Hewing for Homesteaders- Hewing a Five Inch Timber

Hewing a white pine log into a five inch thick timber, tie hacker style again with a Jersey pattern felling axe. I am not certain yet if I will try and split this beam into two, so I won’t be hewing the other sides flat just yet.

Since there’s a lot more material to remove than with the cribbing, I am removing the bulk of the waste by joggling it off, then coming back and scoring before finally hewing to the line. The video makes this fairly self explanatory.

[MrChickadee]

Very nice job! Love to see the use of only the felling axe and a great finish achieved.

[Sinjohn]

Very cool, just finished an 8 by 8 white oak. It was from a dead standing tree so not at all green.

It probably took 20 hours to do and the beam is about 14 feet long. Very gratifying though, can’t wait to try another.

[EarlybirdFarmSC]

This is a very satisfying video to watch. Thanks for sharing. You make it look so easy.

[clarityy]

That's an approach I have to try. Been struggling to hew logs for log cabin but takes me about 4 hours for 2 sides of a 17' log. Just tried with a broad axe after "prepping" with a few notch cut as you did here, which was a little better. Going to try what you've done. Thanks!!

[davebarone]

What a good eye. And this is only one beam, I can imagine building a barn

[nailsbeats]

Excellet single axe technique and skill, very nice to watch. This video shows that extra gear is not necessary for rough hewn beams

[PeterNordBushcraft]

I need to do that. Lumber is expensive. All I need it for is a little cabin shelter in the woods! Great job!

[Rubbernecker]

Great video! That looks like such a satisfying process.

[SurvivalSherpa]

Impressive accuracy on those second slash cuts. I've been watching some of your vids on the hewing playlist. I'll get started next week with a bit of hewing myself. Thanks!

[doright]

A left handed man is dangerous with an axe! But this man is like poetry in motion!

[congamike]

Skillcult sent me. Glad I came, this is good stuff.

[stuckmannen]

Thanks for sharing! Greetings from Norway! 🇳🇴👍🏻

[JamesCaldwelll]

Wished i was right there with you brother i loved that kind of work im too old now but keep it long as you. Can build a dozen houses like that

[jerrywhidby.]

I know the expression "dull as a froe", but a froe is used to split logs. What would happen if you used a froe to knock those pieces off? Could you line it up with your marks, and get a clean split from the start? Just a curious beginner.

[jlquinn]

Great video. If these beams are for a specific project, I hope you will be filming it.

[michaeldumais]

Really fine work. Thanks for posting.

[MichaelSmith-ljnh]

Thanks for this video, I was looking for a simple and clear video on how to hew logs, I have a plan to repair an old log cabin in Sweden. Great skills and love the fact their is now talking, or stupid music. Cheers and thank you. One question can you work on it directly after felling or do you need to let is dry a while?

[takeuchi.tbfr]

Very impressive work, appreciate your videos a lot! Could you roughly guess how many pain tree green wood can one handy man hew in let’s say 5 days? All the best!

[thor-leiflundberg]

Well done with a standard axe and not a hewing axe. The only question I have is that it looked like you started in the think end of the log and not the thin end? Starting with the top part of the log gives less unwanted weed that goes in to the log and gives less even surface. Fresh cut log as you have is to prefer.
I use to use a standard axe sometimes for the first round and then use the hewing axe for the final surface. If you want you can check my videos and see the very nice hewing axe I use.

[arashghasemi]

Beautiful and elegant. What type of wood is this?