IT'S A LIE! That was not just debarking. It was debarking PLUS planing smooth!! This young man's technical ability with and safe use of tools sharp enough with which to shave has me totally mesmerised! Well done.

Great work young man, it’s good to see a person in this day and age grounded and keeping old skills alive. Best wishes to you from Alaska.

My kind of videos. No talk, no music, no distractions. Just a a guy doing his craft. Nice job on that log too.

I have a great appreciation for your wood-building skills and I love watching your videos, I learn a lot, Thanks.

The stamina and strength of a very good Draft Horse. Good job young man!. Jc

Nobody's gonna beat you, Erik! Your skills are absolutely unique, man! I respect you so much, God bless you...

That’s some fine work!

The sound of the solid timber and the contrast of the ripping of bark backed by the choir of birds pure magic - such skill such self satisfaction

Bra jobbat Erik! Thumbs up

Erik, what a truly amazing channel. I have yet to see any other cabin-build videos on KZfaq that has done what you have done using strictly hand tools. I need to get back to my German roots and head across the pond and get some wilderness property and do what you're doing. Don't EVER lose track or be disconnected with where you've come from. Humility is a very powerful tool for personal progression.

it's amazing!!!! I want to see how the cabin progresses

These young pups showing off. 😎

I admire how you do everything with such grace and love and patience.

Great job you're the man fantastic job good work. Ethics awesome skills keep up the great video

Awesome job Erik! I always give your videos 👍 before I even watch. An tell you spend time maintaining you tools too!

excellent work sir!

Well done!

Nice Job!!

Like a boss! Nice work

WOW I WOULD GET SUCH SATISFACTION OUT OF PEELING A LOG GREAT JOB GOD BLESS STAY SAFE MY FRIEND

Bra jobb !!!

Outstanding job you did that log in record time!! I love watching your progress. You are such an inspiration I am so impressed!! God Bless my friend. 👍

Very good.

What I find amazing is that you did it with simple hand tools without gloves. My hat is off to you young man.

Cool!! Makes me want to try doing it....

Dextérité, efficacité !...'' vous n'amusez pas le terrain !''🙂..bravo!..yes!.. épuisé maintenant 💪

Well done, nice job! :)

Dude you my hero! My best was 4 hours!

I'm shattered watching you. Best wishes. Stay safe. From England uk

Great demonstration ! You have developed a very good technique witgh that draw knife Love your work ethic young man !

Nice!!

Very impressed!!

Es muy arduo ese trabajo porque es todo artesanal, sin maquinaria eléctrica, todo a pulso y a mano, lo que lo hace más valioso. Es muy trabajador a su corta edad. Me impresiona.

Gee dang I forget what a sharp blade can do 😂 good tools good job👍

that is impressive my brother. thank you for sharing.

hard working boy with a dream amen

VERY well done! It takes me longer to peel 35 foot long Tipi poles but, they have to be even smoother, though they are much smaller in diameter!

Erik you are the Swedish Superman! Great job.

Very impressive. Thanks.

This guy is using every muscle God has given him.

nice workmanship, impressive, I was look to see how this work is done, our family has a old log house, all logs hand peeled with a U cut in the bottom of each log,

Well done! like those vids, keep up young man ;-))

I really like what you are doing...I support you From Algeria 🇩🇿🇩🇿

that is insane! I peeled my first log today and it took me 6 hours. I need to learn this guys technique!

I am a survivalist and I love that tool just ordered one beautiful good sir beautiful

Love seeing this man. Keep it up because I guarantee that you won’t have just 13.7K subs if you keep making these incredible videos week after week.

Wow! It must be a Guinness record

Good job and you are in a good fit. I know from the experience that that's a real job and if you are not in a fit it gets heavy very fast. Actually never really debarked spruce with drawknife but pines. And pine is tough when you debark the thick bark. We have billnäs drawknife and I believe its pretty similar as Gränfors. Enjoy! I know you do! P.S: Come up with solution to lift less those heavy logs. It might feel good and ok to do it, but it will save you a ton of energy and body later. Thats what old time loggers did so they could utilize their strength for doing more what they had for the day. And in a long run it pays itself back. It makes it also lot enjoyable (of course if you feel like Hulk then maybe not!). Maybe some kind of pendulum in the middle so you can use it to lift logs with your body weight. Also levers and ropes are what they used to use in old times. They only used their strength to the limit when they had to. If you watch old films you can see how efficient they actually where because they had to. If they could do something easier they did. I dont mean you have to, because only you can know what is best for you and what you want to experience with this project. And thanks for sharing this! Its joy to watch!

Nice job, I would have thought it would have taken longer than 15 min, It would have taken me all day.

Epic man. I did that in the Sqaw valley for a season. It's fukn hard. You make it look easy!

Nice Erik your a man above men keep up the great videos impressive stuff as always.them arms had to feel a little like rubber at the end

I detta fart så kommer du väl lösa ett hus under sommaren, samt även kanske något påväxt utanför! Godspeed, Kid! Hälsningar från söder!

Peeling logs. Necessary task. Hard work. Tree species makes a tremendous difference in how easily they can be peeled. Season when they're cut makes a difference. Winter cut if you want the bark to stay on. Cut in spring or summer with the sap running for easy bark removal. Relatively easy ;) Conifers peel readily, maple gives up great long strips, ash and birch are easily debarked. Red oak is stubborn, no matter when you cut it, and white oak bark just doesn't want to come off the tree ;) Whether you use a drawkinfe like Erik, or a debarking spud, or an axe - peeling logs by hand is a workout. As always, loads of respect for the work you're putting in to this project, Erik ;)

Grazie.

God has blessed you with many gifts. You must be Very thankful & proud each and every day. Well done sir. From N.PA USA

My best time, including smoke breaks and emergency room visit, is 14 hours.

I bet 30mn.....!!!! .....well done .....👏👏👏👏👏😀😀😀

i wanna peel them logs too omg so satisfying

Bra jobbat! Inga kontorshänder där inte!

This is a 15-Minutes-High-Class-Workout :).

Hey brother love this video. And I would like to ask you a question I'm trying to build my cabin how long would you let the logs to dry out or do you recommend to start working on them already.

Me suscribo gracias

nice! i need to debark many trees i have logged at my place and store then and preserve until building. any tips and preserving? is debarking the biggest thing to do ?

got an 8 pack just watching this. THANKS!

💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻desde España

Looks like the sap started to run.. I still have snow banks,, & no black flies..., The day the flies come out is when sap in the spruce starts,, but your winter trees are better wood.. The cracks (checks) will be tighter.. Ginn pole inside each corner & a set of blocks or come-a-long you can lift them easy..good luck,,, don't get hurt!! aloha

I watched this done by hand like this on an episode of DirtyJobs, except that the pro loggers were wearing a thick leather apron to protect their chest and stomach from accidents with the blade.

Instantly sold on the Gransfors Bruks Drawknife, ordered mine today! I came across a special tool to sharpen at a precise angle, what do you use for sharpening?

Wouldn't it be easier to strip the bark in the winter when sap is less of an issue? I don't see too much indication that there is a lot of sap, but thought I'd at least ask.

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c'est chouette, mais dur dur... bon courage

Good job! What is the name of the saw you use for felling trees?

Traduzir para o português do Brasil. Like dado.

Great work! Got a couple questions kinda. I used to work at a log home mill, we used electric planers to peel 🤢 but occasionally got the odd hand peel order. All our logs were standing dead, and 9/10 times were spun on a lathe before we touched them with our draw knives... Again 🤢. Very few debarking and finishing with the same blade.. But I am wondering, do you peel once the logs are dry, or do you peel green? I would imagine dry logs (knots most being deadly on the blades) but I'm doubtful about green logs .. Are standing dead logs desirable to peel by all, or was that just that company? I really don't know! Thought you might, haha thanks!

I'm glad I came across this video. Quick question, does anyone know what tool he's using to debark the log?

What tree species are those? I'm looking at debarking a bunch of Balsam fir logs (likely ~12" diameter) to use as posts for a new equipment shed.

Whew I’m tired by just watching!! They should make a machine for this!!

Who do I email about making this an Olympic sport? 😃👍

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That's what i really want to do.. Go in the middle of nowhere and play The Forest in real life but without creepy creatures who want to kill me. :'D No seriously, i need this in my life right now, take a break from everything.. Really nice job btw!

Might be a silly question but what is normally done with the stripped bark? Can it be utilized for anything useful? Just curious. Love the videos!

What kind of crosscut saw do you have a new one or vintage

How are you moving logs from drop to debarking zone?

I need to know what tool that is your using

Nice job! I'm enjoying this series. Keep it up. In North America, there's a time in late spring where you can just peal the bark off by hand in giant strips. If you get lucky and can cut all your wood then, you get off easy. The Outsider has a video on it: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e7Wdia2Vyrm4dHk.html

Knows what he is doing.

What are the main muscles used during this exercise?

Is this a fresh fallen or seasoned log. Presuming you're young and fit and have mastered the technique of the correct angle of draw etc., and, I'm old and not fit or experienced is 2 hours more realistic for me?

How often do you sharpen the knife?

Do you have to treat these with anything before building?

#Lockdown got me down the YT rabbit hole

What brand knife are you using?

Hey Erik do you own that land to cut down those trees?

What draw knife is this? Where can I get a curved blade like that?

Does de barking easier going up or down

I would give you a thumbs up but there are 420 likes on 4/20 and I don't want to be the one to ruin it.

it is a wet tree. that's why its so fast. I did a few 3 m, 10ft logs a week ago and it took better part of an hour to finish just one single! my shoulders still scream.

Wow you draw knife is sharp as all get out... ur moving as fast as peeling banana's

what draw blade are you using?

How long is that draw knife?