Great video. The added sound effects were a little annoying. Hearing the fellow hammer, you can tell he still had strength. Love to see elderly people still active and enjoying life. Can you imagine how many people he has trained and are themselves carrying on the trade. My late Dad was a tinsmith for 40 yrs and I love seeing a craftsmen work.
He would be in Japan, but in modern-day China... I doubt it very much. I'll be 76 in Feb. 2019, and I remember what happened to the old Li Ling porcelain artists under Mao Tse Tung.
I hope the old gentleman had an apprentice at some time in his past. Craftsmen like this are nearly lost in the modern world, and yet they are still needed. Let's hope his knowledge isn't lost to time, because we would all be the poorer for it.
@@AlexDegnall not really. There really isn't a need for a tinsmith in this day and age. It was noble of him to decline to teach his craft since he knew it would be of little use. Everything he makes could likely be bought for cheaper while being a better quality. The only reason he was likely still in business was that he was likely fairly well known for his work.
I could watch a master craftsman like him work all day. It's men like him the world desperately needs because once they are gone them amazing skills are lost forever.
Very nice. It's very often I see that people who get very old also work. It's like working keeps them alive (which would be perfectly natural) because after they stop; they quickly degrade and wither. Not this guy, no retirement for him.
I think it's every countries duty to preserve examples of these skills in the form of living museums similar to the "Black Country Museum" in UK. In Siam Reap, Cambodia they have a school teaching/training young people to be stone masons and in other related skills so they can continue to repair the ancient temples.
This man is dying breed of hand skilled masters, even modern automation can't replace his skills and precision as you would need two people operating it
Located in a narrow alley of Sai Kung’s Old Town, his shop, named Wo Cheong Hou, opened everyday from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Residents and tourists alike would stop to watch Mak, as he shaped and punched holes in tin sheets. The tin man was a neighbourhood institution. And his trade has no descendents. “Even my children never learned this. They couldn’t make a living from it,” Mak told the Sunday Morning Post last November. “Why would I teach it to someone? It would be a burden.” One of his grandsons, who also lived in Sai Kung, said at the time he regretted not having had the chance to learn his grandfather’s craft. “I asked him many times to teach me,” recalled Mak Mau-hei, 26, an air conditioner technician. “But he always said that with this kind of job [where] we couldn’t make money.” Born in the Shunde district of Guangdong province, Mak was about 18 when he followed the path of relatives, who roamed south to escape the Japanese occupation. He learned to craft tin for three years in Kowloon before moving to Sai Kung in the early 1950s with his wife and firstborn son. “If you asked me what I made … I’d say I made everything,” Mak said. “The world was different then. I made spittoons, basins and I helped to build barns.” He remained at the No 14 Sai Kung Main Street, in the same three-storey building where his five children grew up and his 13 grandchildren ran around. Over the years, he saw Sai Kung change, but his shop always looked about the same, with pliers, scissors and hammers scattered around. He was particularly proud of a photo hung on his wall, which portrayed him shaking hands with the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1994. Mak was mourned by members of the local community, who placed flowers outside his shop and burned a candle and incense to pay their respects. Mak would have turned 100 in September. His shop - as he always said it would - remained opened as long as he could hold his hammer.
I think its amazing that this craftmaster has less tools then i did after the first year of my apprenticeship, us westerners are so consumed by our possessions.
He passed away on June 24 2015, a year after this was filmed. www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1846707/long-time-hong-kong-tinsmith-dies-99-taking-his
Great video. The added sound effects were a little annoying. Hearing the fellow hammer, you can tell he still had strength. Love to see elderly people still active and enjoying life. Can you imagine how many people he has trained and are themselves carrying on the trade. My late Dad was a tinsmith for 40 yrs and I love seeing a craftsmen work.
He's a national treasure. I wish people would treat him and his craft well and with the respect he and it deserve.
He would be in Japan, but in modern-day China... I doubt it very much. I'll be 76 in Feb. 2019, and I remember what happened to the old Li Ling porcelain artists under Mao Tse Tung.
I would slap him in the face if I ever saw him
frank caan i surely respect this man, he is a living legend !
I hope the old gentleman had an apprentice at some time in his past. Craftsmen like this are nearly lost in the modern world, and yet they are still needed. Let's hope his knowledge isn't lost to time, because we would all be the poorer for it.
Alonzo Branson sadly he didn’t he never taught his craft to anyone and he ended up dying just a few months later
Oh no...the world lost a true craftsman, then.
Except he said himself that he's not willing to teach anyone because it'd be a burden with them learning an obsolete craft.
@@SmugLlama1234 Pretty ignorant reason to be honest but that's my opinion
@@AlexDegnall not really. There really isn't a need for a tinsmith in this day and age. It was noble of him to decline to teach his craft since he knew it would be of little use. Everything he makes could likely be bought for cheaper while being a better quality. The only reason he was likely still in business was that he was likely fairly well known for his work.
background music os so Annoying
Why would they ask if he would be closing the shop next year? What the fuck. That is just plain rude
+Teo Jordan Well the man is almost 100 maybe they thought he would want to retire you know.
+NoblesseObliged if he retire, he'll die in short period of time. He can not spot working..Wishing him at least another 20 healthy years.
***** No it doesnt but it was a question. He asked why and I answered tis all.
***** You never know this is the internet.
Who said that ? Starts to hammering fiercely
What a wonderful Craftsman he is, beautiful workmanship in everything he creates.
His items are made to a very high standard and intended to last.
I could watch a master craftsman like him work all day. It's men like him the world desperately needs because once they are gone them amazing skills are lost forever.
I want to buy his work. He's a master by now as a blacksmith. Bless him!
And we got people in the UK who wanna sit and enjoy eating benefits. Lol hats off to you my man.
Ihope him good life and luck!!health !!!
Died this year
wish they would of done like a hour long one n looking into his work in more detail
Very nice. It's very often I see that people who get very old also work. It's like working keeps them alive (which would be perfectly natural) because after they stop; they quickly degrade and wither. Not this guy, no retirement for him.
Hope he lives many more years, great man
I got some bad news for you
He died 6-7 months after the interview. He would have been 100 in 2-3 months.
An amazing devoted worker!! His work and life shall be remembered!!
It's what he deserves in this world
I think it's every countries duty to preserve examples of these skills in the form of living museums similar to the "Black Country Museum" in UK. In Siam Reap, Cambodia they have a school teaching/training young people to be stone masons and in other related skills so they can continue to repair the ancient temples.
Dead right , the modern ageist psych is destructive and self aggrandizing
Nothing compares to a true craftsman - regardless of trade.
No need for that annoying sound track!
I could not watch the video, it was soooo annoying
It is a wonderful thing to see, a real craftsman.
I'm 41 and sometimes I feel too old to keep doing commercial refrigeration work, that gentleman is an inspiration...
This man is dying breed of hand skilled masters, even modern automation can't replace his skills and precision as you would need two people operating it
Genius ! and Healthy too !
I love it when the reporter asked him about someone saying he was closing the shop next year. He just starts hammering even harder!
Amazingly clear minded and still able to work hard at 99!!! Gosh! :D
You could talk to him for hours about all he's done and seen in his life.
Salute
Great history with this Hong Kong old man, so nice respect,
Who said that? For one second i though he wa gonna hit the lady with the hammer😂
Old world craftsmanship.
104 now, wonder if he got to retire.
He passed before he could hit 100. His shop was still open
This trade are also in my country back in 1960 Chinese are everywhere Indonesia, phillipine, Singapore, Australia, Malaysia, sabah,
He's in better shape then most 99 year old
better than most 65 yr olds
There are probably only a few people alive still doing this work in hong kong
Respect!
What an amazing guy
Looks like he passed June 24th 2015 at 99years old.
Starting to get the hang of it!
I was wondering what music is in the video
Was that a spoon in background... pretty cool..sounded like it was building up the tension...
The music hammering is so distracting! This isn’t a drum piece it’s about the tin man!
Excellent dude.
Great job tinsmith
This guys a badass for sure.
Amazing. Inspirational.
What a healthy mind.
FYI, he's 102 now
His work. His life.
His master ❤
Wow-what an awsome man
The video was ... 5 years ago.
Uaooo wonderdul Man❤
I salute U SIR❤⭐
GOD BLESS U❤👏👏👏
Wonder if he is still in business??
Unfortunately not . Passed the next year.
I wonder if hes still working
Music makes it unwatchable
The real tin-man !!
I hope I can be that persistent till I'm 99, still going to work every day and making things people want.
He died 8 months later before turning 100.
Am I the only one that felt like I should bow to the screen as a sign of respect to him?
She got roasted..
Located in a narrow alley of Sai Kung’s Old Town, his shop, named Wo Cheong Hou, opened everyday from 9.30am to 4.30pm. Residents and tourists alike would stop to watch Mak, as he shaped and punched holes in tin sheets.
The tin man was a neighbourhood institution. And his trade has no descendents.
“Even my children never learned this. They couldn’t make a living from it,” Mak told the Sunday Morning Post last November. “Why would I teach it to someone? It would be a burden.”
One of his grandsons, who also lived in Sai Kung, said at the time he regretted not having had the chance to learn his grandfather’s craft. “I asked him many times to teach me,” recalled Mak Mau-hei, 26, an air conditioner technician. “But he always said that with this kind of job [where] we couldn’t make money.”
Born in the Shunde district of Guangdong province, Mak was about 18 when he followed the path of relatives, who roamed south to escape the Japanese occupation. He learned to craft tin for three years in Kowloon before moving to Sai Kung in the early 1950s with his wife and firstborn son.
“If you asked me what I made … I’d say I made everything,” Mak said. “The world was different then. I made spittoons, basins and I helped to build barns.”
He remained at the No 14 Sai Kung Main Street, in the same three-storey building where his five children grew up and his 13 grandchildren ran around. Over the years, he saw Sai Kung change, but his shop always looked about the same, with pliers, scissors and hammers scattered around.
He was particularly proud of a photo hung on his wall, which portrayed him shaking hands with the late British prime minister Margaret Thatcher in 1994.
Mak was mourned by members of the local community, who placed flowers outside his shop and burned a candle and incense to pay their respects.
Mak would have turned 100 in September. His shop - as he always said it would - remained opened as long as he could hold his hammer.
He got upset when they asked about closing the shop.
Are you going to close the shop next year (when you turn 100)? That question shows the interviewer's IQ will never hit 100 mark!
Cyrus Andreas Reports don't have IQs
@@dogestranding5047 neither have those who pick on a typo 😊!
It shows Conditioning. And i'm not talking air-conditioning.
This guy is awesome
Respect for this craftsman from a grasshopper
those couple strands of hair on his chin been growing longer than i've been alive.
Legend
1:41. What year did these four chaps swing ANY hammer 🤔
Wish that all will be like him...
I think its amazing that this craftmaster has less tools then i did after the first year of my apprenticeship, us westerners are so consumed by our possessions.
If he was to close the shop and stop doing what he does he would soon be gone
Seemed interesting, but turned it off because of the annoying "music"
a perfect circle cake bear hand nice very nice
is he still going?
Skill, experience, experience, experience............................
Brilliant
Well is he still at it?
Heard he closed up shop and is now at home hammering his old lady
Died in 2015
@@chechnya May he rest in peace. 🙏
ANNOYING!!!!!! background music😲
Can anyone confirm if hes still alive?
Hes going to live long as long as he didnt retired
I wonder what he would be like at auto panel beating?
He could probably reproduce any body panels
Are he still in the business today?
He probably passed away...
I’m always worried that there is LEAD in these cooking pot & pans, there is no regulations controlling that.
It apparently hasn't affected him any so far.
you can always take a file to it, and test the dust for lead.
Plastic contains poison. Eat up.
That’s really cool
And we have youngsters saying they have a mental issue to get on ssi.
Long distance runner!
I hope you live to 200 years.
R.I.P.
wheres his birth certificate? this is a click bait title
his mole has a longer beard than I do
l wish be like him working in the think l do love still the end
people shouldn't stop working. we start to get weak and die once we stop doing our thing. that's the truth.
crafting level 100. XD
He passed away on June 24 2015, a year after this was filmed.
www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1846707/long-time-hong-kong-tinsmith-dies-99-taking-his
So he did close his shop
Poor man almost saw 100
tunes.
nice man
He died btw
The cure for plastic pollution.
Jua cali
Long life is a curse
2019
I'll take 1 of everything