Inside a 170 year old Workshop...(how hand planes are made) 

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This is definitely my favorite RU-vid factory tour. Manufacturing for customer satisfaction rather than shareholder satisfaction for so many generations is incredible.

Emmerich is a perfect example of a company that gauges its days by the benefits it brings to the world over productivity and overall profits. There needs to be more companies in the world like that, and we need to support them. That journeyman tool chest has me itching to fly to Germany to buy one!

Speaking for myself, please don’t underestimate our interest in the house project. Even the “boring parts”!

Tears popped into my eyes when you opened that big box! The care, precision, beauty of each and every element blew me away. The other thing I “saw” for the first time was how important the breath was in woodworking. Every time someone blew the dust away made me think they were actually blowing life into the tool. But I’m weird. Thanks for making every Sunday a happy day!❤🎉

Everything in the workshop made me giggle like a small child! Amazing quality on these stunning tools. I wish that company another 170 years of succses.

Solche traditionellen Unternehmen sind einfach Gold wert! Sehr sympathische Menschen ☺️

This company is reinforcing the reputation of high quality German products I learned of as a child. Thank you for sharing this amazing place. The tools that make the tools are also very impressive.

What a treat to get a peak into E.C. Emmerich, where they make the pinnacle of hand planes! Thank you for sharing this gorgeous footage!

*Thank you Hans from E.C.Emmerich company for allowing Laura to film inside your factory, and to show us how your tools are made. It was most impressive indeed.*

Their pride in the making of the tools and your absolute joy in discovering all the small considerations and touches was infectious. I don’t do woodworking, but I enjoyed this video so much for that reason. And that essentials kit was just lovely. You can tell care went into the making and choosing of it. Super cool.

I love seeing old workshops in action!

As a female Mechanical Engineer in Australia, I loved all the machines that made the tools. What a pleasure to watch, thank you Laura.

I am thrilled to see that a company here in Canada carries some of their products.

Schön zu sehen,dass es noch solche Betriebe gibt. Diese muss man unterstützen. Danke Dir für die Einblicke.

It's a very sincere compliment that you and your video crew have been the only people to make a video tour of their 170 year old company. Obviously they believe that your quality standards match or exceed theirs.

I get major "Sendung mit der Maus" vibes :D and I´m so here for that ^^ Die Sendung mit der Laura :D

I love this company Laura. (I have a couple of E.C.EMMERICH planes). The fact they've been going so long and their tools are still sold 80% within Germany and 20% the rest of the World shows that they're very well respected and understood in their home Country.

With your vibes, I would watch a 2-hour-sanding-video with endless pleasure.

Wow, what a coincidence. This is called "serendipity"; looking for something, and on the way, finding something much better. Gorgeous tools made by real craftsmen, with a LONG history. Good to see the younger generations like Ms Kampf here, continuing the tradition.

The whole family audibly gasped when you opened the box. Love to get a tour of the contents.

Einfach großartig zu sehen , das solche Firmen aufgrund ihrer tollen Produkte so lange existieren und zeigt das Qualität immer noch zählt. Ein kleiner Schatz der hoffentlich noch viele Generationen andauert und nicht irgendwann in einem riesigen Konzern untergeht. Gerne mehr solch schöner Beiträge und gerne auch längere Videos im allgemeinen. But Haus Liselotte has to go on.

High quality tools by a conscience company and good people is a hard combination to beat. Thanks Laura ❤

Watching the shaper make those matching cuts for the plane foot was very satisfying.

Danke für den Einblick in diese schöne Werkstatt! Jeder Tischler hat sie und die meisten schätzen sie sehr. Ich habe meine seit 30 Jahren und es gibt für mich nichts besseres. Werkzeug gemacht für ein ganzes Arbeitsleben. Seit über 170 Jahren. Was sagt man Heute so neu gedacht, Nachhaltig. 🤗👍

I really appreciate companies like this that keep up the quality of their products, year after year, creating things that will last forever. They say a bad carpenter blames their tools, but it is also a lot easier to do excellent work when you have the right tools.

Oh my goodness, that mobile shop box is a thing of beauty!

Please take them up on the offer of a return visit, Laura. It was great to see a glimpse of a company working traditionally to such high standards.

Its so nice seeing a company that takes pride in making their tools. They didnt have a line with all these workers just putting a part on the tools. Those guys were taking pride in it. Loved seeing this shop. Also love your shop Laura cause you keep it so nice n neat n clean n everything has a home.

Never change a winning team is de uitdrukking, liefde voor het product straalt er vanaf van het begin tot eind absoluut geweldig.

I am happy I am not hearing about the house because it means it isn't going wrong, but I am really really glad to get updates

That "hinge mechanism" on the toolbox is just magical.

Wow wow, what a gift! The Factory owner was great, the process was beautiful. I want one!!!

The tool box is a work of art.

wow. eine tolle und vor allem nette und respektvolle werksführung! man bekommt fast tränen in die augen, wenn du die schmiege montierst. und natürlich ein großartiger job von felix - so schöne ruhige bilder 👑🙌👏

My father was a carpenter and had a wooden planer. Visiting this workshop would have been heaven for him 😊

Those are Beautiful Tools, the shape of the horn, it was cool to see, and that they went through the War, and survived, and that they are locally sourced in your own Country. And the way that kit was made OMG, It is SO BEAUTIFUL, spaced, the way everything is there, and it flips up, Genius

I am not a maker and actually have no desire to do the work you do, BUT I love watching others create and I love your attitude to your builds: never-ending potential and opportunity to learn. And I LOVED this episode so much: finding other like-minded craftspeople supporting the local economy and focusing on those relationships (it's not just transactional, after all), and quality.

Watching those planes being made felt so sensual. Love watching people who are masters at their craft and take so much care in the making of each tool. Thanks for sharing them with us. 😍💯👌

Awesome. The specialized machines. The care and respect for their craft. The toolbox. The pantograph lathe. Those shavings! Beautiful. Life hack: try planing rough wood instead of sanding it. It's faster. A sharp plane leaves a surface so smooth that finish won't adhere to it, so if you're putting something on the timbers, you can still do little a sanding. As a treat.

Outsourcing brings the quality of the product down. It was so cool to see that, the company is amazing I wish there were more places like that around the world

That shop had some incredible machines. They were MAKERS from long long before makers were a thing.thanks for taking us along.

I’m 71, live in the United States. My ancestors arrived in Baltimore, Maryland in 1867 from Leipzig. My great grandfather was 14 when he made to crossing. My grand father was a machinist for the B&O railroad. My father and uncle inherited his tools when he passed. They were both carpenters. I can remember several all wood planes. I wish I knew where they were now.

I love everything about this video, but the hinge mechanism on the mini shop is almost as awesome as the leather bench hinge.

Wow, it's amazing how old school it all feels.

When Laura opened the toolbox, it reminds me of the toolbox in the toy story 2 when Woody is being repainted/fixed. They gave me the same awe

Wahnsinn, dass es sowas überhaupt noch gibt. Wo Tradition, regionalität und einfach gute Produkte über Profitmaximierung gestellt wird. Wirklich schön zu sehen.

Thanks for sharing video of that visit. Having an engineering background back in the day I've always been fascinated by manufacturing processes and I felt your enthusiasm being there. I wouldn't want to leave ! I have an English made sliding bevel like that one - rosewood, brass and blued steel, with a matching try-square , purchased many decades ago as a schoolboy. Tools should be lovely as well as functional I think.

So nice to see a company focused on tradition and precision and making something the best it can be rather than focusing only on the bottom line. Super impressive! And Laura how wonderful for you to have made that acquaintance! That tool kit is just the thing so that you have what you need without having to stress and “reinvent the wheel” so to speak. Bravo to Mr. Emmerich and to you!

Ah, what a treat to see inside the workshop, I am weak for wooden planes, and have a few E.C. Emmerich planes, one inherited from my father and two I have bought myself, fantastic quality at a reasonable price!

OMG, how fortunate to be able to visit such an amazing shop. I am totally in awe! I would spend forever just watching how everything is made.

More like a public service to your viewers than a commercial. Thank you for showing g us this little part of history maintained into the future. Quality never goes out of style!

Wow😮 Glückwunsch liebe Laura, dass Du das erleben durftest in solch heiligen Hallen zu weilen. Danke, dass Du es mit uns teilst. Eine Hörnchenfräse, wie geil, ich habe mich immer schon gefragt wie die wohl gefertigt werden. Soooo schöööön ❤ Vielen Dank

5 generations!!! This is so wonderful! It makes me use my favorite German word AUSGEZEICHNET! Couldn’t agree more with you Laura, thank you for sharing this. Love love love the shop, the way they take care of the wood and that obliquely joinery is absolutely beautiful! 💖

If my husband were to ever visit that shop (or yours) I would never be able to get him back out the door!!! He absolutely loves wood and all the tools that go with it! ❤❤

The reason they invited you and not a television company to tour the factory is that you are both intrested and have knowledge about tools. They did a great choise, and what a great tour it was. Any factory that has a 60 year old tape dispenser still in use has my respect, they know that things should last. And any person that appreciates that is my friend.

These aren't just tools they are making...these are pure ART. It is so sad (for an old-timer like myself) to see how the quality of consumer goods has degraded over the years, all in the name of profit. It is so heart-warming to see that there are still companies out there that still believe in, and strive towards, "Customer Satisfaction" over mass production of 'cheap' goods. That toolbox you got there is a treasure chest. Cherish it. Protect it....

My father treated himself to a number of ece planes in the 1970’s. I now own them and they are still like brand new and a pleasure to use! Love your video on the history, vielen dank!

Having tools that are made with such pride inspires the craftsperson to carry that same pride into their own work.

I so wish they were on Instagram. Reels of curly shavings coming off a plane? Pretty shots of their products and shop equipment? I'd be all over that!

I have owned one of their block planes for 40 years and I use it fairly often. I like it more than my steel block plane because it's lighter, it takes less effort to use. The toolbox you got looks good, but it's missing a saw, a drill, drill bits, and a mallet. Also, I'd swap the tri square for a combination square because a combination square has multiple uses.

To make for such a company promotion, ,,,,,, fantastic!!! They deserve each minute!!!

I remember an old video where artisans and workers were talking about their favourite tools and why they loved working with them so much. I think that a tool that feels just perfect in your hand, really makes a huge difference during the process and for the final product. In this time and age, where speed seems to be an unavoidable curse, it's so wonderful to see that there are established companies that still embrace the philosophy of quality over quantity and pride of your own work over monetary opulence.

When a company uses craftsmanship to make their tools, it makes you use them respectfully.

That toolkit is awesome. Love how much this company cares about their heritage and quality.

Taking pride in the work they do and doing it themselves. ❤❤ THAT’S why they’re still in business 5 generations later.

I love to see a business that is committed to doing what they do in the most correct way rather than the most cost effective.

WOW That was the thrill of a lifetime to step into a shop that made everything by hand.Making hand tools for you or I , in a way carrying on old world traditions from hand written directions, choice of raw materials from a local source, machinery for each step of production,the finest "tech" person operating these machines to create such a a balanced product.Much to be proud of in labor and country.Finest Quality from start to finish. So much is lost in automation, time study cuts, outsourcing parts, layoffs.This episode truly was a Royal Treat !! You could have saved those handmade curly cues from planer and made a "doll" (ok mascot) for your shop, it could be it's long curly hair.

Thats why I love "Sendung mit der Maus" so much. I am really into old craftmanship and have a lot of respect for all that work and effort put into a product. I would love to visit a cobbler.

I've owned ECE tools for several years. So lucky to be able to see how the tools are made! Thank you.

This toolbox is so beautifull! And intelligently made! I'd like to have one for the tools I use. I'm also in love with the people, the craftsperson who put quality before quantity. What they make has more soul, no matter what the field.

Ooh, now I wanna see Steve Mould explain how you design that 4-bar linkage on the toolbox! It's amazing!

I am going to need a 2 hour deep dive and an in-depth review of their improved smoother that I have been listing over for a couple years

I have so many of their tools and they are all great! Also, they are very cost effective.

I’ve just recovered a set of my great-grandfathers moulding planes. They’re made of boxwood and probably haven’t been used since the 1940’s, I guess they date from the late 19th/early 20th century. Apart from some surface rust on the blades, they’re as good as the day they were made.

Finally back to editing showing detail and telling a story like Laura used to make when she did it all by herself. No goofing around with the rest of the crew and film it.

Their shop is truly impressive! Thanks for taking us on a little tour!

Wow! The toolbox is so cool. Gotta love German engineering and top craftsmanship!

I honestly think there's a Renaissance out there for old school quality and durable goods. People are willing to support a business that focuses on sustainability and quality.

Thanks for taking us along to that fantastic shop. Enjoy your new tool box.

And now I'm in love with the hinge on that toolbox! 🤤 But yeah, slow dried lumber is definitely the best as it's the most stable.

That was one of the best videos on your channel! It makes me want to see more of Laura out in the world, seeing places, and talking to people. The camera work and editing was so geil.

I can't even tell you how much I love well made tools. They are so beautiful. Thank you so much for taking us along on your tour. I was left wanting to see more.. better yet I would have loved being there in person and hearing aaaalll the history. Thank You!!

Oh, this is my kind of video...looking at hand-tools. I love planes, especially the old ones (I thought maybe I'm crazy .. .no, I don't think so)

Super tour and amazing tools. Hand-crafted is always going to be the best quality and last the longest, so of course it's going to be what Laura goes for. Thanks for the amazing look inside a family business that has it down to perfection.

This is not only fascinating but it's brilliant how you can showcase an 170 year old business in this light thank you

Matthias Wandel has a video about the toolbox itself and how their geometry works! Another great detail in their products.

These kinds of companies need no advertisement or skeevy backdoor sponsorship deals, their proof is in their result that they painstakingly perfect and anyone in the know is their biggest source of advertising via word of mouth.

Love this! I managed went to a local forge for work this last week and they're also a multi-generational shop that have been producing the same wrench since around 1850. It was so fascinating to see how some things haven't changed in hundreds of years.

Wow....those tools are some sort of gorgeous !

Craftsmanship warms the heart. And that is a beautiful toolbox/mini-workshop.

That box looks like a woodworker's hand tools dream.

Love the enthusiasm , love the small, owner lead business. Great video!

I have an e.c.e. Primus Plane!! When I was in my 20’s I worked in a shop where we used both power tools and hand tools. My boss told me it was the best. And it was. I have kept it in great shape. And occasionally still use it after more than 25 yrs. I keep it on my desk, because it’s my favorite tool. I don’t own any of their other tools, but I have used a couple of other e.c.e. Planes, they are such high quality. This episode was such a treat.

I'm a cabinett maker. (or was) trained in a one man shop back in late 60'th. I got very 'hungry'( can't find the right word) seeing that shop. Thanks for the tour back memory lane to a time where quality was king.

The Sendung mit der Maus vibes are SO strong in this one! PLEASE tell me that you will go back there for an indepth Episode 😍

Laura, thank you for this video. I don’t see it as a commercial at all. But a tool geek, geeking out over some really cool stuff. How could you not be?

What a wonderful company. Thanks for sharing a place that does it right in every way.

What a fab company! I have distant relatives (only went there once) who make wooden dowels near Munich from Beechwood sourced locally. It's a pretty cool place, they use the offcuts for heating their homes. The Dowel cutting machines are cool too. :)

We can see your love and excitement in your eyes! Your eyes say it all.