A Boat in the Woods · vidéo

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Joshua constructs a raised wooden platform in the woods of eastern Canada to support a canvas wall tent, moving out of a cramped two-person tent on his boat deck.0:43 He selects a site with high ground and good drainage, clearing the understory with a brush trimmer and felling five spruce trees and two diseased cherry trees.1:49 He uses the spruce logs for the platform foundation and plans to use the cherry wood for firewood and spoon carving.2:43 To lay out the foundation, he uses stakes, a string line, a framing square, and a line level to create a grid, marking 13 post holes with sharpened sticks after torrential rain washed away his initial chalk markings.13:36 He excavates the holes in glacial till using a landscape bar and a clamshell digger.16:20 During the project, he repairs a broken chainsaw handbrake and notes the need for better personal protective equipment, specifically chaps and a hard hat.3:07

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