Shingling a roof.wmv

[mcshair21]

is that your land that your on or what?

[mcshair21]

bad fucking ass!  I plan on doing this in the not so distant future

[petzltreeclimber]

what is that blue thing at 5;28

[186282plus1]

@petzltreeclimber Good question, that's called a froe. It's main purpose is for splitting shakes or shingles out from a block of wood. They are kinda hard to find because they are an old tool but you can build one from a car leaf spring. 

[petzltreeclimber]

@186282plus1 alright thanks! and i must say you do a great job with the cabin building! I would love to try this.

[NewJura]

For a guy that is clueless in timber framing and log home building terminology, you make a cool place!! Learn what the names of your framing is called!! it helps those people watching to learn also!!

[186282plus1]

@NewJura HeeHee, Ya when I look back at this video I cringe,

[blackspade88]

can i come visit

[Guitardude1616]

how long did the roof take to make?( including gathering materials)

[ydnarnosfatsug]

Nice Vid! Very helpful! thank you so much for takin the time. Building a cabin on my Dads 45 acres in Northern wisconsin. Just need a place to eat sleep and stay warm and dry. Tryin to beat to apocolyps haha. by the way how long did it take before you could have a warm dry nite in your cabin? what kinda time frame?

[MsSATANHIMSELF]

hey , great videos. i like the fact you made your own shingles. most seem to buy ply wood. iv never seen a froe before. where do you get one and can you explain how to use it? thank you

[Nauticalman]

Thanks for explaining how to properly create the roof for a log cabin. I've been through a lot of videos, and most people either buy materials, or take shortcuts. I'm planning to make my cabin as 'all natural' as possible. This video was golden information. Great job!

[186282plus1]

@Nauticalman Thanks my friend.

[fleckyRFC]

First i would like to say that your vids are great, very helpful. I just have a simple question on how much would the tool used to slice the shingle from the log would set you back or where i could find one, thanks.

[186282plus1]

@fleckyRFC Good question, the tool is called a froe and I bought mine for about $15. They hard to find if you do not live in an area that normally uses this kind of tool but good luck with your search.

[bluelightguy1]

nice, great vid

[LiveBreatheOutdoors]

do your hands get all sticky and sappy when you work with pine logs?

[186282plus1]

When I work with pine they do, but if you want to get the sap off just rinse with water that is screaming hot plus a bit of soap, the sap melts off. These Cedar trees tend to not have all that much sap in them by comparison.

[davideli7879]

Dude you rule... Nothing like standing back, and looking at what you have done with a little hard work. We are Kin in that way.. Thanks keep the videos coming. I do look forward to them

[186282plus1]

Thanks Davideli, I'm working on the next one . . . slowly.

[wrightylaaad]

how many logs did you use then , roughly? im thinking i wouldnt mind making a slightly bigger cabin using the same design as yours here. i reckon if i didnt have kids (or wife thats terrified of insects) id just go off and build myself one and save a ton of cash by keeping my job but losing my rent and all the other pain in the butt bills. i could nock up a shower system and do my shopping in bulk , etc etc - id be set for life!

[186282plus1]

How many logs?40. It took 9 trees with an average base diameter of 12 inches to build the cabin, but for shingling the roof it took about 4 rounds just like the one that you saw in this video that had all my tools laying on it. Your idea of being self sufficient is admirable but hard to do for most of us. I'd think it would be wise to assume it to be a recreational cabin until one had tried several getaways to get a feel for the lifestyle. Simple sounds nice for a weekend but as a way of life...

[KingRyltar]

about how long did it take you , to hand make all your cedar shingles? ty

[186282plus1]

I could cut and clean up a row of shingles (actually these are shakes) and install them within about an hour, and each row is about 12 feet in length so the job was about 14-16 hours. The whole trick is to find straight wood and in my case I didn't, so hence the slowness of the job which involved draw knifing out the warps. With nice wood a guy could do the same job in half that time, and with 2 people working it would be twice as fast as that.

[186282plus1]

Actually, maybe I didn't answer that question . . . . it takes about 10-20 seconds to cut a shingle from a block of wood.

[jayjaythemanjay43]

I agree with dirtTdude you video was great , you would be very at home on our cabin site , same tools almost exactly your use of the stumps for a foundation briliant . dirttdude wanted to build our gables the same way you did but I wasnt confident of our joinery skills , we're even putting in a Firehose at some point by building a basin and collecting rainwater above the cabin on a rock outcrop it's about tweenty feet abouve our roof top .

What does your floor look like ?

[186282plus1]

Thanks Jayjay, I also wasn't really sure of my gable design simply because the system relies on bolts more than a triangular system to hold the roof up, but I'll see what happens this winter with the snow load. I'm not finished my floor, but it can be seen near the end of one of my other videos. It's made of 4-6inch cedar trees.

[dirtTdude]

excellent log cabining! i like narration and the video was fun to watch

[186282plus1]

Thanks dTd I appreciate your comments as always.