Every time Laura yells “GAHHHH” in excitement and Felix goes “OOOKKAAYYY” I feel like the sun shines a little bit brighter

I love hearing Felix in the background! He adds so much enthusiasm to the whole process.

Using a hunk of metal to bash a fastener though a hole thats a size too small because you couldn't find one of the 20 hammers you own. Is possibly the most relatable thing I have ever seen on KZfaq!

I always find it funny how, when you find two parts that accidentally fit perfectly together, it always gives you that tingly feeling inside 😊

You're making great progress on the house. I have a feeling that your house will be a landmark in the future. People will tell the tale of a woman who bought a house and and then rebuilt it. I admire your "failure is not an option" attitude when designing and building the block cutting tool. Best regards to all!

"if you learn something new, you see a world completely differently" is a beautiful lesson

Fantastic documentation of what it takes to successfully implement a glimmer of an idea. You are so inspiring, my friend! Kudos to you and your wonderful team! Thanks, as always, for sharing the adventure.

I'm making a point of only watching content on KZfaq that is uplifting, celebrates hard work, a good attitude, optimism, and beautiful things. So happy I found your channel. I can't wait to see what it'll look like when everything is finished, but I'm so excited for the process!

The look you gave Felix when he said now try an angled cut. Priceless! Lol

Laura you are such an inspiration even to an old guy like me. Often when I encounter some problem in the shop I ask myself “what would Laura do?” The answer is almost always the same …… Angle Grinder! 😊

Great video Laura, it was nice to see all the evolutions (so far) of the brick shear. Marking out the distance to the blade on the mounting board might let you cut down on ruler measuring. Angle lines might be good too. 5:46 I love that the local scrap metal guy knows to stop at your shop and honk because he has something you want.

Your comment about learning the machine is spot on. To achieve a cleaner cut, only slice in a little on one side, then flip the brick over to finish the cut. A slab of wood cut to the same angle as the diagonal cuts can be used as a jig so you don't have to set the angle 1,000 times. I LOVE post-and-beam construction. That house is a keeper!

I love how, even with the initial success, you kept thinking through all the options and problem-solved to a really useful tool.

I love that feeling you get when you stand in the junk pile and pick up 2 random pieces of stuff and they fit!

Damen und Herren - Der KamphKutter. :) You're welcome. Always a pleasure, Laura. Keep being brilliant,

Happy to see you wearing eye protection for this one :) Also, that unbridled joy upon cutting the first brick is so contagious :D

I love the iterative process you show. We coach a robotics team at our local school and you are an inspiration to us!

Laura Kampf ... sending you the greatest of respect, my love, and admiration ... 🤗 ...

Those brick walls are beautiful, your enthusiasm is awesome, too! Going back together is fascinating to watch.

You are on the right track, Laura. There is a tool used for shearing wood molding to make picture frames, and it is called a Guillotine.

WOW! What a transformation from just a few weeks ago. Skill, determination, ingenuity, this woman is an amazing person. And what a great team she has supporting her.

The JOY in that maker moment is wonderful! I am thousands of kilometers away in Canada, and I FELT that joy! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿😁 Edit: the wall is BEAUTIFUL. It feels like a hint of the goodness to come! Cheers!

I forgot that this is exactly what I liked most about your channel.

HAPPY TIMES ARE HERE AGAIN!! so great to see you smiling and laughing again. You know KZfaq shows the world what an incredible being you are. Taking a tide with you, is like flying with dragons. 😊🥳😊🥳😊

I recently discovered your channel and have been binge watching your 120 year old house series. Laura, you are my new hero! How you came up with this idea and actually had the skills to make it….is just incredible. 👏

Watching a master at work is one of the most satisfying thing in the world, no matter what field it is

I love that you're not afraid to show the challenges but seem to ultimately find the opportunity or the positive. You inspire me, you're so cool Laura!

"we need to build a machine for this" - so glad to hear that!

Remember to have everyone write her or his name on the materials. 200 years from now, someone will do a little remodeling, and marvel at the work you have done.

The problem with a blade-based design, in my opinion, lies in the amount of material, pushed down and to the sides, creating a wedge. It is enough to crack the brick 1/3 into the travel of the hinge, making for an uneven crack closer to the bottom. Since the clay brick is dry and has no ability to stretch, it should be better to make a cut by removing the material without applying much pressure (say, with a saw). As a non-powered alternative, one could try putting a row of moderately-spaced nails into the brick, resulting in a more controlled crack. Rocks are sometimes cut similarly (but using a drill). All it would take is a plank that moves vertically, with some guides to keep it parallel to the ground. Nails are to be welded to the bottom of the plank.

That house needed you!

I literally watched every house video in a day. Godspeed Laura. I'm here for the rest of the journey too. The house of Theseus!

Maybe keeping some scrap wood with the proper angle nearby as a cutting guide for the angled cuts would make it even faster and more consistent?

What a fantastic example of problem solving. I’m so glad my son watched this with me as he wants to be an industrial designer. Well done. I’m so happy for you that things have started to get positive on the house

'do not I have a single hammer in theshop', I feel so much better after watching this video. Thank you, as usual.

Great! 👍The blade went through the brick like through butter…and 👉no power👈 needed !!! You are part of making life less energy-needy. And less noisy ✌ Thank you❣

The new machine was so much HYYYYPEEE! Let's goooo!

Fantastic! It's so nice to see such a big smile on your face after so many weeks of stress and worry.

Getting to watch the problem solving process is so much fun.

Laura the amazing maker, as usual…..

Archimedes said if you give me a lever and a place to stand i can move the world, Laura your giving Haus Lize the most beautiful reincarnation!

Wie immer, auf jeden fall, sehr gut gemächt Frau Hausmeisterin.

Laura you have taken a difficult situation and made it beautiful. I'm so happy to witness it!

We share your joy, Laura!!

Everything is becoming beautiful.

A house with walls is good. A house with walls your built yourself and that will last is magnificent. You bought a house you loved, and you're turning it into a house built with love, sweat and friends. I can't think of a more perfect place to live.

another fabulous old house video🤎🍁🍂lové from sheboygan, wisconsin.

You should try adding a stop to it for repeatable cut length and maybe an angle guide for when you have to repeat the same angle. It could be as easy as screwing a board down on the base.

I am an American currently living in Texas. In 1960 we moved to West Germany as my father was an engineer in a project for NATO. We lived there for 4 years and I went to a German school (1st thru 4th grade). I have always admired Fachwerkhäuse after becoming familiar with the Plönlein in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. One thing that struck me when we lived there is that there was still piles of rubble and partially damaged buildings left over from WW2, as this was only 15 years later. Since your house is over 100 years old it survived that period. One of the newspapers you found was dated 1961 and that got me to thinking about the cement layer on the outside and the tar paper vapor barrier. This made me wonder whether it was really incompetence or laziness. Then I had another thought ... The lime/sand/straw mixture that was classically applied to the exterior of the masonry (did not always cover the timber) is known (to me) as stucco. However, in the USA where the half timber building style was not used very much and certainly was gone by the WW2 era, stucco was used on brick, stone and wood frame houses. It was applied over metal mesh, attached to lath over a tarpaper vapor barrier. This type of stucco contains a lot of Portland cement and is quite water proof. This got me to wondering if your house was damaged in WW2 and whether there was some "American help" in reconstruction or if an "American" supply of stucco materials was used? Because I could envision someone unfamiliar with the way a half-timber-masonry wall breathed moisture applied their version of stucco or the only readily available stucco was the cement variety. This could have been exacerbated by a translation of the German word for this coating into the (Latin based) English word "stucco". This would explain why in the rush to get people back into their houses, well meaning people may have made a mistake. Of course it lasted over 75 years so it wasn't a totally bad choice. It does however pale in comparison to the properly coated (breathable) 800 year old half-timber-masonry structures that exist in Germany. I watched the whole house remodel series in one day. I thoroughly enjoyed your craftwork, camera work and wonderful on camera presence. I am an engineer and I cringed at the asbestos discovery, the lead paint/pipe discovery and the interior wall wood structure issue. I was gratified to find that in subsequent videos those topics were reasonably solved. Keep up the good work. I particular like the videos with the timber framing construction. Wonderful detail !!!

I am so glad you have Felix behind the camera now. He gets as excited as you ! I think his excitement really buoys you up !

Super Erfindung ! Patent time... All is going well, crew is happy house is strong, reborn... jetzt schuften die Arbeiter, lachen, singen

Damn the vicarious pleasure I get out of seeing Laura jump up and down.

That is the result to never give up. Well done to you all

I love to see how your brain works. I could never use a drill for the life of me but you are such an inspiration on so many levels. Keep up the good work, this is getting better and better!

That maker moment when it all comes together !!! Brilliant video ! YAAAAAAA❤

Everyone please tell everyone how splendid her hard work and effort is paying off....lets get her to 1 million subs by 2023.

It's so nice to see women doing brick layering, that's what it's all about equality 💪🏼and you girls got it

Steel toe boots required! Brilliant idea!

Shoutout to the incredible summer-y German weather this fall, too!

@8:55 when Laura mentions stepping on a thing, the thought that popped into my mind was fitting one of those Triton clamping sawhorses with a wedge like a log splitter.

big love to Laura we happy.

You still got it when it comes thinking 🤔 of new ideas! You’re awesome!!!!!

What a smart girl!

wow, what an incredible process. i feel like when it's all done, you're going to have the most well-made restored house in the whole world!

I never thought I'd be so excited about a wall that's not even mine.

I wonder if Laura is going to let the clay makers have her tool when she's done! I love this series, it is totally a testament to Laura's determination and love. By hook or by crook, this house will be rescued and by damn it it will be wonderful and it will be GRATEFUL.

Garde cette énergie positive et créatrice, rien ne pourra t'arrêter . Merci👍🏻

"Do I not have a single hammer in the shop?" I felt that in my soul.

Just goes to show that if you horde enough junk, you find pieces that fit together... 😅 Watching your creative gears turn and your absolute glee when your creation works is a large portion of why I continue to watch every video you post. Your curiosity and determination are marvelous force to be reckoned with.

you are building absolutely stunning walls, Laura. you should be very proud. it will be sad when you go to cover them up. maybe one interior spot of timber frame and clay brick covered with a see through window so you can always reflect on what's really in your house. carry on!

Either that or a samurai sword. It's a victory!! Love it.

Every failure and setback is a chance to learn something new about the world, and about yourself. That’s what I got from your latest video. I hope your finances are managing with all the twists and turns that this project has thrown your way.

Eye protection FTW🙌👍🥰 Laura, your mind is a miracle! Love this project so much ❤️💜💙💚💛

You are a lady with a beaitiful soul

I'm so relieved you got past this point. The horror of all those discoveries are now not only in the past, but actually resolved.

It´s allways great to have a house with walls.😄

An appreciation for walls sounds logical to me, having seen this video. We bought a house recently and since then I gained appreciation for being able to flush the toilet. (And learned how to install these modern water pipes with press fittings.)

Schweiß doch da auf Deine Schneidemaschine so eine Art Dreieck drauf, so dass Du den Stein damit in der Mitte anpiekst und der dann von der Mitte aus vorn und hinten geschnitten wird. Ähnlich wie ein Haifischzahn.🦈🦈🦈 War so meine Idee, als ich Dir beim basteln zu sah... Ich habe ja auch so eine alte Fachwerkwundertüte...mache das aber alles mit gebrauchten Lehmziegeln, die zu hauf bei Ebay-Kleinanzeigen verschenkt werden. Ich liebe ja Deine Viedeo's. Vielen Dank, dass Du uns an Deinem Prozess teilhaben lässt! 👍❤️

Great job with the block cutter, possibly add a bottom knife but only about 2cm high, this would leave a tidy cut surface on the outer faces.

Girl you are a genius. What you have is a God given gift! And having a freind that can have your back at times is priceless!

Seeing Laura soooo happy makes me happy as well :)

I love it. I almost jumped up and down when your brick cutter worked right. Laura, we have a saying about people who can make almost anything out of almost nothing. We say, “They could make a silk purse out of a sows ear”. You, young lady, could make a silk purse out of a sows ear. Really enjoying the rebuild and all the little projects you offer along the way. Thank you. Your joy is infectious.

Good morning😊

Laura, I don't think you want to slice the bricks, rather they need to be pierced. Your guillotine starts this action with it's back "tooth". If you can create a very hefty cheese comb (if you're not familiar with what this is a quick Google will show it,) you should be able to divide the clay bricks with much less crumbling.

4:30 it's these moments that fuel my need to drag things I find home with me! Ugh, I love it!!

So fantastic to see success, happiness and celebration after several (many?) videos of new problems every time!

Love your machine: if I could suggest one modification, I would recommend giving it a fence like a zero-clearance chop saw, that way the bricks are supported as you chop them. That should (in theory) result in slightly less crumbly cuts, and such a surface would be easy to mark up with quick-reference marks for different lengths.

You and Felix work so well together. It's hard to imagine your videos without you two interacting now. It brings such life to the whole process. As someone who has been watching you for many years, well done!!

The short clip of the clay wall with the bright, blonde timbers was really beautiful. A shame that it will, no doubt, need to be covered over. Exciting progress.

I love the fun and excitement in these videos, despite all the suprises you get on with it, better still you will have beautiful home

Thank god you found the best tool for the job.

Great team effort and special kudos to your new photographer. He is so cool and supportive and seems like a joy to work with.

Really enjoying this series. 🙂 I would have liked to see Laura cut a brick on her bandsaw. I know it was supposed to be a portable tool. Just seemed funny she was using the perfect tool to make an experimental tool.

Einfach nur großartig! Danke für das Verbreiten von soooo viel Optimismus!

What if instead of a flat surface you'd have a little edge so that it would cut from both sides. It could give a more even cut as the bricks were crumbling against the flat surface.

I‘d love to see more of the Progress on the house It’s just so interesting in my opinion

Well that was amazing

The simple joys of just figuring shit out... It's the best feeling.

If you don't mind a suggestion: making the blade on the clay cutter thinner - at least where it intersects with the clay brick - will increase the force applied to a smaller surface area. This should make the cut cleaner, and maybe faster/ easier. In any case. Love the series. Good luck with it.

So exciting!!! 🎉 15 tons?!!! Wow!