Traditional Finnish log house construction - 25 min youtube video

[sandbender]

Thanks to rj598 of this forum I have found and enjoyed this short film about log cabin construction in Finland, worth a watch.

[video=youtube;_3J5wkJFJzE]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded& v=_3J5wkJFJzE[/video]

 

[laro13]

Nice video!
They are real craftsmen, I must learn some Finnish

Thanks!

 

[presterjohn]

I am so envious of the skills of those guys. So much of what they did seemed done by eye and a simple stick measure. One thing though I felt like a bit of prat after watching as I had the sound turned down on the TV well watching it. What was the point of that I didn't understand a word they were saying?

 

[Niels]

I am so envious of the skills of those guys. So much of what they did seemed done by eye and a simple stick measure. One thing though I felt like a bit of prat after watching as I had the sound turned down on the TV well watching it. What was the point of that I didn't understand a word they were saying?

The sound of chopping and carving! Who wouldn't want to hear that?

 

[sandbender]

The sound of chopping and carving! Who wouldn't want to hear that?

The sound of someone crunching through the snow, that worked for me.

 

[Myosotis]

If you click the little 'postcard' on the bottom right you'll get a basic translated subtitle. Good enough for me....

 

[laro13]

If you click the little 'postcard' on the bottom right you'll get a basic translated subtitle. Good enough for me....

Now I have to watch it all over again, thank you very much Myosotis.

 

[crosslandkelly]

I really enjoyed the video. Being a carpenter myself, I would love to try that. Interesting use of dried moss? for caulking, and earth, sawdust and shavings, for under floor insulation. Great vid, Thanks for posting.

 

[sandbender]

Folks who enjoyed that first video might appreciate this one too...

[video=vimeo;17360574]http://vimeo.com/17360574[/video]

...it has been posted here before, it is from the same folks who make the Neeman Tools videos.

 

[crosslandkelly]

Very nice.

 

[milius2]

Great videos! And bang on time as I started building my own "Cabin", real inspirational and gives strength as I need it after a week of stone work

 

[Skaukraft]

Heres another one frome the rebuilding of one of the houses at Norsk Folkemuseum in Oslo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4746vgMS-w