John Neeman Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 I am sharing with you the 2nd (last part) of our documentary movie "The Birth Of A Tool". It shows traditional timber framing chisel/slick making process. Thanks for watching. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 As before, very nicely done. Only thing that threw me was all of the old way of doing things and then using what looked like a laser machince to sign the handle. Beautiful tools! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JNewman Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Very nice video and tools John Newman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted March 8, 2012 Share Posted March 8, 2012 Fine quality film, immense knowledge of tools and quite a range of practices. How did you come about making documentaries about work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jura T Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Great film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciladog Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 John, that is a wonderful video. May I ask if the initial shape of the socket is cut or forged? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don A Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Undoubtedly one of the coolest videos I have seen. Thanks for sharing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigfootnampa Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Nice work! I like the hammer that you use for forging the socket! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacques Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Last? What do you mean last? You cannot stop now, these are the best I've seen, and you have to continue. Please! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnewberry Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Very nice! Great camera work and of course, it is nice to see tools being made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad J Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Awesome Video!! very well put together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevan Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Magnificent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Francis Trez Cole Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 great video and tools Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Turley Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Good looking tool. It made me curious. I have an old slick probably made in England. The rectangular portion measures 3 7/16" x 9 1/2". It is stamped with tiny lettering, difficult to read, "MWWetherby; Warranted". The slick has a slight, smooth bend on the flat about one third of the way from the socket end (rectangular section) toward the business end. Being nit picky, I retrieved the slick and measured; the bend rises three degrees up from the non beveled side, I was told years ago by a woodworker that the bend was intentional and it was to get the worker's knuckles away from the framing;. for example, if removing material inside a door or window frame. For the cutting edge, this particular slick has a bit of high carbon steel welded to the wrought iron body. The thickness has a smooth taper the entire length from 1/2" to 3/32" where the cutting bevel starts. This is a quite heavy slick and I'm certain that they come in various weights and sizes. I give the measurements only as a point of reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcb Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hi John, Very nice. I happened to show your axe video to some people today who are not blacksmiths or woodworkers. They were spellbound. When will your web page be up. Larry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 thanks john for both of the videos.my 3 year old sat on my lap and watched the axe video,he never moved or fidgeted.he didn't speak,the at the end he asked "can we make an axe daddy"your work is inspirational on so many levels,thanks mat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Hello John, Very nice video, with a lot of good information on forging tools. Would be nice to see a little more on the beginning of forging the axe. Thanks Jim Riddle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick60 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 GREAT VIDEO...very inspiring!!!!! Who is the musician playing the soundtrack in the video? Look forward to seeing more from you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dillon Sculpture Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Not to take anything away from John's incredible sense of craftsmanship but, has our society moved so far away from physical work that the practice of making is placed so high? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ric Furrer Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Not to take anything away from John's incredible sense of craftsmanship but, has our society moved so far away from physical work that the practice of making is placed so high? I did a demo in Washington DC and one of the most asked questions was "Is that a real fire?". Michael, If they can not recognize fire how can you theorize how hand work is viewed? I wish I had someone following me around to make my work look as good as John's work in those two video. Ric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quick60 Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Its called marketing. Its one of the most overlooked aspects of business success and is why many talented companies and people go out of business every day. They do not spend the time and money on putting their name and product out there. If you put your chisel and his on a shelf next to each other they will likely buy the cheaper priced tool. But people who watch these videos want to go out and buy a john neeman tool even though they may never use it, just to say they have a handcrafted tool with the soul he displays in the video. They won't want your chisel but they will want Johns after watching that video. EXCELLENT JOB on marketing your skills and product!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alec.S Posted March 12, 2012 Share Posted March 12, 2012 Fantastic set of videos! fabulous! enchanting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsberg Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Heck yeah! Each of those videos should sell 100 tools each! It is unfortunatly rare to see such high quality video production techniques in the blacksmith world. Of particular note is that these are made to sell work to the customer, not teach other smiths, every full time smith here should take a page out of his book! Great work too, by the way, I really enjoyed watching them! Caleb Ramsby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tupcakes Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 The soundtracks for both videos are Holocene and Re:stacks, consecutively l. By bon iver Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ironclad Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 really nice vids, and beautiful tools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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