As a young person trying to find my way in this crazy modern world, Thank you so very much for sharing your wisdom with all of us. This type of information is incredibly valuable now and will become even more valuable in the future..I am going to buy land next year and start building out a homestead and I will surely be referencing your videos. I have subscribed and have shared with my family. God bless you brother.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy Nick- thank you so much for watching the video and sharing it with others. I wish you the very best with all your endeavors of starting a homestead. Lots of people are doing that nowadays. I had never thought of myself as a “homesteader” as the term is now used because that is the way I’ve always lived. Take care and God bless you

My grandfather was a forestry Engineer from Denmark went to school Berlin Germany when Denmark was invaded he enlisted in the Canadian Army with two suitcases of Arial photos of Germany he was a Coronel in Canadian Intelligence stationed at Supreme Allied Headquarters London England . My Dad had lands that he would mark with grandad and I would cut them down haull them off ! Love your videos they remind me of when we usto select good and bad trees . After he retired they begged him to go back to work he did trained a replacement International Paper .

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Howdy Scott- wow, that is so interesting! I’m sure he had some really good stories to tell. Thank you so much for sharing this and for watching the video. Hope to hear from you again. Take care and God bless

This is the kind of information that needs to be passed on to future generations. This is my favorite time to walk in the woods. Thanks for sharing.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Preacher's Day Off Howdy Preacher - thank ya for watching and commenting. I love this time of the year- God bless y’all

@aporter701

4 жыл бұрын

My favorite as well. Always did enjoy God's creation ,especially in the fall.

Wow, that looks just like a place I used to deer hunt...looks like deer country in there. I've harvested many deer in a hardwood mix honeyhole that looked just like this...a little heartbreaking honestly, took me back to that time in my life...those trees have all been logged now, long gone. Thanks for bringing back some good memories for me.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

10 ай бұрын

Howdy Chris- that’s a favorite place to go. Those trees are a hundred years old. And yes, you might see some wildlife there. God bless

I watch u every night I luv it my dream is to build my own cabin I don't own nothing never have but my power and dream of having it is so powerful its all I can think about the last 5 years I cry and watch a video of u and get more knowledge so when I do and I no I will one day so help me god

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Theresa- I appreciate you watching our videos. Hold on to your dream and never give up. Someday you will make it become a reality. God’s blessings to you

@Goldie-dw3pd

3 ай бұрын

Hello Theresa, I just got these videos on my feed for the first time. Came across your comment and can feel ya! 😊 I'm gonna build one myself, God willing! Tonight, l also found a log cabin that is in the same style as one l use to visit in my childhood. It has a door by the side of the fireplace that leads upstairs. It was on Townsend from a year ago. I hope you are still desiring to build your cabin. Reply to me and we can talk about it. A kindred spirit, take care.

Just found your channel, what an absolute treasure! Thank you for being you!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Howdy Douglas- so glad you found us. You can go to our videos and watch the cabin builds. I share information on the complete build about how I build a log cabin. Hope you enjoy. God bless you

Hi my Darlin young Man. I am the New Girl. I am a Wife. Mum of 4 and we have lots of Grandkids, We i am trying to get as much info as i can before we move from England. We would love a Home with 10 Acres of Land. We Retire in a couple of years, but our life on our yet to buy small Homestead will begin. I am really looking forward to starting from the Beginning watching the Vids. Wood is one of my fave Materials in the World, i love the Smell. The Look and feel of it. We would like to buy some land in Minnesota say 5 Acres to start and put a Yurt or Cabin up, but because we are from England we can only stay for 3 months each year, so it will take time, unless we get some professional loan to put it up. I want people to experience what it is like to grow one owner food and Flowers and help others. All i ever done is give and i love it, i would not have it any other way. Need to go on a Beekeeping Course, want to grow an acre of flowers for the Bees, and grow an Acre of cut flowers so i can wrap them and sell them on the side of our land or at a market for what people think they are worth. I am really looking forward to getting to know you and your Family. Much Love LJ x

@TheBeardedCarpenter

5 ай бұрын

Howdy ma’am- so glad you found our channel. There is so much to think about when going to a homestead lifestyle. You can email me at thebeardedcarpenter8@gmail.com and we can discuss it further. Thank you so much for watching the video. God’s blessings to you

You remind me of an old friend from east Texas, Grapeland. He has since passed on but his timber operation continues and is his legacy.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Carol CarolA Howdy- thanks for watching and commenting. I hope l have a legacy to pass on to younger folks and they will continue to build log cabins. God bless you

Yes Sir...you have some good looking timber...Lord bless you and the family

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Rough Cut Homestead Howdy Mr. Duke. We are a little hesitant bout cuttin very much timber here-we try real hard to be good stewards of what we’ve been blessed with. God bless y’all

I want to talk to you some more about the trees but I'm gonna have to feel a little better. Y'all pray for me if you would.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Wayne Beaver Howdy Wayne- hope you get to feeling better. Sure will keep you in our prayers. God bless you, friend

@JDK45ACP

3 жыл бұрын

Wayne, it just so happens, I’m a praying man. You got it, Brother.

@waynebeaver861

3 жыл бұрын

@@JDK45ACP Thanks Brother. Have a good evening. See you soon.

FRONT PORCH PONDS- Licking,Mo. Thank you .🌻

Good information on the twist, I have never heard that about a left twist

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Howdy Terry- glad you got something from the video. I’ve seen what left hand grain will do. Thank you so much for the comment. God bless

Thank you looking to build a camp at a square logs looking for tips I cut trees my entire life and I've learned something about timber today again thank you

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Joe- glad you got something from the video. Hope our videos will help you with your cabin build. If I can be of any help let me know. God bless you

PAul, I had a wonderful woods walk with you and your Mrs. Your experience with timber is simply wonderful. That facts about Left andRight twist bark and gain. Well I had never thought about that. Appreciate ya. And by the way I enjoy settin beside that babbling brook oh what a blessing. God Bless and thanks for helping me along.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

J McCracken Howdy, thank you so much for joining us in the woods. Glad you enjoyed the little brook, l love it over there. So quiet and peaceful. May God’s blessings rest on you

Putting notes in my notebook. Really appreciate the grain knowledge. I’d have never known that. I’m sure where I am, I won’t have pine. Most likely, oak and pecan. Thanks for a great video, Brother.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy Uncle JD- pine is what is most plentiful around here. I would love to build with oak but the price is out of my means. If I had pecan available I would be using it in my smoke house. Both oak and pecan are nice to work with. I’ve made axe handles out of pecan. Wishing you the very best. Take care and God bless you

80 like omg congrats on ur 5k friend so blessed 🙏💙

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Yuky Channel 1 Howdy- Thank you so much for watching and commenting. God bless you with your channel.

thanks for sharing your knowledge … I'll never look at a tree the same way again ( honestly )… I always learn from you thanks .. take care & God bless

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Trey Ezell Howdy Trey- thanks for stoppin by and commenting. God bless y’all

Thank you for the information it helps a lot. I will be milling logs for a cabin and lumber next yr ..

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Steve- you’re very welcome. I sure wish you the very best with your cabin build. If I can help just let me know. Thank you for watching the video. God bless you

Interesting about the left hand twist. Good to see a new video. Hope all is well. God bless you brother.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

fitzpreacher Farm Howdy Preacher-Yeah, I’ve dealt with left hand grain before. Have a great weekend brother- God bless y’all

Great information very educational.

Such a beautiful area.

Great video! I’ve got a big Lynn tree that’s got the worst left hand twist you ever saw! We’ve got tons of poplars here, luckily they work like a dream and are long and strait usually!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Fluty Lick Homestead Howdy Jared- I wish we had poplars here. The only ones you see is what someone planted in their yard. Do y’all call lynn

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Oops, l hit the wrong button. Ain’t Lynn the same as basswood? People want that for carving. God bless y’all

💚💙 ENJOYED ❤️💜

That was a beautiful day in the woods! Great info!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Open Air Outdoors *LeRichebliss* Howdy - thanks for watching and yes it was a beautiful day. God bless y’all

Ive commented on a couple of your videos now, I just wanna say, this is my new FAVORITE channel! And Im subscribed to probably 50. Just a good ol'boy sharing some knowledge. I really appreciate your videos and am looking forward to following along with the entire cabin build. Im planning on building my own in the next year or so. Please continue to document and explain each step, you really do a great job explaining things and I enjoy watching, although i have read quite a few books, I have already learned so much watching all your videos. Keep up the great work!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Camaro 68 Thank you so much for hangin with me and for the kind words of encouragement. If I can be of any help with something that I might not get in a video you can contact me at The Bearded Carpenter8@gmail.com. God bless y’all

Love these videos thanks

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Luke Warm Howdy Luke- thank you so much for watching ! God bless you

I appreciate the informative education brother Thank you for sharing God bless yall and have a great wknd.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Jehohadek Maccabeus Howdy friend- good to hear from ya. Thanks for watching and commenting-l appreciate ya. God bless y’all

! plan to start harvest this fall. very timely advice

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Matthew- hope the video was helpful for you. Hope all goes well for you with your build. Take care and God bless o

Very cool!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Tomlin Thanks Cousin. Blessings

I learned something 👍

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

rock of ages USA Howdy Rock-thank ya for watching. Hope y’all have a great weekend- God bless ya’ll

Would you use Northern White Pine or Tulip Poplar? They both have pros and cons. I bought my 10 acres of land in the heart of West Virginia. It was my Grandparents old homestead. I AM going to build an 1800 style home on it. It's a beautiful site. :) Love your channel

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Giles Howdy Tim-If I had either of those species I’d use em. Unfortunately, neither grows in our neck of the woods. Keeping a good roof and a good overhang is really important to the life of a cabin. I did get to work on a cabin in Pa. that was built with white pine- it was a pleasure to work with. Keep us posted how it goes with your build. God bless y’all

@timgiles9413

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Have you ever saw Noah Bradley on YT? He is also a real inspiration. So is Mr. Chickadee. :) Can't wait to follow your cabin build.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Tim Giles Yes, I’ve watched both of them, good stuff. I really enjoy watching Chickadee work doing things. Haven’t figured out how he gets his wife to help him hehe. Blessings to you my friend

Thank you Sir. 👍🏻❤️🇺🇸❤️👍🏻

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

T H Howdy TH- you’re very welcome and I appreciate you watching the video. God bless you

Very nice 👍

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Mountain View Turning Howdy and please accept my apology for not responding sooner. Your comment just now showed up- been happening a lot lately. God bless y’all

finding them straight trees and getting them back out the woods. that is a good by itself. hope you are well today brother. looking forward to seeing this build

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

SURRYHOUSE2 Howdy out there in VA. Thanks for watching and y’all take care-God bless y’all

God bless you sir. Thank you for sharing your knowledge. I have recently started cutting trees for my cabin here in northeast Tennessee. Chestnut oak, white oak, and red oak. I’m anxious to get started.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Agee Howdy Matt- I knew just how you feel! I do wish the very best in your build. Hope you share some videos along the way. You’re in some beautiful scenery where you’re at. I love that part of Tennessee. Thanks for watching and commenting. God bless y’all

I am enjoying your video's !

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Roy Tomlin Howdy Cousin- you’re close enough to come observe the cabin build up close. God bless

God bless your work.Thank you very much

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Tomas/ thank you so much for watching our video. God’s blessings to you

Nice walk through the timber. Ive heard and seen that about left hand twist llogs too. And the twist is the same lookin from the tip or butt. We call it counter clockwise too. Wood is a very interesting material for sure!! Thanks for sharing!! Im enjoying the videos!!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

307 J.O.A.T Howdy- thank you for goin along with us. I’ve not heard it called counter clockwise but the term certainly fits. Thanks for sharing that with us. I appreciate you watching the videos. God bless you

Thank you.. I did not know this.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Howdy- thank you so much for watching our video. I appreciate it. God bless

What a nice ending to your video . It looks like I'm hooked , on to esipode three......Sherry

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

The Apricate Tiny house Howdy and thanks for watching. Hope you enjoy the videos. God bless you

Thank You! God Bless You!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy Kevin- I appreciate you for watching the video. God bless you also

@kevinthemayor

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter yes I want to build a log cabin on my 12 wooded lots on the edge of town

@kevinthemayor

3 жыл бұрын

Do I have to dry the logs before I start? I have a lot of elm and cottonwood trees

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinthemayor Actually, I like to build with green logs and allow for the settling. I have never used elm or cotton wood. We have elm trees here but they are not very big. It’s rare to see a cotton wood here. I wish you the very best with your build. Blessings to you

I’m in East Texas and have plenty of loblolly pines on property and was wondering how it would fare with our humidity and bugs. Thanks. Really enjoy your videos.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

10 ай бұрын

Howdy Mike- we have lots of humidity also and bugs to deal with. The first thing I do is peel the bark off down through the cambium layer. Building with the logs high enough off the ground and a good overhang on the roof is what will help most. I’m in Western Arkansas in the Ouachita Mountains so our climate is pretty much the same. Hope this helps. God bless you

@Mike-mm8nz

10 ай бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thank you very much. Try to stay cool.

@Mike-mm8nz

10 ай бұрын

Thanks again. I was wondering if I can put up my walls before the logs dry out. Basically green and let it cure standing. I was thinking of putting felt between my dovetails. Would it rot or shrink too much. I was thinking the pioneers built cabins when they arrived. Thanks again.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

10 ай бұрын

@@Mike-mm8nz I build with green logs and allow for the settling that will take place. If you cut your notches tight you don’t need any felt between the notches. Blessings

I came across of your channel Great content great video love it!! NEW FRIEND 👍😉

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

KZtheFisher Outdoors Howdy- your comment just now came up on my phone. Thank you so much for coming by and watching! God bless you

nice video

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

plants lover Howdy- thanks for watching the video and God bless

That is pretty neat, Thanks for the knowledge about the Bark direction!!!! If I can tell which way a post or something grew in nature before it was cut, I will it orientated that way in the build.... We have what are called Live Oaks here in Florida and someone told me once that the Spanish when they came here planted them for ship building because of all the curves and arcs they grow... I see see how they would be great for that!!! They are super strong, they usually only suffer minor limb damage in Hurricane force winds.... Probably my favorite tree here if I had to pick one.... I wouldn't mind having some wood from them but it so heavy that If I see it cut down its hard to get it even in decent sized pieces.... Great Video!!! Thanks and Take Care!!!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Sunny Ray Howdy to y’all down there in Florida. I lived there for a while and I had never seen a live oak till then. I was really impressed with em! I thought they were a beautiful tree- couldn’t believe how those huge limbs could grow nearly to the ground and back up again. Thank ya so much for watching and sharing that with us. What part of Florida do you live? I was in Pensacola. God bless y’all

@sunnyray7819

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenterI am near Melbourne.... Nice that you got to see the Live Oaks for yourself... One of these days when I may try to get a video of them.... Thanks and hope all is well your way, Take Care!!!!

Some great information, thank you for sharing. I have a few yellow pine and white pine. I have a lot of oak and poplar here in central VA. Nice thing about poplar it's it grows very straight kind of like lodge pole pine in the west. Looking forward to watching the smoke house build. I would really like to build a smoke house and smoke cure some meat. Malachi 3:2

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Refiner's Forge Howdy brother- I wish we had white pine and poplar here but we have an abundance of yellow pine so that is what I build with. I have a couple cabins here that are built out of oak. I moved an 8’x8’ oak smoke house and set it up for smoking meat. If you haven’t already check out the videos we did on it. I don’t have videos of actually cutting the logs because we didn’t have a channel back then. Just videos of preparing a foundation and moving it and finishing it. God bless y’all great big

@refinersforge1781

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I'm definitely going to watch that series on the smoke house. I've been wanting to build one to use to smoke cure meats. We are going to be getting some hogs to raise so it would be great to smoke cure some hams and bacon.

So glad I just found you page Paul! Love the ole ways of doing stuff. What part of the world are you in? Looks like the Appalachian or Smokey Mountains?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

10 ай бұрын

Howdy Dustin- I’m sure glad you found us. Hope you enjoy watching the videos. We’re in the Ouachita Mountains in Arkansas. It does look like the Appalachians in some parts of the mountains. God’s blessings to you

I haven’t read your comments so you may have answered this question. Do you have a book you would recommend on building a log cabin/home that covers everything from foundation to laying your first layer to roofing and finishing? If you haven’t written one you might want to think seriously about it. You have a world of knowledge that would be terrific to have ready access to.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 ай бұрын

Howdy y’all- I sure appreciate you watching the video and for the nice comment. I have not written a book on log building even though I have been asked to. I don’t know of a book that gives everything I share on KZread with our videos. Most of the log building books I have and have seen pretty much deals with the log work. A lot of books will say a complete guide but they are lacking a lot. A book I have that might be helpful is The Logbuilder’s Handbook by Drew Langsner I don’t remember exactly what all it covers. I sure wish you the very best. God bless you

@americanhottopics7373

3 ай бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter well I have subscribed to you and will probably wear out your videos because for some reason I understand your way of presenting the info. If you ever do publish “The only real Complete log builders Guide” let me know. I’ll get two, one for my brother.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 ай бұрын

@@americanhottopics7373 Thank you so much for your vote of confidence. God bless you

Very good information. We have a ton of Poplar trees as well as few other mixed hardwoods on our family farm, but very very few pine trees at all. You typically find a lot of Pine in Kentucky, but it is not very prominent in my area for some reason. (I am curious what state you are located) I would have really liked to have built my cabin out of logs, but that was way more than I was prepared to take on at the time. So I went with rough lumber(minus the siding) Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- poplar is a good tree for log cabins. There were many cabins built using poplar logs. You don’t have pine in your area and we don’t have poplar in our area. People built their cabins out of whatever was plentiful in their area. I wish we had poplar but it doesn’t grow here. Sure appreciate you watching the video. Y’all have a great Christmas season and may God watch over y’all

@chrisharrell5945

10 ай бұрын

Poplar makes for some nice flooring...little soft but boy is it pretty-- planed and routed into tongue and groove....all those striations just pop and draw you in.

Thanks for another great video. When harvesting trees for a cabin, would you want trees that are all about the same diameter? How much variation would be acceptable from log to log? Thanks.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

James Aldridge Hey Jim- it’s better if you can get logs close to the same size, but, we’ll get into the workings of how to start with the bigger logs and as you go up to use the next size smaller all the way to the top plates. The plates would be your next to the biggest logs saved back for the plates. God bless y’all

9:01 Great video. Will definitely come back for the next. When is it coming out? Thumbs up 👍

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Ethan Howdy- thanks for watching, thumbs up, and commenting. We try to post on Friday night- God bless

Some lovely trees, it was interesting when you spoke about the Beatles in those trees. I wonder if folks in America have issues with wood houses and Beatles.....most houses in England and the U.K. are brick and stone built. I’ve heard of people having issues with termites . I don’t know much about it but Wow it would be terrible if you built a cabin or wood house to live in then Beatle or Termites got at it.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- we treat the footings against termites. Having the building off the ground high enough certainly does help. I did a restoration recently that had logs right close to the ground and I had to do some repair work on the logs. That cabin was built around 1850. Nowadays we do all we can to prevent this happening. God bless

@YanksandBritsProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Well I know very little about cabin building but then again most folks probably don’t but Love the rustic look of them and would love to live in one. I would sooner live any day in a cabin like you built that some silly mansion in LA worth millions. I see in many videos folks building off the ground, I guess that helps with many things including the Cold coming up in Winter. I wonder if it creates problems with animals living under it, I see some have skirts on, maybe that to try keep animals out. I guess many animals can dig their way under. I suppose their are many issues with a wood cabin but you have to keep on top of them. I’m sure Americans have many things available to deal with different things. It’s us Crazy Brits that don’t have things, like Screens on our windows to stop flies, wasps and other bugs getting in. Us crazy fools don’t have standard Sash windows like lots of Americans do, and Standard size screens that you can buy. Then when it’s warm in summer and people leave windows open for fresh air, you read stories on Google like I did about the lady leaving her windows open at night and a tiny bat getting in and biting her new born baby, and the mother having a nightmare trying to get shots for the baby. If us Brits had brains we could be very dangerous ....LOL

@YanksandBritsProductions

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Is land expensive in Arkansas?? I get the idea it’s very difficult to buy 5 or 10 acres lots. I watch a video on KZread a few months ago of an older guy who build his log cabin home in Arkansas, O Wow was it amazing!! If I find that video I’ll send you a link, Wow what a Cool guy he was! I think he had been in the Military for years before, but he was living in his cabin a few miles into the woods. He was knocking on a little if I remember right. His house was Fantastic! He had loadssss of stuff in his yard, you may even know of him or seen his videos. I can’t remember if they were his videos or it was a Documentary about him, in fact I think it was a Documentary about him that I watched on KZread on my TV. He was a major league Cool guy, lived every second of that, it fact I would love to see it again! I thought to myself at the time, Wow would I love to meet him and go check out his cabin, I guess many folks would call it a house, it was a good size. I think he drove an Old Ford truck, a truck from the 50s or 60s ......really Cool. I love those type of trucks, not many of these cars and truck you see these days full of plastic.

Very beautiful showin sub,,,me I found you from suggesting

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I have a quick question, when would be the best time to cut down said pines? I’m kinda referring to sap. Also I loved the video. I’m about to start a log cabin adventure and the information in this video is priceless 🙏🏻 I am gonna subscribe! Thanx for sharing.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- I have heard it said that Yule tide cut timber will have the least amount of sap. Where I live that would be between December 15th through January 15th. Since I don’t know where you’re located I don’t know if that would hold true for you Thank you so much for watching the videos. I wish you the very best with whatever you do. God bless you

@jacelandadventures1523

3 жыл бұрын

The Bearded Carpenter I’m located in the Cumberland Plateau Tennesee! Northwest of Chattanooga. I’m guessing what you are saying is that now would be the best time sap down.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

@@jacelandadventures1523 That’s beautiful country down there. If I had a way to get them cut l would but I’ve built with logs cut at different times of the year and don’t have any problems. The bark comes off easier when the sap is moving. Let me know how it goes for you. Blessings

@jacelandadventures1523

3 жыл бұрын

The Bearded Carpenter 🙏🏻 thank you sir. I will provide a video series for sure

Have you had any experience with the "chainsaw mill" jigs? We have a small number of pine trees that we want to clear away from the house, but having the logs hauled away and back to get milled is way outside our price range. We would mainly want to use it for raised beds, sheds, and other things that don't necessarily need to be exactly straight or pretty.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Chris Boyce Howdy- thanks for stoppin by. Yes, l have a chain saw mill and I use it quite often. Mine is the Alaskan Granburg. I’ve had it for over 25 years and it still works great. I have a homemade system that works real good for milling from shorter logs up to however long your log is. Mine is a36”mill but l have it mounted on a 28” bar- they are adjustable for shorter bars. I really enjoy using it-but you need a pretty good power head if you’re gonna mill anything very big. I plan on doing a video soon about using a chainsaw mill. God bless y’all

Good video. Thank you. If I may ask, do you have to wait for the logs to dry before they can be used? Logic would make me think yes, but then I think back to settlers days......I doubt they waited around for years for their lumber to dry. 🤔 It has always been a dream of mine to build my own log cabin, life situations have not permitted yet; however, things are turning around so 🤞 I don't know if you are familiar with sweet gum trees, we have many in SC, but I'm wondering if they would work perhaps?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Ben- I do like to build with fresh logs if possible because they are easier to work. Since I’m using southern yellow pine I like to get the bark off as quickly as possible. I allow for the settling that will take place. You are thinking right- the old settlers didn’t have time to wait for logs to season out before they used them. They were trying to get a shelter quickly as possible. Hope everything works out for you. All the best to you. God bless

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

I have never built with sweet gum so I can’t really give you advice about using them. Sorry. Take care and blessings to you

@aerialrescuesolutions3277

2 жыл бұрын

As far as Sweetgum trees ( Liquid ambar styraciflua) you would have to check locally there. I can't think of any structures built with this wood? I would do some research into this. Jim

Appreciate the info, I have Lots of Black Oak on my property many standing dead that are solid. Any thoughts on building with Black Oak, maybe using 6x8 cants out of the trees? Thanks

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Brian Sorensen Howdy Brian- I have never built with black oak before. We have what is called black jack oak but it’s not suitable to build with. If you have trees that are still solid and bugs haven’t gotten in them you might be in good shape to use them. I wish I could tell you more. Hope it works out for you. God bless you

@briansorensen7195

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I appreciate your comments, and love the channel

@roberthibberd5362

Жыл бұрын

Brian, black oak is nearly indistinguishable from red oak, and is marketed commercially as red oak. It probably has roughly similar rot resistance and insect resistance, which is a notch under white oak. Like he said, you're probably going to be fine if you slope your joinery down and out ( 1/2 dovetail) build overhang and eaves, and avoid ground contact with the sill logs. Probably outlast us, our children, maybe more :smiles: edit- I have a book, I can tell the difference by the leaves, but barely. Hope it helps!

Thanks for another good video. Is post oak white oak or red oak? Do you have white oak and red oak in your area? I live on the Oregon coast but have land and family in Oklahoma on the Arkansas boarder. Years ago I built electric motors in Mena Arkansas. Thanks again

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

oklahomacrabber Howdy- we have white oak but it is further out in the mountains. The red oaks seem to be slowly disappearing. Post oak is plentiful here. They are all different species of trees. It’s real pretty around Mena. Thanks for watching and God bless y’all

Thanks and especially the info on the twist of left or right twisting of the bark. Never heard that before. maybe you will cover this in future episode, but does it matter much (other than maybe some aesthetics ?) if you used different species of trees for the walls of the cabin or should they be the same species throughout assuming everything else the same ?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Iam Howdy- I wouldn’t mix hardwood and softwoods in the wall because of settling differences. I would use different species of logs where settling is not a factor in the cabin.

@SuperLooneyrooney

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thanks for that reply. So in theory, if you had 2 species of hardwood (or softwood) you could use a combination of those in the walls? not sure why it would come to this but just want to leave open that possibility. BTW, i'm not too far from you - on border of MO and AR near Bull Shoals lake. lovely area.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Sam Iam If it were possible I would try to use the same species in each round ( layer or row). That way that particular round would have more of a chance to settle even. Y’all live in a beautiful area of the state. I had an uncle who lived there until he passed away.

@sleepyt941

3 жыл бұрын

@@SuperLooneyrooney Me too.... Yellville.

Now that's very informative, all Turkey season I looked at trees saying, "oh, that'd be a nice log." I've got a question: can use those big diameter hardwoods? The ones over a foot or so big you can't wrap your arms around it. I know they aren't popular bc they're so huge and heavy to move to the sawmill. I can't use that now, but just wondering for the future.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Austin Presley Howdy Austin- there were some old cabins that had some big logs in them, so, I don’t know why you couldn’t use them. The old pioneers had the choice of timber to build with in the region they settled. A lot of what they used was what they felt they could handle. God bless you

@austinpresley6187

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter Thanks Paul, that makes sense. I guess if you can move it to where you're turning it into lumber, you can use any size. Good night Paul

Howdy. I'm little confused with the word timber referred here. Could you please tell me what do you mean? As I know cut down unprocessed tree with brk called timber. Thak you in advance and very enjoyable in my boring lockdown situation. 👍

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- where I live we use the word “timber” for standing trees and it also is use for trees that have been cut down. It also is the word we use for pieces of wood that have been sawn that usually are 4”x6” and bigger. Hope this explains it to you. God bless you

It's so frustrating. So many of the pine on our property are crooked. Can't get too much straight length. We only want to build a 144 sq ft cabin, but I just don't know if we can get enough logs off our property. 😞 Can you use mixed lumber to build a cabin? We live in bottomland hardwoods, so we have a great mix of tree species.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Michelle- I understand your predicament with the pine logs. What do you have available in hardwood? The old timers did mix different species of hardwood. It wouldn’t be a good idea to mix pine and a hardwood in the same round of logs. If you have to use different species it would be better to use the hardwood on the lower rounds of logs. Hope this helps. If you need to you can email me at thebeardedcarpenter8@gmail.com. I wish you the very best with your cabin. God bless y’all

Would the pines your looking at be the same as jack pine/Virginia pine? Thanks Just learning my species

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Brian- I’m not familiar with Virginia pine. Would that be a white pine? What we have is southern yellow pine and is a harder pine than white pine. White pine pine is a softer wood to work with but not as strong as yellow pine. Thank you for watching the video. God bless

Does the twisting problem also happen when the logs are machined instead of hand processed?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Tammy- I think the results would be the same. The weight of logs above the log with left hand grain will help keep it contained. Thank you for watching our videos. Take care and God bless you

Quick question for you- I never made a log cabin but I have 12.75 acres of newer growth oak with a stand of birch, how do you estimate how many acres would be needed to find a good amount of trees?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Wolfgang Kovac Howdy- I’ve never thought about the acres, more about how many trees were available that could be used. Maybe this could help- I got 44 logs to use for this cabin I ‘m building now. Half were 18’ and the other half were 14’ logs that are sawed on two sides. Where we live there are areas where the trees are close together and some areas they are scattered. Hope you can find enough to do what you want to do. God bless you

Question, I’m in southwest Mississippi, pines are abundant here, but I was thinking about poplar logs for a cabin, yes it’s hardwood but poplar grows pretty straight for logs, what’s your opinion on this? Thank you for passing thing knowledge on.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

Howdy y’all- if I had poplar trees here I would use them but unfortunately they don’t grow here unless someone has planted them. Yes, you certainly can use poplar for wall logs. God bless

@SykesFW

Жыл бұрын

Was thinking today and had a thought, was wondering if I could get your opinion please. Untreated utility poles, there is a pole mill near me, they are made out of southern yellow pine and on average from 25’ to 65’ long, do you think this would be a good option?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

Жыл бұрын

@@SykesFW Howdy- I see no reason not to use them. If they are not treated. I did a small cabin using the treated poles and I won’t ever do that again. Wishing you the very best. God bless

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@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Dorinda Jenkins Howdy- thanks for watching. God bless y’all

Can you use cedar? Does it matter if it’s hardwood or a softer wood?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Tasha H Howdy Tasha- I’ve built with yellow pine mostly but have used red oak, post oak, cypress, and white pine. I’m not sure which cedar you’re talking about. The cedar we have has a real fast taper to it but I use it for posts and other things but not wall logs. If you have trees that have a slow taper you could probably use them for the walls. Hope this helps you. God bless you

@sleepyt941

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I have property in North Arkansas near Harrison. I love the look of Red cedar wood but I understand now why that would not be a good choice. Thank you. It did help.

Can you mix different species as wall logs?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy Lon- there are many old cabins that had mixed species of logs in them. If I did mix them l would try to put the same species in a round so that particular round would react the same when settling. If you used a mix of hardwood and softwood I believe I would put the softwood on the upper rounds and the hardwood in the lower rounds. Hope this helps. God bless you

@roberthibberd5362

Жыл бұрын

Yes, if you are using green logs and not 'recycled" logs from a previous structure, you MIGHT run into problems with them shrinking/settling at different rates. I am currently cutting and hewing black locust for a small garden shed and playhouse, and expect the shrinkage to be under 10%, because of the relative stability, and high ratio of heart wood to sap wood. I don't have enough, so will likely go the last two courses with ash and hackberry, BOTH of which won't stand the weather as well, and will likely shrink considerably more.

I been terrified on using yellow pine because everyone says that they rot fast. I got 14 acres and have lots of those pines

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- a lot of people have that fear. I restored an old log house several years ago that had all yellow pine logs except for the sill logs which were oak. I Europe even now the log houses are built from soft evergreen trees like white pine which is softer than yellow pine. Keeping a good overhang on the roof and high enough off the ground is critical with any species of wood. Hope you can build your own cabin. God bless you

Hi Paul, I just found your channel while searching for tips on building a cabin on my property. I have yellow pine & oak here and I have a question about that.. Can you use two different kinds of trees in the same cabin build? If so, do you have any tips about this? Thanks for your videos, I've been enjoying the info. God bless you and yours.

@tammymccaslin4787

2 жыл бұрын

Not Paul, but I’ve also been doing research for a build. I think the two species would shrink unevenly and would cause structural problems. Maybe you could use one for vertical posts and the other for horizontal walls.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Michael- glad you found us. Mixing hardwood and softwood isn’t a good idea. If you did I would put the oak on the lower rounds and use it for the whole round of logs. Hope this helps. God bless you

@TheBeardedCarpenter

2 жыл бұрын

Howdy Tammy- you have a good point there. Thank you so much for the nice comment. It’s good that we can all share information with each other and learn from the input. I sure appreciate it. Take care and God bless you

@Michael-zt4cw

2 жыл бұрын

@@tammymccaslin4787 Thanks Tammy, appreciate the advice

@Michael-zt4cw

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter And thank you Paul for sharing your knowledge. I have enough trees to build with one kind, but a lot of them are down in the holler. Just got to figure out how I'm going to get em up on the ridge

The bent tree looks like a marker tree

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Ben Weiss Howdy Ben- we have several trees like that on our property here. Thanks for watching the video. God bless you

I know you said you can use whatever you have on hand in terms of wood species. But do you need to choose 1 and only use that 1 or could you use more than 1 species? Could someone mix oak and pine for example?

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

William Fleming Howdy- there were many cabins built using different species of different trees, but l don’t recommend mixing hardwood with softwood for the wall logs because the different setting ratios. I am using oak floor joists and pine wall logs in this cabin build and l may use oak for the ceiling joists. God bless

@wfleming537

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter thanks for the reply the cabin for me at this point is just a dream I'm still pretty young and have a long way to go before I can afford to buy land but I'm trying to learn as much as I can now. God Bless!

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

William Fleming I’m really glad to know younger people who want to do this and keep the knowledge alive and used. I wish you the very best in your endeavors-God’s blessings

@SuperLooneyrooney

4 жыл бұрын

@@wfleming537 don't be afraid to start with a small shed-size "cabin" for the first time. theory is that if you can make a small one, then making a larger one will be alot easier. make mistakes, get some experience on the small one first. just a thought.

@wfleming537

4 жыл бұрын

@@SuperLooneyrooney I will definitely do that...I just started working and I'm paying off my student loans so it will be a while before I can afford to buy land :(

Sir, I know there is an explanation that I'm not getting. If there is a left spiral in a tree, if you walk around the tree doesn't it become a right spiral? Really enjoy watching and am learning a lot from your videos.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Larry Reese Howdy Larry- that’s a good question. If you walk around the tree and look at the bark it will always be in a left hand direction. I’ve seen left hand grain twist after being sawn for a wall log- sometimes it can be quite a bit. God bless you

@larryreese6146

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter bless you too sir. I've lived in the same ozarks as you on a farm all my life, been familiar with trees and their uses since I was a kid and that's a new one to me. Guess you're never too old to learn something new. Thanks for the information. I'll file it away in my noodle. Might come in handy.

@larryreese6146

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter thank you very much for your reply.

@larryreese6146

3 жыл бұрын

@@TheBeardedCarpenter I'll remember that. Thanks.

I say lady also. Man we live as close to heaven as you can get I think.

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Dutch Creek Cabin Howdy neighbor. I’m kinda partial to our neck of the woods. We need to hook up some time. Just be on the lookout for an ugly ol codger lol. God bless you

How would spruce work in a log cabin? Pine feels like the one used the most and they don't rot as quickly. But around me and a big portion of Sweden is just spruce. A downside with spruce is all the knots that will be in it

@TheBeardedCarpenter

3 жыл бұрын

Howdy- if spruce is what you have I would use it. People used what was available in their area. Keeping a good roof on and plenty of overhang is a big part of the life of a cabin. God bless you

@2strokepower803

3 жыл бұрын

The Bearded Carpenter yea the roof is what keeps all buildings alive :)

Hi young man, Question, if you had to and only had a few trees could you mix up the types of trees used for your small cabin if there the same size and if not why? Thanks (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸

@TheBeardedCarpenter

4 жыл бұрын

Stevenbp101 Howdy Steven- that has been done in a lot of the old cabins. However, I think I would put the same species in the same round if at all possible because they would have a tendency to settle the same amount in that particular round. I have used oak logs for the walls and used yellow pine for the top plates. If you had hardwood and not much pine I would use the hardwood below the pine in the walls. Hope this helps. God bless you