Watch all of our Historic Builds inspired by our Ancestors: kzread.info/head/PLxnadpeGdTxD9oAbeZcYKiGO7p3gIXmuZ The inspiration for this build came from the Anglo Saxons who occupied Britain during the 5th to the 11th centuries. Anglo Saxon England was early Medieval England, existing from the end of Roman Britain (43 to 410 AD) until the Norman conquest in 1066. It consisted of various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms until 927 when it was united as the Kingdom of England by King Æthelstan. Traditional Saxon homes were built from wood, using thatch as roofing material. It was also common for them to dig a pit and build their house on top of this. This allowed the temperature inside the home to remain more consistent year round, but it also meant that they could use less resources to build upwards. The houses only had one room where people ate, cooked and slept. The villages were built near natural resources. The villagers needed food, water, fuel for heating and cooking and materials for their homes and clothes. The natural resources had to provide the villagers with what they needed to survive. We built this house to match an Anglo Saxon house as best as possible, using only simple hand tools and the natural resources we could get. The frame is built from pine (not ideal as it is a soft wood and can rot quickly, hence why we burnt the ends of the foundation poles). The walls were made with wattle and daub (the wattle being hazel sticks and the daub being clay, mud and straw mix which sets hard when dry. The thatch roof was made with water reed called triticale which is a hybrid of wheat and rye. Triticale combines the yield potential and grain quality of wheat with the disease and environmental tolerance of rye. This project was done by myself and my dad. There is a link to each individual episode of the series in the video description. Including much more talking and information! Thank you very much for watching. Please subscribe if you enjoyed this. - Mike

@antonwearsakilt5209

4 жыл бұрын

Great video, however next time speak to each other, make fun with each other, otherwise it's just creepy.

@TAOutdoors

4 жыл бұрын

@@antonwearsakilt5209 We do plenty of talking in each episode of the saxon house build series. The talking videos are on my channel in the saxon house video playlist

@antonwearsakilt5209

4 жыл бұрын

@@TAOutdoors Huh must have missed those episodes, I've only heard you speak a couple of times.

@antonwearsakilt5209

4 жыл бұрын

@Eye Ball Cool.

@briankane6547

4 жыл бұрын

AHA - hence the "Deja vue." ;¬)

Over 8 million views because this video is awesome! The skills and effort needed to do this kind of build are so impressive! The least we can do is give them a thumbs up!!

@robertokandal

Жыл бұрын

Well in souths Europe they were more CIVILIZEd, they did build the houses with stones.!

I love how y’all don’t talk, I love the peace and serenity y’all bring to the video. You let the sounds do all the talking and it soothes my soul and captivates me in wonder. Thank you for this and I love it

Absolutely stunning. I love your videos, the skills, the history of the skills, your camera work and the camaraderie you have with your dad and other friends you work with. I've seen waddle and daub and thatched roofing done in some restoration videos, but yours was more detailed to watch. Excellent! Thanks.

After hearing Joe talk for three days, this quietness of hammering is nice. Still love Joe tho!

I just see a dad and his son doing unforgettable things together. Great job.

@IfbbProRolandcHazard

4 жыл бұрын

I'm the only boy in my family and I left for the Marines at 19 and I never had a chance to spend quality time like this with mine. I'm just watching you too imagining that me and my dad working on this project. He died in 2014.

@jhud2788

4 жыл бұрын

@@IfbbProRolandcHazard sorry to hear that man.

@user-lp2dv5cw8j

4 жыл бұрын

Просто. О хуеть Молодцы

In an age when people never shut up, over an hour of zero chat is absolute bliss. Great job on the house and very well shot also.

@MattShade64

4 жыл бұрын

nail on the head

@AllGoodNamesAreTaken_

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, good Sir

@TC-dw6wg

4 жыл бұрын

James Boswell well said.

@rodneyhull9764

4 жыл бұрын

youve obviously never watched his dads fishing videos

Perfect to watch before i sleep, no music, no single word, just nature and skill. Thanks 👍🏼

Some men get away from their wives by going fishing. You two nip off into the woods to cook your own bacon and eggs while making mud pies, etc! So therapeutic to watch! It made me happy at 02:00hrs. My escape from the wife and her snoring!! Cheers guys for sharing your enthusiasm!👍✌️🙏😊

Cant imagine setting up the camera in a different position so many times whilst also building the house, so much respect for the effort you put in to these videos. Great video, really satisfying.

@jeschinstad

4 жыл бұрын

It is possible to use more than one camera though. :)

@lochygregory3666

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeschinstad haha good point

I don't understand how people can watch so called "survival" shows on tv when you have the real thing here. I don't know about other countries but in America too many people consider "reality tv" entertainment. It's a disgrace. You can actually learn from these videos here and they don't get the credit they deserve . I enjoy watching and hoping for the opportunity to experience something like this someday!

OMG! No ugly music and no meaningless chatter! Great video. Restful and satisfying to watch.

You are the best! I made a shelter from your shared videos! ☺️ Thanks very much! 😍

For the last decade, I haven't watched TV, only youtube. In that 10 years, I have probably seen 50,000 youtube videos. I promise for me, this is one of the top 5 videos I have ever seen. I payed close attention and even rewound some parts to watch again. Thank you Gentlemen for sharing this "lost" knowledge. I will watch this again with my sons. By the way, I think your Pops may have outworked you.

@desjon6012

4 жыл бұрын

Therapeutical!

@crimson5063

3 жыл бұрын

with that fortnite picture i wouldn't be surprised if YOU are 10 years old

@sumadimadi2561

3 жыл бұрын

B.

@sumadimadi2561

3 жыл бұрын

@@crimson5063 oh,,

Perhaps a father and son team? Buildings memories to last them each a lifetime. Lovely. Cheers to you lads, good job!

@BB-ck6kl

4 жыл бұрын

Wish I had a father like that 🤷‍♂️ but mine just doesn't care even now if I'm asking him to make something like this he wouldn't even answer

@callumrushton3934

4 жыл бұрын

They are there’s a video of them renovating an air raid shelter together and they’ve got a brilliant relationship

This is kind of ASMR... A bit hypnotic. Very peaceful to watch!

What kind of haters dislikes these kinds of videos! WATCH pay attention to everything. That is why there isn't words. They have great camera views. Also a good description is typed out, they ever have links to gear. People are jealous, dumb or just haters to dislike this. Very well done, this is the 2nd video I have watched. I subscribed.

Man, hats off to you. Building this is hard enough, let alone getting it on camera in the way you have, with the perfect shots... And editing!

@lushano

4 жыл бұрын

is perfect, seems that I look on National Geografic, maybe bater!

@boysboys6143

4 жыл бұрын

M

@user-ky1rw9pk6n

4 жыл бұрын

@@lushano ح

These videos are absolutely fascinating and great to watch, the skills used are amazing and then suddenly I remember The Romans were building villas from baked clay bricks and tiles with under floor heating and running water in kitchens and toilets centuries before the Saxons were constructing homes like this in Britain. That's taking nothing away from the ingenuity of the Saxons and especially these guys replicating those skills.... Just something I couldn't help thinking about. Thanks for another excellent upload, these videos are not only entertaining they're educational, not only for the skills on show but the historical aspect too.

This is by far one of the most beautiful and genuine wooden houses I've seen on the social media. Unlike some others who are so flymsy that a fox can break them let alone a powerful beast like a bear lol.

Thank you for sharing and demonstrating skills that can literally become life saving, especially after a disaster. If you think the government is going to take care off you, you'd have to be smoking Crack. Thank you again, father and son binding experience.

Your dad is a legend.

@Smokey420Greenleaf

4 жыл бұрын

your mother was a hamster.

@paolopischedda7629

4 жыл бұрын

Smokey420Greenleaf ha. Ah. Ha not funny

@mariagomez5351

4 жыл бұрын

🙏

@larry4674

4 жыл бұрын

@@paolopischedda7629 Monty Python reference from The Holy Grail "your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries"

@Smokey420Greenleaf

4 жыл бұрын

@@paolopischedda7629 that's a matter of opinion. :-)

this has to be one of the most interestin videos i have ever seen on youtube. No cheesy music overlay, No inane chat, just 2 men working in complete harmony.

MAKING MEMORIES absolutely enjoyed wwat6ching you and your DAD work together on this amazing project loved it . Thank you so very much . BRILLIANT❤

You have the most coolest dad ever. I'd kill to have a dad like that.

Какие молодцы мужики, из сухостоя творят чудеса. Такой шикарный, лесной дом строят. Золотые руки. Класс

@samaranch09

3 жыл бұрын

Да, капитальная работа. Единственное, не сделали фронтонные свесы (стропила крайние обнажены и щели) и лежаки бы повыше, на земле совсем.

@user-gl3dk4qu3n

2 жыл бұрын

Эммм....фронтальные стены состоят из щелей, камыш купленный, двери из досок, почему не купили остальное, боковые стены саманные из земли, а не глины, печь с дымоотводом не предусмотрена.... Для тропических стран, где не бывает ниже 20°С сойдет

Homeless people could survive in homes like this. They live in tents, under bridges etc. cool idea

OMG I'm impressed !!! Very good work! Now we have a library !!!! We have a house-store, sauna, cocktails and now ... A library !!!!! And in the middle of the forest !!! Thank you, Mike. And as a reward, I'm going to give you the first book in this library. A different book, oriented towards our sky, namely walking barefoot (speaking, doing, openly, without reservations, with simplicity, loving) the story has a point of enigma. I do not dedicate it to you, because it will be from the Library ... but if you want I will give you the same one with a dedicatory. After all the work you're doing, please, Mike, don't take your sweater off. I don't even want to think about it. You did well to remove the photo where you show your tattoos. Thanks. Sincerely. And a kiss to Jaxx.

My Sundays are saved by watching you guys work. I almost smelled the fresh sawed wood 🪵🪓 great job!

As a Yank, I would read English novels and try to understand what a "Thatcher" was supposed to be doing and would be clueless. Speaking for myself, you have made this part of history come to life for me. This was better than any course I could have ever taken. You guys are awesome; thanks again for taking the time to record and upload this. The dog, again, is beautiful.

@motagrad2836

Жыл бұрын

I had wondered what they did for a living as Bushcraft is for personal fun. Watched this and now think they may be professional thatchers, or at least assistant thatchers

I have so much respect for you guys. One day I hope I can do this with my sons.

The key is the moment enjoying and sharing the love with the family

日本人です、全て見ました、感動しました。 日本の、古い家は、紙と木で作られていると、紹介されていますが。 本当は、植物と土で作られてきました。 世界中の、私達、人の先祖が、きっとそうして来たのでしょう。 凄く良いもの、見せてくれて、ありがとう。

I love that they dont talk. the sounds of wood, fire and the forest is all so relaxing.

I was 53 minutes and 28 seconds into this video before realising not a single word had been said on camera - this project was that interesting to watch! (And I'm a girl, not some bush-crazy dude! :-) ). In fact, no voice is heard until 1:13:20 and even then it's quiet talking between the two guys far away from the mike. Bliss! The craftsmanship 'speaks' for itself! Well done!

@dukelaara2055

4 жыл бұрын

Bui

I m watching your videos for about 3:30 hours straight ... I am amazed !!!

Our modern engineering/architectural technologies glimpsed from ancient skills & handworks...house to building, canoe to ship, horse to car, bow/spear to gun, etc. They worked with strong minds and hands; we work with easy minds and buttons press. Old ways are beautiful and inspiring

i'm speechless,the amount of work and dedication put in to this project is beyond amazing, thank you so much for sharing such a great build with us.

Look at all the haters with a thumbs down on this video lmfao!!!. Haters is a good thing to have it means that they envy you your skills your knowledge. Got to love it. Good video by the way.

@seamusolunacy

4 жыл бұрын

I can guarantee they are all thatchers😂

Bonsoir, je vous écris en français, désolé, mais je suis subjugué par le travail de deux compagnons qui savent les travaux à l'ancienne, BRAVO. Un petit bushcrafteur de l'Alsace Bossue, Julien Burchart

What I find most satisfying is that nothing is wasted.

Love watching you Guys I would enjoy living in a home like that no one around to Bouther you am 78 years old with one leg gone to the knee in wheel chair Ct. USA

@guerrera56789

4 жыл бұрын

From CT here too

@jairwinters2732

4 жыл бұрын

Get someone to build you a cabin in the middle of Alaska or something so you can live like that. (Or a big fort made of stone and wood)

@wareforcoin5780

4 жыл бұрын

I feel like that'd be pretty cold, but in the right climate, this house would be really neat.

How can there be more dislikes than comments? Hard to think what the dislikes are based on... this is outstanding content, you guys deserve so much success!

@WireWeHere

4 жыл бұрын

When I read your comment I thought how can this be with such an informative video. Likes are substantially in the lead now by many thousand. Peace.

@Hammern28

4 жыл бұрын

Well.... I think if you check again now, you'll see a difference.

@justagirl8054

4 жыл бұрын

@William Quick Yeah, especially the big banks and government.

@garethm3242

4 жыл бұрын

@William Quick In a busy field, a contender for the most idiotic comment on KZread.

@ceheisler

4 жыл бұрын

1.1k dislikes probably because these guys are not babbling away with how to tutorials or have some obnoxious sound track blocking out the work and wind noise. Also the average attention span for KZread vids is like 10 min. These guys rock so poo on the haters.

Fantastic. I really appreciate it that you didn't put loud music over it, or saying daft things!!

watched a ton of your vids and every time I watch one I always say "man those trees they utilize for building are SO straight!"

The father is in great shape...this is backbreaking work.

At this rate, in a few years there will be a small medieval ghost town in that forest.

@1747CT

4 жыл бұрын

theviewerofart lol that’s what I was thinking

@modellbauermasa9084

4 жыл бұрын

Archaeologists will be confused in 500 years. 😁

@Katzztar

4 жыл бұрын

@Ascension_Shogun YT Post holes and other means of recognizition will be there. After all, Archaeologists of today have been able to find evidence of past homes, even some sort of evidence of homes near Stonehenge

@standarddeviation7963

4 жыл бұрын

@@modellbauermasa9084 Lets be honest, there probably wont be Archaeologists in 500 years. Unless you mean alien's, then yes, they'll be like "WTF"

@SeaJay_Oceans

4 жыл бұрын

This will be the new building codes for the 'Green Deal' = all homes recycled plant materials 100% organic and GMO free ! :-)

Thank you for sharing what is becoming a lost art.

You built one wonderful Viking House I Love it in every possible way all done just the way they did it too God Bless and never give up the real way for building in time past and now!

When father and son work together, words aren't needed

WOW that was an Awesome Epic !! Can't believe how hard your dad works,he's a Legend.

Awesome……..our forefathers were indeed gallant men! Love seeing the different ways of our world beginning❤️

I love vidioes link these.. it has soothing sounds it kinda helps OCD it has good design a unique look and the creativity of it all is spectacular so I always Wath these videos when I'm mad and I love that it's not a short video too. Please never stop making these videos. I love them so much. Thank you

I'm in love with your no nonsense videos, just the peace of work well done thank you, i wish all the world was this simple and beautiful

@rodrigogomez4040

4 жыл бұрын

fernando 99.999

I watch these videos at night. They’re so satisfying 👏🏽❤️

This is much better than those wilderness survival house with pool and slide videos

I think this is a great video because it demonstrate and instruct the basics skills of how to obtain a basic shelter. Most puertoricans do not have a dependable shelter after hurricane Maria, the following earthquakes and COVId19 pandemic. Because the puertorican government is EXTREMELY CORRUPT to manage this this matter. Please help us puertoricans! Please inform the FBI or US federal government to protect us, as-american citizens living in Puerto Rico.

Excelente trabajo. Me gusto la paciencia, empeño y dedicación con la que hicieron esta construcción. Vi el vídeo completo y he aprendido mucho con ustedes. Volveré a verlo para seguir aprendiendo. Gracias.

I love when you and dad do stuff together my dad passed away when I was 19 never got the chance as adult. When I wanted to go camping as kid my dad would say he did all the camping he was ever going to do when he was in jungles of the South Pacific in WW2 OH well love your Channel

Cant believe they did this in a hour and half these guys are pros for sure

@wavular

4 жыл бұрын

yep an hour and a half! lmao

I love how when some you tubers get big they just stop reading the comments but this guy... takes the time to read and heart and even reply. This is some high quality content!

You are blessed to have a great father

Thank you sooo much for sharing this stoneold knowledge building a weatherproof shelter. Sure it will be useful for the audience. Crafting with dad ist a special experience on top on its own. Carry on like this, thumbs up from germany 🇩🇪

Who dislikes? This is wonderful

Jeeze! They did that all the old fashioned way. My sincere admiration and utter awe.

This Texan says the two of you are unstoppable pair .Awesome build Using only old school tools and awesome ingenuity Well Done Gents .well done .

I am deeply impressed! All hand tools and deadfall, no living trees cut. Bravo.

Золотые руки ,Молодцы ,редко встретишь таких людей ,Уважение к вам

This video makes me miss my grandpa. It's so calming to watch. I was tasked to do wood stripping a lot but what I really wanted was to hammer things down but wasn't allowed to lol. This brings back a lot of great memories. Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful👍 excellent craftsmen with a good knowledge of tradition and the past. Reminds me of my first year at University where some of us were asked to build a small hut for a Cultural Programme coming ahead. We were reluctant with our little ideas of how a hut was built. However we agreed to come up with one. Much to our surprise, this little hut took us five complete days. By that I mean, we even worked late till 10 in the night. I mean, it's not as it looks when you work on it. Triggered that experience of mine with your content today. I know it was definitely a lot of hard work put in here. More to it being done with physical hard work, the mental processing of the entire video into one and a half hour is worth appreciating. Thank you.

@elviaandriance8810

4 жыл бұрын

(‘◉⌓◉’)

Perfect!. A great job. I've seen many similar videos, but with this quality when it comes to old building nodes, I've never seen it so real before. Congratulations!

I have so much respect for you guys, thank you for all you do.

It was really nice to revisit the Saxon House build. A nice hour and a half break from my own editing to watch. Totally Awesome of course. ❤

You guys are building a really nice old tool collection. I love to see them at work again.

Better than a hollywood movie, saludos.!! nice to enjoy

I really can’t believe I watched the whole video. Love these guys

Wonderful summary of this project. Great work and great video. Best regards!

This is great, wish you put it on Airbnb so we could come stay for a weekend.

aww. that is a cute dog. he wants to play.

using a nice cut branch to dig a knife into and create a draw knife, just awesome

I was so thrilled watching your video. Closely obseving everything thing you did. It's good for all people to have this knowledge. As a young girl and straight through my teens and beyond it was a dream of mine to build a log cabin in the woods and live there. I even designed what kind of furniture I would build and incorporate into interior of the structure. I loved this building and that you used ancient building methods. My father and brothers all build homes and restore, from making homes or even a music center, (Wolftrap) from ancient barns. They'd take them down piece by piece and rebuild again using the old tools and methods/things such as gin poles. If they had to replace anything because of age, they'd make replacements, all using the old methods that were used originally. Such as cutting down trees and hand hewing the beams and carving out ancient complec joinery, used by the English, Dutch and French, depending what type of barn it was. Many of them over three hundred years old. My Dad's name was Richard Babcock, you may have heard of him. Well, I love the ancient methods of building. I now live in Ireland, and have for over thirty years we're Christian missionaries. And I once climb a circular stone stairway in an ancient castle that is about a thousand years old!!! When I looked at part of the ceiling in an area that was high point or a tower, the cieling was the ancient wattle and daub! The exact wattle and daub method you used, but as a cieling!! It was still there after a thousand years!! I was shocked to see it! I had known about that method before, and my husband pointed it out, when we climb up in that castle ruin. I could see all the sticks woven in and out with the straw and clay. But there wasn't much of the straw & clay mixture left. But enough was there to know what it was. I am facinated to see any ancient structures and how they're made. I understand it the stone structures surviving, but wattle and daub, that shocked and thrilled me. I so wish I and my husband were well enough to build something like you just built. It was truly thrilling to watch. I enjoyed the quiet and the sound of ye working away. And the thatching, as you know is still done here in Ireland. In fact the government would give grants to have thatch roofs done on your home if you want, BUT the stipulation was that your house had to be on a major or main road, not a small boreen which most roads are in Ireland. You see they want the tourist to see them while traveling main roads. I believe if more houses, even on the boreens had help having thatched roofs, we'd see a lot more and the tourist would travel out to see true Ireland, the people and homes that are not on main roads. I particularly loved watching the thatching. While watching you prepare the wood, making pegs and hammering them in, all the building, mixing straw and clay, applying it, I could almost feel it was I doing it. I loved every minute. This was one of the top best videos I ever watched. Because I am a woman, some people may think it odd that I love this. I believe a love and talent for this type of thing can be in your genes. Several generations in my family build. And my Dad taught my brothers and sister how to do much of these skills. My Dad came to Ireland and taught my sons a lot, like hand hewing and how to make complicated old joinery. He said he had to pass the knowledge down to his grandsons. One of my sons is big into bush craft. He will love this video. He has made wonderful shelters with wood cut from the forest he built it in. These old methods, such as the ones you used MUST be handed down and not lost. My husband once made a authentic north eastern Native American wetu, such as the Wampanoag made. He is part Wampanoag. He really loved making it. He made it about seven years ago. You may want to do that some day! Thank you for the VERY enjoyable and educational video. With the way the world is headed, it is wise to have these skills. Who knows if they will be needed in the future.

@rickelpers1820

Жыл бұрын

What a great story. Thanks very much for your ability to write, especially inspiring it is to read. I discovered this video today, and it makes me want to get out and build such a structure. I have some skills necessary for this and even in my late sixties I am willing to put in the time and effort. Except currently I live in California in the Bay Area . There’s little in the way of forests to accomplish this, so either I will have to travel around or buy some land , so I can build unabated. Thanks again for your support in the skills and continued teaching to your generations beyond you.

Amazing, beautiful structure. Another commenter used the word bliss to describe watching you videos and that's spot on. So many other channels inexplicably use music soundtracks which I find massively irritating. Your soundtracks are perfect - complete silence except for the occasional sounds of tapping, chopping and sawing. It allows us to feel like we're in the forest ourselves and to fill the silence with our own thoughts.

Yes I agree I have been watching it since the start and yes it is Amazing. X

Te felicito ...mi hermano tu papá es un fenómeno...!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏

I can literally watch this all day. So peaceful to watch. Thank you for this video.

@chrisdavis9140

4 жыл бұрын

I suppose your right. However there are way more productive things to do with your eyes.

Great build! Thank you for sharing. I built a lot of projects with my Father over the years, and while I have them all clearly in my mind I wish we could have captured it all on video! Thanks again for building this and sharing.

✓Yeackhhh... Great shelter ❤️ (*Greeting from INDONESIA 🙏🇮🇩🙏

Omg this is beautiful!!! I’d live here ❤

You guys rock my world with these outings. I'd love to do this or some variation with my son some day.

I absolutely love what you guys do. I'm in such awe of the passion thats shared behind all this. The planning itself is beyond comprehension, in which I can only have a sliver of understanding. the dedication as well, just amazing. Again, in COMPLETE AWE. Thank you so much for sharing. Has always been an interest of mine and seeing it brought to life is so inspiring. great work. I wish you all the best.

THANK YOU FOR POSTING! Everything you guys did, through out the entire video, made perfect since, EXCEPT, digging out the interior floor-space. It looks like, to me, that you would want that area HIGHER than the outside. Even with mudded walls, ground water is going to seek its own level. Other than that, it was AN AWSOME BUILD! Another thing is that you allowed us to hear the actual sounds of construction, instead of putting a bunch of music racket on there! I like to HEAR what you're doing...not having to kill the volume to cover up some of the music some people insist on playing. You are people of good taste! VERY TALENTED! Thanks again!

@TAOutdoors

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you liked it. So this is based on an Anglo Saxon house. Traditionally, it is thought they build their houses in “pits” to allow the inside of the house to maintain a consistent temperature throughout the winter and summer months. It also meant that if they were short on resources, by digging down, they didn’t have to use as many resources to built up!

great achievement and great craftsmanship bet there isnt many people could do this .how can anyone thumbs down this video it must be the government doing that as they dont want you living free me thinks

Clearly passionate about the outdoors I love this channel

@joaquimsilva2846

3 жыл бұрын

Xnxx

Ive never been this early I love the Saxon house build videos

Best ASMR video ever lol🥱😴

вы настоящие мужики уважения вам

Congratulations. My dream is to build a wooden house myself. For now, I am fulfilling this dream with your videos.

This is my favorite build, this really inspires me

Man I wish my dad were still around...

I just wanted to say I love the content and enjoy watching these types of videos