600 Year Old Style Merode Mouse Trap In Action. Best Trigger System I Have Ever Tested

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  • @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday
    @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday  Před 10 měsíci

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  • @ppipowerclass
    @ppipowerclass Před 6 lety +500

    I have to say, I am really impressed with how intricate these old mouse traps are!

  • @Max-ej4oh
    @Max-ej4oh Před 6 lety +294

    Oh God I though it was a guillotine in the thumbnail
    That's why I clicked faster than I already do.
    Not disappointed.

  • @angeloromeo4554
    @angeloromeo4554 Před 6 lety +408

    Mouse 1: "OH FU-" *SMACK* MOUSE 2: " welp can't save him now" *runs off*

  • @gpcaraudio
    @gpcaraudio Před 6 lety +998

    Can you make a catapult "mouse relocater" next

  • @Shok731
    @Shok731 Před 6 lety +58

    I love how there's always a second vermin to come confirm the kill 😂

    • @phiwvey
      @phiwvey Před 5 lety +2

      mouse 1: gets crushed
      mouse 2: *checks the trap* buddy, you good in there?

  • @KJRUSS0
    @KJRUSS0 Před 6 lety +318

    How do you even still have mice at this point? lol

    • @thespinner3607
      @thespinner3607 Před 6 lety +11

      Kyle Russo he most likely buys them for videos

    • @goonerOZZ
      @goonerOZZ Před 6 lety +82

      The Spinner360 he lived in a farm, there's no short supplies of mice and rats in that kind of environment.

    • @WaiSayR
      @WaiSayR Před 6 lety +61

      There arent any, he uses paid actors!

    • @kyngaddi4770
      @kyngaddi4770 Před 6 lety +2

      He let's them out.

    • @armanzakwan1898
      @armanzakwan1898 Před 5 lety +2

      @@kyngaddi4770 he lets them out in the wild away from the farm

  • @Nibbles2point0
    @Nibbles2point0 Před 6 lety +127

    Oh I love these homemade mousetraps!!!!! Awesome craftsmanship, Shawn, I’ve never seen a mousetrap that can be set easily like that, but still be tripped by a feather! Amazing. Keep up the great work, we all love your videos so much!

  • @sodiumtetraborate3392
    @sodiumtetraborate3392 Před 6 lety +196

    "Ahh it got me." Lmfao

    • @nyanyanyanyan33
      @nyanyanyanyan33 Před 6 lety +2

      Sodium Tetraborate lord this comment is old, but he should've said: Wowwie, it got me.

    • @1arrex
      @1arrex Před 3 lety

      @@nyanyanyanyan33 wow this comment is old he should’ve said OUCH GOLLY WOLLY

  • @quintinmenchaca2217
    @quintinmenchaca2217 Před 6 lety +83

    You should get all your favorite mouse traps and all put them in the barn then record it

  • @bsantos8714
    @bsantos8714 Před 6 lety +31

    "wanna play hide and seek?"
    "sure" *goes to trap*
    "he'll never find me here" *dies*
    "cousin I give UP!" *1 month later* : still nothing

  • @astawolfe
    @astawolfe Před 6 lety +12

    I love seeing these old style mouse traps.

  • @AdamAdamHDL
    @AdamAdamHDL Před 6 lety +188

    It looks like a seige engine

    • @robinjohnaranguiz7907
      @robinjohnaranguiz7907 Před 6 lety +8

      It looks like it can throw a 90 kg projectile at a 300m distance.

    • @tangle70
      @tangle70 Před 6 lety +5

      That is an idea for a live, or kind of, live trap. A mouse catapult.

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 Před 6 lety +6

      can it fling a mouse into the neighbours barn? lol

    • @rayf1568
      @rayf1568 Před 6 lety +1

      Robin John Aranguiz Ahh trebuchet memes

  • @ShanghaiArisu
    @ShanghaiArisu Před 6 lety +355

    Hell yeah, mouse pancakes.

    • @doorguner01
      @doorguner01 Před 6 lety +14

      Shanghai Alice Then you can sail it across the yard like a frisbee!

    • @jriz1234567
      @jriz1234567 Před 6 lety +2

      That's sick

    • @doorguner01
      @doorguner01 Před 6 lety +8

      Jordan Rizek Triggered?

    • @UncleBungles
      @UncleBungles Před 6 lety +3

      terry jenkins
      This gave me a _very_ vivid image of a floppy mouse carcass sailing through the air in slo-mo

    • @shaunaburnett1772
      @shaunaburnett1772 Před 6 lety

      hahahahahaha

  • @adityarachmadi7647
    @adityarachmadi7647 Před 6 lety +97

    Dude..you have phd in mouse trap history or something?

  • @janeilnold5863
    @janeilnold5863 Před 6 lety +4

    I thought it was a guillotine from the thumbnail LOL! Old mechanisms like this always impress the hell out of me. They are so old, so simple, yet so effective.
    Also loved when you stuck your finger in it. Sounds like it took you by surprise!

  • @inkydoug
    @inkydoug Před 6 lety +1

    I made one and it works GREAT. The way the forces act on the trigger it is just naturally very sensitive and it is also easy to adjust by tilting the prop stick or moving it's string hole. It has been out-catching all the snap traps at my work place. I altered mine by sawing a groove in the top and bottom pieces so the horizontal trigger stick doesn't cause a space between the "kill-boards". The second mouse I caught was not killed, just badly cramped up because there was too much space left by the trigger.

  • @darkoflight4938
    @darkoflight4938 Před 6 lety +1

    This is beautiful work sir!!! You just nailed it with the transition from modern to vintage mousetrap designs in your videos. A lovely blend of new and old. Quite clever designs form years past. Keep up the good work, this just never gets old!

  • @mjkelly9999
    @mjkelly9999 Před 3 lety

    THX for mentioning the Merode Altarpiece. The right-hand panel of the Merode Altarpiece, attributed to Robert Campin, painted sometime in the 1420's, now on display at the Met Cloisters in New York City. He is shown as a carpenter, building a mousetrap: a reference to the cross. Quoting St Augustine: "The cross of the Lord became a trap for the Devil; the death of the Lord was the food by which he was ensnared."

  • @lindybeige
    @lindybeige Před 3 lety +2

    The best traps seem to be buckets with something to fall off into them. They are simple, and they catch LOTS of mice. These traps catch one mouse and then they have to be reset.

    • @CamMcGinn1981
      @CamMcGinn1981 Před 3 lety

      I was thinking at the beginning, "Wow, he's going to get two with it. LOL"

  • @CigsInABlanket
    @CigsInABlanket Před 6 lety +7

    "I'll show you just how sensitive this is, it works *so* well."
    Me thinking: Pfffft. Lets see it triggered with a feather.
    *One minute later*
    ... Well, I'll be damned.

  • @BrutezBrightBeat
    @BrutezBrightBeat Před 6 lety +155

    Rip mouse.

  • @Itsisawnotiseen
    @Itsisawnotiseen Před 6 lety +4

    Shawn, let's post the dimensions of this unit so viewers at home can build their own Merode traps!

  • @matthewday7565
    @matthewday7565 Před 6 lety +1

    Wow, awesome torsion mechanism... looks like it would scale to larger versions, but may need some sort of guard to prevent unintended targets sicking their head in

  • @TheMickvee
    @TheMickvee Před 6 lety

    You have to remember that 600 years ago, rats and mice not only ate your food, but also carried numerous diseases. It comes as no surprise to me that people back then could design and build truly effective traps. This particular trap is the best one I've seen!

  • @runbambirun
    @runbambirun Před 6 lety

    the feather demonstration was a good touch. And the stuff with the painting, this is like an interesting version of the Da Vinci Code.

  • @michellewerries7433
    @michellewerries7433 Před 6 lety +53

    I really love your trap vids. The ones you make are great. My sister needed a rat trap and I was able to recommend your channel. Thanks. Don't give in to the snowflakes.

  • @BatColonyEvictor
    @BatColonyEvictor Před 6 lety

    I'm really liking these ancient styles of trap that you are featuring. Very informative and enjoyable.

  • @ejhickey
    @ejhickey Před 6 lety

    Mouse trap Monday - Not just about Mousetraps but some Art History too. Very Nice

  • @kyleighhartley9353
    @kyleighhartley9353 Před 6 lety

    Why is this the most entertaining series of videos that I have ever seen

  • @gavinwhitener6464
    @gavinwhitener6464 Před 6 lety +33

    you should do it tutorial how to build the mouse traps

    • @Jashua-
      @Jashua- Před 6 lety

      Gavin Whitener you can buy a copy on most of the traps he uses.

  • @jdp6660
    @jdp6660 Před 6 lety +48

    add spikes to the underside of the slam door.... BOOM!! Goodnight Mice!! LOL

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 Před 6 lety +21

      its already dead, it cant get deader

    • @21753117
      @21753117 Před 6 lety +4

      It's a good idea for a bigger cat trap.

    • @jusb1066
      @jusb1066 Před 6 lety +26

      put a dollar on the trigger and make a human trap

    • @alimahmud6926
      @alimahmud6926 Před 6 lety +1

      I wanted write the same thing

    • @avril434
      @avril434 Před 6 lety +13

      Jusb1066 put in one girly boy and it’s a trap

  • @davidsaavedra7904
    @davidsaavedra7904 Před 6 lety

    Humans have always been resourceful with what they have. This mouse trap design is no exception to human creativity.

  • @JamesKing2understandinglife

    That is an amazingly delicate trigger that you made. Thank you for sharing. I wish nothing but the best to you and your family.

  • @MrOldclunker
    @MrOldclunker Před 6 lety

    I had an original of one of these traps as a kid. Used it many times. It was thrown in the dump while a renovation was completed and I didn't know.

  • @tadsweet8999
    @tadsweet8999 Před 6 lety

    Who knew that mousetrapping could be so interesting?
    Reminds me of an interesting book I read a few years ago: “Tales of a Rat Hunting Man”- reprinted by Lyons Press, Steve Bodio, editor. Focuses on terriers, ferrets, and the rat hunting aficionados of late 19th century England.

  • @mreid08
    @mreid08 Před 6 lety +43

    I pretty sure that the term humane wasn't used 600 years ago

    • @kntmn1
      @kntmn1 Před 6 lety +5

      Sure it was, it just didn't apply to mice......or ............ women, LOL!

    • @coolchrisable
      @coolchrisable Před 6 lety

      hell or even men

  • @0101wTV
    @0101wTV Před 6 lety +2

    damn good of you to research about the history of the trap.👍👍👍

  • @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday
    @ShawnWoodsMousetrapMonday  Před 6 lety +31

    Video Playlist for all 12 of Mascall's 427 Year Old Style Mouse Traps: czcams.com/video/wvWD-E-gbkk/video.html

    • @jackyblue67same10
      @jackyblue67same10 Před 5 lety

      Do u make these to sell cause if u do I would really like to buy a few from ya so just let me know . Thank you .

  • @kingsmencrown5763
    @kingsmencrown5763 Před 5 lety

    Love it when the trap went off his buddy pops hid head up like dam where did he go , you can even see the mouse thinking now that's a cool vanishing trick cause I can't see him no more you can come out now.

  • @camojoe83
    @camojoe83 Před 5 lety +1

    There's always that one mouse, he's all: "HAAY BOB! HAAAY! BOB! HAAAAAAY! Are you okay man? You gonna eat that?"

  • @AshitakaYakul
    @AshitakaYakul Před 6 lety

    Love the videos mate! Glad to see someone from my area of the world making AWESOME videos!

  • @strongtrillion4235
    @strongtrillion4235 Před 6 lety

    For some reason I really like these videos. Keep it poppin.✌💯

  • @jakleo337
    @jakleo337 Před 6 lety

    Hey, SW. After I watched your 'Clip Board' office supply Mouse Trap I realized an old campus style bicycle rack would also work. It has the same long coil spring moving a wire hoop.

  • @jandmbooks
    @jandmbooks Před 6 lety +1

    pretty elaborate trap for a single mouse. It might be more interesting if you used a clear plexiglass top for a more visual smash.

  • @samcorona6392
    @samcorona6392 Před 6 lety

    2:16 's "ah it got me" had me laughing so hard 😂😂

  • @starandeath4735
    @starandeath4735 Před 6 lety

    When I came upon one of your videos I binge watch. It's so fascinating

  • @firstnamelastname-ls6le

    Sorry I'm late guys! You did a great job with this one Shawn. I'm super satisfied.

  • @lilpollo2374
    @lilpollo2374 Před 6 lety

    Why is it channel so entertaining I swear I was just looking for a good rat trap for rats duh two weeks ago and I delt with that rat and I keep on coming back just for the entertainment

  • @1anthonybrowning
    @1anthonybrowning Před 6 lety

    I like the old trap series. Very cool con-TRAP-tions.

  • @ronsout
    @ronsout Před 6 lety

    Shawn, I am so happy I stumbled across Your Channel. You have the most interesting and informative videos out there. Thank You for all You do 🤠

  • @kingmiura8138
    @kingmiura8138 Před 6 lety +3

    Shawn, I think a medium shade of wood stain would make the trap more attractive. Sand it lightly with 400 grit paper and apply the stain.

    • @decyrano
      @decyrano Před 6 lety +2

      Mice with interior design degrees are not his demographic...

    • @OB2caleb
      @OB2caleb Před 6 lety +1

      Stain it with the blood of your enemies!

    • @wisconsinfarmer4742
      @wisconsinfarmer4742 Před 5 lety

      Some nice stencil designs by Martha . You can't keep mice away.

  • @emperorcatfish2919
    @emperorcatfish2919 Před 6 lety

    I don't live next to a large field or woods, and I don't really have an interest in killing mice for the sake of killing mice... but I just binged like half a dozen of these videos. Well done, sir.

  • @aixryl2095
    @aixryl2095 Před 6 lety

    This series makes me almost throw up but I like watching it for some reason and I cannot stop watching

  • @macadameane
    @macadameane Před 6 lety

    Shawn, I think you should do a battle of the traps. Set multiple traps up on the same night with cameras on them all in a dense mouse area. See which one gets the most!

  • @NoraInuG
    @NoraInuG Před 6 lety

    I've always wanted a mouse-skin carpet for my victorian-era doll house. Now I know what needs to be done to get one.

  • @NOTJustANomad
    @NOTJustANomad Před 6 lety

    This painting was originally owned by the Mérode family. I had the honor to stay in one of many castles of theirs across Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands. The Mérode family is a very old and important nobel family in west europe's history. Their history dates back to the Holy Roman Empire time.

  • @leomcnally6638
    @leomcnally6638 Před 5 lety

    I love this old tech! Thank You for building and sharing!
    Subscribed!

  • @TLamp2233
    @TLamp2233 Před 6 lety

    You should make some videos showing how to build some of these antique mouse traps... I'm sure most of your community would be interested and it might help with revenue, too

  • @iandurias2057
    @iandurias2057 Před 6 lety

    why do i like watching these vids?! im making a mouse trap today

  • @chaseinyourface87
    @chaseinyourface87 Před 6 lety

    I thought the thumbnail was a guillotine. I got way more excited than i should have lol. Still a great vid.

  • @JogBird
    @JogBird Před 6 lety +7

    flattened for easy frying

    • @KenGLaP
      @KenGLaP Před 6 lety

      ...or to make a mouse pastrami.

  • @heathschwab
    @heathschwab Před 6 lety +2

    Wow that's to cool. Wish i still had my tools to build. This would be a cool build. Have a good week god bless

  • @inkydoug
    @inkydoug Před 6 lety

    Beautiful. I'm making one when I get home from work.

  • @xx-je7tk
    @xx-je7tk Před 6 lety +9

    We need more videos for Monday
    How's with me 🙂

  • @FLYERN03
    @FLYERN03 Před 6 lety

    You should build a live catch version and test it out. That’s a very neat trap! Thanks for building and sharing the video.

  • @Ryzler13
    @Ryzler13 Před 5 lety +1

    The history is interesting, i still prefer the multi reset traps like the bucket plank.

  • @miaschreiner9216
    @miaschreiner9216 Před 6 lety

    Plz do more like this. I like the old mouse traps bc they are more complex

  • @tpstamer
    @tpstamer Před 6 lety

    The coolest looking trap I have ever seen.

  • @thekweewee
    @thekweewee Před 6 lety

    Amazing piece of history. Thanks for sharing

  • @MikePuorro
    @MikePuorro Před 5 lety

    I wonder if Mr. Woods ran out of classic trap designs, these are really cool.

  • @pornoforpyros3206
    @pornoforpyros3206 Před 6 lety

    I love your videos they are extremely educating, please continue making them.

  • @imaginesacul2435
    @imaginesacul2435 Před 6 lety

    Maybe one day, you should build and place all Mouse traps from the past, in your barn. That could be awesome

  • @williewills3297
    @williewills3297 Před 6 lety

    Your videos are great, just started watching and I'm addicted..

  • @davidfarmer1736
    @davidfarmer1736 Před 6 lety

    I am absolutely fascinated by your work, I would like to build some of your traps. Also I would like to see a feature on your motion camera and light set-up.Thank you for your work.

  • @davidpotts7116
    @davidpotts7116 Před 6 lety

    Maybe try doing a guillotine-style pike/needle trap. There'd be a hole where the mouse goes into and at the end would be the bait. The bait would hang from a rope, and when pulled a it would release a trigger to let a heavy metal pike or needle fall on the mouse's back. It would be impaled and, if the pike was stable enough, even sever the spine. I've not seen a trap like that in action before, so it'd be cool to see you build and test it.

  • @MrBoriqua2000
    @MrBoriqua2000 Před 6 lety +1

    We definitely need a how to build video on this one

  • @MrBadugann
    @MrBadugann Před 6 lety

    Im always so entertained by these traps. Theyre so clever

  • @mayo_poppins
    @mayo_poppins Před 6 lety

    I don't know why but the way he said "ah, it got me." and how he just had his finger caught in the trap made me just laugh way too much.

  • @akretowicz
    @akretowicz Před 6 lety

    Very fascinating traps. Happy I discovered this!

  • @joedoe1096
    @joedoe1096 Před 6 lety +28

    Could this trap be made in a bigger size for horses?

    • @TiMoN0908
      @TiMoN0908 Před 6 lety +27

      Joe Doe yeah definitely possible, I build a gigantic one and caught a elefant in my yard.

    • @Varlwyll
      @Varlwyll Před 6 lety +14

      I've got a bad velociraptor problem I need taken care of

    • @TheDragonLindy
      @TheDragonLindy Před 6 lety +13

      I have a human problem. They're everywhere

    • @avarixe1932
      @avarixe1932 Před 6 lety +1

      Jotaro Kujo oh just make one with money bait. Make sure instead of wood make it a guillotine style. Once they insert their arm the trigger will activate .cutting the their arm off. Leaving them screaming in agony. But don't worry they're gonna die from blood loss , or if they somehow survived you can blame them for thieving making them pay you in court. It's a win-win situation.

  • @DanoG-xf7jb
    @DanoG-xf7jb Před 6 lety

    Great job! Keep up the good work my friend.

  • @DzinkyDzink
    @DzinkyDzink Před 6 lety

    What I like about this paticular trap is that it doesn't use steel wire. Where a medieval peasant would find steel wire back in 15-16 century?
    Also it's funny that they used torsion for a mousetrap but not siege engines.

  • @benshiffman7765
    @benshiffman7765 Před 6 lety +1

    I'd love to see a tutorial on building this

  • @williamhayden7711
    @williamhayden7711 Před 6 lety

    Loving these handmade antique mouse traps! Funny, there still seems to be no shortage of mice or rats.

  • @nyuuparadise1183
    @nyuuparadise1183 Před 6 lety

    I love see is mouse trap update. I would add Springs to have harder killing blow.

  • @MethtimezZz
    @MethtimezZz Před 6 lety

    Wasn't ready for the mouse pancake right at the beginning

  • @OdinHammersmith
    @OdinHammersmith Před 4 lety +1

    I like it but after seeing some of your other videos, I prefer the traps that catch multiple mice.

  • @twstf8905
    @twstf8905 Před 6 lety

    It's "Medieval mousetrap Monday"!!

  • @poopydoodoobritches4780

    Best traps catch multiple. That1 is very cool! Need to catch a bunch unless you are a cartoon living in an apartment with a visible mouse hole

  • @Platinum_Squid
    @Platinum_Squid Před 6 lety

    “Ah it got me” so funny idk why hope you are ok!

  • @matthewburno
    @matthewburno Před 6 lety

    i still say the best is the rolling log trap catches and kills the most and dont have to touch them just dump the water in the yard and put dirt on top of the mice!

  • @usedx115x
    @usedx115x Před 6 lety

    I learned about that painting in a medieval history class.

  • @cr0cket01
    @cr0cket01 Před 6 lety

    cool love the history and the way traps made

  • @aosundragonkiller11
    @aosundragonkiller11 Před 6 lety

    Really like this trap! Very unique and cool design too!

  • @savagex466-qt1io
    @savagex466-qt1io Před 5 lety

    The Mascalls Mill trap is my favorite by far Easy to make, portable, Can catch many mice / rats at once ! Many traps can only trap 1 at a time and you have to "reset" the trap Im gonna Sub to your channel but dont tell my Ex Womon ok lol Thanks for shareing !

  • @johnnyjoestar3566
    @johnnyjoestar3566 Před 6 lety +1

    Daaaang old mouse traps are so OP

  • @stevethul1
    @stevethul1 Před 6 lety

    "Hey Mickey, Where Did You Go?" said the 2nd mouse at the scene

  • @oscarsoliz781
    @oscarsoliz781 Před 6 lety

    It's an old old oldie but still a goodie

  • @idostuff6179
    @idostuff6179 Před 6 lety

    *"Ah, it got me."*
    It just seems funny to me how emotionless that sentence was.