Log Cabin Building TIMELAPSE Built By ONE MAN Alone In The Forest

No talking viral timelapse video of Shawn James off grid log cabin build by one man alone in the wilderness of Canada, from 1st tree I cut to last floor board I laid.
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If you want to build a rustic log cabin or tiny off grid home alone in the wilderness and you haven't seen the rest of my videos, this is a good primer. It's super fast motion though, so if you are interested in building a primitive log cabin like this, take a look at the "Log Cabin The Bear Den" playlist on the channel.
At the beginning of the video, I show a winter drone photo of the cabin in the snow in December. Then I flashback to the first balsam fir tree I cut down with a saw and axe near the cabin. I drag the trees into place and clear the cabin site. All summer, I cut the notches in the logs as I built the cabin up, offsite. Once I was finished notching the logs with a log scribe, saw, axe, adze and wood carving gouge, I loaded up the entire cabin of logs and moved them to my land near Algonquin Park, Ontario Canada.
Once on site, I spent a month reassembling the cabin on a foundation of sand and gravel. Once the log walls were up, I again used hand tools to shape every log, board and timber to erect the gable ends, the wood roof, the porch, the outhouse and a seemingly endless number of woodworking projects.
For the roof, I used an ancient primitive technology to waterproof and preserve the wood - shou sugi ban, a fire hardening wood preservation technique unique to Japan and other areas in northern climates.
Because the cabin is offgrid, I have used handtools for most of the build and without power, I have no options on site regardless. The tiny house will continue to be operated with power, not even renewable energy for now, so I'm heating the cabin with a woodstove fire place, which I also cook on.
The cabin is made of cedar fence posts, twelve feet long and the cabin measures 10 feet x 20 feet inside with a one hundred square foot sleeping loft on the second floor.
The floor is made of two inch thick pine planks, torched to help repel water and to give them a rustic barn board appearance.

Tune off sound if you don't want to hear the music, - there is no talking in this silent video. If you are a subscriber or long time viewer, there is some new footage at the end of the video, but otherwise you have seen most of this. As always, I'll release a new video on Friday showing the progress I made this week on the door and the ice box for food storage.

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[Benssawmill]

You make it look easy when you sum it all up in under 5 min. Lots of hard work went into that cabin. You should be very proud of all the accomplishments. Job well done.

[vermontaviator]

Thousands of men are now sitting back day dreaming about doing something like this, sadly only a few ever will. We are inherently wired to build a shelter, it’s why kids build forts to practice like puppy dogs fighting other pups...there is something almost spiritual about watching this man build his cabin all alone in the forest. Well done. Thanks for sharing

[GreyRock]

Part of the way through this, I would be getting philosophical and ask myself "How big does a house really need to be?" 😂

[DN.Noah]

The sheer effort and determination of this guy is unreal

[aden]

Sleeping in a house you built with your own hands must be a surreal feeling, wish I could experience it.

[lawrencelizewski]

People negatively commenting about the cutting down of trees. Even suggesting he should be repurposing a shipping container---my opinion is go live in a boxcar Willy!. Dollar to a donut this man has more understanding and respect for the environment than anyone posting here.

[Hayden_Coyne]

It's very interesting coming back to this video after watching Shawn finally cover half of the roof building his new cabin. The construction methods are totally different and you can tell he's learned a lot over the years. What happened at the first cabin really sucked, but seeing the new one and the new property he's building it on I think it was for the best. The new cabin looks amazing so far and is massive in comparison!

[shirleycrume]

He handles those logs as if they are tinker toys. Amazing! I especially appreciate his background music, how it enhances rather than obscuring the action. Thank you, Shawn.

[tinyhouselistings]

Nothing but respect for your efforts and your achievement. Congrats on creating something for yourself that will last a lifetime.

[abbyarnold]

I built a cabin back in 2004 and believe me it is one of the most rewarding things in life.

[bighouse]

In this crazy mixed up world of 2020, this man is one of the few i can really admire in our public video space. He creates a wonderful living space and enjoys it with spouse and pet - and he understands how to be alone with his dog and to find joy in his wildnerness solitude.

[Biosquid]

When i first clicked on this video I thought there was no way this isn't clickbait, but to my surprise it wasn't! Saying that this is incredible would be an understatement, truly an amazing feat!

[walkstall]

How is it possible 2.5k people dislike this? What a bunch of tools... Mate you have extraordinary strength and talent- well done, im super jealous

[Sunbro-ndzd]

He even built the ladder for the house himself. This is impress

[steveg]

Simply amazing. Good to see we still have people in the world who aren’t fully reliant on others and still have some craftsman skills and qualities. Awesome work.

[samanthayost]

A quick comment to the people who downvoted due to tree slaughter: as long as the cabin doesn't burn down, all the embodied carbon will stay in the logs, and selectively cutting down trees will allow more vegetation to flourish in its place. As long as he's not clear-cutting the forest, this is a very sustainable means of construction.

[thefalafelking]

I can't believe this guy built this in 5 minutes! Amazing!

[celiamacalatan]

I love the pretty wood house, so relaxing in the middle of prairie..such a nice family. How I wish I could live there. I'm Celia watching from Philippines. God bless, you are an inspiration. Good luck...

[kurtminault]

Of all the trash on YouTube, it was uplifting to watch a video like this completely by accident, you good sir, are an inspiration

[cndsoda]

Your lack of power tools just makes this much more impressive.... Very good job sir