'Craftsmanship' New House, Old Soul - Ep. 2

Is craftsmanship dead? Join us as Brent visits the North Bennet Street School in Boston, Massachusetts and tells the unique story of shop craftsmen, Vasyl the Ukrainian wood carver.

Next Episode: July 5th, 2023

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[Padoinky]

Y’all need to:
(1) teach this in a formal manner, building a network of likeminded artists

(2) have regional shops b/c there has to be a huge amount of pent-up demand for high value homes wherein these design elements are valued

[Will_JJHP]

The work Brent and others like him do to keep these skills alive is so much more important than the post industrial world we live in now realizes. With all the radical changes happening in the world today, I think this will become more apparent sooner rather than later

[MrTedflick]

We bought a house in West Texas that was re-done by home flippers. They took the exact opposite approach. Put sheet rock over walls with zero insulation, installed paper thin doors which were inoperable after a month. Like your home, it was built to last, but in this case for only about three months.

[Austden]

PLEASE create a playlist for this show like Build Show Boston did. Soo much easier to find and follow

[greggoralogia]

So much of what we do today is penny-wise and pound-foolish. Very excited to see this series continue.

[dangoras]

Thanks for the tour brent... That guy is a true master piece ... Keep it up brother....

[HeyULikeApples]

Mr. Brent's philosophy is the true definition of "Build Back Better". What a beautiful view point, these are truly LIFE lessons.

[antoniomilone]

It is absolutely inspiring! Reminds me of the early days of my schooling.
You really don't see these tools and ways to put things together.
It really is all pre manufactured junk.
This series just gets better!!

[nyalsewell]

These are *by far* the best shows on the Build Show channel. Absolutely incredible

[ericwotton]

I remember working in the basement of an old building with plaster mold castings for for some of the ornate woodworking on the exterior of the building.

[ddova]

Crazy what humans can accomplish when they’re not rushed lol

[Real_Tim_S]

Watching Brent's videos on old ways, sent me down a path of fuinding obtaining so many older books (pre-1900) about building.

It's also ruined "modern" houses for me...

I worked in custom homes in the late 90s and early 2000s. Things gave me pause, and "didn't look right" - my company did the first plasma TV install, those old Philips 42" slabs of glass (120lbs to hold the vacuum before they figured out how to do it well) with a separate external power supply the size of a service case. We fought mounting it over a fireplace for then practical reasons, but as the flat TVs got lighter and more integrated, we still fought designing that way.

It wasn't until I understood the Paladian orders and then actually read his full book that I realized how much knowledge we've forgotten. It also gave me ammunition to talk to customers about not putting the TV over the fireplace, as historically one would put an overmantle containing a small "temple" for the god, spirit, or ancestor who watched over the house. Think about that for a second... It gets all 1984 really quick.

Now I see these flip and home-makeover shows with TVs over fireplaces as a standard "design feature" and it makes me weep. We now worship TV and it watches over us.... yeesh.

[TleilaxuFD]

Mr. Hull this very video is stark evidence that contradicts your opening statement. Your own employees contradict that statement. Respectfully, please reconsider your position on modern craftsman.

[jeffreyschleusner]

We had a saying ing my trade. Quality, Fast, or cheap, chose two.

[stonechips]

I am absolutely loving this series! I personally would enjoy hearing his opinions on stone masonry. As a stone mason of almost 30 years, I have heard many interesting comments regarding historical quality. For instance I have had several clients that wanted "the old school European castle wall look", because it implies history and quality. After some discussion with them they are usually silent when I explain that the farmers and peasants built the castle walls. Those walls were expendable as they would be attacked and the walls would be ruined. The actual quality stone masonry was the religious cathedrals inside the castle walls! I would love to hear the presenter's thoughts on this!!! Anyway fantastic series and I look forward to seeing more!

[sfcarp]

As a restoration carpenter I love watching these videos and the passion for the building methods and craftsmanship of the past .

[patrickcook]

Amazing. I can't imagine what he charges a sqft. More than i can afford, I'm sure. Love to see it, though.

[Bellshazar]

I worked in a similar shop like this that made stuff like that but the one BIG problem was that the owner would work 70 hours a week, charge an arm and a leg, and could still barely pay the bills.
The pandemic and the resulting inflation just made everything worse but he was able to get a teaching job and gladly closed the shop and sold all the machines. The last customer doing everything the could to screw us over adding hundreds of hours of unpaid labour to a job didn't help much either.

[johnhorner]

One of the things to think about is that our modern culture of "fast and cheap" has resulted in astronomically high prices for housing. How is that? Could it be that the world of finance and wealth is getting all the money while the expert craftsman finds it hard to make enough to pay the bills?

[johnhorner]

I love what you are doing and how you approach the work. It would be interesting to have a series where you visit with some of your soul mates in Japan who are still building using their version of traditional skills. I have learned a lot from watching Shoyen, a Japanese carpenter. It would be really interesting to see the intersection between your work and that style.