Comgrats on the pun

I came here just to ensure that someone had made a proper pun.

I saw that

@@dmbadcat I dust came here to ensaw someone made a good pun.

I see what you did there

Early water powered mills had the same set up.

Thats What You can call perfect dutch tegnologi

At the time that the mill we see here was developed, there was no technology to make a large circular saw blade, but a blacksmith could pound iron into a flat thin blade.

@@pauleohl Ok, that makes sense.

be nice, man.

hossmcgillicutti: Its nice too see these types of buildings still in use. Preservation of our national heritage is important and these old era technologies should be preserved and cherished.

You mean " i" not "we" Mankind has not chosen an official spokesman on the internet yet

Interesting thanks.

Sounds like the operation just got too big and couldn't be reduced to meet demand. What country, area?

Thinking out of the box. No solution you can think of is to ridiculous to be realized into a workable and practical application.

Indeed! Keeping out the North Sea. I mean, a more monumental task one could not conceive. However, the Dutch achieved that. On an engineering level, they are unmatched.

The Dutch fought the elements, and the Dutch won.

You know what they say: "In six days God created the world, on the seventh day the Dutch created Holland".

I know. How old it is blows me away.

The first sawmill of this kind was built in 1592. It kicked off the first industrial revolution and enabled the naval dominance of The Netherlands in the 17th century.

EnigmaNL You guys are great. As a Niedersachsener I always loved the tripes across the border.

I love it...minus the wood shoes of course😂

@@johnjacobjingle7177 why? they are great.

If there's anything I can't stand it's people who are intolerant of other people's cultures...and the Dutch!

Not far from my home in South Germany there is an old waterpowered sawmill, at a small creek, that has been run and operated by two sisters in their 70's (for the young sister) and 80's. We call this setup of sawblades "Gattersäge" what translates to gatesaw. Those old ladies once have been the subject of a TV documentary of professions and arts that are dying out slowly. The sawmill as it is shown in the documentary was a modern machine when it replaced the old one in 1931. Farmers from around their aerea like bringing their lumber to the sawmill because it is said that the old sisters are able to produced straight boards out of bowed lumber. Other sawmills often often seem to refuse milling lumber with a bow because it is time consuming. The old ladys don't mind, they say "you have to work with what you've got". The older sister is running the sawmill they heired from their father who rebuilt it, who has got it from his father, and I am thinking just one generation more. The older sister does all the work in the house, cooking, laundry, cleaning, you name it. Due to the daily work they both never met a man that was "worth a marriage", so they have no kids. They had two brothers who both died in World War II in Russia, the sisters decided to stay with their mother, because the dad died early. Every Sunday the two ladys walked a quite long way to the Church, their believe is strong. I don't know if the two sisters are still alive. Maybe I am able to find the documentary somewhere, I'd post a link here if I am lucky. Its a verry interesting documentary. P.S.: and I am lucky. Here it is. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/r2B5oIKZr2alsYE.html The older sister passed away in 2001, she was 85 years old. Her younger sister lived until 2015, and was 91 years when she passed. The last few years she lived in a hospiz due to a stroke. The sawmill now is a museum.

+Squarerig Also don't forget: "As the finishing touch, God created the Dutch" ;)

This " small Nation" is a great country with a great People ! Respects from France to our Dutch neighbors !

@@Wottan007 sometimes its more efficient to be a small nation with larger population unlike my stupid country Canada with 36 million. We ship our old growth raw logs abroad to USA Korea Japan and China

Thanks, from the Netherlands!

@@andiman45 it's because they pay way more money than the local sawmills that have learned to set the price and screw all the logging contractors. My dad used to export pine logs for telephone poles and if a tree made the grade for a pole it was worth WAY more than shipping it to town

That and their lovely accents

Are you the guy who forged the axeroon?

+Eke van leeuwen That's a negative.

+Aaron Burnett excuse me!

+Eke van leeuwen You're excused ;)

Norner Houtbewerking Fewer cracks and remaining straight does make the wood more durable! LOL!

@@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639 i know your comment is months old but i cant help myself im pretty sure that the durability the person above was referring to is the belief that soaking wood before sawing made it stronger i.e soft wood could be come as strong as hard wood hardwoods could become as strong as metal and so on

It also helps with the removing of the bark (prevents damage of the saws when stuff is in it) and it acts like a lubricant, so the saw can move through the wood easier.

BillNicholsTV I really like this. Good ole times.

me too, Ik ook.

This is great to learn about how they did it Long while back

Scrap wood City qqqqqq

Thank you Ken.

Nobody you’re right about some people, no one forced them to watch the video, I’ve worked in shake mills, large saw mills and planer mills. I found this video of this mill to be very unique. I love to see different types of technology and how people come up with alternate ideas

If this video was truly a waste of time then that comment was more of their precious time wasted. . . All by their own choice mind you.

Nobody All done for attention. It’s sad to say but if someone’s miserable they want everyone to be miserable. If they think something is stupid, everyone must think it’s stupid. In my opinion this video is a amazing showcase of engineering and a sheer joy to watch.

I found this video to be a great use of my time. And I do not regret one second of learning something new to me. I had known about early water powered mills but, nothings powered ones. Great education and entertainment. I am gratefully for this video. Be safe all.

@@DobleWhiteAndStabley Very good point there.

Me 2

Mijn ook

Yes, the Dutch know! suddenly we could build ships faster as anyone else in the world. The Netherlands was during the golden age #1 economy in the world and the VOC , the company that did all the shipping, was (corrected for inflation) worth about 5 times Amazon.The VOC was the first public traded company in the world. Yes, we invented the stock market as well.

Rick Bakker up

Need a video for that then. I’m sure they don’t just climb around on the blades while they’re turning. I saw a movie back in the 60’s showing something like that.

The blades are balanced and essentially reefed reducing the sail area. If in balanced then the blades wobble and are unbalanced Thus " 3 sheets to the wind"

Lem Briggs, the mill is stopped when the sailcloths are taken in or let out, with each sail being tended one at a time.

@@crazyleyland5106 good deal, that cleared it for me.

...? Beatles fan?

+Jean-Paul Veillon Thanks to the windmills the Dutch were able to produce war ships much faster then the English, French and Spaniards. The main reason they ruled the sea and conquered the world during the 17th century. (xcuse the typos)

They still cut trees into boards in a similar way in Kenya but they make use of a bank or slope, not a pit. same saw blade however. They still make the blades in India!

Mark Sinden 9

pfffff. .. Laaame xD

+grapsorz If you have a stream with a good flow it would be allot more efficient than air. But, because the netherlands is such a flat land ( We have no mountains or hills ) Water just isn't an option as such.

Andrew Watts i know.. i think the windmills is awesome ;) you use them for everything in the old day's. sawmill, grinding grain, pumping water and so on. ;)

+grapsorz Do you know of any water-powered ones (in Norway) that are open to visitors like the one featured here?

+grapsorz can you make a video like this one? Would love to see it :). Thanks.

+Harvey Smith probably why the guy on the bottom was wearing a big hat lol

+Theface ofawsomeness lmao.

Theface ofawsomeness

hahahahahaa

giggity....

Theface ofawsomeness a

Chris DIYer pooah mooi man legger saggie try to translate that😂😂

the illegal stuff isnt too bad either though chris!

It's legal in The Netherlands, and now legal in most states as well.Welcome to the current year ;)

Chris DIYer John Regan What a contrast

The Dutch don't circumcise/genitally mutilate their babies.