Woodwork Without Fine Dust (Dutch Doll 1)

[@Oxnate]

0:50 Methinks Harry just wants to show off his fine wooden clogs. :-) Very nice shot there.

[@harryrogers]

Haha...yes I enjoyed that "product placement " 🙂

[@beyondslwadams4225]

Hi Harry! I have a hatchet to make rough cuts. I'm re-watching your videos and learning more preparing for green wood doll making! 🎉❤❤❤

[@harryrogers]

That's great

[@patmitch272]

Interesting can't wait this channel is underrated should be having more views. But I'm staying around 😁

[@harryrogers]

Thanks for your support Pat.

[@jackreeves3001]

I look forward to your posts with great anticipation. Marvelous craftsmanship in all that you do. Thanks for sharing! KANSAS

[@jimathey6153]

OLD LEATHER SMITH here, I like UR foot wear Harry, multi talented man UR, God's BLESSINGS ✝️⚾🙃

[@harryrogers]

Haha thanks Jim

[@spyrop.8428]

Harry it looks like we both love the same two things: leatherworking and woodworking :) Cant wait to see what you're making this time! I have a tip for you, because I've done a lot of research on fine dust and I'm lucky to have met a university professor who has spent most of his career on work environment safety. He said, if you're like me and have a small woodworking shed with no room for proper dust extraction and ducts, there is a a cheap and easy solution that is equally as good: an extraction fan from greenhouse supplies. Not the ones with a shallow profile like the ones they sell at hardware stores, but the ones that are deeper and look a bit like airplane turbines. Let me know if you want a link or a photo. These things are designed to move a lot of air efficiently and they do wonders with breathable dust. They don't have to be massive or expensive, and they take no room because they mount directly in a hole on the wall or a window (just have to make sure it is opposite a door or another window that you will leave ajar so you can make a draft). I have a dust meter and I took readings in my shed after sanding a lot of wood, and as soon as I turned the fan on the amount of breathable dust in the air want back to normal levels in seconds. It's an easy, cheap and elegant solution. I still wear a basic mask while cutting or sanding but only for a few seconds until the fan has a chance to do its thing. Actually the professor said that for a shed as small as mine (3m X 4m) even a couple of bathroom fans would make a huge difference. Of course the fan does nothing for the piles of sawdust on the floor, you still have to pick those up with some sort of shop vac, but it does wonders for the quality of the air that we breathe.

[@harryrogers]

Wow this is super advice Spyro, and an easy solution....it should help a lot of people, Thank you very much for this. Best wishes Harry

[@ridgerunner66]

Looking forward to seeing the next videos. Very interesting Harry, thanks for showing such a wide range of projects. Have enjoyed watching them. Have a great weekend. Davin

[@Tyreman22]

My late Grandad used to make those dolls and sell them to a toy store in Birmingham. I think it was Hamleys, But I'm not 100% sure.

[@harryrogers]

Oh wow...interesting.

[@GrandadIsAnOldMan]

Have to agree with Oxnate, your clogs look great 😊

[@charliekingpine3893]

As ever interesting, look forward to the updates

[@CSGraves]

Not surprised you have a Silky! They're a joy to work with. Also, that shingle splitting video called back to? I'm pretty sure that's the first video I watched on this channel.

[@mgreene939]

The dolls look similar to limberjack dancing dolls from the Appalachian Mountain region here in the US.

[@exileinderby51]

Great video, I loved the one of the shingle making but can't wait to see you assemble that doll.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks..should be good ...pole lathe and spoon mule and a treadle saw !

[@LewisSkeeter]

Artists used to use a jointed wooden figure of a man called a lay figure, which I believe is from the Dutch word 'leeman'. So, presumably, the same sort of thing.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Skeeter that is interesting.

[@josephpotterf9459]

Thanks Harry I see you were wearing your new shoes looking good.

[@harryrogers]

Thanks Joseph, and I am making my easy make ones daily.

[@crowznest438]

Fun! I've made some of these and look forward to your version.

[@harryrogers]

That's great Jeanne.

[@chrisholt2474]

The start of another interesting project, I’m very interested in green wood working. So any information or tips I can learn from you I will put to good use. I look forward to seeing the doll come together. Also good to see you are wearing the clog boots you made, I hope they are becoming more comfortable as they wear in. Take care, regards, Chris.

[@harryrogers]

Lots of turning and carving coming up Chris.

[@chrisholt2474]

@@harryrogers sounds brilliant, thanks Harry. 👍👍

[@RadicallyLowly]

Hey 👋🏼 Harry! I like ur Boots 🥾… did u make/craft them Boots yourself❓❓… I like the steel-Toe design ✅

[@harryrogers]

Yes they have Alder wood soles Rich.

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

I have 3 silky saws, but not big as yours. also have other saws.

[@georgeb.wolffsohn30]

It's not the size of the tool, it's how you use it.

[@TheSimoncousins]

Do you have any information on the history of these?

[@harryrogers]

Hello Simon, not a huge amount, but I cover this a bit in a later video. If you Google Grodnertal dolls, penny dolls, Dutch dolls you will find more. There is also a lady here on KZbin who has done a very good video on them.

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

I see a sign of SEVENOAKS. Do you live there? after my study, I work in Edenbridge, kent for a few months in the winter. I remember there was so much snow that the railway was closed for 3-4 days and everything in the food stores sold out. It was a real crisis for foods and drinks.

[@harryrogers]

Ah Edenbridge is near by! I live on platform 5 at Sevenoaks station, the branch line, trains seem very rare here, in fact I am still waiting for the evening express. 🙂

[@bazlur-Vancouver]

@@harryrogers I remember the train sign Display on the front and back for Sevenoaks. It was a long time ago(1987) and I think there are big changes everywhere. I live in Vancouver for 25 years and a lot of changes here. Now it looks like Hong Kong with highrise apt building everywhere and the most expensive to live here.