Porch Overhang, Install Windows, Stone Floor, Garden Harvest, Off Grid Log Cabin Build Alone, Ep 23
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Date: 2022-09-09
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DCRanch
My log home was made from 12 White Pine logs. All my vertical support logs inside and out were set up with the jack bolts like you have. My logs settled 4 -5 in the first 5 years. After that hardly any settling. When i would let the jack bolts down there was lots of cracking sounds from the settling. I built my log home back in 1998. To this day my log joints are mostly all tight! I heat 100% with wood. My home is 32x40 with a open style and a loft. It heats easily with a Soap Stone wood stove in temps down to zero. Then i fire up my outdoor wood boiler and run that until spring. I still burn the Soap Stone stove as i love viewing the fire!
Your cabin is looking fantastic. Im anxious to see the finishing touches. Cali is looking great as well. I was wondering if youve ever taken her Pheasant or Grouse hunting? She looks so birdy when she's hunting up her dummy! I thinking she would do well on the Grouse and Pheasants!
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My log home was made from 12 White Pine logs. All my vertical support logs inside and out were set up with the jack bolts like you have. My logs settled 4 -5 in the first 5 years. After that hardly any settling. When i would let the jack bolts down there was lots of cracking sounds from the settling. I built my log home back in 1998. To this day my log joints are mostly all tight! I heat 100% with wood. My home is 32x40 with a open style and a loft. It heats easily with a Soap Stone wood stove in temps down to zero. Then i fire up my outdoor wood boiler and run that until spring. I still burn the Soap Stone stove as i love viewing the fire!
Your cabin is looking fantastic. Im anxious to see the finishing touches. Cali is looking great as well. I was wondering if youve ever taken her Pheasant or Grouse hunting? She looks so birdy when she's hunting up her dummy! I thinking she would do well on the Grouse and Pheasants!
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Exodriver
I have to say you're one incredibly blessed man. God has given you a great family, and has given you this awesome dream, and vision, along with the strength, long life, and patients to build this awesome work of live in art.
You're cabin is looking beautiful, and I pray the Lord extend your health, and life so you, and your family can enjoy it, and the natural surroundings, and create a lifetime of wonderful memories for your children, and grandchildren.
You may not be a multi millionaire, or billionaire, but you're living a rich, and wonderful life, that's more valuable, than all the money you could ever want, or acquire. This is what being truly rich is all about.
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I have to say you're one incredibly blessed man. God has given you a great family, and has given you this awesome dream, and vision, along with the strength, long life, and patients to build this awesome work of live in art.
You're cabin is looking beautiful, and I pray the Lord extend your health, and life so you, and your family can enjoy it, and the natural surroundings, and create a lifetime of wonderful memories for your children, and grandchildren.
You may not be a multi millionaire, or billionaire, but you're living a rich, and wonderful life, that's more valuable, than all the money you could ever want, or acquire. This is what being truly rich is all about.
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Chris
I can't believe you put those giant logs for pillars on your porch! Good job! Looks beautiful. An i just love your morning sunrises. I don't know how your gonna sit at that desk without burning up. Hope that works because it looks beautiful there. I've has a antique school desk for over 50 yrs. An my grandma refinished it in the 60s. 20 years ago. I got a floor vent under it an the dryness made cracks in a couple places. It's a heating vent but not hot. Dang luke warm heater vents. I liked my old furnace with hot vents! Don't let your desk crack. Thanks Shawn another beautiful video.
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I can't believe you put those giant logs for pillars on your porch! Good job! Looks beautiful. An i just love your morning sunrises. I don't know how your gonna sit at that desk without burning up. Hope that works because it looks beautiful there. I've has a antique school desk for over 50 yrs. An my grandma refinished it in the 60s. 20 years ago. I got a floor vent under it an the dryness made cracks in a couple places. It's a heating vent but not hot. Dang luke warm heater vents. I liked my old furnace with hot vents! Don't let your desk crack. Thanks Shawn another beautiful video.
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Jeffery
I'm having mixed Emotions about u being so close to being finished with this enormous cabin build. I'm happy that u will be in ur cabin at th end of 2022, ready for Christmas at ur new location. But it's been such an enjoyable time, tuning in each week, as you do skillfully put this structure together. Thanks for inviting all of us to accompany you during this long build. Love a Brthr In CHRIST.
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I'm having mixed Emotions about u being so close to being finished with this enormous cabin build. I'm happy that u will be in ur cabin at th end of 2022, ready for Christmas at ur new location. But it's been such an enjoyable time, tuning in each week, as you do skillfully put this structure together. Thanks for inviting all of us to accompany you during this long build. Love a Brthr In CHRIST.
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David
Shawn, I as you work and build things alone 99% of the time. What amazes me about you is you never say anything. I rattle to myself all the time even cuss myself out at least once a day. I was listening to this with headphones and at one point thought I heard a word mentioned that might have been erased but honestly do you really not speak outside to Cali some when alone?
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Shawn, I as you work and build things alone 99% of the time. What amazes me about you is you never say anything. I rattle to myself all the time even cuss myself out at least once a day. I was listening to this with headphones and at one point thought I heard a word mentioned that might have been erased but honestly do you really not speak outside to Cali some when alone?
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IRIS
OH MY GOD. JAMES. what a Victorian chato you have. GORGEUST. AMAYZING how beautiful it is now, that is ready(the house. LE petit armoare ce ne pas trop proche de chemine.
SUPER RUSTIQUE. BRAVO JAMES. BIG BRAVO. the patatous erecolt is magnific. please dont play whit the snakes. even if they are green and tentativ. bonne week end my deir INDIANA JONES of Canada
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OH MY GOD. JAMES. what a Victorian chato you have. GORGEUST. AMAYZING how beautiful it is now, that is ready(the house. LE petit armoare ce ne pas trop proche de chemine.
SUPER RUSTIQUE. BRAVO JAMES. BIG BRAVO. the patatous erecolt is magnific. please dont play whit the snakes. even if they are green and tentativ. bonne week end my deir INDIANA JONES of Canada
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marta
I cannot say nothing, it is amazing and fantastic work, you play with the windows like Hercule. much, much work, but when i see the nice landscape, i forget all the effort what do you work. it is easy to see your amazing work from inside. You choose this place but i think it is more beautiful then the other cabin place. has a special charm. Take care. be safed.
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I cannot say nothing, it is amazing and fantastic work, you play with the windows like Hercule. much, much work, but when i see the nice landscape, i forget all the effort what do you work. it is easy to see your amazing work from inside. You choose this place but i think it is more beautiful then the other cabin place. has a special charm. Take care. be safed.
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Rose
I know you are probably going to change the color on the frames of the windows, but I love the green color! Shawn, I have taken your words of advise and canned much this summer, my pantry is now able to sustain us (we are both 75) for at least seven months, longer if our freezer would still be in use. Thank you for the advise, I for one, heeded your warnings.
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I know you are probably going to change the color on the frames of the windows, but I love the green color! Shawn, I have taken your words of advise and canned much this summer, my pantry is now able to sustain us (we are both 75) for at least seven months, longer if our freezer would still be in use. Thank you for the advise, I for one, heeded your warnings.
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Lucy
Wow! I love watching your designs come to life, and the amazing ways you achieve them! Just wondering, though, how did you secure the columns holding up the cross beam? Would love to know. Thank you, once again for sharing you ideas, and the functionality of making them a reality. Your persistence, and fortitude are amazing. Always enjoyable.
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Wow! I love watching your designs come to life, and the amazing ways you achieve them! Just wondering, though, how did you secure the columns holding up the cross beam? Would love to know. Thank you, once again for sharing you ideas, and the functionality of making them a reality. Your persistence, and fortitude are amazing. Always enjoyable.
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John
Yep, getting the cabin ready in big strides these days. That meal with Kim Chee looked pretty tasty. I imagine Kim Chee is good for stomach flora and fauna. haha! That was a good potatoe harvest. almost ready for cold weather. Cali looks healthy! Glad you guys are doing well! I bet this particular cabin will weather the winter well!
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Yep, getting the cabin ready in big strides these days. That meal with Kim Chee looked pretty tasty. I imagine Kim Chee is good for stomach flora and fauna. haha! That was a good potatoe harvest. almost ready for cold weather. Cali looks healthy! Glad you guys are doing well! I bet this particular cabin will weather the winter well!
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Craig
Of all the videos you have made this one is by far my favorite. Your use of lever, pulley and adjustment hardware allows you to work alone. I learned new ways to do some every day mundane tasks that I learned growing up. Tasks I had never considered a better way to do. Funny how seeing those things opens the door for new ideas.
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Of all the videos you have made this one is by far my favorite. Your use of lever, pulley and adjustment hardware allows you to work alone. I learned new ways to do some every day mundane tasks that I learned growing up. Tasks I had never considered a better way to do. Funny how seeing those things opens the door for new ideas.
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Lexi
Oh Shawn, you seriously still got it going on, look at how much you have accomplished. You are amazing! The cabin and garden looks great. The size of those potatoes, Wow, you are a hell of a man. Keep up the good work. Following you for many years and you never disappoint. Videos are awesome!
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Oh Shawn, you seriously still got it going on, look at how much you have accomplished. You are amazing! The cabin and garden looks great. The size of those potatoes, Wow, you are a hell of a man. Keep up the good work. Following you for many years and you never disappoint. Videos are awesome!
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Ddrhl
I find myself cringing a bit each time you use a hand as a mallet. I'd like you to consider keeping a rubber mallet handy. I never did, and that is where the arthritis settled in. at the pad at the base of both thumbs. Not 'til my 60's, but the damage was done much earlier. Loved the vid.
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I find myself cringing a bit each time you use a hand as a mallet. I'd like you to consider keeping a rubber mallet handy. I never did, and that is where the arthritis settled in. at the pad at the base of both thumbs. Not 'til my 60's, but the damage was done much earlier. Loved the vid.
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Brian
Hi Shawn, things are really coming along! I can't wait to see it finished. Will your wife be moving in when it's finished? How could she resist not? Such a great place to live. Keep up all the great work, and thanks for all the great videos.
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Hi Shawn, things are really coming along! I can't wait to see it finished. Will your wife be moving in when it's finished? How could she resist not? Such a great place to live. Keep up all the great work, and thanks for all the great videos.
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