The Hmong Blacksmith - Luang Prabang Laos | Now in Lao 2020 

Mate that vid was extra special. Had a smile on the dial the whole time. These vids help me keep focused on what is to come after these trying times pass. Working my arse off in aus atm and haven’t seen my wife and stepdaughter living in Pakse for over a year now. Keep the vids coming. Cheers Craig. 👍

Thank you for visiting the Hmong village. So good to see my own people.

Awww...the little girl tells the little boy, be careful the white man might steal you at 24 minutes....just melts me heart. Thnak you for sharing, this makes me want to visit Laos and see Hmong people. So humbling to see them.

That elderly Hmong Knife maker reminds me so much of my dad. A blacksmith and looks just like my dad... 😥

Great little village,beautiful people and kids,as always.The Covid 19 had a huge impact on these poor people as,Todd respectfully acknowledged. Todd picked up a very special item,in that hand-made ,full day, crafted knife. Wonderful to witness an old Hmong Blacksmith tradition .No fancy tools there to craft it . Thanks Todd......Kenno...West Aust

Those Hmong knives are super scary. It’s so sharp I’m scared to use the one my dad recently made for me. Thank you for visiting the Hmong village and supporting by purchasing authentic items! Much love!

I'm super jealous. Gotta make it out to Laos one of these years.

Another fantastic video Todd. You capture the people and their culture so well. What I like most about you is that you obviously have a big heart, you treat all the people you meet with respect. The fact that you try to speak their language is an act of utmost respect. I like that Respect is something we are missing here in the USA at present.

Nice that you visit my Hmongs people. You 2 should taste our foods...😊 The metal knife are very strong and good quality. 10 u.s is cheap. In the u.s is about 150 u.s

the fiddle player was awesome, thanks for sharing

Your hmong is getting better Let me help with a little pronunciation: Not the correct spelling but just for pronouncing purposes. Nyo zone = hello Oo-ua. Chow = thank you Zone shia = happy She chee dua = goodbye, you see again The hmong black smith making our infamous hmong knife, very unique in style and shape. That knife will bring you much luck with it’s usefulness. Little girl at 24:08 says, “you guys watch, the American guy is going to kidnap you..”. 😂 Another great video, mate!

Best knives ever! Use it almost on a daily.

I missed Laos! Thank you for sharing your awesome video! Love it!!

Me too. I'm one of this special group that God so loves his people who are Hmong. Thank you for filming their lifestyles so the world can see to appreciate their existence. Many thanks 🙏 to you, sir ...

Thanks again mate. You have proved to me again what an old sook i am.

Yes that was special, kids shake hands amazing, ohhhh love the knife too , your really showing us some great places and people , thanks Todd and neene

Enjoyed this video, one of your nicest to watch.

Omg I want a home made knife too from them. I like their knives. Have a few at home.

Wow, Todd....that is some quality knife he got there. We pay like $50-$60 bucks in USA for that. That knife going to last you a lifetime if you take good care of it. Great video, happy you go to Hmong Village. You're gonna get new subscribers/expand your subscribers too. So interesting videos.

Thank you for visiting my hmong people. The knife will last. Again, thank you for sharing the love.

So good to see my hmong people and the little girl at 24 min is so cute and wow what a good price for a hmong knife.

I love this video! My father-in-law was a black smith before the Vietnam war. My husband told me they buried a lot of precious metal knife under their house when they fled Laos. I will never complain about buying a $25 dollar Hmong knife ever again! It’s hard labor.

I visited that Hmong village back in 2013 and remembered having a conversation with that older Hmong lady towards the end of the video. Yes, she is super sweet. I am Hmong myself so that trip meant a lot to me. Thanks for this video, it brought back some good memories.

Those falls and pools are awesome!

19:12 "that's me and you". imagine this boy stumble onto this video when he grows up. Lol

My Hmong people.....🥰🥰🥰

Happy you bought a Hmong Knife! Those things are hefty knives!

Great vlog of the blacksmith.When we see this I think of the place we come from near Richmond, Va. Jamestown. The blacksmiths of old Jamestown operated the same way as present day Hmong. Well done my friend. Harriet and Jim Richmond, Va.

Good quality hmong knife. They are very versatile.

Even Paul Hogan would approve of that knife. 😂 Such a beautiful location there. We’ll have to do a road-trip when things get back to normal.

you guys are a great couple,, she takes care of you and you take care of her, very beautiful couple .

I love those knives! I got me a few of them. We use them daily for cooking and cutting up larger chunks of meat.

Reminds me of how Lao was when I was first there in 1999 the locals were so happy just because you wanted to come to their country tourism had just opened up then and the Lao people had such warmth and love that it is still my no 1 favourite country but I do tear up when I see the negative effects of mass tourism

I was in laos twice last year. Can't wait to come back.

Really enjoy seeing the villages. I also spotted the Carlsberg girl at the end of you video.

Really nice video......so nice to to see the blacksmith and the traditional crafts and handiwork. The falls were really amazing too. 👍👍😁

Great videos

Kiangsu falls looks like another world , Bears Wow ! - the knife & the process is amazing - good video again 🇦🇺🙏👍🍺

Great video.... great for people watching.. Thanks mate !

Amazing how strong the human spirit is.

This was lovely. I was so pleased to see the old musician. He is usually at the night market and I wondered how he was managing with the lack of tourists. So happy to see he is OK. We have visited the Hmong village many times so it was interesting to see it with no tourists and wonderful you could spend some money there. It would be difficult for them. A tip for anyone planning to go, visit on your way to Tad Kwuang Xi as it is quite early on. And the bears are fed around 11.00 if I remember correctly so they are quite playful at that time. Particularly if it is hotter.

Just saw this video now and I caught the part where the elderly lady brought out a photo of herself when she was a big younger. Unbeknownst to the traveler, the reason why they do that is to try to reach out to their distant family. Hopefully, someone will come across your video one day and recognize her from her photo because she is unrecognizable in her old age.

Now that was a Nauif!!🙂🙃🙂❤

Much love to you good sir for the exposure of the hmoob people and the culture.

another great little find mate...interesting seeing the blacksmith work

A great video Todd, like to have seen more of the bears, but the Hmong village was wonderful. Also thanks for the mention ha ha. Cheers mate.

I love the old way of life in the villages, so simple but happy. I have found some great tools traveling in the villages of Thailand. Keep the great videos coming.

Great video Todd , 👍👍⁉️ Mr No Pants was funny 😄 Stalking you 😂😂😂😂🤔

the musician at the beginning is amazing

she was a very happy person

I seriously got to get to Laos one of these days. Maybe next time I go to Thailand whenever the covid is over here in Canada and I can fly in a plane again instead of riding on the back of the Canada Geese as they pass by. I'll stop in and buy you a beer wherever you might be at the time.

Yeah Todd,,you were right. I was gonna love this one. What an interesting instrument that old guy played,,amazing the sounds that come from a simple instrument like that. His eye did look very painful though. As a dabbler, I truly appreciate the trade of blacksmithing. It's hard at any age let alone 70. I have a friend that made Damascus steel with over 500,000 folds. He has an old ,small pneumatic hammer. The most folds I've made is about 1200,, by hand , no pneumatic hammer . I've made hinges and brackets, simple stuff. I've made a few knives,,but not many. Most modern Smith's use big power tools to help them along. There is an English kid on here that I watch regularly called Alex Steele. Pretty interesting! I loved that nice grandma,,she was a sweet lady. Made some interesting stuff around there. The wife shopping began at the bear center. Lol both pretty women. I love bears,,are those bears native to S.E.Asia or Lao only.they look like bears I've seen from India. Usually I go down to Yellowstone park at least once a year to try to see Grizzlies,,but not this year. 2 weeks ago a father and son got torn up by a pissed off mama grizz. They were elk hunting,,so they had guns and they managed to kill her. I'm hoping the Cubs got captured or were old enough, past 2 , so they might have a chance to survive. The U.S. has had 100,000 plus cases of covid each of the last 2 days. Probably from breathing shitty air at election events. New record highs while trump claims it's been stopped and the numbers are falling. More utter horseshit on his part,,like usual. Around 1000 a day in Montana. Thanks for the awesome video Todd,,much appreciated. You and Neenee take care of yourselves,,Ttyl,,,Marlon

Lovely people!

Wow.... beautiful video. I have never seen how our Hmong knives are made. Thank you so much for sharing!

Thanks 🙏 guys for great sharing beautiful and gorgeous waterfall ...👍😀😳

OMG, just discovered your channel. Love how you travel to some of the Hmong villages. I don’t remember much but it’s good to know and kind of sad how to see how they live.

What stories the musian could tell of his life nice vid Todd

The kids smiles, priceless. My fav vid so far Toddy. I'm 42, lotsa travel left in me I hope.. your gettin real good at this gig Todd, Quentin Tarantino like bruvva

That's a nice blade specially getting from the source itself. I like to get one but it needs to o be original as well nice blade and enjoy it

You make the best videos, you always makes me smile 😃 please make 1000 more ❤️❤️❤️

Real old fashioned blacksmithing. This is way cool. Thanks you guys for this video. Keep at it. Out.

what a fun side trip....and you didn't even lose the wife shopping ;) I would have left with at least one knife also.....thanks for sharing brother

That's pretty awesome. Its hard to come by real authentic hmong knives nowadays.

Loved the Video pal. Great to see my own people doing their thing.

hi, just found you,very good vlogs,best wishes from London ,uk.

👍 awesome

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That’s super cheap for a good quality knife! And the locksmith is amazing for his age! Thanks for sharing your video!

18:46 "Txhob noj noj tes maj." Or in English, "stop biting your hand."

So this is where u got the infamous knife 😊 Great episode Todd I think u need a fiddle to So u can play in the band What’s that Aussie saying that Paul hogan started ? “ now there’s a knife !” It was odd seeing kids shaking hands with u

These type videos ...story telling videos with SPECIFIC ANCIENT LOCAL culture, RARE HARD TO FIND SKILLS & local ancient crafts R up my alley... (15secsAdsTempurpedic,investorplacefinancial2,01minsAds)

Nyob zoo, Great video my friend.

Those little girls so cute....enjoy watching your video. I will come to buy those hmong knife after the pandemic. Thanks for support the Hmong family.

Very interesting, love your documentary

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Wow great video ! Thanks for sharing ..

Very nice score on the knife! Great video!!

I understand the need for the travel restrictions, but lift them already! These places look super interesting.

I love that you take the time to showcase the local crafts like blacksmithing, etc. I'm guessing from watching a few of your videos that you understand quite a lot of what the Lao people are saying but you don't speak much yourself?

Great video🥰🙏🙏🙏

Awesome vid

I'm rapidly falling in love with Laos Todd.

Plz do more show of my hmong ppl how they live thanks 👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏

Missing Luangprabang xx💝💞💗

Didn’t realise that the ads had to be watched for payment to be made. New subscriber to your channel and enjoying very much, will allow the ads to run as a thank you for your efforts. On a personal note can I ask when you left Australia and have you reached retirement yet !

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at 9:06 the lady's voice said, "they said there is a virus but Americans are coming back." It means they are elated to see tourists again.

His anvil looks like it's an old 155 mm artillery shell that either wasn't fired or was a dud. Front end cut off and the explosives sweated out.

Nothing chops up roast pork like a sharp hmong knife!

Hi Todd. Can you Do me a favour? I saw interested your video walking in a garden for months, could you show the trees to which fruit belongs? Please 🙏🏻 I only know how Bananatrees look like. Hmmm, getting hungry... Good Video again, have fun with your knife (cutting fruits? 😉)

24:22 little boy w/knot bump on his head had too much fun (15secsAdsnerdwallet,;cars30secsAds)

Communist (Russian) transport truck leaf spring. I heard that commie spring steel is some of the best steel alloy ever made.

24:08 The little girl holding the fruit said to the little boy in the Spider-Man shirt to be careful before the American kidnap you, which she was referring to you lol.

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The end was priceless:)

I have like 4 of those hmong knives at home lol, use em for butchering animals and cutting sticks. Anyways I like your youtube channel and the content you produce!

"mr no pants!!! 😂🤣😂🤣 not much air time for u" hahhhhh

keep up the great videos.. who wants to learn some hmong. "Nyob Zoo" hello

😆the little girl said “look! The American is going to capture you!” To the little boy with no pants!

Tourism dollar (kip) must help the village. I'm sure they're shooed away at night.