That's a crazy level of craftsmanship in that railing that I'm sure stretched you as a builder. And the best (or maybe worst part) is that 95% of folks who see that railing will never understand the crazy amount of labor and thought that goes into it. Well done, as always sir, and thanks for taking us along for the ride.
That's what I was thinking too, he put so much effort into those rails when somebody could just weld something together in a quarter amount of the time. They are definitely beautiful, but id say 90% of people would never notice the difference.
Listening to your narration throughout these projects, reminds me of when I was a young boy, every November around my birthday, listening to Warren Miller narrate his ski films. So matter-of-fact, so comforting, so inspiring. Gets me revved up every time. Keep up the great work.
The look on your face of how ready you were to quench the fire and put down that apron is priceless. As an architectural woodworker (retired) I feel your pain/elation/contentedness and satisfaction. Too many people have no outlet for their creative impulses. Lucky you are to have found a craft and to have such a suitable shop to ply it in.
Stopped by Roseburg today on my way from Klamath Falls to Coquille to see the house in person and it is as beautiful as the TH-cam videos portray. I am a semi-retired associate professor from a university in Southern Oregon and I know a great teacher when I see one. The way you obviously stop and ponder what the average lay person would need and want to know and then make it so very understandable is a testament to your excellent teaching skills. Keep up the good work.
When you're jigged up like that, especially on a mill or heavy drill press, go in there with a flat mill cutter and create a flat. Then go with your drill
My name is Jack, I live in Brownsville, been to Roseburg many times, had a great friend who lived on the Umpqua River. We carpentered together for years. It is heart warming to watch your videos. You are a master. I started when I was 18, now 76. Would love to shake hands.
There are very few of your kind in this world. You work with time tested first principles and always producing masterpieces. You are a great inspiration. Tug your grand child along if you have any and let him soak in all this. Inspire him with how you think and your unique perspectives.
Scott, you are a great teacher, a fantastic carpenter/builder/fabricator/smith.. .. and a superb videographer and creator of documentary content ! I have thoroughly enjoyed every video you have ever made, from the information shared, down to the way it was presented. The cadence is always calm and comforting while still being intriguing and captivating. The people who spend the time consuming the knowledge you share, truely do appreciate the time and effort taken away from your family. Keep up the stellar pursuit of your inner happiness (and keep sharing it !) Todd
FANTASTIC WORKMANSHIP! Your drive and diligence for perfection certainly paid off for this project. The finished product looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL, highlighting ALL the individual features and characteristics that you planned and implemented in such meticulous detail. Thank you for allowing us to experience YOUR dream as you live it.
Couldn't have said it better myself. You can tell it's his passion/life. Right on Scott! Been watching your channel since the beginning. Always wanted to come out and work with you guys for a week. Just for experience. I've been at it going on 20 years, and it don't seem that there is any old timers left in the game out here in Pittsburgh. The experience would be worth the trip!
Oh Scott, I wish I could have watched your video before visiting the house!!! I would have paid much more attention to the stair railing. You are a true master!!! Such a pleasure to watch your work.
What a series...! Takes us from dirt to a completed house. Does so many phases of the build himself. Then his last sentence sums it up perfectly... "Thankfully now I get to get back into my blacksmith shop". You sir, are truly an inspiration! Keep up the good work.
Always a happy to see and hear from good deads to the people and yourself. Best of wishes from me in Lithuania. Let's keep the inner flame burning to do more good.
That closing scene was of a weary but satisfied and happy man... something that craftsmen from every field know that so many do not. Taking a moment to appreciate the craftsman that edited this ; )
Spiritual work / content - in a globalized world intentionally steered towards fast, cheap, and good (which isn’t at all possible to achieve.) Only a small %age of the world’s dying population understand, appreciate, and value this level of quality, integrity, and passion. Thank you for documenting your craft. A viewer raised in central Afghanistan.
great job. i had a friend who was a third gen fabricator. his grandfather started the business as an ornamental iron shop and he had some amazing equipment that he designed , he had built a gadget that had two trk transmissions in series driven by an electric motor that twisted pickets. he built a machine that used two big rollers that had beads of hardfacing on them that he would run flat metat thru to distress them, when he closed shop i got the hyd hossfeld bender that i still use today.its an amazing craft that few people appreciate. i really enjoy your videos. thank you
Hi Scott, we visited just before the open house, not long after the railing went in. You sure were proud of that railing, and now I really understand why! There's so many details I wish I could have noticed at the time. Best, -- Stefan
A great craftsman, which is few and far between these days. Watching this just gives me a better appreciation for what men went through before power tools and welders. My family and I use to build fine custom homes before my health went south. I was never at this level of craftsmanship, never any blacksmithing. I hope the good lord has blessed me with enough strength to build 1 last home. My wife is a truly wonderful woman who I hope to build her dream home this coming year. May God bless you and your family, and keep up the great work you do.
I love these videos, thanks for taking the time to upload! My great uncle was a "Smithy: in the UK back in the '30's and '40's ,aking horseshoes amd all sorts of metalwork, amazing skills gradually getting lost these days. We were taught some basics on a charcoal / coke forge back in the 1970's but it seems like a forgotten art these days.
Scott every single clip transmit your pasion, knowledge to the audience with peace and armory. Thanksgiving you for sharing and passing down the concept of manufacturing with perfection respecting old timers ways.
Followed your journey of the spec house from start to finish, You don't deserve only 1.1 million subscribers. In my humble opinion you deserve and have earned 10 million subscribers. Keep the push on and hopefully it will happen soon.
Love your sites and presentations. You have provided many good tips to my advantage! Here is one for you...: Why not simply punch a 1/2" x 5/8" or 3/4" hole to allow for the 38 deg. angle and fill-weld the pocket created on the topside down-slope? Done this way many times - much faster and it works great!
Wow! Also, how amazing to have Ken Jordan nearby with his knowledge! The two of you together could do anything!! As awesome as those big capable tools are, you make them sing!
Wonderful job you did there. Getting it to fit exactly and and reproducing the same look and feel all around takes tenacity and attention to detail. Bravo
We had a fly press pretty much the same size in the shop I spent most of my 40 years at Ford Product Development working in. Ours had cannon ball weights at each end of the arms though. It would just about punch a 125mm hole through 3mm aluminium and 22SWG steel on a good day. It was old when I started in 1967, but didn't look any older when I retired 40 years later. I had a tour of the body shop at Dagenham once, and saw the huge presses that pressed out car body panels. It took 300 tons to do that, and a truly massive electric motor, so Fly Presses are amazingly good value.
I really enjoyed this video Scott and Nate and now have a greater appreciation to the amount of work involved. It is a centerpiece for the house and is built to last !!
U know that everyone around u is so damn lucky in many ways u remind me of my dad (it’s the generation) and I’m so lucky that when growing up I was glued to his hip and constantly saying what’s this why is that a just paying attention to what’s going on to the tasks at hand u sir are are a reflection of what we need more of in this messed up world thanks for taking ur time to put videos out for the world to see and ther are millions of people who need to see ur videos thanks again
Super nice drilling jig Scott! To alleviate the problem of wearing your jig, you can insert a hardened "drill guide" into your jig. These are available at McMaster for pretty cheap. A very worth while effort especially when you're drilling many many holes and don't want to deal with your jig producing inconsistent results on the 20th hole.
I really really appreciate the effort you took to show us the problem solving routine. I am a craftsman doing custom work and this routine is so familiar to me.
Well done. I love things like this, where someone down the road will come along, see the details, and puzzle over how it was accomplished. I’ve been working through your videos lately since I found your channel, and am so grateful for the amount of knowledge and wisdom you’re sharing here. Keep up the good work, this is an invaluable resource. Thank you!
Something tells me that it's not just 'code compliance' that's driving your imagination and skill to maestro levels... I wish I had even a fraction of the space and skill and imagination that you have here...
Those railings are an amazing feat of awesome craftsmanship. Extremely nice job. Thanks for sharing and doing these videos. Incredible series with thousands of hours of work to produce them. Much appreciated.
Superb Craftsmanship. I thank you for your thoughtful approach to creating your inhome jigs. Your forge and punch system. You are a master craftsman. I am amazed at the quality of your teaching skills. You are excellent. Thank you, thank you.
Your time, knowledge, and skill are appreciated. Great descriptions on some the nuances that make a lot of difference; your honesty and clarity on detailing things discovered in the process is noble. I would’ve liked to see more images of the final product, but that negates nothing. Thank you sir.
It is awesome watching you take on huge projects. I am trying to build my channel like you but it is going to take years to even dream on reaching your level!
That's a crazy level of craftsmanship in that railing that I'm sure stretched you as a builder. And the best (or maybe worst part) is that 95% of folks who see that railing will never understand the crazy amount of labor and thought that goes into it. Well done, as always sir, and thanks for taking us along for the ride.
That's what I was thinking. I hope the buyer is either already a fan of this channel, or at least watches all the build videos.
That’s what I say in my trade people walk by and never realize the amount of work it takes to make it happen.
Very well sad and i second that motion
That's what I was thinking too, he put so much effort into those rails when somebody could just weld something together in a quarter amount of the time. They are definitely beautiful, but id say 90% of people would never notice the difference.
well the owner of the house will be able to see every video available on the construction of their house.
Scott, the true description of what we do is The art of Essential Craftsmanship. I had as much fun watching this as you.did doing them.
Not only was the craftmanship of the railing wonderful so was the craftmanship of the video. Good jobs Scott and Nate.
What a touching ending showing the end of a hard day's work. You look beat but not beaten. That is a good day!
6:22 love seeing/hearing Ken's input. Great work guys
Listening to your narration throughout these projects, reminds me of when I was a young boy, every November around my birthday, listening to Warren Miller narrate his ski films. So matter-of-fact, so comforting, so inspiring. Gets me revved up every time. Keep up the great work.
The look on your face of how ready you were to quench the fire and put down that apron is priceless. As an architectural woodworker (retired) I feel your pain/elation/contentedness and satisfaction. Too many people have no outlet for their creative impulses. Lucky you are to have found a craft and to have such a suitable shop to ply it in.
I think what this man teaches us all is that we are all essential craftsmen. Keep up the good work friends. 🇺🇸
Stopped by Roseburg today on my way from Klamath Falls to Coquille to see the house in person and it is as beautiful as the TH-cam videos portray. I am a semi-retired associate professor from a university in Southern Oregon and I know a great teacher when I see one. The way you obviously stop and ponder what the average lay person would need and want to know and then make it so very understandable is a testament to your excellent teaching skills. Keep up the good work.
This project is not something you have to or need to do. It is a project that comes from the heart of a real craftsman.
Wholesome, true, and masterful content. So much of this is what the internet should strive for. Thank you for being the 1%.
Many thanks again for the opportunity to watch a Master Craftsman!
When you're jigged up like that, especially on a mill or heavy drill press, go in there with a flat mill cutter and create a flat. Then go with your drill
Thank you for the window into architectural ironwork and specifically drifting. My appreciation and admiration has grown for this art!
essential craftsman hmmm . i see what yer talkin' bout.. patience , Beautified . very very nice , .
This looks like one of the most challenging tasks in the entire series. Well done.
My name is Jack, I live in Brownsville, been to Roseburg many times, had a great friend
who lived on the Umpqua River. We carpentered together for years. It is heart warming to watch your videos. You are a master. I started when I was 18, now 76. Would love to shake hands.
There are very few of your kind in this world. You work with time tested first principles and always producing masterpieces. You are a great inspiration. Tug your grand child along if you have any and let him soak in all this. Inspire him with how you think and your unique perspectives.
Scott, you are a great teacher, a fantastic carpenter/builder/fabricator/smith..
.. and a superb videographer and creator of documentary content !
I have thoroughly enjoyed every video you have ever made, from the information shared, down to the way it was presented. The cadence is always calm and comforting while still being intriguing and captivating. The people who spend the time consuming the knowledge you share, truely do appreciate the time and effort taken away from your family.
Keep up the stellar pursuit of your inner happiness (and keep sharing it !)
Todd
FANTASTIC WORKMANSHIP! Your drive and diligence for perfection certainly paid off for this project. The finished product looks absolutely BEAUTIFUL, highlighting ALL the individual features and characteristics that you planned and implemented in such meticulous detail. Thank you for allowing us to experience YOUR dream as you live it.
It's videos like this, that prove you've named your channel perfectly: Essential Craftsman
Simply brilliant, Scott.
I love seeing Ken in the background. Blessings on you both.
Couldn't have said it better myself. You can tell it's his passion/life. Right on Scott! Been watching your channel since the beginning. Always wanted to come out and work with you guys for a week. Just for experience. I've been at it going on 20 years, and it don't seem that there is any old timers left in the game out here in Pittsburgh.
The experience would be worth the trip!
Oh Scott,
I wish I could have watched your video before visiting the house!!! I would have paid much more attention to the stair railing. You are a true master!!! Such a pleasure to watch your work.
Man, that's a great shop you have. Truly tells the story of a lifetime of, and a passion for, working with your hands. Great work!
God bless the lady that paints this thing in 40 years....
What a series...! Takes us from dirt to a completed house. Does so many phases of the build himself. Then his last sentence sums it up perfectly... "Thankfully now I get to get back into my blacksmith shop". You sir, are truly an inspiration! Keep up the good work.
Working on a project with a good friend. A perfect day. Great work!
Always a happy to see and hear from good deads to the people and yourself. Best of wishes from me in Lithuania. Let's keep the inner flame burning to do more good.
That closing scene was of a weary but satisfied and happy man... something that craftsmen from every field know that so many do not. Taking a moment to appreciate the craftsman that edited this ; )
A priceless addition to a very special house.
Spiritual work / content - in a globalized world intentionally steered towards fast, cheap, and good (which isn’t at all possible to achieve.)
Only a small %age of the world’s dying population understand, appreciate, and value this level of quality, integrity, and passion.
Thank you for documenting your craft.
A viewer raised in central Afghanistan.
Your name says it all. You are a true craftsmen.
great job. i had a friend who was a third gen fabricator. his grandfather started the business as an ornamental iron shop and he had some amazing equipment that he designed , he had built a gadget that had two trk transmissions in series driven by an electric motor that twisted pickets. he built a machine that used two big rollers that had beads of hardfacing on them that he would run flat metat thru to distress them, when he closed shop i got the hyd hossfeld bender that i still use today.its an amazing craft that few people appreciate. i really enjoy your videos. thank you
It is GREAT to see you back in your shop. These types of videos are what made me a fan. The music, camera views and special guests are wonderful.
Dang u guys r good, that is craftsman ship
Hi Scott, we visited just before the open house, not long after the railing went in. You sure were proud of that railing, and now I really understand why! There's so many details I wish I could have noticed at the time.
Best, -- Stefan
A great craftsman, which is few and far between these days. Watching this just gives me a better appreciation for what men went through before power tools and welders. My family and I use to build fine custom homes before my health went south. I was never at this level of craftsmanship, never any blacksmithing. I hope the good lord has blessed me with enough strength to build 1 last home. My wife is a truly wonderful woman who I hope to build her dream home this coming year. May God bless you and your family, and keep up the great work you do.
Great to see Ken in the shop and looking well!
Black smithing just looks so cathartic
WOW! 🤓 faboulus! Well done Scott & the fellas!
That was incredible Scott.
WOWZERS! That's a LOT of work for a banister.......Being that it's a one of a kind & for a special project, it's worth it!
I love these videos, thanks for taking the time to upload! My great uncle was a "Smithy: in the UK back in the '30's and '40's ,aking horseshoes amd all sorts of metalwork, amazing skills gradually getting lost these days. We were taught some basics on a charcoal / coke forge back in the 1970's but it seems like a forgotten art these days.
What a nice return from building your house to blacksmithing.
Scott every single clip transmit your pasion, knowledge to the audience with peace and armory. Thanksgiving you for sharing and passing down the concept of manufacturing with perfection respecting old timers ways.
Great work man. Looks awesome. Very few human beings could do what you do.
If I was a kid again, I would be HONORED to get my head stuck between those. Beautiful work.
Followed your journey of the spec house from start to finish, You don't deserve only 1.1 million subscribers. In my humble opinion you deserve and have earned 10 million subscribers. Keep the push on and hopefully it will happen soon.
nice to see a blacksmithing video on the blacksmithing channel!
Love your sites and presentations. You have provided many good tips to my advantage!
Here is one for you...:
Why not simply punch a 1/2" x 5/8" or 3/4" hole to allow for the 38 deg. angle and fill-weld the pocket created on the topside down-slope?
Done this way many times - much faster and it works great!
Wow! Also, how amazing to have Ken Jordan nearby with his knowledge! The two of you together could do anything!! As awesome as those big capable tools are, you make them sing!
It was an honor to meet Ken Jordan at your second Open House.
I liked this video so much.... I had to watch it twice... back to back...JJ... good job....
Wonderful job you did there. Getting it to fit exactly and and reproducing the same look and feel all around takes tenacity and attention to detail. Bravo
I like the cool guy in the back hauling on the smoke pipe. You guys are awesome 👏. From Nova Scotia
Good to have a video of doing something! 😄👍. Turned out very nice!
We had a fly press pretty much the same size in the shop I spent most of my 40 years at Ford Product Development working in. Ours had cannon ball weights at each end of the arms though. It would just about punch a 125mm hole through 3mm aluminium and 22SWG steel on a good day. It was old when I started in 1967, but didn't look any older when I retired 40 years later. I had a tour of the body shop at Dagenham once, and saw the huge presses that pressed out car body panels. It took 300 tons to do that, and a truly massive electric motor, so Fly Presses are amazingly good value.
Fascinating. If I owned this house, this video would be required viewing for every visitor.
I really enjoyed this video Scott and Nate and now have a greater appreciation to the amount of work involved. It is a centerpiece for the house and is built to last !!
I’ve enjoyed all the episodes but this one is really special.
You sir are an artist! Love the work you do!
You are a great guy, I sure hope that home goes to happy and good people!!!
Beautiful work Scott!!!
making railing on my front porch is one of my goals
I only hope generations of family's realize the effort and care that went into making these ...and they stay ..FOREVER ..
Nice Job..
Totally impressed. Wow! Love the blacksmith stuff!
U know that everyone around u is so damn lucky in many ways u remind me of my dad (it’s the generation) and I’m so lucky that when growing up I was glued to his hip and constantly saying what’s this why is that a just paying attention to what’s going on to the tasks at hand u sir are are a reflection of what we need more of in this messed up world thanks for taking ur time to put videos out for the world to see and ther are millions of people who need to see ur videos thanks again
Super nice drilling jig Scott! To alleviate the problem of wearing your jig, you can insert a hardened "drill guide" into your jig. These are available at McMaster for pretty cheap. A very worth while effort especially when you're drilling many many holes and don't want to deal with your jig producing inconsistent results on the 20th hole.
All's i have to say, is. WOW! just WOW! 👏. No other way to describe it.
Mesmeric, I enjoy your channel so much. Many thanks
Love the home building series but I am super excited about more blacksmithing videos!
I only carve wood, this was amazing to see. Thank you.
Nice to see you doing metal working
this is a wonderful series of videos seeing how a home is built. a great educational experience for me as I do not do any of these trades
LOVED watching this process. It was a labor of love, obviously.
I really really appreciate the effort you took to show us the problem solving routine. I am a craftsman doing custom work and this routine is so familiar to me.
I teared up on this vid. Your friendship with this man resonates with all of us. A man among men Scott.
That was awesome. Thank you both
Awesome! Truly! Keep up the inspirational work!
Great episode! I really enjoyed this. Thank you!
That was a ton of work! I hope the new owner appreciates it!
Me as well.
Well done. I love things like this, where someone down the road will come along, see the details, and puzzle over how it was accomplished. I’ve been working through your videos lately since I found your channel, and am so grateful for the amount of knowledge and wisdom you’re sharing here. Keep up the good work, this is an invaluable resource. Thank you!
Something tells me that it's not just 'code compliance' that's driving your imagination and skill to maestro levels... I wish I had even a fraction of the space and skill and imagination that you have here...
I really wish I could buy that house. It is just a beautiful piece of craftsmanship.
I wish only that were more people like you. Thank you.
God bless this channel. It shows what we have left and what can make a future.
Those railings are an amazing feat of awesome craftsmanship. Extremely nice job. Thanks for sharing and doing these videos. Incredible series with thousands of hours of work to produce them. Much appreciated.
Hi to Ken!!!! Nice to see you. Happy New Year, Gents!
Superb Craftsmanship. I thank you for your thoughtful approach to creating your inhome jigs. Your forge and punch system. You are a master craftsman. I am amazed at the quality of your teaching skills. You are excellent. Thank you, thank you.
Your time, knowledge, and skill are appreciated. Great descriptions on some the nuances that make a lot of difference; your honesty and clarity on detailing things discovered in the process is noble. I would’ve liked to see more images of the final product, but that negates nothing. Thank you sir.
When I walked through the spec house, I noticed your touch mark, and I was amazed it was handmade!
Absolutely love the work!!!
Awesome work and attention to detail!
Fantastic work . Thank you for sharing .
Amazing work. Well done!
Jack of all trades and master of all!
Oh, Those railings are magnificent. I thought they would look great but when installed beautiful craftmanship.
This is really special ... this is something you guys do soo well on all the projects. Super happy for this channels success
From one blacksmith to another, beautiful fab work and end product, particularly from a "one-man-band"!!
It is awesome watching you take on huge projects. I am trying to build my channel like you but it is going to take years to even dream on reaching your level!