They don't come much better than Dee and his heart is one in a million as are his entire family... such a pleasure to watch him work at what he loves and does best, expert at woodsmanship! ☘ 💖🙏💫
This was in my feed and so happy I watched. I've been working with wood for +10 years and I always feel I produce better things using the old fashioned ways. Power tools are amazing and can't be beat when mass producing something but there's something relaxing and therapeutic(honestly lol) when your the machine shaping nature to your liking. I would highly recommend any "crafter" to at least learn the way our ancestors produced some amazing things.
Ye its super nice to fully immerse yourself into a project without the pressure of time/ productivity. The power tools will always be there waiting for when you need to get shit done!
My forge does not look anything like this. Awesome vibes from your forge. Something to be said about old world forges. Great to see a new blacksmith taking over.
Cheers Joe. I think there probably is ye. Sure wooden spoons have always been used in cooking as they don't get hot or scratch pots and pans. I'd say the market for others uses might be increasing as people look to have practical hand made items that they can actually use on a daily basis. Makes eating a bit of porridge feel a little bit special!
Three tools and you're away. It can get out of hand pretty quickly too!! Which is not a bad thing. But then i am fairly biased! Thanks for the vid you pair!
Absolutely, if it's something you enjoy, down the rabbit hole you go! There's certainly worse things to spend your money on. But nice that you can dip the toe without too much cost or pressure. Glad you enjoyed it Dee!
So what do we think, does spoon carving have the lowest barrier to entry or any kind of woodwork or is there something else? As Bren says, 3 tools and a bit of firewood and off you go!
@@makewithmitch Ah good, that makes sense. I always have a problem making brackets, half the time the support angle part blocks where your screwdriver would go.
Is there any recommendations on what someone beginning on the journey should start making to hone their skill that sells to help subsidize the cost of starting off?
I think in general probably smaller stuff initially and then get bigger or more specialised as you gain more experience. As Reece says in the video, he makes a lot of jewellery, bottle openers, and similar stuff that is probably on the simpler end of things, and also not too difficult to sell at markets. People might have a few quid in their pocket and would be more inclined to spontaneously buy something if it was relatively affordable. From a honing you skill point of view, i think smaller is probably better too. Less material used first of all. But more importantly, you'd probably be better off making 10 small things as opposed to one big thing to hone the skill and develop muscle memory. Lots of repetition. Reece has posted lots of what he's made over the last year on instagram if you're looking for some inspiration.
@@makewithmitch thanks lad, we went to a forge in Tipp for a stag and me and the buddy loved it, we're putting serious thought into setting something up.
@@joeofnotrades What was the name of the place you went to? There seems to be a really strong growing community of blacksmiths in Ireland at the moment. Regular events and meet ups and stuff. Think theres a facebook page where they all hang out and organise stuff. Give it a go I say, looks like great craic!
Wow, this is something that I've been wanting to learn for a long time. I watch every video that I can on RU-vid. I really enjoyed this video, I think we need more young lad's like Reece, he's an inspiration to us all. At the end I almost fell off my chair when you gave out the course details, the reason that I was so surprised is that Cappamore is a local village to me, about 35 minutes away so I will be checking that out. For all that, Thanks.
I have to say i am green with green with envy about that beautiful work space you have to occupy. Im coming to I reland in ,about 7-8 weeks and would love to call in if my journey takes me by you. I will endeavor to contact you through "Insta"and will obviously follow your story. cheers Christo
Ye it was fairly dark but seemed to brighten up as the sun came around later in the day. He's only been in it a few months so not sure if he'll manage the winter with no light. I believe the is some wiring in it though an it was previously connected to the grid so he may be able to get some lights in action relatively easily.
