Timber framing a medieval capstan
Timber framing a medieval capstan
This video captures the making of a medieval style capstan we will use for the raising of our cabin. The basic design came from timber framer Jim Rogers, who was kind enough to share his plans.
We made our frame of 6×6 White Oak, the braces and stretchers are also white oak, and a bit of yellow pine was used for the yolk. The axle was made from Black Gum, a very tough and split resistant wood. The axle pin is a bit of antique wrought iron bar, about 1 1/4 ” thick, which had flats filled on one end and the other left round to spin freely in its housing.
In combination with a block and tackle this device is capable of huge feats of strength. As the axle is about 8inches in diameter and the handles are 8 feet long, the capstan alone give a 12 to 1 mechanical advantage to any force applied.
And now for ship jk.
Mil gracias for your generosity sharing your talents and fantastic ancient or traditional tools and skills with us. Can you please indicate for me where you are using this capstan to further learn. Again, mil gracias, from Colombia million blessings.
What I love about this, is that once it’s been used to making all the things that are used for building all the other things, it can be used as a kids’s chair swing.. All you need to add are a couple of roped seats each side and let the fun begin!
It’s time some new jungle boots my friend
At 11:00: "No, Doc. I wasn’t trying to kill myself, just showing off my sharpening skills when my hand slipped."
NIce video. Just found it and loved it. Thanks for sharing.
Weekend Stuff
Nice!
1:40 upsie
While the basic design dates back to the middle ages it’s use lasted for several centuries. Without it the discovery of other continents and the development of trade and migration would not have been possible. Simple machines like this are what increased the technology of mankind.
wow
"What is best in life?"
Doesn’t it need a ratchet?
Release the kraken!!!….sorry.
Do you shave your face with that axe 🪓
4:23 – now THAT’S A CHISEL!!!
What’s wrong with bolts and nails? Beautiful work!
20:07 my grandfather used to make joinery like that back in the early seventies when I was still young..
1:45 estwing axe so goood
I was so impressed, until you brought out that tiny, baby man hammer…. hahahaha! I was thinking a Rigging Axe would work well for you, hatchet one side, framing hammer the other…
Mesmerizing video!
You do such beautiful work with only tools powered by sweat, Good on ya,,,
I really like his job because he does traditional crafts! I respectfully ask where I live there, the felling of trees is subject to very serious permits. Is the forest you are thinning perhaps your property?
Молодчина. Используешь ее по назначению?
Can you do a segment on your tools and how you sharpen them?
I have always wondered how I might one day afford one of those kawasaki mules!
Now I know! LMAO 🤣🤣
I love your YouTube channel and your workmanship! It really is truly amazing how you only use hand tools! Love it! As a fellow colleague I would like to ask you about that special auger bit you use for boring end grain. I can’t seem to find any info on the net. What is it’s true name?
Keep up the amazing work!
Cheers from Budapest!
Tibor Fekete
What is the fat/wax you are using on these kind of projects?
What boots are you wearing here?
Trabalho 100: manual parabéns 👏
De mayor quiero ser como este hombre.
Splitting those timbers would be much like young Abe Lincoln’s methods two centuries ago?
Very kind of Jim Rogers to share his plans with you for this Capstan.
I am doing a small thesis on classical era crane technology and this is just beautiful to see in this day and age.
ciao,your expiriens ist fantastic,Thx you.
After watching many of these videos, I can’t decide which I like more. Mr. Chickadee’s work is so impressive, but Mrs. Chickadee’s cinematography is equally impressive. She does not get in the way, yet she manages to get great angles and sounds. We don’t miss a thing. Well done indeed.
Do you have a special day of the week or month that you spend sharpening everything?
!!! TOP
Gotta love the jungle boots.
mi sembra strano vedere una persona che non va di fretta, è anacronistico
3:48 I blew at the screen to get the debris off 🙁
Master!!!
This guy’s kids are gonna come out looking like Paul Bunyan. Except with a baby face
1:35
Поучи топором махать возле ступней !
What the hell is a capstan and why would anybody like to have one?
You remind me of someone I saw in a movie
I just tried to blow the saw dust of the wood from the auger through my phone
Nice video, what is the thing you use to sharpen the axe?
I see the patience and focus in your work as must have been demonstrated by Noah in the building of the ark. Good work. We need more craftsmen like you in this world. Thank you for the inspiration.
Ash tree?
Nice!
This is so cool!