Props to Alaina: The Art of Airplane Propellers
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- Опубліковано 11 жов 2024
- Alaina Lewis went to college to be a cosmetologist, but her successful business today is quite a departure from that original plan. She crafts beautiful airplane propellers out of maple, birch, cherry, mahogany and other (sometimes exotic) woods in her workshop outside Rolla, Missouri. She’s built thousands and no two are ever the same. Alaina makes careful measures to ensure her propellers meet her customers’ every flying need. It’s a skill she learned from her crop duster grandfather. And, she seems to be passing the love of the craft down to the next generation.
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The workmanship on your props is awesome, but I really appreciate the respect Alaina shows regarding her family and late grandfather!
You’re awesome! You g-dad/dad/your mom, your kids....you’re all doing right!
DOING IT RIGHT!!!
I purchased a new Culver prop from you guys about 14 years ago after talking with and seeing your grandpa fly one on his plane at Oshkosh. Drove to Rolla and picked it up. Got to visit with your grandpa and dad in person and by phone several times. Both great guys with great products who were very helpful. Thanks so very much for such a great prop and best of luck to you in the future.
Best business ever...you stick with that trade and papa will be with you always
Your loving memories of your Grandpa are so sweet. Who wouldn’t be proud of what you’ve accomplished? What a great example for your young daughters.
Love wooden props. I met ART FRITTZEN back in the late 70's. His best looking prop was an 8 blade for a Hollywood wind machine.
Happy lady in a happy place. Hard working great family with a great family history. Love your channel. Have my own nickname for you. Dusty😀
American Pride in every prop! Made with love by craftswomen that carry on a family tradition. You make great videos also!
Thanks for all you do, and keep those girls making things. The glow in their eyes while working and planning warms the ending to another great video.🥰
Thanks so much for sharing your family story with us. Your Grandpa certainly lives on in you!
I think technically this is not classified as a lathe. I would call it a dupli-carver, where there is a pattern that needs to be duplicated. A nifty process for both identical blades. Anybody out there agree with me?
Well done Alaina! Keep up the good work.
Outstanding! I taught woodworking for 33 yrs.
Amazing story and craftsmanship
Truly art! Just love your passion, the best talent anybody can ever have...
I found this you tube series on prop making and it brings back so many memories to me. As an A/P mechanic on modern airplanes and jets. But I always had a soft spot for old pre WW2 planes even the WW1 planes I worked on in restoring them or just maintaining them at various places I was stationed. I have made small 1/4 scale props for RC plains. And I made one 60” prop for wall hanging.
I am glad that there is a company out there to help keep the small prop planes going.
Hello Alania, I love sentimental stories such as yours. This was a wonderful video with exception of the fact that you lost your grandfather. May he R.I.P. I am sure he is watching and feeling very proud of you. Beautiful propellers that you showed here. Listening to you telling about them reminded me of someone talking about roses. They are all lovely. However when one looks close if becomes obvious that each one has it's own beauty. I couldn't help thinking of how fantastic that it was that you did not become a Cosmetologist. You would have created beauty that disappeared after days or weeks at the latest. By taking over the shop you create beauty that can remain for decades, if not one or more life times. If I ever get the chance to stand in front of a propeller airplane I know I will check to see if it's a Culver. Bless you and your family... Robert
This Lady IS THE AMERICAN DREAM.....!
At 5:25 you made me cry. Drive on and keep the legacy alive
Thank you for sharing your story and your heart.
Great advice !! Rewards for working hard. Some people from the younger generation need to hear this advice. Not all of them but for those that think you can start off knowing everything and that world owes you.
Truly sorry for your loss. He sounds like he was a very very good man and those are getting harder and harder to come by nowadays. I'm of the old school myself. I'm 59 years and old believe in craftsmanship and hard work. Bless your heart as you keep this going and may you have many many years left do what you truly enjoy.
I admire your attention to detail and the knowledge that you got from your grandfather and dad. Your family is so genuine and loving. I am especially fascinated with the mahogany. Wood shop was my favorite shop in school. Thanks you for sharing your video with us. Ed
Nice family story and you are awesome. Thanks for sharing.
She is amazing!!she is a real artist!
i have been watching your videos for quite some time now and really liked this one for more details about your Grandpa! They are the Greatest gifts we are given!
Oh my gosh this really made me choke up. I lost my dad in 2016! And i had to put my head down and tackle an 800 acre farm. My mom helps driving stuff though. I know exactly what youre talking about when you're sanding and you hear your grandpa. I always wondered if anyone else gets that while running power tools! Whenever im grinding or welding my mind just thinks and sometimes i swear i can hear him open the big wood burner stove while Im working to put more wood in. Ive never even lit a fire in it since him. Same ashes and pieces of wood still sit in it. Some things in the shop I dont wanna move cause he was the last one to put it there. Thanks for this video. If my airplane needed a wood propeller I know who Id call😁
There is fellow not too far from your area named Jerry Rosa who has a luthier shop called Rosa String Works, who would be delighted to meet you in Rolla. You should look him up. You would become fast friends, as he lets nothing stump him. Cheers.
Hey wait a minute.! I can tell you that you're my favorite Bond girl.! This is a wonderful video I'd like to see a little bit more of this, please.?
Love this video, thanks forbit snd my respects to Alaina and family.
The phone call thing gets me too at times with my folks😑😊. Nothing beats passion like that when it comes to custom fabrication. I bet your grandpa was so proud of you the day you decided to “help” him out with that prop hah! The one your daughter had made there might be a good side line for them. It looks like a good size for small shops, offices and homes. If you see this comment and she wants to sell a wall hanger let me know how to go about placing an order. It’d be perfect over my RC bench! Great story and I hope it continues to be a generational business.
Greetings from Ireland.
Your video is a beautiful record of the unique mutual love and respect between Grand-daughter and Grand-father.
'Grandpa' was an amazing man and he was lucky to have an amazing granddaughter.
He passed on his skills and she was a willing learner.
Hopefully his Great-grand-daughters will continue the family tradition.
This short video is a real 'Gem', and warms the heart with repeated views.
Congratulations to all involved.
Great story about an admirable business and owner.
The machine which cuts the shape of the propeller is not really a lathe. It is effectively a pattern-following horizontal mill which uses a circular saw mounting a dado cutter as the cutting head. A mill usually moves the workpiece horizontally, or rotates its position on a vertical axis, but this rotates the workpiece (the prop) on the horizontal axis in synch with the pattern. It's a clever setup; I don't know if this is how other props not made by CNC machines are made.
Big salute for her. 🙏
The Best you have Grand pa voice while working.
Love your channel and I'm fascinated with the work that you do and the tools you accomplish it with. I'm a retired Tool & Die worker in Western NY and a woodworker as well. When I first starting watching I assumed you had CNC equipment but when I saw your lathe my respect level went sky high. Now here's the kicker.. My mother was from Rolla!
You are incredible testimony. Forwarding your story to my daughter.
Back in the 70s I built a hovercraft. Had a lift and pusher props. I got them from Banks Maxwell . They were beautiful. I love wood props.
I just love what you do. ❤. Great job on the props, great job on the videos.
Nice to see you have a passion for what You do, I just love old airplanes and hence why I got to see youre video. Keep up the good work and truly sorry for the loss of youre grand dad!
Best regards from the Netherland.
Awesome !! really inspiring & great work of art !! I love that!
The Wrights would have been astonished with these props. Much more effecient.
Well done documentary - you gave detail that I haven’t seen or heard in Alaina’s own videos . . .
HERMOSA...
SIMPLEMENTE BELLA !!!
SALUDOS DESDE MÉXICO !!!!
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Amazing story! Very inspiring
We need more of this type family and business!! Great job !!! You go !!!
Alaina is awesome!!! Great vid!
Best wishes to Alana. I make props too mostly for my own planes, wood working is enjoyable but I cover blades with glass fiber and that is a little gambling side.
Sehr schöne Arbeit 👍🏻 liebe Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪 ! Ich finde es echt super das sie so tolle Propeller bauen in Ihrer Firma 👍🏻
Enjoyed your video
Wonderful
Awesome. Much respect.
thank you lot's princess.
Hmm. An inspirational and life motivating video, covered up as : "How to make a propeller". How rude! Great upload! Thx!
Thanks for sharring.
Great video!
Amazing work really
You GO girl !
Watching fr hongkong. Keep in touch take care 🙂😌🤗
Tuff loss! Would have liked to have known him! You’re doing great! Raised my two daughters to be bout like you!
Super cool
Just saw your social flight live interview. You were amazing👍
Which german albatros is your favorite? Mine is the d3 w the flate trailing edge of the rudder instead of the curved like on the dv.
I saw you were not into metal leading edges for your props. Have you ever considered aluminum tape since you already use clear leading edge tape. Shouldnt be that difficult. Cut it to length. Center it on leading edge. Than place leading edge face down on table and roll prop both ways to lay tape. Flip prop and repeat for othet side. Than just finish smoothing like clear tape you use. Should work. Youd know better than me. As always its a pleasure watching a master crafter at work👍
I miss her grandpa and I didn't even know him.
Each prop is individual? Wow that's interesting, are they certified?
i wish you all the best. keep on.
Mantap sekali cara pembuatan profeller nya
meraviglioso
Ang galing naman ..
Sweet !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is Twenty One Pilots a favorite band of yours? I live in Neosho Missouri and a couple of weeks ago I decided to hand carve my own propeller. Damn it’s hard work. Just for a wall piece though. Just to look at.
Wow. I don't have an airplane and somehow I am intrigued enough to buy a propeller.
Greetings from Chile!!
Beatifull
Wow wow wow
Que tipo de cola é usada para colar as lâminas?
Я впечетлен первый раз вижу чтобы девушки занимались производством винтов
You should make wind turbines
You girls do amazing work. Curious....where did you get your profile blanks for the lathe?
She has many video at Culver Props here on youtube. She had said in one video that most of them came with the business when here grandfather bought it. The others her grandfather and her actually made themselves.
New subscriber mam....
Que interesante me gustaría escribirles para hacer una tripala
nice
I used to get my props from Tennessee props. I found they don't exist anymore. I need 2 props for a Hummingbird UL. Can someone help? Thanks.
cantik banget...
🔥🔥🔥
Berapa harganya...??
Ke Indonesia.
I want to buy your product, how to buy?
salom. of TaJIKISTAN.
How do I get one measuring 120cm?
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👍👍👍❤❤❤
Ola me podría alludar ? Necesito unas elices . Gracias
مروحة تصميمها جيد
👍👍👍👍👍
💟👍🤝👍💟
Please courier it to india I want this
i need one prop mediam size how mutch price it plz contect me
tanveer frome pakistan
Ma'am I want to order propeller how to connect with you please
I am Ahmed from Algeria. I want to buy a motorcycle fan
Sister you I help wood propeller work please I no can
Owoo my sister you can wood propeller work
Woodglut plans are amazing!