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That guy is amazing. I've watched all of his video many times over. For the new to the channel, he does all commentary via subtitles so if you want explanation
by ryan-allen 9y ago
That guy is amazing. I've watched all of his video many times over.
For the new to the channel, he does all commentary via subtitles so if you want explanations of what he's doing and why turn them on!
Some people seem to like watching them without the commentary as it's relaxing, others want to know what and why. I watched 5 videos before I realised there was explanations.
I hope he goes back to his furnaces and metal, I'd like to see some metal tools from nothing!
- agumonkey 9y agoHim and Mathias Wandel (woodwork shop) have some tangible zen effect on my mind. It may be subjective but crafting with simple material, and mostly your hands* is extremely satisfying to watch and also very tempting to do. Society creates a distortion in which every pleasure sits behind some door but here they do tons of fun stuff outside just like that.
- tedeh 9y agoI totally agree with you and I love Primitive Technology, but let's not lose track on that these videos are edited too. All the failures and retries are left out, what is left is only a clear path from start to finish that looks deceptively easy.
- ryan-allen 9y agoWell, yeah, the advantage he has is all the accessible knowledge available via the internet. He would have done hours upon hours of research before embarking upon experiments that took humans thousands of years to discover and develop. It's still bloody cool!
- agumonkey 9y agoHeh good point. It's mentally more pleasuring in timelapse where every steps only takes half a second instead of 10.
- jnellis 9y agoSome of the woodworking videos I've seen solve this by speeding up the video during the boring parts after you get the general idea. That way you can see there's no man behind the curtain. The ones that include the sped up audio as well are fun.
- bitexploder 9y agoYeah, but if you have ever tried any wood working or home repair with modern tools I have a hard time you would believe this is easy. For example, when he makes cordage or whatever that is a skill you need to learn and practice for a solid 40-80 hours over probably at least a few weeks to really get the hang of it. He probably had many mini skills like that that are invisible or just explained as some specific technique. The editing is fine I guess, it fits with my attention span, at least. If he included all the un-edited stuff you would end up with hours of footage of those mini-skills being applied. Fast forwarding gives some context without hiding it, but it is still nice to just cut scenes I think.
- vinceguidry 9y agoOther channels in that vein: Wranglerstar - https://www.youtube.com/wranglerstar https://www.youtube.com/wranglerstar Pure Living for Life - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhBsM9K_Bc9a_YTK7UUlnQ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChhBsM9K_Bc9a_YTK7UUlnQ Paul Sellers - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3EpWncNq5QL0QhwUNQb7w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc3EpWncNq5QL0QhwUNQb7w Not quite the same aesthetic but still interesting: Steve Ramsey - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBB7sYb14uBtk8UqSQYc9-w https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBB7sYb14uBtk8UqSQYc9-w
- falcolas 9y agoEssential Craftsman Currently in the process of building a spec house out in Oregon; has been filming the entire process so far. Very craftsman-zen, not to mention chock full of good info for anyone building/buying a house.
- neurotrace 9y agoLink for the lazy: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZePj70B4IwyNn1ABhJWmBPeX1hGhyLi https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRZePj70B4IwyNn1ABhJW...
- agumonkey 9y agoThanks I think I knew .. none of them. :)
- streety 9y agoWJP004 is also good https://www.youtube.com/user/WJP004/videos https://www.youtube.com/user/WJP004/videos Also doing much of the work himself.
- greedo 9y agoPaul Sellers is amazing. He's such a positive, down to earth guy. And great craftsmanship if you're into woodworking.
- wrycoder 9y agoMr. Chickadee - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHkYrJ2Fbe7pBjEZvkFzi3A https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHkYrJ2Fbe7pBjEZvkFzi3A Goes so far as to mill (or hew) his own wood. Makes his own tools.