With just a little use and age on this piece Mr Chickadee, this lathe would look very much 150 years old. Genius. Great work. Roy Underhill would give high marks for this one. The tranquility of your videos is so mesmerizing, it all most seems like you are right in the shop watching. If there were such a thing as smell o vision, with the odor of wood I would feel like I were actually there.
I made a treadle large several years ago and I will say this, if you use a 5/8” shaft for your spindle you can get your hands on some Shopsmith accessories like a drive spur that slides onto a straight 5/8” shaft and even some spindle adapters for a 1” x 8 tpi spindle thread for being able to use scroll chucks.
I grew up in a water-powered sawmill in Ohio in the late 40s early 50s, and falling upon these videos is a joy. Simple, silent joy. And cats! Wood shavings, the scent of different woods, and freshly brewed dopplebochs. And cats. Thank you.
If carpenters can be prophets (pun intended), you are definitely one for me. You spoke no words but between your impressive physiques and passions you have convinced me to pick up the hand saw more often and go easy on my circular saw.
Well where shall I start! I have never been so mesmerised by ANYTHING! The perfectionism,craftsmanship and slow but sure way you work is such an inspiration to me! I never knew woodworking could be so serenely satisfying, and I've been a carpenter for 30 years! I'm gradually changing the way I work to your methods and it just feels fantastic! Please keep posting more brilliant videos Mr Chickadee,you are the ultimate craftsman👍.
My great-grandfather was a carpenter. I remember his workshop and his hand-crafted tools. He had a lathe that looked similar to this one. Watching you work makes me imagine my great-grandfather at work when he was young, 80 or 90 years ago.
Mr chickadee, not the first time I've watched this video. As always beautiful work! I just want to say, I an sooo jealous of all your beautiful old planes, saws and all your old tools! Just beautiful!
Pure Master-Craftsmanship, has to be the number one near silent video on UA-cam. Such a wonderful change to see a beautiful item created purely with non powered hand tools and just the natural sounds of the workshop. An almost meditative quality about it.
I loved the video, can't wait until next week's video...treadle powered band saw, table saw, planer, jointer, router table??? Then in a few months I expect you to open a maker space using all your hand tools and the treadle powered ones in a timber framed shop.....I can't wait to become a member....
At the time of commenting, this video is 3 years old. How could I have not seen this before now? I absolutely LOVE watching awesome stuff... It's like UA-cam doesn't know me at all!
I'm convinced you could build a bulldozer with a handsaw and drill at this point and fire it up and drive away. Truly one of the most talented and ingenious people I have ever seen. Thank you for the videos. I always enjoy them and the random cat shots...
Recently I have been watching just about all of your videos. I like how you don't talk much. Just work. Like my dad and neighbor used to do. Thank you for all the information.
Please please make a silent walkthrough of the workshop and the new house .. let us see all the great work that you have done ... :D .. God bless you and your family ...
I have watched a great deal of these builds,this 1 is a true master piece. It reminded me of the old treadle singer sewing machines. Thank you very much for your video & time.
Brilliant, that double through tenon at the start fitted very nicely indeed! Just a testament to what you can achieve with the silence and mastery of hand tools. Great as always.
I used the spring pole lathe for years after I watched Roy build one. Now id Like to try a treadle with a cast iron flywheel, just to try that also. Thanks Josh and your wife. You guys really do have great videos👍
Spring pole is simple and quicker to build maybe, but this is nicer because your workpiece is 100% clear all the time. I wouldn’t want to try to make something like a rolling pin on a spring pole and trying to make a smooth cut from end to end.
I have watched many hours of your work over the past few months and each project is as relaxing as watching snooker. Thanks and looking forward to more.
Even the cat was "relaxed entertained".. Some how something about the work (process) is spiritualy reflective to watch ; the process is as "wow" as the finished project and after the vid ends it leaves me with a scence of getting gently set baxk down, would love to work at this shop as a sweaper
Good morning Mr. Chickadee thanks for your videos, I have been very helpful. I am doing the windows of my house with recycled pallets. I admit that I am not a professional carpenter. I am an apprentice and that is why his videos have served me a lot. Wife and gaticos. I have already grown a lot
Gracias por los comentarios. Me alegro de que usted está haciendo sus propias ventanas, que es un gran logro. No soy un miembro de la comunidad Amish aunque les doy respeto. No he hecho un ejercicio manual pero filmaré el proceso si lo hago en el futuro. ¡Sigue trabajando y ama el trabajo!
Such pure peace: just the sound of a person expertly working wood to create something which creates more beautiful things. The whole situation is perfect.
Gotta respect the craftsmanship in this. I can easily imagine a lesser craftsman slapping together something like this super quick, but you took the time to think it out and make it look good and work well. That's superb; keep it up!
An amazing video to watch! Your skill with hand tools remains entirely impressive. Your mortise and tenion joints are as close to perfect as I have ever seen. Not only are you skilled, you are talented! Thanks so much for sharing this excellent craftsmanship!
Your joinery work is insane. I'm trying to train myself to not think about the end result, but focus on the individual step (in most things I do). You have great focus and patience. Love watching you create!
WOW.. I never saw anyone do that tool .. never ... "the vintage and the original Lathe" .. made by hand it self ... My, Great Grand Father hear in portugal .. had and used one just like that (in the year 1914 ?!?!) ... made by himself ... But I would never imagine that something like that could bean made in nowdays .. And I think.. i pretty shure.. that you made it exacly the way they did it 100 Years ago .. and that is amazing!!! ... Hard, but beautifull way!
Top notch! Really nicely done on the big wheel, i think this is the first time i see someone carve the groove as opposed to simply spinning it and then carving it. And i have to say i like this method better.
If I become half as competent with my leather as you are in wood, I will be a happy man. Excellent craftsmanship! I'm sure there are mistakes - there always are; but it works, and it will hold up to decades of use, if not more. (and it would likely take either yourself or a master craftsman to point them out) I'm also more than a little envious of your tools. The specialized planes and that beautifully robust bit/brace, especially. Wondrous tools, in the hands of an excellent craftsman. Truly inspiring. Thank you!
I love your video's! The mere fact you don't tells us this is the best or only way to do things speaks for itself, if that makes since. It's as if I'm looking not what's inside the box but what's outside, thank you.
Your apprentices are very attentive, paying close inspection to your every move - as did I. Your woodworking skills are so impressive and give me something to aspire to. Thanks for the great video and sharing your knowledge.
Thanks for Sharing once again. Your awesome Mr. Chickadee. Wish I could build one on my own someday. All I need is to draft it at start and have the needed tools and materials to begin with. Keep the good work.
Great job!!! You should change your tool rest design so that you can move the rest as close as you can to the work without it hitting and still able to leverage your tools. In the last shot of you turning your tool was very over extended. You have much less control on the tool and much more likely to have an accident. Love the design of the lath, I have built, well I don't know how many actually over the years now. Have fun turning on it, there is something magical about a foot powered lath!!!!
Thanks, yes Ive never turned before, and the tool rest was modified just as you said right after the video haha. I can see other more powerful designs in the future for sure!
I don't know what you do to make them work together so efficiently.. By the way, another ingenious build - I learn a lot from you, Sir -- Thank you - sincerely!!
Glad to see the traditional wood working being used today.. you are a joy to watch... but do you ever make a miss lick...lol..if not i guess that's where the ol saying comes from... SLOW AN STEADY WINS THE RACE.. looking forward to your next video...
I really enjoy the way you let your work speak for itself. I find myself trying to second guess what you are building only to be wrong most of the time! Keep up the good work and videos please.....
The craftsmanship is just something that is lost in this modern world of ours. I really enjoy your vids and look foreword to more. Even with all the cats blatantly scene stealing.
This reminds me of the lathe that the Woodwright, Roy Underhill made on one of the PBS shows that he does, quite a while back. You two should get together! בס״ד
When I saw that modern screwdriver.... I felt betrayed, like I want my money back. LoL 😂😆 I love these videos, the guy is very good. We need more people to learn these skills!!!
LOL! Pretty impressive craftsman for sure! To me at least, there's nothing more admirable and valuable than learning how to make and do things yourself. Most of us have traded our lives (time) away for a pay check to buy everything we need or want. IMHO, that deadens the soul and makes us basically helpless without cash in the bank. To have knowledge, skill and a set of decent hand tools, he can start with felling a tree and basically make/build anything he actually needs to live. That's so incredibly rare in a first world country in this day and age. Mr. Chickadee is keeping his life/time for his own use and experiencing the joy, satisfaction and pride of craftsmanship and doing for himself for next to nothing in cash outlay. It's truly inspiring!
When he was eight, he got into his dad's wedged-tenon medicine cabinet and accidentally opened a can of Man, spilling it all over himself. He made his first mallet that night before bed, and this channel is simply his re-creation of his pre-teen years.😁
I did not know that tongue and groove board edging could be done with hand tools. I always thought they were a modern milling type accomplishment; only doable with table saws and routers. Mind expanded.
Not so primitive technology (the channel). Lol. But same idea. No talking. Just doing. And seeing what one can accomplish with primitive tools. Primitive Technology is a lot more primitive but I'm not comparing. Just enjoying the clever, the perseverance. A reminder of how we as a species got here. Great job!
wow.....You're one amazing carpenter/craftsman... You have a skill set that I can only dream of. Thank you for posting these videos. Have a great day man!
With just a little use and age on this piece Mr Chickadee, this lathe would look very much 150 years old. Genius. Great work. Roy Underhill would give high marks for this one. The tranquility of your videos is so mesmerizing, it all most seems like you are right in the shop watching. If there were such a thing as smell o vision, with the odor of wood I would feel like I were actually there.
I made a treadle large several years ago and I will say this, if you use a 5/8” shaft for your spindle you can get your hands on some Shopsmith accessories like a drive spur that slides onto a straight 5/8” shaft and even some spindle adapters for a 1” x 8 tpi spindle thread for being able to use scroll chucks.
I love how it's all done as if power tools weren't a thing. So mesmerizing.
When the oil wells are dry everything will be hand made during daylight hours.
I grew up in a water-powered sawmill in Ohio in the late 40s early 50s, and falling upon these videos is a joy. Simple, silent joy. And cats! Wood shavings, the scent of different woods, and freshly brewed dopplebochs. And cats. Thank you.
Nice to see someone who can use traditional tools and techniques.
More skillful and more importantly, more peaceful than screaming machines
To come home and find a :20 min Mr. Chickadee video just
brightened up my whole day. That lathe is insane, wow, thank you Mr.
Chickadee...
If carpenters can be prophets (pun intended), you are definitely one for me. You spoke no words but between your impressive physiques and passions you have convinced me to pick up the hand saw more often and go easy on my circular saw.
Well where shall I start! I have never been so mesmerised by ANYTHING! The perfectionism,craftsmanship and slow but sure way you work is such an inspiration to me! I never knew woodworking could be so serenely satisfying, and I've been a carpenter for 30 years! I'm gradually changing the way I work to your methods and it just feels fantastic! Please keep posting more brilliant videos Mr Chickadee,you are the ultimate craftsman👍.
My great-grandfather was a carpenter. I remember his workshop and his hand-crafted tools. He had a lathe that looked similar to this one. Watching you work makes me imagine my great-grandfather at work when he was young, 80 or 90 years ago.
Mr chickadee, not the first time I've watched this video. As always beautiful work! I just want to say, I an sooo jealous of all your beautiful old planes, saws and all your old tools! Just beautiful!
Thank you very much!
Your talents are a gift of God and a blessing to the world. Thank you for sharing your gifts. 😊
Pure Master-Craftsmanship, has to be the number one near silent video on UA-cam. Such a wonderful change to see a beautiful item created purely with non powered hand tools and just the natural sounds of the workshop. An almost meditative quality about it.
I like the way you work. Calm and unpretentious. Is an inspiration.
You're the true meaning of a craftsman. Thanks for sharing and keep your breathe of fresh air coming for us pro woodworkers.
I loved the video, can't wait until next week's video...treadle powered band saw, table saw, planer, jointer, router table??? Then in a few months I expect you to open a maker space using all your hand tools and the treadle powered ones in a timber framed shop.....I can't wait to become a member....
At the time of commenting, this video is 3 years old.
How could I have not seen this before now? I absolutely LOVE watching awesome stuff... It's like UA-cam doesn't know me at all!
Greeting from Scotland. Great to watch a craftsman at work and to hear the sound of these sharp cutting tools at work.
weaving loom, sewing machine, treadle lathe......all the same mechanisms! brilliant, thanks for showing us
I'm convinced you could build a bulldozer with a handsaw and drill at this point and fire it up and drive away. Truly one of the most talented and ingenious people I have ever seen. Thank you for the videos. I always enjoy them and the random cat shots...
Recently I have been watching just about all of your videos. I like how you don't talk much. Just work. Like my dad and neighbor used to do. Thank you for all the information.
Please please make a silent walkthrough of the workshop and the new house .. let us see all the great work that you have done ... :D .. God bless you and your family ...
nice, good idea
Alternatively, you could just watch all his videos with the sound off.
lolabunny087 qqq
I think he meant a video showing a walk through without narration.
lol
I have watched a great deal of these builds,this 1 is a true master piece. It reminded me of the old treadle singer sewing machines. Thank you very much for your video & time.
Brilliant, that double through tenon at the start fitted very nicely indeed! Just a testament to what you can achieve with the silence and mastery of hand tools. Great as always.
I used the spring pole lathe for years after I watched Roy build one. Now id Like to try a treadle with a cast iron flywheel, just to try that also.
Thanks Josh and your wife.
You guys really do have great videos👍
Spring pole is simple and quicker to build maybe, but this is nicer because your workpiece is 100% clear all the time. I wouldn’t want to try to make something like a rolling pin on a spring pole and trying to make a smooth cut from end to end.
I have watched many hours of your work over the past few months and each project is as relaxing as watching snooker. Thanks and looking forward to more.
You are a Master Craftsman, as well as an Artisan. Thank you for sharing your amazing skills with us! Blessings!
I like your aversion to power tools
Even the cat was "relaxed entertained"..
Some how something about the work (process) is spiritualy reflective to watch ; the process is as "wow" as the finished project and after the vid ends it leaves me with a scence of getting gently set baxk down, would love to work at this shop as a sweaper
Wow is all I can say. That is master craftsmanship at its finest.
Good morning Mr. Chickadee thanks for your videos, I have been very helpful. I am doing the windows of my house with recycled pallets. I admit that I am not a professional carpenter. I am an apprentice and that is why his videos have served me a lot. Wife and gaticos. I have already grown a lot
Gracias por los comentarios. Me alegro de que usted está haciendo sus propias ventanas, que es un gran logro. No soy un miembro de la comunidad Amish aunque les doy respeto. No he hecho un ejercicio manual pero filmaré el proceso si lo hago en el futuro. ¡Sigue trabajando y ama el trabajo!
Mr. Chickadee gracias por responder a mi pregunta una saludo a usted y su familia .soy fiel seguidor de sus vídeos lo considero mi mentor
Such pure peace: just the sound of a person expertly working wood to create something which creates more beautiful things. The whole situation is perfect.
As per expected, once again, you sir have failed to disappoint with your skills!
Best videos on UA-cam!!! Thanks for sharing.
Gotta respect the craftsmanship in this. I can easily imagine a lesser craftsman slapping together something like this super quick, but you took the time to think it out and make it look good and work well. That's superb; keep it up!
An amazing video to watch! Your skill with hand tools remains entirely impressive. Your mortise and tenion joints are as close to perfect as I have ever seen. Not only are you skilled, you are talented! Thanks so much for sharing this excellent craftsmanship!
Your joinery work is insane. I'm trying to train myself to not think about the end result, but focus on the individual step (in most things I do). You have great focus and patience. Love watching you create!
I did some wood working today,watching this I realized what I was really doing was scab working some wood together,thanks! great work!
WOW.. I never saw anyone do that tool .. never ... "the vintage and the original Lathe" .. made by hand it self ... My, Great Grand Father hear in portugal .. had and used one just like that (in the year 1914 ?!?!) ... made by himself ... But I would never imagine that something like that could bean made in nowdays .. And I think.. i pretty shure.. that you made it exacly the way they did it 100 Years ago .. and that is amazing!!! ... Hard, but beautifull way!
Top notch! Really nicely done on the big wheel, i think this is the first time i see someone carve the groove as opposed to simply spinning it and then carving it. And i have to say i like this method better.
Amazing...20minutes,34 seconds of pure food for the soul. Thank you...rr
Amazing what you do with a few sticks.
Thank you for sharing.
If I become half as competent with my leather as you are in wood, I will be a happy man. Excellent craftsmanship!
I'm sure there are mistakes - there always are; but it works, and it will hold up to decades of use, if not more. (and it would likely take either yourself or a master craftsman to point them out)
I'm also more than a little envious of your tools. The specialized planes and that beautifully robust bit/brace, especially. Wondrous tools, in the hands of an excellent craftsman. Truly inspiring. Thank you!
Once again, your skill set and craftsmanship amaze me! Well done.
I love your video's! The mere fact you don't tells us this is the best or only way to do things speaks for itself, if that makes since. It's as if I'm looking not what's inside the box but what's outside, thank you.
I really admire your technique. Especially the minimal but strategic use of glue and hardware.
Du vrai travail à l'ancienne sans outils électriques ! J'ai l'impression de sentir l'odeur du bois travaillé...Bravo !
I'm all about metal but wood workers amaze me sometimes
Great work. Even the cat at 7:30 seems amazed.
Your apprentices are very attentive, paying close inspection to your every move - as did I. Your woodworking skills are so impressive and give me something to aspire to. Thanks for the great video and sharing your knowledge.
J'aime énormément votre savoir-faire et le calme que vous dégagez! Merci
What an amazing thing to see this come together. Thank you.
I love the way everything fits together so snugly and with pegs and things.
You are the go-to-guy for powerless technology!
Best part at 7:30! The entire video was mesmerizing! Wonderful craftsmanship!
You and ur wife are bad ass the things you have done is amazing keep up the hard work power to the both of you
Thanks for Sharing once again. Your awesome Mr. Chickadee. Wish I could build one on my own someday. All I need is to draft it at start and have the needed tools and materials to begin with. Keep the good work.
Thanks for another great video. Love all your traditional tools, and the skill in which you use them.
Great job!!! You should change your tool rest design so that you can move the rest as close as you can to the work without it hitting and still able to leverage your tools. In the last shot of you turning your tool was very over extended. You have much less control on the tool and much more likely to have an accident. Love the design of the lath, I have built, well I don't know how many actually over the years now. Have fun turning on it, there is something magical about a foot powered lath!!!!
Thanks, yes Ive never turned before, and the tool rest was modified just as you said right after the video haha. I can see other more powerful designs in the future for sure!
The sheer skill with those hand tools is downright amazing.
I don't know what you do to make them work together so efficiently..
By the way, another ingenious build - I learn a lot from you, Sir -- Thank you - sincerely!!
For the benefit of us normal woodworkers, it would be thoughtful if you could, just once, make a mistake? Lovely work, quite hypnotic, thankyou.
I love watching your videos, your craftsmanship is pure artwork. Thank you for keeping the old way alive.
it is a great job. it reminds me how people did wood turning long ago before application of electric motor. thank you very much
the master of all carpenters would be proud , I hope you have a son to pass down your awesome skills
SWEET lathe!!!! Cant wait to see all the projects you make with it.
As an admirer of traditional craft, I must tell you that this was satisfying to watch! You have yourself a subscriber!
Impressive! I for one hope you never run out of projects. I really enjoy watching your videos.
Simply fantastic and unbelievably brilliant. Thanks a lot for making, taping, editing, uploading and sharing.
Glad to see the traditional wood working being used today.. you are a joy to watch... but do you ever make a miss lick...lol..if not i guess that's where the ol saying comes from... SLOW AN STEADY WINS THE RACE.. looking forward to your next video...
The most tranquil videos on youtube, man. That cat staring into the camera, too good.
It is Christmas eve and I wanted to wish you a 'Merry Christmas'. I will be watching more of your videos. Thanks.
I didn't know what a Treadle Lathe was before watching this. Now i need one, and know how to build it without electricity.
impressive, now if only wood bearings were possible....mind blown
I really enjoy the way you let your work speak for itself. I find myself trying to second guess what you are building only to be wrong most of the time! Keep up the good work and videos please.....
I'm looking to build one of these myself n now I've seen how it can be done. Thank you for an excellent video.
Like the guy below. Found this video at 5:35am. However. I have kids to take to school. But this was enjoyable and satisfying to watch!
No doubt about it. The hardest working poster on You Tube.
In Like a year or so I am going to make one of these. I am building up my traditional tool collection and a lathe would be a great addition
Very cool build. Beautiful joinery. I noticed the nice smoothing plane you have and the tongue and groove set. You make good use of them.
The craftsmanship is just something that is lost in this modern world of ours. I really enjoy your vids and look foreword to more. Even with all the cats blatantly scene stealing.
Thank you for your videos! I learn so much from you, and the quality of your videos is astounding.
This reminds me of the lathe that the
Woodwright, Roy Underhill made on
one of the PBS shows that he does,
quite a while back. You two should
get together! בס״ד
Fare tutto questo a mano ci vuole tanta passione volonta e come 200 anni fa complementi 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Great Job !!! One of the best builds I have seen. More videos like these please.
When I saw that modern screwdriver.... I felt betrayed, like I want my money back. LoL 😂😆
I love these videos, the guy is very good. We need more people to learn these skills!!!
I like your videos a lot! I learn more from them than any of the others I watch-and I don’t have to listen to annoying music. 👍🏻
The level of patience to make things this way must be incredible
Can we all please just agree that Mr. Chickadee is the manliest man who has ever maned?
Teddy Rosevelt. And then there's the guy who took Rosevelt hunting and killed a grizzly with a knife. But Mr Chickadee is right up there.
Ian Hunt isnt he great? the videos change the tone to my day :D
If he would grow that beard out then he'd be there. But he's humble, so he doesn't so as to leave that title to someone else....
LOL! Pretty impressive craftsman for sure! To me at least, there's nothing more admirable and valuable than learning how to make and do things yourself. Most of us have traded our lives (time) away for a pay check to buy everything we need or want. IMHO, that deadens the soul and makes us basically helpless without cash in the bank. To have knowledge, skill and a set of decent hand tools, he can start with felling a tree and basically make/build anything he actually needs to live. That's so incredibly rare in a first world country in this day and age.
Mr. Chickadee is keeping his life/time for his own use and experiencing the joy, satisfaction and pride of craftsmanship and doing for himself for next to nothing in cash outlay. It's truly inspiring!
When he was eight, he got into his dad's wedged-tenon medicine cabinet and accidentally opened a can of Man, spilling it all over himself.
He made his first mallet that night before bed, and this channel is simply his re-creation of his pre-teen years.😁
Functional and elegant . Outstanding work.
I did not know that tongue and groove board edging could be done with hand tools. I always thought they were a modern milling type accomplishment; only doable with table saws and routers. Mind expanded.
Look up the Stanley #48. Has a fence that flips so you can do tongue and groove with one plane.
Not so primitive technology (the channel). Lol. But same idea. No talking. Just doing. And seeing what one can accomplish with primitive tools. Primitive Technology is a lot more primitive but I'm not comparing. Just enjoying the clever, the perseverance. A reminder of how we as a species got here. Great job!
wow.....You're one amazing carpenter/craftsman... You have a skill set that I can only dream of. Thank you for posting these videos. Have a great day man!
Again, my hat is off to you. Supreme skills to say the least.
Amazing !!!!! Its just needed name of tools used. Thanks for sharing.
I'm drooling over your #71.
Great video and craftsmanship. I wish I had just five percent of your talent!!!
Lots of talent and patience.
Wonderful project, I love the use of the tongue and groove planes and you've got great firefighters as a result.
Awesome, like watching your craftsmanship. Appreciate your time and effort.
Amazing. Especially the flywheel. As simple as a wheel might be, it takes incredible accuracy to make it run true as this one does.