Turning the old fashioned way.

I check this guys blog regularly. Found it via Peter Follansbee,s joiners notes blog. It,s a wonderful look at the way things were done by a guy whose passionate about keeping the old crafts alive. The japanese guy hewing a log in bare feet is a bit scary!!

-- if the hand is not working it is not a pure hand

Thanks Skarp, I really enjoyed that. Can you imagine doing that day in and day out for a living !!! And we think we have it rough lol.

-- Don S.E. OK

Wow, this was a great video. I want to do this someday, but need a lot of space! Not in my small shop/garage…

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Pretty cool Skarp, welcome aboard also. That was remarkable as well as the old hand made tools he used, some looked like they would be good on todays lathes very much. Thanks for the show. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks for posting that guy!! :-))

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

that was truly inspiring ,opens my eyes to how good we have it now a days.thanks

-- eric post, tallahassee FL

Yep, that guy is the real deal. For those who didn’t follow up and check out his website, don’t miss it.
Thanks for posting this Skarp.
Joe

-- JMP

honestly it didn’t look like he was putting in that much effort, enough to where i would definitely consider it because of its cost overhead and reduced chance of injury it would seem. Not to even mention the going green aspect, i’m really considering doing this now in my driveway (i live on a busy street corner) cuz I think it would attract a lot more attention/eventual sales….what do you guys think? if you were driving ‘n saw some guy doing this in his driveway on the side of the road would you pull over to inquire?

I like the idea for many of the same reasons. It can’t be too much worse than taking a bike ride as far as effort, though I wonder how commercial turning tools would fare on that type of lathe. Guess I’ll find out! Good luck on your effort Chris.

-- Ooo, er.

Truly inspiring video. Thanks for sharing Skarp, Definitely would like to try my hand at some of the older techniques in a semi primitive shop. My grandfather did a lot without the modern conveniences of power tools but unfortunately I was not in a position to learn from him. He once asked me if we used handsaws in home construction and I told him we did. He commented that with diabetes and old age he was unable to do the work around the house and hired a young man to do the work for him. He was surprised and disappointed that the only tool he used was a power saw to cut the material. Well I didn’t have the heart to tell him that times had changed and that is the tool of choice now a days. I cannot imagine building a house with just a handsaw. h

-- Derrick J. Barcroft