All About Gas Welding: w/ 87 Year Old Knife Maker Cy Swan

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[MrDerekmoney]

If I make it 87 years old, I only hope I can be as active as Cy is. It's truly a blessing that YouTube allows us to learn from men like Scott and Cy on a regular basis.

[angelalowery]

Every young person needs to spend a time with someone like Cy

[dianasweetpea]

At 87 and can answer questions with perfect explanation.. WOW! Hats off to you my friend!

[travwilson]

Here’s what makes me want to listen to Cy and really appreciate him: he’s a polymath (a person with complete mastery of multiple disciplines) yet he can be filled with wonder when those disciplines are taken in new directions; and not merely wonder, but a longing to learn those new directions. And I think he get especially excited when he sees a relatively young person take one of his crafts in those new directions. Please post more Cy.

[JScottShipman]

Thanks for featuring Cy in this new video! He is a great man!

[tmeierumich]

The blood pouring out his knuckle is just poetry in motion.

[redbeard]

I love anything with cy ! Literally an entire lifetime of knowledge from back when if you didn’t have something that you needed you just made it . Best wishes and keep up the great work cy, you are truly an inspiration.

[GozonTheGonsarian]

My HS welding teacher made us learn gas welding before anything else. Best way to learn to understand your puddle.

[TravelWithGus]

if only we could see Cy in his prime! If he does all this at 87, we can only imagine the stuff he was doing 30 years ago!!

[davidgagnon]

I, as probably everyone else watching this, wish they had a friend like this living nextdoor. I love this guy.

[Rachel.Jimenez]

Who needs a superhero when you have Cy Swan and his trusty welding torch? Saving the day one custom knife at a time!

[darenscott]

Cy Swan is a treasure! Please make more content with him.

[stan]

Most all the men i grew up working with were of the Greatest Generation always passing down the techniques and little known secrets. Keep it up Cy. thank you

[johnadolph]

By the Way, I am 92 years old going to be 93 in August, and still swing my 10-pound hammer at times.

[tyler]

The knowledge he has is just incredible.

[fredflickinger]

Video preserved is a great chance to not lose all of the valuable techniques and instruction embodied by men such as Cy. Essential Craftsman is providing an invaluable service to this world at large recording such practices and work habits. Keep up the good work!!!

[KerboOnYT]

Thank you Cy for sharing your knowledge with us

[bobireland]

About the frog and his vision thereof, a sculptor was once asked “How do you create a horse from wood?” He responded “First you get a piece of wood, then remove anything that doesn’t look like a horse.”

[richp]

Wonderful to see Cy is still blessing this planet with his knowledge and story telling. I haven't seen him in a while and hoped the best. I say this every time and will say it again. I could listen and learn from that guy 24/7, what an amazing man.

[whatmakesyourday]

One minute in - please show us more of this man.