I like the closed, round toes on this one. From http://huaracheblog.wordpress.com/.
Author: George Crawford
archaeologist, archer, primitive technologist, and wannabee musician ... mostly
The Wood Turner
A great short film about a bowl being turned on a treadle lathe.
Info from the Vimeo Page:
Shot in a couple of hours on 2 separate afternoons, this is Leo who lives in a yurt with his partner and a variety of animals on the edge of Exmoor in the UK.
He is a craftsman of many talents, and this film shows him turning a piece of wood into a beautiful bowl using a traditional foot powered lathe (which he also built himself).
We started shooting on the first afternoon, but one of his sheep escaped, so we had to shoot the rest the following afternoon. Unfortunately, the weather was far from perfect and was actually raining lightly.
It doesn’t take him long to turn one of these bowls, and watching him work was a real pleasure.
Music –
Conversations with Angels – Luke Richards
Inner Dream – Barrie Gledden.
All shot using Canon 7D with EF 24 -105, f4 lens.
Wohnwagen
A nice German wagon found on the Wiki media. Luxuriously spacious.
Unlike the more stylish British versions the continental wagons are much more utilitarian and often built from a cargo wagons.
Jay Nelson’s Constructs
In searching for home-built campers, there were very few images on the web just a few years ago. Jay Nelson came up a few times over the years due to his ingenious building of structures onto existing vehicles, compact car, scooter, boat, and now a truck.
It’s my kind of work. Low budget, simple, and highly functional alternatives to the mainstream consumption.
But would I do this the the Vespa? Maybe.
Of course, my new truck is in sore need of a cool topper…
See more of Jay’s work on his site http://jaynelsonart.com/ or follow his blog on Tumblr.
Perception of Wealth in America
An insightful guide to the distribution of money in America. I know, we’re all taught to think we’re “middle-class” Americans. Hardly.
Good Advice
“It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.”
Mark Twain (1835-1910)
Heritage and Preservation
Imagine how different heritage preservation would be in America if our feeling of kinship and stewardship were more like those in Europe. If, instead of viewing the prehistoric heritage of the New World as something to exploit and profit from in a very short-sighted manner, we, as landowners were to view ourselves as caretakers of these treasures for future generations. Heritage management can be a very different model in other parts of the world.
A guest post by Philip I. Powell. First published at
http://www.facebook.com/megalithicmonuments.ireland, reproduced with permission.
TOORMORE WEDGE TOMB
RMP No. CO148-001
A colleague, on a recent visit to a wedge tomb in west Cork, was shocked to find it being used as an out-house, containing trash bins, old rubbish and strewn with litter. I find this totally unacceptable, to see such callous disregard for a national monument and deeply concerned about what we really think about our national heritage. Is it that, unless it is given national attention via the state & independent media networks, we actually don’t care! Or are we saying that certain monuments deserve protection and others are perhaps not worthy of such protection.
All recorded archaeological monuments are protected under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004 and this applies to every single one of them and not just the high profile monuments such as Newgrange, Poulnabrone, the Hill of…
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Another View of Stonehenge
I’m a sucker for ancient monuments.
Robin Wood, Traditional Craftsman
Here’s another excellent video of Robin Wood, wood turner and traditional craftsman. Visit his website to learn more about this remarkable man and his admirable career choice. As he explains, his job is easy to describe while so many careers are just about impossible to explain what one does and we create fancy titles to describe what we do all day.
His website is: http://greenwood-carving.blogspot.com/
Woven Backpacks – Design Rooted in History and Tradition
Another reblog. Markus has done an excellent review of pack baskets here.
Its fair to say that my personal interest in woven Mexican Huarache footwear extends to everything woven. As far as I know despite all the technological advances in history, woven Huaraches just like woven baskets cannot be made by machine and have to be made by hand. In someways this makes basketry and Huarache weaving one of the highest forms of craft.
For more information on the craft of Mexican Huarache footwear please visit Huarache Blog.
Although basketry is one of the earliest forms of craft in the world, its unclear how long woven Basket Packs have existed for, but many old designs are still used in many countries around the world.
Some old paintings and prints help trace Basket Packs to 1400-1500’s.
Images via Wood Trekker: A Brief History of the Modern Backpack (Comments Section)
The Adirondack Pack Basket as it is known today is traditionally made…
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Preindustrial Craftsmanship 