Great with English Wheel Dom. You made a comment that I tell folk who’ll listen.....crafts are dying out and the old codgers who used things like an English Wheel are too! My career at sea meant I had some time to be taught rope work with fancy knots etc and also ships in bottles....both build and repair. So watching you using your English Wheel was a real tonic for me. Well done. Keep the crafts alive!
When I apprenticed as a coach builder and worked building commercial vehicles in the sixties the panel beaters used these wheeling machines to make the domes for the front of lorries. Later I trained to be a panel beater on modern cars. Alway's wanted one if these machines. Great vid
You made a fair job of that. This takes me back to 1972 as an apprentice mechanic, I had to make a similar dome using 3 pieces of mild steel plate shaped using snips, the wooden mallet, and a leather sand bag. After brazing the 3 pieces together, the seems were filled with tinmans solder, then filed and sanded prior to painting my dome, all done as a test using hand tools.
As an old English wheeler of nearly fifty years ago on an Edwards when I was restoring various UK PVT cars which was my vocation. I find your videos very stimulating and you are a reat dedicated artisan and it is wonderful you are doing so much to promote interest in what could have been a dying art. Magic Dom Thanks a million!!!
Brilliant, I was an engineer learning all my skills as an apprentice and moved up the ranks to become a design engineer, I am now 77 but still like to play in my shed whenever I get the chance, it is a great shame, lads today do not get the same chance, as I am sure they would love it
You are so right about that I find it a pity that they got rid of shop classes in the schools… the youth of today has no way of learning trade skills unless they can learn from people like you or Dominic.
I think my favorite part of this video was the circle cutting tool. In many shops they would do it with a laser cutter, yet when you consider the whole process, this was probably just as fast and was as accurate as needed.
You can get stretchers and shrinkers with composite jaws that don't mark as much. I used to be an aircraft production sheet metal worker back in the 90's and used to use the wheel, stretchers, shrinkers etc to manufacture and shape components. They were usually rough formed in a rubber press first but occasionally had to make free hand parts on the wheel
nice to see someone else keeping the old ways going, i'll be wheeling tomorrow, building a one off bentley arnage hearse for a customer, i'll be doing the main side panels. love old school metal working, done it since leaving school in 93
I have a City and Guilds of London in sheet metal work and we had an English wheel in the workshop at the technical collage. We learned to beat our work pieces into the desired shape with hammers and only used the English wheel to tidy up the uneven parts properly. Nice to see that this tool is still in use.
Whilst studying for my A&P license, I came across mention of the English wheel. It didn't make much since on paper. Thank you for this video! It gave me a genuine appreciation for the craftsmanship involved with using this machine.
I’m learning what the tools in my Fathers and Grandfathers workshops were used to do, I remember seeing them, but not what they were used to make. I remember my Brother in Law (a boatbuilder) being in awe of something my Father made for him.
Amazing work Dom, I'm always reshaping metal but I use a very different process called Paintless Dent Removal and Aluminium is always the hardest to work with. I've been in car restoration workshops and have seen very skilled people using these English Wheels close up. I just hope these skills don't die out. Looks like you are a natural at this sort of thing and have a passion for it, especially from seeing all the various projects you have worked on over the years. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping these skills alive! All the best, Jake 👍
Over 50 years ago I learnt my trade using these machines and I am so pleased to see someone who wants to learn these skills. 67 next month and I am still working but of course as you say these days I am using CNC machines and Fibre lasers. Well done Dom
What a fab video. I'm not an engineer but am fascinated by these old machines and the skills that go with them. Thankyou Dom for helping to keep them alive.
Awesome stuff, Dom! Really good style of video, loads of energy and it’s obvious you’re passionate about metal shaping. You’re also right about Geoff Moss down in Liskeard. He’s an absolute legend and arguably the finest English wheeler in England. Keep doing what you’re doing, fella!
Dom, it’s great watching you strip down the wheel in preparation for the next part of the challenge. It’s bloody obvious the passion you have, not just for the design and building, but that the dream is to keep the machine in production and encourage others to use it. Like another viewer identified, as kids we were taught at school in Metalwork, woodwork and technical drawing which were all compulsory at the time. These are all but dying out now so maybe your channel will inspire youngsters to take up the subjects. Just keep it going mate, it’s great to watch and see your hard work paying off. Wayne
Love to see these old machines at work. No fancy electronics, Just good old skills. Btw, something very similar to the pinching device was used by my father on the farm for many years to sharpen his scythe
WOW 🤩.... loving your metal dome. Well done you’ve nailed that pretty quickly! That was amazing to learn and watch. The machine that cut your circle of sheet metal ... amazing. The dome looked perfect. Your so clever. 👏🏻
As approach retirement almost everyday I have a conversation about skills disappearing ,it's great to see what you do and your enthusiasm to keep skills alive .
Hi Dom,great seeing all your tools,i used to use all of them when i was in the RAF ,i was an Airframe Technician Aircraft,when i went into Station worhshops one of the test jobs was to cut 6 pieces of Aluminium,2 inch by 12 inch fold them on an 1/8th radius bend bars along the 12 inch length,then use the shrinker to form it into a horseshoe 3 internal 3 external and each one had to be the same as the last,love your w/shop plus the repair shop.
Nice one Dominic. Circa 1965 I worked at TVR sportscars, Blackpool. The R&D department was pretty much one bloke in a shed, equipped with not much more than a guillotine, a set of bottles and an English Wheel. Over the months I watched him build by hand, in aluminium, the next model to be. This would have then gone on to serve as the plug for the fiberglass moulds. As you say, a lost/dying art, but it was pretty impressive stuff I must say. Especially when you have to mirror t'other side of the car.
That thing you were hitting the aluminium with is called a pear shape mallet in which you get larger or smaller as i was an apprentice coach builder in the 60s in Pompey there was a lot of wheeling and working with skilled men you appreciate how clever they were and if you weren’t paying attention at the other end of a large dome he would pull and pinch your thumb in the wheels.mate you’ve brought back some memories thank you so very much
I am a retired mechanical engineer and one time sheet metal worker, and I found this video very interesting. I have used one of these machines briefly during my apprenticeship days, but not with much success! Strangely, the Americans refer to these as ‘English Wheels’, whilst we knew them as ‘Wheeling Machines’.
Well done to everyone for keeping the old skills alive for generations to come and a big thanks to you Dom for all that you do 8m looking forward to seeing your newly created ranalah in action ♥️
Enjoyed the video. I'm also an ex Geoff Moss student. Couldn't afford a cast iron EW so I fabricated one with rectangular steel sections. My top wheel came from the UK (Justin Baker) and the anvils from Joe Andrews in the US.
Hi Dom great channel. I remember shaping aluminium, it only seems to go so far before you need to aneal it. Which if remember right you can black one side with a carbon flame from you oxytetracycline set then with a neutral flame heat from the opposite side until the soot is gone. It is now at the correct annealing temp. Allow it to cool and it is as soft as butter, and it won't crack on you. Keep up the good work on the channel.
Very nice. I’ve actually built my own English wheel using some bearings and steel tube works pretty well and been learning from you tube and practicing shaping metal as I’ve been restoring my 1954 Austin plus have some other classic cars that friends want me to do so need to learn these metal shaping skills. The dome is a good exercise I’ll have to give it a go and see how I get on. Thanks for sharing and explaining what you were doing too. Love the old fj machines and that shrinker is lovely too
Wow, those old machine tools are amazing. It's great to see them still in use, much more satisfying than something that is cut by some soulless Computer. Glad you're keeping the old skills alive.
Like the process..Im an older boilermaker still working full time .My Dad was a Sheety and was originally from England.I do machining jobs and lot of smaller repair jobs with light sheet metal.. Mild,Aluminium and Stainless. Love the old Machines. Still got Dads old Gilbo tin snips. He taught me a lot Like your video.. Steve in Australia
Life this, I'd seen old films where the English wheel was being used in the background didn't know what it was called till very recently and now thanks to your video I now know it's potential. Even if you could get panels pressed out for an old car restoration they probably wouldn't fit as you'd like them to but with one of these and the skill to use it the finish could be so much better Thanks for great videos 😊
Dom, I'm with you the old skills need to be passed on to a new generation because creating something with your hands and special tools should be the most satisfying thing that anybody can do. Keep doing what you do every video that you have done is so interesting long may you continue 👍😃
Although I am not going to make any of this in near future...I Absolutely loved the way you made that bowl... Or dome...or whatever it is.... Loved it.
Wish I had access to the English wheel and the Circle cutter when I was an Aircraft Engineer in the 80's/90s, we often had to make panels up when there were none in the supply system. Curves and bends, so much more difficult without the correct tools.
Hello Dom, now that right there is an awesome skill, much admiration for the coach builder's and the achievements they made with what essential are basic tools. You my friend are none to shabby either. Nice to see anyone keeping a skill alive whatever it may be, if we don't they will just melt away in to the mist of time forgotten forever. Cheers Simon
I have found Ron Covell's videos really great to learn from, he also does DVD's and I have his English Wheel and bead Roller ones. Its amazing what the English Wheel can achieve as we have seen here.
Fantastic to see some old world workmanship is still alive and for a beginner, dude that and is great. Practice makes perfect and enjoy your new craft. and subscribed
Now that’s pretty cool! You could turn those practice pieces into workshop lampshades lol. Loving the new channel Dom. Could honestly watch it all day.
Ah, the old skills! I recall watching a craftsman building a wooden aircraft propeller. They were laminated and it was quite a skill. Likewise the old blacksmith with forging and tempering. Thanks Dom, you're doing a great service for us all.
I've seen these in use on other videos, but that was in the context of making something specific. This gave me a start to finish view of the entire process, including to other tools you need. There will always be a place for this sort of tool, so its good to see the skills being acquired
This video made me nostalgic. I used foot and power shears, all different kinds of metal brakes. english wheels, shrinker-stretchers, nibblers etc..... I'm retired now but back in the day we made everything without CNC controls. The new machines are good and precise but don't require the years of hands on experience like the english wheel you use.
A great video Dom showing how to make that dome, you prove it needs skill & patience. I do like your circle cutter, I've never seen one like that before, great stuff mate, thank you.
Very interesting video Dom and good to see somebody carrying on a traditional craft. Looks like an opportunity for a cottage industry "Dom's hand made woks" . Regards Keith
Good to see your videos as they show two things - that the old crafts can be learned by anyone who is interested to do so, but also, & maybe more importantly, that when anyone, particularly a non crafts person views a finished piece of work, they can appreciate the manhours put into achieving it
I've seen Geoff Moss video's, he is regarded as the best user of the wheeling machine( its correct term) probably in the world today, his work is astounding. Some of your techniques such as the tree stump and wooden planishing hammer go back 10's of centuries to the days of making amour. You are doing some great work and I agree it is important not to loose these skills in this digital CNC age.
I'd heard of the English Wheel, but never seen one used, along with the associated tools and methods. I could easily see that you have to really "know" the way the metal behaves to use it. Brilliant!
Probably one of the best sites on TH-cam thank you Dom 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Top work Dom. I am still trying to master the art
Great with English Wheel Dom. You made a comment that I tell folk who’ll listen.....crafts are dying out and the old codgers who used things like an English Wheel are too! My career at sea meant I had some time to be taught rope work with fancy knots etc and also ships in bottles....both build and repair.
So watching you using your English Wheel was a real tonic for me. Well done. Keep the crafts alive!
Beautiful work! The youth of today couldn’t give one damn about hand crafts… thank you!❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
When I apprenticed as a coach builder and worked building commercial vehicles in the sixties the panel beaters used these wheeling machines to make the domes for the front of lorries. Later I trained to be a panel beater on modern cars. Alway's wanted one if these machines. Great vid
You made a fair job of that. This takes me back to 1972 as an apprentice mechanic, I had to make a similar dome using 3 pieces of mild steel plate shaped using snips, the wooden mallet, and a leather sand bag. After brazing the 3 pieces together, the seems were filled with tinmans solder, then filed and sanded prior to painting my dome, all done as a test using hand tools.
It's amazing how nice it is to work when you have a tool made for a task. I love seeing those old tools.
As an old English wheeler of nearly fifty years ago on an Edwards when I was restoring various UK PVT cars which was my vocation. I find your videos very stimulating and you are a reat dedicated artisan and it is wonderful you are doing so much to promote interest in what could have been a dying art. Magic Dom Thanks a million!!!
Brilliant, I was an engineer learning all my skills as an apprentice and moved up the ranks to become a design engineer, I am now 77 but still like to play in my shed whenever I get the chance, it is a great shame, lads today do not get the same chance, as I am sure they would love it
You are so right about that I find it a pity that they got rid of shop classes in the schools… the youth of today has no way of learning trade skills unless they can learn from people like you or Dominic.
I think my favorite part of this video was the circle cutting tool. In many shops they would do it with a laser cutter, yet when you consider the whole process, this was probably just as fast and was as accurate as needed.
The circle cutter is so handy! Glad you like it
You can get stretchers and shrinkers with composite jaws that don't mark as much. I used to be an aircraft production sheet metal worker back in the 90's and used to use the wheel, stretchers, shrinkers etc to manufacture and shape components. They were usually rough formed in a rubber press first but occasionally had to make free hand parts on the wheel
nice to see someone else keeping the old ways going, i'll be wheeling tomorrow, building a one off bentley arnage hearse for a customer, i'll be doing the main side panels. love old school metal working, done it since leaving school in 93
No. No you have not.
I have a City and Guilds of London in sheet metal work and we had an English wheel in the workshop at the technical collage. We learned to beat our work pieces into the desired shape with hammers and only used the English wheel to tidy up the uneven parts properly. Nice to see that this tool is still in use.
I also have the same qualification that I got when I was in my teens and it was very cool to be able to use all the old tools in the metal shops
Which college? If I mat ask
@@mj897 The former Bolton Technical Collage on Manchester Road, now renamed Bolton College situated on Dean Road.
@mikethespike7579 thanks... trying to find a local college in.london at the moment... no luck.so far
@@mj897 I wish you success in your endeavour.
Whilst studying for my A&P license, I came across mention of the English wheel. It didn't make much since on paper. Thank you for this video! It gave me a genuine appreciation for the craftsmanship involved with using this machine.
I’m learning what the tools in my Fathers and Grandfathers workshops were used to do, I remember seeing them, but not what they were used to make. I remember my Brother in Law (a boatbuilder) being in awe of something my Father made for him.
Whilst I'm a hobbiest woodworker i still find this channel fascinating.
Amazing work Dom, I'm always reshaping metal but I use a very different process called Paintless Dent Removal and Aluminium is always the hardest to work with. I've been in car restoration workshops and have seen very skilled people using these English Wheels close up. I just hope these skills don't die out. Looks like you are a natural at this sort of thing and have a passion for it, especially from seeing all the various projects you have worked on over the years. Keep up the good work and thanks for keeping these skills alive! All the best, Jake 👍
Amazing. I have seen english wheels around but never seen it demonstrated so perfectly.
They are amazing things...
Over 50 years ago I learnt my trade using these machines and I am so pleased to see someone who wants to learn these skills. 67 next month and I am still working but of course as you say these days I am using CNC machines and Fibre lasers. Well done Dom
You haven’t got one hidden away somewhere have you?! They are hard to find!
I’m afraid in business it’s all about speed and accuracy although we still use the exact same circle cutter that you have.
I'm so happy that you are making these videos.
My favourite repair shop expert.
What a fab video. I'm not an engineer but am fascinated by these old machines and the skills that go with them. Thankyou Dom for helping to keep them alive.
Glad you enjoyed the video thank you
Ribbly is now in my vocabulary! Thanks for keeping the old skills alive and for sharing your passion for them. 👍
Awesome stuff, Dom! Really good style of video, loads of energy and it’s obvious you’re passionate about metal shaping. You’re also right about Geoff Moss down in Liskeard. He’s an absolute legend and arguably the finest English wheeler in England.
Keep doing what you’re doing, fella!
Dom, it’s great watching you strip down the wheel in preparation for the next part of the challenge. It’s bloody obvious the passion you have, not just for the design and building, but that the dream is to keep the machine in production and encourage others to use it. Like another viewer identified, as kids we were taught at school in Metalwork, woodwork and technical drawing which were all compulsory at the time. These are all but dying out now so maybe your channel will inspire youngsters to take up the subjects. Just keep it going mate, it’s great to watch and see your hard work paying off. Wayne
Thanks so much for such a lovely message! Really appreciate it
Light is your friend!!!!! You have done a great job using truly excellent ‘olde’ tools!!!
Such a useful tool in so many ways....a domesticated smaller version which sits on a bench top would be a useful addition to any DIY workshop
Spent many hours on a wheeling machine. Nice to see folks are not letting it die off. Well done.
Love to see these old machines at work. No fancy electronics, Just good old skills.
Btw, something very similar to the pinching device was used by my father on the farm for many years to sharpen his scythe
Cool isn’t it! Glad you enjoyed it, that pinching tool is shrinking the metal, thank you!
That must be so satisfying --- and a largely analogue workshop must be bliss
WOW 🤩.... loving your metal dome. Well done you’ve nailed that pretty quickly! That was amazing to learn and watch. The machine that cut your circle of sheet metal ... amazing. The dome looked perfect. Your so clever. 👏🏻
Thank you!
So fascinating to see how these old crafts shaped our past world...
As approach retirement almost everyday I have a conversation about skills disappearing ,it's great to see what you do and your enthusiasm to keep skills alive .
Hi Dom,great seeing all your tools,i used to use all of them when i was in the RAF ,i was an Airframe Technician Aircraft,when i went into Station worhshops one of the test jobs was to cut 6 pieces of Aluminium,2 inch by 12 inch fold them on an 1/8th radius bend bars along the 12 inch length,then use the shrinker to form it into a horseshoe 3 internal 3 external and each one had to be the same as the last,love your w/shop plus the repair shop.
Great video. It's great to understand to workings of the machines and how they should be used. Lots more please.
Glad your enjoying the videos, thanks!
Nice one Dominic.
Circa 1965 I worked at TVR sportscars, Blackpool. The R&D department was pretty much one bloke in a shed, equipped with not much more than a guillotine, a set of bottles and an English Wheel. Over the months I watched him build by hand, in aluminium, the next model to be. This would have then gone on to serve as the plug for the fiberglass moulds. As you say, a lost/dying art, but it was pretty impressive stuff I must say. Especially when you have to mirror t'other side of the car.
Wonder where the prototype are now?
@@mj897Probably in the same place as my youth, somewhere lost forever.
That thing you were hitting the aluminium with is called a pear shape mallet in which you get larger or smaller as i was an apprentice coach builder in the 60s in Pompey there was a lot of wheeling and working with skilled men you appreciate how clever they were and if you weren’t paying attention at the other end of a large dome he would pull and pinch your thumb in the wheels.mate you’ve brought back some memories thank you so very much
So glad I found your channel... Perfect to watch and de-stress to... Thanks Dom....
I could watch this all day Dom, reminded me of school metalwork classes back in the 60's
I am a retired mechanical engineer and one time sheet metal worker, and I found this video very interesting. I have used one of these machines briefly during my apprenticeship days, but not with much success!
Strangely, the Americans refer to these as ‘English Wheels’, whilst we knew them as ‘Wheeling Machines’.
Another excellent video.
Thanks so much
Great to see you are helping keep traditional techniques and skills alive also preserving some lovely hand operated crimping and rolling machines
Well done to everyone for keeping the old skills alive for generations to come and a big thanks to you Dom for all that you do 8m looking forward to seeing your newly created ranalah in action ♥️
That is the very first metalwork tool that ever removed one of my finger nails. Oh the memories of serving your time.
Enjoyed the video. I'm also an ex Geoff Moss student. Couldn't afford a cast iron EW so I fabricated one with rectangular steel sections.
My top wheel came from the UK (Justin Baker) and the anvils from Joe Andrews in the US.
Hi Dom great channel. I remember shaping aluminium, it only seems to go so far before you need to aneal it. Which if remember right you can black one side with a carbon flame from you oxytetracycline set then with a neutral flame heat from the opposite side until the soot is gone. It is now at the correct annealing temp. Allow it to cool and it is as soft as butter, and it won't crack on you.
Keep up the good work on the channel.
Love the old craft tools. Never (knowingly) seen a circle-cutter before. I’ll look for one of those! Great videos Dom, thanks. Les
Very nice. I’ve actually built my own English wheel using some bearings and steel tube works pretty well and been learning from you tube and practicing shaping metal as I’ve been restoring my 1954 Austin plus have some other classic cars that friends want me to do so need to learn these metal shaping skills. The dome is a good exercise I’ll have to give it a go and see how I get on. Thanks for sharing and explaining what you were doing too. Love the old fj machines and that shrinker is lovely too
Wow, those old machine tools are amazing. It's great to see them still in use, much more satisfying than something that is cut by some soulless Computer. Glad you're keeping the old skills alive.
Like the process..Im an older boilermaker still working full time .My Dad was a Sheety and was originally from England.I do machining jobs and lot of smaller repair jobs with light sheet metal.. Mild,Aluminium and Stainless. Love the old Machines. Still got Dads old Gilbo tin snips. He taught me a lot Like your video.. Steve in Australia
Life this, I'd seen old films where the English wheel was being used in the background didn't know what it was called till very recently and now thanks to your video I now know it's potential. Even if you could get panels pressed out for an old car restoration they probably wouldn't fit as you'd like them to but with one of these and the skill to use it the finish could be so much better
Thanks for great videos 😊
fantastic Jessie James the American chopper builder is awesome on an English Wheel keep at it .
Dom, I'm with you the old skills need to be passed on to a new generation because creating something with your hands and special tools should be the most satisfying thing that anybody can do. Keep doing what you do every video that you have done is so interesting long may you continue 👍😃
Fantastic Dom! The wheel is an awesome piece of arcane magic, I’m looking forward to more projects that involve it.
Although I am not going to make any of this in near future...I Absolutely loved the way you made that bowl... Or dome...or whatever it is.... Loved it.
Wish I had access to the English wheel and the Circle cutter when I was an Aircraft Engineer in the 80's/90s, we often had to make panels up when there were none in the supply system. Curves and bends, so much more difficult without the correct tools.
Very well done on keeping these old skills alive.
Thank you! I’m trying!
Beautiful but time consuming ! Thanks for sharing !
The circle cutter!! Wow loved watching that and the English wheel of course, your so talented.
Amazing machine that circle cutter!
Very good to see you're enthusiasm
Hello Dom, now that right there is an awesome skill, much admiration for the coach builder's and the achievements they made with what essential are basic tools. You my friend are none to shabby either. Nice to see anyone keeping a skill alive whatever it may be, if we don't they will just melt away in to the mist of time forgotten forever. Cheers Simon
Thanks Simon. I am trying, the old guys are in another league though!
From one sheetmetal worker to another. We need to meet up and have a pint to talk metal. Sounds boring but its not lol. Great presentation
I used a dished block of wood and some old pennies to make little wind chime bells. Very satisfying.
Good skills! Thanks for sharing and explaining.
I have found Ron Covell's videos really great to learn from, he also does DVD's and I have his English Wheel and bead Roller ones. Its amazing what the English Wheel can achieve as we have seen here.
Cheers Dom. Thank you for the quick tutorial on the English wheel. marvellous!
Would love to have a try……Many thanks for sharing British industrial engineering from the past.
Thank you for sharing this, I've always wondered how an English wheel worked, now I have a basic understanding. Great channel, keep them coming
It’s always good to learn new skills. That looks great fun with endless possibilities.
Fantastic to see some old world workmanship is still alive and for a beginner, dude that and is great. Practice makes perfect and enjoy your new craft. and subscribed
Nice one thank you!
Now that’s pretty cool! You could turn those practice pieces into workshop lampshades lol. Loving the new channel Dom. Could honestly watch it all day.
I have thought about lighting using the english wheel, you can create some lovely shapes
As someone who has absolutely no history in this field whatsoever I found this fascinating. More power to ya Dom. 👍🙂👍
You are certainly getting the hang of that piece of old time equipment Dom, keep up the good work and videos.
Ah, the old skills! I recall watching a craftsman building a wooden aircraft propeller. They were laminated and it was quite a skill. Likewise the old blacksmith with forging and tempering. Thanks Dom, you're doing a great service for us all.
I just recently found you, Dom! Greetings from Arkansas, USA! I love what you do. Thanks for continuing to inspire.
I've seen these in use on other videos, but that was in the context of making something specific. This gave me a start to finish view of the entire process, including to other tools you need. There will always be a place for this sort of tool, so its good to see the skills being acquired
This video made me nostalgic. I used foot and power shears, all different kinds of metal brakes. english wheels, shrinker-stretchers, nibblers etc..... I'm retired now but back in the day we made everything without CNC controls. The new machines are good and precise but don't require the years of hands on experience like the english wheel you use.
Great to hear! Thanks for watching
A great video Dom showing how to make that dome, you prove it needs skill & patience. I do like your circle cutter, I've never seen one like that before, great stuff mate, thank you.
I acquired one of these a few months ago. In the middle of stripping all the old lead paint off, but looking forward to try these techniques- thanks
Absolutely fantastic, looking at the Porsche I can see where you are heading. Credit to you. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Thanks!!
Love this video - such a traditional panel making/repairing technique 👌
Quite enjoying video :) And your english wheel is beautiful!
That was excellent! Thank you for showing how it was done!
Very interesting video Dom and good to see somebody carrying on a traditional craft. Looks like an opportunity for a cottage industry "Dom's hand made woks" . Regards Keith
I think I need to get better at it first! Thank you though
Great video Dom, fascinating to watch, thank you and kind regards, Richard.
Very interesting to watch. I have never heard of an English wheel before.
Totally brilliant thanks for sharing
Your welcome!
Nice skills on the English wheel for a beginner, great to promote the old skills and keep them alive.
Thanks so much, Ill do all I can!
Watched a couple of your videos now. Really inspirational, educational and fun. Thanks.
Good to see your videos as they show two things - that the old crafts can be learned by anyone who is interested to do so, but also, & maybe more importantly, that when anyone, particularly a non crafts person views a finished piece of work, they can appreciate the manhours put into achieving it
Hi Dom thanks for inviting us into your workshop. Look forward to your videos.
Fascinating, I' ve never heard of the english wheel before. Fantastic results.
Thank you
Absolutely Brilliant Dom! A pleasure to watch you create this. Master of many crafts mate.
I certainly did enjoy it and on many levels, entertaining and educational. Thank you Dominic.
I've seen Geoff Moss video's, he is regarded as the best user of the wheeling machine( its correct term) probably in the world today, his work is astounding.
Some of your techniques such as the tree stump and wooden planishing hammer go back 10's of centuries to the days of making amour.
You are doing some great work and I agree it is important not to loose these skills in this digital CNC age.
Very well done you are learning. And that means you have a great interest in doing things the old way.
Lookin good dom have a look at pro shaper work shop on youtube to pick upmore tips 👌
Loving your channel, seeing and learning about things I never knew existed. So interesting.
I'd heard of the English Wheel, but never seen one used, along with the associated tools and methods.
I could easily see that you have to really "know" the way the metal behaves to use it.
Brilliant!
Great to see you have your own channel now Dom. You have my absolute dream job!
Great to see the old ways still being used just magic 👍