I like the way you did the vid. No talking or wasted verbals just plain and easy demos. Your work shop an d equipment are nice and clean. You are an excellent craftsman. As a real gobstopper I tend to agree that an acid test at the end just to make our jaws drop. Thanks mate. AWESOME.

That is NOT a pulley it is ART now. WOW ... looks fantastic.Thanks for not playing that annoying music through the video.👍

I am a 71 year old shipwright & used block & tackle quite a lot. Fascinating seeing the fine craftsman ship used to make them. love this video well done sir cheers OXOX

This is the first Feddie video I ever watched!!! Block and tackle pulleyed me in and I was hooked!!!

Your videos are great! No time wasted. Straight to the point, not mindless rambling by like other channels. Thumbs up!!!!

Great video! When I was kid I kept my saddle hanging from a block and tackle from the barn. I was small for my age and couldn't lift the saddle onto my horse, so I had to walk the horse under the saddle and lower it onto my horse with a block and tackle. When I got done riding, I'd undo the girth and hoist it back up. For the memories!

Its amazing that you can build a $100 block and tackle with only $8000 worth of machines.

I've been using a cast-iron block and tackle system for 15 years on my balcony to haul heavy loads such as sand and bricks. It's regularly used to save scratching the stairwell walls from awkward objects of furniture. They are old century design but extremely functional, and many jobs can be done by a single person. Saves my knee joints too☺

I don't care if the grain goes up, down, left, right or sideways. It looks awesome and is a mighty fine piece of work. Congrats

For some object that appears so simple that is a hell of a lot of work. Very interesting to see, thanks for sharing.

This is great. You have a GOD given talent. I also like how organized your shop is. You must have served in the military. That is something that we were taught in the Army and has always stayed with me. Everything has it's place and clean as you go.

And that ladies and gentlemen is how it's done. Truly amazing. Thanks for sharing

So, I make KZfaq videos. Well your video making skills far outpace mine not to mention the skills around a shop. Thank you!

I'm about to use a block and tackle pulley system to lift a basket seat about 15' into the air in one of our barns. Wish I had the time and resources to make my own vintage block! This is awesome. Well put together and you know it won't fail.

Totally well presented easy to follow steps without the "blah blah" and no language problems, more please.

Not only are you a great craftsman, but you're a super awesome teacher! There's quite a few people out there that are good at what they do, but few that are good at teaching it. I'll proceed with checking out the rest of your videos. Thank you very much for sharing!

love the way you used the router to create the pulley wheel. Solved a problem for me. Thanks!

I grew up on a dairy farm and your video brought back great memories. Thanks for the build and video. You are a true craftsman!

How could 280 people give a thumbs down, really enjoyed watching.

Once again "FEDDIE" the MASTER Craftsman at it again! Pure precision in what he does. Subscribe to his channel it is always a wealth of knowledge! Keep it up Feddie? Great Job!

Work of art! I appreciate your level of perfection...so many you tube-video-guys show "me" how to make a piece of garbage. True, having the right tools and so many, helps, but you obviously have great skill beyond the tools. Hope I can acquire all the tools someday!

Excelente trabajo...! Muy prolijo

Brilliant video. No wasted time or footage. Thank you-

I always thought that Pulleys came from heaven...

Nice Job, I love the old wooden equipment, It got the Job done very nicely,

makes me wanna go build my own workshop! imagine all the stuff you could make

Yikes, what a beautiful shop! I could make almost anything in there. Great work. I watched this video because I sell antiques online, and have an unusual pulley with brass wheels. The problem is the strap is spread inside from over strain. After watching this, I might have to "slice and shim"... This was a pleasure to watch.

You are a Craftsman and that is the highest tribute I can pay you:) Beautiful work!

What a great video.......Brilliant.......What fun.

Excellent work. What a great shop? Especially liked the up and down tool . . . great job. Thank you

GREAT JOB !!! You also have a great shop to work in. Well done.

Super way to make pulleys. Thanks. Very nice project.

Very nice and good choice of podcast.

That my friend is not only Bad A$$ but also a beautiful wood piece. Great job!

Liked the video, it's a long time since I've seen someone Make a block. I once rigged some tall ship (a brigantine and a fully rigged ship) we made blocks much like this, we didn't finish with varnish, we dropped them in a barrel of linseed and tallow for a couple of days. We tried turning wooden sheaves but found that they either swelled or broke unless they were made of lignum vitae or red gum. In the end our sheaves ( the pulley wheels)were made either of iron ( reused from old blocks) or Tufnell, we always used a steel axel sometimes stainless. To hold the axel in place we had one end riveted ( or used a long coach bolt). The other end was held in place with a metal plate, the uk had just gone decimal so we usually used an old penny for this plate. Keep making the videos.

Congratulations of your cameo on the Drunken Woodworker weekly wrap up! Well deserved, partner!

An amazing craftsman and a terrific instructor. Thanks

This is one of the COOLEST Videos I have ever seen!!.. The way you presented it is AWESOME. THANK YOU!!...

Nice work. The router cove on that wheel was a nice touch.

Beautiful work, my friend. Expertly fitted. You are an artist.

Very good job, looks great and serviceable.

Beautiful workmanship!

That was flippin' cool! Love nautical projects!

So cool....awesome tools and shop too...

Your damn good at woodworking and fabricating.

You are the master of all !!! Enjoy your video's and would like to have the ability to build like yourself !!! I'm sure you can do more with a rusty can opener than I could do with a shop full of tools. Jeff

Very nice, that cherry stain really popped the grain!

Great job, wow, tons of work for something so small, lot's of details. I especially liked how you made the pulleys, I must try that . Thanks for showing the video.

Excellent!! I love projects like this. Beautiful crafstmanship

Wow - That was 'The' Best Video / demonstration I've ever seen. Your skills (all-around), & your 'Executive' planning skillsets with execution, Including visual layout are like a Surgeon. With 'That' kind of talent, you should have More Professions.I don't know who you are my friend, but there are more 'keys' in your tool-box that can open 'doors' in many other walks of Life

Another great video. I love your stuff and this project is no exception. Elegant, simple, and so useful.

Turned out really good, thanks for sharing.

That was the most entertaining woodworking video I've ever watched. The project is awesome to begin with, but the video editing and wordless clarity had me riveted. Thanks!!

Great build. Plus it's useful to know how to make tools/ simple machines.

Very clever, looks great and I bet it works.

Very good job 👏👏👏👏

O que me impressiona é o limpeza da oficina é a organização ou seja um grande profissional.

Add a steel shaft and brass bushings to your pulleys and this block will hold a surprisingly heavy load. Brunel pulleys were made this way in the 19th century Portsmouth, but from a single wooden block (which was drilled then mortized for the pulley's slot). This was among the earliest series productions to ever take place (around 160000 pulleys/year at the time).

Unbelievable! Great craftsmanship--Kudos to you. You make woodworking look easy!

Love it! I know what block and tackle is but you should rig it up and demonstrate it for folks.

Absolutely the best DYI video I have watched. I retired about 2 weeks ago. A project/dream to do in my retirement was to build a block and tackle set. Up until I saw your video it was just an dream, without a plan. But not any more I found your video ---- it is a dream that has come true. Many thanks for this video and you other videos I have watched. However the one thing holding me back The one thing holding me back now is the name of the tool you used to bend the steel please!

Very nice!! No blather, just information. I am strongly sound oriented (singer) so I LOVE the visual presentation with no superfluous, distracting yakking. And...regardless of what Doctor Michael Andrews writes below...I think your voice sounds fine.

Very awesome. Jimmy diresta eat your heart out.

Thank you that was totally awesome, easy to follow, and the best DIY video I have seen yet!!!!!

Great idea for a project, turned out very nice.

Grate video. Thanks for taking the time to edit and share it. Now I saw that it's a decorative block in your notes so it doesn't really matter. But just as a polite pointer, the grain running the wrong way. So if someone going to make one for pulling some load, make the grain run length way not cross way as you lose strength and it may split under load.

Great video. loved the metal bending jig.

Very well done build and video! I've always liked their simplicity and functionality! Yours is a beauty to behold. I know it's a decorative item but think it would work well for the right weight. The router cutting the groove on the wheels was great and something I will use. Thanks for sharing.

Wow great job !!!!

That's a lot of work. Very nice. I have a three pulley block and tackle I got from my father that I still use occasionally on the job (construction). You will need to build a second one to be able to use it though. One issue I see other than the wooden dowel instead of steel, is the two steel strips used to hang it had a gap between them so all the weight is on the inner steel strip. Next time clamp the two together before drilling the through hole. But very nice work

Thanks for sharing. Wonderful work!

Really enjoyed this- beautiful work and nice technique. My father had a set like this around our house for many years, I don't know what ever happened to them. He "borrowed" them from work to straightened out my sister's tricycle frame after backing over it with this car- an old family legend- my sister was about 4 and cussed him out in some kind of baby talk. One note of safety- at about 3:21 in the video, you should really use a vise or solid hold down when drilling metal- this gave me shivers of what could happen if the bit caught...

Great video. Great content, as usual. Thanks for sharing all you do. And thanks for the lead to "Making It."

Awesome video sir! Awesome attention to detail. After 11 minutes and 9 seconds of cool craftsmanship though, all I could think of was a multitude of ways to secure that drill press solidly. Just my 2 cents, not a troll, and MakingIt is a gold mine. Looking forward to checking out your other videos.

Great job on the pulley.

Outstanding Feddie!... Love the way it turned out!

thumbs up hell how about a both ! WOW what amazing work ! NO THANK YOU ! for an amazing video !

Great video! End result is gorgeous! !!

Love this video, great job.

Looking good!!

A beautiful job !

Nice work.

very nice job mate, thanks for sharing.. loved it, and the decent job..

this looks fantastic. I have recently started to upload videos of me making a block. now I feel that I need to up my game.

Masterfully done!

Great design , thanks for sharing .

Nice work!!

Your editing is professional quality.

Very impressive, well done!

OK, you're half way there!

انت أستاذ وانت رائع وانت فنان .. تستحق باقه من الورد .

That was awesome to watch.

Nicely done. Thanks for the video!

Nice work!

Loved it man. Funny you showed making it jimmy was the one who turned me to this channel.

sweet job

Alright Feddie. That was bad ass bro! Great job.

Very nice, thanks for the video.

took a long time to find this really execelant vidio, Truely wish there where someone to school me on how to "RIG" whith rope.

Good job, Nice project and great video