The amazing thing about this film is.
The equipment is run from a water turbine using belts and pulleys.
There is no safety guards whatso ever. On any machine.
This guy appears to have all of his fingers.
Is a great demonstration of how not to use equipment. The part where he cuts a bevel on a piece of wood by free hand tilting the wood onto the blade is the perfect example.
It forces me to stop complaining about the maintaience my machines require. I don't have to empty a frigging pond each autum to keep my machines running!
The machines are from the 18th century and still work fine.
This guy is unbelievably skilled.
It's well worth a watch if you can spare the time.
Www.folkstreams.net/film,187
Al
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