Absolutely, he's trying to pass on old knowledge to protect it. I was impressed by a few shows. I remember one where he was using a foot powered lath for turning something. He made a bunch of cool shit to like a real Loom on one show. I worked in a knitting factory back then, great cash running and repairing the machines all night and I was high all the time in an empty shop.
I'm a roofer by trade, got to work with this one old dude that was a wizard with sheet metal, he taught me a lot.
Some people are so good with sheet metal. Me I know how to make it wrinkled and not make a clean fold.
Like anything, it takes practice. I do enjoy the challenge of wrapping a natural stone chimney in new copper.
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