Well done Erik, the cabin is coming on nicely, you are an inspiration to all especially to the youth of today which they seem to lack what you have. I am very proud of you and congratulate you for doing what you are.

As I watch this series, one of the things I'm struck by is the conservation of energy/movement displayed; your patience is evident in every motion and movement. Very little brute force is used, letting the tools do the work. I appreciate the very methodical approach to quality workmanship!

Building a Scandinavian scribe fit log home is a true labor of love. I know because I helped a friend of mine build three separate homes in as many years using 16”-18” logs in Washington State when I was in my early twenties. I am now sixty five. Congratulations Erik, you’re doing a fine job!!!

Beautiful job. Wise start to adult life. Very wise. Don't let anyone, or anything, distract you. God bless.

no mechanical saw. just axes and manual saw and ... the strength of the arms. Admirable!!!

Wow, I spent my early years as a carpenter and woodworker and also bushwhacking etc. This young man is so clever. I'm very impressed. What's doing scribing and his layout work is so good.

the noise of the log landing on the moss covered log with a nice thud was so satisfying

👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏆🏆🏆🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼Considering you were 18 when you started makes this project even more impressive. Not many 18 year old guys in the world who could correctly build a log cabin in the woods from start to finish with only hand tools and nothing electrical! Not even using a chainsaw to cut and size the logs! The list of accomplishments you’ve racked up at your young age is nothing short of spectacular. Handsome, intelligent, good common sense, resourceful… if you’re not already taken I imagine you could pick from quite a huge number of girls who would consider themselves fortunate to catch your eye. I wish you God’s blessings on all your future endeavors including that someday you find your other half who is just as able, accomplished and impressive as you❤

Usually I don't leave comments to anyone but now I have to. It's very respectable to see yong man as you to do something like that. And that way. I really appreciate your skills and your guts to do that. Well done! Jättebra! And wow, your axes looks sharp as hell..👍

This young man's got it. He will be going to places.

You look like a nerd (I mean that as a compliment), but you work like a woodsman. Very impressive. I appreciate no music...it's a very peaceful video to watch.

You have madd skills for a guy right out of high school, wish I would have done this at your age. Love how you dog looks at you like he is wondering how long before he can go in an lay in front of the wood stove. LOL Looks great, be safe.

Wow the picture at 11:15 amazing! The sunset and the wood and the green of the moss. Heaven! Great job! Thanks for sharing your adventure with us.

The peaceful quiet work of a young man of great patience, skill, and inner fortitude. I have been doing axe and knife work ever since picking up Wille Sundqvists book "Swedish Carving Techniques" over 30 years ago in a woodworking shop in NY, and even spent a week & a half with Wille and wife Gunnel on his farm over 20 years ago in North Sweden. Very proud of you, Erik. Rare to see a young man with the old soul of the craftsman\builder with such quietness in his soul.

Erik Grankvist , Nik Rijavec and Shawn James are my therapy👍🏻 Safety glasses please !

Oh, to have a young strong back again. Keep up the good work young man

Such an old Master Craftsman at such a young age! That's going to be one fine home when you're done. Really appreciate you taking the time to share and pass on your skills.

Hi Erik! I've recently stumbled upon your channel. I'm completely caught up on all your episodes... And I have to say that's it's really nice to see a person of your generation doing what you're doing! It may all be the hard way of doing things, but there's more appreciation that comes with it! The felling of the trees and peeling of the logs to you foundation and log work (and notching)... They all look great! The person who taught you must be a very knowledgeable and impressive person! Can't wait to see more videos! You're doing great! Always watching from Sault ste Marie Ontario!

Erik Just clicked on you video for the first time. This is incredible what you are doing. I can fully appreciate what you are doing after 40 years in the trades. Good for you. I quickly subscribed and will watch all your videos. Yes like other people have said take your time, you have a lot of it. Fully enjoy this experience and always be safe. I have watched My Self Reliance since he started and thought that was remarkable but for someone young like yourself to take this on you have my fullest respect. Will be watching!!

Erik... what an inspirational young man you really are ! so young and have what it takes to fend for yourself and will always have the abilities to provide for a possible family should you want one. The average youth of today don't seem to have 1% of your get-up-n-go ! i honestly look forward to following you along your journey with the hope of seeing your end creation , life is for living and all about choices and your choices are outstanding ! all the best from the U K .

Erik, You are a very determined and talented young man. Yet please remember to put Glasses on your Eyes? You are working cutting timbers in the forest and shall need to see the fruits of your labor for a Lifetime. At 10:15 in the Video an Old Timer once said "Give me a Lever and I can move the Earth." It will help save strain on your Back.

i see many log cabine builds on youtube and i m a woodworm, but you handle the axe like a swedish god! hell what a fine well handling! i start to see your videos and cant stop! if all of your generation are a bit like you.. we whould have less troubles than we have now! do what you do and dont change your mindset!

Erik, your videos are compelling and so calming to watch - beautifully produced. Proud to see a younger lad get back to basics, well done. Thank you!

Well, I am very impressed with his skills and patience! I am afraid that if I had been a pioneer, I would for sure frozen to death during the 20 years it would have taken me to build a 10 x 10 log cabin! Not for the faint of heart. Goo job!

Great job, I can see that its coming together and I finally realize how you’re building this cabin, it took a while but it all makes sense now.

At 6:25 with your dog giving you a hand is awesome

I'm kind of lost for words here. Amazing. Incredible. Impeccable.

what's so cool about your videos is to be able to show a complete record of the build for the future, from harvesting the trees to the physical effort to elevate them to height to build the structure, its a really great effort, i for one appreciate what it takes to shift heavy objects on your own, i love solving those problems of how to shift things how and where, getting round obstacles, its a mighty challenge and worth all the effort, not only that you'll be able to show the grand kids where you got arms like Popeye - super build, now where's the sauna going?

Tjenare Erik! En utav dina videos kom som förslag utav KZfaq och jag kunde inte låta bli att titta och tur var väl det! Jag har sedan länge följt personer som bygger timmerhus i b.l.a. Canada & USA men blev riktigt glad när jag hittade dig från Sverige! Intressant att se ur svenska förhållanden och förutsättningar med materialval osv. Det du håller på och förverkligar nu har länge varit en stor dröm för mig själv, otroligt kul att se en så pass ung person engagera sig i ett sådant här omfattande projekt! Att du dessutom tar dig tiden att filma och redigera ditt arbete tackar vi för! Jag önskar dig all lycka och du har fått en till prenumerant!

There are loads of people that would be happy to team up with you to make an entire village like this so maybe in the future you could do that

So much skill and knowledge so much faith for a guy his age.. we don't have this kind of young men anymore in west Europe...

Very impressive young man! You seem very Zen while you are working. I have a newfound respect and admiration for these hand tools that are very much an extension of yourself. Keep up the great videos!

Hi Erik! Congratulations on your work! You are very good! I will continue to follow you from North-Italy, Bressanone,Dolomites!

Well Erik im back at it again. I am so impressed with your work. I have built two cabins one 40 years ago that is hewn not chinkless. about 20 years ago I taught a class in log cabin building to seniors in high school. We made a 16 by 16 foot chinkless cabin with a half loft. looked a lot like the one your building. I was very concerned about safety so we did 90 percent of the cutting and shaping of the logs on the ground. We had a gin pole in the center of the cabin that could rotate around and lift logs on any side. we raised the logs into place to scribe them and then lowered then when we were cutting channels on the log. I think it actually saved time because they were working on the ground and not up in a dangerous position. The students learned to mark carefully so they didn't have to repeat the process. When they rolled the log into place you knew if it fit well by the "clunk" sound it made. I hope I am not offending you with all this advice. Oh after we finished the cabin we marked the logs with a code and auctioned it off. the new owner moved it and made it into a guest house. It still looks good. We visited Sweden about 10 years and we enjoyed the people and all the history. What part of Sweden are you located in???

Reminds me of Nik Rajavec's work only he uses some mechanical tools. You both do magnificent work with similar styles. My admiration to you both in varying degrees: yours for single handling everything with traditional tools and his for manhandling majorly huge logs with grit and determination. Well done, young man!

KZfaq just recommended me this video. I watched the whole playlist. I am really impressed about all this work. Your project is awesome man. I'm admiring. And you're really young ! Congrats ! Keep doing and making your dream ! Greetings from France !

Hi. I'm enjoying these videos extremely. I'd like to comment on some of the things that people have been saying in the replies. Everyone seems to be so amazed at how young you are. The thing is, it sounds almost like they think that nobody can accomplish anything until they reach a certain age. I grew up surrounded by people my own age who worked alongside me pulling their fair share and learning as they went. No problem. We started doing hard work at a very early age and learnd skills as we needed to. Another thing people keep mentioning is that you should wear eye protection. Okay, if that works for you, wear it. But for centuries workers have accomplished great tasks before eye protection ever existed. I myself am distracted by things like that. When it's time to work I get right to it - no eye protection, no gloves, no shirt. Find what works for you but let others do the same. All right, back to work now, everybody!

You are a very talented you man Erik. I have watched your first episodes, and I amazed how well you are doing having little experience before. I am looking forward to following your progress until I catch up with where you are today (26 November 2023). Paul Stephens, Exmouth, UK

Bonjour Erik , tu semble bien jeune et pourtant tes gestes sont précis et ta volonté inébranlable . Je te souhaite beaucoup de courage pour la suite ( que je ne manquerais pas de suivre ) 👏

i mean, i got tired just from seeing Erik doing this. I'm completely amazed at how methodic work you do, hope to see your beautiful cabin all done!

Now this is living to your fullest potential, I admire your work Sir!

something sort of funny - I really love the sound of the axe hitting the logs ;)

Love your hard labour Erik! Especially the use of the Gransfors axes! It's very rare to see someone your age using "the old crafts" and you do it so well! It takes time but you're very patient and precise. I'm sure it's gonna be a great cabin. On a side-note: consider using an A-frame for hauling the long stems. Saves your back!

Solo off grid timbering very cool way to build a log cabin

Been anxiously awaiting a new video. Was so happy to get a notification!

Very interesting how you work; very slow and calm. This is the best way to build a great work of art. My first log house build, I worked too hard, fast. I was so exhausted!

Great work Erik, will be interesting to see how you solve the difficulties of working up high with logs like these. It’s something that must be a big challenge for anyone working alone like this. Getting some help with that is always and option though. Best wishes from your neighbor. 🇳🇴 😊👍🏻

Wow, what an incredible job and you are an excellent example to other young people. Can’t wait to see the inside. God bless!! 🙂

Ahh, you bolted the floor joists to the bottom logs, I like that!. Thank you for doing these videos!

Great job man. That will last a lifetime. Looking forward to future videos.

Hallo! Das ist Handwerkskust vom feinsten. Hut ab das sowas noch jemand so macht. Lg aus Thüringen

This is awesome! Building a cabin by hand is on my bucket list and i appreciate you showing your approach on building it.

Eric I built a log cabin 40 years ago and I made a gin pole to help lift the logs into place because I was working alone. I think that you could really use the gin pole idea. I have several youtubes posted 3 years ago. log cabin building-tour and the one that shows the gin pole is logcabin building-step by step laying up the logs. after you get several more layers of logs up you need a safe way to handle the logs. please take a look You are doing great !!!

I have always wanted that I have just graduated too

It is so smart of you Erik to use your time that way. Doing a grate job....!!!

Bad.......assed!! I'll be hanging out and watching your progress young man.

I would love to do this. Beautiful cabin.

Your craftsmanship is incredible. Well done!

Thank you,Erik

I will be pleased to watch your progress. Well done you! 😊

Your work is too damn good everything looks like it fits so nicely

Впервые вижу, чтобы теслом паз выбирали, оригинально. Молодец парнишка!

Great saddle notches. You're a real pro, brother!

It is nice to see your skills grow, your confidence grow...your exe-strikes are so much improving.

you can tell its great wood what a smart young fella

Looks great!! Take your time and enjoy the journey. Very impressive building with only hand tools. You are an inspiration promoting hard work and determination. Your family should be proud.

Love that you brought your dog with you :]. Must be great exposure for them 👍

Outstanding Erik! You make it look easy.

Incredible job! I took an early lunch break just to watch your video. Amazing work!

WOW!!!killer craftsmanship!!!!well done.

Wow! This is so impresive! I love the build and the hearth put into it! Cheers from Skåne! Mokosz Productions

All watched your a very talented young man amazing to watch I’ll be hear till the end now thank you for sharing

Very nice work Eric. Be safe, and keep it real. G&M

steady mind and determination will get you there, you go for it, Erik.

your back bro!

First time viewer here and I just wanted to say you are doing a wonderful job!

Awesome job, the only thing that concerned me was that you didn’t have safety glasses on with all those splinters flying everywhere. Great craftsmanship

You're absolutely amazing and an inspiration!

@15:51 looks like doggo came out of the log 🤣

I really enjoyed your video and I'm very impressed by your accuracy and attention to detail. Nice one.

Hello from Brazil. You are doing a really good job! Good luck to his project, waiting another episode!

Major issue no uploads since Nov!!! We need more! Great Video!

Exceptional work , and such an eye for detail ! This is where the term craftsman comes from !

Take your time. Make the time. Take breaks when you sense attitude. Keep ego out of it.

Awesome, love it👍😆😊...

very happy to see this new video. alone it's really "a hell of a" job. good luck and congratulations!!!

Great job, really enjoying the videos. You are certainly a talented and hardworking young man!

I really enjoy your videos! I've always wanted to build my own log cabin. Maybe one day I will. I cant wait to see the end result. Looks beautiful! Keep up the good work!

смотрю и думаю....это же какая трудная работа... молодцы ребята я восхищен!

Nice work! I like how your videos look. The quality is so good! Well done. Cheers!

Truly amazing! I love your channel!

Bravo Erik pour votre savoir faire et pour votre ténacité !

Love this. I want to do the same thing here in Australia.

eric another comment. as you get higher up leave the logs stick out as long as possible so you can lay scaffolding planks or small logs on the protruding log ends for scaffolding

Cool...! Thanks for sharing.

I love the rock foundation It is beautiful! from Oregon United States

Ser väldigt bra ut, imponerad!

Hellava hard worker, your parents should be very proud!

just found your series today, keep up the hard work!

Looking forward to watch these.