one of those days were the amenities so hot that the air is sweating well it’s
hot that the air is sweating well it’s
hot that the air is sweating well it’s about 20 degrees above room temperature
about 20 degrees above room temperature
about 20 degrees above room temperature ever tell my glance at the river I’m
ever tell my glance at the river I’m
ever tell my glance at the river I’m thinking I sure would like to go down
thinking I sure would like to go down
thinking I sure would like to go down here to enjoy some of that cold water
here to enjoy some of that cold water
here to enjoy some of that cold water there’s no rest for the weary
there’s no rest for the weary
there’s no rest for the weary especially for frontiersman Colbert who
especially for frontiersman Colbert who
especially for frontiersman Colbert who single-handedly building a cabin in the
single-handedly building a cabin in the
single-handedly building a cabin in the middle of the Georgia swamps I think
middle of the Georgia swamps I think
middle of the Georgia swamps I think that’ll work this is going to be the
that’ll work this is going to be the
that’ll work this is going to be the handrail on the porch it’s a nice pretty
handrail on the porch it’s a nice pretty
handrail on the porch it’s a nice pretty piece of driftwood weather the heartwood
piece of driftwood weather the heartwood
piece of driftwood weather the heartwood of an old twisted cypress tree I’ve got
of an old twisted cypress tree I’ve got
of an old twisted cypress tree I’ve got it started I’ve gotten foundation I’ve
it started I’ve gotten foundation I’ve
it started I’ve gotten foundation I’ve got something to build on all of this is
got something to build on all of this is
got something to build on all of this is a result of months of rebuilding I’ve
a result of months of rebuilding I’ve
a result of months of rebuilding I’ve got to get the mainframe up in a few
got to get the mainframe up in a few
got to get the mainframe up in a few weeks get the roof on and get the porch
weeks get the roof on and get the porch
weeks get the roof on and get the porch started I like building where I take the
started I like building where I take the
started I like building where I take the material that I find that I have an
material that I find that I have an
material that I find that I have an interest in and try to figure out where
interest in and try to figure out where
interest in and try to figure out where it best fits this is bent from about
it best fits this is bent from about
it best fits this is bent from about right here on rather than straighten it
right here on rather than straighten it
right here on rather than straighten it out I’m going to take advantage of that
out I’m going to take advantage of that
out I’m going to take advantage of that curve right here at a fastening point
curve right here at a fastening point
curve right here at a fastening point every tree in the forest is a little bit
every tree in the forest is a little bit
every tree in the forest is a little bit bent a little bit crooked so if the
bent a little bit crooked so if the
bent a little bit crooked so if the cabin is a little bit crooked a little
cabin is a little bit crooked a little
cabin is a little bit crooked a little bit bent it’ll fit right in
bit bent it’ll fit right in
bit bent it’ll fit right in I’ve got to gather a lot more materials
I’ve got to gather a lot more materials
I’ve got to gather a lot more materials to finish my cabin part of what I’ll get
to finish my cabin part of what I’ll get
to finish my cabin part of what I’ll get will be in the forest but I’ll still
will be in the forest but I’ll still
will be in the forest but I’ll still have to buy some of the materials
with the need for building supplies on
with the need for building supplies on his mind whoo that’s a really big beaver
his mind whoo that’s a really big beaver
his mind whoo that’s a really big beaver frontiersman Colbert counts on
frontiersman Colbert counts on
frontiersman Colbert counts on transforming a catch into currency the
transforming a catch into currency the
transforming a catch into currency the last many weeks I’ve been doing a
last many weeks I’ve been doing a
last many weeks I’ve been doing a combination of building and collecting a
combination of building and collecting a
combination of building and collecting a lot of furs that’s not as easy as it
lot of furs that’s not as easy as it
lot of furs that’s not as easy as it looks
he’s got a nice pelt that all add up to
he’s got a nice pelt that all add up to bring a good price the money I get from
bring a good price the money I get from
bring a good price the money I get from it will be invested in supplies to
it will be invested in supplies to
it will be invested in supplies to rebuild my cabin it’s a challenge
rebuild my cabin it’s a challenge
rebuild my cabin it’s a challenge rebuilding your life when some disaster
rebuilding your life when some disaster
rebuilding your life when some disaster happens but it gives you an opportunity
happens but it gives you an opportunity
happens but it gives you an opportunity to redo it again maybe a little better a
to redo it again maybe a little better a
to redo it again maybe a little better a little different
little different
little different the quest for beaver pelts another
the quest for beaver pelts another
the quest for beaver pelts another animal fur helped fuel the North
animal fur helped fuel the North
animal fur helped fuel the North American economy and furthered expansion
American economy and furthered expansion
American economy and furthered expansion into the new world in the search for
into the new world in the search for
into the new world in the search for untouched hunting grounds today some 80
untouched hunting grounds today some 80
untouched hunting grounds today some 80 percent of furs come from animals raised
percent of furs come from animals raised
percent of furs come from animals raised on fur farms it’s a 40 billion dollar
on fur farms it’s a 40 billion dollar
on fur farms it’s a 40 billion dollar industry worldwide
what I’ve done is cleaned off all the
what I’ve done is cleaned off all the meat and tissue so that the leather will
meat and tissue so that the leather will
meat and tissue so that the leather will dry thoroughly it’s a really nice fur
dry thoroughly it’s a really nice fur
dry thoroughly it’s a really nice fur but the next step so this doesn’t dry
but the next step so this doesn’t dry
but the next step so this doesn’t dry all wrinkled up and stretch it on this
all wrinkled up and stretch it on this
all wrinkled up and stretch it on this board this belt right here is worth
board this belt right here is worth
board this belt right here is worth somewhere between 8 and 15 times the
somewhere between 8 and 15 times the
somewhere between 8 and 15 times the price of a raccoon pelt so just from a
price of a raccoon pelt so just from a
price of a raccoon pelt so just from a practical standpoint that makes them
practical standpoint that makes them
practical standpoint that makes them really efficient catch so that’s a
really efficient catch so that’s a
really efficient catch so that’s a finished hide it’ll dry out and look
finished hide it’ll dry out and look
finished hide it’ll dry out and look like cardboard they should bring top
like cardboard they should bring top
like cardboard they should bring top money for the fur industry
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