10-14-2018, 01:42 PM
Being 68, I know I will not be able to spend the time to really learn several trades in depth. That is one reason I value videos like the traditional cooper. He not only demonstrates coopering, he discusses the trade. I find the same kind of trade discussion in this video with the late Allan Batty:
https://youtu.be/aDn-1c7C34s
In thirty five years of troubleshooting telephone circuits, I talked with innumerable customers. I found the conversations especially interesting with fellow trouble shooters. Whether we worked with telephone lines, tractors, or trucks, we developed a common set of troubleshooting thought processes. In these videos, whether the work is coopering, turning, or another trade, I find a fascinating commonality of craftsmanship and the importance of the work.
I remember one topic on the Tormek forum where the poster was ready "to bin" his Tormek because he had not mastered it the first day. The poster could learn things from Allan Batty, who worked from age fifteen to twenty one as an apprentice and another five years before he was finally considered at at twenty six to be a turner.
Ken
https://youtu.be/aDn-1c7C34s
In thirty five years of troubleshooting telephone circuits, I talked with innumerable customers. I found the conversations especially interesting with fellow trouble shooters. Whether we worked with telephone lines, tractors, or trucks, we developed a common set of troubleshooting thought processes. In these videos, whether the work is coopering, turning, or another trade, I find a fascinating commonality of craftsmanship and the importance of the work.
I remember one topic on the Tormek forum where the poster was ready "to bin" his Tormek because he had not mastered it the first day. The poster could learn things from Allan Batty, who worked from age fifteen to twenty one as an apprentice and another five years before he was finally considered at at twenty six to be a turner.
Ken