After all that I was surprised, dismayed, how inexpensive these things are on Amazon.
Must be made by slaves in China. Or else robots.
On the other hand, there is a fairly wide range, and that difference in cost suggests a difference in materials and production.
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Probably even worse than that... slave robots.
I started watching the video and started looking for clues. First clue - the wood is maple, then the announcer guy says "Maple is dense so it doesn't develop cracks" -- right there I knew dude was not a wood technologist. But maple is popular in North America, while in Europe beech might be the wood of choice for such a product.
Next clue was the King brand table saw - looks like they are in the Commonwealth somewhere. The worker is wearing all of his clothes - many layers and a toque or toboggan, what I would call a knit hat. Guy looks to be of European descent, hell, he looks like he might still be in Eastern Europe.
The multihead CNC machine suggests a degree of modernity, more than one would find in a Mennonite wood working shop (they have children run belt sanders to make utensils - who needs slaves?).
Guy is running sanders with no hearing protection or a respirator. If he works out his days in that shop he will end up on a respirator.
Final clue - they box up the finished product and the box says it is a Product of Canada, eh, in two languages. Mystery solved. PDB is working for Queen and Country, to hell with his lungs, right?
That's what I saw in that video. That plus I am never going to compete with that set up. Man's got to know his limitations.
$102.50 plus S&H for the 12 piece set the Andy Dick looking guy put together at the end.
The redhead looked OK but the years are starting to take a toll.
I carved a cooking spoon once. I think I saw a carver on PBS or something make one. One of those a-ha moments. Draw a spoon on that fills up a small flat piece of wood and carve it out. Bought a chisel especially for the bowl, hee. I never perfected it, but did use it many years.
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