Hewing timber part 2

[trailmaker01]

Great video! Can you tell me about your axe. Maker, weight, single or double bevel?

[cavepieboy]

Nice video, well nice work, that log looks so good hewn like that, I noticed that you were using the broad axe on the opposite side that I would have thought to use it. The flat part of the axe to the wood, but your results were great.

[4micaman]

Very nice... especially seeing the little man right there watching you. He was as intrigued with the camera as he was you hewing that log. Well done sir!

Long live the internet... where you can learn anything your heart desires!

[ahardslojdlife]

@4micaman Thanks! Yeah, internet is great sometimes!

[TheDudeRulez09]

i wish pine was this easy to work.....

[Invent4U]

This is really slick, with a lot of elbow grease as we say.I am watching it with my 4 year old Grandson who is exceptionally interested in old tools and old ways and history in general.It is good to see other people who include their families in their life.He said to me as we were watching,"What's that boys name, I'd like to talk to that little boy." Then he told me Grandpa, his Daddy is real good.Can we do that Grandpa. You have axes like that".I do but unfortunately physically can't Great job

[ahardslojdlife]

@Invent4U Fantastic! I hope that interest in old tools etc stays with him until he can start on his own. This is my oldest son Johannes (John). All the best to you!

/Niklas

[cretinGbg78]

daddy ! I want a really sharp axe .

Yes my son, I will give you one, a really sharp one

-thats how you raise children, Participating in work, watching, playing along.

Thanks for the vid. I was going out in the forest to cut some trees today but my friend decided to go look at a car; so here i am. looking at someone else working instead of me.

Thanks for the vid!

[ahardslojdlife]

@cretinGbg78 That´s actually what we say! Glad you liked it! And thank you so much.

[vinnieman2010]

thanks from Costa Rica.......This is going to help me a lot. Let s see if this technique works on cypress logs.

[ahardslojdlife]

@vinnieman2010 Thanks to you too. I hope you are good with those cypress logs!

[Rhinoch8]

My back hurts just watching you :)

[ahardslojdlife]

@Rhinoch8 this is what keeps me fit! :)

[NixonAre]

helsing frå norge:P er det ei norsk eller svensk øks du bruker? takk for at du posta;)

[ahardslojdlife]

@NixonAre Hälsningar tillbaka! Det är en svensk yxa, från Wira bruk. Skulle gärna ha någon norsk yxa också. Det norska smidet verkar ha hållit hög kvalitet! Älskar de norska knivarna!

[stavafredde]

Hittade dina filmer..riktigt roligt att se både slöjden och detta. "Fuskar" med solosågen som grund men täljer och timrar lite även här. Och dom onda knogarna känner jag igen...

[ahardslojdlife]

Tack så mycket. Det är väl skönt att kunna fuska lite ibland... En solosåg har jag önskat mig i julklapp många gånger :)

[jefftrout1]

great videos. I learned a lot. Thanks

[ahardslojdlife]

Thank you!

[shannon1973]

How big around were your trees when you started and how long did you let them dry before you began hewing them out? (We're in Alaska and planning to build a cabin primarily out of spruce, possibly beginning next summer.) Although, at one log per day and only working on the weekends, this project is getting bigger and bigger.

[ahardslojdlife]

Hi Shannon! This was really big, it was 55 cm in the end. I cut down the trees in winter/spring, before they start to grow again. This was then late in the summer. You can let them dry longer if you want to, but you should remove the bark in that case. You should anyway, but I was a little lazy. Good luck with your projekt. It sound great to get to build a cabin in Alaska. Best regards Niklas

[shannon1973]

Thanks for posting your videos. I've learned that this is harder than it sounds; you seem pretty much wiped out by the end.

[ahardslojdlife]

I am not used to working like this. I could be in better shape. So don´t be discouraged by that! You will get the hang of it. It is easier with some company too. It is better to be two. Best regards Niklas

[findingusernamesux11]

Ingen dålig yxa du har buddy!

Snyggt jobbat!!

[ahardslojdlife]

Tackar! Jo, yxan är fin. En Wira tror jag att det är. Eggen är fantastiskt tålig! Ha det gott!

/Niklas

[ShannCole888]

How many of those did you Hew ? Was there a reason why you are Hewing them ? Do believe you can completely Hew a tree in a day ? Your child is precious...blessings from God...

[ahardslojdlife]

One tree in a day is no problem! I started out not knowing how to do it. So I went from an old photo with a guy doing like this with a string and no cuts from the sides. Now I usually make cuts with a chainsaw to the depth of the string. Then I can work with a splittingaxe at first. It is faster that way. The logs are spruces that I had to take down to let light in. But I have used them for restoring an old outhouse and building a traditional sami wooden "tipi".

[samugoro]

I presume that the beautiful child is your son. What a wonderful image of a child watching his father work and his father talking with him whilst working. This is what the modern world is missing: fathers that work hard at home where the children can see them and time-consuming work that causes us to appreciate what we have.

Thank you!

[ahardslojdlife]

And I have to thank you too for your warming comment. It really made me happy. It is easy sometimes not to notice all those precious moments that the children give you. And yeah, I think you are so right!

[hobbexp]

vilket jobb, 5/5

[ahardslojdlife]

Tack! Kanske jag är lite väl petig med stocken där!

[hobbexp]

det beror väll vad du ska ha den till, kul att see din son, heheh han vill också ha en vass yxa, min pappa sa till mig när jag var liten att jag kunde få en egen kniv när jag kunde nå mitt västra öra med min högra arm över huvudet,

[T3hJones]

@hobbexp håller med, han borde få sig en yxa snart! Jag hann bryta av två yxskaft innan jag började grundskolan, säger kanske mer om min teknik än om mitt flit iofs...

[T3hJones]

Grymt snygg yxa! Såg en liknande för 300 kr på en loppis men i lite rostigare utförande och jag ångrar att jag inte slog till :(.

[ahardslojdlife]

Jag köpte den på en auktion för över 500 kr. Jag tyckte det sved då! Men den har otroligt tålig egg. Jag tror att det är en Wira-yxa. Jag har bilat mer övergrovt timmer nu i våras, så nu känns jag riktigt kompis med den här yxan. Jag gör nog en till video framöver där jag inte är så noggrann och försiktig. Tack för kommentaren!

[SvartEld]

Finfint arbete! Jag köpte en yxa för 40 kr i somras och blev glad när jag hittade en Wira-stämpel under rosten. Nacken är inslagen och eggen förstörd, men den är nu skaftad och jag sliter med att göra en egg i det otroliga stålet. Fina verktyg!

[hobbexp]

hehehe yxan är inte liten, det är stocken som är väldigt stor,