Thread: The last Swiss cooper

Thanks for posting Derek, I was hoping for an earlier night, fascinating, he has a good eye, the fit of the hoops is amazing, interesting way he uses some of the of tools. love his workbench and berg chisels, wish my shed had that outlook. great watching

Inspiring!!
Thanks for posting Derek.

Nice find.
Here's the Irish version to go with it:

Disk 12 - Cavan Cooper - Video Dailymotion

Thanks Derek
I too speechless
Amazing

Thanks for posting Derek

I particularly liked how he sharpened / honed the iron for his plane

So glad you posted that Derek. I stumbled upon it last year whilst looking up coopering vids and couldn't find it again. Fascinating stuff. It's funny too to see the power drill used for drilling small holes when everything else is by hand. Seems out of place. Not having a go, I'm in awe of the video, the workshop, locale. I've faved it now for future reference.

Similarly hiroller, I've seen the boatbuilder and the Robinsons bros furniture episodes on YouTube but never found much else of the Hands series, so thanks for the daily motion link. Much more to see there. Again, fascinating series.

Thanks Derek. I can't help but think though that, IF his chest guard broke or he forgot to put it on, he'd be performing open heart surgery on himself ..... or maybe that IS how he remains so skilled in his later years?
fletty

This link leads to a lot of older craft videos and should keep you interested for hours. Enjoy.

folkstreams.net: Film Subjects

Originally Posted by fletty

I can't help but think though that, IF his chest guard broke or he forgot to put it on, he'd be performing open heart surgery on himself ..... or maybe that IS how he remains so skilled in his later years?

Nah

I don't think the chest guard is a guard at all -- it's part of his shave horse set-up.
Using it allows him to "clamp" a piece between the end of the horse and his body. I'm sure you and I, on occasion, have done something similar. You will have noted that the guard wasn't used when he was shaping the wooden bands.

and did you see how simple his doweling "jig" was?
two dividers plus a marking gauge and what looks like a Bosch drill with a home made stop collar.

and his pencil gauge -- simple as. I'll have to try it myself.


I really enjoy watching masters like him at work, but wish the film makers provided more information about the tools used.

I want a set of his hollowing planes and would really really like to see better images of the pocket knife he was using.

Thanks chaps - an interesting watch

I guess it's only fair to post the Australian version:
Authenticity in Museum Education - YouTube
One big difference from the other 2 - this one is still alive and you can even take lessons!

Quite an interesting video. I don't recall if I have seen this before but very good video.

The true meaning of handcrafted in my view. For those that are interested, here is an article on making wooden buckets and the author talks about the man in the video with whom he had an association.

http://www.cooperology.com/uploads/1...._langsner.pdf

Originally Posted by Kidbee

The true meaning of handcrafted in my view. For those that are interested, here is an article on making wooden buckets and the author talks about the man in the video with whom he had an association.

http://www.cooperology.com/uploads/1...._langsner.pdf

Thank you
Thank you