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Coopering a 36 gallon beer barrel with hand tools.
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- čas přidán 27. 06. 2021
- I am a practicing traditional cooper who makes barrels, buckets, washtubs, and butter churns by hand. I use mostly traditional skills and handtools to build round, conical wooden vessels for history museums, national parks, and collectors.
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Love your work, Marshall! It’s a beautiful thing to see a master craftsman work
Indeed beautiful to see such craftsmanship and art
Even with only manual tools, he makes this look so easy. I feel like an incredible amount of practice must have gone into the work. Nice to see techniques like this still being used and it's crazy to think this is how it was done for the longest of times.
Easier than you might think when your wood is perfectly straight grain
This video is great!
Trying to start my own small time cooperage using hand tools like yourself. Your broad axe work was quite impressive. Did you make your own construction hoops or have them made using a mandrel? They are very thick!
Keep up the great work!
My father is also a cooper. I would spend hours watching you work on this beautiful art. I love the art of cooperage!
I am an amateur woodworker and gradually building a portfolio with the intention of making a side-job of it. Your craft is seriously impressive and I am in awe of your skills with an axe. I learned a few things for my own craft just by watching this one video. Subscribed!
Awesome seeing traditional tools and methods being used to create these
Great job 👏
It's beautiful to see handcraft still being practiced. Curious, where do you source the metal strips?
Beautiful craftsmanship and great specialist tools.
A joy to watch!
This is truly incredible. What a craftsman, keep this tradition alive I love to see it
Absolutely wonderful man! I hope to see some new videos from you soon!
As a hand tool woodworker I'm just in awe watching you work, just fantastic
a master at work, so inspired to see the process. thanks for sharing!
Amazing work. My grandmother told me that her father was a barrel maker from father to son, and in his old age, when he could no longer see, he said that he could make a barrel just by chopping wood with an ax and touching the wood with his hand. I still have some of his tools at home, tools made by hand by the blacksmith.
Thank you for sharing. I believe this. Much of my work is by sight, of course. But, I've been doing it by hand for so long I've come to depend on the tactile and auditory feedback from the process almost as much as visual. If I was going blind, slowly, my other senses would definitely compensate.
One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen! Not the end result, though that’s beautiful too but the “process” it was beautiful to watch! It saddens me to think how rare this skill is. I’m a professional wood worker myself but my hand too skills couldn’t hold a candle to yours! I honestly feel privileged to have seen you work, thank you for sharing. If only I lived near you, I’d offer you my humble assistance for free
This was absolutely fantastic to watch, I can see that this is much more than work for you!!
Absolutely fantastic work. You can really see the quality, because after all, the oak boards were cured and shaped by Josiah's cousin Joshua, who was a cooper and not a hooper.
I really enjoyed this video. The process is interesting and the tools are awesome!
Just came across this video by chance looking for another I'd seen years ago, what a happy accident. So very thankful for someone like you keeping the old trades/ways alive, thank you for sharing this in depth look at a master craftsman doing his job, could have been even more in depth/longer and I'd have watched it all.
I work in a whiskey barrel factory and seeing this man do all this by hand is so amazing considering we have machines doing half of the work for us
Вот это мастерство -браво !!!
Superb! Camera work and lighting are perfect. Narration is just right. Thanks for sharing these wonderful skills!
No gloves and no cuts. Very impressive, my good sir. A true master of the craft. Godspeed!
Thanks for making the time to create this video! Your dedication to the craft is obvious and appreciated. Thanks for the raw audio of the bangs, scrapes, and thuds as opposed to playing generic rock music - I loved hearing the sounds of your shop! Cheers!
Love traditional craftsmanship. These types of knowledge should not be lost.
This is so cool. Shows how much work went into this back in the day
Wow! Why isn't this a million view video?
Masterful work, excellent video and audio that helps to tell the whole story.
Thank you
Fantastic skills, lovely carftsmanship!
My Grandfather was a cooper to trade before the war (WWII) but during the war he was drafted into telecoms and worked the rest of his career for the UK GPO (General Post Office) - nice to see what his skills would have entailed.
Well, alcohol and letters are the two best forms of communication after all
@@jamestowncooperage Pretty sure the barrels he made were for use in the fishing industry as he was from Shetland (my Grandmother was a fish filleter too). Dunno whether they were used for the salting of fish or fish storage though, could have been a number of different uses back in those days. Shetland's not known for breweries or distilleries though :)
Fascinating to watch. I would love to be able to make these!
Beautiful barrel, and very prescious skill set.
I have a few years woodworking experience including green-woodworking, but never done coopering how long do you think it would take to be able to make a water tight cask? I guess I can start with pales and dry casks first so it's less daunting. I heard it can take 2 years of apprenticeship to make a water tight barell but not sure if that a fixed rule. I'm quite a fast learner and done a lot of making things.
Wonderfull work! Congratulations!
It's fascinating to watch. Even more so when you begin to understand the design behind the barrel's shape.
My parents are from Romania so I was very happy when I heard the language. Your skill and level of finish is impressive, thank you for the video and all your hard work! 🇺🇸🕊🇷🇴
Of all the tools, the draw knife is my favorite to use. beautiful work sir.
Am speechless. Things that we take for granted involve a lot of hard work, craftsmanship and most of all tools which we no longer see nowadays.
A well made barrel is a beautiful thing.
Un auténtico artesano y todo hecho a mano , desde España mis más cordiales felicitaciones
Amazing skills. We have to keep all of these traditional arts and craftsmanship alive. Some day we will depend on them.
I have NEVER EVER seen someone hewing so accurately by hand😮❤ you’ve got yourself a dedicated new subscriber
Wow, the precision with axe, adze and drawknife is simply unbelievable.
Amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
Wow! Super cool craftsmanship. Lots of work! Subscribed.
Completely awe inspiring! My 98-year-old father was trained as a cabinet maker using some of these tools. I have my grand father’s broad axe. The ‘simpler’ the tool, the more skill you need.
You are so right. I am eighty years old and when I was a young lad my grandfather would make me wooden cars, wheelbarrows, etc. with only hand tools. He was also an artist who would paint large murals in his home. His primary trade was a harness maker.
I'm not familiar with wood working, but I didn't know they use car break pads to svrape the rim of a barrel. Very innovative.
I believe you’re referring the Chiv/Howel, which prepares the staves to receive the Croze (groove), which holds the head in place.
Stunning! It make me think, back in the day it was so obvious how much effort went into basic things. Now days everything seems so disconnected.
Gran trabajo 👏👏👍
Приятно смотреть как работает настоящий профессионал, спасибо!
Would an exterior preservative coating like boiled linseed oil, wax, or pine tar negatively affect the contents during aging?
amazing work not like any other channels who use sophisticated power tools to craft their work. Imagine having worldwide blackout permanently and they need to make stuff. You are the only person i have to go to
you just have pure talent without using technology
Muito interessante este trabalho, acredito que as próximas gerações não saberão como fazer ,parabéns !!
Brilliant. I watched part of another "handmade" compering process, some company making bourbon barrels and everyone waxing lyrical, it had so many processes that used machines it was hardly handmade and people didn't seem to get my point.
I never get tired of watching masters of their trade.
Beautiful job !! Those draw knives are so sharp, one slip and you could loose an arm !!!😮😮😮
something very soothing about the creak crackle and scraping of woodworking by hand. Excellent stuff
Well, I’m the first 30 seconds it’s clear that he can hatchet a board much straighter than I can rip with a handsaw! Very impressive.
Draw knife is so sharp it leaves a sheen on the wood like a plane. I am fairly certain I have the sun plane you were using for the original bevel on the head of the cask. As heavy as it is, I believe it is lignum vitae. Unfortunately, it is missing the iron and wedge.
A tecnologia veio pra tirar as Atividades de verdadeiros Artistas em manuseio de Madeiras.
Mas aínda não conheço uma máquina pra fazer Tonéis 😎🇧🇷
I have a question, where did you get those truss hoops? Did you make them? How did you make them?
I was watching a Cooper about 45 years ago near Wiliamsburg and he said the secret to making a good tight barrel was to hammer a wire strip down the length of each slat on one side to form an indentation then plane it just until the indentation is gone. When filled with water that indentation swells out and gives an extra tight seal between slats almost like having a gasket between them.
This is incredible.
Unbelievable craftsmanship. Using an axe 🪓 to make a whiskey cast barrel. That dude is BOSS!
Incredibly well done video
Working not in a static plane,he moves freely in the 3rd dimension..outstanding
Thankyou for putting this up on CHclip!!!
Long time follower on instagram, but I prefer CHclip for video.
Great content, beautifully shot!!!
Realy nice work. Much respect.
Sweet Mary that was a beautiful thing to watch! A few things I know from reading a book on the craft that you didn’t show, maybe to keep the video short. You didn’t scrape the inside after the assembly but before the firing, you didn’t use a waxy string around the lids, no reeds in the lids, and no bung hole. You charred the inside but are they liquid tight?
There was a time I thought I had what it takes to do this but now I’m not so sure. There is some serious artistry in knowing those tapers and bevels. 15:45
Beautiful!
I used to work at Home Depot and let me tell you, when I asked if we stocked hewing axes everyone looked at me strangely. Even went out to some odd ends of Texas to Ryan and find one at one point. Pretty much nobody’s heard of them, and those that knew didn’t stock them either.
That was maybe two years ago now. Not that I needed one then or now. I’m just glad that somebody still uses them. I’m only twenty-eight but damn did I feel out of time looking around for one.
P.S.
A hewing axe gets things done, but a draw knife has some magic in it!
After you try to make your first one, you will appreciate this more. 👍💪
That's incredible!
You sir, are an artist
Wow that’s really neat. Good job.
excellent work - it seems that you are right-handed, but it looks like you are using a left-handed topping plane, any particular reason / any secret trick involved in this ?
hand hewn staves, wow. That's truly impressive. I'd love to fill this thing up with a nice golden farmhouse ale to break it in.
This bloke has amazing precision with that axe!
What a skill! I really admire you.
That was amazing to watch!
Great job on the barrel and the video! My dad and grandad used to be coopers. It's nice to see someone who still masters the skill.
There are two things I would have liked to see in this video that felt kinda missing, which is the hole to fill the barrel, and it ultimately being filled and watertight as a final test 😁
Very interesting. Skilled craft.
Please keep things like this alive big companies are trying to kill masterful individuals like this man in their craft in the name of profit!
No waffle, all action! Great video!
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No,thank you! Documenting skills like this in a timeless way benefits everyone!
One of the longer shits ive taken, but definitely worth it. Very interesting and cool to see!
Excellent. I love watching stuff like this. Reminds me of watching The New Yankee Workshop and The Woodwright's Shop with my dad when I was a kid.
This is awesome. Now I'll think twice before destroying those destructible barrels in video games.
Aren't those usually made of sheetmetal though
Do you have videos on making the tools you use?
So freaking cool!!!
Wow lots of skill and lots of labor to make 1 barrel !!!
very impressive!
My half-brother used to use a draw knife like that one! (Hat tip to Roy Underhill for that one)
Most amazing thing I've seen all week!
Just what I needed to see. Something beautiful
Хорошая работа 👍 И материал хороший , похоже на дуб !!!🤘👏
Beautiful
I've seen other videos of this sort of thing, but this is definitely the most in-depth version that wasn't filmed by the BBC using a potato in the 70's
Dang this is impressive work
Coopering a 36 gallon beer barrel with hand tools..Amazing the best video... very useful and useful thank you for sharing... greetings from Indonesian traditional gold prospectors...God Bless You🇧🇩🇲🇨🌼🌼❤✋👍👍
What do you call that wood shaving tool with a handle in both ends? Looks cool.
I believe you’re referring to the drawknives. There are several used by the Cooper. A Backing Knife usually has a flat back and a convex edge. The Hollowing Knife has a bent profile and is used for shaping the inside of the staves. The Heading Knife has a concave edge and back and is used for cutting the Basel (tapered edge) on the head.
Wonderful
👏👏👏👍👍👍🇧🇷
You are an artist 😮
Good job! I like to build a barrel