Building Stairs into my Log Cabin from the Outdoor Kitchen, Installing a Pine Countertop and Sink

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9 ай бұрын

This week at the cabin, I build stairs into the breezeway and log cabin from the new outdoor kitchen and then glue pine boards together to make 12 feet of countertops. I install the first countertop and a double sink beside the wood cookstove and next to the water tote that will provide rainwater to the kitchen.
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@ConradWalsh 9 ай бұрын

Greatest Netflix documentary never made.....

@ibrahimoktem2616 9 ай бұрын

Süper bir insan, çok iyi bir usta, tam profesyonel hayranlıkla izliyom, kullandığı bıçaklara hayranım..

@darrellcurrier5571 9 ай бұрын

I love how on the first swing at the rock (albeit a bit half assed) there were no fucks given, the next swing was full riot head/face protection. Good call, cause that stuff can cause a very preventable injury, and potentially serious one at that.

@margaretjacobs4016 9 ай бұрын

Personally, I simply love being the “sidewalk supervisor”😂😂

@hamimahatan6307 9 ай бұрын

Brilliant Shawn, yes you are!!! ❤️❤️ SALUTE n respect from Malaysia

@adammckay296 9 ай бұрын

Netflix is for boring people with no hobbies

@brucelee7023 8 ай бұрын

No compound bow for this guy. He’s the real deal!

@irishcherokee8884 9 ай бұрын

In these times I find solace watching you and Cali at the Cabin.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@tonandmarc 8 ай бұрын

all these years you have stayed true to your passion. thank you !

@randywunderlich6315 9 ай бұрын

WOW… I would say you have 2.1 million very happy subscribers after watching this amazing video!!! Thanks Shawn 🙏🏻

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@janhorton5197 9 ай бұрын

I am 80 Shawn, I just find so much pleasure in watching you create this beautiful kitchen. I used to go with my dad during school holidays when he built houses. No power tools then. I can smell the wood once again when you saw, drill, etc. My favourite tool was the spokeshave.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@Cobbido 9 ай бұрын

It's insane how much more pleasing to the eye this cabin is than the old one and I really liked seeing that one get built too, you should send your old horrendous neighbors a thank you letter for helping put you on the track to build this beast of a cabin.

@zindi1138 9 ай бұрын

with a jar of 3 month old urine

@gregmuon 9 ай бұрын

Yeah, despite the A-holery, it all worked out for the better.

@Anderbender 9 ай бұрын

Yup, blessings do come in strange packages!

@awilliams5007 9 ай бұрын

Don't poke the bear. The best revenge is good living.

@Cobbido 9 ай бұрын

@@awilliams5007 It's true, you don't want to be like the neighbors themselves

@edmedlin2936 9 ай бұрын

Good job on this set of stairs. That is the mark of a skilled carpenter, when he can lay out stairs properly.

@Matt-pu4of 7 ай бұрын

Mr. Shawn James for PRESIDENT. !!!!!

@guiart4728 9 ай бұрын

Just got to say making all the cuts you make with a hand saw just blows my mind! Been watching for at least a couple of years and have never seen a skill type saw. I can’t even saw a 2x4 off straight. That you have built all this with a hand saw is just nuts!

@ruthiewilliams3482 8 ай бұрын

I can’t tear myself away from this video!! Wonderful. I loved watching my husband work his magic!

@watchful1168 9 ай бұрын

I imagine you cannot make these videos forever...but I have to tell you they are a balm to my heart! I have tried more and more things because of watching you! Thank you Shawn!

@suemitchell1354 9 ай бұрын

I am sure he has many ideas of things to build to make his beautiful wife more comfortable, he’s not done yet, think about the laundry room, the sauna at the old cabin. The room he was making with big windows for her sewing room. His wife and daughters are all lovely ladies.

@coblass 9 ай бұрын

I hate when these videos end!…love that cabin!

@Helene2367 9 ай бұрын

I really love this kitchen, but you know what stops my eyes , that beautiful brick floor in the breezeway. it's just such a pretty color and you know the contrast of wood with a few other elements really make it a true work of art. One of a kind! love the detail around the kitchen steps too.

@OpalJourney 9 ай бұрын

I have watched you from the beginning and marvel how Cali has been with you through it all. What a wonderful friend she is! 🐾

@AlexBushcraftmyWorld 9 ай бұрын

You're my teacher! You're the reason I started making Bushcraft videos! Thank you my friend! 🤝

@greghalter934 9 ай бұрын

I am a suburban IT guy but I feel very rugged watching these videos. I think my chest hair grows thicker with each video ;)

@susanray4847 4 ай бұрын

Obviously the guy is a master builder......in that case he can build anything....awesome work......

@lynndicenzo7440 9 ай бұрын

Your outdoor kitchen is so much nicer than the first minimalist one it looks beautiful....what a great place to cook and hangout

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 9 ай бұрын

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@TaigaTurf 9 ай бұрын

I actually prefer the old one in many ways.. more simple and open feel

@Hoaxer51 9 ай бұрын

I liked the oven in the old kitchen, I hope he builds another one in this kitchen. It was perfect for making bread, pies and a bunch of other stuff with minimal firewood.

@suemitchell1354 9 ай бұрын

They must have a pizza oven lol

@thalleshoward3962 9 ай бұрын

When you think he couldn't make a better outdoor kitchen like the other one. He makes this one twice as better as the last one. And I loved the other one.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@suemitchell1354 9 ай бұрын

I loved the oven he built in the old outdoor kitchen!

@noemiaandradebotelho390 8 ай бұрын

Eu moraria em um lugar deste para sempre sem carne sem frango só ovos e vegetais e brócolis etc.😂😂😂😂😂😂😅

@davidpickens3117 9 ай бұрын

I TOTALLY LOVE YOUR CARPENTRY SKILLS. You remind me of my dad. He loved building things. If they didn’t turn out the way that he liked, he would start over. Since that my dad is no longer living, I miss seeing him build things. God Bless you with your AMAZING SKILLS

@trisho.8331 9 ай бұрын

Same here. My dad was a brilliant carpenter and I loved hanging out in his workshop, holding the lathe and smelling the wood. Furniture was Queen Anne style, carved and etched with leather and gold. Good old days in Beirut Lebanon.

@jeanettec6212 9 ай бұрын

Most awesome outdoor kitchen ever!

@derekdomingo6077 5 ай бұрын

I’ve been watching your channel non stop , hoping one day I can build something as great

@jamiemoen-bi3gd 9 ай бұрын

I can't say enough how nowadays people seem to think everything needs to be perfect! Perfect trim and perfection in and on everything in their homes, and with one basic construction material...wood! You can make your own home by hand and just look what Shawn has created! In my opinion his cabin and everything else he's made! I believe if more people gave it a shot at the very least, would find that they truly don't need many of the things in there lives they think they do! It's Beautiful Shawn! 🇨🇦🇺🇲💯✌

@alaskanforgetmenot 8 ай бұрын

Love a man who lives like he means it and is good to his dog..you are awesome

@hanorabrennan8846 9 ай бұрын

Does anyone remember when Shawn first introduced the 'goldie' pup that is now Cali? Heart melting then and now. You're some rooster to keep that perseverance on a daily basis. You're doing a fantasmagorical job. Loving it.

@brendakovac1079 8 ай бұрын

I agree the perseverance this man has is something to be admired! The nature you live and work in takes my breath away❤

@mikedeclerck1421 9 ай бұрын

How many times can we say OUTSTANDING?! Kitchen is starting to look like a great hangout place. Your design and craftsmanship is beyond-beyond. Cali looks fit as a fiddle. Give her a BIG SMOOCH from Mike & Ronnie. GOD BLESS

@CATherine001 8 ай бұрын

Shawn sneezed 2x Me “God Bless You!”

@Karen-et9hq 10 күн бұрын

From me too...

@suezaple4950 9 ай бұрын

WOW shawn the out door kitchen is amazing , Your a master at carpentry and building ,Your are creating an amazing cabin for yourself wife and family it will stand strong in those northern Ontario woods for a very long time. love the stone floor in the hall to your basement steps the cabin looks comfy cozy Shawn everything goes together nicely , Your such a hard working down to earth fella with an epic skills set . Ontario.

@AngelinaLFaustino 8 ай бұрын

Fantastic improvisation artisanal self sufficiency and very reliant architectural with boards collected directly from the forest providing natural resources bravo M. Shawn and ALOHA!!! he forest

@cassandrabos2176 9 ай бұрын

Brought back so many memories of the last cabin as it all comes together. Working slowly methodically. The beautiful new stove a beautiful clay oven. (hint hint) .Excited to see it lit and watched those chopped veggies, meat, bread platted. Mrs. Self Reliance and family there for the holidays. Its coming its coming, just as sure as you cut hammer and lay each board. Stay well and safe Reliance family. ❤️

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@bryan17293 9 ай бұрын

Cali seems to really like being in the new kitchen :) she is all smiles :) This will be the hang out for you both.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@loriupton5090 9 ай бұрын

Shawn you will have projects to keep you busy for years, you are an inspiration to us all

@deannacalef3513 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely wonderful to see you at work on this project. Your kitchens have been my favorite builds.

@suseyq4559 9 ай бұрын

Sean, I agree that all of your outdoor kitchens, big-small-indoor or out are my favorite.

@user-th6fr9ff9i 9 ай бұрын

You always amaze me with your lumber skills. Love watching your videos, great job. When is the family coming up. Callie never changes. She's a sweetie. Take care.

@elizabethjohnson475 9 ай бұрын

Yes, when is the family coming to live full time, Shawn?

@audreylynnebakowsky299 9 ай бұрын

Maybe when there’s indoor plumbing 🤣

@brianswanigan9891 9 ай бұрын

I have never been so happy to see stairs in my entire life. Yeah!!!

@raquelhernandez1733 9 ай бұрын

I've been watching the videos for a while now, specially when you started building this amazing cabin. Is like, you have a perfectly blueprint in your mind on how to put every single board, nail, log on a specific spot. Even when you weren't feeling well, your mind was set on finish the outdoor kitchen. And there it is! That addition is perfect. I can't imagine how the finished work will be, but I'm sure is going to be stunning! Thank you, Shawn, for this video. I'll be waiting for the next one. Take care and God bless!!!

@saj-saj 9 ай бұрын

i live in the middle east in city and i don't know anything about your work or building cabins but i can watch your video's for hours.😌

@juditate111 9 ай бұрын

The kitchen is coming along nicely, can't wait to see it all finished. Sweet, beautiful Cali is always a pleasure to see.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@marignanmarignan9740 9 ай бұрын

It will never be finished,Shawn will always find something to do🤣

@suemitchell1354 9 ай бұрын

This is true!

@memyselfandeye8377 9 ай бұрын

You're awesome 👌 👏 👍 😍. I am thrilled to watch your progress and Cali taking breaks in the creek! ❤

@BoudicasQuest 9 ай бұрын

this place will never break down. one hundred years from now, some traveler will stumble across the place and it will still be strong

@joanoflondon 9 ай бұрын

Many a Canadian homesteaders built summer kitchens like this to keep the home cooler in the heat of summer. Looking wonderful. And oh so practical with pickeling and preserving season starting. So enjoy your progress. Maybe a pizza oven is in your future next summer. Be well stay safe. 😊

@haroldfoust 9 ай бұрын

Your videos are great you the man living in the wilderness👍⭐⭐⭐⭐NC

@dashnlace 9 ай бұрын

I just LOVE to watch your creation come to life by your own hands!!! I learn so much from you for ideas I have when time comes to build on my 40 acres (rescue shelter for dogs)!!! You are AMAZING!!!!! 😉 I had a golden named Megan!!! Watch yours closely, cancer is so very common in goldens & one minute they are happy & playing & the next, fever, sick & the worst has happened! 😢 I learned that the hard way with my Megan!!! 😢 May God BLESS YOU BOTH & keep you safe & protected ALWAYS!!!!! 💕🐶🛐

@deborahmitchell6387 9 ай бұрын

Love the outdoor kitchen! That stove is awesome, my Grandma cooked on one similar to that for years until my Grandpa passed. The kitchen was always warm and the food was always freakin fantastic!❤️

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@nancyrea3863 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for taking me along. It is a great addition. A summer kitchen is so handy when canning. Can imagine just sitting and relaxing when it is raining.

@brendonmitchell2597 9 ай бұрын

Hope your cold gets better soon. Everything seems to be coming along nicely. Really admire your energy levels. Well done Shaun.

@angelsolitaire6456 9 ай бұрын

I love and miss the old cabin but this is so Beautiful and way better to move around. Love Shaun's skills. He surely know what he is doing. 🥰🥰🥰

@suemitchell1354 9 ай бұрын

Yep!

@Mikael-jt1hk 9 ай бұрын

This is so much better and so much cheaper than therapy. Thanks you for sharing it with the rest of us.

@brianrule6085 9 ай бұрын

Mind blown AGAIN! This whole build is next level. Amazing! Master of his craft is turning his thoughts into reality! This has been so rewarding to watch. Thanks Shaun and Cali

@BiornBear 9 ай бұрын

I’m in love with that stove. That thing is a work of art. Love the whole kitchen.

@TaigaTurf 9 ай бұрын

Gravity fed water to sink or rv pumped water would make this kitchen amazing.

@lindafoster2141 9 ай бұрын

This build is definafely greater than the first. I can see you putting Mama touches in this one!!! Hope both of and your daughters are well. Hope Emily is healed now.

@celestecatcurren1089 26 күн бұрын

😂Hah, and I thought I could use your videos as a sleep aid to my insomnia, like with some other cabin build type videos! Nice try, I’m up all night now binge watching the beauty of your content and skills, and that gorgeous dog! ❤❤ All so very enticing to watch and enjoy. 😊Your wife is very fortunate. Very impressive manly man, the man that can!

@jonathangold2087 9 ай бұрын

Your woodworking skills are amazing, as are your tools, both powered and hand. You are one very impressive artisan woodworker!!! Your canine companion is beautiful, and quite a character. Can’t wait to see the finished project. Keep up the good work, you are an inspiration to us all.

@deesa3500 9 ай бұрын

The forest kitchen is really looking nice!

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@jasonburly1590 9 ай бұрын

Kitchen's coming together nicely, Shawn. Stairs look fantastic, hope you and Cali and rest of family are all doing well. Cheers

@MidnightMaker 9 ай бұрын

Dude, love your stuff. For anyone else building stairs, I might let the treads overhang the stair stringers and the parts that trim out the vertical faces of the stairs.

@nedkelly2864 9 ай бұрын

Those Steaks/ Chops looked Awesome. I liked the old place better. lol. Hammer & Handsaw. The Cabin looks. great. Stairs look killer.

@thecastros9104 9 ай бұрын

That looks fantastic! You do such beautiful work.

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@heatherclayton-callaghan4270 9 ай бұрын

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@sammyacosta5442 9 ай бұрын

Yes My spouse and I watched your video just yesterday .Its really nice seeing your beautiful Cabin and your beautiful dog ,We always hate for the video to end.Ty We always learn so much from your program!

@Matt-pu4of 7 ай бұрын

Wow, !!! Mr. Shawn, you ROCK !!!!! You make it look so easy. "Hard work pays off "

@CATherine001 8 ай бұрын

Just got back from vacation Wow! I wood stove with oven! Glad I can continue watching you to completion. It still feels like an indoor kitchen capable of being open to the outside. I am really loving this.

@anthonynavarro5762 8 ай бұрын

This is my second time watching this video hope you and your family's doing well patiently awaiting the next one its been a while miss you

@nickmarino2033 9 ай бұрын

This kitchen is awesome but am I being silly if I say I loved the old kitchen as much?

@tedbryer2512 9 ай бұрын

Place is looking great Shawn! What a great job! You are like Me - always working alone. In the early days I didn't get much help so I improvised and found a way to do things on my own. Keep up the great job on the Archery - I am 76 years old and still shooting strong!

@KDbbasm 9 ай бұрын

Looking at the final image I see the potential of slamming your right thigh into the "squared corner of the step landing" when entering to the sink. You could cut that corner back even a radial cut might work better. --The Great and Powerful Oz has Spoken!!!

@KDbbasm 9 ай бұрын

My heart just sinks when the video ends. Can't I just live there too; I promise I won't say a thing and I'll stay out of the way, I'll clean up after myself....please...please!

@RussianKrym 9 ай бұрын

Спасибо! Очень приятно Вас смотреть и видеть, как вы всё далаете, это очень хорошо и прекрасно! Спасибо, привет из России!

@joeyhardin1288 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. From years of competition bow shooting, when you pull the bow and then ease it back off, renock your arrow. The string will have a different point of contact with the nock. God Bless and stay safe.

@NoMoreHeroesAnymore1334 8 ай бұрын

I'm definitely not at your level but between poverty and necessity I'm fixing up our current tiny home option as I can when money, time, and materials allows, and it really does me good to see that even a guy who's built all this still gets hung up with a hand saw being a jerk, and has to shift positions and things. I'm not being mean, I promise, it makes me feel like much less of an "impostor" to see that EVERYONE has to fight when they're building things out of this ornery world. Your channel brings me a lot of peace and I wait for the moments of you playing with the doggo like I used to eagerly wait for the few times we got to see inside Jeannie's bottle in that show when I was a tiny kid.

@user-bj4mu4qy7f 9 ай бұрын

шикарный дом вырисовывается, а кухня так вообще шедевр

@mrdiegotecoppolla6101 9 ай бұрын

Nunca defraudan los videos de este maravilloso hombre !!!

@jonduthiel7399 9 ай бұрын

It’s all coming together fantastically. Hugs for Cali.

@Scorpion.1992 9 ай бұрын

Outdoor kitchen is looking absolutely awesome Shawn👏🏼

@user-tz3on8hn6m 9 ай бұрын

Ok stove care take tin foil wadded up scrub top of stove brush off rust add gun blueing to warm stove let dry and add second coat buff some and always add oil after almost every use. PS you don't need to take burnners off. We had a cabin with almost same stove. Yes you can wash cast iron pans lay upside down on hot stove to dry add cooking oil all around and hang up. Love your channel . PS my dog always eats before me and a lot more than cali. God Bless. you both.

@raquelhernandez1733 9 ай бұрын

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍Lots of hugs for Cali!!!!😊😊😊😊

@ildiko1vt 9 ай бұрын

You sure have come a long way from your first cabin of years ago...you are such a creative expert carpenter!

@robbiebell5453 9 ай бұрын

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@LyThiHoa1987 6 ай бұрын

I really love this kitchen it is a pleasant place to cook, chat and watch nature everything you do is perfect. That's awesome, you did great

@guyazbell7844 9 ай бұрын

Glad your back Shawn everyone needs to unwind the mind every now and then, the rate your going you know steel wears out so enjoy alittle more you and Cali. God Bless and see you in the promised land.

@danadean5798 9 ай бұрын

What amazing craftsmanship you have done!

@167curly 9 ай бұрын

Watching you create those stairs and kitchen sink counter was wonderful, Shawn. You are a real craftsman using hand-tools which are kept in tip-top sharpness. I like that you save shavings, and off-cuts as fuel for your wood stove.

@kamlas19911 9 ай бұрын

This is beautiful better than most Netflix documentary. My father 15 years ago wantet to move to alaska but he chose Norway. I always wounder what my life be like there. Now I know that I will always build my stuff.

@marydingus4360 9 ай бұрын

James, you amaze me with your carpentry skills!

@kaboom-zf2bl 9 ай бұрын

First Live Stream .... Fingers crossed it wont be the last ... and that it goes GREAT... so far it looks awesome ...

@riobucton5760 9 ай бұрын

Hello... I'm ur silent viewer's from Cebu City Philippines God bless

@laruedouglas7972 9 ай бұрын

The outdoor kitchen is looking fantastic 😊

@carolleenkelmann3829 9 ай бұрын

Oh how I love watching what you do. Hasn't changed in years.- me watching, - ol' Faithful, issuer of silent prayers.

@anntennyson2493 9 ай бұрын

I would just love that outdoor kitchen.brilliant.

@baerbelhagenstein4254 9 ай бұрын

I am always disappointed when the video comes to an end 😢. Can't get enough of it !!

@c.rogers____ 9 ай бұрын

If you're making drain pipes for sinks, et cetera, make sure you put a screen on the end so that rodents will not come up a pipe.

@jeandonnelly995 9 ай бұрын

I think Shawn has thought about that. He knows what he's doing.

@c.rogers____ 9 ай бұрын

@@jeandonnelly995 His mind is in so many directions. One never knows just a helpful hint thank you

@jasonsands8943 9 ай бұрын

Looks awesome! You may want to soften that corner at the top of the stairs where you'll be using the sink. Hate it when I run into a sharp corner while busy in the kitchen.

@georgebliss5134 9 ай бұрын

Your new/old wood stove is a really nice upgrade to your outdoor kitchen, but I miss that beautiful oven that you made. Stay safe, and remember to thank Cali for letting you be in her videos!

@creepycreations3749 9 ай бұрын

You are so blessed I bet your wife feels loved and pride in you Let's face it, you can do anything. 😊❤ Love to you and your wife,!

@diannedutton6127 8 ай бұрын

I was disappointed when you said you were putting the stove outside, I thought what a waste. But you built a great kitchen for that stove and I'm happy. I love the kitchen and the way its attached to the house.

@producethom4875 9 ай бұрын

Every video I sit in total amazement

@charlottepierce1895 9 ай бұрын

So much work and so beautiful when done! Great carpentry work!

@young-soonkim6730 9 ай бұрын

Good Friday Shawn & Cali🐕! 👍🌅🏞️🏡🛠️

@beatrixwahlen9938 9 ай бұрын

Du arbeitest so akorat, ich bin immer sehr begeistert von deinen Arbeiten. Du hast ein Traumhaus errichtet, mit Mühen u großem Talent. Nur deine Herdplatten solltest du mal scheuern, darin sollte man sich spiegeln können, es ist unangenehm wenn du deine Pfanne über den rostigen Ofen schiebst, dabei kochst du die leckersten Gerichte, da möchte man sich gleich bei dir einladen👍😉