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- Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
- Every Year at the State Fair artisans bring their specialty goods to the Heritage Circle. One of those artists is JP Madren. He hand carves and sells his wooden dough bowls while teaching the audience how he started making them for his wife and Mother as gifts. Jeff Smith caught up with Mr. Madren and learns his story as they make a bowl from a tree.
This is a man to be respected. Thank you sir for reminding us that there's nothing wrong with doing things for yourself. It's an aspect of life lost on so much of our society. Well done.
Thank YOU for your kind words. It's folks like you that keep me chopping these things out!
JP Madren I’m glad to see that you are keeping traditions alive. Also you appear to be really happy doing what you do and that is the most important thing
Not only is there nothing wrong with doing things yourself, it is a measure of a man (or woman) that raise a person above the run of the mill hoard of humans.
JP Madren I just started carving spoons. Bowls are next. Do you ever teach classes or anything where new carvers can “pick your brain”... folks are impressed by actors, singers, ball players.. I’m amazed by craftsmanship. Great work sir!
@@jpmadren I would love to buy one from you
Received two bowls today from Mr Madren one that I saw at his online store and the other that I asked for after speaking with him on the phone. His craftsmanship is simply amazing and his word is his bond. He shipped the bowls when he said he would and he took as much care packing them as he did making them.
a prime example of the meaning of life... busy working with your hands, nothing better, thank you for the video !
Couldn't agree more!
Anyone that can make something with their hands, that didn't exist that morning....has ALWAYS impressed me. Great video!
Well there are many craftsman in the world. My papa said if u
Iike what u do u will never work a day in ur life. Sir I hope u continue to not work for the remainder of ur life. A true craftsman Thanx for sharing
Salt of the Earth. I could watch you all day and listen to you! What an honor and privilege to have watch you work!
Thanks for the nice words! I never thought I'd be making these for over 30 years but I still get excited as I layout each one. God hides so many beautiful things in there for me to find.
JP Madren jp, because of you I learned how to carve bowls, thank you very much my friend!
For what it's worth
I'd say this guy has truly discovered the meaning to life.
Stay strong guy's and God bless
I can still see my grandma makin biscuits in her dough bowl. The way her hands worked the dough. Funny the things that stick in a young mind.
A man who has come to appreciate the little simple things in life. Well done mate
Such beautiful items can only come from a true artist and artisan. Great work 👏🏻
This guy condenses two of my favourite hobbies, wood carving and making bread
3 my friend for me playing banjo 👍😃
And this simple video shows what makes America so special. Wonderful people, and the simple pleasures of life. This video is America.
I consider it an honor to own one of the bowls made by this craftsman. Thank you for selling me one!
This man is a true artisan. Truly an inspiration to others.
JJ
although he may never become a millionaire, his craft and workmanship will remain priceless. beautiful work that shows you don't need a whole lot in order to have a fulfilling life. oh, and who are the 37 morons who "thumbs downed" this amazing video? some people's children........
I just bought FOUR dough bowls from Mr. Madren. What a wonderful man. He showed us how he makes his bowls and i couldn't choose just one. I can't wait to get home and start baking!
Please his address or store or site or contact info to buy from him? I thank you.❤
Just started making bowls myself, although it’s rare for me to get lumps of wood that big, although I’ve got a mate who lives out in the sticks (‘scuse the pun), and gets wood from a tree surgeon now, and I get to pick through them. It’s a wonderful hobby which I started by just whittling and then spoon carving. I would like to ease off from my gardening job and do carving full time but my customers would be devastated!
Awsome craftsmanship, now a days everything is machine operated and mass produced while this craftsmanship is an meticulous attention to detail functional work of art that no bread bowl will be exactly like another. Great job and thank you for sharing your video. Awsome!
JP it's good to see a few men left that like to carry on traditions. I myself am a woodcarver and hope I can pass it down someday. Congrats to you and go with God
Wow beautiful work! I need one. Let’s all get back into tradition and keep it Alive!
I love your outlook on life AND you produce such lovely bowls!
Thank you mam for the kind words!
I have 2 dough bowls and to me they're priceless. This guys work is amazing.
Thank YOU Charlotte. Your kind words are very much appreciated!
I’ve reached the point of my life that With all the problems and disappointments, I envy your lifestyle. I live in a concrete jungle and I look forward to the solitude of a wood shop. Thanks for sharing.
Sir you are truly an artist and an inspiration!! I hope you pass these skills onto another !!! Incredible
Love this so much. A lost art and I am thankful that you recorded your beautiful work.
Your talent is God giving. Thank you for sharing.
What a beautiful bowl. What an artist.
sir it was a pleasure to watch you work,your a true craftsman
JP you are the soul of all of us who wished we could run from the days burden. I would love to sit and sip some sweet tea with you all.
I may be in Idaho now, but my heart will always be in my Old North State home ❤️
Beautiful work, you know, 'you can't trust a man that doesn't work with his hands", what a great pleasure to see and listen to you work.
Julio
God bless your heart!! Such a wonderful story
Beautiful work.
These run about $180. What a treasure!
I agree!
Thank you for sharing your love and your passion for working with wood with the rest of us. These look beautiful. Well done Sir!
Beautiful I've made some dough bowls and it's very rewarding. Yours are beautiful and this is one of the best video's I've ever watched. Thanks
I love to buy a bowl from you and then id like to take what i just watched and make one myself. Awesome work you do!
If I can do it ... you can do it. Check out the how they’re made page on www.doughbowlmaker.com
Priceless!
Love your banjo and the way you play it it's wonderful
I'm not too good at it but I dearly love it. It remains on my couch right beside where I sit and it's played every day.
Thanks for keeping this heritage alive. To few real craftsman left today. Great work.
What a wonderful story that is! So glad i found this video👍
I would gladly pay more for his bowl than the exact duplicate made in a machine shop by someone whose name i couldn't pronounce.
One TarHeel to another ... I too get relief, alone in my workshop! Our own hands, creating something ... that’s the best medicine available right there!
Beautiful works of art and love. He's a rich man.
Nice video and a great story. Thanks for sharing. You do NC proud
I have just come across your channel sir wow your so talented an what a collection of dough bowls you have it's just a shame I live in England or I would be asking to buy one from you .such true talent sir .
A super talented and cool artist!!! Best wishes sir!!!
Thanks for the kind words, I do my best on each one.
Artists use many mediums...wonderful !
I received one this Christmas. I love it. Thank you sir
Nice work JP you are an artist.
Beautiful, one of a kind .nothing the same.andmade by man , not a c.c router.
I ordered and received a walnut dough bowl from J.P. Madren, and I have to say that it is absolutely beautiful! It feels silky to the touch, and I can hardly wait to make my first loaves of bread in my new dough bowl. Thank you, Mr. Madren!
i just came across this video , and i was so excited to find this , i have been looking for a dough bowl for sometime now , can you please tell me how much yours was and is he still selling them,thank you .
@@dianebedard6495 my website is
Www.doughbowlmaker.com
Adding another 25-30 bowls this weekend!
Thanks Joanne and Walter! Im always glad to pass on a little bit of beauty in a very complicated world
I _love_ this! You _have_ be happy doing this kind of stuff! Beats owning something with a 'Made In China' sticker on it!
Beautiful.
Great work for the best, also like yer banger pickin.
Very beautiful and talented! Thank you for sharing!
Great skills on the adze, nice one makes me wanna try so I will👊
Oh if the world had more of this. Just keep on, those wonderful bowls will be around long after we've left our troubles behind.
Love your work thank you for sharing and your stories. greetings from Australia
Awesome dough bowls, JP! I would buy one!!
I'm a big fan of woodwork this just so calming to watch . Thank you
It's a very time consuming process that doesn't allow your mind to stray too far from what you're doing. I'm a klutz to begin with (probably more so than most) so when my mind does stray I tend to bleed. (Lol)
Sir thank u for those beautiful bowls.
Very nice work sir!!
I've made a couple, looking to make more. Like you say you can not just make one. Beautiful work, thanks for sharing.
Those are beautiful! I would love to purchase one for my collection!
Thank you for you hard work sir beautiful work bravo!!!
Great work.... congratulations 🎊🍾🎉
That’s really cool, love it.
Now there’s a good hardworkin guy, nice work!
Very nice, I think we may be related, same way of carving and the way we let time take care of itself while we're carving away on a project. When I get a chisel in one hand and mallet in the other, and start in, time seems to slow way down on the inside, while the hours fly by on the outside. Oh, and we have some pretty nice Trout water here in southeastern Minnesota, come on up and be my guest !
Just saw where its green in comments good job
man i would love to have a dough bowl from you. i make pizza from scratch and i’m 66 going on 67 in April.
AMAZING WORK!!!
Lovely, bowls! ❤
Your work is amazing!
beautiful work JP
Beautiful work
Sir thank you for responding to my comments here! I will be in contact!
That is a beautiful dough bowl! Thanks for sharing your talent through this video! Hope you have a good day.
Beautiful!
Excellent skill. So glad I found your channel.
** Are you still selling your beautiful bowls? I would love to buy one for my bread making.
JP those are some mighty fine bowls. How would one go about putting their hands on one?
Afternoon Bill. My show building is in Wentworth NC, or www.doughbowlmaker.com The show building is open by appointment only. I don’t want folks just showing up because I’m retired from my “Day job” and folks just showing up would be disappointed when I wasn’t here.
Well done for your amazing skills
Thank you. You are a true artisan.
Thank you for the nice comments. I enjoy the beauty that God hides for me to find and also enjoy the many folks I've met because of them...
JP, I have great respect for you and have learned a lot from this video. Enough to give this a try! Can you tell me a little about your tools and what I need to start. Do you use green wood or dry and what wood do you use? Thank you for any info.
All are made with green wood as you'd bust the bowl (and your shoulder) trying to chop dry wood. All tools are custom made (my blacksmith died several years ago so his style. Is gone) but tools that will work can be obtained at www.jasonlonon.com
I have a "how they're made" page that gives step by step instructions at www.doughbowlmaker.com
Love the story, the heart & soul into these bowls. Does anyone have his contact details? I’d love to have a few bowls for myself and some family members.
I can be f kind at www.doughbowlmaker.com
Thanks for your interest!
Don't know why it changed what I typed (dang I must be getting old) I typed - I can be found at ... Then the website name... Sorry
I'd like to have one of his dough bowls.
I would like to buy a bowl from you please
Beautiful work ❤️
I do have a "show building" behind the house where I show / sell them and have had folks from 38 states come to meet me and buy bowls.
Nice work well done & thanks for sharing !!!
Absolutely beautiful JP
He is truly LIVING!
Amen... And Loving it!
Too many folks just "exist" ... Life is for living. My choices are hard on the old body but such a reward to have so many folks loving what I do. Working on bowl 2300+ today
Incredible..... Amazing....
Beautiful work, It’s a joy to watch a true craftsman doing his craft. Thank you for sharing. When and where is the craft show in your area?
Outstanding
That’s a dang fine job an a dying trade , keep it up an pass it on 👍👍
My friend, you have one heck of a talent, the way you were brought up is the REAL world way, sure technology has it's place, but there is no way in Gods name a computer or machine can do what you do, let alone many other people nowadays. Unfortunately working with the hands for a skill is getting more and more scarce, more people need to get outside and do something constructive, this world would be a much more peaceful place. I will always be a tinkerer by nature and making things with my hands till I'm 6ft under. Thanks for sharing!!
Very nice work. I’ve carved for the last 20 years and have a lot of experience “letting the red out”. Seems like frequent practice trains the body to heal quickly!! Keep up the excellent work heal quickly🤓
Thank God for superglue!
I never work without it close by. That and a shoe lace (to cut off blood flow). It's saved me an emergency room bill many a time!
Your bowls are so beautiful. Well done sir
thank you . yup letting the red out in not good seen mine too many times myself . good luck and god bless.
Very beautiful