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u/moisdefinate 13d ago
I found this pretty awesome to watch.
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u/H_G_Bells 13d ago
Me too!
It reminded me of an olllld video I saw about a man building a log cabin way up in the Alaskan wilderness; it's such a meditative and beautiful thing.
Dick Proenneke - I seem to recall it being much longer than this, so lerhaps these are just clips, but still a good sample!
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u/Iamonreddit 13d ago
Aren't you supposed to put mosses etc between the logs for insulation?
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u/KnotiaPickle 12d ago
He hasn’t gotten to that step yet haha
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u/Iamonreddit 12d ago
Surely much easier to do that as you go rather than trying to poke it in after stacking all the logs on top of each other?
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u/SuperTulle 12d ago
Why did he even bother using a draw knife if he's going to do the rest of the work with a chainsaw?
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u/Shaggy_One 12d ago
A chainsaw would take too much material off the log. He's trying to de-bark it and size the log, not whittle it down.
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u/eastcoastjon 12d ago
So no drying? Won’t those warp or bend oddly as they dry?
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u/H_G_Bells 12d ago
You don't know how long they've been down for.
From what I've seen, people cut down the logs one year and stack them to dry, then return the following year to work them.
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u/meriland 12d ago
We were taught that the pioneers charred the outsides a bit before stacking. Granted, this was a 1st grade “state history” thing almost 50 years ago…
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u/PycckiiManiak 12d ago
I got pine sap between my fingers just looking at this. But yes, that looks awesome!
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u/JamesCDiamond 12d ago
Maybe a dumb question, but why does he remove the bark from the logs?
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u/Legion_Paradise 11d ago
After completing the debarking it allows for good wood seals as the wood breathes. With bark you cant make a proper seal. Plus after its all together you usually put a wax or a sealant on the outside and inside to preserve the wood and make it look good
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u/demonblack873 11d ago
Dead bark traps moisture and gives bugs a perfect hiding place. It will cause the logs to rot much faster.
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u/halucionagen-0-Matik 11d ago
You do you stop the wood from rotting?
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u/AnEnglishUsername 13d ago
His beard is appropriate for the work he is doing.