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I believe I have watched that video a thousand times. I don't own any power tools and that video always keep me on track when I think of buying a power tool. I'm keeping old traditions alive.
Good for you, and God bless! I was gradually tainted over the years within the 'lowest bidder competitive construction industry' to witness untrained unskilled (ie lower paid) men accomplish 10X as much with a new-fangled power tool than an experienced tradesman/craftsman did without one. Those trade veterans are dead or retired now and not one single youngster of today is interested in emulating the old ways. I'm not involved in that increasingly shoddy workmanship racket anymore but this 'presto-powered' way of doing things has become a fact of life when you're trying to get ahead and make a living.
There are simple electric tools such as a portable jig saw that make short and easy work of things that used to be time consuming and tiring and I've cheerfully used one (and they have improved substantially over the years) for 1/2 century! I do have to admit to owning a nice Swedish-made coping saw but the paint on the handle is as shiny now as it was when my dad gave it to me in 1965.
Thank you for your story Sir!
Times are changing, I think we both can agree on that. Sad to see old traditions disappear because they're "too slow".
Clogs / "Träskor", used to be made with love and passion by a craftsman, unfortunately his way of producing a 'superior' shoe is too slow for todays world.
Times are changing, I think we both can agree on that. Sad to see old traditions disappear because they're "too slow".
Clogs / "Träskor", used to be made with love and passion by a craftsman, unfortunately his way of producing a 'superior' shoe is too slow for todays world.
There's a second generation Dutchman near me that has expanded his hobby of hand carving Dutch wooden shoes and the sonuvagun has gotten pretty handy at it and increasingly demonstrates the craft and sells them at community events and fairs. Traditional wood for these (I'm a long-ago Dutch immigrant from Suid Afrika and my mom always wore 'klompen' in the garden) is willow which is soft for carving, doesn't readily crack or split, and is very much splinter-free on user's feet. As long as you stay off the pavement and don't leave them in blazing sun or out in the weather they can easily last 10 years.
Betcha that wasn't the first pair the old guy ever made!
Loved the customer stumbling off with his new shoes: "T'anks, Sven! Next time don't nail them on my feet, eh?"
Truth to tell, I have a pair of Dutch wooden shoes that I've worn occasionally for the last 35 years. Once you remember the trick of walking in them (relax your feet) they're extremely comfortable.
Guaranteed that wasn't his first pair; probably did those on a commercial basis for 40 years.
There is a trick to learning to walk in 'rigid' shoes and I'm glad you found it. Some carvers are definitely better than others and it's a PITA to get a rasp or somesuch (spoon chisels ain't common) in there afterwards to smooth out an irritating bump or lump,