I'm from latinamerica and I watch videos like this for learning english. This job here is known as 'hojalatero', and belong to those lost in time jobs. I loved how the video ends with the verses of 'the village blacksmith'. Thanks for sharing, regards from chile!

I was a coppersmith in the dockyard, I can relate to this craftsmanship, sadly these are days long gone, modern rubbish is just that, rubbish. This was a craftsman, hand made with years of skills. I would gladly swap todays rubbish to go back to the craftsman days.

Ignore the negative comments and the thumbs down, this man was a craftsman in his time. I worked in the aircraft industry all my life and knew many tinsmiths , it was always regarded as a specialist trade and we would not have survived two world wars without them, aircraft would not have evolved to what they are today. I would have loved to have met this man and talked about his craft. Today this skill is sadly not required any more, plastics and composites have replaced this trade, that's progress...sad but we progress.

@snoopyshultz

3 жыл бұрын

It is, the sheet metal workers international are still alive and well and still knocking that tin in USA and Canada .

@Ian...

3 жыл бұрын

@@snoopyshultz Good to hear that Snoopy.

It's great to see what a tinsmith actually did, Both my Grandfather and Great Grandfather were tinsmiths and a video like this makes you appreciate the work they did, thank you for posting this video.

It is a pure pleasure to see a true craftsman at work! God bless them all!

Wow, to know that this is my great Grandfather Roche. I never met him but watching this video now, I know that he was a bloody good tinsmith. I wish I got to meet my Grandfather Roche. And thank you to the people who posted nice comments 💖💗

@edwardcharles9764

6 жыл бұрын

meggy _weggy it's surprising that we remember our fathers and our grandfathers but never our great grand fathers. The third generation is always lost. If we could go back 7 generations, we could discuss matters with a relation from the Great Plague!

@hasdrubal121

5 жыл бұрын

meggy_weggy you and your family should be rightly proud. A nice little film, it would have been nice to have heard him speak on it or to hear him work with the tools. I really enjoyed watching it.

@franciestokes7121

5 жыл бұрын

He was a shite💩💩

@WootTootZoot

5 жыл бұрын

What the devil are you on about ? No one in the family here knows who you are, get on with yourself now.

@lenhowl

5 жыл бұрын

You are so lucky to have this video. A true craftsman.

This is what I like - handmade items that last, then can be repaired, and end their days usefully recycled with no waste.

these guys is what we need I was lucky I whent to a highschool where metal shop was all about being a craftsman I wish people would do more of this

Delightful - such a change to modern videos where workshops are full of expensive machinery! Reminds me of a trip to India some years ago where there was an all purpose tinsmith/blacksmith/mechanic in one village we visited. When our guide asked what he didn't make the reply was "If I can't make it then you probably don't need it!" That was forty years ago too, bet he's gone and somebody will sell you a plastic what-not instead.

My friend Mike made a copper lantern by following this video exactly. It came out beautiful, and is now displayed with honor in the Sheet Metal Worker's Local 105 Union training facility..

@cryipticcreep5586

5 жыл бұрын

Very exrovetly position to stand up 4

@jackking5567

4 жыл бұрын

Actually I have some copper sheet (I work with other metals) and was looking for ideas to use it - a lantern could well be made.

Way too satisfying to see this brilliant craftsman working.

I could watch this all day. There is something magical about a skilled craftsman using his hands to make something.

I love to be able to see where the hands that made something have been. Nice video takes me back to my apprentice days helping an old boy make mud guards for old motorcycles. I’m the old boy now!

That gentleman appeared to be quite senior in years, but his work rivals that of the youth. I would be so proud to be a descendant of his!

@oliviadoyle8867

5 жыл бұрын

bmcc12 he came out of retirement to film this, he would have probably been in his late 70s early 80s.

A true craftsman, a pleasure to watch.......................

A true gentleman of quiet disposition.Friendly and courteous to all. Repaired many a hurley for me and my generation when he could have been more profitably engaged. Delighted to have come across this little snatch of a byegone era.John McGuire

@gregikenberry2722

5 жыл бұрын

Love to learn how to do this

@alanpartridge2140

5 жыл бұрын

@@gregikenberry2722 If you search on amazon or ebay I'm sure you'll find some books which should be a start

Whoa! That was an Honour Thank You

I’m a tin knocker myself, fun to see the old school, hands on work. I’ll be hitting it up on Monday... Thanks.

A true craftsman, well done sir.

What a beautiful piece of work. Aren't too many Craftsman like that left anymore.

As a professional blacksmith for 20 years now I can sure appreciate the craftsmanship. These skills are not gone but do require the public to at least occasional support such works. Though they may seem expensive you will never regret purchasing locally made items.

@noelfleming3567

8 ай бұрын

I have a handmade tongs made by a blacksmith in d 1920s I still use it

Nice to get an original of that mans beautiful work .

Very nice craft...old craft never fades.

An example of a real tradesmen, who had pride in the build

He does well to concentrate with that fella playing the whistle outside his window every day.

@rattusnorvegicus4380

5 жыл бұрын

Happy New Year to you too.Been reading Canterbury Tales by any chance?

@richardmessenger9474

5 жыл бұрын

As my old grandad used to say " you'll have some buggers eye out with that whistle"..😂😂😂

@alanroberts4060

5 жыл бұрын

haha ;D

@spiralminus

5 жыл бұрын

This was before the workshop radio; he's just keeping it old school.

@basiliskaseridis999

5 жыл бұрын

Rattus Norvegic

The world nowadays has far to few quality people left like this old man.

I love Tom Roche. God bless him with lots of happiness.

Need more this kinda video to educate modern civilization

In my role as a 'coach maker' i find this sort of film quite satisfying to watch, people like him, me, are fast going the same way as the 'wheel wright', the cart-wright, the cooper, draper etc etc.Soon to be totally lost skills.

@spooksixsix

5 жыл бұрын

@@tacticalpossum7090 That's good to hear, we haven't seen any new blood come into our trade for years now, even the colleges are struggling to fill classrooms.

@alanpartridge2140

5 жыл бұрын

Those skills are being lost along with the skills of manual machining, lots of these so called machinist don't have a clue they can only program CNC machines, a similar thing is happening in many areas including professional engineering jobs, the modern day reliance on software is obscene

@spooksixsix

5 жыл бұрын

@@alanpartridge2140 You got that right, some of my friends are fellow engineering types and can use any machine presented to them, one guy in particular is a wizard with all types of lathe, vertical mill and his stainless steel tig welding is an art form.However, even these guys are complaining about the lack of newbies wanting to follow their footsteps, dying breed sadly.

Great to watch, brought back memories of my sheet metal days as a young man.

Just great to see a few of the Irish have not been forgotten.Many thanks for sharing

I’ve worked on 150 year old homes and the copper always works beautifully .

true craftsmanship there. great video, thanks for insight into his artistry in action.

Excellent, a man worth his salt.

Ive spent my life collecting skills like those. Really good video. Especially liked the brief look at the soldering. Skills like those made a house a home.

A true honour to watch a master at work .

Brilliant work what a fantastic video watching this craftsman at work. I loved watching this what a clever and highly skilled man.

An ancient lantern was found buried in the stables of my great grandfather's house- he was a corn chandler. It is bigger and the glass is like a lens- like very old circular bottle bottom glass . The whole lantern is decorated by piercings- almost like perforations made with different sized nails, I imagine. Sadly, the cone has disintegrated at the top but I assume it once had a big circular ring so it could be hung up or carried about- checking the premises- and I hope not burning the place down! Well, the old house is still there. I need a man with Tom's skills to remake that cone- and I may know just the fellow- but he's busy making and mending guitars- although he can make anything, be it wood or metal. He once had a big old Ford V8 Pilot car and he made the whole exhaust system for that! I am in complete awe of these folk that have all these skills- they are getting mighty rare now, I am afraid.

Aaaaawwwww I’d LOVE one of these 😍

Just love the way Toms hammer caresses the copper...great wee poem at the end. Thanks for the view.

Bloody good to hear it being soldered, and not sodded.

Tom Roche Sir,you nade a wonderful lamp in no time !!! Loved watching the process and your dedicated work !!!

Thanks for posting, I had a family member who was a coppersmith. I've been a armourer for a while, and so can appreciate good craftsmanship.

Superb video. Thank you for posting.

It is much more work, but also infinite satisfaction to make something with your own hands and skills. This is a wonderful video to watch.

@tilday

5 жыл бұрын

Here here!

@noelfleming3567

8 ай бұрын

👍👌

what a lovely little film of a great trade. thanks.

A great tinsmith , he would have been in the centre of the town with the blacksmith and the carpenter . Great video 👍🇬🇧

Such a craftsman! Thank you Tom. And thank you to the people that took the time to help preserve this craft for others to follow.

i really love handmade things like this lantern. mostly handmade things are not quit finished or equal from all sides but actually that is the beauty of handmade products. great job.

@andrewallen9993

5 жыл бұрын

I used Tomlin a Maserati made like that, an absolute nightmare to work on as no parts were available and you had to make all the bits you needed yourself or out of a part for another car. Who on earth mills crankshafts from billets anymore?

A true artist with metal. I truly Respect him. Godbless bless you. Thank you for the uploading of this video.❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️😇😇😇

Fantastic to see some real craftmanship.. Thanks for sharing 😊

i'm afraid they don't make em like your grandad anymore you deserve to be proud of him

Interesting of how things were made by hand. Spirits of Salts in small milk bottle and using a chicken feather to apply it, was a reminder of my Dad soldering. Good memories of times past.

Now that's old school techniques...loved watching it....I feel for him, because age does catch up and it makes things harder to do. Thanks for this as I love watching the old ways of producing items that will last for generations to come. 😁👍🏻🇦🇺

MY LORD..... NO GLOVERS, TRUE CRAFTMAN. OLD IS PURE GOLD. VERY NICE

A master at work

This is true craftsmanship. A thoroughly enjoyable and informative video. Thank you!

I love videos like that

Very interesting video, thanks for sharing, I had a great time watching a true craftsman exercise his ingenuity and talent!

@noelfleming3567

8 ай бұрын

👍🇮🇪

Respect!...I work in a metal fab shop and I am saving this post for instructions.

Wonderful old Artisan.

what an absolute gem.................Thanks

Trades & Crafts of Maiden Street, Newcastle West, Co. Limerick Photographer - Mike Mulcahy Filmed by John Lynch Project organised by Sean Kelly. thanks you all so much Great story !

Awsome workmanship ..bless you sir

This is best tinsmithing video i have ever seen, along with Tinker: John Forshee

Fantastic.That guy would make a fortune these days doing retro pieces. A true craftsman

a thing of beauty, thanks for the upload.

Sad to see the ways of our forefathers go the way of times pass. The tempered wisdom of man gone into oblivion far to soon.

Love the video. So nice to see this level of craftsmanship done in the old style. Thanks so much!

Great piece of footage. Enjoyed watching this old fella doing his thing. Wish we had these craftsmen around the corner nowadays.

Tom is a very patient man. I'd have thrown that flute player out of my shop from the start.

I made a lamp not too dissimilar to this one as a test piece when I came out of my apprenticeship. It was for the managers wife and if she liked it I got to keep my job 😂. I visited them last year as I was visiting the area and the lamp is still hung on the fireplace some 43 years later.

@CHRITRAC

5 жыл бұрын

Nice story there vainparasite

@noelfleming3567

8 ай бұрын

👍

I will show /share this to many friends.

True old school craftsmanship! Thank you for posting such wonderful content of a time gone by!

thats very beautiful work realy nice

i wasnt even born when this video was made and yet i wish i could be there watching this an work.

Amazing craftmanship.!

How the feck Tom can concentrate with that fecking whistle blower I don't know. Proper workmanship right there, Great vid.

No Electric powered machines here, just pure craftsmanship, lovely.

@bjr2379

5 жыл бұрын

No electric machines? Hell, it looks like there's no electric period! When was this filmed, 1790?

@alanpartridge2140

5 жыл бұрын

@@bjr2379 I'd guess 1980s Ireland so not much different from the 1790s ;)

super work skills now lost ,i my trip through life i alwalys found these men with hard working hands more honest that a man with clean hands

@paulsawczyc5019

5 жыл бұрын

Honest? I bet he uses a led flashlight.

@snoopyshultz

3 жыл бұрын

not lost just forgotten. the sheet metal workers international are still alive and well and still knocking that tin in USA and Canada .

Awesome craftsmanship......

My grandfather used to make these as a hobby.

Loved watching. This was when God's people used their hands to make things of value.

Real skill. +1 for the Longfellow at the end.

Beautiful

Thanks for uploading! These people actually have skills to make things...really nice watching how a genuine worker hand-crafts things versus modern machines/presses that someone just shoves a piece of metal into them, pushes a button, and done. Before long the industries won't have any laborers who actually make the products but will just be all robots and machines with only a skeleton crew to do maintenance on them...heck, already have that in many factories today

@alanpartridge2140

5 жыл бұрын

It's been going that way for centuries, it's nothing new.

@craigmarr7986

2 жыл бұрын

@@alanpartridge2140 If you only knew the truth, you would eat those words.

When men were men, the good old days,, when everything was handmade quality, perfection, integrity...!!!😎

Fantastic...

Definitely a man that knows what he is doing. I can't cut any sheet metal without getting sliced up.

I love watching such super craftsmen at work.

For the tools of the day...well done sir

Fantastic!!! I always wanted to see how the lanterns are made and I am glad that some people took the time to document this craftsman's work and pass it to other generations.

I have two copper navigation lights very similar design which was from a 1939 Scottish Trawler, great video to see how they were made ..thanks for posting.......... and the fools complaining about the Flute, mute your sound then watch a craftsman at work......

@manonamountain

5 жыл бұрын

Humour is lost on the fool.

I love programs like this

My boss is 74 and apprenticing me in custom sheet metal fab. He is one grumpy crusty old man with ultimately a good heart. But I do feel he’s teaching me a lost art, so I’m putting up with his attitude to hopefully help the trade survive.

I just thought of this when that bugger was in the background whistling: I bought a wooden whistle, but it wooden whistle! So I bought a steel whistle, but it steel wooden whistle! So..... I bought a lead whistle, but it steel wooden lead me whistle! Beautiful video by the way, thank you

Sure wish I could have apprenticed under him ! Thanks for posting....

Amazing job... this is a quality handmade Master piece It was the norm back in a day, no crappy things made in china we have today Ty for sharing

@noelfleming3567

8 ай бұрын

True every house in d country has some kind of plastic rubbish imported from China just as well its cheap they don't last

Tin smiths or tinkerers or whatever they are called these days do have a place in industry. Among other things, we made the oil tanks for the jet engines on commercial jets. They were kidney shaped affairs about the size of a watermelon - very expensive: $thousands. Well one fell off the shipping table putting a nasty dent in it. We had guy there who bumped it out from the inside - all with hand tools. Very valuable man, he did other things but that talent is why he was there. Oh! Great video - I assume that was from a 16 mm and modern audio. The tin whistle was fine.

Great example of a craftsman at work.