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Building A Timber Framed Cabin Episode 7
Have you taken steps to prepare your family to survive economic collapse? Our economy is on the verge of total collapse. Now is the time to prepare for tough…
You could probably eliminate the moister content by cutting the base bark off of the tree a year or so before you harvest it
Funny right before you mentioned wanting a tractor I was thinking that you needed a tractor. But there is always another way to get things done, it just might take a little longer.
I really admire the quality you put into your work. Very inspiring.
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Check out the skidding cone (155$ and plastic) but im sure you could recycle some materials and fab something up yourself. save you some wear and tare on your winch and the hassle of getting hung up with that much weight to correct.
How do you make that first cut on the log when you're using the Alaskan chainsaw mill? Do you have to set up a guide board along side the log or something?
Thanks
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Even cuts at angles and with a Festool sled.
im concerned that you now have extra material that will be compressed under the weight of the joist.the original thickness should be sufficient with a foundation under it.
next time use the winch to roll it up hill on your saw bench
How much does a beam like that shrink when dry?
I saw most of your videos, man you got a lot of hand tools….
But as a person living near the equator, growing up surrounded by rainforests, i believe you're still missing (and will love) a Parang or machette.
If you're getting one, i recommend the Bear Grylls type or a Javanese/Malay/Borneo type, not a Khukri.
Great video, look forward to watching the rest. My adopted brother and I are starting a small homestead/farm, and just recently purchased a portable band saw mill, looking for alternative methods of cabin assembly, and love this… Thanks for taking the time to document your endeavor, so that others such as myself might learn from.
On the ramps: make wood ones from lesser timber, and male dovetail the upper ends to fit into female dovetails on the ends of your work horses. That way they won't come out or slip when the log starts up.
Two peaveys also make rolling easier, when one is done with the rotation, the next picks up the load and lets the first one drop off. Practice!
I'm not sure if this is covered, but that full dovetail on that center joist will weaken the sill..having a foundation under it will help.
Another trick is to use the crown of the sill to make it stronger. Cut the dovetail for a VERY tight fit in the sill, put that joint in first, and when the floor is loaded it will pinch the joist a bit, acting like a wedge to keep some of the crown in…not much, but some.
hello .. thank you for your videos, I’m in the south of France, I also prepare collapse that al prepare.ami American, I wish you good luck and good road you and your little family …
Great videos, again! Thanks for what you do.
Just a safety tip from an off-roader, when you winch, you should throw a blanket over the cable. Yes, a well treated cable shouldn't snap, but unknown weaknesses in the metal, or just wear, can cause a weak spot and that cable is under a lot of load. The energy stored in it, when let loose, can be deadly. I met a man on the trail who lost a leg to a cable break. The blanket will eat up the energy fast and could save you a crippling injury.
Remember by notching out your floor joists at the ends, you effectively reduce their height an thus their load bearing ability. This is more critical with regular dimensional 2×8's used in standard house construction. WIth a the size of your floor joists and their span it won't be much of an issue.
Looks like for the amount of timber frame construction going on, you could use a proper swingblade sawmill.
Thank´s for your video with lots of learning, as usual. I have a question to make. There, in U.S.A., your concerning about the economy collapse, is shared by the many more people? I supose it must be so, because your country is a great nation because it´s people has a peculiar behaviour that ot It´s curiosos, because here in Portugal, Although we are being hit by a severe economic crisis, so, the future are showing a dramatic scenario, nobody cares.
Your comment about the 50hp farm tractor was not lost on me! Look for a 4×4 with hydrostatic drive. There are some good deals out there if you're lucky. I bought a new Kioti 30hp with a bunch of attachments. A month later there was a used Kabota 30hp hydrostatic tractor in Anderson, California with 600 hours on it & all the attachments for $10,000. A third of what I paid for my new tractor!
A 30hp tractor will lift 1,500 to 2000 pounds with the FEL. Plus it'll get into places a 50hp won't. JMHO
Great video!! I noticed you used 2 chisels that looked almost identical except for the with. What is the purpose of each chisel?
Have you thought about knocking together a simple gantry, perhaps on wheels, that would let you lift your logs from above, and then roll them over your cribbing. You could probably make end frames from some of that slab wood you have left over, all you would need is a cross beam. Also a block and tackle or chain hoist, come along, even your high lift jack would do the overhead lifting.
Not a fan of that whitewood either, it always shrinks weird on me.
Hi Cody,
I have an idea. Maybe you can weld up an A frame which would bolt to the front of your truck. The A frame would be built so it rides 2 inches higher than the ground, when installed. Then when the a load is placed on it your front suspension would sag thus transferring most of the load to the ground. With this system I believe you could easily rig up a pulley and use your winch to lift larger objects. This might work until you find a tractor.
I tough it was something like this, because the dislikes came very soon. Hi must be a huge fan to follow you so closely 🙂
Thanks for answering and once again, thank you for all the knowledge you share with us 🙂
Another way to get your log onto your work platform would be to secure each end of a strong rope or cable to the ends of the work platform closest to the camera, loop the middle of the cable under the log, tie on to the middle of that cable and pull with the winch or truck, an example of this is in the readers digest book you told us about
I kept hearing your radio and thought I had another trogan on the computer. lol
Robinson Crusoe on Audible, Great way to pass the time.
what was it that you were listening to in the background, sounded like a book on tape maybe?
Cody–
Great to see you working on the cabin again. My heart goes out to you for your stolen lumber. That's just low, whoever did that. Just wanted to say, glad you remembered to dovetail that middle joist this time!
Great video
I too have an alaskan mill and run it with a husky 394. I am curious what chain you use for milling, your cuts seem to go faster than the cuts I am doing.
5:53 is what is all about!!! the rest is just details.
A tractor with loader is definitely helpful for moving logs. I have a 50 HP that I also have a backhoe with a thumb on that makes moving/cutting firewood a lot easier. The hydraulics limit the size of logs I can lift with the backhoe and lifting heavy logs with the loader lifts the back of the tractor off the ground, but I still like it better than moving them by hand.
I see that you have a Stihl peavy. I bought an inexpensive (cheap) timberjack and bent it on the first big log. Lesson learned.
I am loving this series! Nice changes to the design. Looking forward to the notching!
My wife blames Cody for the huge piles of sawdust in my yard. Keep up the awesome work.
Another great video. I have been following this series closely. Great job.
plain and simple – cody open a paypal account so we can get this rolling
I'm about to start a kick starter myself and make you deal with it cody its time to stop being humble and reap the rewards of you being a good guy