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[SternWake]

I don't think I can call myself a carpenter anymore.

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If not sleeping over wheels or water, that's what I would want to live in, love to help build it..

Hope you enjoy.
 Best 26:11 I've spent in front of this laptop in ages.

Good soundtrack too

 

[ggwoman]

I don't know what moved me most, the care, the precision, the detail, the beautiful tools, the techniques, the application of those tools, but that is one gorgeous project from start to finish. Thanks so much for sharing that find. I bet that house stands for a 1000 years. I really like that process of charring and varnishing wood.

 

[SternWake]

Yes i've got to try that preservation process method.

It's called shou sugi ban

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

Been building with wood for 18 years and I can admit when someone has me licked. Love that people can and still do build this way. I've just recently begun getting into some furniture making with no mechanical fasteners. What a learning curve it's been!

 

[Dust-In-the-Wind]

...and a dedication to Dick Proenneke. How cool is that? Do a search on the name if you're not familiar. Dick is gone but his story lives on; A story well worth watching/listening to.

My grandfather taught me to lay 3/4" oak tongue and groove flooring when I was 8 years old. I have to agree Sternwake. I'll just stop calling myself a carpenter now. Amazing.

 

[BradKW]

That's just crazy impressive. All through it I just kept wondering who these guys were that they have those skill sets and also the time to do all that. I've been on "similar" jobs as far as the post-and-beam techniques, and even with power tools it's a huge amount of work...

 

[highdesertranger]

truly amazing. I am in awe. thanks for sharing. highdesertranger

 

[Every Road Leads Home]

...and a dedication to Dick Proenneke.  How cool is that?  Do a search on the name if you're not familiar.  Dick is gone but his story lives on;  A story well worth watching/listening to.

My grandfather taught me to lay 3/4" oak tongue and groove flooring when I was 8 years old.  I have to agree Sternwake.  I'll just stop calling myself a carpenter now.  Amazing.

Dick Proenneke and his documentary "Alone in the Wilderness" is one of my favorite programs.  I got the book as well, but have yet to read it.  If anyone ever needs a little inspiration to leave it all behind, watch the program.  Pretty impressive what he did with a few hand tools and he just seemed like such a genuinely good person.

 

[GotSmart]

I would watch the Amish in South West MO build cedar furniture.  Everything fit together like  puzzle.  I wish I had the money for them to build my van interior. 

They only use electricity for tools, and store refrigeration.