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As the CORK is harvested in Sardinia / SUGHERO : come si estrae / 软木

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Uploaded by on Sep 9, 2009

How is the raw cork gotten by the oak?
Here in this video the fatiguing(but 100% environmentally friendly) work of the extractor, sailor of forest that armed with ax, with a match of strength and sensibility, he succeeds in detaching what they once called the soft gold, the cork, without raging on the delicate and vital underlying (mom or fellogeno) bark, whose damage involves a premature downfall of the plant.A job
fascinating that survives from the time of nuraghi in spite of all modernity.
For any curiosity about this please do not hesitate to ask.
This video was produced in the mountains of Linas, on the border between the territories of Fluminimaggiore and Gonnosfanadiga.
Come si ottiene il sughero grezzo dalla quercia ?
Ecco in questo video il faticosissimo (ma 100% ecosostenibile) mestiere dell'estrattore,marinaio di foresta che armato di accetta, con un connubio di forza e sensibilità, riesce a staccare quello che un tempo chiamavano l'oro morbido,il sughero,senza infierire sulla delicata e vitale scorza sottostante(mammina o fellogeno),il cui danneggiamento comporta una prematura rovina della pianta.Un mestiere
affascinante che sopravvive dal tempo dei nuraghi a dispetto di ogni modernità.
Questo video è stato realizzato sulle montagne del Linas,al confine tra i territori di Fluminimaggiore e Gonnosfanadiga.

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  • Most satisfying job ever.

  • @Necrophelix Satisfying, of course, but very hard and difficult ......if you come in Sardinia, in the summer, I grant you the ax willingly;)

  • depends greatly on the quality of cork: if it is waste, about 1 €, if it is the best quality around 5 €

  • after you do this thr tree is stil alive? this thing affect's him?sry my english...

  • @eldiablodelverde Yes the tree is still alive.Cork is composed of dead cells and thus remove it will not cause damage to the oak if the work is done properly and in the right season.

  • I'd do anything to have that awesome job and hear that fucking AWESOME sound every day.

  • @herpderpeton Come in Sardinia, and you get this job, but I Wager, you can no longer resist a few minutes. Easy and exciting to see but very hard to play ..... the forest is all uphill, full of pitfalls and very hot (40 degrees in the shade)....it seems that the oaks do it on purpose to grow in the most difficult

    Anyway we'll wait you, least as a spectator ;)

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  • @NekkidMuddy believe me, I'm not a model, this is my work:

    cameras are often liars ..... thanks anyway

  • Is it just me or did they find some Italian supermodel to do this?

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  • He peeled that tree like a banana.

  • @eldiablodelverde If you cut the tissue below the cork it can kill the tree. It takes about 10 years for the new cork to grow!

  • Thats some fine cork pounding.

  • How much could you sell all that cork for? o.0

  • The sound in this video is so satisfying!

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