Tough Working Life! File Manufacturing in German Homes (#2)

Step back into 19th-century Germany and discover the demanding world of home-based file manufacturing. In Wermelskirchen, generations of craftsmen transformed raw steel into precision tools, working long hours in family workshops. From heating steel in kitchen hearths to striking thousands of cuts with hammer and chisel, this was their life. How were files made after the first machines? Watch it here! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8rSnrb5JEc&t=48s 👇🏼 Watch more Crafted History videos 👇🏼 Traditional Diel Sawing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd7C_7Gsuug&t=80s Hand-Powered Lathe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9iOMcPPQxA Oak Tree to Watermill Shaft: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=by0qy7n1b6U 🔔 Subscribe for a new video every week! Questions? - Drop it in the comments, I read them all! Original source material: Die Arbeit der Feilenhauer in der Feilenhauerstube S. Klein. Wermelskirchen 1971 – 30 Min. Aufnahme/Schnitt/Kommentar: Gabriel Simons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiE3eyMS4Z4. CC BY 4.0. Edited by GooseMedia. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. #filemaking #germanhistory #industrialheritage #craftsmanship #traditionalcraft #bergischesland #wermelskirchen #remscheid #ironindustry #precisiontools #handmadefiles #industrialhistory #heritagecraft #historicindustry #germanindustry #oldcrafts #industrialrevolution #hammerandchisel #museumheritage #lostcrafts #historicworkshops #familycraft #traditionalindustry #industrialculture #historicgermany #craftlegacy #industrialcraft #historictools #steelcraft #handtools #industrialskills #historiclife #heritagework #traditionaltools #industrialworkers #historiccraftsmanship #germanheritage #industrialpast #historictrades #crafttradition #industrialskillslegacy #historicfamilies #heritageindustry #traditionalworkshops #industrialstories #historicprecision #craftstories #industrialartisans #heritagefiles #historicfilemaking #industriallegac