An "arse board" sounds more like a tool for attitude adjustment of children. They work fast!

lol...we've lost more than we've gained... fortunately we've got this man to keep dreams alive!... imagine his apprenticeship!....Oh, to be a smithy, or boilermaker, anything done with metal and wood prior to 1903.....made in great Britain, made in the u s a...it was assumed... personally, I'd rather pull parts in a REAL wrecking yard, than sit in a cubicle.

My Uncle was the works manager at Ecclesfield, he was very knowledgeable on forging and the production of hammers. I have a large collection of Stanley tools and many different hammers.

Very interesting ,thanks. I lived across the road from the factory at woodside and many of my pals from the seventies worked there ,its so sad for a major manufacturer to decline when they made first class products I still have and use my Stanley four speed half inch chuck electric drill that will try and snap your wrist if the bit sticks.

I have a huge selection of files, 16 inch 14, 12, 10, 8 and 6 inch files, various grades, rough, bastard, second cut, smooth and dead smooth....needle files also....for my hand crafted metal woek......

Amazing and I never knew making a file could be so interesting. Thank you for sharing your knowledge

Great film & narration by Ken Hawley , I had the pleasure meeting Ken Hawley some years ago at Kelham Island Museum & I can't thank him enough for all his encouragement with my work. The skills of these guy are just incredible.

how ignurt

My dad worked there for 40 yrs. George Dawson & my brothers Andy and Paul

fascinating - thank you!

7:05 so the chisel is just positioned by eye and moved along a tiny amount before each strike!

0:20. "people don't use files anymore" . Oh yes they do!

I am a Locksmith and I use files every single day. In fact, my favorite tool is my Makita Electric File, couldn't do my job without it. God bless the file and its maker!

Looks like this guy never cleaned up in his life

I think with sandpaper, milling machines etc., files are definitely not used as much. I have a bunch that I got from my dad. And I am surprised that I hardly ever use them. But they're nice to have when you need them. There are some industries like instrument making, machinists, gun making etc. where they are used a ton. But not like they used to be.

Amazing material right here.

Really enjoyed listening to that thanks

I also started working life at Joseph Rogers

We made the hammers and chisels at Ecclesfield

I worked at Ecclesfield works in 60s and 70s also Woodside realy enjoyed it

I bet they don’t do all this when you get one from China

l just checked the cutlery draw...have one of his butter knives in nz. appreciate the good people of sheffield

Otro dato importante los cepillos fabricados en sheffield despues de la ww2 se dejaron de fabricar con los mangos de cocobola.pura vida

Pura vida execelente exposición.yo prefiero los cepillos de carpintería fabricados en Sheffield porque eran mas robustos y pesados este detalle ayuda mucho al momento de cepillar la madera porque los cepillos fe carpintería fabricados en USA son mas livianos pero es cuestion de gustos .luego tambien un detalle importante la pintura del logo de Stanley de la cuña del cepillo de carpintería fabricado en Sheffield era de mejor calidad que el estadounidense esa pintura se desprende o deterioraba mas facil que el fabricado en Sheffield. Tengo un cepillo Stanley 4 1/2 del la decada de los 50s es uno de preferidos .

I no longer buy anything branded 'Stanley, Black & Decker, or Fat Max' ,because they manufacture in israel, a racist apartheid state.

sounds like horse shit to me

Files are still comonly used. Irecently used one to remove sharp edges on a damaged roller blind. I also use a round file of some non-standard diameter and a flat file to sharpen the chains of my chainsaw. I even have a round file and a sanding block in my kitchen for sharpening knives. It's often easier to use these oldfashioned tools than any modern power tool. They are cheap enough to have multiple around wherever I might meed one, small, more general purpose and while more skill may be required there is a better poßibility to recover from mistakes. Even the type of saw you were showing is still pretty common. Mine needs some sharpening so I will soon find out how to do that - or if I have to replace it. Only a few years ago learning a metal profession here in Germany started with weeks of filing a metal block in a vice into a given shape. As far as I know that still hasn't changed.

Looks interesting but i have no idea what hes doing

the david attenborow of steel

Deep fake. AI generated.

They don't use files anymore? What has replaced it? Diamond? I use one almost everyday.

Much more interesting than I expected. I watched to the end. Good lecture.

This sort of thing along with @DaveKnowlesFilmmaker and his Jack Hargreaves films ("Old Country") are such a treasure to see in detail. thank you for giving us the extended version!

Each part his trousers get higher and higher.

thanks for your time. God Bless. you all are well, Good Job. love you all take care.

I miss the good old days of ethical child labor..

Ok lets add a few files to the list of tools I have to make someday

No wonder Sheffield steel went bust using shit to make things level. As for the morons in this comment section praising this Buffoon staggers a sane persons mind!

Now I know how to make hand files.

Emotional beautiful❤

Love this guys presentation style and matter of fact, no non sense added information on the tools. Not a comedian, a psychologist, or fortune teller ect ect. Hard facts, less is more. RIP Kenneth

So even in 1850 we had to multi-task to make a living. Glad aspirin was discovered!

In what universe have files disappeared? Let me assure you...people still use files.

As many times I've used files I've never, ever, ever thought how they are made.

Fantastic to see a part of Sheffield history in action…!!! They don’t make em like these ladies anymore….!!!! I bet they were both great fun and could tell a story or two…❤️

Extended versions of any of these videos are treasured. I could listen to Ken talk forever i reckon. Thank you very much

Fascinating. A valuable historical resource. So many details in the process one would never think of.

Thank you for sharing!

Still use files every day in my trade

Wilson s went on to make Gordon's spanners interesting. I used a good Gordon's socket set at my last job. It's sad to see the decline in our tool making industry.