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bob10
6th July 2014, 06:49 PM
Good stuff. Bob


Video: reviving the art of old trades - Australian Geographic (http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/history-culture/2014/06/video-reviving-the-art-of-old-trades?emv_mid=1144840&emv_rid=892526120)
Ausfree
7th July 2014, 01:44 PM
Interesting!!!:) As the Cooper in the last part of the clip says "It's a throwaway society today"!!!

I remember as a young bloke taking my shoes to a shoemaker for a half sole and heal. He did a good job too. Nowadays I throw my shoes away when they are worn out as they are (as we all know) made in China and not made to be resoled. Sad really!!!:(

Good to see some people keeping the old skills alive!!!
bob10
7th July 2014, 06:24 PM
A bit more, seems to be a bit of a movement. Good on them, Bob




https://www.facebook.com/RareTradesAustralia
303gunner
8th July 2014, 01:40 AM
I had read a statistic somewhere that claimed that 90% of the children entering primary school today will have their adult careers based on/specialised in technology or trades that are not yet invented!

Think that sounds odd? Think of your job or trade now and how much of it was technically available when you were a kid. There are not many occupations that are not technically unrecognisable from a couple of decades ago.
Bigbjorn
8th July 2014, 11:28 AM
I had read a statistic somewhere that claimed that 90% of the children entering primary school today will have their adult careers based on/specialised in technology or trades that are not yet invented!

Think that sounds odd? Think of your job or trade now and how much of it was technically available when you were a kid. There are not many occupations that are not technically unrecognisable from a couple of decades ago.

I was a fitter-machinist. The basic operations are still the same. The skills have mostly been transferred from the tradesman's hands and brain to automatic machines though. Many of the old hand skills are no longer practiced or no longer taught. While it is grand to see these old trades and skills being displayed at tourist villages and fairs, many have no use or relevance today.