too.

[@gregorypennell1755]

Peter, I’m thoroughly enjoying your channel...it’s very well thought out and wonderfully produced! As a history buff and black powder enthusiast, I anxiously await each new episode! Thank you 🙏🏼!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m glad you’re enjoying it Gregory. Making this series has been very pleasurable.

[@heru-deshet359]

Cabin is really coming along beautifully.

[@jimwalker5412]

I just enjoy these videos so much, you sir are doing a great job, keep up the good work, Im from England, its nice to see you are still looking after our colonies for us😀😀😀 as General McArthur said " we will return"

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Jim for your compliment. It is indeed a difficult job looking after the Colonies all by one’s self.

[@jimwalker5412]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I'll be honest, I'm quite pleased its only you, Im putting my 'Red Coat' on as we speak, see you soon, keep your powder dry, you might need it😊

[@bpfirehunt0192]

What a great intro and the cabin is shaping up. Can't wait to see the fireplace build.

[@elsamartins9076]

Beautiful landscapes.....

[@connieadams607]

I love your show. I need to feel relaxed and you’re show does just that. 😁🙌👌

[@earlshaner4441]

The same with the windows open in and had shutters on the inside so they can be bolted to keep people from shooting into the cabin

[@johnkmcgregor5209]

Lovely opening sequence. I’d love to cast a fly in those clear waters. The cabin is coming along nicely, next winter will be a breeze. All the best take care. John Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@toddw.turner5953]

Awesome job, keep up the great work!!!

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

I really find you are my Tribe Can't wait to meet you both👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

[@markaugustus621]

Simple pleasure of a job well done

[@rudycarlson8245]

Great progress on the cabin! I like what you did for the draft control for the fireplace!

[@davecronjaeger7481]

Your videos are always enjoyable and I wish they were longer. I was hoping you were going to say a few words on the cost and availability of glass for an 18th century homesteader and what alternatives you could have incorporated into the cabin build.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’ve actually covered that very issue in an early video. Thanks though, I will cover it again in another video.

[@gordpedersen543]

The forests around your cabin looks like the forest at my hunt camp on Manitoulin Island . Thick with cedar . Your cabin build series is a great how to series . Great job ,cabin is beautiful .👍

[@petercarbutt3706]

your cabin is majestic

[@bobesselstyn461]

for us that cant get out as much but enjoy,thanks alot that I found the channel and thanks for making them ,take care be safe

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Bob, I’m glad you’re enjoying.

[@dancochran1079]

amazing work

[@gayahithwen]

Your cabin is coming along beautifully. Keep up the good work! :-)

[@glass94th]

Brilliant stuff again! Enjoyed this part 17 as i did the last one. :)

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You are observant Graham. We missed that but, it has been corrected. Glad you’re enjoying.

[@gerhardhagn9670]

Saubere Arbeit 👍🏻Schön langsam wird es fertig, bis zum nächsten Winter ist es so weit. Dann komm ich a mal auf a Halbe Bier vorbei 😂🍻🍻Ist nur Spaß. Servus 🙋‍♂️ich freue mich schon auf das nächste Video. Viel Glück 🍀und Liebe Grüße aus Bayern

[@shawnslaugh]

well done.

[@garyrichardt1496]

Very nice canoe.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Gary …she is old but, still sound.

[@denystanguay8685]

Tellement accueillante votre construction. Je suis jaloux...... Félicitations.

[@johnniewelbornjr.8940]

I'm going back and catching up on your earlier videos as I find time. I don't blame you for cheating with the chinking! I have often stood inside the "Homeplace" houses (there's a double-pen with separate kitchen and a single-pen) and thought of their winter conditions (and the wasps during Southern summers)... Last I recall, there was still leaded glass in some of their windows even. I will be cheating with insulation if ever I tackle such a project, I must admit. lol As always, thanks for sharing these different projects. Well done!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

We certainly appreciate your ongoing interest. Thank you.

[@jochenroth5666]

Good working

[@santosandrade5492]

👏👍Brazil

[@nhmountains5683]

Nice work Peter. We had snow yesterday morning as well. It went quick.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Here as well.

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

She's coming along real nice Peter ,whoa that canoe is a real Beauty💋

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

That is the first birch bark I built, about 15 years ago. Thought I’d take it for a paddle and see if it still floats, lol.

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Hi Peter do you have any videos of you building that superb canoe?

[@sandydaviswhytelewis5387]

@@TheWoodlandEscape I love it how you answer your subscribers ,you are so cool 😎 ✌

[@thearrowheadwoodsman3811]

Outstanding job! The great thing about youtube is I can watch when I have the time. I look forward to every video!! I think you're going to have trouble with that door, though. Cheers !!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I have problems with all the doors I build, lol.

[@thearrowheadwoodsman3811]

I have trouble with all of mine, as well. I once made a decent looking piece out of skinny leaf spring on my forge that had a good bend to it. But it was permanently attached, and required screws. Keep up the great work, I'm looking forward to much more. Cheers !!

[@dalegirard9740]

All that leather must get hot in summer

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Sometimes Dale it can get a tad tropical. Bran tanned hide does breath a wee bit.

[@frontierwoodsman4373]

Nice windows. If you had doubled the width of those sill stops, they turn in to real handy shelves.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Good point. We still have about a 6” self.

[@milliebanks7209]

Gosh! You have a ton of bird's nest out there! Are they eagles? Cabin is looking good! Cheers!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you!

[@dianegranger6864]

Rocky & Bullwinkle

[@alanpinn2266]

Bullwinkle looks great!! Where are you gonna put Rocky? Keep up the great work Peter...... some day I'll be there to see it in person!

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Your welcome to come and stay in it my friend. As to Rocky, well, I haven’t thought about it but, you’ve planted a seed.

[@arthurjacobs9330]

I may not be of your vintage but I'm sure nipping at your heels. I used to watch the Rocky and Bullwinkle show. As a child of course...;)

[@kren1101]

While here in central California it's already pushing 95 F. I'm gonna be sad when this series is over

[@joshbagley1959]

Love the Bullwinkle reference! Where's Natasha and Boris? The snow? The Roosters? It's looking really good so far. With mortar, how will you resolve gaps from the logs shrinking? Just put more of the finish chinking over it?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Yup.

[@ashleyanderson2859]

Another great video as always. Wondering if you were going to put working shutters on the windows? Thanks again

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Not sure yet but, most likely.

[@donbethune383]

Rocky and Bullwinkle from Frostbite Falls Minnesota

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You must be my vintage Don.

[@donbethune383]

@@TheWoodlandEscape There about. I am enjoying your your series. Please keep up the great work. It is nice to see history and not just read about it.

[@kevinscudamore2711]

👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

[@rd6elite]

Cabin looks so awesome..have you had the chance to get out for a turkey hunt

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m out every day but, they are messing with me. Need them really close with my flintlock.

[@jtsterry]

❤😊😊

[@lae52]

Great video as usual. Ballpein hammer? I noticed you were using a blacksmithing hammer earlier. Is there an an actual carpenters hammer? I'm sure there is, but I can't picture it. On a totally different comment, you mentioned May 1 and snow. I just got back from a 5 day rendezvous in Wisconsin. May 1 was 85 degrees F and 50 mph winds. I'd take snow and sun any day. I look forward to the Sunday videos.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I’m with you David, winter in fact is my favorite season.

[@albolt31]

Great videos but very short.

[@carmineredd1198]

i use dried clay powder and old motor oil for chinking

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Well Camine, I have never heard of that on. How did it hold up?

[@denislosieroutdoors]

looking sweet there eh! will you be explain in more detail the metal fireplace you had welded up very interested in this may be ideal for my future cabin build... again thanks for sharing Denis Losier Outdoorsyeah I did watch that just wondering on dimensions will watch next videos also thanks

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I talked a bit about it in the previous video. You will see the progression in future episodes.

[@toguidver9841]

Did you know the first 10 dollar bill had a cross (X) on it, so people called it the saw buck used to hold wood while you buck saw it... That's where the Dollar got it's name = Buck

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

I did not know that and do appreciate you sharing that with me.

[@toguidver9841]

@@TheWoodlandEscape cross (X)

[@dougm5341]

Enjoy the journey. Only wish you could put out more, but alas, you’d never get anything done at the cabin.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

True enough Doug.

[@earlshaner4441]

Actually the was opened from the inside so the people of the frontier could bolt the door to keep people out and stay safe

[@kingrafa3938]

👍🇵🇭

[@rogerclark9285]

Nailing upside down is always a pain

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

You got that right … almost as bad as needing to nail with ones none dominant hand!

[@davidgreenley8139]

Good job on the cabin Peter. I guess the seven ads are part of the income generation. Watched all the ads this week to boost your income. Lol

[@kellydigital]

KZbin must really hate you David... I only get one skippable 5 second ad at the beginning and nothing else.

[@davidgreenley8139]

Most of your other shows did not have any ads. Different income stream. Trying to figure them out.

[@kellydigital]

@@davidgreenley8139 we're not sure either - all of our videos are set to the exact same ad settings.

[@milliebanks7209]

Why switch out on the saws? Apparently there is a reason but what is the reason?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Very observant Millie. One saw is a cross cut saw and the other is designed to rip boards in the direction of the grain.

[@bdhbdh2822]

were about the same age 61 but i can see thats not made in china that s real good stuff i guess bull winkle gave it away lol keep em commin i like what your makein

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thank you. I do have a few years on you, I’ll turn 68 this Friday.

[@gregorypennell1755]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Happy Birthday! Hope you have a great day!

[@palonghunter3608]

How many nails are you passed your initial estimate?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Too many to count, lol.

[@LUCKYB.]

And dry horse horse crap gives it better stability . 👍

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Good to know.

[@robaldridge6505]

why does your door and windows open out ?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is rather a small cabin and it simply gives us a tad more space.

[@robaldridge6505]

@@TheWoodlandEscape doors usually open in you could get snowed in too easy if they all open out

[@MrFoamheart]

If you put the windows opening out, will you put your shutters on the inside? You've got me stumped. There would be no protection for the window's glass.

[@Slowjoe1957]

I would also question putting the door latch on the outside too.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Nope shutters will go on the outside. The window is recessed a bit and if one needs to batten down for inclement conditions, the window would be closed.

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Putting it on the outside saved chiseling out a recess in the door frame. Also it would not be a locked door regardless as the dowel opens from either side. Pleased to see some folks look at the smaller details Duane.

[@user-xr1zd5rf4y]

Бл.....я Такой " красавец" Время ушло ((((

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

Very nice work overall that I see in the video but it is unfortunate that a modern dolomitic concrete mortar was utilizedrather rather than the proper and traditional pointing/cobbing blends of clay, lime, and fiber (actually from manure most commonly in practice)..."Chinking" (better-called nogging in English) is actually stone or wood shards placed in the space between the logs (or between timbers in other forms of folk architecture) which you seem to have opted for wire which can lead to oxidation jacking over time and other challenges...Too many (such as McRaven and "This Old House") started the nonsense of clay/lime blends are low in durability, which they are not at all and whenever I ask those that think it is how often they have used it or know how to properly blend it the answer is always no...they don't know how nor have ever used it... Modern concretes can lead to all forms of interstitial moisture build-up because of the nature of the material. It was never intended for such work and more "made to work" rather than being appropriate for the job. In mandate historic restoration these materials are simply not allowed because of the damage over time they can cause and the failure to meet the "like for like...in means, methods and materials applications," ethos requires in such vernacular restoration... I look forward to reviewing more of your videos as the quality of the work and attention to detail are excellent...Thanks for sharing what you're trying to do...

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

Thanks Jay for that well researched information. I agree with everything you have articulated.

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Blessings for taking my post in the way it was intended...Too many grow offended on the internet these days when they are critiqued in some way...which I do not really understand. "Peer review" is a professional aspect of any professionals that put their work out and share it...I've seen a number of your videos now and your aim with them (if I am understanding them correctly) is to educate but not aimed at 100% authentic time period replication...As you can tell, I'm passionate about my professional work and feel for those that are "trying" their best but may have garnered misinformation because of the common sources of it... Again thanks for a great channel and the hard work you're putting into these videos...If I could ever be of help/guidance, due please reach out as our "big picture" interests are most certainly aligned...Warm Regards, j

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

It is indeed primarily intended as educational material. Having said that, I do spend the majority of my time living in the time period. Finally Jay, I sincerely appreciate feedback, so don’t be shy, that’s how I get educated.

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

@@TheWoodlandEscape Wonderful...!!!...and I look forward to evening review more of your content. Thank you again for such an open and erudite exchange between us...Blessing to you, j

[@lynetteclauser3551]

All the metal circles on your shirt, are they decorative or do they have a purpose or meaning? I assume your wife made your clothing?

[@TheWoodlandEscape]

They are trade silver items that were very common in the 18th century. As for clothing, we both make items but, I’ll admit, she is a wee bit more handy at it, lol.

[@lynetteclauser3551]

So when you say trade items. If you came across someone or a native, you would trade the silver off the shirt for good and goods?