How Metal Files Were Made by Hand

Описание: Before automation, before electric motors, and before modern factories, precision tools were shaped by hand.

This film observes the traditional process of making metal files inside a small workshop, where work followed daylight, repetition, and experience rather than speed or machines.

The sounds, gestures, and rhythms you see here reflect a way of working where the body itself was the measuring tool — and where skill was built through time, not optimization.

This video does not explain every step.
It allows the process to speak for itself.

🎞️ Source Footage & Credits

This video contains edited excerpts from historical archival footage made available under a Creative Commons license.

Original title: Die Arbeit der Feilenhauer in der Feilenhauerstube S. Klein
Source: LVR-Institut für Landeskunde und Regionalgeschichte
License: Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY)
Source archive: Wikimedia Commons / Internet Archive
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Edited and recontextualized for documentary purposes.

The footage has been edited and recontextualized for educational and documentary purposes.

📌 About This Channel

This channel explores historical work processes and everyday crafts from the past — focusing on how things were made, before modern automation changed the rhythm of work.