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In the French Basque village of Larressore, the same family has been making the makhila for six generations. This traditional Basque walking stick is made with wood from medlar trees, which is then adorned with engraved metal and has a spike hidden under its knob: the stick can also be used for self-defence. From Charles de Gaulle to Pope Jean-Paul II and Charlie Chaplin, all the great men of the world have received a makhila. "You are here" takes you to discover this pillar of Basque culture.
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@duaneho555 3 года назад

The old school ones are so much nicer than the modern ones.

@Souls2009 3 года назад

As per most things it would seem

@omarkharnivall2439 3 года назад

And thats why they alotted much more time documenting the original way

@duaneho555 3 года назад

@Yokai369 just my opinion. They look like something I’d want to carry.

@beyondtheautumns 3 года назад

The new school craftsman still gives them the same reverence, and that's beautiful in its own way.

@moazamkhan 3 года назад

Maybe someone in the future will say the same thing

@thugnificentone9854 3 года назад

Once you print out and use man made materials like carbon fiber it just becomes another toy you bought. The one of a kind craftsmanship plus years for the wood to mature adds something special to the piece that makes you want to care for it more.

3 года назад

LOL you gullible dunce.

@BobBob-oe9uf 3 года назад

@ Nope, he and others who commented the same are right. You're just an edgelord.

@CaptainFrankHawks 3 года назад

Personaly the more traditional has a deeper beauty that the more modern fails to capture.

@sebastianstewart6894 3 года назад

Modern=cyberpunk traditional= steam punk.

@kuramakuramagolden5298 3 года назад

@@sebastianstewart6894 one way to put it

@GuildofGentlemen 3 года назад

That seems to be a reoccurring theme in life.

@lalli8152 3 года назад

Yeah looks kinda sterile, and soulless. Thats i guess true to any hand made object from organic materials vs modern machined synthetic counterpart.

@saltymcsaltface 3 года назад

@@lalli8152 or millenials for that matter

@madarauchiha919 5 лет назад

I like the old one.has more character.

@asotpan 3 года назад

As bladesmith I have just completed making a sword cane. Making a 24" blade is quite an exercise, particularly the heat treatment to harden the steel which tends to warp and twist in the quench. If you find a sword cane with a perfectly straight blade give a thought to the craftsman who made it ....he certainly knew his craft.

@carloko08 3 года назад

pero esto es diferente, tio, esto es un baston de camino vasco, es algo de la tradicion de ese pais, es como los zuecos en Holanda o el sombrero de vaquero en yankilandia, dentro de esa tradicion y forma este baston vasco solo lleva un punzon como arma de ataque, NO ES UN SWORD CANE como tu dices, un sword cane ES OTRA COSA, Y NO ES TRADICION VASCA, igual un sword cane es muy util y seria bueno tener uno, pero este baston, MAKILA, tiene solo un punzon, y esa es la tradicion vasca

@asotpan 3 года назад

@@carloko08 Buenos Noches Senior, I apologize for my lack of Spanish as I would love to know what your reply is to my comment. Unfortunately I live in a p,ace where Spanish is not spoken and I know of no one who speaks Spanish.

@carloko08 3 года назад

@@asotpan google traslator, tio, es muy facil de usar no te preocupes ;)

@Yarblocosifilitico 3 года назад

@@asotpan don't worry, the comment doesn't make much sense

@africanelectron751 3 года назад

Have seen enormous shafts being heat related, many meters long and mayby 80cm in diameter, the amount of work that goes in that is allso impressive but I was told that the metal has to be bought to temperature verry slowly and allowed to cool verry slowly several times before it is actually quenched in order to relive internal stresses that cause warping. all second hand info hope you share your work on RU-vid I Will look after posting.

@virulentstalker9014 5 лет назад

"Give me your money old man!" "Give me your life!" *Impales robber with a stick*

@blargkliggle1121 5 лет назад

It would be a little more awkward than that since it's got a lot of threads on the screw, and it doesn't have a large enough pommel to end someone rightly.

@lambchop58 5 лет назад

@@blargkliggle1121 well... throw your pipe or tobacco pouch to end him rightly, lol. love the skallagrim pomel joke

@RabidlyTaboo 3 года назад

mankinds evolution has been one long journey towards making pointy metal go farther and faster.

@bobcostas6272 3 года назад

Call the ambulance.... for you!

@bobcostas6272 3 года назад

@@blargkliggle1121 Lindybeige is that you?

@justdoingitjim7095 3 года назад

As a Master Carpenter it's obvious that I'd prefer the old style wooden sticks. Wood has a soul, aluminum and carbon fiber doesn't!

@zakofrx 3 года назад

Same with hand made.. Every tiny bit of work will be imperfect and therfore one of a kind..

@nicholasneyhart396 3 года назад

Aluminum can look great if worked well. But I prefer wood and metal over carbon fiber and plastic.

@samanthasimental3788 5 лет назад

No comparison. The traditional one wins hands down.

@Jaspev 5 лет назад

"We take pride in working with the sticks our ancestors made" **BANG BANG BANG**

@Cosmopolitm 5 лет назад

Basque Country is a beautiful place, dived between France and Spain

@loub1105 5 лет назад

Handcrafted over technology- Every time! Tradition matters.

@princecuddle 5 лет назад

Use of aluminum is nice and then diamond tip automated engraver also nice but use of color makes me want to puke.

@Fede_uyz 5 лет назад

As someone from a basque family, its Humbling to learn about this beautiful country and traditions which led to my existance. one day i will visit it

@Max-lf4br 5 лет назад

kinda wana buy one for my grandparents just to start a family heirloom

@hysterical5408 2 года назад

I like the traditional one, and I like the new, space age one. They're both beautiful in their own way.

@calebbridges2597 5 лет назад

I've always had an appreciation for simple trades like this beautiful

@sonofbr 3 года назад

Simple? So what do you do that makes this simple in comparison?

@j.f.l.bousquet1998 5 лет назад

Damn... I have one of those in my house, it was from my grandpa. I had no idea it was called a makhila. I need to fix it!

@carloko08 3 года назад

jajajaj que terrible, sabes hablar ingles y escribirlo, y dedicaste para ello innumerables horas en el cole y de tu propia voluntad, PERO NO SABIAS QUE EL BASTONCILLO AQUEL SE LLAMABA MAKILA, Y ESO QUE ERA DE TU ABUELO, gran apego a las costumbres de tu pueblo y un enorme conocimiento de quien eres tienes tu

@eddiemarohl5789 3 года назад

@@carloko08 No es inglés, es un idioma completamente diferente. Los trabajadores están siendo traducidos en el video. La mayoría de los angloparlantes lo llamarían bastón. Como un Ford es un coche, un Makhila es un bastón.

@roxrequiem2935 3 года назад

When they said the 2nd craftsman was diverging from tradition I did not expect him to make a clown off of such an ancient art. Its like his heart is in the right place but nearly everything he's done is screw up.

@AramakiMakisan 3 года назад

Especially after the old man talks about the canes they make today were harvested by his grandfather.

@alessandrofirmani700 3 года назад

Last guys managed to transform a tradition into a glorified plastic stick

@keithlapere7650 5 лет назад

Sorry but you can't beat hand made. Each one will be unique and one of a kind. Not mass produced.

@PatPatych 5 лет назад

@@Rudovu So, digital drawings, videogames, digital music, or literally any printed book are not an art now? Ok.

@PatPatych 5 лет назад

@@Rudovu Cane design still requires a lot of work, skill and expression. Yes, the fact that it's not one-of-a-kind anymore, kinda devalues it, but it's still an art piece and no different from a videogame in that sense.

@fyodorkaramazov2136 5 лет назад

Who told you it's not one-of-a-kind anymore ? He can draw a new pattern for the digital engraver for each model.

@Ukudus 5 лет назад

@@fyodorkaramazov2136 and save the art for the next costumer

@forcesightknight 3 года назад

The new ones look like they made them out of pool que (spelling?, my spell checker isn't getting that one)

@justdoingitjim7095 3 года назад

It's spelled "cue" and you're right! I preferred wooden cue sticks over carbon fiber when shooting billiards and I'd prefer a wooden walking stick over a modern one!

@user-sb3ux7ku6j 4 года назад

Makhila... in Euskera (Basque language..) this means "Gives death.." (e)mak = gives... Hila = the death... (E)mak-hila.... gives the death....by phonetic contraction the (e) disappeared... it's still (makhila..)...

@mauriceupton1474 3 года назад

That's interesting, I read that Euskera has no other known root languages. It's all by itself. Basque peoples are 40% RH negative blood type.

@acain6803 3 года назад

@@mauriceupton1474 I've read that it's closest to ancient greek

@Yarblocosifilitico 3 года назад

@@mauriceupton1474 yep that's fascinating. I recommend Robert Sepehr's videos about the topic

@imissmydeadcat.74 3 года назад

i literally am the physical incarnation of the concept of things making sense. i say no. think about it. GLORBOZORBTORPULON!!!!!!!!!! ZYTSENDEN KLORKOBORNDO KLEMDOVONTONO!!!!!!!!!!!

@asierurteaga1227 3 года назад

@@acain6803 Nope isent even indoeuropean, as Iberian, Pictish or Etruscan who where more probable lenguages related with basque. Anyways, is indigenous of the actual lands, most of place names between Garona and Ebro rivers have basque origin in all lenguages, both rivers inclouded.

@alkinurdotran1053 3 года назад

that last guy is totally ruining it

@rasmusn.e.m1064 5 лет назад

Beautiful video, but I sort of lost focus when the end quote was literally about disciplining pupils xD

@adrianrubi5012 3 года назад

I like the modern ones.

@georgedeedsnotwords2162 5 лет назад

The craftsmanship is wounder full . The fact that its all hand made is what makes it so lovely . A machine cant express the love involved in hand making something for someone .

@catxnc 3 года назад

I prefer the modern version - very sleek.

@mickspriggs7894 4 года назад

The craftmanship in both is outstanding, but the modern version has no soul!

@tomk.williams1186 5 лет назад

If you ever see a old French man unscrewing the top of his walking stick ..... *RUN!*

@robertsroberts1688 5 лет назад

Tom k.williams basque

@jadelee6555 3 года назад

There's just something effervescent about the traditional methods of artisan craftsmanship that simply cannot be replicated with modern technology

@bignasty389 3 года назад

...fizzy and carbonated?

@jamesaritchie1 7 лет назад

I've know about these walking sticks for along time, but never could justify the expense. Now that I'm older, however, it looks like the perfect thing to buy. But not one of those cheap, ugly sticks made of aluminum and carbon fiber, and then painted with colors so ugly they make you want to cut out your eyes.

@janiwallin482 5 лет назад

Yes, the last moments were scrambling horror

@grappaduraone 5 лет назад

Agreed. The modern ones seem to miss the whole point. The traditional stick is timeless in style, function and method of production.

@taitano12 5 лет назад

Indeed to all of you. The guy in Spain was on the right track, what with representing the area, but he lost all credibility in my opinion with the garish nonsense in the last few seconds. On track, but missed the whole point of... Well, the point of the very concept of art, tradition and artistic tradition and integrity.

@TheGrenadier97 5 лет назад

Amazing! Never heard of. I'm a young man, but this makes me want to walk around with a stick like this.

@boomerhgt 3 года назад

This is a weapon though it would be illegal in many countries

@eddiemarohl5789 3 года назад

@@boomerhgt so is any other cane. it's a stick with a big metal knob at the end of it first and foremost.

@Artyomthewalrus 3 года назад

@@eddiemarohl5789 But the hidden pointy bit makes it a "concealed weapon" in most countries. Whereas a regular walking stick with a heavy knob may still be a decent weapon, but you can easily argue it's just a fancy walking stick and get away with using it.

@eddiemarohl5789 3 года назад

@@Artyomthewalrus Same with the walking stick/cane in question. What normal person is going to know that there's a spike underneath the handle. It's just a fancy cane or walking stick for most people.

@oedhelsetren 3 года назад

Those modern ones are an eyesore.

@ZionLion44 7 лет назад

I'm not one to scoff at computer design or say something is inferior in general, but something so rooted to tradition, area and culture is so beautiful......why ruin it with aluminum and machinery? The makhila is the literal physical embodiment of nature saying "you take care of me, I'll take care of you." I wouldn't ruin it with carbon fiber and Kevlar which....have been proven to be inferior time and time again when compared to natural fibers in durability and strength, like with the Mongolian bow experiment n such. If anyone would like to send me one...ill be over here geeking about how gorgeous they are.

@musamor75 7 лет назад

I don't say this very often, because most comments are just paltry hallucinatory stuff, but you've taken the very words out of my mouth. I'm lucky enough to have worked in a quarter in the heart of Paris, where master craftsmen carried out some of the finest known furniture to mankind for nearly five hundred years. The very minute computers set in ... it's dead forever. Nothing in this world can replace the human hand or eye. It's pure folly, and it's an insult to everything beautiful created by Man over the last ten millennia.

@veidorje1681 6 лет назад

makhila was originally made of the wood of lemon tree dried naturally in dark places away from the sun all though most of them vanished pyrénées once had a large population of bears (that's explains the hidden sharp point at the end of it)

@manta1969manta 6 лет назад

VEI DORJE bears?))) What size this bears? Like a hamster? )))

@lkhamchimegbaatarhuu1068 6 лет назад

Im from Mongolia and i seem to cant find any bows , only toys and souveniers but i found some hunting bows

@piperbarlow1672 5 лет назад

Traditions must adapt with culture. I think it honors the old while showcasing the new. This is a new age we live in, and we're forming new tradition.

@jordanezell5132 Месяц назад

I think Pantxoa should make something that has the best of both worlds: a makila with traditional metal work and a carbon fiber shaft.

@richardc6269 5 лет назад

Never make the mistake of comparing the old ways of doing things with new ideas. There is beauty in both.

@francisyoung3584 3 года назад

You'll never get on an airplane with one of those. Security knows what they are.

@LetoZeth 5 лет назад

Ugh.. The modern version looks like garbage.

@SaintHanger 5 лет назад

LetoZeth disgraceful

@rz7804 5 лет назад

Even from an artist perspective it looks like a piece of trash you would find at a rave.

@WeirdPros 5 лет назад

Honestly, I was fine with the modern material version. But then they made it into "contemporary art" (read: garbage)

@j.f.l.bousquet1998 5 лет назад

Agreed... they look awful.

@broman2084 5 лет назад

the first the showed was fine (the one with the swirly middle) but the rest looked rubbish not the from an ergonomic standpoint but from an aesthetic standpoint

@WeirdPros 5 лет назад

I'm beyond jealous of the Basques. So much history, completely apart and their own.

@boomerhgt 3 года назад

Nonsense every area has unique history

@jeffhildreth9244 3 года назад

@@boomerhgt Not like the Basques.

@dogman0711 5 лет назад

Beautiful....love the craftsmanship.

@SedDelMar 3 года назад

Incomparable! Beautiful.

@_Zabbor_ 5 лет назад

so many people are talking crap about the newer once, i think they look nice, black and silver fit well together, you don't have to get them painted

@brianmccutcheon5481 6 лет назад

Beautiful. Lot of intricate work in this

@Phlegethon 5 лет назад

So prestigious

@thetwotravelers546 3 года назад

Those new ones look like tourists sticks, give me the real deal.

@bobcostas6272 3 года назад

RU-vid refuses to stop recommending this to me so im just watching it so it goes away. Neat walking canes though

@freqeist 5 лет назад

i make shillelagh`s from Blackthorn, this is interesting..I thought out two year seasoning was time consuming!

@scottnewton9370 3 года назад

I once watched a film called the field . I knew the power of Irish sticks then .

@josiahtheblacksmith467 3 года назад

Might be a difference in wood species, blackthorn is quite dense as it is. I'm glad people are keeping traditions alive

@DeathtoRaiden1 5 лет назад

"It's beautiful" *X DOUBT*

@silencia08 5 лет назад

The 3d printed ones looks soulless.

@driverman269 7 лет назад

I'd like to purchase one of these!

@eddiemarohl5789 3 года назад

same

@VondaInWonderland Год назад

These are absolutely incredible ❤

@sleepup7931 5 лет назад

the last guy's makhila looks horrible and you can see no love or time was put into his creations, just bam bam bring the money......

@NSixtyFour 5 лет назад

Lol 6:09😂

@SaintHanger 5 лет назад

For all that “aerospace and technology” they fit at the ends, the wood itself looks like it was painted by preschoolers. I’m all for modernization... WHEN IT PRODUCES RESULTS RESPECTFUL TO THE CRAFT!!!

@johnsmith-zv1lo 5 лет назад

300 euros for the cheapest brass ones, 700 euros for the silver ones.

@Sdnaurs 3 года назад

I thought it was a massive silver joint on the thumbnail.

@josiahtheblacksmith467 3 года назад

Cane spear, I can get behind that. I love the traditions from around the world. I much prefer the traditional makhila.

@howey935 5 лет назад

I have a sword stick but mine is english from the 1880s. Id had it for about 4 years before i even knew it was a sword stick as i bought it from a car boot sale for £2:50 so i got a bargain.

@boogiespadina8375 3 года назад

Imma get one

@EDGY12345 7 лет назад

how can one buy these sticks?

@ComboMon- 5 лет назад

Just need to add a silver tip and you've got another strigoi disposer at hand

@blakelowrey9620 3 года назад

Dang I want one

@robertarnold3358 3 года назад

I would like one. I often walk with a cane due to legal blindness and balance issues. How might I get one?

@williammorales8204 3 года назад

It's sad that the last guy doesn't really get that his can be mass produced in china, while the craftsmanship of the wood one is a one of a kind. and every branch is unique.

@francesquinn-escott744 3 года назад

Whilst valuing the heritage of the past, I like the innovative direction including colour and computer etching for a finer and more detailed etching process. Aluminium being preferred due to local industry along with carbon fibre for strength and durability. Good to see craftsmanship is still at work on 21century development of heritage pieces.

@chad7210 5 лет назад

Omg i cant wait to until i get old!!! gonna buy one of those sticks

@danieljhalab6775 3 года назад

you know you can buy one now and take it to formal occasions

@VTPSTTU 5 лет назад

I couldn't afford one of these, but they are beautiful. I would be happy with either kind. I'm glad I live in a place that isn't stupid enough to make them illegal. Any government that criminalizes self-defense is a government that doesn't deserve to survive.

@doderx 5 лет назад

we are watching you.

@l2a3sterling 7 лет назад

'why ruin it with aluminum and machinery' ... looks bulky

@whyFLASHi 7 месяцев назад

Need a link to this familys website

@sinkWad 3 года назад

You do realize that last quote you put on the screen was b/c he is talking about using is to BEAT people. Right?

@CannibalLecter 5 лет назад

06:04 There, see? It's beautiful. No, it really isn't. Let the craftsman do the work, not modern artists, eyugh.

@emanonymous 5 лет назад

lol that quote at the end is a bit out of context

@JayLeePoe 5 лет назад

sure does make me want to buy a cane though

@RaphaelMSan 5 лет назад

What people don't realize is that tradition isn't necessarily a static set of rules on how to craft or anything like that, it is still being done by the people of the region, things can change, you know? I don't think that the first makhilas shown on the video are made the same way the first ones were, back in the day. Haven't you heard that old guy saying he invented a new tool to carve up the trees quicker? There's nothing wrong with that kind of change, even the colored ones, being ugly or not, are still a display of local culture. Hell, he asked for PYRENEAN artists to paint them, so it isn't a "murdering" of tradition of any sorts, it is STILL the people of the region doing that to show a bit of basque culture.

@GlytcheD 5 лет назад

agreed

@Anriru 5 лет назад

Difference is first guy just improved the process of making them while other guy completely changed the concept (for worse imo)

@Spystreak 5 лет назад

I need that engraver for myself though.

@Traderjoe 6 лет назад

I wish I could get one

@MrJujitsu62 3 года назад

Beautiful !!! I'm sure very pricey !!

@varun009 2 года назад

Drying for 15 years is just ridiculous for something that small.

@randomname5585 3 года назад

this reminds me of the roman pila

@edwardchester1 5 лет назад

So are these legal to carry around all the time? It would be considered a concealed weapon here in the UK.

@2MeterLP 5 лет назад

its a sharp stick. If thats illegal having hands would be illegal too. You could use them to punch someone at any time!

@edwardchester1 5 лет назад

@@2MeterLP Are you blind and deaf? The video clearly shows and describes how the end is sharpened metal, the handle conceals a blade and that the whole thing is designed specifically to be a weapon. And yes, if you walk the streets here with a sharpened stick, you can be arrested for it. Carrying anything with the intent to harm and without reasonable justification for its use is illegal.

@buttgravey6719 5 лет назад

Wow man...you cant even have knifes? But the criminals have guns, I hope you guys take your country back...peacefully of course. Did you guys ever have a constitutional right to bear arms?

@edwardchester1 5 лет назад

@@buttgravey6719 You do realise that's the case throughout most of the world? The UK is more strict than most but most places have a basic "no weapons, and no knives unless it's for work" rule on knife carrying.

@buttgravey6719 5 лет назад

@@edwardchester1 I mean I knew, alot of countries did like Aussie. I didn't realize that it was so wide spread though..Best thing you can do is train martial arts. I just find it ludacris that as a people you dont have those rights to defend yourself or family. We live in weird times, security cameras on every street corner only catch the criminal after the crime has been commited.

@rathera7422 5 лет назад

Those sticks are gorgeous! Though on another note, is it just me or do I hear the notes from the Gears of War menu music?

@rsims6453 5 лет назад

lovely work, wont make it through the airport unless its in a checked bag though.

@joshnicholzon372 5 лет назад

0:51 - "We take pride in working with the sticks that our ancestors made" Proceeds to a worker smashing the stick against a table...

@user-en3lu2ct5k 5 лет назад

Interesting, might find its origin in Roman times vine staff, or centurion's staf. The British and Commonwealth armed forces still issue Pace stick, swagger stick and riding crop.

@samiamm5764 5 лет назад

Emeric Catudal Egyptians have something like this that goes back to, um, ancient Egypt. They call it a shoom

@drac1st 7 лет назад

I embrace modern technology but this is ware i would draw the line.

@gaiawillis 5 лет назад

yea this is ware i also draaahh the line thts just ill eagle

@deckiedeckie 5 лет назад

Nunca oi de ese baston.....never heard of it....

@donaldredline1538 5 лет назад

OK, this is 2 YRS. old. I did a search to see if I might find one to purchase. Could not find any thing.

@proletariatworker7622 5 лет назад

Somewhere around the five minute mark, this video pivoted from treasured works of excuisite craftsmanship to sex toys from Hell.

@bradleyholcombe6114 5 лет назад

I want one.

@d3athless415 5 лет назад

I wish I was cool enough to use a walking stick

@shivakallur7791 4 года назад

Stylist waking stick mumbai me kahan milega

@leroyjarvis5617 3 года назад

Not sure why so much angst with the modern ones. Could it be because the tree "naturally grew silver engraved collar and a spike, (sarcasm of course). Buy what you like. Personally I like the ones of wood but the innovation of the space age materials are nice also.

@BobBob-oe9uf 3 года назад

It's not angst. They are just hideous.

@williamjarvis3473 3 года назад

@@BobBob-oe9uf lol

@MrLoobu 3 года назад

That new one is super cool. Let me order one from China for 20 bucks

@steamhard 3 года назад

How would I go about buying one?

@Coastalman 5 лет назад

I notice you use fire to temper the wood maybe, could you explain?

@jeffhildreth9244 3 года назад

Fire to straighten the sticks, it does offer some tempering. Not unlike violin bow making.

@ISCREAMSODAsmr 3 года назад

This is the walking sticks I have been looking for! Any way to buy them via internet?

@tximino_baztanga 5 лет назад

I love how she pronounces "Bergara"

@Tragicide 5 лет назад

Is that what those parade ceptors are based on?

@alvarosabas6807 5 лет назад

Guys don´t know about that h on makhila, we´ve always said makila here in the basque country...

@jcristero2476 5 лет назад

It’s sad that many of the Basque diaspora have forgotten their traditions, my family included.

@Spystreak 5 лет назад

I should get one for my mom.

@elcatrinc1996 5 лет назад

i will buy one for my father

@jamesoncross7494 5 лет назад

How much? Where do you buy them?

@harveypost7799 3 года назад

Nugget casino ...Sparks, Nevada...

@jeffhildreth9244 3 года назад

Yup, I miss the Basque Bar. Gone.. what a shame. Our family has knew John Asquaga (sp) personally since the 50s. Lets toast with the Nevada State drink, Picon Punch.. A Basque favorite.. sadly as with the BAsque Bar.. Amer Picon is no more in the US.