Medieval carpentry - building without nails. French Timber Framing & Scribing

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6 жыл бұрын

This is an instructional documentary about the traditional french timber framing. Carpentry class held in Estonia and organised by Vanaajamaja (vanaajamaja.ee/en) - focusing on the thousands of years old scribing technique using plumb bob. The main key before scribing irregular (hewn or twisted) timbers is to mark the vertical and horizontal centers by level on the both end of the log and snap the lines - as all the scribing is done using the center lines (axis) instead of the square rule when the sides of the timbers are being used as reference. This technique can be used also on planed or sawn timbers. All the frame was build in 5 days by the experienced carpenters and non experienced students using only hand tools. Hands not machines!
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@Sean_XT 5 ай бұрын

the amount of skill and precision it takes to make things like this using purely hand tools is truly astounding and deserving of respect for the person that has mastered it

@adys007 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video, loved it! Not long ago I dismantled a building ( old stables) in Romania with my dad and my brother. The building was constructed by my grandfather in the early 1940's. The joinery and art work on the timber were exactly the same as in the video but my grandad used some type of European oak, extremely heavy. This form of carpentry was used throughout Europe. My grandad was a carpenter by trade. I must have inherited the love for wood from him

@unechaine1 4 жыл бұрын

C'est bien de transmettre ces savoirs.

@adys007 4 жыл бұрын

Patrick BUNINO Je suis loin d'être aussi bon 😄

@vChilem 4 жыл бұрын

@@adys007 L'exercice fait le maître. La práctica hace al maestro.

@adys007 4 жыл бұрын

Un Chileno c'est un proverbe beau et utile

@diabloakland 2 жыл бұрын

Why did you dismantle it? I’m curious, are you going to rebuild?

@andremetayer1467 8 ай бұрын

All the price of carpentry art. Reflection, mastery, and execution by brain, hands and precious tools. A master. At the end of the video, another master. Fred Pellerin, a master of words and poetry. The song say : " It's allways later that we think..."

@jesseredfield8194 2 жыл бұрын

Pure concept building. Understanding what your doing on an entirely different level. Literally master crafted. It does not need to be precise to far outclass something that is. This is Amazing sir.

@stephenbreakell6516 5 жыл бұрын

What an amazing look at what can be done.After having worked on oak framed buildings in the past the plum bob is the most important thing and most simplest tool you can use to be so accurate. I would love to be able to work with someone of this calibre .A true craftsmen

@billfurness6920 Ай бұрын

Man you have an amazing skill. I can watch your videos for hours. I was a builder for 35 years. Now this intreags me Thank you .

@Everview 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos! Really enjoy watching all the Master Craftsmen show off their skills. More please!

@TheAlmagor 6 жыл бұрын

... esta es la verdadera carpintería, sin herramientas eléctricas, es realmente extraordinario... saludos desde Chile.

@fabiandaroca 5 жыл бұрын

Love this video. Great craftsmanship!!!

@donataspimpasas 4 жыл бұрын

And he still has all his toes intact

@larsjjensen9517 2 жыл бұрын

Just saw this video and these old construction methods are super beautiful :-)

@paulbourdon1236 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work! thanks for posting.

@nosotrosloslobosestamosreg4115 6 жыл бұрын

Subscribed.. This channel is wonderful. Artcrafting at its finest.

@edram4051 6 жыл бұрын

Can you imagine the smell of wood in this workshop?

@fnerXVI 3 жыл бұрын

@Memphis Reed ah yes. Spam and phishing. Try harder next time.

@whengrapespop5728 2 жыл бұрын

Probably like any other wood workshop.

@juniordomingues7869 6 жыл бұрын

His videos always excite me, I am a descendant of Germans on the part of my mother, I live in Brazil but I feel that I was robbed of a place like this ... Congratulations.

@738polarbear 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent hand and eye ordination. Very skillfully.

@chybz 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful and nicely made video, thank you !

@jefffink8405 6 жыл бұрын

Great detail in showing how to scribe hewn timbers with irregular surfaces.

@enjutogutierrez7685 6 жыл бұрын

Impresionante! Sois unos cracks! Que no se pierdan las buenas técnicas de unión!

@Iammightymeaty 6 жыл бұрын

Beautifully done.

@legendrebernard2549 4 жыл бұрын

Very interesting thanks for sharing :) :) The geometrical part and tracing were necessary : the final part was the gift ; a great video merci :)

@mrfudgierubber 4 жыл бұрын

Love the medieval hand plane and spirit level and I'me only halfway through, but enjoying every moment!

@stephenhargrave7922 11 ай бұрын

Don't forget the medieval chainsaw they cut the timbers with

@stephenhargrave7922 11 ай бұрын

The medieval method was simply to cut pieces of hardwood with your angles and plane. I seen a 6 foot strip of cherry that was a third generation heirloom and still perfectly level being used to build boats in skandza. And the idea of placing fluid in a tube is not rocket science. I wouldn't be surprised if it is a VERY old tecnique

@bryantg1412 3 жыл бұрын

Beautiful work.

@KyleMeyer949 6 жыл бұрын

Very informative to me and I can't wait to come and learn from you guys in may!. I'm a carpenter in Canada but sadly over here very few of us are taught to build a strong timber framed house anymore.

@moritzbraun3565 6 жыл бұрын

currently I am in my first year of my apprenticeship as a carpenter and in school we do this stuff in minimal scale for weeks. Very interesting to learn, but it can bepretty nerve-racking if a construction you have worked on for a few days straight just doesn't wants to fit as you thought. I have heard about the apprenticeship in other countries and I am very happy to learn in Germany. You are an apprentice for three years, but then you have a solid foundation in many aspects of the work as an carpenter

@KyleMeyer949 6 жыл бұрын

Moritz Braun I agree it's always a bit intimidating when you put something together that you've put a lot of time into but it's always worth it. Germany sounds like a good place to go to school. I'm happy with that I learned here in Canada but our focus was on stick framing and concrete so most of our school knowledge and training is geared to that. Also in many areas it's hard to find an employer who does timber framing because the demand is low so the only stuff I was taught was a few sections in the theory books

@TheBlazad 6 жыл бұрын

Helllo there just wondering what the name of this course is and where it is held? I for sure would be interested in signing up. Many thanks

@atonenjr 6 жыл бұрын

vanaajamaja.ee/en/home/

@dennismott9183 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome and love the music too

@maninblack6575 5 жыл бұрын

I cant even cut that straight on my table saw xD

@imnotgaye 3 жыл бұрын

My 3d printer can't cut that straight

@beernd4822 6 жыл бұрын

Very good video, top class.

@eligebrown8998 4 жыл бұрын

That is some serious skill to do that with any ax. Love that shop they're working in. That's look of the shop is the look I'm going for on my new house. 2200 square foot with open floor plan.

@Kumagai1976 6 жыл бұрын

Wow Thank you for the video, truly inspiring.

@xapile 6 жыл бұрын

la classe de vrai travail à l'ancienne , bravo , le résultat parle de lui même ,

@whitacrebespoke 6 жыл бұрын

As a carpenter and joiner her in the U.K. I loved this video. I enjoy scribe work. It’s a brain teaser at first but when it clicks it’s a real pleasurable exercise.

@BrianSeklecki 7 ай бұрын

I've recently considered to buy/build a house in the UK; will local building codes allow new homes to be Timber Frame?

@whitacrebespoke 7 ай бұрын

@@BrianSeklecki yes they certainly will. Need to find the right architect and engineer to nail down the design and building regulations consent but I know many new build timber framers. My work is all building conservation now.

@atonenjr 6 жыл бұрын

Northmen, thank you so much for this film....... and in the very end someone says " make sure you have the shot, I`m not climbing back up again" :)

@archeofutura_4606 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome video of more things I could never do :)

@stephenadair8356 3 жыл бұрын

If all goes to plan, I will be starting mine in Alaska next year . I cannot wait.

@boston7704 6 жыл бұрын

Incredibly peaceful to watch

@unechaine1 4 жыл бұрын

Superbe boulot !

@ralpholivera8909 6 жыл бұрын

Gracias por excelente clase de carpintería.

@jamesthomas1436 6 жыл бұрын

Great Video for beginner of Medieval carpentry - building without nails. French Timber Framing & Scribing

@suikoushya 6 жыл бұрын

That's excellent! I will try it too!

@shotgunsmurf5740 Жыл бұрын

i loved this video!

@tonybologna123 6 жыл бұрын

simply beautiful

@desertmulehunter 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful!

@mickeyjaramillo1506 Жыл бұрын

This is just mind blowing.

@dawidczerniak5177 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing skills.!

@Pakkerotten 5 жыл бұрын

one of my friends made me do somthing like that yesterday with him. have to say that this guy made me feel like in never had had a axe in my hands!!

@marielundberg7309 5 жыл бұрын

I especially like the roof decide on your plans. But I loved it all.

@Maximus-jp8zy 6 жыл бұрын

song is "plus tard qu'on pense" by Fred Pellerin

@annettemillette4091 4 жыл бұрын

SO MUCH TO LEARN, HOW WONDERFUL

@TheSongbull 6 жыл бұрын

Beau travail. Belle chanson de Québec à la fin!

@victorialambakakhar4111 5 жыл бұрын

Really cool! Thanks!

@sylvestergatscha8219 6 жыл бұрын

Sweeet!! I love it!

@joegardiner4220 5 жыл бұрын

The long handed chisel ( almost like a spade looks lovely to use ) i wonder if he drill out the mortices before chiselling the husk out. Also i like the fact that you used square edged pegs , i work on a lot of old Tudor buildings in England and its those little differences that shows someone knows their stuff

@priestesslucy3299 Жыл бұрын

Is there a practical benefit to square pegs over round ones?

@cisco5400 Жыл бұрын

Impressive start, to remove all the wood that makes the log round. Well done!

@user-fv8bm2pv5o 4 жыл бұрын

진짜 잘만드네요 잘 보고 갑니다.

@chrismoose64 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent workmanship. When you can actually get them on site there are some very talented French artisans 😉

@RobertFay 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this impressive and well done tutorial. The 1817 cow barn i played in was built this way (supposedly by one man, alone). The jointery connecting the sixty+ foot spans of twisted beams always impressed me with wonderment. Now i see that a plum line and straight edge can do the job with appropriate axes and chisels and frame cranes and winches.

@johnstarkie9948 4 жыл бұрын

Robert Fay ‘Plumb line’. Nothing to do with fruit. Plumb lines traditionally had lead weights (or bobs). The Latin for lead is ‘plumbum’. The same Latin root appears in ‘plumbing’ and ‘plumber’ because water pipes were originally made of lead.

@RobertFay 4 жыл бұрын

@@johnstarkie9948 Exactly. As i am sure you know, a plum line shows a true vertical. ||| I will be pleased to provide you a reference for a raise in pay to who ever pays you to act like a troll seeking to make others wrong in any way possible. You have a worthy future and an inspiring self identity to support.

@johnstarkie9948 4 жыл бұрын

Robert Fay I’m grateful for your approbation. It’s a ‘plumb line’ not a ‘plum line’.

@arthurrsaker8893 2 жыл бұрын

@@RobertFay Never give trolls the satisfaction of knowing that they have stung you. There are better things to do with your time than waste it in an Internet argument. If anyone wants to portray themselves as a pedantic, pernickety, nit-picking t*at, let them, not your problem. Only they can change themselves, you can't and its not your job to.

@RobertFay 2 жыл бұрын

@@arthurrsaker8893 . *- Agreed.*

@MrPalapikus 6 жыл бұрын

One day, I will join your class!

@ClintRoseCarving 6 жыл бұрын

I'm so desperate to have some land so I can erect at least one timber frame building, it looks incredible, great video

@cavemanjack3078 6 жыл бұрын

From America I say that was amazing. Great job, that is one very very sharp axe used with great skill. Thank you for the video.

@otonoton5464 6 жыл бұрын

Do you know what is cooler than that....? NOTHING! Awesome job

@spr00sem00se 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant!

@phillipyeager3176 5 жыл бұрын

Way cool shop, friend.

@robertbrunston5406 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Sure is different than how we build in the U.S. Today! Thank you.

@DiHandley 6 жыл бұрын

Talk about incredible hand-eye coordination! 😵

@oldguy7144 5 жыл бұрын

Fantastique Monsieur...we need to teach our Children these skills - all over the world. I'm from Canada. Too much technology, not enough skill with nature will distroy humanity.

@metmet60 6 жыл бұрын

WONDERFUL!

@sleepyparrot. 6 жыл бұрын

These are true master of a by-gone age when people loved there work

@truebornsonofliberty554 6 жыл бұрын

Instantly drop everything to watch.

@brithesaw 6 жыл бұрын

Amazing craftsmanship...;b

@noelstgelven1994 6 жыл бұрын

Very good practice

@billwarkey5045 3 жыл бұрын

Bravo Mourad tu es un chef . Michel

@KiesandNoob 6 жыл бұрын

I don't see how he could possibly be so precise with such rough material, especially with such simple tools.

@boozoochavis7506 5 жыл бұрын

That will make hell of a beautiful building, and I think his english was fine myself. The editing was kind of funky and if one was there doing the work maybe make more sense. I think this video was more for overall view than minute instructional video? Thanks for posting, I love the sound of the old tools working not whining power motors and could smell the fresh wood a bit from where I am sitting ... always good things!

@benjaminlaprise6623 5 жыл бұрын

Wow la chanson de Fred Pellerin :o C'est du très beau travail!

@curtisbragg 3 жыл бұрын

wow just wow!!!!!!!

@shermdog6969 6 жыл бұрын

One of the best channels on KZfaq. Always beautifully done. And beautiful craftsmanship.

@nickeward1173 5 жыл бұрын

Excellent

@malipedduparthiv6147 8 ай бұрын

beatiful

@haroldschultz5864 Жыл бұрын

The tools the craftsman are using are sharp but not nearly as sharp as their minds . Beautiful work .

@AbamAdy 6 жыл бұрын

I am an automotive mechanic ... my grandfather was a carpenter but I did not get to learn from him .... being a carpenter is my dream... I would love to attend this class but I can not afford to go because of financial problems .... i'm from malaysia and will try to save some money to attend this class....thanks for sharing with us

@brazilgrass 6 жыл бұрын

Same here, bro. Cheers and best from south Brazil to Malaysia!

@Ho1yhe11 6 жыл бұрын

Find a carpentry apprenticeship somewhere you will get experience on the job and be paid for it

@rhythm242able 6 жыл бұрын

You just watched the video, why do you have to save and pay to go there!? Thats what the internet is best for, sharing!!!!

@davidj.7779 6 жыл бұрын

I have no doubt that there are traditional carpenters in Malaysia making traditional teak structures using older methods and tools. I'm sure if you look, you will find some closer than you think. Look for old temples being restored. That is where one finds a lot of traditional craftsmen in SE Asia.

@jonniebrim6531 6 жыл бұрын

Simon Lyons Dude, seriously? Watching something on your phone is NOTHING like doing it in real life man. Come on

@superbreastman 6 жыл бұрын

Very inspiring to see and try to understand how in ancient times man had to cope with little technology and a great deal of ingenuity in order to build wooden structures as homes, churches, boats or barns. Thanks for sharing.

@stephenhargrave7922 11 ай бұрын

Before the crutch of digital tech. The cologne dome was built half a millennium ago without "technology'. Much ancient architecture cannot even be replicated today with modern tech

@user-th3lk7hh5e 6 жыл бұрын

I like this video

@blake4701 5 жыл бұрын

Thats gonna come in handy at notre dame now

@tommyoconnor1224 5 жыл бұрын

Johnny Marvéll I hope you're joking?

@HarosOfStyx 5 жыл бұрын

tommy o connor I'm not joking. Haven't you seen the articles and the quotes from Macron's other statements? He has no intention of restoring it as it was.

@bgt63 5 жыл бұрын

@@HarosOfStyx tragic

@tommyoconnor1224 5 жыл бұрын

bgt63 ya sickening all right. ..

@HarosOfStyx 5 жыл бұрын

@@tommyoconnor1224 then raise some hell, as well. Stop them before they ruin it.

@startacleaningbiz1014 3 жыл бұрын

would luv to take this class

@maibster 3 жыл бұрын

How is that level of axe aim even possible ?!? Such precision much skill big wow

@Ourarbiter 5 жыл бұрын

I found the great thing about timber framing is that you can build something inside all winter, then assemble it outside in an hour and a half when the weather improves.

@rokpodlogar6062 6 жыл бұрын

you may not use nails, but are tough as nails. magnifique.

@MrWoodsli 5 жыл бұрын

Anyone know where to else to learn more about how to do layouts with hewn beams like this? There's a lot of people on youtube showing how to timber frame but I can't seem to find anyone else who does it with hewn timbers.

@johnstockwellmajorsmedleyb1214 5 жыл бұрын

I am as well a protean skilled carpenter, now do us all a favor and show your sharpening technique and then how often it is done?

@dominicferro9475 5 жыл бұрын

Awesome

@wolverinebear5357 5 жыл бұрын

Very special

@willthomsen7569 3 жыл бұрын

I want to see a documentary about the actually life of a medieval carpenter. That would be so awesome I can’t find it tho

@democratsuck 6 жыл бұрын

Opening scene....both of my feet are gone! LOL

@chippysteve4524 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly the same system as used traditionally in Britain. Quelle surprise!

@HeartPumper 3 жыл бұрын

You mean Bretagne? :D

@453421abcdefg12345 6 жыл бұрын

A very interesting video, I was surprised to see so many poor quality modern tools being used, but near the end the real tools came out when fitting the frame required a more accurate fit, also no adze being used, the side axe is very much harder to use that the adze for surfacing the large timbers, one to watch over a few times I think.