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Native American Longhouse Build, Ep2 Natural Materials, Ash Tree Bark, Bushcraft Shelter

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Rating: 4.5; Vote: 2

5 guys continue to build the frame of this longhouse shelter on my land using cedar logs, cedar saplings, cedar bark for cordage and ash trees for the ridge pole and for the bark siding that will cover the natural structure. Using hand tools, we cut down many dying black ash trees and strip off the bark in huge sheets for natural siding and roofing material. The ultimate natural shelter that helped native north Americans survive this harsh northern climate for thousands of years is the longhouse, a bushcraft shelter made from logs, saplings and bark, lashed together with natural cordage and heated with central pit fires. Up to dozens of families would live in this primitive hut, with each family sharing a section of the longhouse, sleeping and sitting on a large bed near the ground with tools, clothing and food stored in upper shelves and hanging from the rafters. Over the fire in front of the oversized wigwam, we spit roast four grass fed beef roasts and a leg of lamb on a maple tripod and spit, smoking the meat all day over a low smokey fire. In the evenings, we head back to my log cabin for dinner, and cook up a huge skillet of bacon and eggs for breakfast. Check back periodically, or subscribe, to see us finish the ultimate bushcraft natural shelter and then use it to practice First Nations and European bushcraft skill, including woodworking, tool making, carving, fishing, foraging, harvesting wild game, preserving food, tanning hides and making, clothing and much more. Thank you to Doug Linker, Jim Baird, Ted Baird, Terry Tran, Scott Way and Joe Donoghue for their invaluable help on this and future projects
Date: 2020-11-30

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Comments and reviews: 10

calamaresfrito
Sorry to say this, whoever thought it was OK to use WIRE has made a complete mockery of the project, and while I'm the subject you should have used stone tools, steel saws and axes, what's that all about, I'm surprised you didn't bring your Skill saws, sorry but the use of WIRE is totally a Trumpfication of the entire project.
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Velvet
I love this! Thank you for posting my husband and I are enjoying these videos so much. Nice to see people that are interested and actually going all out to teach others the old ways. So much to say here. I love that you found the Ash trees that are damaged and putting to good use.
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1958yankeefan
If I tried bending those branches to form the roof, the first one would have snapped, and I would have ended up in a body cast from the inevitable fall to the ground!
Do they have to make it look so darned easy?
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CaptKundalini
Good lord, I can practically smell that bacon cookin'.
I truly envy your adventure. Hard work pays off.
Good music, Good food, Good friends, Good pups and great memories.
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Ray
Let's say the wire used to hold the bark walls wasnt available in the times there structures were built, what might they have used instead? Just wondering
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Victoria
I wish I had the money, the health and about 20 to 30 years younger to do things like this. but since I can't I'll watch you and other's doing it.
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Ian
So they killed several massive trees for a part of a shanty that won't last ten years? Why did I just watch these men eat for 18 out of 32 minutes?
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Angel
I would've been the buddy to of brought the chain saw. call me what you will (lazy etc) But at the end of the day you'd be thinking me lol
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deathvalleyalex
Wouldn't the the fibers used as cordage been twisted for strength and to make it possible to add additional length as needed?
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Earl
Very cool project. Well done. How far is this from the cabin? Is it meant to feel like a separate camp from the cabin homestead?
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