Inside Henry Ford’s Water Powered Gristmill: An Unexpected Story

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@erichheitman7628 Год назад

Scott (and co.), I have never commented about one of your videos, but I am compelled to relate, after watching this, your most recent and simply moving addition, how much I treasure your presence in this world. I first watched your content (what a word that is) for the construction knowledge. Very quickly I realized that you provide so much more and so much that we, as a people, need to know, remember, and treasure. Now I am quite sure I would watch a video of you tying your shoes or eating a bowl of cereal because I know I would get something out of it. So, for the story you shared here, and all your other tidbits big and small, thank you… and keep up the good work!

@chuckthebull Год назад

He has a wonderful way to tell this beautiful story.

@codygooch510 Год назад

It’s just a word..

@stilljonesn4582 Год назад

First video ever stumbled across how to sharpen knives an axes. And as I sit there and listen to speak and teach I was profoundly struck with deep admiration and I instantly knew that whatever words this gentle old man spoke we're filled with knowledge expertise from hands-on experience of trial-and-error well beyond the wisdom in which he spoke resided kindness and a love not only for the art of The Craft but a compelling deep importance for Humanity to obtain a chance to grasp Priceless knowledge which took a man a lifetime to possess freely given for the benefit of all in which to choose to acknowledge it's true importance. Soon after that video I realized this wasn't some bored retiree. But a amazingly skilled still hardworking awesome essential Craftsman and a wonderful human being. I value everything that he has been so gracious to give us all. He is a Truly impeccable and stellar human being. Who I admire and look forward to continuing to see an learn from for many more years to come. (~);} NFA

@azenginerd9498 Год назад

My first knife, a Christmas gift, was lost within hours. I was so proud to be helping my dad feed hay off the truck and cutting twine with my own knife... and at some point it went out with a toss of a flake of hay. An exhaustive search would not convince the cows to give it back. It was a hard lesson about caring for my tools.

@MikeJones-rk1un Год назад

I use to live nearby this place. It smelled wonderful inside when it was running.

@BNSFGP38 Год назад

Wish I knew y’all were out here! I have a model of that mill on my youtube channel.

@robertscott2210 Год назад

What a great story, thank you for sharing it. I remember my first pocket knife, my grandfather gave it to me when I was seven years old, and yes, I do still feel the anguish of losing it 55 years later.

@shinnick22 Год назад

The Randall knife

@tahoejoe109 Год назад

Henry Ford was a great man, he published a newspaper at his own expense and distributed it freely because of the message that he perceived as vitally important for the American people to understand, the paper was called The Dearborn Independent.

@larryohara6513 Год назад

@@shinnick22 Lost mine in Panama in 77

@chuckthebull Год назад

My grandfather gave me his Zippo lighter with the armoury emblem on it from his time as a lieutenant colonel in world war two... I lost it,, playing air soft with my son out in a field...never found it again and it still breaks my heart. So my son when he and his gal went to Ireland he brought me back a cool one from there and gave me it to try and make me feel a little better about it. I am blessed.

@Shockerman4444 Год назад

its amazing to see history like that is still around. 10 years ago a cousin of mine was telling me how he lost a knife out in the fields of Utah on a family trip a year prior. i went on the next family trip and we my cousin and i was walking through that same field and i couldn't believe it but i actually found the knife still in the case in really good condition.

@samfranklin3982 Год назад

Outstanding story Scott! I love it when an event comes full circle. In this case 80+ years later. Maybe I am becoming too sentimental, because it brought tears to my eyes. 🙂

@MiladJP Год назад

❤ I love every word in this story and what it means. Thank you for sharing this.

@-S-K-Miller Год назад

That's such an amazing story, and you have a gift for telling it too, Scott! Thanks!

@Engineer10-75 Год назад

I proposed to my wife in front of that gristmill, right in front of the water wheel. Its a very special place for me and my own. Great to have you in the northeast, especially central mass. I feel its past can sometimes be forgotten with the suburbs growing; however, it has an extremely rich history.

@johndufford5561 Год назад

Wow, Sean! That's great! Moistened these dry old eyes.

@johndufford5561 Год назад

Thanks, Sean.

@echognomecal6742 Год назад

How long have you been together? :)

@bobireland1256 Год назад

Fantastic! Second only to “Heal and Toe”. How you manage to keep from becoming very emotional during these sermons is beyond me. I’ve written several things that I can not offer as a speech due to the emotions they evoke. Your ability, Sir, is beyond my understanding. Pray maintain speed and course.

@charlesviner1565 Год назад

👍great story

@pmchamlee Год назад

Scott, you are at the top of my list of most admired men on this planet. Much obliged for all of your shared stories.

@tahoejoe109 Год назад

Henry Ford should be on the top of all American men’s list.

@deej19142 Год назад

You took the words right out of my mouth.

@michaeldougfir9807 Год назад

Great Story. I put a link to this in a place where I can find it again. And share it with others. I am old enough that I have valued special stories for decades. Thank you.

@thequixotryworkshop2424 Год назад

I also lost my first pocket knife within a week of receiving it as a gift from my father. It was 40 years ago and I still remember how hard I searched for it where I thought to have lost it. Would love to get it back by surprise one day like in this story. It was a red Victorinox with two blades and a corkscrew. Sharp enough to shave my arm hairs.

@buk6708 Год назад

That was a nice knife

@zacharylankford4812 Год назад

Lost one of mine as a boy on a playground. Slid out while I was hanging upside down. When I discovered it was missing my sister said she’d seen a kid giving their mom a knife from the ground. My sister didn’t know it was mine. That still evokes strong feelings.

@WayneSmith-yf3fg Год назад

Scott, Thanks for this video. First, I am in the process of writing down things from my life that I remember so that my children & grandchildren will have an idea of what happened to me during my life. Recently I was relating something at a holiday dinner and my middle daughter says "Why haven't we heard this before?". Hopefully, someday they will get to read what I have written. Second, several years ago after my father passed @ 97 years old, we were cleaning out his workshop. There in the back of a drawer were a stack of old wooden planes that had been my Great Grandfathers (he was a cabinet maker) and an old carpenters mortice gauge marking tool. It waa so worn that he had put in new nails as a marker and the brass that rides along the edge was worn so thin that you could hardly see it. I cherish those tools.

@jeffreykindron7162 Год назад

I need to so the same, I have tools that I inherited from my grandfather, my father and a great uncle. I plan on taking photos of them and writing a brief description and provinonce of each.

@jhazardiii Год назад

A great story, well told. Thank you. It brought back fond memories of 60-plus year younger me listening to an elderly miller explain his family's 1825 mill workings. He had grown up working there, as had his father and grandfather His love for that place was as strong as the one you saw. He kept it working until his death. Thank you

@leerosenhan1952 Год назад

Yes, one of those ethereal, just beyond words events that become a stake in the ground to tie our lives to. Well done.

@sloth9669 Год назад

I went to the mill as a small kid. I remember the family buying a small sack of flower in a fabric bag. On the bag was the mill logo and had a tie off at the top. After the flower was gone for many many years I used the bag to hold my BB’s in for my BB gun. 😂 true story.

@michaelhamburg9804 Год назад

Wow! We live no more than 25 min from the Wayside Inn. What a beautiful story. Thanks for sharing it!!!

@jackmiyamoto5270 Год назад

You my friend, should go on the circuit as a motivational speaker. Not to sell any commercial product or tool, but to remind all of us collectively and individually of how each of us should comport our lives, treat one another and cherish the history of the county and our forefathers. Great video!!

@gilzor9376 Год назад

I got married in 1987, at Henry's Chapel he had built, 'Martha Mary Chapel'. After leaving the Chapel, we had some incredible pictures taken across the way at the Grist Mill. Such a beautiful place I will never forget. We live in NH, but I still drive by often. Unlike many other places of my past, this has not changed. In one of many Periscope Films videos, I saw 'The Grist Mill' in an episode of 'Industry On Parade' from back late 40's - early 50's, showing a lady who was bringing in her grain to be ground into flour there for her new bread baking business . . . . . the business was named 'Pepperidge Farms'. I was so surprised, having bread in my pantry at that very moment with that same name on it's label.

@NoreastWhips Год назад

Great, great story. As if the old man's life had come full circle; as if a seed planted 80+ years before, sprouted, into a legacy, or tree of remembrance. Not sure what I'm trying to say, but thank you. Thanks, Scott, great story! Steve H.

@tjwiersma4406 Год назад

My dad gave me a pocket knife when I was around 10 years old. Less than one week later, I had cut my palm almost to the tendens. Many stitches later at home, dad said “give me the knife back, I’ll let you know when you’re old enough.” I am 53, still no knife.

@alannormand9384 Год назад

My Pocket knife is in Lake Metacomet, Belchertown Massachusets about 50 miles West of this mill. It fell from my pocket while fishing from a row boat in the early 1950's. Thanks to you for this grist story for bring me back in time about 70 years. Al Norm Jan. 31, 2023

@keepcalmandfarmon5401 Год назад

Wow--that is a good story. The Ford and Edison involvement with that mill was enough...but the young boy/old man pocket knife put the story into orbit!!!

@tahoejoe109 Год назад

Great story

@mossy6144 Год назад

Thats the third time one of your wonderful stories had made my eyes leak just a little, my grandfather was a master monumental mason in Surrey England, I still use many of his tools in my little hobby workshop, and these real life stories make me think of him and my father, both now gone, but never forgotten, please please keep up the good work.

@kellywade900 Год назад

By just a few simple words, you convey a story that has such deep meaning. Your story about the knife had tears running down my face by the end. The simplicity and honesty of your life, your lessons to pretty much everyone that chooses to listen, your friends, your family, and your demeanor truly have influenced and set an example for many people, including myself. Your videos are by far the best, most educational and most interesting (especially for laypeople such as myself). Thanks for sharing, Scott, you've helped this 62 year old make it through another day.

@ThomasLips Год назад

Beautiful story! I'm so glad that man got to have his pocket knife for a few more years👍👍👍

@guardinoinc.7490 Год назад

That was a good story.. I hope the family watched this video

@willschmit436 Год назад

Thanks for that story. We need more of that in this world...

@josephhealy9507 Год назад

What a wonderful story. It evokes memories of my young days when I would labour with my father and other neighbours fully believing I was working as an equal even though I was only 10 years old. The internal pride I felt working with men I looked up to together with their patience and unspoken love I will never forget. I try so hard to be that man to my kids.

@levinef Год назад

Over 40 years ago I was asked to install a heat reclaimer on a boiler at the Fairlane Mansion in Dearborn, MI. I was in the plumbing business and we ally installed large volume water heaters. Henry Ford and Thomas Edison along with Harvey Firestone we’re good friends. Fairlane was Ford’s home. Looking at this boiler I came to find out that Edison built and installed it. I said to myself “Who am I to attempt to make something a genius made to make it better?” We did the job anyway.

@tryonco Год назад

Scott, what I love about this is its confirmation of the evolution that we experience today based upon the ideas and the work that was done by the generations before us that are the forgotten and unseen foundation of our work and processes today. And old tools, mechanisms, buildings, etc., have a place in my heart because they are milestones and remembrances of this evolution.

@kevinharding2099 Год назад

There are several old functional mills in New England and plenty of old tools, but the human stories make them come alive.

@johndufford5561 Год назад

Yes!

@patc9102 Год назад

This story Scott brought tears to my eyes from the start and couldn't believe the end.

@sinjhguddu4974 Год назад

The old man's story is so powerful. Thank you Sir and stay well.

@Christ_on_the_River Год назад

What a lovely story ... the honesty and reliability of the words of an earlier generation

@SmittySmithsonite Год назад

What a GREAT story!! I haven't been there in over 40 years! My mom, dad, & maternal grandmother and grandfather used to go there every weekend for years and years. As a young child I so desperately wanted to see that thing working! Only one time do I recall it being open to see all the gears close up. Loved that stuff then as much as now! So happy to see it actually working! I had no idea that either Ford, nor Edison were involved in that! I knew nothing of the electrical components installed by Edison himself! WOW that is amazing! The pocket knife story just put this one over the top! Thanks for sharing - made my night!!

@johnpappas686 5 месяцев назад

My father used to build the mechanism of the flour mill just before the second World in rural Greece. Those flour mills were jet mills that never one the states. I used to bring my father's lunch and I was mesmerized by the turning of the top stone wheel when a knife I was holding fell in and the mill stopped. My father having his lunch in the next and not noticed but I got so scared that ran to village and hid until next day. Of course my father did not reprimanded me. He restarted it and there were no damage. This mill was blown up as many in the area by the retreating Germans in 1944. Afterward my father rebuilt the building and mechanism with help of ten Italian POWS. Beautiful memories!

@srd1044 Год назад

I’ve peered through those windows dozens of times. Taken family pictures there and heard some of the history but had never had the opportunity to go inside and explore the way you have. Thank you for sharing your experience so that mine can be enhanced the next time I visit The Grist Mill.

@michaeldougfir9807 Год назад

Oh... P.S. to what I wrote a moment ago. My great grandfather had hardware store. Possibly near Kaw, Kansas. My grandfather had two hardware stores in Southern California. I have worked three hardware jobs. It's like prunes... it runs in the family! Anyway I still have a knife my grandfather gave to me in the early 1950s. It was from his store. I still have it. And it's in fine shape. Now, surprisingly late in life, I have a grandson. I think I will leave the knife to him. Thanks for the idea.

@DBKING04020 Год назад

I moved from New England (upstate NY, CT, and Maine) to Florida at the end of 2019 …in short, because my father needed me… I miss those places of stone and wood and water. Places with deep history and character. You have spoken to my heart (and soul) on several occasions over the years and you have done so again today. I’m sure my 6 month old grandson will appreciate you someday for inspiring me to write down some stories now. Thank you… for altering my life’s course… just a little… again

@pamelah6431 Год назад

Just wondering how you got a picture of my cat for your profile pic.

@PhotonFlightTeam Год назад

When I was 15 or so, I once told my friend, who did not know, that the greatest word in a great sacred book was the first word, of the first verse, in the first chapter.....it was the word "I" as in, me, myself, my story in my own words., "I make it with mine own hand". what would we have if that great man did NOT leave us his story? we all have them, we all need to preserve them for those who follow us. it's the good work we need to keep up. thankyou Scott. well done. Darrell

@cariboomike99 Год назад

Youre truly a great story teller Scott. Truly enjoy hearing your your take on historical places that I may never see. Keep your head up!

@davidball3081 Год назад

I once was lost and now am found.....l was the pocket knife and Jesus found me! Thank you Father for your great grace and mercy!

@info8130 Год назад

Thank you once again for this, the story of the pocketknife gave me goosebumps, KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

@BebopSpeaks Год назад

Great story! Where I grew up (in the 1960's), in the village Macon Michigan, where I played around Henry Ford's Mill and the creek, and where I worked for old Mr. Hall, who worked for Henry Ford when he was young, explains why your story really resonates with me.

@henrywollam9839 Год назад

I’m only 25, but I feel much older than peers when I read the outstanding comments around me and realize that I am in much wiser company. I only began woodworking as a hobby three years ago, but my fascination for the quality of older tools, and the quality skill demanded by them makes me wish that I had a family member who could teach me. Instead, I’ve got RU-vid and Scott!

@4945three 9 месяцев назад

Now they take these amazing treasures and use them as decorating projects. Thank you for reminding us of the greatness before greed took over. ❤

@anthonyhitchings1051 Год назад

What wisdom you have in "we have a duty to give our sons our approval", I don't recall my dad ever doing that, though he may have once or twice.

@detroitbob58 Год назад

What a FANTASTIC story for you to pass on to all of us. I will remember it for a long time. My wife doesn't want to hear my stories anymore, so my son is stuck with hearing them. Can still pass on some building knowledge to him, like when we remodeled his bathroom in his condo. Now my son can plumb PVC pipe, solder copper pipe, hang and finish drywall. Also cut and install wood trim, and paint it all. I was so proud of him the way he learned it all from me.

@arubaguy2733 Год назад

Scott and the Wadsworth clan give me great satisfaction in knowing that there are still many worthwhile decent and kind people on this Earth. All one ever hears about of late are the mentally misled and those devoid of any semblance of good character. The RU-vid contributions of good Mr. Wadsworth are often the only light at the end of a dark day for me.

@cmw184 Год назад

Reminds me of when i lost my skeleton key at my elementary school in 2nd grade. Maybe ill go back there and metal detect.

@BrittCHelmsSr Год назад

LOVED the pocketknife story. How fantasic that it was returned following the old man's passing. Bless my father, who passed when I was in high school. He was so patient with me, who as a young boy, borrowed dad's tools as I was doing stuff around the yard, and often left them right where I completed whatever task I was working on. Today, some 50 years later, I often dig up or see an old tool, exposed by erosion, that I had borrowed and left out and about, and I am reminded, fondly, of my precious father.

@jeffb6517 Год назад

Great, moving story. Ranks up there with the blacksmiths grave marker. I am sure there are others and we are indeed fortunate to be able to share them.

@mayday3177 Год назад

Incredible story, well told. I grew up two towns away and never knew about this mill... I've been an EC fan for a long time but this might be my favorite video yet. Keep up the good work, excited to see what comes next.

@EuNaQuinta Год назад

great story, dam tears

@Emiliapocalypse Год назад

Absolutely! It was incredible that he was able to give it back to him right then and there. That must have felt like Rose giving back the heart of the ocean at the end of Titanic. I don’t mean that as a joke, I mean that it’s a powerful and moving moment. And when they mailed it back, there were definitely tears over here. Great story

@offgrid-bound Год назад

A diamond in the rough - that’s what this story is. Thank you for telling it!

@Wrangler98JPTJ Год назад

A great story told here by Scott... a great story teller.. Essential Craftsman is just as much about the quality of the craft as it is the historical relevance of old tools and the place those tools hold in the heirlooms and engineering marvels that they help create.

@lineshaftrestorations7903 6 месяцев назад

Two business trips to nearby Marlboro insured i got two good chances to see the mill. Unfortunately both times the mill wasn't operating. Still quite interesting though. 😊

@MAGAMAN Год назад

I still have my first pocket knife. Given to my by my dad when I was 8 years old. In the near 50 years I have had it I never cut myself with it. I also carried it to school with me every single day and no one cared because back then kids were taught to be responsible by their parents.

@robertallenmcdowell Год назад

My Grandfather gave me his old pocketknife that his Dad gave to him. I innocently took it to school for "show and tell" and the Principal took it away from me. My Father tried to get it back and promised I would not ever bring it to school again. The Principal said it was destroyed. We all knew it was just inside his desk. My innocence about lying Authorities was lost that day. It's been 57 years since then and it still brings back the same sadness.

@Scaryladyvideos Год назад

What a story and you are an inspiration. My husband has a few stories that over the years I've tried to encourage him to write down and share with others. You've inspired me to help him by making it easy. I'm off to find a dictation app so all he has to do is tell his stories to me again while it listens and writes it down for him.

@unwired1281 Год назад

Yes ! I remember the knife the conditions the sadness very clearly. I look for a knife like it at shows , shops and flea markets all the time. It couldn’t have been that scarce (Queen Steel) but it surely seems like it.

@57Dalv Год назад

You Sir, are a Master Storyteller, and I truly enjoy your wisdom. "As Father's, by the way, we have a duty to give our son's our approval". Truer words were never spoken and I try to comply - as I know how much I cherished my Father's approval.

@57Dalv Год назад

BTW - I lost my first knife, a Victorinox Swiss Army, up the dirt road from our house when they were building a pond. I think about it whenever I pass by the pond knowing it is still there...50+ years later.

@johnmcnamara3719 Год назад

Greetings from Australia. My first pocket knife was not fancy, A friend gave it to me , it was made from pressed metal with pressed metal sides that soon fell off. Then the pins that held it together gave way. I can't remember exactly how but I know I repaired them. I kept that old knife on me for a couple of years. I used it all the time for the myriad of things that a pocket knife does well. A prized position for a 11 year old. I know the age because I know where I was living at the time. That was over 60 years ago. Sadly i dropped it on a long pier over the sea and it fell through the cracks in the boards and was lost. The water was deep. Watching your video account of the grist mill made me think back to using that knife. It is surprising how clearly events like this are retained in the mind. You are right about old tools too. I particularly like the second hand tools I have accumulated that have names on them, sometimes more than one name. These human connections make a tool special. Spirits from the past that live on.

@kylemanausa2315 Год назад

Such a neat story! Thank you for sharing this!

@JacobShepherdEngineer Год назад

Great story! I love that pieces of our past and history are being preserved. There is so much we can learn from reflecting on how people used to live and why they did things.

@bconiswhattheycallme Год назад

How well does water lubricate? I’ve always wondered how it compares to oil/ grease

@waynespyker5731 Год назад

Great point, one would think the gearing would have oxidized from rust.

@vawterb Год назад

Thank you for this great story! It brought to mind a pocket knife I have lost. It also brought to mind all the toys my dad made for me as a five year old boy with his hand tools!

@tryonco Год назад

And I must say, and although I am a young 69, you have a “grandfatherly” wise way of always reminding us of this heritage. Thank you.

@MichaelVLang Год назад

Thank you for sharing this wonderful story. I try to visit at least one living or non-living remnant of the history of US industry when I make a long roadtrip for a vacation. I agree there is a mysticism to this, you can feel it in your bones. This sounds like a great candidate for a visit.

@garretthayes5859 Год назад

Maybe the most touching EC episode to date.

@Z-Bart Год назад

Awesome story. Thanks for sharing.

@stucorbett7905 Год назад

Great story Scott. I've inherited some great hand tools from my dad when he died and I was just a 13 yr old. Now I have a professional shop where I keep some on the walls, and some in the tool drawers. They get used everyday. All made in America. Thanks for the post, from Montana.

@AVSMedical1 Год назад

What a great story, thank you. You are absolutely right about our family histories. So many times I wish I had sat down with my parents, and especially my grandparents to learn more about their lives. It struck me during your video that you really are the Paul Harvey of RU-vid(meant in the kind as possible way)

@vitesseguy Год назад

A fantastic story, wonderfully told. What a treat! Thanks for sharing.

@northwestWW Год назад

I got choked up about that story . What a great tale.

@bcbloc02 Год назад

Ford did a lot for saving industry that otherwise would have been lost.

@diverdave4056 Год назад

...mmm and yet no photo of that pocket knife ????

@tc9148 Год назад

Such a wonderful story.

@solo.u1 Год назад

a story of real connection. Nothing better

@richbaumannsingersongwriter Год назад

I am moved by this wonderful story. Thank you.

@lonnywalsh Год назад

Fantastic story, by a gifted storyteller. Really made my day, thanks for sharing!

@tastemakerguidie 10 месяцев назад

there goes george washington ; armed

@sneakybohemiancreature2970 Год назад

.. eye wonder . . . retractable magnetic retriever . . . Norman Rockwell [ touching good Ole days ] Thank you very much Be Well ~ ...

@andrewhobbs6962 Год назад

I'm not crying, you are.

@Phoeff99 Год назад

I grew up in Sudbury and spent many childhood days on the grounds of the Grist mill. Incredible memories.

@heartwormskillcats8357 Год назад

Read "The International Jew" by Henry Ford.

@tahoejoe109 Год назад

I already have, it was spot on.

@BowenOrg Год назад

NOW "THAT" IS THE TYPE OF STORIES THAT YOU LIKE TO HEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! SUGGESTION TO ALL YOU YOUNG KIDS OUT THERE: * Turn off the tv.... get off of your games... stop talking on the phone.... AND GO TALK TO YOUR PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND ASK THEM QUESTIONS ABOUT where they grew up, how they grew up, did they meet anyone famous etc etc etc THAT'S WHAT LIFE IS REALLY ABOUT.... TALKING! COMMUNICATING! AND PASSING ON THE STORIES OF THE PAST FROM ONE GENERATION TO THE NEXT! Amen Retired, Veteran

@BruceS42 Год назад

Wow, Scott, you are *such* a good storyteller! I always enjoy your videos demonstrating some of your broad skillset, or Cy's even broader skillset. But there's something special about your storytelling videos. You put us right there, even when *you* weren't there! The old man got back his pocket knife, lost when he was a boy, in return for his story. I hope you get good value for yours.

@mayhemmayo Год назад

THANK YOU KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK !

@robertapreston4200 Год назад

Your stories are so real. Thx

@kenbrundage5528 Год назад

The Colvin Run Mill restored by Fairfax County, VA. was built about 1800 to Oliver Evan's design. Open to the public: about 20 mi. from Washington D. C. I was the first employee there about 1965.

@JohnTBlock Месяц назад

Huh. I wonder how much the gunk at the bottom of that water trench preserved that pocket-knife? 80 some years, it should have rusted away to nothing!

@edensfamilyadventures2714 4 месяца назад

We are building a reproduction water powered grist mill in Pottsville, AR between 2025-2027. We want to preserve history for future generations to see and learn about. Thank you for your inspiring story today and all of it's great details. God bless you Sir.

@RichardMerrill3Hawk Год назад

Thank you for this story, for your love of work, of craft, and tools. There is an Arabic word, baraka, which means something like spirit or soul, that I have heard applied to tools that have been passed down through a family or a community. An old hammer whose handle is polished by generations of hands has the spirit of those who worked with it, and if you are aware of those kinds of things, and take a moment to feel it, you will feel the baraka of those who used the tool before you. The story is beautiful, and I am grateful to find someone like yourself who goes beyond the how-to of work and craft and sees the human connections in our work that make it beautiful and honorable and the continuation of a long history.

@CleaveMountaineering Год назад

Doesn't get any better than this, thanks for sharing. Great message to us all. I suppose if the kid had told his dad, he would have been able to retrieve the knife just as easily. For more water powered milling fun, look up Justin at Metcalf Mills on youtube.

@brianteunessen85 Год назад

Mr.Tripp's job seems like the best job I can think of. Very cool , thank you for sharing!

@frankenz66 Год назад

My Great Uncle owned a water powered mill back in the 1870's and 80's in Arkansas Ozarks. Unfortunately, a son in law and another two workers were killed in mill dust explosion 💥

@jk3dad Год назад

I had a teacher back in the mid 70's that had survived a flour mill explosion. A couple of boys had snuck into the mill and lit a match for a cigarette and caused the flour dust to explode, killing them and a few workers. The teacher was fortunate that he was in a hallway and was blown clear. He suffered a few burns.

@frankenz66 Год назад

@@jk3dad Aw wow, sometime blasts throw you away to safety rather toward some danger. Grain elevators blow every once in awhile too.

@jk3dad Год назад

@frankenz66 the guy he was walking with wasn't so lucky and succumbed to injuries he suffered. Sad !