WOOD CARVING IN GERMANY 1926

[petercharlesfagg]

As another woodturner I found this video absolutely fascinating, not from the historical point of view but that things haven't changed much! Apart from the Health & Safety aspect we are all still repeating things that have been done before! So good to see someone who was skilled by virtue of learning the trade and as noted before his scarred hands are testament to that learning process! Brilliant video, hope more of them are discovered and posted for us all to enjoy.

[technoron]

I do what the man in the video does, woodturning. While things have changed in 86 years, a lot has remained the same. For one, a bowl can be turned without leaving a hole in the bottom.

I can see why his hands are all cut up and scarred as there was a lack of many safety measures.He also probably hurt a lot when he got home as his lathe is too high.

Amazing film and I gained a lot out of it. Thanks for posting it. If you find more like this it would be great if you can put them up in Youtube.

[MrSAN1277]

здорово !

[AF6H4N1ST4N]

At 10:05 I thought he was carving an Aryan Dildo lol

[AF6H4N1ST4N]

Ghandi busy carving a piece of a wood.

[ostapslobodian]

My grandfather was born in 1926.

I feel as if it's a living link from now to this video.

[daw162]

look at the guy's hands at the end of the video. People had strong hands when they had to work. Not a lot of guys have hands like that now - they wouldn't fit on blackberry buttons.

The 1 dislike above must've been from a jealous blackberry user who has hands smaller than the ladies in the that era would've had.

[SLICKRICKDESIGNS]

@daw162  2 blackberry owners now...lol

[daw162]

I wish my lathe had lineshaft power

[aquaboy26]

Now days food containers are all made of cheap throw away plastic shit that release an assortment of chemicals which make men grow tits, and women testicals.

[tvdays]

@shadow55723  one of my favorite films

[Philprom09210]

Tout y est dit !

Que du savoir faire et rien d'autre.

De très beaux copeaux boiseux comme j'aime.

Case590

[spittenkittens]

I really enjoy watching a real craftsman. He makes it look so easy. I bet lathe is powered by a steam engine, I saw a large drive belt. The lid seemed to mate perfectly to the bowl and I like how he made the handle. Watching these videos have become my teacher because I just jot a lathe but have no one to teach me.

I like the way he feels every tool when he picks it up, like he's bringing them from sleep to life.

[geruhl1]

Dvorak violin concerto in A minor, 3rd movement

[bschwartzberg]

anyone out there know the name of the music being played? I'm really blanking on it, even though I know it pretty well.

I would love to be able to turn as confidently as this master craftsman. His ability to walk up to the lathe and go "this is what I want, and so this is what will be done" with hardly any hiccups is amazing. I also really appreciate seeing him sharpen. It's so simple, and he doesn't need anything super special, just the means to do it.

wonderful video

[Marylandgirl88]

Awesome! Though it is woodturning rather than woodcarving. I loved the music. Wonderful to see an historic piece of film of a skilled craftsman. Really interesting!

[hermionejane2004]

i would love to do this and make my own dishes from wood it looks fun and easyer then achualey carveing

[assassin616]

@hermionejane2004 ive tried it, and this guy makes it look easy, but he is an expert, it really isnt. ive tried and failed many times!

[assassin616]

@hermionejane2004 this guy makes it look dead easy, but he is a master, i am a wood carver, well at least i do so as a hobby, i have tried to make bowls with this method, its alot harder than this video shows, the man in the video really impresses me, he must have done it all his life

[allengoodman69]

Great vid. ! It is woodturning - not carving though,thanks for posting,as this is history and a master woodturner !!!

[JamesHaskin]

Really interesting video

[scarfing]

After sanding he uses wood shavings to high shine the wood. Gives a much better luster than just sanding. Great workmanship, a real craftsman.

[Kinkoyaburi]

Fascinating. I watched to the end without even noticing how the time passed. He made himself a bread container. I always wanted to be a carpenter.

[MiamiBrian]

Wood turning just like it's done today. This guy is a master of the tools. Interesting use of the hook tool. Thanks for sharing!

[hogship]

Hard to say what kind of wood that was, but very plain grain. At first, I thought the wood was wet......but, the dust from sanding convinced me I was wrong.....very dry. Had to be "seasoning for quite awhile for it to be that dry in a block form.

[636117]

Very nice. Although the music doesn't really go with it. Hope there's more where that came from.

[StuInTokyo]

At 6:00 it looks like he is using a "Hook" tool, don't see that tool used very often anymore. Then around 6:40 it looks like he is using a cabinet scraper, or card scraper on the inside of the bowl to finish it. Interesting as the Japanese still use a similar thing in their traditional turning here.

Great video!

[EliW]

Actually, at 6:40 since he already just sanded it w/ sandpaper, and afterwards grabs the shavings and rubs them in. More likely I think that he applied a stick of wax, and was using the shavings to burnish with.

[RTDrake]

Huge thank you for preserving this.

[melaniethib]

Great job , makes me want to get on ours and make a bowl. My husband just made a small vase for a friend this morning.

[jyde1]

Very Nice video showing a great craftsman at work making it look easy. But this should be called Wood Turning instead of Wood Carving.

[rnponce]

ooo increible cinta....

[bobacote2]

Just great, I loved the demo, what a craftman, with Do Right in the background. Wonderful. Thank you