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
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I was employed at a cooperage in the wine country for about a year when I was 19
What a great experience as a young man. Wine women and song pulled me away from as possible employment exchange program. The smell of Oak toasted freshly shaved barrels of wonderful.
Long live the Cooper Smith!!!
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🇧🇩🇲🇨🌼🌼❤✋👍👍
Wow. By hand. This gives some perspective on the value of basic serviceable items like a barrel. Contrast this video with today’s throw-away consumerism. Just one single pint of beer should hold much meaning. Thank you.
@@jamestowncooperage It's amazing how much depth there is to everything. Most people nowadays don't care for that aspect of life it seems. Thanks for sharing your creativity!
its also amazing how important being a cooper used to be, barrels were once upon a time the back bone of the British trade empire. barrels are water tight, are able to be tightened or loosened with a couple knocks of a hammer and didnt require nails or braces. a complete sealed unit with minimal maintenance, perfect for keeping items safe and protected on ling voyages.
100% - how long does it take to make a barrel like this? How much does it sell for?
@@scruffy5000 All true. Did you know that barrels are cylindrical because they are easy to roll, they are tapered because they are even easier to roll and can be turned (pivoted). I never thought about it until I read about them!
@@phraktl …how long is a piece of string , it depends on how much work you put in a day , lots of work making hoops and staves , on your own if you got the materials and how hard you work , I’d say a couple of days to a few if you don’t do this kind work . But if you get into it , you could get them done pretty quick , experience making these is the key , things take time to learn and every one is different.
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.
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
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.
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.
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!
Thankyou for putting this up on CZcams!!!
Long time follower on instagram, but I prefer CZcams for video.
Great content, beautifully shot!!!
No gloves and no cuts. Very impressive, my good sir. A true master of the craft. Godspeed!
My father is also a cooper. I would spend hours watching you work on this beautiful art. I love the art of cooperage!
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'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
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 :)
Wow! Why isn't this a million view video?
Masterful work, excellent video and audio that helps to tell the whole story.
Thank you
Awesome seeing traditional tools and methods being used to create these
Great job 👏
A well made barrel is a beautiful thing.
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! 🇺🇸🕊🇷🇴
Absolutely wonderful man! I hope to see some new videos from you soon!
This is so cool. Shows how much work went into this back in the day
Working not in a static plane,he moves freely in the 3rd dimension..outstanding
This was absolutely fantastic to watch, I can see that this is much more than work for you!!
Unbelievable craftsmanship. Using an axe 🪓 to make a whiskey cast barrel. That dude is BOSS!
Of all the tools, the draw knife is my favorite to use. beautiful work sir.
This video hypnotised me, respects from Turkey
I really enjoyed this video. The process is interesting and the tools are awesome!
This is truly incredible. What a craftsman, keep this tradition alive I love to see it
As a hand tool woodworker I'm just in awe watching you work, just fantastic
something very soothing about the creak crackle and scraping of woodworking by hand. Excellent stuff
Beautiful barrel, and very prescious skill set.
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.
Beautiful craftsmanship and great specialist tools.
A joy to watch!
You sir, are an artist
a master at work, so inspired to see the process. thanks for sharing!
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!
Just what I needed to see. Something beautiful
Incredibly well done video
This bloke has amazing precision with that axe!
Most amazing thing I've seen all week!
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 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!
Wow, the precision with axe, adze and drawknife is simply unbelievable.
This is incredible.
Wonderfull work! Congratulations!
Wow lots of skill and lots of labor to make 1 barrel !!!
Amazing skills. We have to keep all of these traditional arts and craftsmanship alive. Some day we will depend on them.
Beautiful job !! Those draw knives are so sharp, one slip and you could loose an arm !!!😮😮😮
All with hand tools, that aint easy work, respect!!
Love traditional craftsmanship. These types of knowledge should not be lost.
You are an artist 😮
It's fascinating to watch. Even more so when you begin to understand the design behind the barrel's shape.
I have NEVER EVER seen someone hewing so accurately by hand😮❤ you’ve got yourself a dedicated new subscriber
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 !!
Fascinating to watch. I would love to be able to make these!
I never get tired of watching masters of their trade.
Dude be like: "Bow saw? You mean hatchet?"😂
*Mad* skills!!!
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.
Superb! Camera work and lighting are perfect. Narration is just right. Thanks for sharing these wonderful skills!
Amazing. Absolutely beautiful.
Beautiful!
Realy nice work. Much respect.
Golly! Your cinematography is superb! I hope the algorithm picks you up!
That was amazing to watch!
Wow! Super cool craftsmanship. Lots of work! Subscribed.
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
It's a shame these traditional arts and crafts are dying out due to new technologies and materials. Just the look of all these old products and tools is priceless!
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
Wow that’s really neat. Good job.
That's incredible!
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.
Mesmerising.
Beautiful
Very interesting. Skilled craft.
Holy cow!!!! I could watch this for hours!!!
Wow beautiful
This is really cool
No waffle, all action! Great video!
Matthew Smith
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No,thank you! Documenting skills like this in a timeless way benefits everyone!
Wonderful
Вот это мастерство -браво !!!
What a skill! I really admire you.
That's amazing
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.
Dang this is impressive work
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 dad had an old wood barrel and ive wanted it but it was destroyed
i really want one cuz i really like the pirate era
Impressionante, grazie per il video
Приятно смотреть как работает настоящий профессионал, спасибо!
Ini adalah karya seni. Hanya orang yang sudah memiliki jam terbang tinggi yang mampu membuat barrel / tong kayu yang sangat rapi dan kuat. Salut untuk anda.
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.
very impressive!
One machine would fabricate many more barrels in the same amount of time. This guy should build the machine and make dozens of barrels on his afternoons off.
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.
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.
Fantastic
I learned a very very very long time ago, not to wear shorts while woodworking, I'll spare you the details, but let's say this, I've never not worn pants to work after that. THINK SAFETY mate. God bless
@@jamestowncooperage oh absolutely mate, I get it, I'm in Minnesota and it's actually-32 at the moment, so I hear ya on the weather battles, today it's my nose is frozen shut, 6 months it'll be bug spray and farmers tan and 100 degrees lol. Phenomenal work tho, I really, really enjoy watching others create, make and record themselves doing so, I appreciate the content, I've attempted to make a few videos on making furniture from reclaimed pallet wood, went awesome, but I actually try help people stay sober and off drugs, so I've traded my hard hat and saw for a bible and title of Pastor, so as our ministry grows, I hope to someday have a hobby area where not only me, but anyone who is around trying to get my drugs or alcohol or both a lot of times, can come and do woodworking while they get sober, instead of staring at thier phones, lol. God has given us gifts of craftsmanship Jamestown C, truly a gift 🎁 from God. God bless you sir
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 😁
It's beautiful to see handcraft still being practiced. Curious, where do you source the metal strips?
Amazing.
Thats art.