Mr. Chickadee

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Our channel is a video diary of our new lives on the homestead.

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2026 timber frame classes (open enrollment)

2026 timber frame classes (open enrollment) Mr. Chickadee

20.6K views - 1 month ago

Making a cozy black walnut kotatsu (japanese low heated table) using traditional hand tools.

Making a cozy black walnut kotatsu (japanese low heated table) using traditional hand tools. Mr. Chickadee

50.8K views - 3 months ago

Mr Chickadee online Japanese timber framing course

Mr Chickadee online Japanese timber framing course Mr. Chickadee

77.8K views - 1 year ago

Forging special chisels for a Japanese temple builder.

Forging special chisels for a Japanese temple builder. Mr. Chickadee

104.2K views - 1 year ago

Hand forged wrought iron chisels (for sale)

Hand forged wrought iron chisels (for sale) Mr. Chickadee

70.7K views - 1 year ago

How to replace a T shovel handle

How to replace a T shovel handle Mr. Chickadee

57.9K views - 2 years ago

Making a wildwood broom with hickory bark braid

Making a wildwood broom with hickory bark braid Mr. Chickadee

66.6K views - 2 years ago

Bench Grafting fruit trees

Bench Grafting fruit trees Mr. Chickadee

81.8K views - 2 years ago

Building a Hobbit style root cellar part V

Building a Hobbit style root cellar part V Mr. Chickadee

114.9K views - 2 years ago

Making a steam bent firewood carrier with hand tools from green wood

Making a steam bent firewood carrier with hand tools from green wood Mr. Chickadee

90.8K views - 3 years ago

Making a post and rung chair from green wood with hand tools

Making a post and rung chair from green wood with hand tools Mr. Chickadee

192K views - 3 years ago

Floating top cherry dining table with sliding dovetail battens and wedged tenon joinery.

Floating top cherry dining table with sliding dovetail battens and wedged tenon joinery. Mr. Chickadee

207.3K views - 3 years ago

Raising day from our May 2022 Timber Frame Class

Raising day from our May 2022 Timber Frame Class Mr. Chickadee

86.1K views - 3 years ago

Making a Japanese timber frame parallel chord truss with curvy timbers.

Making a Japanese timber frame parallel chord truss with curvy timbers. Mr. Chickadee

146.8K views - 3 years ago

Scribing and plumbing timber frame pavillion posts.

Scribing and plumbing timber frame pavillion posts. Mr. Chickadee

110.6K views - 3 years ago

Hand splitting and sculpting large plinth stones for timber frame foundation

Hand splitting and sculpting large plinth stones for timber frame foundation Mr. Chickadee

98K views - 3 years ago

Cherry wood Nakashima style coffee table made with hand tools and joinery.

Cherry wood Nakashima style coffee table made with hand tools and joinery. Mr. Chickadee

182.3K views - 4 years ago

Making a saw buck and cutting firewood with hand tools

Making a saw buck and cutting firewood with hand tools Mr. Chickadee

138.9K views - 4 years ago

Small Masonry Heater for our timberframe

Small Masonry Heater for our timberframe Mr. Chickadee

287.3K views - 4 years ago

Hand made double insulated wooden casement windows for our timber frame.

Hand made double insulated wooden casement windows for our timber frame. Mr. Chickadee

274.1K views - 4 years ago

Japanese timber frame house extension: interior removable walls.

Japanese timber frame house extension: interior removable walls. Mr. Chickadee

268.9K views - 4 years ago

Burned board and batten siding. Yakisugi (焼杉) Yakimatsu (焼松)

Burned board and batten siding. Yakisugi (焼杉) Yakimatsu (焼松) Mr. Chickadee

280.4K views - 4 years ago

Anchoring timbers to stone: ancient technique with modern twist for building codes/extreme winds.

Anchoring timbers to stone: ancient technique with modern twist for building codes/extreme winds. Mr. Chickadee

773.1K views - 4 years ago

Japanese timber frame home extension: Enclosing the frame using larsen trusses and hand tools.

Japanese timber frame home extension: Enclosing the frame using larsen trusses and hand tools. Mr. Chickadee

496.3K views - 4 years ago

Raising our Japanese timber frame, no machines, just one mans hands, ASMR

Raising our Japanese timber frame, no machines, just one mans hands, ASMR Mr. Chickadee

1M views - 5 years ago

Preparations for raising day: Japanese style timber frame (Woodworking ASMR)

Preparations for raising day: Japanese style timber frame (Woodworking ASMR) Mr. Chickadee

282K views - 5 years ago

Timberframe spline joint: how to make a complex and strong Japanese spline joint (Woodworking ASMR)

Timberframe spline joint: how to make a complex and strong Japanese spline joint (Woodworking ASMR) Mr. Chickadee

463.3K views - 5 years ago

Japanese Timberframe Part I Stones and Sills

Japanese Timberframe Part I Stones and Sills Mr. Chickadee

3.1M views - 5 years ago

Building a Hobbit style root cellar Part IV

Building a Hobbit style root cellar Part IV Mr. Chickadee

278.7K views - 5 years ago

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part III

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part III Mr. Chickadee

361.8K views - 5 years ago

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part II

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part II Mr. Chickadee

388.1K views - 5 years ago

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part I

Building a Hobbit style root cellar with stone Part I Mr. Chickadee

579.2K views - 5 years ago

How to set up and use an American Scythe (full tutorial)

How to set up and use an American Scythe (full tutorial) Mr. Chickadee

139.8K views - 5 years ago

Scything tall grass in an orchard

Scything tall grass in an orchard Mr. Chickadee

115.4K views - 5 years ago

Wooden Hay Forks

Wooden Hay Forks Mr. Chickadee

113.9K views - 5 years ago

Finding, restoring and sharpening a traditional handplane

Finding, restoring and sharpening a traditional handplane Mr. Chickadee

98.2K views - 5 years ago

Making a wooden hay rake

Making a wooden hay rake Mr. Chickadee

122.1K views - 5 years ago

Japanese style hewing a curvy pine log with new bearded axe and draw knife

Japanese style hewing a curvy pine log with new bearded axe and draw knife Mr. Chickadee

171.6K views - 5 years ago

Hand carving a wooden spoon

Hand carving a wooden spoon Mr. Chickadee

58.5K views - 5 years ago

Hand tool tutorials; buying, restoring and sharpening a vintage saw

Hand tool tutorials; buying, restoring and sharpening a vintage saw Mr. Chickadee

103.2K views - 5 years ago

Making a split rail cedar fence with hand tools

Making a split rail cedar fence with hand tools Mr. Chickadee

247K views - 5 years ago

From tree to handles: hand tool only felling, bucking, riving and carving traditional axe handles

From tree to handles: hand tool only felling, bucking, riving and carving traditional axe handles Mr. Chickadee

165.4K views - 5 years ago

Installing a large treadle powered grindstone

Installing a large treadle powered grindstone Mr. Chickadee

146.4K views - 6 years ago

Hand forged door hardware and installing batten doors on the blacksmith shop

Hand forged door hardware and installing batten doors on the blacksmith shop Mr. Chickadee

147.7K views - 6 years ago

Forging decorative hinges for our blacksmith shop

Forging decorative hinges for our blacksmith shop Mr. Chickadee

71.1K views - 6 years ago

Forging a nail header and a few nails at the new forge

Forging a nail header and a few nails at the new forge Mr. Chickadee

145.7K views - 6 years ago

Hand Carving a Stone Anvil Base

Hand Carving a Stone Anvil Base Mr. Chickadee

226K views - 6 years ago

Making a wood brick floor for our blacksmith shop

Making a wood brick floor for our blacksmith shop Mr. Chickadee

1.4M views - 6 years ago

Building our Blacksmith forge from a stone chimney built 150 years ago

Building our Blacksmith forge from a stone chimney built 150 years ago Mr. Chickadee

198.6K views - 6 years ago

Making a Chinese Wooden Box Bellows for our Blacksmith Forge

Making a Chinese Wooden Box Bellows for our Blacksmith Forge Mr. Chickadee

520.5K views - 6 years ago

Japanese Timber Frame Blacksmith Shop gets Yakisugi (焼杉) Board and Batten Siding

Japanese Timber Frame Blacksmith Shop gets Yakisugi (焼杉) Board and Batten Siding Mr. Chickadee

270.9K views - 6 years ago

how to make a wooden door latches with wooden spring

how to make a wooden door latches with wooden spring Mr. Chickadee

291.6K views - 6 years ago

How to build a tiny masonry heater for the woodshop

How to build a tiny masonry heater for the woodshop Mr. Chickadee

2.1M views - 6 years ago

Japanese Timber Frame Smithy Raising

Japanese Timber Frame Smithy Raising Mr. Chickadee

235.6K views - 6 years ago

Fully scribed Japanese timber frame sills

Fully scribed Japanese timber frame sills Mr. Chickadee

667.3K views - 6 years ago

Restoring a Wooden Hand Plane

Restoring a Wooden Hand Plane Mr. Chickadee

147.7K views - 6 years ago

Stone Foundation

Stone Foundation Mr. Chickadee

1.7M views - 6 years ago

Q&A with Mr. Chickadee!

Q&A with Mr. Chickadee! Mr. Chickadee

221.9K views - 6 years ago

Wedged interior siding (no metal fasteners) also moving into the new workshop and Q&A with Mr.C!

Wedged interior siding (no metal fasteners) also moving into the new workshop and Q&A with Mr.C! Mr. Chickadee

151.9K views - 6 years ago

Hewing Curvy Timbers for Japanese Timber Frame

Hewing Curvy Timbers for Japanese Timber Frame Mr. Chickadee

606.3K views - 6 years ago