Great video!

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

Thanks! I struggled a bit in the chilly and windy weather, so I didn’t feel like speaking that much, but the text commentarys I put in the video compensates a bit, I hope. But the hewing came out alright in the end at least. I’ll continue as soon as the weather turns a bit again.

@bushleague3472

Ай бұрын

@@myoutdoorways In that sort of tweener weather I usually work in a fleece undershirt once I've warmed up. Uninsulated coveralls work pretty good too, just something that breathes good and isnt too warm.

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

No problem with the cold really, it just made me uninspired to talk into the camera while working.

The ends of the log were beautifully trimmed. Good hewing, You've really got the hang of it now. 💪

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

Thanks! The new axe works really good for that. Glad you appreciate it.

That's the best kind of ASMR. I am now subscriber #221. Skål!

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

I’m happy to hear that. Welcome!

Nice job as always :)

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

Thanks as always!

I cannot remember having ever seen such thing (around 5:35). You are becoming a master !

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

You mean when I cut the ends of the log straight? That’s actually a traditional preparation to scribe the end before striking the line along it. But I’m glad you appreciate it, I’m pretty happy too that it works so well with the new axe I have now.

@samueldougoud3289

Ай бұрын

@@myoutdoorways Yes. One usually sees it done with a chainsaw, hence my reaction.

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

Yes, if you include chainsaws there are a lot of things you’ll prefer doing with that. The scoring, for one thing. But I like to use axes for it all. Maybe there aren’t that many videos on KZread showing this technique. I’m glad you liked it!

Your hiking right along !! I wonder if you used a couple long nails for your chaulk line . Instead of bucking the log off the tree. If the limbs above the log you are hewing would hold the log in one place for the notching and juggling. You could lay some sleepers down before you fell the tree to keep it off the ground. Just some understory poles would keep it up a bit and still allow the limbs to hold er steady. ?? At the risk of being overly complimentary, I'm very impressed with your axemanship with your Rinaldi Axes. Especially the American. You get a lot of work done for such a light axe.

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

I’ve seen logs being hewed with the branches still on them to keep them in place, so that’s a good idea for doing the whole tree at once. Especially with the sleepers on the ground for the felling, as you suggest. That may be my next test. I could at least do the juggling like that, then cut the log into desired lengths and move them onto the trestles for the final hewing. And thanks for your appreciative words on my axework. But I’m sure you would get a lot more done with the Rinaldi axe than I do. Being a lightweight axe, it’s surprisingly efficient and nice to work with. And with the handle length I decided on I get pretty good control an accuracy. I might try to scallop it just a little bit behind the heel and the toe though, to do away with some of the stickyness. Not sure how much that will help on a blade that thin from the start, but maybe it can improve it slightly at least.

Tough break about the weather. You got a new subscriber , though. Wonderful hewing! Actually watched an old talk on hewing by American woodworker Roy Underhill the other day. He mentioned that the juggling off cuts were used to daub between logs in cabin construction. So firewood isn't the only use for them!

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

I haven’t watched any Roy Underhill in a while. He’s a real icon. If you have a link to that video where he talks about hewing I’d be happy to watch it too. Great to have you as a subscriber!

Looks like a nice, sloppy spring day here in Sweden, that. It's still dripping from the roof here at 22.00 so I hope this new snow will disappear real soon.

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

The forecast shows 16 degrees on sunday … strange days.

Do you use the chopped off wood as firewood, or let it return to nature?

@myoutdoorways

Ай бұрын

I will probably stack it as firewood close to the fireplace on the site.