Dutch Wooden Shoes being made in the Netherlands by Koos Vreeswijk

Koos Vreeswijk has been making a wood shoes for over 64 years. Koos is third generation craftsman. His Family has making shoes for hundreds of years. It takes Koos Vreeswijk about 2 hours to make a pair of wooden shoes from a block of wood. His shoes are Hand Carved using simple hand tools. Koos live in south of Holland in a city of Zoeterwoude

[@robertheinrichvonseyfenste267]

am Dutch, born in 1951, lived in a rural parth in the nort of my country. I wore wooden shoes when I was a child. With socks and a thin pair of leather slippers. In school we wore the slippers,the clogs stayes outside the classrooms. When I bought my house, a former farmhouse, first thing I did was buying wooden shoes... I stil have them and wear them so now ant then... People watch me and are completely in shock... I kive in a street that is visited by thousends of tourists on bicycles.....

[@janlievens6964]

Ik van 1948 en mijn vriend zijn vader was een blokmaker thuis dus ik weet er alles van,van bomen kappen eens per jaar in het bos en naar huis brengen met de paarden en alles,dit was in Belgie klijne gemeente Melsbroeck ( Goede tijden. )

[@RG-iw7py]

Well, I use them in my garden, they're perfect. Greetings from Ireland:)

[@erinikeuchi6447]

Traditional crafts need to be preserved. The knowledge this man has is immeasurable.

[@TonixCube]

As child from age 3 to 6 I walked run on these, You have to use thick woolen sock if you want to run with wooden shoes, it was practical as we moved to a new house in Amsterdam ![1963) and no street pavement for quite some time.

[@Blackserieseditionllc]

The shoes are absolutely amazing and the craftsmanship is incredible but we're going to completely ignore the beautiful woman.

[@christinemornelas7993]

🤗How beautiful I'm so touched to see😌 how God has blessed this man🕵️ with such a talent 👣👣👣. we must keep this tradition in our life to show how God's holy spirit comes out of us through our living soul. thank you so much for sharing your work may God continue to bless you now and for ever more.💖

[@pigjubby1]

The large knife mounted to the work bench is incredible.

[@volkerleiste6191]

It needs a lot of skills!

[@calinguga]

@Sebastain Miller it's not his original idea. that's how it's been done for ever

[@GuyHeadbanger]

Those cloggers knives are realy useful for anybody shaping wood, work is done much quicker in this was.

[@franciscoluna9596]

Im 50 and the more my life goes toward the"gold" years, the more I want to go back and use my hand tools and woodworking skills to make a living. Amazing to watch this man re-creating himself with a beautiful trade.

[@suzz1776]

Just rem, it is never to late. (I mean unless ur super shaky, like my dad's hands r and it is unsafe at his age) but as long it is still safe to do what u love...then do it and if u don't need the money then do it as a hobby. Cheers!!!

[@PhunkieZero]

Total respect for people who handmake these wooden shoes/clogs. This is an art, and it's amazing seeing it happen.

[@john2e6558]

Thanks for this. Looked for videos of how it's done and saw some of people making shoes using machines. This is what I wanted to see though. Thanks.

[@brennanlangless8912]

The original croc shoes are puncture resistant and definitely a Incredible work and you can tell that this gentleman takes pride in his work

[@kennethcrowe300]

got big order for wooden army shoes

[@keithyoung7]

This is an amazing craftsman - no patterns to work from, just from his experience. Shame your camera work was so bad - he deserved better.

[@davidcooke8005]

I've carved a little wood, and watching this guy is like watching someone walk on a cloud. Just above and beyond.

[@TheWtfnonamez]

I know a tiny bit about axes and that one is a beast. I guess its the product of many decades of experience distilled into a tool. Its huge for a one-hander, has a steep handle and its a side axe. Its a ferocious piece of kit, but this guy uses it like a scalpel. It's literally amazing to see watch this master craftsman at work.

[@RG-iw7py]

Artist at work, joy to watch:) And so many designs. I have plain one, use them in my garden.

[@FEST1964]

This skill should Never but lost !. Thanks for posting.🙏

[@matthewdickson7838]

Love the Dutch ❤

[@rickbullock4331]

What an artisan this gentleman is. He’s been doing this 66 years and it definitely shows with his expertise with the hand tools. Unfortunately this is going to be a lost art because there’s nobody to carry on with the trade. A real shame.🤔👍👍🇨🇦

[@eileengoldenberg270]

I have worn wooden clogs in my ceramic studio for 40 years, love them! I ordered a pair from Nederland, one of my first purchases on the internet! I will be traveling to Amsterdam next July 2019. Hope I can find this artist!

[@jupitersailing]

I really want a pair of the plain, unfinished ones, but buying ordinary clogs online is really not that easy. The American chap is lucky to know that beautiful lady who took him to Koos's place to buy some clogs.

[@myalfie]

What a craftsman, using the basic of tools absolutely incredible a pleasure to watch a beautiful end product and a symbol of Holland.

[@Rocketman88002]

When in Kindergarten back in 1953, my brother wore a pair of wooden shoes for a play. He was a Dutchman and I was Uncle Sam as portrayed on U.S. Army recruiting posters saying "I want you."

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

I remember as a Kid someone brought home a pair of those wooden shoes, I think it was an Aunt. I remember putting them on and walking around the kitchen with them. As a kid they were kind of heavy for me. not too large either so i suspect they were made for a child. I was only about 7 yrs old at the time. And I'm pushing 80 now. some memories never leave us. God speed. ECF

[@-oiiio-3993]

I did not expect it to be this cool. Back in nineteen seventy something my Dad brought some of these back from Holland for my brothers, sister, and I.

[@seangelarden8753]

Love that bench knife

[@timscan7273]

This is a fantastic video!! Such an education. You can tell that he is so experienced at making the cogs, he doesn't even use a pencil or measure! His eye and hand are enough to judge every cut. Thanks for such a great upload 👍🏻

[@SSRT_JubyDuby8742]

Man, what a skillful man, I hope that he is still around and enjoying his life.👏👏👌

[@johnpartridge7623]

A true Craftsman in His element 👍

[@jthepickle7]

I wore a pair of these for weeks while working in the grape vineyards, carrying about 80 lbs. of grapes on my back - very comfortable, especially if you stuff straw in them for perfect fit.

[@lynivanden6987]

I bought mine years ago in the Netherlands and they are absolutely wonderful for gardening...

[@volkerleiste6191]

Perfect craftmanship! Klompen are perfect shoes for gardenwork and I like to wear Klompen in combination with jeans. The only "challenge" is to buy Klonpen in perfect size , when living to far away from the border to the Netherlands. Therefore most of my shoes are sweden-style clogs. Volker Volker for 46 years only with wooden shoes.

[@steveblauvelt6312]

Great craftsmanship. I have seen them made by machine, but this man is an artist. My ancestor came to New Amsterdam from Holland in 1638. His name was Garret Hendrickson from Deventer and is listed to have been a shoe maker.

[@ScooterFXRS]

He sure makes a lot of kindling.

[@debbralehrman5957]

Amazing workmanship! Thanks for sharing this with fellow Arizonan. 🌵🌴

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

Wow, I love to see wood being worked. The way that big blade around 5:50 just slices the wood like a hot knife in butter in fantastic to see.

[@GuyHeadbanger]

It is called a cloggers knife or in German Klotzmesser, because it is usable with a block of wood only.

[@rajatanpacelana]

Dat is nou echt iets dat je niet gauw ziet ik heb altijd respect voor dit soort mensen die het traditionele werk voortzet... Deze man is een echte meester in zijn vak....

[@738polarbear]

Terrific hand eye coordination . Very skillful chap Such a shame that this traditional skill is dying out.

[@camillo7834]

I bought a pair last year, in northern italy.During winter i feel warm and dry!

[@PetrikNZ]

It's time he came to New Zealand to give some classes.

[@TheGilberto50]

What beautiful skill. Love to watch this kind of work.

[@jrvisuels7062]

Thanks for sharing! I will give it a try sometime for sure!

[@IanRogerson8420]

I like seeing this kind of thing . A real trade right there .

[@lindathrall5133]

When these particular shoes are made and hand carved they look beautiful I like this particular kind of shoe it has style all it’s own. I’ve seen them hand carved a painted with neat little Dutch pictures on them that takes lots of time and patience to do these shoes

[@cliffburlew9209]

Ser you are a master

[@patriciabracken7546]

Real craftsman... Netherlands.. 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👋👏👏👏💞

[@homework_ornery]

True craftsman work.

[@bladerunnertoolsharpeningb1761]

LOVE this :)

[@keithschwartz7318]

Beautiful work.

[@Diniecita]

Those bridal clogs are beautiful!

[@roberthagood4770]

Awesome work.

[@DavidSoekana]

Leuke video over Wooden Shoes👍 Ik heb paar dagen geleden een schilderij over Windmills geplaatst op youtube en komt bij deze kanaal! Geweldig👍

[@gahmuretvanbegonia994]

good thing that i'm flemish, i can understand all this banter

[@Colombiamusicalacade]

Eso es mejor que un taladro quiero tener uno 👍🇨🇴 saludos desde Colombia

[@mikea.312]

Thank you for sharing

[@vadimoleinik8422]

Beautiful.

[@AbsoluteMiniacGena]

It’s beautiful to see the real craftwork as opposed to the machine tooled ones. Sadly these independent tradesmen don’t have websites like the big guys and so in a way, they’re losing out on potential trade. I’m disabled so I’d never go to the Netherlands 🇳🇱, shame really.

[@stanzaschulz4339]

they are sold on amazon! so no worries! Same ones hand made only! They are called Sandgren, I think they are Swedish!

[@satishborkar9078]

Amezing and skillful work ❤️❤️

[@reneberthold334]

I like this thanks for sharing. I love to wear wooden shoes too ;-)

[@Roensmusic]

mooi om te zien, dat vakmanschap

[@Snoopy_59]

I have one like this, I bought it from Netherlands 1990 , us sometimes

[@redduklak9192]

It's bad enough I saw a article bragging how well the lettuce picking industry was being changed in a "big positive" way by robotics!! Sooner rather than later there will be very few manual labor jobs or like this man, skilled labor jobs, left for us to pass on to younger generations!!

[@picobyte]

Lol,the guy says,Haarlemmermeer It's needed to have straps there in that thick clay.Even with modern boots I've lost more than one there :D

[@dervish7783]

Now remember the movie. Where Jackie Chan masterfully did tricks with fights in them.

[@johnkidd797]

Mooie werk, I'll lift a Hertog Jan to that.🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👍

[@harryboersen514]

They still make wooden shoes in Holland , Michigan and be purchased there.

[@user-hd3gm3sc2e]

Наблюдать за работой мастера, не важно, что он делает - удовольствие!

[@FILM...ZEMLRNE]

А он делает очень важное дело,только это понимать надо,но лапти лучше конечно.

[@user-hd3gm3sc2e]

@@FILM...ZEMLRNE Да хоть гета, хоть валенки, хоть пимы - недаром поколения носили... Традиционная обувь есть неотъемлемая часть традиционного образа жизни, как и одежда, и предметы ремесла и обихода, уже поэтому нельзя утрачивать умение их изготовления, беречь мастеров, хранящих живую традицию.

[@FILM...ZEMLRNE]

@@user-hd3gm3sc2e Верно брат💎.Кто предков забудет тот умрёт.К сожалению сейчас мы утрачиваем технологии наших могучих предков и от природы отходим.Надеемся на лучшее.

[@walshy2116]

So nice to see this

[@rainer2810]

Bei uns im Nachbarort war früher eine Fabrik die Holzschuhe herstellte ,sie belieferten die Stahlwerke im nahen Ruhrgebiet. Der Ort wird heute noch als Holzschuhdorf bezeichnet. Die Schuhe waren Vorläufer der heutigen Schutzschuhe. Bei uns im Ort waren soweit ich weiß vier Holzschuhmacher tätig. Als Kind hatte ich immer ein paar Holzschuhe, es waren die besten Arbeitsschuhe .Ich wohne im westlichen Münsterland,Nähe der niederländischen Grenze.

[@user-xs4gj6hf4b]

Один из вариантов решения проблем с обувью !!!👍 Почему он не популярен в местах ,где ещё больше деревьев ,но сильные морозы ?! 🤞🤔🖐️

[@jennanase5514]

i can see that these aren't made with lasts.... so therefore is there a distinct right and left shoe? I'm making these for a class project and need a little more info on how they are made!! :) This is exciting!

[@j.a.h.vandelaak3477]

Interessant

[@bobbymiller1414]

Just wondering would this guy show me how to make wooden shoes love to make them thank you

[@FEST1964]

I Love this vice to.🙏

[@jupitersailing]

You love this vice to what?

[@jimp4724]

I would be interested in seeing the leather slippers. Do you make those as well?

[@poodlesandwichmodding7101]

Would really like to know what the spoon shaped tool is called for hollowing out and where I could find one?

[@user-re5mj9ww9o]

Вот вот скоро время придёт и эта обувь пригодится😊и санкции не надо будет объявлять

[@disklamer]

Knap werk meneer!

[@maormal]

like the nils holgersson wooden shoes

[@matthewdickson7838]

Id love a pair of the black one size uk 9 Eu 43 pointed toe broad fit ❤

[@Dextamartijn]

nicely done I wear klompen when ever I can very comfortable. mine are machine made from willow I will not wear popular klompen. The company I get them they can still make them by hand machine made is easier every klompen maker has their own pattern then you can tell who made them

[@jupitersailing]

What is the reason you don't wear poplar klompen? Is it to do with damp?

[@frankpourcel7068]

Muy interesante .

[@drivenhome3257]

How do you make them to fit the foot personally

[@viewer1youtuber529]

How can I buy a pair of rough half finished clogs made by this man?

[@steveschultz300]

So how well did they last?

[@earlwright3613]

so ,how long do wooden shoes last once termites are around? lol he is an artisan and craftsman that does beautiful work

[@karenramnath9993]

Interesting question...here in the Caribbean, my garden has a lot of slippery, sucking mud due to clay dirt and a rainy season. So these might be a good option. But we also have termites like the plague!

[@syaifulsarnawi9607]

in Indonesia (former Nederland colony country) it's call "Kelompen", maybe it word from Dutch?

[@petercoleman7617]

He is the clog master

[@FILM...ZEMLRNE]

Я бы купил эту обувь,но лапти были бы лучше.Обувь добрых людей.

[@katr8756]

Must be soft wood! Wonder what tree it comes from?

[@jonb1590]

Willow

[@earlwright3613]

is that green willow or ?

[@rapido2963]

Does anyone know from which tree the wood is used? I might have missed it in the clip.

[@ladydi4runner]

He said willow. In the beginning. Then says “waterproof”. 👍😁

[@PabloJ1968]

Willow

[@colleenparsons51]

Would I be able to buy some gloves from you

[@chuckduerre2910]

Can someone please tell me what the long, metal knife, mounted to the bench is called?

[@crowznest438]

No one answered a year ago but if you're still looking, the English version at least, is called a "blocking knife", according to Harry Rogers' channel.

[@groundleaf865]

They look very nice, but o don’t think I can wear them. Just by looking at them my feet is already hurting.

[@ebXXY]

I'd like to know who makes his tools

[@yvarmarkdeboer7118]

Mr. Badger. They are not being made anymore

[@mrKBSNNC]

how long does it take to make a pair? un-decorated

[@ErikOosterwal]

Mike Tsayper - He said it takes him about two hours to make one pair.

[@JulieWallis1963]

He did say 2hours, if you bothered to listen.

[@chingachgooktomahawk4911]

Это какой-то бдсм. Валенки лучше!

[@user-nh4tb6ye9z]

Вся Европа в таких ботах гоняла.👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@govindkumarjha9803]

how can i get it in India

[@tmwc2003]

佩服

[@nattaponlohajoti7285]

how does it feel to wear these shoes

[@rherhehe7383]

Nattapon Lohajoti for me the wooden clogs I bought from a different maker were surprisingly comfortable!

[@ErikOosterwal]

You have to hold your feet differently than when you wear shoes with flexible soles. You keep your feet flat rather than bending at the balls of your feet when walking. The wood is very light-weight and you don't really notice that you're wearing them. The worst part about wearing them is that you get them a bit on the large side so it can be easy to step out of them. You fix the problem of them fitting too loosely by wearing several pairs of thick wool socks.

[@kvinta]

а мы тут лапти... лапти... А люди-то эвона что носют!