Am I the only one who automatically likes Mr. Pete's videos before they start, knowing full well they're gonna be good? I think he should stop saying ''I hope you enjoy this'', because we WILL enjoy it!
Lyle, thank you for showing this factory tour, most people have no idea as to how things are made. The forge shop brings back memories of my time working on the furnaces used to forge and heat treat plow tynes and points in farm machinery factories. Not much fun when the outside temperature could reach 44 C sometimes in summer. The company I worked for, did a lot of conversions from oil to gas firing, here in South Australia in the 70's.
You have to appreciate how hard the people work in the manufacturing areas, especially in the grinding operations. That's a tough job standing in one place, but also the amount of skill required to do the job. Great video. Made in the USA, have to love that!
THANK you Mr. Pete for that wonderful experience!! And thank you Dan for allowing this to happen on RUclips!! I think it's very interesting they make Klein and Snap-On hammers.
Mr. Pete, Thank you for sharing this awesome road trip. It's nice to see that American workmanship and pride of work is still alive and well in America. I always try to buy American made goods, but these days that's kind of hard to do.
I recently invested in quite a few Craftsman brand hammers. I never knew how many hard working Americans it took to make such great tools. It sure makes me happy to see this. Thank you. -Mark
Thank You Tubalcain! This road trip factory tour video was fascinating to watch. So great to see a real traditional American factory still in full swing. I may now pick up a few of these to compliment my Eastwing hammers.
Thanks for this real cool video. And thanks to Vaughn for allowing us to see their great production shop. It looks like a real quality operation to produce their quality products. At end, you say, they can not keep up with demand,.. at 6:22 replace that hammer with a modern hydraulic cnc one (or convert existing ones to cnc hydraulic), and most of their forgings could be done in three quick blows. Production would increase a lot too. Most of the few hammers left in USA are steam powered, or air powered like the ones in the video. Hammer forging in USA was allowed to rot away and never advanced from 1930's technology. And so, most hammer forged products are imported from countries that use modern forging equipment. Only problem with this upgrade is that one would need to buy the hammer from the country that got a lot of our jobs,.. China, because no power hammer manufacturers in USA :(
Thank you, it's nice to see American made products being made. I noticed no one wearing breathing protection and only some hearing protection, they'll wish they did as they get older. Great trip.
Thank you so very kindly for the tour! Beautiful products made in the U.S. of A.! While I am Canadian, anything made in the U.S. or Canada is a wonderful thing. Very few things are labelled, "Made in Canada" nowadays. So sad. Good to see that unfair trade hasn't stopped these basic of tools from departing your shores! Congratulations!
Hats off to the hard working people shown here. Can you believe some people have the nerve to complain about the ergonomics of their chair? Vaughn products every time! Thanks for the great video Mr. Pete and thanks to Vaughn for keeping their factories in the USA.
Love this kind of American industry. Heat and smoke and making things from iron. I do hope the EPA and such don't pressure this type of factory out of the US.
I realize this is an old field trip but I enjoyed it none the less. Plumb hammers are my preference. I purchased my first 16 ounce fiberglass handle curved claw hammer in 1967. The carpenter I was working for (my first job out of high school) told me I'd be lucky if the fool thing would last the summer. I used it today to knock a hole in our 120 year old building today to install a door. So it made it through that summer and many years of professional carpentry since then. But loved seeing all the new styles and I know the old boy that trained me that summer would still doubt that a fiberglass handled hammer would last like his old hickory handled ones. Thank you Mr. Pete for the road trip...
A WELL MADE tool (especially a Americian, UK, or German) is a thing of BEAUTY!!! So glad to see there are still HIGH QUALITY tools being manifuactered in the US. Thanks Mr Pete, for bringing us along on your road trip. I enjoyed seeing a company I like still being prosperious, it gives me hope for our future!!!
Glad to see that the company is still in business. Made in the USA! I picked up my seconds back in the mid seventies when the BN railroad still had a switchengine assigned to Bushnell (I was assigned to the job for a week). Still use the hammers weekly.
I will never look at my "simple" hammer the same after watching this video. Great to see such great work going on in the USA. Great mix of hand work with some robotics.
Fantastic! It's so good to see quality products that are still made in the U.S.A.! Thank you for taking the time to produce this video and for sharing it with us!
Mr. Pete, thanks for doing this video. This will be as close to a hammer maker/producer that I will ever get. This is a great visit to this company. I am most impressed with the number of workers this company has. Very good. You did us a great service.
Before I Mr. Pete arrived at the factory, I was picturing a modern factory with a lot of automation. This factory looks like it has not changed in the last 50 years. Next time I am looking for a hammer I will look at this company. I hate Chinese tools.
Other a couple of robots that is pretty much how hammers were made 100 years ago. It makes those old utube videos of model T production that much more impressive.
Chinesium A type of low quality steel, typically in tools. Most samples are low-quality mild steel or overhardened carbon steel. A good way to tell if an object is made of chinesium is by checking the stamp. If the stamp says "H.S.S.", "HSS" or similar and is labeled "Made in China/Taiwan" it is probable chinesium. Another way to see is if it breaks or becomes dysfunctional very quickly. Damn, that drill bit is dull as heck and it snapped in half... Definitely chinesium. Wow, look at those chinesium screws. They are already stripped. Chinesium An element not found on the periodic table. A crappy metal, plastic, or chemical substance made in China in the manufacture of many Chinese exports. Exposure is imminent in one's lifetime and may strike with or without warning.
I don't recall ever seeing your face in your videos.Mainly your hands and your voice.I had imagined that you would look a lot older. As I can recall you are in your 70's.You don't look to be in your 70's. Good for you. Mr. Pete.You should show yourself more often. It will give your videos a more personal touch for your viewers. To me it's always nice to see the person making the video. You and many other machinists are what I mainly watch onRUclips.Anyway,keep on making your videos.
It is Great to see American made products. Thanks, Mr.Pete, for the video! It is getting harder and harder to find tools made in the USA. The American consumers needs to demand them.
Mr Pete! thank you for all the videos, I thoroughly enjoy them! It's like hanging out with my grandpa in the shop all over again. I'm a cabinetmaker by trade but your videos have helped me with understanding my machines better. Thanks again Danny
Thanks for taking us along Mr. Pete! And thanks to Dan for the invite. I had no idea how involved making a hammer is. Good to see something still made in the USA. Although industry may be dying, it isn't dead yet...
I own several of those tools you showed on the video and i will keep buying those same brand products. one thing for sure made in the usa means something , and one more thing,,,MAN those folks sure do a days work.
At the time earlier this month, I went online to Vaughan's website to see about buying some plastic replacement tips for a hammer they made years back. I was very surprised they would sell to me without going thru a local retailer or even Amazon. I also went ahead and drooled thru all of the 100's of different variations of claw hammers they had, just amazing! Selected a claw hammer and also a camp axe I've been wanting. In less than a week I had my plastic replacement tips, claw hammer, and camp axe! Can't wait to find some more stuff to buy from them. Nice quality stuff, too! And made in USA! Mr.Pete222, Thanks for sharing with us, Ken
Vaughan hammers are by far the best ,I've carried them in tool boxes for over forty years . And yes the Super bar has been very helpful, thank you for showing Mr. Pete your factory.
Thanks for showing this interesting road trip Lyle.. I am anxiously awaiting the power plant segment. I want to see the old Fairbanks Morse engine. I always enjoy your many and varied videos.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video....thank you very much Mrpete. I worked in a factory for 3 months on a production line after I left school before starting an apprenticeship as a toolmaker. I was always glad to be be making the one off press tools rather than working on a production line. Lesson to others...get a trade if you can.
Even though they don't get all the views I think your road trips are my favorite videos. Can't wait to get back to the sterling engine though. Great trip sir, thanks.
Tubalcain its great to see an American Company still making quality tools in an American Town. Unfortunately some American corporations choose to make their products off shore leaving hard working Americans un employed. American made tools will last a lifetime maybe even two lifetimes. At my old GM plant we used to build a 4 speed hydramatic transmission every 23 seconds, now there is nothing left of our plànt but a pile of scrap steel and broken concrete. Thanks for the tour and give my best regards to the management ànd the men ànd women manufacturing those quality American made tools.
Thanks for the great video. It was really interesting and informative for me - must have been even more so for you to be there. Makes me appreciate the work that went into making my hand tools
Amazing video. So much goes into each tool. Labor, material, energy and the business sense to make it all work economically. I think that the general population in US takes all this for granted. They shouldn't!
American made products made on American made machines by American folks. You can't get any better than that. My future hammers will be Vaughan. Thanks for the great video Mr. Pete.
It's impressive how a factory that small can produce for so many brands and keep up. Is is surprising that they have not outsourced to China, good for them. I hope they continue to pay more than a living wage to their employees if they want to keep it that way.
how refreshing to see there is still an outfit in the country making homegrown tools. and it's also good to know that craftsman, snap-on and proto have their hammers made there. from that angle i would be more inclined to buy a craftsman hammer than a generic ace or store brand. these road trips are real eye openers, thank you for showcasing the real america as we all should know it and yearn to hear about instead of all the negativity we are constantly bombarded with in the lame-stream media
a lot of good shit is made in china , outside of china it is rare to see a mass produced quality hammer made , like i cant get a hammer made in my country unless its hand made for $100 or something . Im not knocking china but its nice to see hand made things outside china, not to mention the working conditions there , these workers looked well treated , it would be rare to see the same sort of random video of a chinese hammer factory. My initial comment was because a lot of stuff like this 99% of the time gets made in china, thats not to say its bad , but its still nice to see someone is still making it outside china, its uncommon in modern day when you can make dirt cheap stuff there and get a lot more proffit.
You can buy a Vaughn ball peen hammer for Under $20 at some big box stores. It will last you a lifetime long after your good s**t I phone is in a landfill. I own plenty of Chinese tools and appliances it is unavoidable but if you can buy an American made hand tool you won't regret it.
Rob C yes I love Vaughan, and Martin tools in my body shop , they re excellent ,always try to buy American made tools. I love they are the best tools for me .
Just a heads up. My shop teachers where great!!!! Detroit area. I miss them Mr Willey, Mr Peote, and Mr Gretz. all passed on. However, they gave me a lifetime of knowledge. If they could only see me now. God bless you for all your hard work lyle over the years. We need 20 million people like you!!!!
Wow! Thanks for most informative video. The "dance" choreography between the forge workers was amazing. I'll wager that OSHA has a dedicated task force that visits hourly!
Very interesting. The thing is, nobody really ever wears a hammer out. A few broken handles, a few lost in concrete foundations, some go for scrap after their owner dies. But really, you'd think the world would be full up of hammers by now. Where do they all go?
Actually, while I hear what you're saying, the fellow who is my landlord (who is always working on stuff) has several older framing hammers where the center and most of the checkering on the striking face is worn away and is now smooth. There's a smooth spot about the size of a dime in the middle of the face. He has two like that, and I have a 20 or so year old Stanley framing hammer with a smaller smooth spot. Now it's not like I have to run out and buy a new hammer tomorrow in a panic, it still works just like a hammer.
I enjoy seeing those old buildings and machines still in use. I was fortunate enough to get to see the old Studebaker plant in Hamilton Ontario back in the 90s. it's gone now. It still had the old riveted beems inone of the building s.
Still have the ball pein hammer made by Plumb tools that my dad bought me 50 years ago. Best field trip that I ever went on was to the old Piels beer brewery back in the 1970's. Let us drink free ice cold beer for halve a hour. Took tours at a large newspaper, water works, and a large electric motor shop that was told had the worlds largest lathe when it was installed back in the 40 or 50's for doing work on giant turbines or generators.
That was a super tour. Please pan your camera much slower. That is a very labour intensive factory. Reminds me of my 2 years at Timkens in St. Thomas Canada which taught me all I needed to know about Shiftwork and Piecework . I didn't notice anyone staring at their phone or chatting on one! Hot Noisy Dangerous work. Work. The kind most of todays youth could not handle. Thanks Vaughan
Excellent I really enjoy the road trips mrpete. I don't care how much road time you put into the video. Seeing the different kinds of countryside in a place I will never go is enjoyable for me. Thank you for sharing. regards from the UK
50 years ago there were small plants and factories all over the USA like Vaughn. I'm really suprised and sort of happy that the boys have those jobs. China and India it seems make almost all the low tech hand tools.
Another great video Mr.Pete! You never stop teaching do you. It's good to see how QUALITY tools are still made right here in the good old U S of A.You must of been in hog heaven knowing your love of hammers.Thanks for taking us along...AGAIN!
At one point in the early 1900's V&B also made some great Bailey-pattern hand planes. Their premium line was actually made out of drop-forged steel rather than cast iron, and were touted as being "unbreakable" (and were _far_ nicer than the awful stamped sheet metal planes Stanley, Sargent and Millers Falls offered during the leaner war years.) I'd love to have a V&B plane, but they didn't make a huge number of them so they're a bit scarce (and pricey.)
I bought a Vaughn hatchet a couple months back. Only one on the shelf had a handle with acceptable grain orientation. Definitely not lifetime quality, or even reasonable quality if the handle is the weak link. American made means dick when they let stuff out the door like that. The steel is acceptable. But then again, how many people ever actually wear out things like axe heads or hammer heads, no matter where they're made. The Vaughn Bear Saws are pretty great. Which is why I actually pay a few dollars more the the Bear Saw. Made in Japan, though...
I got a Vaughan ball pein last month. It was priced comparably to Craftsman hammers in the same style, which are also made in the USA. I looked at some import hammers as well, due to being on a tight budget, but the quality simply isn't there. Not a direct comparison, but the quality of the vaughan next to to a husky claw hammer I have is just no contest. +SuperShecky It sure does mean something if you ever take a look at just how bad the made in china stuff really is. I'm almost certain I could get a better hammer from a 1st year shop student during a September vs a company that ships hammers with cracked handles and non-squarely-driven wedges.
Very interesting video. The work everyone is doing looks like it must be done a certain way or it would have been mechanised long ago. Although there were a couple of robots in action.The guy putting the leather on the handles, he has a struggle with that. I cant imagine someone fighting with that everyday. Something has stopped this company from going to china, like many others. It must be management or owners concern for jobs that has kept it in the USA. Good for them. Hope to see more factory tours, as they are a peek at what it takes to make something from raw materials. All the people working every day to make hand tools, its great to watch. Thank you for your efforts to show this video.
Thanks for this tour video. I am not sure how I missed it. I like Vaughn hammers. I have every size of ball peen from 2 oz. to 48 oz. and several of the soft face hammers as well. It is nice to see where they were made.
Thanks to the factory for allowing the tour. I own several of their hammers and now will buy more hammers and other products.
Am I the only one who automatically likes Mr. Pete's videos before they start, knowing full well they're gonna be good? I think he should stop saying ''I hope you enjoy this'', because we WILL enjoy it!
Lyle, thank you for showing this factory tour, most people have no idea as to how things are made. The forge shop brings back memories of my time working on the furnaces used to forge and heat treat plow tynes and points in farm machinery factories. Not much fun when the outside temperature could reach 44 C sometimes in summer. The company I worked for, did a lot of conversions from oil to gas firing, here in South Australia in the 70's.
You have to appreciate how hard the people work in the manufacturing areas, especially in the grinding operations. That's a tough job standing in one place, but also the amount of skill required to do the job. Great video. Made in the USA, have to love that!
I did not see the first chair in the whole shop.
THANK you Mr. Pete for that wonderful experience!! And thank you Dan for allowing this to happen on RUclips!! I think it's very interesting they make Klein and Snap-On hammers.
good to see a Made in the USA company. To many sell out companies ! I will make sure to purchase from them. Thank you !
Mr. Pete, Thank you for sharing this awesome road trip. It's nice to see that American workmanship and pride of work is still alive and well in America. I always try to buy American made goods, but these days that's kind of hard to do.
I recently invested in quite a few Craftsman brand hammers. I never knew how many hard working Americans it took to make such great tools. It sure makes me happy to see this. Thank you. -Mark
Thanks for watching
Thank You Tubalcain! This road trip factory tour video was fascinating to watch. So great to see a real traditional American factory still in full swing. I may now pick up a few of these to compliment my Eastwing hammers.
Love the road trips. Glad to see a thriving American factory at work. Thanks Mr. Pete
Another awesome factory tour! Very enlightening and entertaining! Thanks Lyle! 😃👍
Now I know what brand to look for next time I purchase. Thanks for the tour!
Great tour. Now that's a proper factory - heat, dirt, noise and honest hard work!
Thanks for this real cool video.
And thanks to Vaughn for allowing us to see their great production shop. It looks like a real quality operation to produce their quality products.
At end, you say, they can not keep up with demand,.. at 6:22 replace that hammer with a modern hydraulic cnc one (or convert existing ones to cnc hydraulic), and most of their forgings could be done in three quick blows. Production would increase a lot too. Most of the few hammers left in USA are steam powered, or air powered like the ones in the video. Hammer forging in USA was allowed to rot away and never advanced from 1930's technology. And so, most hammer forged products are imported from countries that use modern forging equipment. Only problem with this upgrade is that one would need to buy the hammer from the country that got a lot of our jobs,.. China, because no power hammer manufacturers in USA :(
Thanks for showing this Mr Pete. I always enjoy seeing tours of American manufacturing at it's best.
Thanks so much for the tour! It's good to see hardworking people making a quality product.
I was a carpenter in Nebraska and all we used were Vaughn hammers. Excellent product.
Thanks for the video tour Tubalcain.
Jim
Thank you, it's nice to see American made products being made. I noticed no one wearing breathing protection and only some hearing protection, they'll wish they did as they get older. Great trip.
Love the road trips, Mr. Pete...I have several of their products here in my shop. What a treat to see them made. Thanks again!
Thank you so very kindly for the tour! Beautiful products made in the U.S. of A.! While I am Canadian, anything made in the U.S. or Canada is a wonderful thing. Very few things are labelled, "Made in Canada" nowadays. So sad. Good to see that unfair trade hasn't stopped these basic of tools from departing your shores! Congratulations!
Hats off to the hard working people shown here. Can you believe some people have the nerve to complain about the ergonomics of their chair? Vaughn products every time! Thanks for the great video Mr. Pete and thanks to Vaughn for keeping their factories in the USA.
Thanks for watching
Love this kind of American industry. Heat and smoke and making things from iron. I do hope the EPA and such don't pressure this type of factory out of the US.
I realize this is an old field trip but I enjoyed it none the less. Plumb hammers are my preference. I purchased my first 16 ounce fiberglass handle curved claw hammer in 1967. The carpenter I was working for (my first job out of high school) told me I'd be lucky if the fool thing would last the summer. I used it today to knock a hole in our 120 year old building today to install a door. So it made it through that summer and many years of professional carpentry since then. But loved seeing all the new styles and I know the old boy that trained me that summer would still doubt that a fiberglass handled hammer would last like his old hickory handled ones. Thank you Mr. Pete for the road trip...
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A WELL MADE tool (especially a Americian, UK, or German) is a thing of BEAUTY!!! So glad to see there are still HIGH QUALITY tools being manifuactered in the US. Thanks Mr Pete, for bringing us along on your road trip. I enjoyed seeing a company I like still being prosperious, it gives me hope for our future!!!
Glad to see that the company is still in business. Made in the USA! I picked up my seconds back in the mid seventies when the BN railroad still had a switchengine assigned to Bushnell (I was assigned to the job for a week). Still use the hammers weekly.
They had lots of steel bar in the yard--I suppose its all trucked in now??
I will never look at my "simple" hammer the same after watching this video. Great to see such great work going on in the USA. Great mix of hand work with some robotics.
Fantastic! It's so good to see quality products that are still made in the U.S.A.! Thank you for taking the time to produce this video and for sharing it with us!
Mr. Pete, thanks for doing this video. This will be as close to a hammer maker/producer that I will ever get. This is a great visit to this company. I am most impressed with the number of workers this company has. Very good. You did us a great service.
Before I Mr. Pete arrived at the factory, I was picturing a modern factory with a lot of automation. This factory looks like it has not changed in the last 50 years. Next time I am looking for a hammer I will look at this company. I hate Chinese tools.
Other a couple of robots that is pretty much how hammers were made 100 years ago. It makes those old utube videos of model T production that much more impressive.
Chinesium
A type of low quality steel, typically in tools. Most samples are low-quality mild steel or overhardened carbon steel. A good way to tell if an object is made of chinesium is by checking the stamp. If the stamp says "H.S.S.", "HSS" or similar and is labeled "Made in China/Taiwan" it is probable chinesium. Another way to see is if it breaks or becomes dysfunctional very quickly.
Damn, that drill bit is dull as heck and it snapped in half... Definitely chinesium.
Wow, look at those chinesium screws. They are already stripped.
Chinesium An element not found on the periodic table. A crappy metal, plastic, or chemical substance made in China in the manufacture of many Chinese exports. Exposure is imminent in one's lifetime and may strike with or without warning.
I don't recall ever seeing your face in your videos.Mainly your hands and your voice.I had imagined that you would look a lot older.
As I can recall you are in your 70's.You don't look to be in your 70's. Good for you.
Mr. Pete.You should show yourself more often. It will give your videos a more personal touch for your viewers.
To me it's always nice to see the person making the video.
You and many other machinists are what I mainly watch onRUclips.Anyway,keep on making your videos.
It is Great to see American made products. Thanks, Mr.Pete, for the video! It is getting harder and harder to find tools made in the USA. The American consumers needs to demand them.
It's good to see skilled hands making tools for other skilled hands. The fine Vaughn leather handled tools make super gifts. Thanks for the tour.
Mr Pete! thank you for all the videos, I thoroughly enjoy them! It's like hanging out with my grandpa in the shop all over again. I'm a cabinetmaker by trade but your videos have helped me with understanding my machines better. Thanks again Danny
And now for a new episode of "How it's Made" with Mr. Pete. You must have been right at home with all that machinery!
Thanks for taking us along Mr. Pete! And thanks to Dan for the invite. I had no idea how involved making a hammer is. Good to see something still made in the USA.
Although industry may be dying, it isn't dead yet...
Excellent, thank you! I have a Vaughn hammer or two. They are well made. So happy to see some manufacturing still going on in USA.
I own several of those tools you showed on the video and i will keep buying those same brand products. one thing for sure made in the usa means something , and one more thing,,,MAN those folks sure do a days work.
At the time earlier this month, I went online to Vaughan's website to see about buying some plastic replacement tips for a hammer they made years back. I was very surprised they would sell to me without going thru a local retailer or even Amazon. I also went ahead and drooled thru all of the 100's of different variations of claw hammers they had, just amazing! Selected a claw hammer and also a camp axe I've been wanting. In less than a week I had my plastic replacement tips, claw hammer, and camp axe! Can't wait to find some more stuff to buy from them. Nice quality stuff, too! And made in USA!
Mr.Pete222, Thanks for sharing with us, Ken
Yes, I am surprised they sell do you direct. I bought several things there at the factory seconds store. Super cheap
Vaughan hammers are by far the best ,I've carried them in tool boxes for over forty years .
And yes the Super bar has been very helpful, thank you for showing Mr. Pete your factory.
+Michael Amos thanks for watching
Thanks for showing this interesting road trip Lyle.. I am anxiously awaiting the power plant segment. I want to see the old Fairbanks Morse engine. I always enjoy your many and varied videos.
I thoroughly enjoyed this video....thank you very much Mrpete.
I worked in a factory for 3 months on a production line after I left school before starting an apprenticeship as a toolmaker.
I was always glad to be be making the one off press tools rather than working on a production line.
Lesson to others...get a trade if you can.
..one of my best hammers was a Vaughan. It went missing at work one day, somebody else must have liked it too...
I learned to keep track of your tools... then u wont miss place any
Super to see all that Lyle -- most educational. So many machines and robotics too.
Made in USA - now that's special.
Even though they don't get all the views I think your road trips are my favorite videos. Can't wait to get back to the sterling engine though. Great trip sir, thanks.
ABSOLUTELY agree!!! I LOVE all of Tubalcains videos!! I'm very envy of him!
Tubalcain its great to see an American Company still making quality tools in an American Town. Unfortunately some American corporations choose to make their products off shore leaving hard working Americans un employed. American made tools will last a lifetime maybe even two lifetimes. At my old GM plant we used to build a 4 speed hydramatic transmission every 23 seconds, now there is nothing left of our plànt but a pile of scrap steel and broken concrete. Thanks for the tour and give my best regards to the management ànd the men ànd women manufacturing those quality American made tools.
It is always great to see plants at work. This was a great video, thanks.
Thanks for the great video. It was really interesting and informative for me - must have been even more so for you to be there. Makes me appreciate the work that went into making my hand tools
Hammer time. ;) That is quite an operation they have there. Very cool to see. Thanks for sharing.
Amazing video. So much goes into each tool. Labor, material, energy and the business sense to make it all work economically. I think that the general population in US takes all this for granted. They shouldn't!
American made products made on American made machines by American folks. You can't get any better than that. My future hammers will be Vaughan.
Thanks for the great video Mr. Pete.
Another great road trip! The hammer making was surprisingly labor intensive. Beautiful end products though.
It's impressive how a factory that small can produce for so many brands and keep up. Is is surprising that they have not outsourced to China, good for them. I hope they continue to pay more than a living wage to their employees if they want to keep it that way.
Thank you for bringing us all along on this tour.
Thank you I enjoyed that very much, I now know where a few of my hammers were born.
how refreshing to see there is still an outfit in the country making homegrown tools. and it's also good to know that craftsman, snap-on and proto have their hammers made there. from that angle i would be more inclined to buy a craftsman hammer than a generic ace or store brand.
these road trips are real eye openers, thank you for showcasing the real america as we all should know it and yearn to hear about instead of all the negativity we are constantly bombarded with in the lame-stream media
Im not american but its nice to see something not made in china
Quality craftsmanship is a joy no matter the location. Even some china made items can be incredible.
Juan Fernandez Yep. It all depends on the individual company.
a lot of good shit is made in china , outside of china it is rare to see a mass produced quality hammer made , like i cant get a hammer made in my country unless its hand made for $100 or something . Im not knocking china but its nice to see hand made things outside china, not to mention the working conditions there , these workers looked well treated , it would be rare to see the same sort of random video of a chinese hammer factory.
My initial comment was because a lot of stuff like this 99% of the time gets made in china, thats not to say its bad , but its still nice to see someone is still making it outside china, its uncommon in modern day when you can make dirt cheap stuff there and get a lot more proffit.
You can buy a Vaughn ball peen hammer for Under $20 at some big box stores. It will last you a lifetime long after your good s**t I phone is in a landfill. I own plenty of Chinese tools and appliances it is unavoidable but if you can buy an American made hand tool you won't regret it.
Rob C yes I love Vaughan, and Martin tools in my body shop , they re excellent ,always try to buy American made tools. I love they are the best tools for me .
Just a heads up. My shop teachers where great!!!! Detroit area. I miss them Mr Willey, Mr Peote, and Mr Gretz. all passed on. However, they gave me a lifetime of knowledge. If they could only see me now. God bless you for all your hard work lyle over the years. We need 20 million people like you!!!!
Thank you--your shop teachers must have been good guys
Thanks for the review of the hammer plant. Thanks for keeping it in America.
Wow! Thanks for most informative video. The "dance" choreography between the forge workers was amazing. I'll wager that OSHA has a dedicated task force that visits hourly!
.......or is not allowed in except at Lunch time.........
I watched the entire video. Fascinating stuff. Thank you for filming your visit and sharing it.
Thanks
That was a great tour. I could smell the hot iron and feel the floor vibrate. Keep on keeping on.
Very interesting. The thing is, nobody really ever wears a hammer out. A few broken handles, a few lost in concrete foundations, some go for scrap after their owner dies. But really, you'd think the world would be full up of hammers by now. Where do they all go?
I asked the plant manager the EXACT same question. And I added that much nailing is done with power hammers & staplers???????????
Actually, while I hear what you're saying, the fellow who is my landlord (who is always working on stuff) has several older framing hammers where the center and most of the checkering on the striking face is worn away and is now smooth. There's a smooth spot about the size of a dime in the middle of the face. He has two like that, and I have a 20 or so year old Stanley framing hammer with a smaller smooth spot. Now it's not like I have to run out and buy a new hammer tomorrow in a panic, it still works just like a hammer.
Thanks. Nice to see real quality products made by real people.
I enjoy seeing those old buildings and machines still in use. I was fortunate enough to get to see the old Studebaker plant in Hamilton Ontario back in the 90s. it's gone now. It still had the old riveted beems inone of the building s.
That right there is a prime example of what America go around thanks mr Pete great road trip footage
Beautiful tour thanks for sharing
That place is awesome. Great tour and video! MADE IN THE USA!!!
Thank you Mr. Pete for such a great video.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I really enjoyed watching.
Very enjoyable Lyle and good to see you on the screen introducing the video.
Still have the ball pein hammer made by Plumb tools that my dad bought me 50 years ago. Best field trip that I ever went on was to the old Piels beer brewery back in the 1970's. Let us drink free ice cold beer for halve a hour. Took tours at a large newspaper, water works, and a large electric motor shop that was told had the worlds largest lathe when it was installed back in the 40 or 50's for doing work on giant turbines or generators.
Thanks. Lots of memories walking through the line with you. I appreciate it!
That was a super tour. Please pan your camera much slower. That is a very labour intensive factory. Reminds me of my 2 years at Timkens in St. Thomas Canada which taught me all I needed to know about Shiftwork and Piecework .
I didn't notice anyone staring at their phone or chatting on one! Hot Noisy Dangerous work.
Work. The kind most of todays youth could not handle. Thanks Vaughan
Wonderful trip to Bushnell!
Thank you!
Excellent I really enjoy the road trips mrpete. I don't care how much road time you put into the video. Seeing the different kinds of countryside in a place I will never go is enjoyable for me. Thank you for sharing. regards from the UK
So good to see American workers/craftsmen. Friendly lot that cared about their product.
Great Road trip!
Nice to see everyone was busy.
I LOVE seeing drop forges in the works! Great Video Mr Pete!
Yes, it was awesome
Must be tough being a maintenance employee responsible for keeping all the machines running well. Thanks for the great tour..
I have one of those wood handled Craftsman hammers! It's one of my favorite hammers too!
good to see made in America company !!! thank you !!!!!!!!!!
Thank you. Great to see US work. :)
50 years ago there were small plants and factories all over the USA like Vaughn. I'm really suprised and sort of happy that the boys have those jobs. China and India it seems make almost all the low tech hand tools.
Thanks for watching
Another great video Mr.Pete! You never stop teaching do you. It's good to see how QUALITY tools are still made right here in the good old U S of A.You must of been in hog heaven knowing your love of hammers.Thanks for taking us along...AGAIN!
At one point in the early 1900's V&B also made some great Bailey-pattern hand planes. Their premium line was actually made out of drop-forged steel rather than cast iron, and were touted as being "unbreakable" (and were _far_ nicer than the awful stamped sheet metal planes Stanley, Sargent and Millers Falls offered during the leaner war years.) I'd love to have a V&B plane, but they didn't make a huge number of them so they're a bit scarce (and pricey.)
Nice to see American made tools, I'd gladly pay a few dollars more if it means lifetime quality and another American making a fair living.
I wish more Americans felt that way.
I bought a Vaughn hatchet a couple months back. Only one on the shelf had a handle with acceptable grain orientation. Definitely not lifetime quality, or even reasonable quality if the handle is the weak link. American made means dick when they let stuff out the door like that. The steel is acceptable. But then again, how many people ever actually wear out things like axe heads or hammer heads, no matter where they're made.
The Vaughn Bear Saws are pretty great. Which is why I actually pay a few dollars more the the Bear Saw. Made in Japan, though...
I got a Vaughan ball pein last month. It was priced comparably to Craftsman hammers in the same style, which are also made in the USA. I looked at some import hammers as well, due to being on a tight budget, but the quality simply isn't there. Not a direct comparison, but the quality of the vaughan next to to a husky claw hammer I have is just no contest.
+SuperShecky
It sure does mean something if you ever take a look at just how bad the made in china stuff really is. I'm almost certain I could get a better hammer from a 1st year shop student during a September vs a company that ships hammers with cracked handles and non-squarely-driven wedges.
Excellent video and very proud of this people.Thank you.
Very interesting video. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome! Thank you Mr. Pete
Very interesting video. The work everyone is doing looks like it must be done a certain way or it would have been mechanised long ago. Although there were a couple of robots in action.The guy putting the leather on the handles, he has a struggle with that. I cant imagine someone fighting with that everyday. Something has stopped this company from going to china, like many others. It must be management or owners concern for jobs that has kept it in the USA. Good for them. Hope to see more factory tours, as they are a peek at what it takes to make something from raw materials. All the people working every day to make hand tools, its great to watch. Thank you for your efforts to show this video.
I will be buying a few of those! I could spend all day checking that place out! thanks for another great video!
Mr Pete, Thanks for gracing us with you handsome 'mug'. It would be fine with me if you appeared in your videos more often.
Very impressed with this company. Also enjoyed the video and the fact they didn't hide anything! My next hammer will be Vaughan!
Thanks for this tour video. I am not sure how I missed it. I like Vaughn hammers. I have every size of ball peen from 2 oz. to 48 oz. and several of the soft face hammers as well. It is nice to see where they were made.
Yea Vaughn will put them on my Christmas list. Hard working Americans!!!
If Trump promises these factories to come back I can't see not voting for him. Anyways, much respect to the guy putting on the leather handles, damn.
Always like road trips. I was surprised at the amount of hand-work that goes into these hammers. I would have expected more automation.
Fantastic. I'm glad to see it but I'm very surprised how human labor intensive it is.
Maybe pennies per pound.... nothing ships from anywhere to anywhere for pennies a ton.
Pretty neat to see the manufacturing processes.
Bushnell is blessed! Pretty intense place to work! Very impressive USA made!