18th Century Woodwork - Sounds of the Homestead
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- Опубліковано 2 жов 2024
- A wooden box doesn't seem like it would be difficult to make, does it? Join Brandon as he works in our 18th century wood-shop to make a dovetail notched box with a sliding top!
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Camera guy: Okay we're ready to go.
Brian: I haven't had my coffee yet.
Camera guy: Oh, great we'll add that in.
Ryan has a new coffee company. I ordered a bag it's pretty good :) Blue lion.
Some of the best b-roll comes from that kind of "day in the life" stuff.
My Grandfather was born in 1892. I remember these sounds! The wood curls made nice bracelets and rings, for a little girl. It's funny how a sound can bring back a smell. Thanks for a sentimental journey! ❤
A realistic assessment of my woodworking skills leads me to believe that the answer is "no" no matter what the actual item is.
I would end up with splinters and plenty of tinder and kindling for the fire! ;)
Yea, you could. It's a fairly simple box.
@@Rufio1975 Using hand tools to make dovetail joints and a slider, not to mention straightening hand-hewed lumber? No, I cannot.
@@bvd7517
Maybe one day with practice. Unless hand tools aren't your thing that is. If not it's cool. That's right up my alley.
@Juan Martinez it's sweet to have that kind of confidence in others!
In theory, yes. With hand tools, yes. On the first try, no. But I would love to work until I got it correct.
My dad was a carpenter. I can practically smell this delightful video! Those dovetails are superb!!
Omg my dad was a carpenter too! Are we related?
My Lord and Savior was a carpenter.
The cooking videos are nice and all, but the homestead stuff like this will always be infinitely more interesting and enjoyable for me to watch. I think this is where your people and work really shines the most brightly.
You guys have no idea how much this comforted me today.
The shop looks beautiful, and Townsends coffee is the best!!
When the wife and I moved to the city I had to get rid of my wood tool and my little shop. I miss the peace and quiet in getting lost in my work for an entire Saturday from sunrise to sunset. This video brings me back. Absolutely wonderful
Should of got a divorce what did she leave behind.
@@samellowery Why did you tell him to get a divorce? The couple is probably living happily together in the new place they moved to.
@@samellowery Why are you assuming she insisted on moving to the city or that he leave anything behind? Many couples have made joint decisions to move to places neither of them want to be because of jobs, to take care of aging parents, or other reasons.
I'm all about that 18th century ASMR life✨ Thank you Brandon & the Townsends team for calming my days! 🙏
What is ASMR life, please?
Can't watch this without thinking "sweep up those wood curls, those make excellent fire starters!"
I do the same with my wood shavings 🙂
This reminds me of my late grandfather who was a cabinet maker. He had his shop set up in his basement. When he was busy and everything was going good, you could hear him whistling a tune.
6:10 Cat picks up on the boxwaves put out by a box being created, and knows it must find it and sit in it.
I was like "Yes, I could build that.
Then the dovetails came out.
Then I was like "I could make a different wooden box."
Lol... yeah dovetails take a long time to learn. One trick that I learned is that everyday that I was to work in the shop I did a warmup by hand cutting one dovetail joint. After a while, I was... marginally good at it!
Cheers.
I could make a wooden box, maybe, if I had detailed instructions from IKEA.
Für mich als gelernter Tischler ist das kein Problem. Ich durfte in meinem ersten Lehrjahr nur mit Handwerkzeugen arbeiten. Ein Fachmann muss im Notfall auch ohne Strom arbeiten können. Respekt und Grüße gehen raus.
I'm not sure what that says - but I'm sure it's a positive comment. I agree.
@@modee-b9s :) According to Google Translate: "For me, as a trained carpenter, that's no problem. In my first year of training, I was only allowed to work with hand tools. A specialist must also be able to work without electricity in an emergency. Respect and greetings go out."
@@modee-b9s "As a carpenter, this is no problem for me. In my first year of apprenticeship, I was only allowed to use hand tools. An expert has to be able to work without electricity, in an emergency. Respect and Greetings."
Nicely done. The fact that you made all your tools makes this and all your future videos top notch. Thanks for sharing, Brandon
Truly enjoyed how this video was put together. Maybe in the 18th century a well to do craftsman may have had additional specialty planes and such. It's possible the common workman may have only had a handful of chisels, common planes, saws and augers. This feels so genuine.
I would have thought a plow plane to make the groove for the front would be part of a common set. You'd use it on every drawer you'd make and to make tongue & groove too.
@@TomBuskey That's a good question. I'm unsure how common a plow plane or certain other planes - rabbet , shoulder , etc would have shown up in the average person's tool chest pre 18th century. Maybe much more than i imagine.
@@gpvaneron1584 Plow, Shoulder & Rabbet planes were very common in 18th century homesteader tool boxes, almost as much as chisels and adze were, as they were fairly easy and inexpensive to make with some basic help of a blacksmith. You will see these as common woodworking/homesteading tools as early as about 1720 when 2nd period homes(Saltbox Style) started being built
Love it! Beautiful work and beautiful video! Hand tools are a joy!
oh this is such an amazing video! i wish the process was explained using the captions but its so nice to have a contemplative moment
I’m more impressed at the saw choice. I have waaaaay smaller saws for detail work.
Wow what a workbench, great looking bunch of woodworking tools,outstanding box
Starts off with a touch of ambience, and then goes right into making the morning coffee. Exactly what I'd do.
Great work on the box, btw
Nice going Brandon👍🏻 And thank you to the video crew. Lovely work guys.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
And this is what a perfect day looks like.
Closed Captions were hysterical!
That was a great video....thank you for sharing. This old woodworker appreciates that a young guy can actually use these old tools. I have a woodworking shop fully equiped with all the modern equipment but I also have my 50 years worth of collected hand tools. I still have days when I go out and don't turn anything on...just use the hand tools...complete peace and satisfaction.
My youngest daughter (32) is great with all the power equipment but she is slowly picking up the old hand tools. Now on to my grandkids!!!!
Thank you for the video Townsends....always fantastic.
Mile 11:25
Coffee first!
Astounding ,,time travel to perfection ! Also astounding as I pondered how difficult it was first to assemble all the tools ,,then the skill from like 12 years old ,then the mastery of it all . Carpenter’s orchestra . The Wood Wright’s shop would be proud 🙂
Yes I could make it. I learned woodworking skills when I worked at Lyon & Healy Harps in Chicago.
...out of wood? Maybe with my dremel. But copying the pattern and sewing it into a plush box, or layering it into shape via paper mache pieces to fit together after drying, or even stale gingerbread could yield interesting results.
I think it's interesting to consider that people historically needed things to put things in. Especially food. You needed to keep bugs and rodents out of your food store, and that means containers.
So boxes, jars, etc. were historically very important to your quality of life. We take al of this for granted today, but in the time period in question, a simple wooden box was a non-trivial thing to obtain. But so very important.
Started this vid and immediately had to pause it and go make a cup of coffee. Currently unpaused and sipping contentedly.
No, I couldn't make this box, but I can smell this video!
I did make that wooden box with only hand tools in 6th grade. I had to bring most of my own tools from home, these days you'd never get away with that.
So what if you were poor and didn't have the tools?
@@David-bh7hs Well how much are the tools, really? You need a saw (even a hacksaw with a course/ wood blade), clamp, plane, square, and a chisel. Some sort of soft mallet/ piece of wood to hit it with, an awl/pencil, and a work surface are unimaginable not having. Unless you want to take up blacksmithing and make your own with minimal tools you’ll just have to shell out the what, $20 bucks it’ll cost? I think that’d be overpaying at harbor freight or a garage sale. All the rest are just nice to have, either different saws optimized for different things or unnecessary but time saving.
@@farmerboy916 well other than the fact it sounds like OP is talking about the 70s or something before cheap Chinese tools and harbor freight were a thing, it seems like your solution to "what if you're too poor to afford tools" is "just buy them". That's the problem.
Just to be clear, the only reason I'm bringing this up is because it seems OP wants to go back to a time when you could "get away with" not providing enough resources for each student. I'm not saying each student should have equally shiny fancy new tools, just that basic needs are met.
Such beautiful craftsmanship! My hats off to you guys for having such passion for the old way and sharing them with us all!! Thank you all so very much.
In that shop? Yes. In my condo? not so much
Filming perfection! Awesome everything! Excellent workTeam Townsends. Thank you 💝
This reminds me of my first year in Woodshop. We learned how to make things using the hand tools. Second year we were allowed to use the power tools but I preferred the old hand tools
I enjoyed just listening to the sounds of the homestead. What a nice way to take a break from living in a modern town.
Thank you for delivering another "sounds of the homestead" video.
They are absolutely ideal when I want something relaxing.
I still often listen to the blacksmithing one.
That is some top tier carpentry AMSR right there.
All my favorite things in one video - coffee, hand tool woodworking and history! Love this!
Your woodworking shoppe is grand 😀
Watching videos like this takes my stress away! Thank you!
I so envy Brandon's crafting skill
I like the new concept of the woodshop videos although I think spoon bit would be more appropriate than auger bit and A router plane for cutting the slot versus doing it with a Dovetail saw and chisel just my thoughts love the video keep up the good work
A 'pod' bit is a somewhat earlier - its like a spoon bit, but the cutting end is squared off and it is not self starting, you have it use a gouge (chisel) to make a starting hole or the bit will just wander off making a mess. With the auger bit, I think some footage got left on the cutting room floor - you can see him feeling for the breakthrough of the point, but you don't see him turn the board over and finish the hole from the back
@@brucelee3388 I think you’re missing my point which was the tool was not correct for the time.
@@stevenpalmer4054 Screw pointed Auger bits have been around since at least the 17th century in Europe. Just pedantic folks site patents for the MANUFACTURE of STANDARD screw types and all sorts of industrial models. It doesn't mean that they weren't common, available, and made by every blacksmith worth his hammer, file, and tongs.
It's The Old Yankee Workshop.........
This New House.
Bahahahahahaha
I love those old tools. I would have a blast in that workshop. Chisels haven't changed much. His look just like mine.
Similar introduction to my morning routine, except I usually use a Moka pot.😁
Could I make a wooden box? I had as a highschooler, with hand tools (even did some of the smoothing with a piece of broken glass) in my dad's workshop. Hand tools have seldom changed since the Viking era. 😉
Could I do so today? Not a chance. Stroke took that level of skill and strength from me.
Nice job!
My father built a similar box, minus the hanger in the 50's in HS shop class. Gave it to me in the 60's until it disappeared in the 70's. Bought a cigar box that brought all my memories back last year. It's amazing what a simple box will do.
Could you make this wooden box?
Could you make it wearing socks?
Could you fill it with your locks?
Would you gift it to a fox?
^-^
Yup. Sure. And coffee is essential.
But I've been a carpenter since 1975.....
Gonna have a series on the science and art of tool sharpening ?
There were some of those planes in our basement when I was growing up. I was curioys about them...
Now I know what they ARE and what they DO..
I have a mahogany empire dresser from the early 1800s with skeleton locks. Each piece of wood notched to hold the drawers together is different. It is also heavier then anything else I ever moved. I just restored it and want to sell it cause its to good a piece for me and rather a antique collector had it. I didnt know what I had until I restored it and posted pics online. But watching this I am amazed this was how it was built.
The question isn’t could I make a box, it is would I have any intact fingers left? This is a wonderful video from the start to finish! 👍💕❤️👍
ASMR time with townsends
Indeed!
I use quite a few older tools, maybe 1890s. My county historical society has a bunch of artifacts from the county's history, some of which are definitely from the 18th century.
I built one of these in 8th grade shop class , in 1971, mostly using the same tools. We did have a dovetailing jig that guided the cuts with the saw. If you are going to make one like this then this is the way to do it. A carefully made jig dovetailing that guides saw cuts speeds up the process, but carefully making the jig takes the same time as making 3 or 4 boxes so looking ahead in your tasks can really save time.
You, sir, have some skills!!! Y'all always inspire me and my family!!!
Of course I *could* make this wooden box, given a few years, a good teacher, and the right supplies and some motivation.
Never really thought of it but back then the only sounds were that of your tools. Nowadays there's usually a radio playing or having earbuds in listening to music.
I really enjoyed this video. This is how I learned to do woodworking. My father-in-law had an antique shop and he used period tools to make repairs. So he taught me
yeah I could. not on my first try probably, though.
A perfectly square box is quite difficult to make
Doesn’t show all the work preparing the wood from the tree to get to a point it’s useful. So much work for a box before power tools. Great work👍
I have one of my dad's candle boxes with ends like this - so interesting to see the exact details of how the dovetail bits are chiselled out and the sliding-in lid sorted out - I had no idea I would see this when I clicked...
No I could not. Dovetail anything is so wonderful.
liked the advertisement on the coffee mug for the nutmeg tavern...nice touch
Sure I can add that to my stack of unfinished projects...
Wonderful! Nice work! Thank you!
I enjoyed that. No talking. Just working.
Great video, really enjoyed the natural sounds and lighting 🌞
The natural light through the windows -a true ‘Vermeer’ touch.
Excellent video - Thanks!
As a certified time traveler this is accurate.
Only with modern tools.
Hat tip to this carpenter.
this is so comforting to watch for some reason. thank you!
what a shop, wow
Funny, I had no idea how much I missed seeing wood curls. Such happy memories. Thank you!
Nice big shavings for fire starting!
I love to see woodworking on this channel
I like the rustic style of the box. The dovetails weren't perfect but this is how the early pioneers would have made things. What is the box going to be used for?🙂🙏✌👍🍻
Sorry, but I have missed the function of an upright, mounted box that would un-contain things as soon as it was opened.
Yeah, I got all the way through it and thought "but what is it for"?
Depends on the number of infinite tries. 😅
Guessing a candle box? Mounted like this it would stop any nibbling critters?
Come to think of it! Last summer I was cleaning the cupboard above my stove, which is where I stored the tea lights you use for keeping food warm at picnics. I noticed that the hole around the microwave wires was quite a bit bigger around than it used to be, and there was sawdust everywhere. I also noticed that every tea light in the box was missing, and the metal holders were chewed through. So I got a live trap, and caught the little bugger that did it.
Nicely done, Enjoyed your craftsmanship, Thankyou for sharing.
Wow Brandan is just amazing so skillful, and patient.
What a delight. Thank you
Once again perfect. 👍👍
I could watch this all day!!!
I can't be the only one who was expecting a big *siiiiiiip* *gulp* when he took a drink, right?
As a hand tool woodworker, yes. Certainly an interesting way to cut joints and make a box; I'd have used a proper dovetail saw, myself, I have 18th century saws which I use. Also, I don't think it prudent to have one's fingers in front of the chisel. I agree with the commenter earlier - either a routing plane or a grooving plane for the grooves would make life much easier, as would choosing a less cupped board and also making it flatter, I think Brandon has done an OK job with what he has; he needs more refined tools. Have a look at MrChickadee, also on youtube.
I think you're correct but I also feel that he was going for a bit of a rustic look more something built for everyday use and not show.
I hope this skill/art continues to be taught to the younger generations so it won't be lost!
Well done. Thanks.
I love your workshop
I remember 1 of only 2 things I looked forward to in high school was that I could finally take wood shop.
They stuck me in Home Economics instead.
That was 1989. Still salty. 😊
Absolutely love it
Reminds me of the Woodwright's Shop. Keep it up.
PS. You should try to make some 18th century wooden toys.
I couldn't make that but I grandfather would have been able to. He had many of those same tools. I enjoyedvwatching this. Thanks Brandon.
Huge props to you carving those dovetails joints by hand. One of my least favorite things to do lol
On this episode of The Woodwright's Shop, Roy "Brandon" builds a box.
Exactly what I was thinking about when I watched this video. 😅