1900s Shop in Norway in Use Today, Video

[Stew Denton]

There is a video of a 1900s style workshop in use today in Norway. All of his tools that I could see are hand powered, including two drill presses, wood and metal lathes, large sharpening wheel, scroll saw, stationary belt sander, etc., and a blacksmithing area. Much of it is treadle powered.

Some of his hand powered tools are made from somewhat modern parts combined with treadle set-ups that are old. Such is the case with his bench belt sander and his equivalent of a Dremel tool.

It is an interesting video, and I don't know if it is intended to be a demonstration shop or what. His anvil is from the 1700s. His metal lathe is from around 1890.

To find it go to YouTube, and type in "Vintage Treasures, a 1900s workshop tour in the heart of Norway."

At any rate a very interesting video.

Regards,

Stew

[Eric Brown]

There is a video of a 1900s style workshop in use today in Norway. All of his tools that I could see are hand powered, including two drill presses, wood and metal lathes, large sharpening wheel, scroll saw, stationary belt sander, etc., and a blacksmithing area. Much of it is treadle powered.

Some of his hand powered tools are made from somewhat modern parts combined with treadle set-ups that are old. Such is the case with his bench belt sander and his equivalent of a Dremel tool.

It is an interesting video, and I don't know if it is intended to be a demonstration shop or what. His anvil is from the 1700s. His metal lathe is from around 1890.

To find it go to YouTube, and type in "Vintage Treasures, a 1900s workshop tour in the heart of Norway."

At any rate a very interesting video.

Regards,

Stew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OlDijTENE5w

[Tom M King]

I think they meant to say 19th Century or should have said early 1900s.. 1900s was the 20th Century. Some of us even remember the 20th Century.

[Rob Luter]

Very interesting. Thanks for the link.

[Maurice Mcmurry]

That was fun to see! I inherited great grandpas hand crank, foot treadle, and line shaft tools. I restored a few of them. Several of them were completely worn out. My hope was to create a shop like that. I ended up selling most of the big items. The gentleman who bought the tools had plans to set up a shop like that.
I know a few first generation Norwegian immigrants, they are lovely folks. Stories about the Norwegian resistance to the nazi occupation are among my favorite books.

[steven c newman]

Roy Underhill would feel right at home, in that shop..