Recent content by overclocker_kris

sweet chestnut would be so much easier to split. if i was able to get and locally i would have used that. but like you say its not that common in wales. it is more commonly found in south England tree

Hi everyone, this was my first go at making oak shingles for a small building i have been working on. i think it turned out well. it was alot of work, there is about 200 shingles but i should last quite a long time. Enjoy

Hi everyone, i have not posted on here for a while but i though you lot might like this video i made the other day. its my first attempt to traditional timber framing and it was really good fun to do. and the video tured out really nice to.

you think a bit of mesh will stop a chainsaw? sounds like you have no idea what your talking about, the mesh is to stop chips of wood going in your eyes. they use mesh because it does not steam up.

if you just want to talk about chainsaw safety then i wont bother contributing anymore. i have been using chainsaws for years, i have cut down hundreds of trees, built a house doing all joints with a chainsaw. worked as a groundsman for an arborist and cut thousands of logs up. not a single...

i had a very skilled guy show me this method. i wanted to share it because i felt it was quite easy once you know how.....

Sorry about that, not sure what happened but it should be fixed now.

Hi everyone, i have been working on buildings using natural materials for a while now, i recently made a how to video about round wood timber framing. i thought you guys might enjoy it. kris https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFdOxolUwGo&t=2s

well the walls are mostly larch witch is very durable. because they can breath and will be kept dry form ther roof over hang there should not be to much of an issue.

no planning yet. but there is a policy we can apply called policy 52 for building natural dwellings. we will be useing a combination of solar and hydro for power. we have a natural spring for water that will be gravity fed down to the house. and we use a compost toilet.

thanks for the advice. i will make sure to do that.

thanks Dreadhead. im a big fan of your work.

we are planning on living there full time. without planning permission. if anyone has a problem with what we are doing and reports us to the local authority we can apply for planning under policy 52 witch is a policy in wales for natural building. but we would like to avoid having to do it as it...

yeah i know. im back working on it again in a few days time. it wont be long before we can at least sleep in there. might be a while untill the wood stove is in.

we have been working on this house for about a year now on and off. a total of about 1000 man hours so far. it is in wales and we are planning to live in it in the not to distant future. an older picture you can see the most recent video here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1hkvXnTQZY