18th Century Woodwork - Sounds of the Homestead 

Camera guy: Okay we're ready to go. Brian: I haven't had my coffee yet. Camera guy: Oh, great we'll add that in.

A realistic assessment of my woodworking skills leads me to believe that the answer is "no" no matter what the actual item is.

My Grandfather was born in 1892. I remember these sounds! The wood curls made nice bracelets and rings, for a little girl. It's funny how a sound can bring back a smell. Thanks for a sentimental journey! ❤

When the wife and I moved to the city I had to get rid of my wood tool and my little shop. I miss the peace and quiet in getting lost in my work for an entire Saturday from sunrise to sunset. This video brings me back. Absolutely wonderful

My dad was a carpenter. I can practically smell this delightful video! Those dovetails are superb!!

The cooking videos are nice and all, but the homestead stuff like this will always be infinitely more interesting and enjoyable for me to watch. I think this is where your people and work really shines the most brightly.

Can't watch this without thinking "sweep up those wood curls, those make excellent fire starters!"

This reminds me of my late grandfather who was a cabinet maker. He had his shop set up in his basement. When he was busy and everything was going good, you could hear him whistling a tune.

In theory, yes. With hand tools, yes. On the first try, no. But I would love to work until I got it correct.

6:10 Cat picks up on the boxwaves put out by a box being created, and knows it must find it and sit in it.

Truly enjoyed how this video was put together. Maybe in the 18th century a well to do craftsman may have had additional specialty planes and such. It's possible the common workman may have only had a handful of chisels, common planes, saws and augers. This feels so genuine.

That was a great video....thank you for sharing. This old woodworker appreciates that a young guy can actually use these old tools. I have a woodworking shop fully equiped with all the modern equipment but I also have my 50 years worth of collected hand tools. I still have days when I go out and don't turn anything on...just use the hand tools...complete peace and satisfaction. My youngest daughter (32) is great with all the power equipment but she is slowly picking up the old hand tools. Now on to my grandkids!!!! Thank you for the video Townsends....always fantastic. Mile 11:25

Starts off with a touch of ambience, and then goes right into making the morning coffee. Exactly what I'd do. Great work on the box, btw

You guys have no idea how much this comforted me today. The shop looks beautiful, and Townsends coffee is the best!!

Für mich als gelernter Tischler ist das kein Problem. Ich durfte in meinem ersten Lehrjahr nur mit Handwerkzeugen arbeiten. Ein Fachmann muss im Notfall auch ohne Strom arbeiten können. Respekt und Grüße gehen raus.

And this is what a perfect day looks like.

Wow what a workbench, great looking bunch of woodworking tools,outstanding box

I enjoyed just listening to the sounds of the homestead. What a nice way to take a break from living in a modern town.

oh this is such an amazing video! i wish the process was explained using the captions but its so nice to have a contemplative moment

Astounding ,,time travel to perfection ! Also astounding as I pondered how difficult it was first to assemble all the tools ,,then the skill from like 12 years old ,then the mastery of it all . Carpenter’s orchestra . The Wood Wright’s shop would be proud 🙂

I'm all about that 18th century ASMR life✨ Thank you Brandon & the Townsends team for calming my days! 🙏

I built one of these in 8th grade shop class , in 1971, mostly using the same tools. We did have a dovetailing jig that guided the cuts with the saw. If you are going to make one like this then this is the way to do it. A carefully made jig dovetailing that guides saw cuts speeds up the process, but carefully making the jig takes the same time as making 3 or 4 boxes so looking ahead in your tasks can really save time.

Such beautiful craftsmanship! My hats off to you guys for having such passion for the old way and sharing them with us all!! Thank you all so very much.

All my favorite things in one video - coffee, hand tool woodworking and history! Love this!

My father built a similar box, minus the hanger in the 50's in HS shop class. Gave it to me in the 60's until it disappeared in the 70's. Bought a cigar box that brought all my memories back last year. It's amazing what a simple box will do.

Nicely done. The fact that you made all your tools makes this and all your future videos top notch. Thanks for sharing, Brandon

Love it! Beautiful work and beautiful video! Hand tools are a joy!

Nice going Brandon👍🏻 And thank you to the video crew. Lovely work guys.👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Thank you for delivering another "sounds of the homestead" video. They are absolutely ideal when I want something relaxing. I still often listen to the blacksmithing one.

Closed Captions were hysterical!

I’ve always had great respect for any man who can build something useful. Master carpenters & masons are a special breed of man.😁

I really enjoyed this video. This is how I learned to do woodworking. My father-in-law had an antique shop and he used period tools to make repairs. So he taught me

Filming perfection! Awesome everything! Excellent workTeam Townsends. Thank you 💝

I love those old tools. I would have a blast in that workshop. Chisels haven't changed much. His look just like mine.

Watching videos like this takes my stress away! Thank you!

Started this vid and immediately had to pause it and go make a cup of coffee. Currently unpaused and sipping contentedly.

I was like "Yes, I could build that. Then the dovetails came out. Then I was like "I could make a different wooden box."

I enjoyed that. No talking. Just working.

This reminds me of my first year in Woodshop. We learned how to make things using the hand tools. Second year we were allowed to use the power tools but I preferred the old hand tools

The question isn’t could I make a box, it is would I have any intact fingers left? This is a wonderful video from the start to finish! 👍💕❤️👍

The natural light through the windows -a true ‘Vermeer’ touch.

Of course I *could* make this wooden box, given a few years, a good teacher, and the right supplies and some motivation.

I so envy Brandon's crafting skill

Coffee first!

I have a mahogany empire dresser from the early 1800s with skeleton locks. Each piece of wood notched to hold the drawers together is different. It is also heavier then anything else I ever moved. I just restored it and want to sell it cause its to good a piece for me and rather a antique collector had it. I didnt know what I had until I restored it and posted pics online. But watching this I am amazed this was how it was built.

Yes I could make it. I learned woodworking skills when I worked at Lyon & Healy Harps in Chicago.

I think it's interesting to consider that people historically needed things to put things in. Especially food. You needed to keep bugs and rodents out of your food store, and that means containers. So boxes, jars, etc. were historically very important to your quality of life. We take al of this for granted today, but in the time period in question, a simple wooden box was a non-trivial thing to obtain. But so very important.

this is so comforting to watch for some reason. thank you!

Your woodworking shoppe is grand 😀

Great video, really enjoyed the natural sounds and lighting 🌞

I have one of my dad's candle boxes with ends like this - so interesting to see the exact details of how the dovetail bits are chiselled out and the sliding-in lid sorted out - I had no idea I would see this when I clicked...

I’m more impressed at the saw choice. I have waaaaay smaller saws for detail work.

liked the advertisement on the coffee mug for the nutmeg tavern...nice touch

Wonderful! Nice work! Thank you!

I love to see woodworking on this channel

what a shop, wow

You can tell it is a new shop, because it is not piled up with a hoarders pile of lumber yet. Green stuff drying, old stuff, leftover bits and pieces, scavenged parts from old furniture - all the various things to go digging through for "just the right piece" for whatever project you are doing. Also, get that table anchored! If it moves then the vice isn't worth spit. Nice box in the end - and these were COMMON. Papa made dozens of them and they are still down in everyone's houses (he was a carpenter by trade, so they ended up replacing all the older ones from before). They close tight (good for keeping pests out, or just being shut) without needing any hinges or metal work (so they were, in essence, free - which was the only price my family could pay for generations). Coffee, herbs, toys, tools, ammo - anything dry. Most of his used thinner stock (oak or poplar shakes) for the base and lid - set in grooves of the thicker side boards which are doved. A few had full boards - if they were going to hold something heavy - either on the base or both the base and lid.

I could watch this all day!!!

Funny, I had no idea how much I missed seeing wood curls. Such happy memories. Thank you!

...out of wood? Maybe with my dremel. But copying the pattern and sewing it into a plush box, or layering it into shape via paper mache pieces to fit together after drying, or even stale gingerbread could yield interesting results.

Excellent video - Thanks!

What a delight. Thank you

Doesn’t show all the work preparing the wood from the tree to get to a point it’s useful. So much work for a box before power tools. Great work👍

That is some top tier carpentry AMSR right there.

Well done. Thanks.

No, I couldn't make this box, but I can smell this video!

Wow Brandan is just amazing so skillful, and patient.

I love your workshop

I like the new concept of the woodshop videos although I think spoon bit would be more appropriate than auger bit and A router plane for cutting the slot versus doing it with a Dovetail saw and chisel just my thoughts love the video keep up the good work

I couldn't make that but I grandfather would have been able to. He had many of those same tools. I enjoyedvwatching this. Thanks Brandon.

Nice big shavings for fire starting!

I love videos like that. Thank you so much for upload. I really enjoyed it and want to see more! Greetings from Poland, cheers 🍻

My father was a cabinet maker. One year, as he worked on making gifts for Christmas, he let me play with the wood curls from the plane. I glued the curls together to make ornate Christmas ornaments.

Nicely done, Enjoyed your craftsmanship, Thankyou for sharing.

There is something very theroputic about watching a man work for 10 minutes, and it is even more satisfying when you do the work yourself. I think this is a uniquely male experience.

Absolutely love it

I hope this skill/art continues to be taught to the younger generations so it won't be lost!

Thos channel is my happy place on the internet. Thanks for another amazing video.

Mesmerizing.

This video was awesome! You had me on the edge of my seat. I was laughing, and I feel more confident

excellent thanks

Great shop tour; thanks! And, yes, I could.

Fantastic video

I use quite a few older tools, maybe 1890s. My county historical society has a bunch of artifacts from the county's history, some of which are definitely from the 18th century.

ASMR time with townsends

Been waiting for videos from the new shack. Great ASMR stuff, no talking, just meditative woodwork. Keep it up.

No I could not. Dovetail anything is so wonderful.

Never really thought of it but back then the only sounds were that of your tools. Nowadays there's usually a radio playing or having earbuds in listening to music.

I have never been so enthralled watching a man make wooden box... 😃

Um.. if I made this box, it wouldn't look good like Brandon's does. Love the new woodworking shop guys! ❤

Once again perfect. 👍👍

There were some of those planes in our basement when I was growing up. I was curioys about them... Now I know what they ARE and what they DO..

Beautiful set of tools and dovetails!

Excellent

Wonderful video! I loved watching the craftsmanship here. And the coffee making was just plain seductive! I wanted coffee!! Thanks for sharing this.

This is awesome!

You, sir, have some skills!!! Y'all always inspire me and my family!!!

Understand there’s a lot of ASMR fans out there but as an amateur woodworker myself I would looooove to see this video with instructional narration! Perhaps another series?!

Now, I never use this word, but I think I need to here - Stunning. Just stunning. What a great video all around. Love the no talking again too. just ambient sound. And yes, I love the opening scene of coffee time! Congrats on the new set and the first video in it. Well done!

Similar introduction to my morning routine, except I usually use a Moka pot.😁 Could I make a wooden box? I had as a highschooler, with hand tools (even did some of the smoothing with a piece of broken glass) in my dad's workshop. Hand tools have seldom changed since the Viking era. 😉 Could I do so today? Not a chance. Stroke took that level of skill and strength from me. Nice job!