Meditative creativity.
I muted the vid sound

sound on

Meditative indeed.

Stunning isn't it.
Without this vid, no way I could guess how they made such a box or other laminated objects.

I believe in meditative observing of meditative acts.
There is a peculiar deep human unmatched quality that in no other way shows as in ... crafts.
One really has to pace down to see these vids.
Let these things be the human testimony please.
When practicing crafts, there's that peculiar 'tuning in' that overtakes time and anything else on the world, its very powerful, there's something primal about it, a drive. Craft/talents might have been an element to get on top of competition, throughout history, like inventiveness as an evolutionary advantage. Crafts fit that.
Crafts is a good drug

thank you. i love this thread already




also i think i could post some work my father does in here.
he cuts small peaces of cedar wood that would not be usable for anything elese.
glues them toghether and then carves oddly shaped bowls out of them.
unfortunately i do not have a picture

I very much agree! Lots of satisfaction to be had from these vids. It seems like their repetitive action gives it a meditative quality as well. I find I get in that head space when drawing mandalas. For me it becomes almost instinctive and I completely switch off. Therapeutic to say the least.

Yes.
The resulting intricate lines and patterns that is often a product of crafts, reminds closely of tryptamine energies imho. It's not the same but there is an element of recognition. This special 'state of mind' while crafting suggests like tapping into familiar waters, another angle, another door to something of the same?

I often mute sound, or choose own music instead of following the original narration when watching the craft vids.

Thanks jiva for the Moroccan patterns.

Hammer time


from 3.10 to 4.10:

I've always been fascinated by traditional Samurai swords. Since you mentioned it being hammer time and all, I figured I'd contribute something :



or

How tripy can a hammer be?

Tripy boating

Making a traditional flintlock rifle

One of the crafts channels that have impressed me the most on YouTube is the MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED series. Their main blacksmith is a man called Illya Alekseyev that is widely regarded as one of the most knowledgeable blacksmiths in the industry - not only skill-wise, but lore-wise as well.

He is also one of the best metal engravers of our time. Watching him work on metal is like watching Bob Ross painting.

Here's a build of theirs that I love a lot:

Since there seems to be quite some interest in blacksmithing, I'll share one of the knifes I made last winter. The steel is from an old leaf spring, the handle & sheath is oak and cherry.

Are any of you making things?

thank you Jees,

this is the korean artist mentioned at the beginning of the video you posted