Moroccan Bow Lathe

[petercharlesfagg]

This gentleman has more skill in his Right big toe than I have with both hands! You mentioned this video when you demonstrated to the Tudor Rose Woodturners and it has taken me all this time to visit! Thanks for filming and posting something which should be a stimulus to all with an interest in woodturning. Regards Peter.

[cesking]

Dear Peter, Thank you.  To understand the past and basic skills should be a stepping stone on everyones journey through life!, Regards, Stuart K

[ragwer]

awesome absolutely awesome 

[Timbear45]

What an awesome video.....a true crafteman, artist, whatever......AMAZING SKILL !!!

[rpdmaroc]

تعليقات الاجانب تدل على مدى حقد الغرب على امتنا حيث ينظرون الينا كحيوانات يجب ان نحمي تخلفنا من الانقراض، الصناعة التقليدية هي صناعة تخلفية بخورية يشجعنا الغرب عليها حتى نظل دائما متخلفين خارج التاريخ ، والنظام الملكي العميل هو المسؤول عن هذا الامر حيث ينفذ خطة الغرب فينا ولا حول لنا الا بالثورة الحقيقية

[cesking]

Hello pdmaroc, I am not sure whether your comments are positive or negative, positive I hope. You will see by the feed back that most people admire the amazing skill of the craftsman and my videos are a celebration of craftsmanship and personal endeavour. I admire hand skills, without which we would not have beautiful buildings, works of art or useful everyday artefacts that make life more tolerable and enjoyable.

With best wishes, Stuart King

[zuzaelomari]

@cesking actually the guy thinks that the comments are nice because the westerners hate us so much they don't want us to become sophisticated and get rid of these old practices, he means all handicrafts, then he ended up insulting the monarchy and calling for true revolution. Definitely our Moroccan commentator is f*** up in the head

[hananokuni2580]

It appears that the simpler the tool the more skill one needs to use it well - and the more its versatility is manifested ^^

Such a high degree of craftsmanship without power tools... AMAZING!

[confiscator]

Thanks so much for shooting this the way you did. It's inspiring to see the finesse with which he uses his toes and to get a good look at the mechanism. Questions that I'm sure have been asked are how long has he been doing this, and what kind of wood was he using?

[frogsoda]

As I watch this, I can only think of how complicated my life is.

[Chriswoodworker]

Is it just me that thinks his right hand looks like a foot??

[Aromaz2012]

Thanks for sharing this. I count my blessings. Realize how much I have to appreciate my tools and machines. Yet, with all my expensive tools I have not seen some trick he is doing, like the ring on the wood. I learned a lot from this video.

[bicnarok]

wow excellent, the man´s an artist.

[greywolf271]

^Thank you for this video, Real craftsman. I want to buy him a wood lathe for Christmas.

[Bretzelbueb]

Unbelievable, all with his foot and only one tool (skew) no sanding. What kind of wood is that? Looks like Olive.

[paloarteinc]

Excellent work done. Thanks Stuart.

Best regards,

Jake

[timisoara007]

nice work

[cekinxxx]

wow amazing

[ahmedredaberouil]

3ajib

[Ivlad888]

Отлично, мужык золотые руки ))

[averinvalera]

Вотэтонифигасебе!

[theax102]

What an art ! awesome ! really very punctual work !

[cr4zym00s3]

this guy has more feelings in the foot than messi and c. ronaldo together

[nickkk420]

at around 2:15 the part he starts working on he actually makes a free moving ring within the wood, amazing

[IOneNightJamI]

Man, Michel kann wohl nie mit seinen Strecihen aufhören, er ganz schön alt geworden, der Bengel, immerhin muss er nicht mehr in den Schuppen....

[df2dot]

thank you for posting , amazing skill with no electricity

[jeb419]

Stunning craftsmanship. I want to go there and see more in person. I'm sure he makes other incredible pieces.

[Ye612]

!awesome!

[sasikanth1439]

such intricate shapes in no time without using a machine lathe

thatz what is called "CRAFTSMAN SHIP"

[marcroy26]

Is it possible to buy his chess pieces somewhere...other than going to Morocco?

[cesking]

Dear @marcroy26 , i don't think so, Stuart king

[georemo1]

@marcroy26

Hey bro ! if you still wanna buy his pieces let me know, I can help you, I live in Agadir, Marrakech is just a couple hours of car from my home, I go there all the time.

and the guy's name is not Mostopher but Mustapha just like me .

[TheWejdin]

Not sure why but something about this video is weirdly relaxing and entrancing. The mix of the sounds in the back ground and the sound of the lathe. Watching it slowly come together.

[3lsid]

Oh that's Quran playing in the background, isn't it? btw, awesome skill...awesome product in the end.

[cesking]

Dear @,d809

It's done!

[d809]

@cesking Great :)

[SogeKami]

You come at the king, you best not miss

[RepublicIcon]

amazing skill.. how long did it take him all together?

[Thilak86]

@cesking - Its really unfortunate that this skilled worker's name is NOT mentioned anywhere but your name is watermarked all over!

anyway - i owe a thanks to you for sharing.

[cesking]

Dear @Thilak86,

Your comments are fully justifed and I now do things differently, The turners name is Mostopha Dnouch, he is the star, not me,

With best wishes,

Stuart King

[Thilak86]

@cesking thats very humble and I appreciate it.

[TheDiwanShantwain]

@Thilak86 it is

[KamenRiderBlackSun]

i watched this video while my mouth is open

[fastchapter]

Did you wind up buying the piece from him?

[cesking]

Dear @, fastchapter,

Yes I made several purchases,

Regards,

Stuart King

[fastchapter]

@cesking Atta boy!

[johanolsson555]

@marcoiwb hehehehe ;)

[triceratopsxtreme]

That is amazing!

[johanolsson555]

Crafting lvl?

[chikkachinijohannady]

@johanolsson555 crafting lvl over 9000 XD

[snappa222]

Very cool video.I have a pawn that he made me years ago,he drilled a hole into the top and put a string through so I could wear it around my neck.The guy totally blew me away!

[kai333kai334]

Just how did he do that ring?

What kind of sorcery is this?

[Sid7Vicious]

indeed its crafting

[Aminkino]

Ich mag

[Punknemmorreu]

Nice ancient technology!

[MLFive]

That or his chisel is extraordinarily sharp.

[MLFive]

What kind of wood is that? It looks rather soft.

[HAVENIBNOU]

Brillante

[kwanito]

YES!



[angelicgirl01]

How can he be so accurate with his feet I can't even do that with my hands D:

[0622sonta]

excellent :D

[koujikusu]

very nice...

very very nice!!

[benskin79]

To heck with visiting, I want to build my own lathe set up from scraps and practice this myself- I need all the skills I can possibly learn.

[cesking]

@benskin79

 Good luck, let me know how you get on,

best wishes,

Stuart King

[tibetoo7]

@benskin79 watch the toes...

[mtksbctk]

@benskin79 yeah right..

[Haineko404]

So cool.. I could not believe it, but it's just great! Makes me wanna visit this place! Thank you for putting it up online :)

[sebleomc]

Awesome 

[HarisDT]

Golden rule to follow in life: PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT

[lukayoutub]

Impressive!

[x64iNik]

I was gonna write that this is kinda easy with a lathe but then he started turning it with a bow...respect dude

[running2win101]

That is amazing! Could you tell me where this was filmed?

[cesking]

@running2win101

In the Medina (Market) Marrakech,

Regards,

Stuart King

[georgecimadon]

This is one of the most interesting things I've ever seen. Very well spent 6:53 minutes. :) Thanks for sharing.

[arrebentaAbolhaa]

tanks for sharing



[AntLyon]

Amazing! 

[xXxM0nteNegr0xXx]

Dude has some talented feet. lol

[Erkkomees]

@xXxM0nteNegr0xXx

it's still handcrafted. foot just held that skew chisel steady. :)

[letsplayholdem]

I could watch him doing this all day long lol

[IONredline06]

WOW!!!



[eumm11]

unbelievable!

[cincincincin]

This is genius.

[sundaypro]

LOVE IT!!

[cdbg3]

pure love on their work

[gaeddstank]

just incredible skill

[Cruisey1234]

A true craftsman.

[Jon4ndo]

IMPOSSIBLE! He's immune to splinters. All hail this guy!

[numeristacom]

Health and Safety would have kittens over this...

[hootypatootie]

Very cool!

[4parso]

It kept me interested to the end.

[kikofoshoyo]

HE MADE A RING IN THE CHESS PIECE?!

[RedPhoenix37]

Awesome work.

Congratulations.

[Federicoconut]

Who can dislike this... It's amazing. Really nice work.

[lazy21231]

beautiful

[justinlopez89]

Incredible work. That is craftsmanship.

[velvetsnape]

That's awesome!!

[nickmarinho]

awesome

[knal21]

You can call it.. foot made!!!

[SOSphantom]

Wow, that was just amazing. O_O

[WhiteNowa1]

very impressive/

[ListenToGreatSongs]

Morocco ♥

[StuartLittleJr]

awesome skill

[reddingo213]

i just spent 5 mins watching a guy make chess pieces with his foot...never in my life would i thought of saying that....

[tito108]

awesome!!!

[Mastersteef123]

me gusta!

[Dincorta]

I get the feeling he's done this before.

[fragglejunk]

That's such low-torque... his tools need to be extra sharp. I'd love to see his sharpening techniques.

[IDigitalUniverse]

like a K1NG

[Thanatorz]

TRUE SKILLS!

[tprolls]

Can someone put that singer guy in the background out of his misery?

[LuffyyyHM]

@tprolls That's not music, that's a recitation of the Quran

[p8riot]

@WHlTEDEVlL

His talent isn't worthless, it's sad that our disposable society just doesn't appreciate good workmanship anymore.

[HarisDT]

@p8riot so true, talent isn't that much appreciated nowadays.

[moisabamf]

i would pay a lot of money for a chess set made like that.

[PrOsEmIh]

inspiring

[Eyspire]

Beautiful

[Maquina1983]

Un Maestro Artesano, increíble talento

[SuchAFanBoy]

AMAZING I MUST SAY!

and how did he make the ring? it suddenly appeared!

[crudolol]

i would bye that

[Gashie2]

I'm not a woodturner, but this video is great and the display of skill is mesmerising. Thanksss for a great share! ( Found this via 9gag.com/gag/417542 )

[shawofit]

I can't believe he has ALL of his toes left!

[eldeladi]

In case anyone was wondering, The soundtrack in the background is a soothing recitation of the Quran.

[myusernameisstolen]

They did lie its actually foot crafted!

[texasfootballhall]

Respect from Texas.

[lavacapintoja]

You know that an industry will never replace the love and effort of a craftsman when you see works like these.

[jtbowman421]

I can barely pat my head and rub my stomach at the same time...

[TEHsm1th]

He can make things with his hands and speaks english, man give the that guy his own show.... id watch it

[pirateSteve461]

Young woodturner? This guy is like 50. How old is the person who wrote that caption?

[robaus23]

@pirateSteve461 What? He's like late twenties, early thirties.

[eboing]

We're talking about a people whose technology consists of wood, string, and a sharp metal stick. Now, I want to make something perfectly clear, they are as smart as we are today, but with the technologies of the time they cannot possibly have made such amazing chess pieces.

I have two words for you: Ancient Aliens.

[withered962]

This guy is just amazing

[Tadachiny]

すごい！

[aerianally]

What impressed me the most is the free floating ring he made on it.

[emty66]

Fantastic skills. I'll show this in my class tomorrow.

[crovax17]

Wow........ How many hours do you think this guy put in to master that?

[KnuckleBallz]

SKILLs

[huntari]

I'd love to be able to buy one of those chess sets... truly epic.

[Zyl0s]

Dude that is so hypnotizing. I literally just sat here for almost 7 minutes straight with my jaw dropped in some sort of catatonic/amazed stupor.

[bobbycatacutan]

amazing

[strahljd]

I could seriously sit here and watch this video all day long

[MrJinsarux2]

wow! didn't even see how that ring came to be

[whitesox287]

he's more precise with his foot than i am with my hand

[Skunkoon98241]

I'm still facinated how he made that little ring! :o

[motorolalasershot]

What a beautiful craft and masterful craftsmanship

[masterjared90]

Artisan

[uncleshibba]

@FaKeShAdOw I don't know if you saw how his lathe works, but my whole body would have to be spinning around. Based on my size and his equipment, i don't think he would be able to. Also, beauty is subjective, just because I don't like the way it looks doesn't make me wrong.

[Trolulz]

Amazing

[zootia]

Skills

[patrickdeeoh]

Humans are amazing sometimes.

[Bigdrew3006]

I just watched the whole video. No regrets.

[MrRightFFM2]

so this is called footmade and not handmade

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

Amazing

[Frogfreak2796]

Respect.

[jucket321]

that.... is pretty awesome

[Turtlezare1337]

somewhere, someone is sitting in an office at a computer watching this instead of doing what he should, while getting more money for it than this man gets from carving like this

[mancreep]

MIND <------BLOWN.

[Serutos]

This guy is pro at what hes doing.

[silentg1211]

I wish i was half as cool as this guy..

[aydoooo]

You can't explain the ring inside.

-Bill

[deathkorps005]

i want a chest set from him..

[boogiemonster06]

Can we get this man a block of marble please?

[woko696]

only skill

[Guitar0wner]

Respect. He Earned It.

[HazeltonWyo]

Exceptional craftsmanship.

[kirreenable]

Wow.

[Free76Thinker]

Someone buy him a motor. Seriously though, pretty amazing stuff.

[ManiacalLyricist]

This guy has more skill in his toes than most of us do in our whole bodies. This world is awesome.

[deuone]

amazing guy, would buy a chess set off him for sure if i were visiting

[SantaClaritaBoy]

I love the simplicity of the device but how well it works.

[2bsure]

Just got in from a Medievel Market in Antequera whereI witnessed a man using the same tool. I bought a few items as I was amazed by the skill involved. He made some fine pieces all identical in shape and size without measuring or comparing them. Such skill, I am in awe of this craftmanship

[cristiroberto]

pure artist!

[unmik1422]

Wow, what a craftsman.

Great job on shooting the video. Thank you for posting.

[pavolpi]

amazing.

[artemisfair]

I have so much respect for this man! He is an amazing artisan.

[Mackairo]

Amazing... just pure amazing...

there's not very much more to say, but I think that it is this kind of art that is the true mastery of craftery, not the machine-users most common today.

[sk4p]

Fantastic video.  A joy to see someone so adept in their craft.

[otti7021]

it makes western living look boring and graceless . i found this video very relaxing