This was extremely entertaining, and I had no idea I needed a foot powered lathe until tonight.

When I saw the title I expected a chair that was mostly sticks that still had bark on them. After watching I am amazed at how much can be done with hand tools. This is much better craftsmanship than most can do with high end electric tools. Excellent job!

Passing on the knowledge to the new generations. I thought maybe someone would nail some pieces and make a chair, but the attention to detail is very refreshing and humbling. Drying the ends and creating a natural locking system of the pieces was a valuable piece of info.

I like how this is a bunch of older gentlemen who are all clearly quite experienced in woodworking. It's also very entertaining and interesting to watch. Good job fellas, you did some excellent work and you should be proud of yourselves.

I am from the Philippines. First time seeing this old method of bending wood. The proper technique of using axe and everything in between is something you could not learned from school it is a combination of your friends putting so much effort and sharing one's idea into a reality. The amount of time your group put into making that wonderful chair is priceless. Thank you very much Harry and Friends....

There's something very satisfying about the sound of those old style lathes.

In my experience, it takes me 4 days to build up the energy to go to ikea and buy a chair.

Dang, when they were in it to make a chair... they meant a legit chair with quality joinery and shape. Excellent!

A well mannered effort and a fine example of collaboration. Truly, well done Gentlemen and Ladies.

That was most impressive , what a great example of proper team work, no egos just doing what they do & doing it very well . Nice to see my cousins Carole & Keith having fun and using olde worlde skills .

I was thinking, "oh that's easy, you just maybe get some sticks, get a mortise tool, a hole saw, and a couple electric drills. No problem!" But not only did you guys make a chair, you made a NICE chair. With hand tools. In the woods. In one day. This was a great watch.

Chair makers here made the stretchers of seasoned wood so I thought the tip about the hot sand to dry the ends was especially interesting. Thanks so much for posting this informative and fun vid.

That was brilliant Harry, not only was it a load of people coming together with a common goal but man that was a gorgeous chair, you guys didn't go half hearted into it. Never seen the drying the ends technique before but completely makes sense. Loved the whole video.

Was not aware that man powered lathes like that existed until now. Kinda shows my age a bit but so does the minecraft character thats been my profile picture for like 6 years

Very, very cool. I honestly wish things were a little more like the old days. People would appreciate things more.

Alright, coolest group ever, I'm moving there from Florida. Hope you'll have me.

Wow total respect to the skill of all you gentlemen.

I am very impressed not only by how quickly you all managed to make the chair but also by how nice it looked when it was done. Well done, you all deserve respect for keeping such a lovely skill alive. I am currently building a pole lathe and I hope, someday, to be able to do such fine work as well!

Just in awe how awesome it must be to have a bunch of like minded people, enjoying woodworking. Thanks for creating and sharing this, it was thoroughly enjoyable.

Hats off for the hard work from everyone. Thank you for bringing us along.

That David Dunk fella sure knows how to wield an axe

Beautiful. I really enjoyed this video, thanks from America!

What's really lovely is the calmness and peace from the lack 0f noisy power tools...bliss and really enjoyable to watch. Well done. Fantastic and informative 👍

now thats a man who know how to handle an ax, excellent work ax guy

Incredible work all round, full credit to the range of skills on display and to have accomplished all that in one day, superb! ~Peace~

An inspiring display of teamwork. The chair is beautiful. Seeing the amount of skill, passion and patience that went into this project makes it a masterpiece. I’ve never been more impressed.

extremely hard to believe such a magnificent piece of workmanship was finished in one day without electric tools! I'm very inspired to make something with my aunt's bamboo that she wants me to get rid of from her back yard!

What a beautiful piece, and the lack of power tools is very refreshing as are the friendships & the "3 C's" ~ cooperation, camaraderie and creativity !!!! Thanks for sharing the video

Fun to see the old lathes in motion. And the hot air balloon. Thank you harry!

Nice to see such a group effort and the variations of tools in the individual kits is interesting. I imagine it was nice, a day in the woods and a bit of fire smoke and wood shavings, what more could anybody ask for?!

Loved the scene where you bent the legs! Six lads, each with their own part to play. They start by going through those parts in turn, and the interplay between them as they execute it all is gorgeous to watch!

It's like watching my dad working. I missed him everyday

Well done everyone, well made vid too, a chair by committee ! blinkin miracle really.

Wonderful. Men in sheds coming together at it best. Yes I know you weren't in a shed but it's the image of old retired Englishmen working together using historic skills and artistry. We live in a world where we purchase stuff that is mass produced with minimum skill required, so to see something that is genuinely 'hand-made' is an education in itself. Without people like you guys our historic knowledge would be lost. 👍👏👏👏👏👏

A fine display of teamwork and craftsmanship. Really a beautiful chair. Thank you Harry for bringing this to us.

Hobby, satisfaction, entertainment, creativity, perfection, teamwork and good food. Full packed !!

I have subscribed! It is such a pleasure to see so much know-how being delivered in such a small time frame by Artisans, Journeymen and other gentlemen with great skill, doing the near impossible with very limited resources, so quickly, with their own treasured tools. I envy you all.

I love that the whole thing is hand-chopped and hand-sawn, Harry. Way to go!

Excellent ,shows what team work can do and loved the craftsmanship of you all , My Dad made a pole lathe back in the 1950's but got to say was pleased when he bought an old treadle lathe that had been converted to electric !

Amazing! Knowing the increadible effort and attention that has gone into making that chair makes it an endlessly more beautiful piece than anything you could buy at the store. Thankyou for sharing this with the world.

Lovely chair, well done!

Seeing these gentlemen working together crafting a masterpiece with craftsmanship like no other.... makes me realize the new generation is moving backwards in intellect and soul. i wish we could be more like you

I really enjoy watching how traditional hand crafted things were made. Extremely satisfying to watch, thank you for sharing 😊

Absolutely fantastic. Learning to use the lathe myself, and just getting into the world of woodworking. Really blown away.

The coolest part about this is to see exactly what is required in order to make a chair. I'm sure with factories and stuff they can do this much faster but all the steps are the same. Would of loved to help with this. Seems like it would of been fun.

Nice to see there are still some people around with these skills. Shame there are no young there, but I suppose that is a sign of the times. Good on you putting these kind of things on video for others to see. Like me. :-)

Too good!! Old skills,simple tools . Old talents just never grows old.

Just a bunch of old dudes in the woods making a chair with old techniques. I can't think of anything more relaxing. Love it!

not fair! You didn't say you had an experienced crew and a whole factory.

Beautiful work fellas! cheers from Canada!

That homemade lathe was the coolest thing ive ever seen a woodworker create!

Harry you truly one of a kind. I enjoy your videos very much. Keeping the old crafts alive is a marvelous thing. Thanks for sharing!

Blimey, thats an impressive looking chair. From the title I was expecting something resembling a log. Great video gentleman.

Bunch of some amazing people 🙏🙏

Just amazing. Loved so many different things in this video. The seriousness of the workers, the craftsmanship, how well they worked together, those lathes wow. Plus it’s not a cheesy chair. It’s great and professional.

The axman is an absolute expert! A pleasure to watch and learn from.

Making a chair: Difficult Only using hand-tools: Very difficult In a day: insane

I can just imagine they are all James May working on one chair.

Lovely looking piece of furniture! A credit to all who worked on its creation. May the skills-set for making such beautiful items never be lost.

Most beautiful , technically encouraging and positively effective on humanity video, I'v seen for ages . Thank you

The ending was awesome, watching all those guys smile as they take turns sitting in it.

The Axemans a legend

How wonderful work you've done!! You showed me .... taught me what is life for human. We should be stopping along with too much technology anymore. I mean more than necessary for living.

Very interesting and excellent production, Mr. Rogers. In times past, many things were done this way, with friends and neighbors joining together, sharing their time, skills, knowledge, tools and materials, to accomplish something otherwise very difficult, if not impossible. It makes one wonder though, what that chair would have to cost a buyer in order to pay all the craftspeople a living wage for the day, not even to mention, feeding them too! And of course, the cost of the log needs to be included, and perhaps even a reasonable profit. I don't believe many of us could afford that chair now, although I would love to have it. Since cooperative, skilled, communities like yours are very rare these days, I suppose I'll just have to learn to do it myself. And now you've shown us how to do it! Thank you, sir.

These guys worked so well they probably majored in chair making Xd.

I dont leave youtube comments a lot, but this was truly an incredible build. The craftsmanship and attention to detail was better than anything I could have done even with electric power tools.

Just brilliant! Compelling watching. I've been inspired by this video, as we're about to chop down a small tree in the garden...

My favorite part was when they took turns sitting in it.

I'm thinking this isn't that boy's first rodeo with an axe in his hands.

Really impressive and beautiful. And the woodworkers seem like really gentle people. Thanks for sharing this video.

Best part was all the cheery banter! I love it!

Set. And play checkers

Coincidence...I knocked up a couple of these this morning, then after breakfast, I spent the rest of the day watching KZfaq. I came across this video. Gentlemen you did very well and I thank you very much for your time and effort. By the way, I'm ambidextrous.

I love nothing better than the machines in your video! The demonstrations were worth my view!

Sencillamente, espectacular. Deberían verlo en los colegios. High technology!. Congratulations.

Yes it is only 399$

Ash?

Ok, this is really cool. Not only the chair but this whole organization in general!

Thoroughly enjoyed the video. I'm a 45 year exp. cabinetmaker and love some of the old school methods, learned a few new ones now. Thanks for the upload!

Real lumberjack, yet no beard or flannel. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE!?!?!

из сырого дерева сделали (( этот стул скрутит во все стороны когда он высохнет

I never realized a chair is so much work... If you randomly asked me up until now if a carpenter can make a single chair in a day i would probably say "SURE! in a few hours probably..." Here it took you up until night time and you were a lot of people working together... mind blown

Well, with no power tool, yeah.. it's gonna take a long time.. respect to you guys! GREAT WORK!! Keep it up men!

get enough people even a house can be built in a day

Plant two before u cut one.

What kind and gentle people. I was amazed by the teamwork :)

This just got better and better. At first i didn't really care about the chair, i just thought how nice it must be to spend time with your friends out in the nature doing something you love. Then i seen the skills on show and the equipment you were using, i found it facinating and humbling. Then i seen the bacon! And from then on i couldn't think about anything but the bacon until the chair really started taking shape and then... well i was very impressed. Overall a very enjoyable video to watch. Thank you

Watching this sort of well performed, hard labour feels therapeutic to me! And the excellent humor in there puts the cherry on top. Great content!

Excellent craftsmanship and design....Amazing all the step involved to make one chair. The craftsmen working together so well making it possible. Thanks for the video.

This may be my new go to channel! I'm always trying to build things with wood. The foot power is awesome definitely just opened up some new possibilities.

Before watching I thought how hard can it be to make a chair. Today we have many electrical tools that make it a breeze to make a chair. When I started watching I discovered why this video has been made. Thank you for showing the old (non electric) way of making wooden things :)

So much knowledge and wisdom united there, thank you for sharing.

Fabulous !! A bunch of ageing dreamers out in the woods, whittling away - though I had understood that it would be one tree, one man, one day, one chair, not a cast of thousands ! Great tools, too . . .

Refreshing to see real craftmanship. Anyone can make a table but a chair is pure skill.

That was incredible, and the no power tools thing is just fantastic, using spry trees to create a lathe, Beautiful chair.

Really enjoyed that ...We have nothing to worry about this is a Great Country with Great People!!

Simply fantastic! Excellent craftsmanship. Thanks a lot for taping and sharing.

I have become mesmerized by this non-electric, all man powered, woodworking team.

An enjoyable video to watch and learn about old techniques used to manipulate material to manufacture such a beautiful chair!

Quite impressed, both with the beautiful outcome and the amount of labor involved... Great job!