Bristol Fighter Airplane Propeller

Building a Bristol Fighter Prop - 103” long propeller going on a Bristol Fighter WW1 airplane

[@alanrader3016]

Love watching you work! Dealing with a challenge prop such as that one. Cool seeing some of your gang helping! Thanks!

[@matthewmoilanen787]

Go granny go granny! Nice job ladies!

[@JoeKyser]

You talk about the lathe a lot towards the end of this video. So cool to hear the history of it

[@4n2earth22]

People doing what they do. Brilliantly. Especially NICE seeing this; American People doing what they do brilliantly and no need to raise a fuss. This is heart and soul American excellence.

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! 😁☺️

[@stevecoster322]

What a great pleasure to have you back... wow what a monster of a prop for the two of you to lady handle... From the glueing up through to the fantastic lathe it's always a pleasure to watch the prop slowly come out from hiding inside the wood. A true joy to watch you all work, thank you.

[@JOZEFPI66]

My name is Peter, im a hobbiest, flying a large rc models and making a 1to1 scale replicas for museums. I did a replicas propellers for my airplanes using much simple tools and your work is for me very impressive i. You doing incredible, fantastic work. All the best from Poland. Ill follow your videos. Peter

[@CulverProps]

Thank you so much! I made one for an RC and making it to scale was one of my hardest projects!

[@_J.F_]

Amazing how you managed getting that thing on the band saw. Also, it is so nice to hear you talking about how you do everything you can to save the old lathe from as much extra work as possible. 👍

[@MrJimbosan]

Ladies were excellent at production of aircraft and other machinery during WW2 , however I am still amazed at your skill. I am pleased to see your children getting involved .best wishes

[@CulverProps]

😁 thank you!

[@chrisretired5379]

Absolutely awesome video ! The craftsmanship, quality equipment used, and the family support is endearing. I believe granny was wearing sandals ? on this one ! 💝💝

[@CulverProps]

Lol she probably was and nobody was going to say anything to her lol!!

[@disklamer]

Your craft is fantastic, that lathe is a beauty, the whole process is fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

[@CulverProps]

Thank you for watching!

[@songmaster9308]

The Bristol Fighter was an amazing design for a WW1 vintage plane , with a 275 hp Rolls Royce V12 engine. What a great project to make the huge prop for this extremely rare beast. I would love to see the final work and finishing Alaina, I do hope you show it :)

[@FixitFrank]

Thanks for the new video! I love watching skilled people produce such amazing items.

[@davidconaway2830]

What an awesome job you and your Grandmother did. Two years ago I purchased a couple adjustable tables from Home Depot for use in my wood shop. They go low enough to act as in-feed and out-feed tables for my table saw as well as high enough for my 17" bandsaw.....and they're much easier to move around than a 800 lb planer:-) Kudos for the effort though! I believe the tables are made by Husky and cost about $199 each. I use them everyday as workbenches as well. Love the channel and your work.

[@CulverProps]

I will look at that! Thank you!

[@jimurrata6785]

@@CulverProps You might consider a hydraulic lift table with casters. You can even find a couple at Harbor Freight. Get the one with the bigger wheels and a _foot_ pedal to pump it up. I have the same 20" planer and bandsaw that you do. While the lift table is going to be close to full height it would be a LOT easier to move than a 900# planer.

[@joeborovina4769]

Outstanding ! You are more capable than most men I know ! People like you are what makes youtube great . Thank you.

[@CulverProps]

😁 thank you!

[@josephmaschari1073]

Wow that is one big prop. Looking good so far, can't wait to see it finish. Hope to see the plane.

[@billchiasson2019]

Watching this process is always so cool! Love your props they all look amazing! Thanks for the video.

[@CulverProps]

😁

[@jbb5470]

Very impressive prop. I can sure see that this a handful to move around. Always great videos and craftsmanship! Thanks for posting and glad to see your back.

[@CulverProps]

Thank you!

[@robertsimmons1264]

Love watching your videos. Thanks for keeping this art alive.

[@sierrafoxtrotgolf3638]

One simple word; IMPRESSIVE!

[@DonDegidio]

Hi Alaina, Wow, that was some hunk of wood. Good to see Grandma. Hi Grandma. :-)

[@oakleyjack7600]

You had that hunk of wood in a Headlock !! And it was squealing When you set your mind to something you don’t back off 👍👍👍

[@CulverProps]

😁 thank you. That is always the goal! Lol

[@RosaStringWorks]

Nice job.

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! 😁

[@joeromanak8797]

Just subscribed. I love the ingenuity that went into the lathe. I’m a mechanical geek (on a much smaller scale) so this is poetry in motion for me. Add in your talent and expertise and it doesn’t get any better than that. Please keep on keeping us entertained. 😎👍

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! Yeah, it is a pretty cool machine.

[@John-cb6px]

Great Job. This prop was very big and heavy.

[@binaputrahobby5793]

Mantap sekali cara pembuatan profeller

[@jimflammer9370]

Love your great craftsmanship videos.

[@johnfisk4666]

Great Video, be sure and show it completed. Also it was Great to meet such a Great YOU TUBE Celebrity at OSH and at the Zenith Open Hanger Day! looking forward to more videos!

[@CulverProps]

😁 it was nice to meet you too!!!

[@runristaren2]

Glad to see new projects keep up the good work 👍👍

[@sphlouge]

Pretty amazing. Using and pushing a 500 lb planner around to use to prop it up. I have push carts to fit every tool in my shop. Just 2x4 and plywood

[@periocarlos]

You handled a big job over there! Glad to see it.

[@tdkrei]

You handled that very well but invest in some material handling for the sack of your back and health. Keep on smiling and glad to see one of or videos again.

[@АлександрФедулов-ь7г]

Я думал что только русские женщины могут брёвна ворочить. Молодцы.

[@williamwinter2638]

Beautiful workmanship. You may want to build your self a rolling lift for those heavier props. Just found these vids and love what you are doing.

[@todddembsky8321]

I love it -- lets make a highly precise, perfectly balanced, no room for measurement error, wooden propeller. Hmmmm, what tool is that precise? I know, the chain saw 🤓😁 !!! Alaina, these are wonderful videos. Thank you for taking us along for the ride on how these are made. Wood is so beautiful, and under the eye of the craftsman (woman) they become works of art.

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! 😁

[@ricklong]

Very informative video, it’s great to see it’s a real family owned and operated business. True craftsmanship is hard to find anymore, hopefully your daughter will follow your example and find her passion in carving fabulous works of aviation art. You do need to consider some proper lifting equipment, then there’s less pain and effort in your art. 😉

[@gregdannels1699]

Wow that is a big prop! Thank you for sharing this video. :-)

[@carllemyre2289]

Beautiful job! Put bee wax on the surface saw, your heavy propeler will sliding more smoth. I speak french:p

[@weldingjunkie]

That lathe is awesome Alaina great job on the video, fun to see all the family In it. I see you changed your hair sytle lol looks good. Keep up the great work... jay

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! 😊

[@philjamieross107]

wow good going and welcome back you guys

[@ethansprofile6670]

It's amazing work good job and dedication. Who knew a pandemic would help me learn new things.

[@CulverProps]

😁

[@lachlanmccutcheon1655]

Very Very impressive girl Best wishes

[@stevej8478]

I really am impressed at what you do in your shop. Felt bad for you having to horse that thing into your band saw. If I might make a suggestion have you thought about looking into a beam cutter like a Prazi attachment? It goes on a circular saw and works great for beams so perhaps it would work good for your application. Yes, they tend to want to cut straight like a chain saw but you could work the angles and remove a lot of wood without having to handle it like you did. Keep up the good work.

[@CulverProps]

Lol, don’t feel bad, I love it!!

[@stevej8478]

@@CulverProps One can certainly tell that you do. Always good to love what you do. It makes work that much easier. Been there, done that. Thanks for replying.

[@ajmac5735]

My god. That was a handful. 👏👏👌

[@robertcringely7348]

What a huge and impressive job! And I know, because 45 years ago I was an apprentice aircraft woodworker at the Shuttleworth Collection in England and helped Bert Etheridge build a replacement 114-inch prop for the LVG C.VI German bomber that still flies to this day. We had no lathe, either, and did it with a bandsaw, machete (really!), spokeshave and sandpaper. What took you two days took us six weeks! But I do have a question, I promise: you said it was mahogany but I see two different colors of wood. What is the other type? On the LVG we used beech for the light wood and it was difficult because it was much harder and therefore the cutting was uneven in places. And just to be clear, when I needed a new prop for my Davis DA-2A, I had you build it, not me.

[@CulverProps]

Very impressive!! It is all mahogany, some of the tighter grain patterns result in darker wood.

[@johnpartridge7623]

You put a lot of the "Prima-Donna's" to shame with your work ethic, hard graft never hurt anybody 👍

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! 😁

[@JanLarssonfred]

Nice....Two videos on two weeks!! Must say it's soooo nice seeing you work. Soo beautiful and skilled. And you have such a supernice voice perfect for narrating! I also liked seeing you or your father have a Husky (as I'm a swed)

[@CulverProps]

😁 that’s all we use!

[@LTVoyager]

A Husky is my choice when I can’t have one of my Stihls. 😁

[@andrews.]

Just imagine what it was like in 1912 making this monster prop. Did they have similar tools as you have today?

[@CulverProps]

I believe they did

[@diffened]

@@CulverProps I believe that type of lathe was invented to make gunstocks, quite possibly at an arsenal in Springfield, Mass. I think that was in the early 1800's.

[@fasteddie4145]

very impressive......you're badass....

[@mikethompson9745]

just found your videos, interesting how you make the prop, part engineering part Art, Did your grandpa design your lathe? Or is it a commercially available tool? i watched a 3 part how to series you did, great fun to watch. I enjoy watching and learning, I run a standard wood lathe in my shop and enjoy it, so watching you guys is fun.

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! The lathe was actually made in the 70’s by Mr.Culver the founder of the company

[@lenny108]

Awesome precision woodwork. Question is if the wood has exactly the same density and the same weight so that the propeller is equally balanced on both sides? Of course that glue has to last for decades.

[@CulverProps]

For the most part it is all even. You can see dense parts and I try to avoid them, but I can also do some balancing on my own

[@ЮраВознюк-п8ш]

Молодець! но робота важка як для жінки

[@bentonbee1]

What glue are you going to be using since the Dap powder glue you are using is not going to be made anymore?

[@CulverProps]

Cascophen

[@robertthomas6127]

I was waiting for the bandsaw blade to pop just as you said you got thru that step ok. I was watching it bend away and thought "Oh girl, push a little less" ...and you did. Working with machines myself I know you get a feeling for it. It may sound silly, but I feel one sort of builds up a friendly relationship with ones tools (;-)). While watching you one can see you've got it in your blood. If you were my daughter I'd be proud of you and I'm sure your dad is too. till next time!

[@CulverProps]

Thank you! Yeah, I broke quite a few before I figured it out. Lol

[@jimratliff2753]

Nice work - talented operation - put those safety glasses on though....

[@williamfreeh1198]

great stuff for sure. only problem is i didnt hear too much of what you said with the noisy chain saw and lathe running.

[@CulverProps]

Sorry, still working on getting this video stuff down

[@trolltv1282]

It would be cool if you could ask customer to sent you picture with fitted propeller and add it to video too.

[@CulverProps]

I should have some coming up. 😁

[@PY2JV]

fantástico..!

[@lovetofly32]

My one question is is where the heck do you get the one blade that the lathe is making a copy of!? I understand you probably have one for all different sizes and pitches but someone had to make them! Were they made by hand?? Gosh Ive always wanted to learn how to make a prop!

[@CulverProps]

Yep, I made that myself 😁

[@ericbeckers2673]

Great work. Be carefull not to lift to heavy

[@tri-westrealtygroupinc.1192]

Gesh girl, you are amazing.

[@LTVoyager]

I could not hear over the saw noise what you said about the flat spots that the lathe saw did not. Seems like you lose the airfoil in those locations or was this a rough cut pass with a final cut yet to come?

[@CulverProps]

They all cut out on the final pass. 😁

[@razaliawangmat3075]

Wow! Strong gerl

[@kevincorbin6273]

👍

[@brianknecht3216]

Impressive video. If you don’t mine my asking, what does a prop of that size sell for? If that’s proprietary information, I understand. Looking forward to the 2nd video.

[@CulverProps]

$2300

[@sadiqmohamed681]

@@CulverProps That is much less than I thought. Considering the amount of skill involved and how much the completed aircraft will be worth, that is quite cheap. You do great work. It is fascinating watching you make the laminated blank, and carefully reveal the finished prop by cutting and sanding.

[@robwinfield1]

Great to see as always.

[@jeff9104]

Amazing work, I'm hesitant to ask but do you ever have a reject/flawed, non-usable wood prop that you would sell to be used for non-operational display/wall hanger ?

[@CulverProps]

I sure do. Price is between $350 and $1000

[@rexjerome5931]

Be careful! You need something like a hydraulic lift cart or something on those big guys. Poke around on Harbor Freight and see if you can find something helpful. 😉

[@gonzo5912]

been missing you Dear.

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

Great vid!

[@CulverProps]

Thank you!

[@CulverProps]

Nice talking with you today! 😁

[@user-tl5fi9lz9z]

😀

[@frankienv3906]

Probably the hardest prop you ever made

[@CulverProps]

For sure

[@aqeelalmnsory]

Wow, how wonderful you are

[@joewoodchuck3824]

I'd have roller stands on both sides of the planet so I wouldn't still be supporting the board by hand when it hits the cutter. Same for when comes out more than half way.

[@CulverProps]

YeAh, probably should

[@joewoodchuck3824]

@@CulverProps I don't think they cost very much.

[@Serbia312]

Я понимаю что у вас мало мужиков, но берегите себя.

[@motoresesistemasautomatos.]

Show. Congratulations.

[@robertbowman3406]

I know what you are going to say but where are the ear plugs at 6:00. Once you lose your hearing it never comes back. Just my opinion here.

[@المخترعاليمني-غ3ف]

good luck

[@Luzviminda777]

How about a hand held bandsaw ??? You are too hard on your back ...Grandpa must have been a special guy , what a nice family

[@CulverProps]

He sure was!

[@Previalegend]

Do you ever made a propeller from a single solid piece of wood? Or that's not an ideal. Asking because I'm clueless 😔

[@CulverProps]

I have not. The multiple layers let me see what’s inside, so it keeps me from using wood that might have cracks or knots in it.

[@pat36a]

I would think a laminated prop would be stronger and less likely to be effected by shrinkage or swelling from moisture

[@haukechrestin6994]

Great job. But if that thing drops down your toes are pulp! Wear safety shoes, please.

[@laljan7853]

💪💪💪💪💪😍

[@Kent.]

💪👍

[@رائدالعراقي-ك5ر]

احسنتي👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@MegaBait1616]

Made by a family business, Made in the USA, Made by a pretty American gal........thumbs up :-)

[@CulverProps]

😁

[@davidtrutwin3790]

6:40 You should wear long sleeves and gloves.

[@pierrepierrot2325]

you must equip yourself with a trolley with hydraulic table !

[@peterjansen4894]

Good to see you back and busy. Say hi to grandma for me :)

[@CulverProps]

Will do!

[@bristocamino9376]

Craft-WO-man-ship.

[@CulverProps]

Yep!

[@hosamabbas8949]

I want one running on a 300 CC engine

[@СухробМусулмонов-р7к]

😚😚😚

[@Thalarctos.]

💞CP💞

[@MrAeronca100]

True "Craftsman" at work, sadly in Aviation they area dying breed in America not many of these folks around

[@CulverProps]

Thank you!

[@glenwaldner7178]

Powered by lots of Girl Power!

[@CulverProps]

Lots of it!! Lol

[@georges8348]

When the timber gets to be bigger than the bandsaw I start thinking , time to clamp down the timber and move the bandsaw. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4fFhphngrN6aqc

[@dans_Learning_Curve]

Love what you're doing! Noticed that your blade on the bandsaw is moving all over the place. Here's a video on adjusting where the blade runs on the wheels, and where the guides should be running. Not my video. I just learned about where the blade should run on the wheels! kzbin.info/www/bejne/mKm5qn6pl9qqkLM

[@CulverProps]

Thank you!

[@hoteldelta1]

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