Great video ! Very facinating subject . Would love to see a more in depth video on this subject. My hats off to all the craftsman and craftswomen involved in this trade. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
How long until machines replace so many jobs that people totally lose not just the skill to do it anymore but the ability to learn and teach it properly? It feels like that time is very near.
Can someone answer what they do with the scraped off metal, particularly the precious metals? Do they collect and remelt it, or is it too small to salvage?
Great question! The scraped off metal gets saved to be recycled. In the 18th century it would be sent to England for refinement and a credit would be issued.
@@ColonialWilliamsburg I thought so, but it might have been so small that it could have been no. Thank you for sharing the info and helping me understand further. I really love this segments on people skills of the 1700s in the Colonies and States I am on the west coast so everything here is gold rush, trappers and conquistadors (now falsely renamed explorers).
Great video ! Very facinating subject . Would love to see a more in depth video on this subject. My hats off to all the craftsman and craftswomen involved in this trade. 🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲🇺🇲
Had a great time in this shop during our time in CW last week.
what gets me is how fine of details they do. You'd need some very steady hands.
How long until machines replace so many jobs that people totally lose not just the skill to do it anymore but the ability to learn and teach it properly? It feels like that time is very near.
Can someone answer what they do with the scraped off metal, particularly the precious metals? Do they collect and remelt it, or is it too small to salvage?
Great question! The scraped off metal gets saved to be recycled. In the 18th century it would be sent to England for refinement and a credit would be issued.
@@ColonialWilliamsburg I thought so, but it might have been so small that it could have been no. Thank you for sharing the info and helping me understand further.
I really love this segments on people skills of the 1700s in the Colonies and States I am on the west coast so everything here is gold rush, trappers and conquistadors (now falsely renamed explorers).