Traditional Cooper - George Smithwick - History and how to make a wooden bucket
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2016
- George Smithwick is a sixth generation cooper who makes traditional wooden buckets and barrels. He is continuing a family tradition that began in the 18th century in Ireland.
George talks to us about what a Cooper is, some history of the trade, tools he uses, and the step-by-step process of making a wooden bucket.
Edward Washington and Jimmy Murray from the Sydney Living Museums' Programs team flew down to catch up with George to see if he could help with making us some new buckets and he was happy to show us how he worked; using tools, techniques and practises that have remained the same for hundreds of years.
George also let us into what was once a very tight-knit and sometimes secretive coopering industry - and we captured it all on camera.
See our other traditional trade vids here: • Convict trades
Not only a dying art, but this man is a historian. He has kept me enthralled from start to finish.!
Look at those hands , its like excavator buckets or even harder .... ;-)
I've watched this multiple times and he continues to keep me engaged
True to his families heritage roots.
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modern society will collapse and people who know stuff like this will be the ones left standing.
May these skills never disappear into history.
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As long as there is barrel aged whiskey the coopers will be with us.
That's why we are here sir.
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With enough videos like this. That should be relatively impossible. But, tbh, if humanity ends, human technology ends.
Nine minutes in and I learned more about coopering than I did the 6 years I spent volunteering on a Living History Farm.
This man is a National treasure. He makes me wish we could turn the clock back to a simpler life. People were more thankful for their daily bread. I'm thankful for this lovely soul who is the epitome of humble. God bless you my friend.
Wow .tell him ty so much for showing me how he builds buckets.
I would love to see more his craft. Is so creative.from start to finish!♥️
This man almost brought me to tears. One of many lost arts and the lost people behind them. Carpentry is one of my hobbies and I understand every detail of how he does it.
The day where "wood was wooden and gold was gold"
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World heritage!
"And then, we sit here and enjoy life." Love it!
For one to be able to enjoy their job like that is wonderful!
That line struck me too! In the age of specialization most are disconected from the finished product. And this hate their jobs, Which leads to ________, and then____.
Yup
@@eddvcr598 Find a job you like, then it's not work.
My favourite also. Very telling.
"what do you like about making buckets?"
"It's a practical thing"
anyone who has never made something useful with their own hands is really missing out on an amazing experience in life. The first time you set out to create some useful tool or object and succeed, even poorly, that feeling of "I MADE this" is wonderful.
Since I got clean from opiates about ten years ago I started making everything I can for myself. I'm a pretty good leatherworker now and make good side money from it, I reload all my own ammo, I build guns, I cook from scratch a lot, I'm building a desk top computer instead of buying one whole, I try and work on my car as much as I can, and when I die I'll do it myself instead of letting some bug take me in my sleep. That last part was just a joke.
@@EndingTimes0 I don't know you, but I'm proud of you. Hope you live a long productive life.
@@roberthunter4884 thank you, so do I. Hope you do too.
@rats arsed don't cut yourself with that edge.
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-Rando.
It’s not just a bucket, it’s somebody’s devotion of his whole life to do one thing right. The skill is passed down through generations which holds the wisdom and ingenuity of mankind. It’s beautiful.
Everything we see, somebody devoted their whole life to it.
@@Zenovarse not really there’s a big difference between a career and a passion.
I liked the secret little book he showed us, that was a mans life’s work. A work long forgotten and should be shared, I think the original owner of that book would be proud to have his life’s work spotlighted
I truly hope this doesn’t get lost to the internet. Cheers mate.
UA-cam's joke of an algorithm finally does it's job for the first time after the 10.000 non interesting recommendations that I received.
Thanks Sydney Living Museums for making this great video!
May your life be filled with goodness George!
I was thinking the same thing! Well said!!!
Here here. This man is a gem!
The world would be a better place if people cared more about hand made stuff like this.
And cleaner, less poluted and less people would be in debt
Mass Cheap production is world we now live in nowadays and sad. Heck when I was young my father used to fix everything and had skills to get car running, repair appliances, lawnmower etc nothing he didn’t figure out and had garage with “tools” not a bunch of storage crap.
Nowadays even those skills or interest of knowledge are gone everything is disposable, replaceable or expensive service techs are hired to do the job. Miss the good ole days of helping him and the smell of accomplishment.
Now people don’t even change own oil or most, their own wiper blades anymore! Sad
Many people do
That is how you make a bucket cost $100 or more.
@@Muscleupsanddangles Maybe but it'll also outlast 100 of those cheap plastic Home Depot buckets. You get what you pay for.
In an ideal world, I'd spend a summer being George's apprentice.
My oh my it really says something about our society that we long for the simplisticity of days gone by for something that our economy no longer values.
He does classes.
Same bro
A summer only? 3 are better
Just do it.
Absolutely heartwarming to listen to this chap share. I always love listening to the older generation talk about how they did things and share their stories.
I do hope he has an apprentice to pass on his knowledge too. Loved watching a true master of his craft at work
Fuck, I'd like to be his apprentice.
your now his apprentice. He just showed you how. Now make 500 buckets till your a master too lol
I found an old article from 2006 that said he was training his grandson.
Yes, this is one of those crafts that needs to be handed down. Many years ago a cooper did a demonstration at my college. He was a master cooper in Williamsburg. He said an apprenticeship takes ten years. When watching how he made a barrel I could see why. Amazing stuff.
@@joshconeby I just found an article saying his workshop burnt down along with all his tools and everything. Hes on record saying "It's all gone, that's it. Coopers are no more for Victoria." That is so sad!
Every bucket and barrel Mr George Smithjwick hand crafted contains a little bit of his soul and this is what is so precious about all those old trades where hands are the main tool. Respect Mr Smithwick.
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His products most certainly exist to this day.
Like he says, “They don’t blow away in a fifty mile wind.”
That's not soul yet spirit for spiritual..
Wow, what an amazing 50 mins, I could listen to this fella for hours, such honesty and sense. The world needs more people like this to get back to what really matters, today's progress is not for the better. Good health to you fella.
More than his great craftsmanship, you have to admire his ability to work with the filmmaker to make such a good film
As someone who was brought up among the shavings ln Ireland Let me say George is not just a gifted tradesman but a brilliant teacher.
well said Paddy
Patrick White amen patrick...amen.
It's such a Satisfyingly beautiful thing watching a true master craftsman at his trade, thank you much Mr. Smithwick.
Well put...
Great video
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As a kid a long time ago, I can remember being taken by my grandfather to a local meat works in New Zealand and watching the coopers making big barrels. I never forgot the experience even at that young age. To see George working here is a total delight to this old guy.
I’m 82 years old and I enjoyed every minute of this ! Thank you so much.
Happy 83rd birthday
I hope you are 84 now :)
i come from an even longer line of wine, beer and spirit drinkers! thank you for your barrels!
Thank you George Smithwick, and thank you Sydney Living Museums for presenting us with his knowledge.
@Hello Bruce A. Johnson, How are you doing?
How would you dislike this gem this guy is a walking legend we need to protect this man at all costs
jealous of white ppl would dislike, and they are a lot
Idk i was on board then he used the bucket as a cutting board and dropped the knife point first into the bottom.
My grandfather did everything and I have his old tools. I literally just realized what the sharp metal thing is, it's the blade for a jointer.
Watching this video made me imagine a time when every single possession a person owned or used would have been precious and valued. A functional pail to fetch water from the well, perhaps. Something reliable, handcrafted, made to last and function. Everything now is disposable.
there's a good chance that you already replaced the device you typed this comment on lol
We've exceeded disposable and seem to be at a point where we just accept manufacturers are building planned obsolescence in to the products. Very much hoping for and to be part of a hand crafted resurgence.
to the people back in history you didn't take for granted something breaking down thats for sure.. but eveyday objects like these were more common place.
Start making your own things then and learn how to fix things teach yourself hell i barely throw anything away i can most of the time fix things
@@M3rVsT4H I think you mean planned obsolescence.
Craftsmen and women like George are our national living treasures. Helping to maintain ancient crafts by passing on their knowledge and passion to a new generation. Thank you sir.
Women weren't exactly craftsmen in the same sense. However, they did make clothing for the family which was also extremely important for those days. Hat's off to both I suppose.
@@johnnybee2517 My comment about craft women relates to the modern day where the lines of "male" and "female" jobs is much less distinct or non-existent. Regardless, you fail to remember that those women who made the clothes, to use your example, probably also spun the yarn and wove the cloth, a very skilled craft in itself.
he is so wholesome i could watch him make buckets for hours
Had my attention from start to finish. Absolutely amazing to see these crafts still exist and with passion. Thank you for the video
I can't understand why 72 would dislike this video. Sad thing to dislike a true "Cooperage man" at his trade.
Go figure...
They might prefer factory made ugly plastic barrels... Fortunately more than 6k people liked this better ! I wonder why ! :D
I always wonder why some people dislike something so good, is it because they are so bad?, who knows.
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maybe because they’re jealous, cant do anything with their hands! accept pushing a button 😀
you're just upset someone named you fester
This is such a wonderfully recorded documentary. Contrary to most other technical or scientific videos the camera actually holds on a scene and shows what is happening. Typical videos don't show any shot longer than 1.5 seconds and even then the camera must be zooming, panning or whatever. But it seems it should be avoided at all costs the viewer sees something. I am very grateful for this video. I just wished the recording technique was copied by many more film makers.
jlinkels nailed it. I'm a millenial, and I cannot stand the crazy multi-spliced screen jumping format of most UA-cam videos. This guy did it right!
You're absolutely right - the "quick shot" is really dumbing down, supposedly for those with the attention-span of a gnat.
The jumping around in the shots is to protect patented processes, or “trade secrets”, or simply to avoid interrupting work with a cameraman.
You will see the same type of camera operation in older movies and TV shows. Lack of skill by the performer is often the reason for the short takes. It is one of the reasons I do not care for most modern movies.
Yeah man! Let us SEE what the guy is doing! So many others are just fluff, not capturing the essence of the craft.
I didn’t even know what a cooper was but I came across this video by accident and really enjoyed the history lesson and explanation of how these various tools were used by real craftsman! Thank you so much for sharing.
"The more barrels you make, the more barrels you're paid." Love that
Bet he never imagined 1 million people would enjoy watching him work for nearly an hour
1 1/2 million now - 4 mos later
@@moahs5682 Nearly 2 million now.
2 million now!
Today, 2,214,778!
Far beyond enjoyed. This is what's missing from the world right now. Technology makes life easier, indeed, but craftsmanship is one of the most important things in humanity, and it's disappearing in favor of ease of life. Wall-E is a cautionary tale.
“It’s my hands that tell my brain, this is how it’s done” amen
Mine is my dick that tells my brain...
My great great grandfather came to the states from the UK in 1857 he listed his occupation as a Cooper when boarding the ship. Great video thank you sir.
Truly old school not just an inside look of a Cooper the language that this man used
came upon this by accident. couldn't turn it off. I would love to meet him.
Just to be with this man for one day would be an amazing experience.
Honestly
I was thinking the same thing
I wish I could!
So true. Imagine the knowledge in his head! Damn!
Just so you all know, this recent fetishization of craftsmen, creeps us the fuck out. Just because we make things from trees doesn't mean none of us are idiots or that everyday is the most fulfilling joyous day on earth.
I'm glad that UA-cam exists so that we can learn about historic trades from masters.
Absolutely fascinating documentary. Some years ago, around the late 1990s or early 2000s, I did a tour of the Wadworth brewery in Devizes, Wiltshire, England, and they still had a cooper making barrels. The tour guide had a job of prising us away from him because we all found him so absorbing. We wanted to be with him all day. Such knowledge and capability. Coopers are true craftsmen. I’m so sorry to see this way of life disappear.
I wish I could just travel the world and spend a week or two hanging out with guys like this.
Once a plastic bucket cracks it becomes litter that won't breakdown in our lifetime.
George's products will never be litter.
This is really well said
Wood is UV resistant. Plastic generally isn't.
This is why these skills and products should come back. Plastic is taking over my home, and finding these products aren't of the same quality and are expensive.
@@elvinadhludhlu5380 So why aren't you learning this skill? It's always "oh this thing sucks and this thing should go back to be as it used to" but nobody ever wants to put down the work to make it happen
@@Dueilangoisseus not everyone. I rebuild my own motors, vehicles, grow my own food, make my own wine, and have made my own bows etc etc
when someone makes it look that easy, you know there at the top of their game, pure skill
Thank you for recording your craft for contemporary and future generations! I, and apparently millions others, find this interesting enough to watch and learn.
"They don't make ém like they used to. " You'll realize how true that is when you see a master like him work his art. :)
You're goddamn right. I need to find out if he takes commissions still.
I love this guy’s art but just, bear in mind, be careful of falling into rose tinted glasses. We don’t need to make them like this anymore, you can buy perfectly great buckets in the modern world. Issue is, you’ve got to shell out a little bit if you want quality and not cheap plastic.
Thanks for sharing this with everyone. It was an absolute pleasure to spend an hour with you. I wish you all the best.
This is way more than just a Master Class from a generational cooper. It's the beautiful and heartfelt story of the lineage and legacy of wonderful, hard-working men that possess the knowledge of doing something so essential, yet that time has forgotten. It's too bad that most of today's youth completely lack the desire and motivation to allow their minds and hearts to be inculcated with true art and crafts necessary for living, and in most cases, survival. We never know when we'll need these skills, but if we're ever in a great tribulation like no man has ever seen before, trust me when I tell you that these skills will save your life!!! Thank you George Smithwick. May God bless you and your hands!
Are young people allowed to encounter people like Mr. Smithwick? It’s worth a try before writing off a generation. It would require the efforts of adults to conceive, schedule and transport in order to make it happen. Will parents make themselves available to help in that kind of activity or will they find it easier to hand their children Amazon Fire Tablets pre-loaded with “Crafts Battle 2040: Annunaki Coopers vs Nephilim Candlemakers Race to the Center of Nibiru”
Wow! I sat and watched this entire video start to finish. It is truly underappreciated. To think this man has been mastering his craft for multiple lifetimes of some of us is just incredible.
Who knew that such a simple implement of daily living - a wooden bucket - was a beautiful work of art by a great artisan. Amazing video.
A true craftsman, a rarity
Just amazing wow
Amazing
Wow, 52 minutes gone by in the blink of an eye. Amazing to see a Master at work.
Now this is strange to be watching from Sweden, but I must say I found it fascinating to see such skill and to listen to all that knowledge being displayed. That’s a man who loves his job and can be proud of the results each day, and what a master of teaching to. Thanks.
That guy is so modest that, in my head, I was translating "lucky" to "skilled" for him.
Also, I was so excited I paused it, rummage in the garage for a piece of laid rope plans to make a loop while I finished it---video done---loop not so much. 5ish tries, frayed-out. A few bumpy messes. Many tries later a loop! Crazy strong too. That, and a pile of rope fibers and pieces on the carpet.
Its not a loop, its called an Eye Splice, its to make a permanent Eye in the end if a rope, a temporary eye is made by tying a Bowline, these methods are still very much in use at Sea in all manner of Vessels
A cheat is to tape the ends of the strands, shouldn't really be necessary if you are only going through three times, or you can use small twine to wrap the ends of the strands, I think this is called mousing.
Old timey, long bearded craftsmen are the best thing about youtube.
A tremendously skilled craftsman and a wonderful teacher. Thank you George.
What a joy to watch and listen to George show us a glimpse into his professional life. I learned so much, what a great teacher of his craft.
I absolutely loved watching this true craftsman at work! I can see by his hands he had to work hard doing this trade!
Always gets me right in the feels seeing a true master of his craft take the time to teach us young shits the art he's spent his life perfecting.
Showing the life and trades of people like Mr. Smithwick is what makes UA-cam great! This was absolutely fascinating for something that just popped on after another video.
I’m a 4th generation ILWU longshoreman (docker) so I can appreciate follow in your family’s footsteps.
Solidarity ✊
MUA here to stay!
Such a knowledgeable man who still loves his job.
A very skilled man and hope many apprentices have been taught by him
I'm absolutely amazed watching you work, sir. I'm 71 years old and what you do as a Cooper is just amazing.
Thank you for the video sir, I learned a lot about making buckets today. That is quite a skill you have and a valuable on too. You are very inspiring, and do beautiful work. I wish I had your skills.
I had a great pleasure watching this film. Thank you!
Oh yes, it was. So good to see the craft my ancestors did :) My name translated to english is "Cooper" :) I asked my dad, but he didn't know who from my family was making barrels... Well, i guess it runs in the family. I'm too working with my hands "mostly" by fixing and installing machines:)
Really interesting to see him and other craftsmen and women at work. The alternative to their products cost phenomenally less but for me aesthetics is everything. Yes, I would buy ten plastic buckets, but my pride and joy for my whole lifetime would be a hand crafted bucket.
Ditto on that Alan. That barrel will last your lifetime! And it will be worth even more when you...you know.....it will be museum piece. You can burn the stuff we want to erase!
It will add mystery for your grandchildren.. just sayin'
Just to be with this man for one day would be an amazing experience.
Absolutely fantastic, a joy to watch and to be taught by this man who is obviously got his heart and soul in his gift and it comes across clearly how much he enjoys it.
I love the story of him not allowing his father to be the last in line in the family to be a cooper, George grabbed the baton and has run with it for over 30 yrs! I am sure his dad would have wanted it that way and be so very proud.
I would love to have one of those buckets, so beautiful but functional from carrying water, to washing in and doing washing in and carrying it to the line to hang out, collecting produce from the garden then using it to wash that in, endless usage for many, many years and to get more beautiful with time! Thank you George...
“I’ve done a few of these so I know about what it needs to be.” Love that. What a craftsman.
This is why I find trades so valuable, I recognize how vital some of these skills are and they’ve become such a pillar in building a modern life that you’d be a fool to ignore them or treat them with any kind of disrespect.
We need them multiplied. I'll happily sign up.
You are correct with the importance of skilled trades.
So many position papers have championed trades over a college education for at least 90 percent of what a customer needs. Obviously professional vocations require degrees . Regrettably, university marketing plans and budget have suaded many to buy this concept- honestly, does one actually work in ones chosen field and how long did it take to earn a meaningful wage A union apprenticeship begins with one having a job in their chosen trade before during and after training with eventual testing to leave apprenticeship and become a journeyman.
Craftsmanship at its best and a fine piece of art that will outrun a piece of plastic anytime thank you for your contribution on making anyone life easier over the years sir.
Man the craftsmanship is amazing I’m so glad he’s willing to share his amazing work with us bless this man 🔥🔥🔥
From here in the States we thank you so much for showing this professional to the rest of us. This video should be shown to the youth so they can better understand the shoulders we of today stand on! We definitely owe Mr. Smithwick a brew!! Thanks!
You are absolutely right. Thanks for saying it.
"It holds water, what more do you want?"
Thank you George, I hope that you are still going strong.
THIS IS A VERY NICE TRADE. ITS A SHAME TTHAT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW THIS. THE WAY THINGS ARE MADE AUTOMATICALLY LEAVES SO MUCH TO BE DESIRED. YOUR TRADE IS MUCH MORESPECIAL THAN MANY PEOPLE REALIZE.
Thank this gentleman for sharing his craft with us all, he is truly an artisan. Great video!
Everything this man eyeballs and dough rough is amazingly accurate, that circle he made by hand was amazing.
Now I know what I'm doing when I retire - watch UT videos like this all day long.
Mr. Smithwick I sat in absolute awe for almost an hour watching a true craftsman. To be able to start over and learn and acquire a skill such as this would be an absolute dream come true. Thank you sir for sharing your skills and talents, it was my pleasure to watch.
Every day I try to follow a plan I came up with many years ago... I will spend some time watching a few youtube videos on subjects I am interested in, but I must also pick at least 1 video that is as random as I can get. That video could be anything from a man fixing a part on his furnace to a politician chattering on about something at a podium. As the years passed I have become more and more convinced that this strategy makes me a more well-rounded individual. This video was today's "random" video and I do believe I'm that much better for having seen it. I enjoyed listening to George, and even though I doubt I'll ever Need to know anything I have learned from him today, I am honored to have learned it. Keep up the good work sir!
A few more years you will accumulate very impressive insights indeed. It is already showing.
this man is very knowledgable in his trade. it was a good idea to make this interview/documentary.
This was one of the most fascinating portraits I’ve ever seen.
That was awesome, he said he wanted to become an artist, I believe he did, just in a different form than he was thinking. A true craftsman, thanks for sharing.👍
nice work George, my uncle was a cooper but I never saw anything he did, this makes you appreciate the good old hand made stuff that lasted a life time
Fabulous, I've wanted to see this done for 60 years.
I very, very much enjoyed this video. What else can be said........a true craftsman!
When I look at old buildings, I can't help but look at the masonry and the woodwork and plasterwork and admire the craftsmanship. Thinking how much time it took to build it and how much time it took those craftsman to learn the trade. It is so sad that it is gone. It is so enjoyable to hear a craftsman like Mr. Smithwick talk about his trade. Good on ya mate! Thank you!
Wonderful documentary. A barrell can have more than one life too. I have made hundreds of wooden spoons out of the staves of Jack Daniels barrells. The quarter sawn oak is nice to work with and after a day of carving the shop smells like a distillery. The finished spoons show the toast marks where the inside of the barrell was fired and are sure to last more than one lifetime. I am so happy this man's artistry has been recorded - much respect.
That is absolutely awesome, the more I watch the handmade videos the more I realize what we are losing with every generation. Please keep up your special work and keep making history come alive.
I just freaking love all kinds of old crafts. I'm only 25, So hopefully I've got years and years to learn all these things, and maybe even put then to some real use, that to just learn them for the sake of learning. I admire people like this geezer here!
Andreas Stie Geezer? Disrespectful shit
@@johnjohnson5907 Not necessarily so. It was an old slang word, not really disrespectful. Plus, the young lad seems to take an interest in the trades. That's often how it starts.
@@musamor75 ya, I have to agree, I think @John Johnson misunderstood what the young man meant. Nice of him to want to defend the man though.
@@musamor75 Geezer to me means a man of character. Granted some are character traits that are undesirable, but in this case definitely not. It's probably just a regional difference of meaning that caused offence.
@@twotone3070 I don't know if you're Australian but here it's normally meant as an insult. It kind of goes like this: Well he was only a stupid old geezer. I've never once heard anyone use it as a compliment, not once.
George has an easy way of telling & describing His Craft & it was a pleasure to sit & Watch Him Work, good on yer George 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I have no idea what he’s saying, but I left UA-cam running while I was sewing and It apparently decided I needed to see this, and I’m so happy it did. This video is absolutely delightful! 😁😁
As i watch this, and realizing that he's 6th generations cooper, i am looking at 5 to 600 years of craftmenship. Great video and a brilliant cooper. Hats off to you sir. You're a national treasure.
A generation is not 100 years . When a couple have their first child, that's the start of a new generation which is typically around 20 - 25 years.
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@@RBYW1234 thank you for sharing this. I liked it.
I’m always being told to bang out more with lower quality, which kills me as a commercial artist. I’m glad that there are amazing craftsmen like Mr. Smithwick who takes pride in his skills and joy in creating high quality things made with with great care.
So Mr. Smithwick, here’s a 39 years old commercial artist who envies your job!
This is a priceless video.
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"If that bucket ever thinks is gonna leak." Things have consciousness too.
at the end i truly cried such a wealth of knowledge he has and he was so kind enough to share i am so very grateful thank you so much
It's rare that this smartmouthed punk is at a loss for words, but I found myself nigh overwhelmed with the flood of thoughts and emotions as I ate this up. Clearly I'm not alone in any one of them, as previous comments so thoroughly document, but I am truly grateful to Dr. Smithwick for sharing so generously of his soul for the enlightenment of any and all who have both the good sense and the good fortune to sit at his feet for a moment in time. Nevermind that I share his genetic lineage and vintage and certain of his joys in working with his hands - I also happen to have a grandson who shares his birthday. Having a neighbor who's a cooper - just another co-inky-dink.
Many, many thanks to you, George! ...and thanks indeed to the makers/sharers of this video!!!
You're anything but at a loss for words, you eloquent penman.
I love this mans’ “knowing” hands! What a Craftsman! A privilege to watch!
This is what the internet was made for.
Ditto on that amigo...in my old age it is a gift! Have you ever seen a water tight woven basket! It's amazing..I suppose it's the forerunner of this! The real reason I'm here is cause of my lost buddy...Bob Cooper! Always look on the bright side of life... imagine whistling!
PS...Bob Cooper was a gardener! He tended the flowers in our town!
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what a master, I wish that I could know this old timer. Ive only been looking into this for a few minutes before coming to this video, I suddenly really want to go visit and make a whole slough of buckets, churns, and barrels. these are really worth anything that he could charge, what an awesome person. God bless you Mr.
Fantastic, I really enjoyed that. Thank you.
There’s a saying in Britain... ‘ The old boys were the best’.
And this shows they truly were.
This is a beautiful video. While I don't really need one, I find myself wanting one of these buckets. Cheers.
My g-g grandfather was a cooper in Western PA. When I asked what that meant, as a child, I was told “he made barrels”. It has taken until I’m now 60 yrs to appreciate the skill and labor involved. And, as a child, I didn’t realize the importance of barrels. EVERYTHING was transported in barrels in the mid-late 1800s & early 1900s! My g-g grandfather lived close to Titusville, PA, where the first oil well in USA was discovered. They needed barrels to transport the oil to refineries. I suspect my g-g grandpa was quite a busy man! Thank you for this insight into the craft of coopering!
Here this man is making a hour long video for us what a nice guy👍. Thank you