Ercol Evergreen chair

The Evergreen chair is the height of the Chairmaker’s art. The back bow is a complex bend, made in three axes from a single piece of straight timber, hand bent by two craftsmen. This is then combined with the skills of windsor chair making to provide a beautiful frame which is then upholstered in supportive and comfortable cushions to provide the ercol Evergreen Easy Chair and Sofa.

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soulcraft steel bike

Filmmaker Michael John Evans sets out to visually portray “the zone” which one enters when their craft is honed. Sean Walling, owner of Soulcraft, builds top notch custom steel bicycle frames. This short film documents Sean’s fabrication methods: a well choreographed dance of experience and muscle memory producing a seemingly effortless ode to process. From Steel: invites the viewer into Sean’s machine shop for an up close and personal look at the work that results in yet another awesome Soulcraft. Musical score provided by the internationally praised duo, Mattson 2.…

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Metal Casting at Home

A total of 21 videos  showing how to make aluminium castings with a home made foundry. Making a cylinder head for a single cylinder hit and miss engine.Core making moulding casting and machining operations.The engine is an Olds Gearless, a 4 srtoke with no gears.An eccentric on the crankshaft opreates a ratchet wheel to give the necessary timing. originally created by Myfordboy.   http://www.youtube.com/user/myfordboy

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