When you see the effort involved in splitting rails and building your fences, it really puts some context to historical accounts of armies/ invaders coming in to a colony and taking down the rail fences for campfires !
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Bob & Nancy Miller that would be terrible an entire fence is very labor intensive.
@erichusayn
5 жыл бұрын
The way you two work together and know exactly what to do without even speaking. Very cool.
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Eric Husayn thank you , we spend most our time working together.
@erichusayn
5 жыл бұрын
@@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen welcome. It shows. Lol
@kowalski363
3 жыл бұрын
Great video
@guns4funcajanajustin
5 жыл бұрын
Nice team work
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Survival Mindset thanks!
@1rdgrnnr
5 жыл бұрын
you two are phenominal , love you,ns !!!!
@ciphercode2298
3 жыл бұрын
I took out a wooden walk bridge that went across the creek behind my house that was built back in the 1980s. The main poles that laid across the creek were locust and about 16 feet long. They were still solid as a rock. Solid enough that I cut them down to fence post size for future repurposing. Good stuff.
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
3 жыл бұрын
They last forever
@kevinroberts9580
2 жыл бұрын
You guys are awesome, she has got to be the most amazing lady with a voice that is so soothing to listen to... Got to see if we can clone her😁
@danjennings6817
5 жыл бұрын
Now I know how you 2 stay in awesome shape! Wow that was a lot of hard work. The part that you guys always make my day is you can work hard together and get along so well. Thanks for that also. Love your vids guys! Dan from Jersey
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Dan Jennings crop fit 😂😂
@davidveale
5 жыл бұрын
Perfect idea for a hollow locust! I've developed a fondness for ironwood mallets and gluts, which are even more durable (though usually tougher to find) than dogwood. Worth trying if you can locate some anyway.
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
David Veale is rare here, thought about trying Osage.
@jeffgrier8488
5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I would love to see how the fence turns out!
@oldschoolwithamoderntwist6074
5 жыл бұрын
,,,nice job on splitting rails for your fence very nice indeed ,,,
@hillbillynick2000
5 жыл бұрын
Good work! I've made tens of thousands of rails exactly the same way (except with metal wedges and a post maul!) We sold fence posts every spring when I was a kid on the farm. Mostly Ash but plenty of Locust as well. Around 5,000 a year! BTW, if you haven't tried it yet, the inner bark of locust makes nice cordage. Can't wait to see that fence!
@dungeonmaster6292
3 жыл бұрын
The cross cut saw they're using is a felling saw. A bucking saw would have been more appropriate but of course what would you fell the tree with? They're doing great
@Pirateforliberty
5 жыл бұрын
Just so y'all know, a great tool for getting that bark off easily is called a Barking Spud. It's a large chisel like tool that is wide (4-5 in) and curved to form to a log and it has a handle about 2.5 - 3 ft long. You can scrape the bark right off with one. And yes they are period. Rail splitters used to use them.
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Whiting yes , we have one somewhere around here .
@danielkohli1542
5 жыл бұрын
That looks like it's fun.
@georgewallacejr5644
5 жыл бұрын
good video like it very much 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏼
@archenema6792
5 жыл бұрын
I subscribed when I saw you on the Townsends, and I haven't been disappointed. I love your wooden splitting wedges, very smart. I've seen folks use stone ones that shattered like grenade when hit at the wrong angle. Have you made an adze or a maul? I'd love to see more building construction. :)
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
ArchEnema 67 we have a few cool building videos planned this year.
@archenema6792
5 жыл бұрын
@@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen Awesome! I can't wait to see some authentic frontier building!
@rowanfernsler9725
4 жыл бұрын
Make sure you always start the split dead center to avoid runout
@srdoberman
4 жыл бұрын
I like the way you work///do you have any single sisters////impressive
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
4 жыл бұрын
Lol , no the one and only !
@zoemeow7677
4 жыл бұрын
Are neat hmm neat 💖
@therealbigfoot3076
5 жыл бұрын
I can't even get my wife off the couch
@jstewart627
Жыл бұрын
Now how was Abraham Lincoln able to make 400 of those, 10 foot long, in a day for $0.25 per day!?
@myminifarm5700
5 жыл бұрын
Very intresting tools. New subscriber. Pleased to have your support
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Mo. Small backyard And Worm casting thanks so much!
@kaseyhyde6503
5 жыл бұрын
Very interesting to see how you done the split rail. Jenn, you're ruining a good right handed mallet. Lol, do they have right handed dogwood there, or no ? Thanks for sharing. 😉
@WorldsOkayestFarmer
5 жыл бұрын
Pretty cool way to make a fence #WorldsOkayestFarmer
@kenweis2291
2 жыл бұрын
Id hate to be on the recieving end
@thewombat8039
5 жыл бұрын
Very cool! How many rails did you get, and how much time involved?
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Jim Gifford 6 rails in that log and about an hour and 10 minutes
@Cosmo0114
Жыл бұрын
Isn’t there a Home Depot near by??
@tonycamaro1677
5 жыл бұрын
Great video. What axes are you using there?
@RamshackleHomesteadKeithandJen
5 жыл бұрын
Tony Camaro they are both antiques. One actually is forged welded with a bit.
@AM1015-
Жыл бұрын
with proper planning this fence will be done in the year 2074
@j.c.delich5520
2 жыл бұрын
You might have an easier and safer time using steel wedges and hammers instead of axes. The technology to make steel axes is the same technology one needs for steel hammers and wedges and has been common since the 1600s. Before that they would have had wrought iron wedges and hammers commonly and perhaps steel in lesser quantity.
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