Carving a scutching knife (Growing 1 m² of FLAX part 3)
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- Опубліковано 12 жов 2022
- In this video I continue the process of refining the flax fibers. Scutching the flax removes the majority of the cellulose core of the flax which is still attached to the fibers after "breaking".
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There was one of these in my great grandfather's shed and no one ever knew what it was for. Several ideas floated around in the family, but linen production never came up. So thank you for this, you've solved a near century of mystery in my family! 👍
Aha, cool! Thanks
I trust any man who loves his cat as much as you do. It is a true sign of character.
I love Birch, I love its sap, its bark. I miss the birch woods of your Land.
Interesting how language preserves memories of things that were previously widely done (flax production in this case), but are now uncommon. Case in point, growing up it was not unusual for a naughty child to hear "Cut that out, or I'm going to give you such a Scutchin'!"
My locale was settled by Scots-Irish who worked heavily with flax before coming to America. They stopped producing linen, but the expression persisted until 30 years ago or so.
(My own ancestors saved three years worth of linen profits to come from Coleraine. It took them 10 years of saving up a little at a time. When they got here, they decided milling was a better job.)
This is a brilliant series. You’re coming at it from so many angles with your diverse skills. And exceptional project management.
AKA "good editing".
The workstation is cat-approved! You're not going to get any better than that. 😂 Great project. I enjoy watching your skills in each video.
Lovely. Very interesting to see the visual of where the term "flaxen hair" comes from.
What a nice kitty! Look at that happy tail!
now i finally understand where the term flaxen hair comes from
Looks like my hair after hay harvest 😜
Holy cow I actually understand what people mean when they say "flaxen-haired" now. Shockingly beautiful to look at the scutched fibers.
Cool 😊 looking forward to the next installment. And excellent production quality as usual - well done!
Thank you for this series. I sm a spinner and a weaver. It is wonderful to see how these textile tools are made.❤
Thanks! Can be made... this is just my take on it.
Thunder Bear never disappoints!
I find all of your video's fascinating. This series is really interesting. I hope you continue with it. I'm anxious to see what comes next. Thanks for sharing with us all.
5:57: I never thought I would say this to another man, but may God strike me down if it isn't so! Your wood, sir, looks mighty good!
No, seriously, nice shot. The narrow focus, shallow focal depth, the colour, the lighting. Your attention to detail shows in even the smallest things.
ur right. Lord Tornbjorn, please, impregnate us both!
@12:58 It looks like your supervisor approves of your work.
Such a beautiful cat 👍😀
Your videos always remind me of my grandpas old shop
As always, everything is thought out and expertly executed ! One pleasure to watch !
If you've never used a shinto rasp I highly recommend one for shaping wood fast. They never clog up and can save a lot of time having to be careful about grain with bladed tools.
The short bits of flax that fall out are called scutchings and would be used for stuffing cushions amongst other things
It’s always a pleasure to see an artisan at work! I hope you are able to pass on your formidable skills to others in the future so they are not lost. Thank you for this interesting series.
Thank you for sharing your wisdom with us, I love so see how you manufacture your tools and then how to use it. It is very interesting to follow your journey. God bless you and your family.
Even a blacksmith finds a Mora knife hard to pass up ;) Nice project.
They are good and pretty cheap too!
that's awesome ! I've never seen flax processed like this, very insightful !!
Great, thanks!
He's making linen.
@@Phyde4ux yep .... just never seen the process like this ... I think it's neat !
@@torbjornahman Are you going to weave it in some peace of cloth at the end? Or maybe make a rope?
it's so nice to find out what all the weird shit that I've been seeing on cabin walls my whole life we're actually for. thanks!
And now you are ready to some plumbing work.
Gives vivid meaning to the term 'towhead".
Famous metalworker carves a beautiful wooden knife. World gone bananas 😂😉
:)
I feel that your woodworking skills are better than your blacksmithing gift.
I can’t wait to see the next step
Another master crafted tool!!! I love how you demonstrate how it is used!! You are a self-sufficient man!!! Awesome!!!
12:56 curious little fella ❤️
Nice work as always. Next in the series, making a spinning wheel then a loom?!?
First we need a final tool for refinement.
Look at those beautiful flax fibers!
Your videos are such a joy to watch, can't wait to see what you do next with your freshly scutched flax!
What a beautiful tool. I looks like that birch was a joy to carve. Thanks for sharing these wonderful skills with us.
Thanks! Actually it was a bit difficult, the grain was turning or changing direction a few times.
@@torbjornahman Noticed that but you knew just when to change direction and your chamfers were so uniform. 😉 Always a treat Torbjorn!!
I am constantly impressed by how sharp you tools are.
Cats are the same the world around lol. This process has been neat to follow!
It is satisfying to see scrap wood being used instead of being thrown out or burned.
*Awesome.... roll on the next part to see what happens next.*
I like to watch you work in your workshop, yard, etc. By the way, a cool sweater! 👍😚
That slim carving knife I'm finishing up one much like it for my kitchen as I had a slim knife that super great for peeling apple and cutting out bad spots from apples and potatoes which I also skin if damaged.
I'm trying to find wood working time as now enjoying BlackSmith Hobbyist and got into it to make woodworking tools.
Always you are a Master BlackSmith and Woodworking and great Gardener. I enjoy all 3 also but you are the most skilled.
Thanks
New thing to sit on, cat approves.
Very cool! :)
I love picking mushrooms too...
Cats are very involved Workshop supervisors. Can't wait for the next step! Will you spindle spin it? Make a spinning wheel?? Oh the possibilities!
:) Thanks... I'm not sure, I would really like to make a thread at least.
A relaxing step back in time. Thanks.
Thank my friend
Wow very nice knife. Very cool video today. That's very interesting and very informational video. Cool to see. Can't wait to see more videos soon. Keep up the great craftsmanship and hard work my friend. Forge On. Fab On. Weld On. Farm On. Keep Making. God bless.
I've been waiting for this moment
One of my favorite channels! Well done my friend.
Brilliant cliffhanger. Now I will need to look out for nest episodes to actually learn what that stuff is that you grew, beat, mollested and bruised.
This man truly is the best at what he does. No matter what. Blacksmithing, wood working and now cat calling?! Who knew a cat would come when you called it??
Loving that little Mora knife!
The wig is almost ready!!!
:)
I can't believe you stole Mr. Chickadee's cat!!!
(lol just kidding)
Great video as always. I'm really enjoying following this series. Very informative and entertaining.
Ha ha... thanks!
The charcoal color suits very well for a blacksmith's cat...
You have to make a small, white hardhat for the four legged Supervisor. 👍 😃
:) I really have to...
Omg that cat is gorgeous!!!
He is!
i love your videos man
I am so interested in this entire project and the outcome of the flax. You really are the most amazing person!
This is great. I grow flax for spinning and use a different tool but have the components to make my break. I have no shop to do the job in so have been rather reluctant to tackle the task. I did make a scutch but I don't use a board. I just hold the fibers in my hand and let them hang and whack away and it does a great job. Just as good as using a board if not even better.
loving this series
Thank you for the great video and awesome content!
Thanks!
Allmighty Swedish blacksmith,everything homemade,including children😅😍😉 just great guy,great videos!! All the Best TB🤘💪💪
Thanks 👍
we enjoyed this video. your draw blade and morakniv were razor sharp.
Fairly similar to procedures used traditionally in Finland, except here the flax is usually retted by soaking in a pond or shallow lake for 2-4 weeks and then dried, possibly in a special drying barn. Also, the cellulose is removed with a "lihta", which works like your flax break but has only one blade, sometimes with a dull metal edge. The traditional ripple is permanently fixed to the middle of a bench and two "ripplers" sit at the ends, taking turns to pull their sheafs through. The seed pods just fall on a blanket or on the floor, where they can be collected afterwards.
Nice!
How on earth did i miss this one?
As always, great workmanship!
I love the break to play with his cat
Oh my.. I haven't seen these mushrooms since I was a kid.. We call them "lisichki"😁
Great flax project, Torbjörn. And thanks for the memories!
The next step in the process…inspection by the cat 😄
Outstanding as always
Beautiful as always!
With those mushrooms if you cut them off instead of pulling them out of the ground they will come back even thicker after the next rain. (I used to pick from patches of them that way. ) made my extra Christmas money for several years. Have a great day.
I don't think that's the case! The thing we pick is the fruit, while the actual fungus is a huge network underground. It doesn't matter if we pull it out.
@@torbjornahman I used to pick that species in Washington for extra money, if you cut them off instead of pulling them out of the ground you will notice they grow back bigger right out of the stump of the old one. I used to pick $50 to $75 dollars worth a night during season. It was worth it in the eighties.
All your tools are awesome.👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️
ThanK you 👍♥️
I have that same Morakniv and it's one of my favorites. Our chanterelles are running late this year, though. It's been way too hot and dry!
Every episode of this series has been amazing, I really appreciate your time and skill Torbjörn.
It is a real pleasure to watch your impeccable videos. You are an extraordinary professional. Congratulations. Receive my best regards from Barcelona, Spain.
Holy crap, the flax is actually starting to look like fabric! This is so cool!
It's always nice to see the work of the master👌My respects to Torbjiorn👍
Wonderfully figured wood on the chisel. Many thanks.
I have no idea what Flax is used for, but I'm enjoying this series so much.
Thanks for sharing.
Your videography reaching perfection, my friend! Masterful carving and watching you Scutch so relaxing! Looking forward to the rest of this series and how much you can get from a m² patch. Thanks Much for the journey.
First of all your wood work and smithing are beautiful and I love watching it but also thank you for these videos because flax has been a “some day” crop in my mind for a while and seeing these videos from you has motivated me to try to grow a small plot of it next year
That's great to hear! Good luck and thank you!
So you going to make a shirt for us?? Great job on the build!! Looking good!
Enjoyed your video and I gave it a Thumbs Up
What a helpful cat!
Yummy! Chantrelles!!!
Excellent crafter, excellent content creator, love your videos keep up the good work!🔥💪🙌
Love to see your cats- they must have the best life ! Waiting to see how your linen shirt turns out. (you still have to build the spinning wheel and weaving loom)
Want some Torbjorn Dude, what is it 🤔😁TFS, GB :)
Excellent video, as always. Tooling, tools, equipment, materials, I'm sure i'm forgetting something. It takes so much, obviously he has the knowledge and skills to go with everything. He makes it look easy.
The knife isn't self made, yet :-) But Mora has done a good job at it. Cuts end grain quite nicely.
Father Torbjiorn showing us what it is to be men. I honor your endevors
Will you make some sugar-nips next? It would be an incredible device to have as well as history piece to share. I’m sure a local sugar factory would press up a sugarloaf for you to use it on as well since I’m sure they would be delighted to see one as well. 😊
Cool idea!
@@torbjornahman All of your videos are cool ideas come to life! I’m glad you think my idea for a video is cool too! 😊
Really interesting!
Thanks a lot for sharing
You can see why they used flax for bow strings back in the day. Excited to see what tobjorn uses it for
Torbjörn, I've seen you use that mora woodcarving knife all the time. It's a great knife definitely. But I think that forging your own woodcarving knife would be a great addition to your channel since you've branched out to more woodworking content! Great video as always, cheers from Poland.
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@@torbjornahman How could've I missed it? My bad!
Can't wait to see what he makes out of it !
Det här är så coolt fortsätt med det här 🎉
Tack!