The Last of the Great Furniture Makers
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MADE IN BRITAIN - EPISODE 1
Tom's website - www.tafinefurniture.co.uk/
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My brand new series, which is the counter part to my Death of the High Street series. I am going to be going on a journey all over Britain looking at products that are still made here, in the fight against cheap imported goods.
We all know that online shopping is one of the main killers of our towns and cities and I feel the only thing I can really do whilst highlighting those problems, is to showcase and celebrate the industry and crasftspeople we still have left.
This first episode was with a fine furniture maker from Wensleydale. It was amazing to see how he has carved a career whilst up against the giants of mass production. I also loved that all the tools he was using were made in Britain, some being over 100 years old.
If you make something in Britain, get in touch with me and lets make a video together. My email is wanderingturnip2022@gmail.com. Or if you know of someone or an industry that does stille exist, send it my way.
Until next time,
W.T
#highstreet #retail #make #britain #industry #new #products #explore
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I remember growing up and my Dad always had such great tools (which were his father's tools from Sheffield like hand drills, spanners, planes, wrenches etc) - even his toolbox was steel and had that strong gun-oil smell. It blew my mind that they seemed so indestructible. Then I grew up and experienced Chinese screwdrivers that can't even get through their first use without some kind of damage 🤣. He has used those same tools for 60 plus years and they are still going strong.
They're a false economy. All these capitalists were happy to outsource for cheap labour, make Brits unemployed then buy plastic junk after the 12 hour shift in Tesco. No more!
How true is that concerning tools. I bought a set of Stanley drivers, used one crosshead once, got rounded off. I’ve got Sheffield cutlery and stoke mugs and plates etc. No cheap second rate crap for me.
That's the problem, isn't it?! 😏 I bought some Amazon magnetic screwdrivers in November last year and the heads are already starting to rust... 😏
Good craftsmen buy good-quality tools. Good-quality tools are still being made but they are expensive. Young people aren't taking up skilled trades the way they used to, so high-quality tools will soon be gone.
Excellent show, waiting for the next one. Just proving that I don't need a TV licence, because I don't want to watch the rubbish on BBC . 👍👍👍
Two reasons we know Tom Addison is a great guy whose business deserves every success 1) he’s a Yorkshireman 2) his workmate is his dog. Great new series, David 👍🏻
This lad will never need to advertise, he will get work by personal recommendation. The best to him & other people in such creative crafts.
“In every single job you’re striving to do better than you did last time.”
That’s all you need to know about the quality of the workmanship you’re going to get.
My dad would hammer that into me when teaching me to restore antique clocks and music boxes. His workmanship was perfection.
What a great start for a new series. It’s great to see a craftsman who is passionate about his work.
love this ....Kudos to him ..nothing but love soul in that workshop ....you can see this is person who proud of his work and it shows
Awesome isn’t it
Depressingly I already know I can't afford such craftsmanship. It's a pipe dream for me, but what he creates is exquisitely beautiful, full of passion and care. I admire that.
Tis True. A mans precious Workshop is a Kingdom to some.
Everybody should have a workshop or space to create.
Like a drummer, what use is a drummer when he cannot play his drums any more use than a carpenter with no where to work or keep tools and wood.
Elementary. Maybe the owners of these long term leasehold buildings with high rents are er....don't like "people". Or shops of the traditional type.
Maybe they are the same people who would turn the Congress Building into a "pie shop". Or Pizza Express.
One has to remember that the owners of these facades and "leaseholds" have one priority. To make money first. You would think that would be the "priority" of the Federal Reserve.
But it isn't. The priority of the Federal Reserve is to make sure YOU ARE EMPLOYED.
So much for "banks"...called something else when you understand the "State of Play".
Leaseholders and Landlords Priority = Mr Money Bags = Mr Potter in Its a Wonderful Life". He doesn't want all you "Useless George Baileys" trying to fight for what is right.
Britain and its Heritage = Free Market Capitalism = Small Government and the removal of greedy (slum) landlords who stop PROGRESS.
And restoring to the Public the Public FREE HOUSES. Beer all over the floor and all...
With cigarette machines and ashtrays....plus spit and sawdust decor and a "public bar next door which is cheaper".
Really nice change from the death of the High Street. Love it when to see passionate people coming together creating something. Looking forward to the next episode.
We have to buy these products. Are we willing to do that? Do we care enough??? The answer is made in Britain. I live in Finland. Over here, Finns will happily pay a price premium to buy a product that has been made in Finland. I'm not sure that it would work in England though, because I sense that Brits are more selfish and short-termist, so they'll go for an import if it's only marginally cheaper than a British product. The upshot is that we only have ourselves to blame. th-cam.com/video/avEOpqABDko/w-d-xo.html
Thank you Turrnip! I woke this morning wi nowt but cynicism n seein this just turned me right round. Onward with gratitude!
What a great artisan who keeps the craft alive. I wish him a long and successful career.
They are always welcome everywhere Artisan and Craftsmen. So rare!
Cracking video and a fantastic idea to feature UK crafts folk.
Well done WT excellent and well done to Tom and good luck , love your bottle opener
Great to see a young man with such a high skill level making such quality product.
Yorkshireman too!
Good luck to that lad. Hope his small business goes well in the future.
This is a great idea , every country should have a TH-cam person do this !
I’m in Australia and as seldom that I buy something buying Australian made is a task in itself .
Loved seeing such talent. Hope he does well. Thank you for a brilliant first episode!
Top job sir. Architect here at your service.
A young craftsman,great to see,hes so proud,fantastic
Absolutely brilliant!
Great episode!Tom is so talented! He wasn't sure what he wanted to do when at school and ends up making this amazing furniture in the Yorkshire Dales! 👏
He's so proud of his work too, (rightly so!) and knows where all the wood's come from.. This is true passion and dedication.. he's followed his dream! 👍
This young fella is a true artisan! 🇬🇧 Well done, Tom!
18:02 Tom's also "buzzin'" 🐝🍻🤗
Thoroughly enjoyable & inspirational twenty minutes of two very likable guys collectively showcasing their creative passions. Increasingly important content in a time of utter dross with a refreshing & reassuring glimpse into the workshop of a real craftsman rightfully proud of his accomplishments & lot in life. Made me a bit nostalgic for old stomping grounds & brought back fond memories of woodworking classes where I kind of now regret dosing about too much.
Subscribed and genuinely exited for more. Nicely done.
What a lovely comment
Great stuff! Amazing to see people with talented physical skills cracking on.
BRAVE CLEVER GUY, GOING INTO A BESPOKE BUSINESS LIKE THIS AND STILL BEING ABLE TO SURVIVE.
smashing the content man you need a million subs
He"ll get there! 👍
@@Magic-Florence Indeed he shall
That was so interesting, thanks. I could tell that Tom puts his heart & soul into his work.
It's great to hear you and Tom, you are both so passionate about thing's and what you do,I love it,❤🤓
I've been looking forward to this new series. Off to a great start. Such a talented woodworker, with a talented host! Buzzing to seeing more. !! Hit that Notification Bell folks !!
I could watch this type of content all day. So different from my work so interesting to see.
Good direction for your show to go. Balance the broken with things that inspire hope for the future.
im from bolton. at school when choosing subjects in year 9 for GCSE i wasnt allowed to do wood work bcoz it was for the B band and i was in the A band. i eneded up going to college doing art and design (which i got straight A*'s in in every year at secondary school. year on i did graphic design in Bristol. Did my degree, then moved to forest of Dean, started labouring as a job to keep the money in, eneded up collected as much scrap wood as possible. 3 years in ive been making picture frames and planters from it all. made sooooo many and sold so many. my attitude is the same. local as much as possible n not throwing any small scraps out at all. i now live in scotland Aberdeenshire and have a garage now so im full on!!
It's so positive to see this. Best of luck to Tom and cheers for a real 'pick me up' video. Great stuff.
Love this! You should do a Death of the High Street, on Knightsbridge. And show how one of the wealthiest parts of London is really struggling, to fill empty shops.
Great video. Great subject. So enjoyed watching this! Gonna bounce this on to friends & family.
Absolutely love your videos mate keep them up. 👍
Wow that small side table with the steps was fantastic. Had an art deco vibe. Great craftsman.
That was absolutely magic mate ❤
Magic! I agree! 👍
You sir… Are an inspiration ……..keep up your excellent work ( that’s both of you )
Thank you kindly!
As a Dutchman, I only own one thing that is actually fully made in Britain.
An SME tonearm that I've put on my turntable, which is a piece of craftsmanship made all in house in their factory in Steyning.
Even the bolts and nuts are made in their own factory.
Everything metal starts in their factory with plain bars of metal that are molten, metal parts rejected by their QC gets molten along with it.
8:40 for someone who's heavily into turntables like myself, it's really nice to see that predecessor... didn't expect that one in this video!
Loved the video, I'll be emailing Tom in the morning about getting some of those ace bottle openers. Make a great gift for my brother's birthday.
Fabulous video! You guys ARE the future thinking for this country! What an inspiration Tom Addison is - a true craftsman. My grandad was a carpenter, and his tools have passed down to us. Beautiful works of art in themselves. Thanks, David, I'm so looking looking forward to your Made In Britain series.
Lovely furniture. Stunning really. Maybe another smaller item he could make would be coat hooks? Thank you for the video!
Love, love, LOVED this episode mate!! Thank you for all you do 👍👍
Great craftsmanship. And that journey to becoming his own business and workshop, takes time for us all. Good stuff!
That is such amazing woodwork.
I am glad, that some younger people still learn the jobs from their parents, especially crafting jobs.
This is FANTASTIC. As a Yorkshireman, this is wonderful to see and inspires a glimmer of pride of where I come from. In the UK, we often have no reason to be inspired by our origins.
So looking forward to this new series. I'm in Wales and when I needed a new coffee table I used a furniture maker who used local green oak and Welsh slate. I got him back again this year to make me a fireplace mantel using the same materials. In addition, when I needed to replace my portable CD player, I spent a little time looking for a British maker. We can all do our bit.
Well done dave, really liked that one and good to see people are still making proper stuff.
Wow, Tom truly is an artist. Beautiful work!! And an excellent video!! Inspiring.....
Watched this hrs after you uploaded it. 4 days later I’m still thinking about it. I absolutely loved it and can’t wait for more. Thank you for what you do. I am a jeweller, creating everything from scratch and my hubby, although he still works full time will soon hopefully leave the day job and be a full time blacksmith. He’s been making the most wicked knives. I’ll be showing him all your videos from this series and hopefully he’ll find that courage to leave the safety of his job and go for it. We enjoy your passion for what you do. Thank you from Western Australia 🇦🇺
Wonderful new series. So promising to see young people taking up the crafts of yesteryear.
Really interesting glad to see such great work being done in Britain. He is so talented at woodwork! I love it when old pieces get restored like the Polyphon music box.
Great idea for a series mate. It's always fantastic to see people like Tom producing such amazing pieces of craftsmanship. We seem to have gotten into such a negative attitude regarding British manufacturing and production. Its about time we start promoting our own small businesses and products and celebrating how much we talent we have in this country.
Great work 👍
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I love the small table, beautiful. The border collie is beautiful too .
Another fantastic video, carpentry at it's finest mate.
Yay! Time to _turnip_ the *BUZZ* and get this new series started.. 🐝🍻🤗
Hope you enjoy!
@@wanderingturnipIt was brilliant! 👏 🇬🇧
There you are Fee I was looking for you darlin. Been binge watching the turnip, it's MAGIC! Thanks sweetie. 😘
@@Magic-Florence Lmao I'm never that far away.. 🤣 Happy turnip binging, Flo.. overdoing it will have absolutely no harmful side effects.. 🙌😁❤
Absolutely. That is why I will seriously consider to buy lots of his furnitures. I love what he is been doing and your channel
What a brilliant start to your new series. This should be shown to all school leavers so they can see if you get a trade your set up for life. Personally I think it’s better than going to University and getting a degree to no where. Looking to the future AI is going to take a lot of jobs but it won’t be able to replaced this guy, I bet he gets real job satisfaction. keep up the good work David and I look forward to seeing what else you have for us. You’ve inspired me so I’m going to see if there’s any local woodwork classes 😮
Finally someone is promoting small business artisans that are still left in this country. Well Done!
Dude.... this video is great. Better than I expected (don't live in the UK but the sentiment transfers well anywhere....and helps I love woodworking!) 👏👏👏
The passion of this young man and his beautiful furniture! Lucky you with your bottle opener😀👍🏾
Hey David,felt compelled to comment on this vlog, like the death of the high street episodes & the cheapest places to buy in.... But you have excelled yourself with made in Britain, so nice to see a craftsman who obviously takes pleasure in making quality furniture the time and effort is shown by how lovely the end product is.keep up the good work, hopefully it will get more work for people like tom if people share these vlogs 👍💜
Absolutely brilliant video Wandering Turnip!I really would like to wish Tom success for the future, obviously very skilled man and so nice to have appreciation for the skills and qualities of the past.❤👍
Looking forward to this, keep it up bro
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Congratulations on the 1st episode really enjoyed it 👍 ❤
Amazing first video in the series, his passion and craft is so admirable. In the process of buying a house and would love to get some quality British made furrniture once I am settled in!
Great 1st episode looking forward to rest of series
Great to see a young man like Tom so full of passion for his work and dedication to his timeless craft. And the glorious Yorkshire countryside is so beautiful. Great video Wandering Turnip aka Dave.
Brilliant, loved this! Thank you for the education and entertainment. And well done that man for his skills and dedication to his craft.
Stunning furniture! Thank you for the video!
Guitar maker in Leicester. Really up against it with Chinese guitars and cnc machines. In a very interesting part of town. The golden mile. You’d love it round here man. A lot of history, high street, change, and chimneys!!! Come and visit! Great videos! Cheers!
Your guitars are beautiful, Jon.
@@dannybowden5296 Thanks man. 🙏
@@JonLettsGuitars Such talent you have, Jon! Wow!👍🇬🇧
@@pimpozza thank you! That’s very kind. ❤️
@@JonLettsGuitars
If David doesn't see your comment, you should contact him, Jon.. on his latest community post he was asking for people to get in touch if they had any leads about stuff made in Britain.. 👍🙋🏻♀️ (Plus he can never resist a chimney!) 😅
That craftsman using the 100 year old plane... brings goosebumps. This is how things were supposed to be!, but it can only be for clients with plenty of money which makes it hard to think about. You're onto something... more of this David.
What a lovely guy, lovely furniture, and lovely new series! Just bloody lovely. My favourite video of yours so far. I loved peeping into the workshop of a furniture maker. Keep it up Turnip xx
Love the new series David. That young man is fine craftsman and I wish him the best.
Great Content!
Now this is an amazing series, made in Britain... You deserve to be a bigger TH-camr, the enthusiasm in your videos, also love the furniture maker in this video, so much, great content!
I'm an old fella. ...this dude is a guy I'd love to listen to when he's an old fella.
So refreshing to see a young man who's a real craftsman. He must get so much satisfaction when he finishes a piece.
What a talent tom is, that table with the steps inspired by the dales is beautiful
This was great turnip, cant wait for the next video in this series, well done bruv
Awesome film well done!
A fantastic first episode. Love the enthusiasm from both of you gents. We could do with some optimism, and you've provided it. Hope Tom has plans to take on an apprentice at some point. Mustn't keep those skills to himself!
How beautiful is his work. Just lovely. Its the love, care and craft what's missing. True craftmanship. Even the tools he's using. 👍💗
Everything is now just cheaply made and throw away tat.
I don't know if you also have this saying, but it immediately came to mind: craftsmanship has golden soil! My great-grandfather was also a cabinetmaker and, as everyone knows, so was my son.
Great craftmanship. If he ever wants ideas on things to make, he should make beautiful doll furniture - there's a definite market for 1:6 scale furniture. I collect it myself. Some of the best makers sell it on Etsy but there always seems to be a demand and there are waiting lists for certain items. If I had the skills I would make it myself.
What a talented man Tom is, his work is absolutely beautiful 😁thanks for sharing this Dave, its wonderful that you are giving people a platform to showcase their amazing work. The location is stunning too😁it' was so joyful and inspiring to watch , looking forward to more !
This video is an absolute labour of love the whole way through. I'm so excited that you started somewhere so close to home for me, Tom is an absolute credit to the Dales, hope to see his success skyrocket!
This series is really about to restore some pride in the UK and im so here for it!
Thanks for showing this guy and his workshop with quality tools, he reminds me of my old neighbour when I was a kid in the 1960's.
He used to make the old pedal go-karts for all us kids then.
Have also seen some great craftsmen over in the US who stopping by at Amish farms in Iowa.
Also I still have some quality automotive tools from the 1970's and before, never see them break after all those years of use
Fantastic! A well-made and optimistic video; you have found your calling. The BBC needs you.
The BBC doesn't deserve him, Peter.. 😆
The country needs you in as pm all our probkems would be solved in a year.. thank you for showing up the truth
The country needs you in as pm all our probkems would be solved in a year.. thank you for showing up the truth
BBC do not join the devils .
The BBC is a shambles of a station and should be dismantled. I don't think dave here can save it by himself.
I was waiting for this series, and I am sure I am going to love it. Thank you.
You’re doing great work brother Turnip! Keep going!
Fantastic! If I didn't love your content enough already, I most certainly do now.
Beautiful work, matched by it's surroundings and Tom's soul.
As someone who creates with timber in that thurr Yorkshire, I found this really inspirational. Thank you both!
Stunning furniture very clever unique features ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Nothing can compare to a real quality piece that someone has put their heart and soul into. These pieces are to be treasured, as well as the people who create them. Thanks for a great video.
Nothing can compare to the price too lol 😂😂😂😂
What a fantastic craftsmen... a very personable man. With his skills with wood and people he will continue being a successful man. Excellent video!
Fantastically Content, Good Show DUDE >
Thank you for doing this series. It’s exactly the right thing to do - promote British businesses.
Good Yorkshire lad. 👍
Awesome to see, hope to see more of these stories.
Thank you for another video. You and Tom Addison make me proud to be English. Thank you both so very much.
this woodwork guy has made me feel really good there is hope in this world with guys like him in it i wish him the best of luck with his work it is amazingly good quality great vid
This is awesome, can’t wait to see more episodes. I worked in retail for two decades and have always called for artisans and apprenticeships in those crafts. You might have watched this already but there’s a video on here called Stewart Lee on The Art of Repair, with Hackney Artisans in East London. There’s was also a series similar to yours by the The Hairy Bikers called Go North in 2021 and it was all about people from all over the world in the North of England and artisan crafts, food and agricultural innovations.