How To Make A Coopered Barrel! Meet one of England's last Master Coopers (There’s only 6 left!)
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- Опубліковано 6 вер 2024
- When I buy antiques I often wonder how they were made and if anyone has the skill these days to recreate them...and if they do, how much would that cost ?
In this video I take an antique coopered jug umbrella stand, around 120 years old to show one of England’s last Master Coopers Alastair Simms and ask him how much it would cost to make a new version and for him to show us what’s involved in the making...in other words...How To Make A Barrel!
With thanks to Alastair Simms and Jensen’s Cooperage in Ripon, North Yorkshire
See the antique stick stand here www.david-harp...
Do you have any interesting antiques for me to feature here on my channel? What about interesting antiques or art you want to sell?…let me know and if I can make an informative, entertaining video on the subject, I’d love to get involved…get on touch!
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What an absolute gentleman. Sharing his coopering knowledge like that.
Glad you enjoyed it
@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV I absolutely loved it. So much so, I'm attempting to cooper a small tankard from birch to start. Then move up to a few gallon barrel for my wine.
@@hacgarimman9660 Wonderful idea. Have fun with it
It was a marvelous interview! Tip my hat to you mr. Simms!
Thanks for watching
That was fascinating thank you David x
My pleasure. Alastair is brilliant
What a great show! I love seeing these amazing craftsman show their skills.
Used to work with Alastair. Wonderful to see him in action again. Thanks.
Absolutely loved this! Thank you!!
Wow!, that was fascinating, love watching skilled craftsmen at work.
Absolutely fascinating - that was a TV docu on its own ... Alistair Simms deserves an OBE ... with the B for Barrel ... going to buy that antique barrel umbrella stand I saw last week now ... it was only £70 ! Thank you D
Be quick!!
@@DavidHarperAntiquesTV Missed it by a couple of hours - lesson learned about not striking while iron is hot (sad face)
@@sallyhinkley1177 Happens all the time...nature of the beast!
Absolutely fascinating. As are all of David’s videos. I may call in to say hello when I’m next visiting my mother in Barney!
What a great guy! I found this a real educational piece of film, Bravo David!
Hi David, was really great fun making this video and the best video I have seen with myself in
You’re a star Alastair. It was my pleasure
Brilliant video. Thanks.
Wonderful conversation shared
Thank you for that
So cool to watch and learn
Cheers for that
Fascinating video. Such a shame that these skills we are in danger of losing..
In this age of buy cheap and chuck away to landfill, plastic everything and planned obsolescence, it was so refreshing to see a Master craftsman using skills - handed down and copied over thousands of years. Dump the media studies and graphic design courses at Colleges and Unis and lets promote apprenticeships in worthwhile skills such as this, that are as relevant today, in an environmental sense, as they’ve ever been.
Very well said thank you
So many skills we’re in danger of losing…. There’s a potential video series in this, wouldn’t you think?
Yes I think so Janette. It’s fascinating to film D
We have 3 master coopers at our cooperage in scotland! Speyside cooperage
What agood guy. Love the accent
Grew up with alistair know all his family
what brewery did he work at in wiltshire.
If you know of any master craftsmen / women working in Britain making object by hand and traditionally, please let me know. Thanks, David
Where can I get the rivets that are used on the band ?
Just get in touch with the company. Info below the vid
£1000 for a jug!? No wonder the industrial revolution was so successful.
if he is still alive he lives in scotland but he is irish.
I thought they were going to actually make something, not have a bullshit session.
well, I thought it was interesting!
Why? Why does this crap keep appearing my feed WHEN I HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR I HATE WORKING WITH MY HANDS AND WOULD NEVER DO THIS KIND OF CRAP!
I don’t think you’d be able too. It takes many years to learn the skill!