As an old C-130 engine and propeller mechanic who now enjoys woodworking, your channel was an absolute lottery win! Your skills and attention to detail are simply outstanding. Keep making props and videos and we will all keep tuning in!
It's so relaxing watching these props be made. For all of you with daughters and granddaughters have then watch these videos. They can do all kinds of wonderful things if they try. Think my favorite part it when you're cutting a big prop on the bandsaw. The control and ease you have especially near the hub is amazing. I like how the machinery is old school and has remained unchanged for so long.
You belong in the top ten of youtubes category of most satisfying video's on the web. I am a former furnituremaker and love your care and attention as the others do. Apart from that I was a bit startled by your fysical strength. I know wat mahogany weighs...! Wonderful !!
When the time allowes i’d love to hear you talk and explain more in your videos Great work and the skills put in to each project is showing that quality comes first. Ill bet there are some proud relatives watching you and the love of the work shines throu. 👍
Love the wood working and how you present it, the tour of the shop and introductions to all the family members was very good. Your a fast worker, I have learned a lot from how you do things. Keep up the good work and videos. Nice to see a very terminated LADY!
This must be such a rewarding feeling working with natural elements... even the glue is an ancient technology, if you can call it that. You must love it dearly... congratulations, and many years to go. I know now where to buy my next prop. Thanks !
the LSA interview was a great way to help get some traffic. Definitely subbing. Your video was really well made and enjoyable to watch. Looking forward to more :) Love to see some things still get hand made instead of everything done by CNC etc. Keep up the great work!
Alaina, your work is wonderful. You should have a symphony playing as background music for your video because making props the way you do is like a symphony in wood!
I hand carved a prop was no power tools once! it turned out beautiful but it was a tremendous amount of work. Even with the power tools there's an awful lot of work in detail and she is very skilled at what she does and more importantly looks like she enjoys it!
YOU GO GIRL LOVE WATCHING SKILLED PEOPLE WORK YOUR BUDDY FROM CANADA. O YA MY GRANDMOTHER WAS BORN IN DETROIT MANY YEARS AGO. WHEN THE CITY WAS BEAUTIFUL
After stumbling upon your interview with Experimental Aircraft, I came here to subscribe. Everything that Zeus said, I wanted to say. So this is just a Mega Ditto as they used to say. I liked your grandmother too. My background is forestry, so I have some idea of trying to produce clear hardwood. As I go through your videos I will be looking for things that relate to that. And I hope to learn whether you can use sapwood in a board, or all heartwood. You are such a fine crafter. Hugely impressive.
...I do custom woodwork, Alaina. I'm interested in the hazmat mask you wear while sanding. Because I wear glasses I haven't found one I can wear without fogging them up. What kind is the one you use ? Btw, great work !
I love the looks of wooden props!! Also that belt sander must have been your grandfathers? Its looks like its from the 50s very cool!. Where do we buy your t-shirts? Keep up the amazing work!.
If you handle thoses props most everyday you must be one tough lady.i.ve worked with lumber most of my life and know how heavy the props have to be then to have to handle them like you do on the bandsaw and sander..
Alayna, im not sure about the spelling of your name, please correct me😎 I want to thank you, it is nice to see you focus on your profession! I encourage you to continue & press on with your dedication. You are very unique, and deserve praise for what I would call (Artiste)🥀 SUBBED! I wish you a multitude of profit in your endeavors.
Hi there Culver Props. I was watching some of your videos and wondered what the average cost was for one of your handmade props? Ball park? Thanks, so amazing.
@@CulverProps Thanks I had no idea. Seems like a bargain for the amount of time, skill, and machinery. I just had a tree company charge me $1,200 for four hours of cutting and running bamboo through a chipper. And I got nothing to show for it LOL. Take care and keep up the great work> So much pride goes in to each prop and it shows.
I can't help feeling less coarse, finer tooth saw blades on the lathe would be just as quick, produce a smoother finish, be more accurate & leave less work to do to finish. As it is the blades are so coarse they are ripping off the trailing edge & creating a lot of hard hand finishing work. Nice to see craftsmanship is alive, craftswomanship doesn't seem to be in the dictionary, shame!
Great video - but that awful awful music so boring and repetitive. Why does music get added to so many videos? It usually adds nothing but annoyance to the subject. Other than that - once again great video.
I turn off the sound because the bandsaw blade needed to be changed and it sounded horrible! And I kinda liked the music. Lol but I understand what you mean. I am not very good at this stuff yet, but I will work on it.
And you should definitely be wearing eye protection. I know they get misted up, but sort out a protection solution that works. Maybe something with a powered air flow to keep the lenses clear.
I posted this same comment on the Experimental Aircraft Channel interview: I have to say that with the work she is doing I would not wear safety glasses. I run equipment at my shop as well. You learn that some equipment is very predictable in where it will throw chips, etc. Drills and her rotating sander are among this group. They are also way below eye level in the plane in which they throw stuff. Table saws when operated by hand (not her rotating saw lathe) require safety glasses because they throw chips in unpredictable directions. She needs to see very well and safety glasses are a pain for that. We have to remember that the purpose of personal protective equipment is to be a fallback in case your normal, safe, operating procedures fail. She is plenty safe and should not change a thing. 28 years and having no injury to her eyes is plenty of proof of this. I know many will disagree, but that is ok. The main reason companies overdo it on the safety equipment is not because of safety but because of trying to prevent lawsuits. That is another reason these skills are disappearing. A CNC machine won't sue you when something goes wrong.
