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Building a Medieval Roundhouse - Thatching the Roof Iron Age Bushcraft (PART 8)

Building a Medieval Roundhouse - Thatching the Roof Iron Age Bushcraft (PART 8)

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Join as as we continue to build the bushcraft medieval roundhouse from the iron age. We use natural water reed, hazel spars and ash liggers to pin the thatch to the roof battens. We chose water reed to thatch our celtic roundhouse because it is the most hard wearing and durable of thatching materials. But traditionally it is likely that the celts would have used long straw, and mud on top to keep insulation in the house. But they would have used water reed if they lived near the areas that it grows. When wet, the thatch will be heavy, so it was important that we built a solid foundation and timber frame. We layered the thatch up towards the ridge of the house and each bundle (yealm) overlaps the layer before it and we 'dress' the thatch with homemade drifters or leggets. This blending makes the thatch look smooth and helps it to shed rain and keep the bushcraft shelter waterproof
Date: 2020-09-28

Comments and reviews: 10


It would be really fascination to watch you test a german Jurte (yurt) traditional scout tent. They are common throughout Germany and parts of Austria and resemble your roundhouse or a traditional yurt. They are one of the few tents that are designed to make a fire in the center and also they are highly modular. It is common that scouts build big castles or cathedrals (google: black castle Jurtendom ) on their events.
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Hiya, really enjoyed your video series about the building of your roundhouse. It's been really fascinating to watch, and the end result is amazing. What's next, as you have gone from the Viking era, to the Medieval era? I sincerely hope you aren't thinking about building a Medieval terraced multi storied house next lol. Brilliant as ever, thanks for posting, and all the best to you and your Dad. Nick
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'EVERYONE OUT FOR PADDLEBALL! ' You both are showing us a few more 'bits and bobs' of the trade this time out with the fasteners. I LIKE that you chose water reed thatch. It seems more historic. I have had many (young) years of experience with wheat straw. It is not very durable, especially if passed through a combine harvester.
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Hi! I have a question for you. I've watched many of your videos and great creations. My question is: Did you ever feel the need of using a FROE in some of your creations and/or bushcrafting? Continue to create your great videos.
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Mike id love to see some sort of treetop build idk if it's possible and it isn't any historical recreation like the Viking house and this roundhouse but it'd be pretty cool
I don't know just a thought

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Looking great guys.
I love the format of these videos. It has been an entertaining ride to say the least. Can't wait to see it finished.
Cheers from Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

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Here's a question. So in past videos both of you have practiced Leave No Trace. When all of these projects are done are you planning on tearing them down? I really hope the answer is no.
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early crew and love the thatching i would love to see a mead hall mead and all that would be awesome i mean you already got basically a lil village now you need a place of merriment lol
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Very interesting Mike. My family years ago had an old thatched cottage. They had to sell some land so they could rethatch it. That was I think back in the 1950's. before my time: )
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Excellent Instruction, and very interesting as well. Thank You for sharing. Best of everything good in the future!
PS Need LOTS more of your Dad - just saying.

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