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The Anarchist's Tool Chest (with Chris Schwarz & Megan Fitzpatrick)
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The Anarchist's Tool Chest (with Chris Schwarz & Megan Fitzpatrick)
I spent a year delivering wood for a local lumberyard. One of our customers produced the best furniture I still have ever seen and all his tools fit in a rolling cabinet the size of a dresser. And his non-handheld power tools were a table saw and a thickness planer. It was impressive to see.
Great video. Appreciate everything you have done for the industry. Keep it up!! Thanks for being there. Isiah 55:11-12!!!
Good to see you on here.
Cool, but clearly you've got numerous iterative tools on your wall etc. that don't fit in that chest, so something about that philosophy seems perhaps.. contradictory?
Well observed, but actually, Chris teaches woodworking classes at his shop and those tools are generally for students. I believe his whole kit fits in his chest.
Please accept the most affectionate regards from from away Brazil. I loved your video!
Wow! Thank you so much for saying so. I'm glad you liked it so much. I do as well.
@@magnumveritas9526 Keep doing your excellent work!
Chris only uses handtools? Good woodworking Machines are expensive and maybe only for the serious craftsman. They also get a lot done quickly.
Love it
Kia Ora & Good Evening from Auckland, New Zealand …great video bro …
Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed.
Communism and socialism do not remove personal property or the fruits of one's labour. It's very much about workers having the fruits of you labour and not having it taken by bosses who don't work for it. What you're talking about is absolutely compatible with socialism.
I must say, all anarchism is socialism! mutual aid, cooperation and community is anarchism and is very well a part of the aesthetic anarchism! Otherwise great video
Funny, I have a hand-me-down craftsman coping saw I got from my dad, and it's fantastic! Wooden handle and chrome plated steel made in Germany.
Ha ha. Well, glad you have a good one.
I go through "phases". Sometimes I want my early tools, my wood bodies. Some times I want my later tools, my metal bodies. And sometimes I use modern tools, power tools. I cant just pick one.
Good point. And each appropriate in its own way if you are self-aware.
I love it. I need to dive into anarchist theory, where is the best place to start?
Perhaps Chris's book?
Owning the product and tools of your labor is communism 😂
Nice video
Thank you so much. I'm glad you enjoyed.
Calipers, compasses, story sticks and straight edges only; no rulers!
this guy doesnt understand the difference between private property and personal property.
What did I just watch. This guy is both wildly confused about his own political ideals and unable to coherently link them to his woodworking, which would be hard I guess 😂
Yeah, so as he says very briefly, this isn't political anarchism at all. It's European aesthetic anarchism which is very different. The word anarchism is fraught with misunderstanding and controversy which he admits at the very beginning. It wasn't the focus of this 6 minute mini-doc though I did touch on it.
I’ve been following you on IG for years and the algorithm magically brought me here today. It’s wonderful to hear your voice and see you working. Thank you!
So glad you found this. Thanks for saying so.
This dude does not seems to know what anarquism means...
Yeah, so as he says very briefly, this isn't political anarchism at all. It's European aesthetic anarchism which is very different. The word anarchism is fraught with misunderstanding and controversy which he admits at the very beginning. It wasn't the focus of this 6 minute mini-doc though I did touch on it.
I’m genuinely baffled at how many people seem to have had their nerves touched by this.
Ha ha. That's ok. At least people are being provoked to think.
This is my first visit here, and I admire your resistance to the ‘you HAVE to buy more stuff’ ideology. If I may share one observation from the owner of a fishing tackle shop? The owner said to me ‘10% of the stuff in this shop is for catching fish. The other 90% is for catching fishermen…’. True story. Because of the marketing and sales industries, it’s the same with almost EVERYTHING, from cradle to grave. Thank you for remaining in the 10% zone. I hope to join you there, but first I need to de-clutter my industry-programmed mind. If you have a video to help me de-clutter, I’m all in.
That is so hilarious and so true. I love that. I'll let you know when I make such a video. Thank you for commenting and for the idea.
I like your concept, but as a mechanic I have to call bullshit. Having an excess of tools is VERY useful, and you do need them. I've had a screwdriver break in the middle of a very important project and just pulled another one out of the drawer. You never know when you'll need an extra, or when that extra could save you a lot of money, or even your life.
You make a good point. This certainly isn't a philosophy for everyone in every situation. But I do think we could all use to evaluate our motives in buying tools and determine whether we are in a particular job or hobby for the tools or for the craft and act accordingly.
@@magnumveritas9526 Well said. As Benjamin Franklin once said,"All things in moderation."
@@Oneamongthelegion True true.
nice video...sound advice, thank you
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks for saying so.
Chris Schwarz is a true treasure
Isn't he though?
As a European anarchist, I still love this aesthetic. Cheers to you, whatever our differences, may we both be prosperous!!
Thank you so much! Really appreciate it.
Fundamentally all Marxists believe that people should have more ownership of the fruits of their labour and the tools (aka means of production). Owning your own tools is not at all contrary to socialist ideals.
I bet your shop smells wonderful
It smelled great. One of the five best smells in the world. Unfortunately, Chris and Megan said they can no longer smell it.
3:00 Oops 😄
Everyone catches that. Ha ha.
The tones of this video set my day up for a good start. I’ll be thinking critically all day about my tools. Thank you.
You dont understand european anarchism. Just because there is a theory to organise capitalist mass production doesent mean people are not entitled to the fruits of their labor or personal property. Quite the opposite actually.
True. Not sure that that was what Chris was implying, but you'd have to take it up with him. Maybe he was.
Beautiful shop. I relate to your minimalist principals quite a lot, as well as the attraction to the anarchist ideal of "let me just do my thing."
Dont get me wong, I think minimalism can be a helpfull and healthy concept, but there is a danger of it beeing elitist, which is shown through its history of cultural erasure and even fascism.
@@schwarzeasche7538 True, for sure.
Glad you enjoyed.
@@schwarzeasche7538 "Minimalism" can be applied quite broadly, and is often used quite loosely. I don't think you and I disagree at all. I think we're talking about minimalism as a individual lifestyle choice, and not a societal ideal. I would like to add, that while elitism and minimalism can be a bad combo, "elitism" is a problem well beyond the scope of minimalism. My basic point is, out of all the tyrannical elitists you or I will end up interacting with throughout life, I don't think a statistically significant portion of them will be minimalists.
I disagree with the take that tyrannical elitists are not likely to be minimalist. It's true that the figureheads like Mussolini or Hitler were themselves not necessarily minimalist, fascism has a very interesting interaction with minimalism, that we also can observe in modern neoliberal and right wing movement, of which some have fascist tendencies. The minimalism doesn't come from the point you are propably approaching it, of reduction as a tool to declutter and consumption reduction or something similar, it comes from the wish to distance themselves from "dirty" culture. this has a racist aspect, for example distancing from "wrong christianity" with "tacy" saint statues, like some mexican catholics or eastern european orthodox, but it's also against youth or sub culture, that is alive and creative like punk, hiphop and even hillbillies in the US or Gravity culture, in all thir diversity, colours and world wide influences. they are seen as a danger to the hegemony in society, and so they become demonised@@GonkyWonkler
Thank you this is one of the best writing channels I’ve found❤
Shucks. So glad you enjoyed.
Anarchism, at it's base, is always socialist. Unless you're an ancap, in which case it's just dumb as shit.
Viva Libertad!
Came to call you a freak for your politics, stayed for the woodwork
Ha ha! Whatever it takes.
"You're entitled to your tools and you're entitled to the fruits of your labour, so it's not socialism, it's not communism" - Man you just described communism and the distinction between personal property and private property.
That's sweet. Completely unrealistic and untrue (i.e. the collection of handsaws on the wall, the lamp, the bandsaw etc.) but sweet. Kind of busting your chops, kind of not. Anyway... lovely video and interesting idea.
Ha ha. Well thanks anyway. Yeah, the tools on the wall are for students he teaches woodworking classes to.
@@magnumveritas9526Weird how people keep trying to point to that as a “gotcha”, folks feeling a bit insecure, me thinks…
Remarkable that someone feels confident to describe themselves as an 'anarchist' yet not understand the difference between property and possessions.
So Chris describes himself as an aesthetic anarchist, not a political anarchist. He outlines a little of this in this piece, but there's only so much one can cover in six minutes and it wasn't the main focus I wanted for this piece. This form of anarchism has more to do with one's own mindset about workforce structure; corporation vs. individual. Hope that helps. I'm new to all of it, but my main focus was on the mindset we should have regarding tools, our craft, and contentment.
@@magnumveritas9526 When he says "I'm not a communist or socialist, you have a right to your tools" it's pretty hard to imagine he is referring to some hypothetcial 'aesthetic communism' which dictates against owning tools. So I do believe it to be a broader political statement, and not just about approach to individual craft. I don't have a problem with the guy having whatever politics he prefers, but it is a bit incoherent to conflate two of the (admittedly annoying) meanings of 'property' here.
@@grief_hammer Sure thing. Again, I'm new to all that, so I'd have to have a deeper conversation with Chris to understand it. As a videographer who loves gear but also uses "outdated" gear to achieve industry standard results, I was pursuing his perspective on what one's mindset to tools vs. the craft was.
@@magnumveritas9526 I understand that- it's not a criticism of your good work with these vids. In fact it's just genuine response- I found it interesting but of course posted with the typical internet vernacular. If Chris sees this I would like to understand what the difference between his vision of 'aesthetic anarchism' and 'minimalism' or even 'voluntary simplicity' is...
@@grief_hammer Sure thing. Thanks for the comment and conversation. Certainly appreciate it!
I am my own Master, and I am worth as much. ❤
(said I in the well-shod boots!)
2:14 Ha! So true! 😊
Beautiful!!
Thank you so much! Glad you enjoyed.
The key problem with anarchism is if you don't have a third party to protect your private property and tools (i.e. government), the local bully will just take them away from you. Thus anarchism results in might is right. This is why individualism protected by minimal government (i.e. laissez-faire capitalism, or Objectivism, or Lockeian classical liberalism) is the essential step.
Yes, I believe Chris is talking about aesthetic anarchism, not political anarchism.
I have spent the better part of the last 6 months or so trying to research and source medieval tools, including figuring out which ones I'd need to forge. This spoke to me on a fundamental level. Thank you,
Wow! That's really cool. Keep up the work. Glad you could resonate with this.
Beliving his own lies so deeply, he cannot experience the world in front of him, thus keeping his eyes shut most of the time. Nah, jk, great video man, just teasin. Cheers from a fellow woodworker
Ha ha. Thanks so much.
Had I had the workshop, I would go all hand tools. I have a primary ground course as a cabinet maker, so I know I don't need a whole bunch of tools to make pretty furniture. And powertools really only speed up certain procedures. They aren't necessary for those who aren't in a hurry. I am in a hurry, albeit a hurry to get a workshop so I won't have to use my kitchen and my living room as a place to plane wood shavings, spread dust, clean, glue and either paint, oil or stain. So I'm buying a few powertools to make certain processes faster, but there are plenty of hand tools I'd rather use than power tools or fancy jigs. I've always found the dovetail markup jigs useless. You don't need a jig, you just need to know how to draw them with the tools you already got. Save those money for the wood you need to love your craft.
Totally makes sense and seem very appropriate. Best of luck on getting your own workshop ASAP!
Leave it to an anarchist to misrepresent Marx in that way. Communists believe in personal property, too. We’re not coming for your planer, my dude
Finally an algorithm which hit its mark . I’m no carpenter or cabinet maker but I’m a fifty year old musician who has in the last few years become obsessed creatively with teaching myself and making things out of wood.
Wow! Good for you. That's really fantastic. So glad you enjoyed.
Can someone please explain to me why a channel with 1.5K subscribers has only one video?
Nope; can't explain why. Baffles me too.