Bushcraft shelter door hinge with saw, hatchet, and knife #shorts

Making a simple hinge for a semi-permanent bushcraft shelter with a bow saw, shovel/hatchet, and a fixed blade knife.

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In a previous visit to the shelter, I installed a pin in the ground to serve as a lower door hinge. Like the lower hinge, the upper one is also a simple wooden peg sticking into a divot in the end of the door's left side.

The first task was to make a board with a wedge-like cross section. This was driven into a dovetail slot cut from the left side of the door frame. The Cold Steel Spetsnaz Shovel did a great job shaping the board and hogging out the dovetail cut.

Once the horizontal board was in place, I used my knife to chisel a square hole through it. The hole is for a peg that I carved square at the top and round at the bottom. The square upper end seats firmly in the horizontal board. The rounded end is the upper pivot for the door.

To my surprise and delight, both upper and lower hinges worked as planned. I want to be very clear with you: this is NOT how things usually go.

I will work on adding a threshold of some sort to fill up some of the space below the door and come up with some means of closing up the gap on the right side of the door.

Video #shorts

[GodBearOutoors]

Yeah I've often wondered how I would make sturdy hinges for a shelter and I think I've found my favorite design thus far!
Simple and strong.
Great job!
👍🤠👍

[harmon]

You’re the guy us city folk NEED during a catastrophe...! Kudos for your ingenuity and wisdom..!

[MrJeronlewis]

That's one of the most clever hacks I've seen.

[sinkswim]

Great work with simple tools! I enjoy it !

[tyeyung]

I've been racking my brain how to solve the door problem on my shelters, Google describes exactly what you've done but I could never picture it 😅 thank you So much 😁

[snakeattackbw]

Can you do a video on the hand drill you built/used for drilling? That is so cool!

[tommielourogers]

Wow! That was very impressive! I have never seen your channel before. I saw this in the shorts and just subscribed. I would like to see the entire building process for your shelter. Something similar to it would make a beautiful root cellar for a rustic homestead.

[bobt]

YES ! Love the Short videos that are creative and to the point!! Thank you. Earned a SUBSCRIBER * also like your sharp shovel.. can you show that in detail?

[alexanderjumper]

Can you explain how to make the drill that you used?

[rangersridge]

Love this Dug! Very innovative. Wish I knew about your channel and your skills before the WSC in NY. I would have had all sorts of questions for you, haha!

[CBMalloch]

Love the background music! Who played it and what was the tune?

[johnlshilling]

It's good to know that "it can be done", but why would you? It's not like modern tools, techniques, and materials aren't readily available.

[MrEazyE]

Because when I'm surviving in the wild, the main thing I'm thinking about is not food, water, or staying warm, it's how my shelter needs hinged doors.