Building a Saxon House (Grubenhaus) with Hand Tools: Bushcraft Project (PART 5)
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Date: 2019-09-10
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Brandywine6969
I love debarking when the bark is coming off ok, but when it is red oak and already seasoned (I know, not the best time to do it, but you use what you have) or some other tough type bark, I don't like it. The most satisfying is the paper mulberry trees that are growing like weeds in my yard. I'm making bow saw handles for various size blades I have. I have replaced my coping saw handle (the metal one, with a buck saw design and I love that. I used some of the paper mulberry wood for that and that coping saw blade now cuts through just about anything now, like butter. I love it. I have decided to replace all of my heavier saw handles with that wood, because it is hard, yet lightweight. I have De Quervain's Syndrome in my wrists. It might not be ideal for everyone to do this. It's perfect for me though, considering how much easier it makes using these blades. I swear by my buck coping saw idea. It's the same thing everyone else does with bushcraft blades for cutting timber with a longer saw blade, only scaled down to the length of a coping saw blade. I absolutely love that wheelbarrow. I want to make one.
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I love debarking when the bark is coming off ok, but when it is red oak and already seasoned (I know, not the best time to do it, but you use what you have) or some other tough type bark, I don't like it. The most satisfying is the paper mulberry trees that are growing like weeds in my yard. I'm making bow saw handles for various size blades I have. I have replaced my coping saw handle (the metal one, with a buck saw design and I love that. I used some of the paper mulberry wood for that and that coping saw blade now cuts through just about anything now, like butter. I love it. I have decided to replace all of my heavier saw handles with that wood, because it is hard, yet lightweight. I have De Quervain's Syndrome in my wrists. It might not be ideal for everyone to do this. It's perfect for me though, considering how much easier it makes using these blades. I swear by my buck coping saw idea. It's the same thing everyone else does with bushcraft blades for cutting timber with a longer saw blade, only scaled down to the length of a coping saw blade. I absolutely love that wheelbarrow. I want to make one.
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Allison Benfield
Hi Guys, This is just my personal opinion since I like gardening. Not sure if you would have the time or interest but here goes: You can also use the wood shavings from the bark peeling as mulch if you decide to start an Anglo-Saxon kitchen garden (or cottage garden I believe is what you call it in England. We use mulch as a temporary solution to rainfall soil compaction before our ground cover or cover crops grow up. It will also break down providing some nitrogen, and keep soil temps in a good range and moist. There a quite a good amount of medical herbs that you can grow, as well as vegetables, and maybe a few flowers (we call it fluff. There would be woven fencing like that in the viking house build for keeping animals in or out depending. And you can grow some sort of edible vine on the fencing. Like Peas, Pole Beans, or Roses for Rose Hips. Or some pollinator fluff like honeysuckle. Alright, now on to part 6: 3
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Hi Guys, This is just my personal opinion since I like gardening. Not sure if you would have the time or interest but here goes: You can also use the wood shavings from the bark peeling as mulch if you decide to start an Anglo-Saxon kitchen garden (or cottage garden I believe is what you call it in England. We use mulch as a temporary solution to rainfall soil compaction before our ground cover or cover crops grow up. It will also break down providing some nitrogen, and keep soil temps in a good range and moist. There a quite a good amount of medical herbs that you can grow, as well as vegetables, and maybe a few flowers (we call it fluff. There would be woven fencing like that in the viking house build for keeping animals in or out depending. And you can grow some sort of edible vine on the fencing. Like Peas, Pole Beans, or Roses for Rose Hips. Or some pollinator fluff like honeysuckle. Alright, now on to part 6: 3
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Mark Leigh
Awesome as usual Even though we have termites in Oz, not ALL wooden structures will be eaten by them Our climate does lend itself to wooden items lasting a long time as we don't have much rain (well, in the southwest WA we don't) and therefore rot is not a problem. I'd love you guys to come over here and build a home/shelter out of one of our hardwoods as I know that it can be quite challenging. I myself grew up in the north west of the UK and spent most of life in the western part of the Lakes where it rains an awful lot (but that's is one its attractions. You're quite welcome to come and pop a few nails into a Jarah log to see the difference - maybe the building techniques are completely different even though the original labour force would have come from the British Isles as convict labour in the 19th Century.
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Awesome as usual Even though we have termites in Oz, not ALL wooden structures will be eaten by them Our climate does lend itself to wooden items lasting a long time as we don't have much rain (well, in the southwest WA we don't) and therefore rot is not a problem. I'd love you guys to come over here and build a home/shelter out of one of our hardwoods as I know that it can be quite challenging. I myself grew up in the north west of the UK and spent most of life in the western part of the Lakes where it rains an awful lot (but that's is one its attractions. You're quite welcome to come and pop a few nails into a Jarah log to see the difference - maybe the building techniques are completely different even though the original labour force would have come from the British Isles as convict labour in the 19th Century.
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Gerhardt Roos
What I enjoy most about your videos are those little gems scattered about them. Those little moments, shared sometimes without even realising it, that speaks to the bond between you two. That first sip of wine (12: 55) with both of you having your eyes raised to the heavens had me chuckling. You asked for identification. I'm a Boer. My ancestry is German, until my last European ancestor left his home country and came to the Cape of Good Hope in 1703. From there, it's a combination of largely Dutch, German and French, uniquely Boers. I live in a place that used to be the Republic of South-Africa, before it was surrendered to communist terrorists. Don't ask me what to call it now. Apart from shithole, I have no idea. Maybe Azania, or some such. Who cares.
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What I enjoy most about your videos are those little gems scattered about them. Those little moments, shared sometimes without even realising it, that speaks to the bond between you two. That first sip of wine (12: 55) with both of you having your eyes raised to the heavens had me chuckling. You asked for identification. I'm a Boer. My ancestry is German, until my last European ancestor left his home country and came to the Cape of Good Hope in 1703. From there, it's a combination of largely Dutch, German and French, uniquely Boers. I live in a place that used to be the Republic of South-Africa, before it was surrendered to communist terrorists. Don't ask me what to call it now. Apart from shithole, I have no idea. Maybe Azania, or some such. Who cares.
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Thomas Pigg
I love you Fathers sense of humor. He and my Dad would have gotten along like two peas in a pod I really like the builds that you do and the techniques you show. Reminds me of how my Father would build thinks. He used to say I build things to last for years not months like this garbage out there now. I remember helping dad put the front porch on our house, 35 years later when it was sold the porch was still on the same condition it was when first built. As for ancestry, I'm Mescalero Apache, Creek Indian, Sioux Indian, Cajun, Creole, Irish, Scottish and French. I'm pretty sure there are some other things that snuck in at some time or another. I look forward to continue watching your videos and future projects. God Bless and Be Happy
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I love you Fathers sense of humor. He and my Dad would have gotten along like two peas in a pod I really like the builds that you do and the techniques you show. Reminds me of how my Father would build thinks. He used to say I build things to last for years not months like this garbage out there now. I remember helping dad put the front porch on our house, 35 years later when it was sold the porch was still on the same condition it was when first built. As for ancestry, I'm Mescalero Apache, Creek Indian, Sioux Indian, Cajun, Creole, Irish, Scottish and French. I'm pretty sure there are some other things that snuck in at some time or another. I look forward to continue watching your videos and future projects. God Bless and Be Happy
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duvetto
I can't tell you how nice it's been to watch you guys build the Saxon house so far. I set the whole playlist to play on my telly, lit all my candles, made awesome fresh-ground coffee and cosied up to sit and watch. It's so inspiring. firstly for the use of time-tested skills in the great outdoors to build something naturally beautiful and secondly to see your family relationship. I believe if more people had that kind of relationship with their parents, the world would be a vastly different and MUCH better place. Plus, extra bonus, your Dad is hilariously brilliant. I just wish I could smell all the fresh wood shavings. I have to say thanks for making these videos and for making my Friday evening pretty near perfect.
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I can't tell you how nice it's been to watch you guys build the Saxon house so far. I set the whole playlist to play on my telly, lit all my candles, made awesome fresh-ground coffee and cosied up to sit and watch. It's so inspiring. firstly for the use of time-tested skills in the great outdoors to build something naturally beautiful and secondly to see your family relationship. I believe if more people had that kind of relationship with their parents, the world would be a vastly different and MUCH better place. Plus, extra bonus, your Dad is hilariously brilliant. I just wish I could smell all the fresh wood shavings. I have to say thanks for making these videos and for making my Friday evening pretty near perfect.
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Linn Rich
I am a retired firefighter and no i have been blacksmithing for 20 years i can make a lot of the tools you use. I started watching your show on the Viking long house and really like your show. I also am a ammeter Norse historian. The term Viking is a nick name they always referd to them selfs as Norseman not Viking. It was the Anglo sackings who came up with the name Viking. It is from the rute word Vik witch means to go on a voyage, the sackings call them kings of the Vik and over a number of years it got change to Viking. So to all someone a Viking is to call them a job description. Thank you very much Richard Linn from Big Bear forge
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I am a retired firefighter and no i have been blacksmithing for 20 years i can make a lot of the tools you use. I started watching your show on the Viking long house and really like your show. I also am a ammeter Norse historian. The term Viking is a nick name they always referd to them selfs as Norseman not Viking. It was the Anglo sackings who came up with the name Viking. It is from the rute word Vik witch means to go on a voyage, the sackings call them kings of the Vik and over a number of years it got change to Viking. So to all someone a Viking is to call them a job description. Thank you very much Richard Linn from Big Bear forge
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maxi me
Great series and amazing work on this house. I can see how the bark shaving task is therapeutic lol. Like that yall come up with new old ways tackling projects. Appalachian mountain homestead farmers were still building raw timber houses here in the US well into the twentieth century, usually with tin or shake roof. As you mentioned, nails been around for a long time but were always considered precious commodities to be recycled repeatedly. The (more than) 700 year old expression dead as a doornail came from the fact that nails used for doors were 'cinched' for security purposes and were 'dead' for any future aspirations.
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Great series and amazing work on this house. I can see how the bark shaving task is therapeutic lol. Like that yall come up with new old ways tackling projects. Appalachian mountain homestead farmers were still building raw timber houses here in the US well into the twentieth century, usually with tin or shake roof. As you mentioned, nails been around for a long time but were always considered precious commodities to be recycled repeatedly. The (more than) 700 year old expression dead as a doornail came from the fact that nails used for doors were 'cinched' for security purposes and were 'dead' for any future aspirations.
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David Colson
Love the videosMy mom has done our family tree back to the 900's And both my parents have done dna tests. I am from America and we have ancestors going back to the Mayflower on both sides of my family. They came over from England. But at the same time we had family in Ireland and Scotland. Going back further France and Norway. Found we are related to Mary Queen of Scott's and Robert the Bruce Going back further in France, Charlemagne Crazy stuff when you learn about your past I love this series because of my ancestry. I would love to visit England (Been to Ireland but want to go back.
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Love the videosMy mom has done our family tree back to the 900's And both my parents have done dna tests. I am from America and we have ancestors going back to the Mayflower on both sides of my family. They came over from England. But at the same time we had family in Ireland and Scotland. Going back further France and Norway. Found we are related to Mary Queen of Scott's and Robert the Bruce Going back further in France, Charlemagne Crazy stuff when you learn about your past I love this series because of my ancestry. I would love to visit England (Been to Ireland but want to go back.
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Beth Suter
As you were sawing off your wooden pegs, I thought, dont do that. You can hang things from them even the ones on the outside, you can lean a shovel up against it. Or think about using those pegs, particularly inside, upon which to put a wooden shelf. Also, when you build your windows, instead of having them open into the outside, consider having them drop down INSIDE, put a leg underneath, and you have an instant TABLE. I am an Iroquois archaeologist in Albany, NYs capital. My field school was a 16th century longhouse. Wanted you to know you had female fans out there too.
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As you were sawing off your wooden pegs, I thought, dont do that. You can hang things from them even the ones on the outside, you can lean a shovel up against it. Or think about using those pegs, particularly inside, upon which to put a wooden shelf. Also, when you build your windows, instead of having them open into the outside, consider having them drop down INSIDE, put a leg underneath, and you have an instant TABLE. I am an Iroquois archaeologist in Albany, NYs capital. My field school was a 16th century longhouse. Wanted you to know you had female fans out there too.
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