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Wood shade by Soren Berger

Wood turning as its finest , awesome video of a simple process, a simple product a great craftmanship. Soren Berger makes one of his unique wooden lampshades. Filmed Rikki Berger Edited Rikki Berger Music Waldeck – Get up Carmen I am a woodturner/inventor/teacher with 35 years at the lathe, I hope you enjoy a small glimpse into making one of my shades. find out more at facebook.com/woodturning

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Bentley Factory

By Coolhunting During a recent trip to England we were invited to tour Bentley’s factory in Crewe and had the chance to get a behind-the-scenes look at how these luxury powerhouses are put together from start to finish. The hands-on plant offered a wildly different experience than other car manufacturing processes we have seen and, by relying on a level of manual precision machines can’t always replicate, provided a fascinating example of the merge of technology and craftsmanship in creating truly luxurious custom automobiles. See more of our videos at coolhunting.com/video

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knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn

Outstanding movie and life lesson. In our second film, we meet writer turned knife maker Joel Bukiewicz of Cut Brooklyn. He talks about the human element of craft, and the potential for a skill to mature into an art. And in sharing his story, he alights on the real meaning of handmade—a movement whose riches are measured in people, not cash. director-producer KEEF director of photography JOSHUA KRASZEWSKI editor-composer MATT SHAPIRO music MICHAEL TRAINOR & NATHAN ROSENBERG music produced at THE DOG HOUSE NYC sound recordist ROBERT ALBRECHT re-recording mixer…

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violin and cello maker : Michael Doran

A Labor of Love is a photography series celebrating the rich traditions of craftsmenship in the Puget Sound area, from wood workers and metalsmiths to saddle makers and sail makers. This series honors those that have chosen a non-automated route in life, building one piece at a time, with all the precision and perfectionism that often seems lost in our ever-accelerating society.

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The carpenter

The first of a series of short films regarding the art & science of professionals working with their hands. directed / edited / vfx – Dimitris Ladopoulos, Spiros Rasidakis director of photography – Nikos Mexis sound design – Nikos Tsines music – The Three Corners of the Earth, The Fire Shall Devour Us (shot using available light, with Canon 5D+7D, edited in Final Cut Pro X, tracked with PFTrack, composited in After Effects)

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