You know how Google likes to look over your shoulder and try to get to know you better? Well, in the last few days, prompted by discussion about German hand planes, I have glanced at a few relevant YouTube videos. So today, it was no surprise to see a German language video suggested to me, that seemed to be about some sort of historic craft.
I don't speak German but it soon became clear that the craft in question was the making of sunblinds for windows. Rather than using grass, the canny Bavarians use logs of wood and special planes which cut long thin strips, a bit like thick spaghetti, and up to 6 metres long!
They would be rather hard to push by hand, so they use a cunning foot-operated machine, which pulls the plane along on a rope. Here's a close up of one of the planes:
Anyone heard of these before? Any of our German speakers or residents? It was a new one on me and further proof that there is no limit to the number of types of plane in existence!
Here's the whole 11 minute video:
I don't speak German but it soon became clear that the craft in question was the making of sunblinds for windows. Rather than using grass, the canny Bavarians use logs of wood and special planes which cut long thin strips, a bit like thick spaghetti, and up to 6 metres long!
They would be rather hard to push by hand, so they use a cunning foot-operated machine, which pulls the plane along on a rope. Here's a close up of one of the planes:
Anyone heard of these before? Any of our German speakers or residents? It was a new one on me and further proof that there is no limit to the number of types of plane in existence!
Here's the whole 11 minute video:
