I need some video ideas

[Dan Sheehan]

I am a new Middle School (grade 6-8) woodshop teacher. Much more on that later. But my immediate need is for a few videos I can place in my sub folder that will hold the interest of 12 - 14 yearolds . It's a pressing need because I have jury duty soon and I don't want any problems for the sub.

By the way, I teach a hand tool curriculum and my students love it. And they are good.

I remember a series of maybe Youtube videos of a Japanese craftsman making a small chest of drawers by hand that was absolutely hypnotizing. Does anyone have that link?

And it needn't be woodworking, Any craft would be qood. The key is that it should be fascinating rather than simply instructional. Just channel your inner adolescent when giving your recommendation.

Any suggestions?

As always, thank you for your generosity.

[David Weaver]

Those videos are under a user named kotaro Tanaka
https://m.youtube.com/user/handicraftsjp

There are several good series there.

Ge Hong is another user with a lot of hand tools content.

Curtis Buchanan has an enormously long series on making a chair.

[Andrew Hughes]

Frank howarth stop motion videos are easy to watch.You tube has one called Lawn Chair.Thats all I got.Good luck .Aj

[Dave Parkis]

I'm another fan of the Frank Howarth videos. They are as entertaining as they are informative.

[Reinis Kanders]

I just saw a decent PBS show "Building Pharaoh's Chariot" mentioned in one of the norse woodsmith blogs.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/ancient/pharaoh-chariot.html
Has some woodworking and bows and arrows:)

[Winton Applegate]

The Toshio Odate vid on Martha Stuart many years ago of him making shoji screens is fun.
I enjoy him so much.
Not sure if you can work with it but here it is :
http://www.marthastewart.com/926570/toshio-odate-handcrafted-shoji-screen#926570

[Jim Koepke]

There are a lot of "the Woodright's Shop" programs available through PBS:

http://www.pbs.org/woodwrightsshop/watch-on-line/2013-2014-episodes/

jtk

[Eric Brown]

I think Jr Strasil mentioned this one to us:

http://www.folkstreams.net/film,188

[John Crawford]

I was going to mention the Folkstreams site as well. You can spend a lot of time there.... Here is their "crafts" list, which has woodworking, metalworking, instrument making, and so forth:

http://www.folkstreams.net/pub/FilmsBySubject.php#anchorarts&crafts,traditional

[Christopher Charles]

I'll second the chariot video as a good candidate including discussions on shop safety (see scene of bandsaw milling...). I have ten and thirteen year old boys and plan to show it to them soon.

Good luck
C