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  • Опубликовано: 9 май 2024
  • From handcrafted Steinway pianos in New York City and Copper River King salmon from Alaska, to hand-forged Damascus knives in New England and Cuban link chains from Miami, America is home to some of the world’s most expensive goods. We took a road trip from coast to coast to discover the stories behind them. Our first stop is the Stetson hat factory in Garland, Texas.
    Chapters:
    00:00 - Intro
    00:43 - Why Stetson Hats Are So Expensive
    07:16 - Why Steinway Pianos Are So Expensive
    15:19 - Why Damascus Knives Are So Expensive
    25:09 - Why NASA Spacesuits Are So Expensive
    35:41 - Why Cuban Link Chains Are So Expensive
    42:58 - Why Copper River King Salmon Is So Expensive
    55:16 - Why Survival Bunkers Are So Expensive
    01:02:09 - Why Humanetics Crash Test Dummies Are So Expensive
    01:29:31 - Why Stone Crabs Are So Expensive
    01:15:37 - Why Manoomin Wild Rice Is So Expensive
    01:30:26 - Why Benitoite Is So Expensive
    Editor's Note: A previous version of this video showed the incorrect NASA suit video was included in this compilation the correct episode of "Why NASA Space Suits Are So Expensive" has been included in the updated compilation. We regret this error.
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  • @Maddolis
    @Maddolis 9 месяцев назад +129

    The skill of the pianist will be responsible for 90% of the sound but Steinways have their reputation for a reason. I was lucky enough to perform an hour of difficult repertoire on a new Steinway D (pieces that really tested the piano in all registers, all timbres) and it's really something else. You can strike a single note on a Steinway D in a concert hall and just be mesmerized by its sound, from the initial attack transient through to the end of its tail. The best analogy I could probably come up with is that feeling of driving your car just after it's been tuned up, or perhaps test driving a really nice luxury vehicle - you're going through the same motions but everything's just more responsive and just feels right!

    • @ontopofbottom
      @ontopofbottom 7 месяцев назад +6

      Yeah, I’ve played one. Not worth the money unless you’re mega mega rich, or if it’s for a theater and is being paid for by a company. For individual use, there’s rarely any justification for getting one.

    • @Maddolis
      @Maddolis 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@ontopofbottom Yes absolutely. I was lucky as a teenager to be in close with Yamaha with my family (playing in a few of their fancy Asia/Oceania concerts with siblings) so we got a great deal on a new C5 for somewhere in the $30k AUD range (-they retailed for $51k then, I think around 61 now) and I absolutely love them. Played plenty of C7s but, if one is serious and middle class/can afford one, I'd always recommend the Yamaha C3-C5 range.
      Plenty of amazing samples nowadays too, I mostly use NI's The Grandeur (a Steinway D sample) as my go-to but with Pianoteq, Keyscape (C7) and a hundred other fine examples, one can record nice sounds for cheap nowadays!
      Only problem with the sampled stuff is it's harder to get the equipment to half-pedal, which is absolutely essential... though Pianoteq (among others) have sympathetic resonance now which is amazing!

    • @ontopofbottom
      @ontopofbottom 7 месяцев назад +3

      @@Maddolis yeah they’re definitely solid pianos. Work with Yamaha, so there’s the employee discount of 46% off for all products once a year. Including baby grand pianos and everything else. Haven’t ever purchased one, but I’ve gotten to play it a few times. Personally I’m just too cheap to buy a piano that expensive, but they are definitely solid pianos.

    • @Maddolis
      @Maddolis 7 месяцев назад

      @@ontopofbottom Oh awesome! I taught for them a good few years ago but didn't take advantage of any of the employee discounts. No chance I could afford one, a $4.5k synth would be the biggest musical purchase I've ever been able to sway!

    • @paxconsciente3352
      @paxconsciente3352 7 месяцев назад

      theyre too loud

  • @gregorybower2759
    @gregorybower2759 7 месяцев назад +37

    Stetson is worthr the cost because they are long lasting and durable, my grandfather bought one in the 50's and daily wore it, passed it to my dad who wore it regularly and i own it now and it still holds up in the rain all day long.

    • @xxitz_pr0gxx631
      @xxitz_pr0gxx631 3 месяца назад +1

      That is WONDERFUL

    • @kennya5165
      @kennya5165 3 месяца назад +2

      My daughter just bought me my first Stetson for Christmas this year, I hope it lasts that long!

  • @tokumei1282
    @tokumei1282 9 месяцев назад +20

    "I used to dream about the pianos chasing me" - LOL

  • @docE3885
    @docE3885 9 месяцев назад +165

    I got to make a Damascus knife along side one of the winners of forged n fire. It was an amazing experience my wife signed me up for. It took 2 8 hour days the first day we forged the Damascus billet and the second day forged the knife and put a handle on it. My wife then snuck it out one day and had a master leather worker make a custom sheath for it. I have a wonderful wife and the knife is one of my most treasured possessions.

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +4

      Yeah, but while you were sweating to death working on the forge and pressing the layers of steel with the hammer, the old lady was in the hotel lounge hitting on an obese and bald Jewish traveling pillow salesman from Minnesota. The salesman scammed her out of $1,500, and on top of that she might not be as "wonderful" as you think.

    • @docE3885
      @docE3885 9 месяцев назад +38

      @@wapiti3750 wow you must have terrible relationships I am sorry that happened to your mom but maybe some day your real dad will sell enough pillows to afford another night with her and you can finally meet him.

    • @shaurmiath6719
      @shaurmiath6719 9 месяцев назад +2

      What a cool experience! How awesome that your wife made that happen for you. I'd treasure a thing like that, too.

    • @docE3885
      @docE3885 9 месяцев назад

      @@shaurmiath6719 It was amazing I am a very lucky man.

    • @sniggol
      @sniggol 9 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@wapiti3750I thought you were going to make a joke about she was getting a different type of hammering.

  • @silkymeadows126
    @silkymeadows126 7 месяцев назад +22

    Every time that guy Kyle got a salmon on board, he would look at his partner like ARE YOU SEEING THIS SHIT. And it was with every salmon, like each of them was his first. So adorable. Kyle, you are the man!

  • @freshnorthwest6756
    @freshnorthwest6756 9 месяцев назад +65

    whats sad is a 35lbs king salmon up here used to kinda be average, now they are considered big cause they have been overfished by charter boats, massive open ocean trawlers, poachers and the diseases that cruise ships bring into ports.

    • @xxitz_pr0gxx631
      @xxitz_pr0gxx631 3 месяца назад +1

      😭 That stinks

    • @stevenruiz5367
      @stevenruiz5367 Месяц назад +3

      They should stop commercial fishing

    • @Vbluevital
      @Vbluevital 27 дней назад

      Humans at best at destroying our once exquisite earth.

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 11 дней назад

      @@stevenruiz5367 For at least 3 years, worldwide. The oceans are too polluted now to eat any of it anyway: mercury in ALL the gamefish; radiation from Japan; plastics and heavy metal industrial run-off from China every day.

  • @carlhicksjr8401
    @carlhicksjr8401 9 месяцев назад +13

    Speaking as an old Cavalry trooper, the Army does not issue a trooper's Stetson. We buy those out of our own pocket. There was a time when eff'ing with a trooper's Stetson was an ass-whipping offense. Those are 'ridden in' by our comrades and, for most of us, remain a prized possession and memento of our service.

  • @wtfmanicanthaveaname
    @wtfmanicanthaveaname 9 месяцев назад +24

    my dad is a tradesman and not rich but hes a cowboy and made sure i always had a stetson hat growing up from the time i was 2. I never realized how much he spent on them just for me to nearly immediately grow out of them. I wear georgia boots for work and my 6yo daughter (age last time i bought a pair since they last so long) wanted a pair to be like daddy. Her tiny boots cost the same as my size 13s at $325. I imagine these hats are the same way.

    • @agreatpineapple2201
      @agreatpineapple2201 9 месяцев назад +1

      Been wearing Georgia boots for years now. My absolute favorites

    • @wtfmanicanthaveaname
      @wtfmanicanthaveaname 9 месяцев назад

      @@agreatpineapple2201 i used to buy timberlands cause so comfortable out of the box but last 6-8 months. I bought red wings ONCE and never again. This is my first pair of georgia boots, just as comfortable out of the box and im at nearly 4 years with them. Even the original laces, even the LACES are top quality! (about to send them in for new soles though all the tread is finally worn off, BUT ITS FREE!)

    • @cmrnfosburg
      @cmrnfosburg Месяц назад

      Thats just being stupid spending that type of money on a kid whose gonna outgrow it, im assuming your daddy wasnt a real cowboy and was loaded spending 200 plus for a name on a hat for a kid who wont even be abke to wear it for a full year

  • @Shmancyfancy536
    @Shmancyfancy536 4 месяца назад +5

    NOTHING impresses me more than people making things.
    Bringing something into this world is just magical. .

  • @classicjonesy
    @classicjonesy 9 месяцев назад +10

    12:23 man that is some dedication checking each key individually

  • @jeffmansfield914
    @jeffmansfield914 9 месяцев назад +164

    I like how the Stetsons are made in the same way they have made them for 150 years… in a big factory with electric and pneumatic machines that shape them in nearly one go, machines that turn the fur into felt by feeding it through, powered sanders, etc..
    There is still some hand work, but something tells me there used to be a lot more.

    • @himynameisjeff
      @himynameisjeff 9 месяцев назад +11

      If you or anyone you know wears a cowboy hat and isn't literally a cowboy or ranch hand I would make fun of them until they stopped wearing that shit. Unless you ride a horse everywhere that shit is downright ridiculous.

    • @derpking3970
      @derpking3970 9 месяцев назад +64

      @@himynameisjeffI don’t see the logic in that. Apply that to other clothing and it doesn’t make sense. “Don’t wear a trench coat unless you’re in a trench!” “Don’t wear a baseball cap unless you play baseball!” “Don’t wear a business suit if you’re not in any business leadership jobs!” “Don’t wear sunglasses if it ain’t that sunny!”
      Some people just have a different sense of fashion, it’s a normal part of society

    • @brettbuck7362
      @brettbuck7362 9 месяцев назад +37

      @@himynameisjeff Bullcrap. While I recognize it might be an affection for some, a cowboy hat is a very practical thing and anyone who spends a lot of time outdoors, particularly in the west/southwest, can tell you that.

    • @christopherkelly233
      @christopherkelly233 9 месяцев назад +33

      ​@@himynameisjeffoh no you'll make fun of someone? You must really think your opinion means a lot to people! 😂😂😂😂😂

    • @harmstrongg
      @harmstrongg 9 месяцев назад +6

      @@himynameisjeff Ok zoomer.

  • @Sabotage_Labs
    @Sabotage_Labs 9 месяцев назад +15

    These guys make me wanna go out and get some of this salmon. That is some hard work! These guys are earning every penny!

  • @WoodGuy
    @WoodGuy 9 месяцев назад +85

    If you have a Hammond organ or a Thomas organ, wooden parts on those organs were made by me to exacting standards. Standards so high they were unobtainable in wood. Parts that required tolerances of 5000th of an inch. I was 18 at the time and learned the trade from older men who taught me what pride in workmanship was.

    • @thunderstreams
      @thunderstreams 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@noongourfain He probably means the standards were so high that they were not achievable or doable with wood?

    • @suzannedouville6780
      @suzannedouville6780 9 месяцев назад +2

      It amazes me what some, can accomplish if they hone their craft.

    • @SuperJMichael
      @SuperJMichael 9 месяцев назад

      👍🙌💯

    • @FaqueGoogle-wo6ip
      @FaqueGoogle-wo6ip 9 месяцев назад

      Very cool. My favorite sound on earth is the B3.

    • @spec_opsgaming
      @spec_opsgaming 9 месяцев назад +2

      Technically those tolerances can be met within wood, if it's kept at a CONSTANT temperature and humidity level, but as soon as it dries or absorbs moisture or even rises or lowers in temp then those tolerances are gone again

  • @HappyHands.
    @HappyHands. 7 месяцев назад +3

    Having lost most of my hearing due to health issues , i now have a profound respect for piano tuners and instrument tuners . to be able to discern such fine, minute changes in tone.
    it is truly amazing what or senses can do if they are functioning well and we are trained how to use them. to be able to use our brain and senses with such precision truly is a witness to the loving Grand Creator from who our appreciation of and gifts in music, aroma's, visual arts and crafting comes from.

  • @Itsjustme1982
    @Itsjustme1982 9 месяцев назад +7

    good lord...i can't believe how much goes into those pianos. Fascinating. really.

  • @mrkthmn
    @mrkthmn 8 месяцев назад +140

    Damascus definitely looks cool and does have desirable properties but I think too many people get caught up in the idea of it being magical somehow and forget that you dont *need* a blade to be Damascus to be very good blade.

    • @FraserChapman
      @FraserChapman 8 месяцев назад +5

      Exactly - also the type of steel is hardly ever mentioned with damascus. Sure it looks pretty - but I'd rather CPM-M4, etc, than some intricate "whatever" damascus on basically any knife I'd use.

    • @picklewiickle.1583
      @picklewiickle.1583 8 месяцев назад +6

      not damascus though mate.
      damascus has visible Crystalline molecular grains structure

    • @buttpub
      @buttpub 8 месяцев назад +3

      is not a Damascus blade

    • @housecapital2199
      @housecapital2199 8 месяцев назад +11

      Pattern welded / Damascus has no real advantage over modern steels, it is literally just aesthetic. Back thousands of years ago layering and folding the steel helped forge out impurities that were present in small batch crucible steel, and break up the crystalline structure. Modern steels are typically much more pure and already come out of the factory rolled down from huge bars. If anything a single steel blade will be better for any knife meant to be used because the pattern welding introduces differential stresses and flaws.

    • @jj3449
      @jj3449 8 месяцев назад +2

      If it was better they wouldn’t have stopped doing it.

  • @rodrigoreyesmacias8507
    @rodrigoreyesmacias8507 7 месяцев назад +6

    Kyle could pursue a career as a model all those off salmon seasons😂

  • @bykristopherson7939
    @bykristopherson7939 9 месяцев назад +8

    Love those knives
    But also my aunt was the sewing contractor for the space suits on the Diné (Navajo) reservation. Made them over 25 years. I used to go to the factory and watch the components being sewn when I was a kid

  • @nerd26373
    @nerd26373 9 месяцев назад +101

    These expensive items sure are magnificent. The processes behind them are absolutely mesmerizing to watch.valuable items are considerably expensive knowing just how much work has been invested as well as quality materials used to make them.

    • @AL-lh2ht
      @AL-lh2ht 9 месяцев назад +9

      Except the bomb shelter one. That is just schizophrenic rich people.

    • @ericbergman7546
      @ericbergman7546 9 месяцев назад +3

      There are so many luxurious items in the world but very few people who have the money to afford them. Lol

    • @finnnagner1755
      @finnnagner1755 9 месяцев назад +2

      EXACTLY!!!
      I am presently looking for where to begin putting in some funds that will aid me after retirement. Saving up isn't giving anything in return

    • @matteoschilcher9957
      @matteoschilcher9957 9 месяцев назад +3

      There a lot of licensed advisors these days. I retired few years back and I have made more money than people who work daily jobs

    • @andrefontaine3058
      @andrefontaine3058 9 месяцев назад +2

      I've read numerous success stories of people that are pulling off tremendous gains of up to $120k within weeks in this crazy market and I just want to learn how to achieve such figures.

  • @andersenclark8238
    @andersenclark8238 6 месяцев назад +3

    How Kyle(the fisherman) speaks about his job makes it sound fun. Also, the way he acts when they get the really big salmon is so adorable.

  • @desirayelawrence9676
    @desirayelawrence9676 9 месяцев назад +22

    I got a few Stetson hats and they are worth the price honestly they are such amazing quality and they last forever pretty much if taken proper care of

  • @brendolbreadwar2671
    @brendolbreadwar2671 9 месяцев назад +2

    oh wow, i watched the whole salmon segment and realized at the end that i had a whole giant bag of it in a subscription box, SO GOOD!

  • @shakiMiki
    @shakiMiki 9 месяцев назад +25

    Cost of material & production is often only part of the explanation. For a lot of luxury items, in an age of mass production, high cost is part of the appeal. With such things, known as Giffen goods, they defy the logic of the market. Demand goes UP as price does.

    • @thoorie
      @thoorie 9 месяцев назад +2

      luxury items are not giffen goods.

  • @fakenews7266
    @fakenews7266 9 месяцев назад +12

    I have made a living doing two things on this list , making gold & platinum jewelry by hand and damascus knives , my aunt lost a finger in a polishing machine polishing a chain and my buddy Mario lost 3 fingers in a rolling mill making square stock . Making jewelry is very dirty and can be dangerous if you don't listen or pay attention . I still have all of my fingers . 👍

  • @thecolourblindartist9412
    @thecolourblindartist9412 7 месяцев назад +5

    Crab claws: 2 to 3 years to regenerate? And what does the crab use to feed itself?

  • @venkatesansharankumar5341
    @venkatesansharankumar5341 9 месяцев назад

    Masterpieces. The bliss of musics

  • @ovpet4133
    @ovpet4133 9 месяцев назад +10

    I sure hope those workers are very well compensated

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад +3

      they get a 25 cent raise every decade! What a deal!

    • @ireneesch8555
      @ireneesch8555 6 месяцев назад

      They don't have to work there, do they@@runed0s86

  • @RonLo
    @RonLo 18 дней назад

    The weight of the keys is insane, an absolute art.

  • @abadatha
    @abadatha 8 месяцев назад +5

    I like the idea of a survival shelter, aka bunker, but it's because I've always thought it would be really cool to live underground.

  • @FinancialFinesse00
    @FinancialFinesse00 3 месяца назад

    Thanks for this valuable and very inspiring show always super to learn ,keep the gems coming.

  • @foxhazhax4845
    @foxhazhax4845 5 дней назад

    the lady who said the secret is to pa attention..... man thats refreshing

  • @opinionatedopiner
    @opinionatedopiner 9 месяцев назад +5

    Space suits are so expensive because the government was involved in making them.

  • @ecrusch
    @ecrusch 9 месяцев назад +2

    Very cool series, indeed.
    Thank you very much.

  • @TravelingModernQuilter
    @TravelingModernQuilter 3 месяца назад

    Thank you so much for discussing all of this, you are speaking my truth and I have felt so alone until now. I just discovered your channel when searching for port information. I plan to start watching them all. I have POTS, hypovolemic hypotension and moderate gastroporesis as well. Not EDS, though. I’m a mom, hobby farm owner, healthcare Informatics professional and avid fiber artist. I so wish I could meet you, people like us are hard to find. Thank you. Just thank you.

  • @OddSnail69
    @OddSnail69 9 месяцев назад +23

    I am surprised that they didnt mention healthcare
    lol

    • @noongourfain
      @noongourfain 9 месяцев назад +1

      That is so rich!!
      I am waiting for RUclips channels that audit the health insurance industry.
      Try to make what health insurance companies do/say make ANY logical sense whatsoever.
      It will be like the constitutional audit, law enforcement audit & civil rights audit channels on steroids,
      for sheer popular interest.

  • @J-Rod91
    @J-Rod91 Месяц назад

    56:01 😆😂🤣 One sounds crazy and the other WAS crazy!

  • @terryshrk
    @terryshrk 9 месяцев назад +5

    Fantastic video,.
    Loved each and every product highlighted
    As a player of electric guitars,..I am hoping your next video like this includes either the American made Gibsons Les Paul or the American Fender Stratocaster

  • @KaliKali-hv9bt
    @KaliKali-hv9bt 9 месяцев назад +2

    12:04 oh wow!!! ❤❤❤ that’s is skillful

  • @robbier3661
    @robbier3661 4 месяца назад

    a true insiders documentary ....kudos !!!

  • @marchlopez9934
    @marchlopez9934 9 месяцев назад +13

    This RUclips video takes viewers on a journey across the USA to explore some of the most expensive items made in the country. The featured items include handcrafted Steinway pianos from New York City, Copper River king salmon from Alaska, hand-forged Damascus knives from New England, and Cuban link chains from Miami. The video delves into the manufacturing processes and stories behind these valuable items, such as the intricate craftsmanship that goes into creating expensive cowboy hats, the complexities of producing premium Steinway pianos, the artistry involved in making Damascus knives, and the high cost and urgency in developing spacesuits for NASA's missions to the moon and Mars.
    Highlights
    - 🤠 Stetson cowboy hats are iconic American accessories, made through a complex and costly process in Texas. Fur quality significantly impacts the price, with beaver fur costing $125 per pound.
    - 🎹 Steinway pianos, known as the "Rolls-Royce of pianos," can cost up to $2 million each due to their meticulous craftsmanship and high-quality materials like Alaskan Sitka spruce.
    - 🔪 Damascus knives, valued for their unique swirl patterns and strength, can be handcrafted with thousands of layers of steel, with prices ranging from $700 to over $17,000.
    - 👩‍🚀 NASA's spacesuits are considered human-shaped spacecraft, costing over $150 million each due to their complexity and purpose of protecting astronauts from space's harsh conditions.

  • @danielmount6928
    @danielmount6928 9 месяцев назад +7

    We need to bring back the manufacturing for these parts that we use to make. The United States needs to bring back it all because that is what made America great.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 9 месяцев назад +2

      No slaves and racism made it great.

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 11 дней назад

      @@BariumCobaltNitrog3n Tippu Tip. It was the white man and Western civilization that ENDED it first in all world history. The rest kept it going.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 11 дней назад

      @@davidb2206 Ended it? You think slavery doesn't exist? White Americans vote for Trump in the belief they can own slaves again. Hundreds of thousands died to keep their slaves, now their children and grandchildren are fighting to get them back. Jan 6th was just a hint as to their insanity, arrogance and stupidity. Is that the train you're on?

  • @petercharron3268
    @petercharron3268 9 месяцев назад +2

    My Steinway sounds awesome, now I know why.

  • @notlandyn7677
    @notlandyn7677 9 месяцев назад +6

    12:00 this is the most interesting part of this video to me!!
    I would pay good money to go to work with this amazing woman and see if I can learn to do what she does

    • @notlandyn7677
      @notlandyn7677 9 месяцев назад +2

      okay, I've watched this part like 4 times now and I stand by this comment.
      I want to know if she is using math for this. The pencil makes me think yes, that she is using trig. to calculate the the position to drill and add weights from the position that she puts the weights on top of the keys. the slight difference in angle though makes me have so many questions
      if she is using math I want to see the formulas.
      If she is not using math though, it would make a lot more sense as to why only 2 people are allowed to do this work, and I would very much want to pick this persons brain

    • @notlandyn7677
      @notlandyn7677 9 месяцев назад +2

      the next person who adjusts the tone is also amazing to me, but I have done a deep dive into this and also used to play an instrument some what well so I already understand the nuance and difficulty of differentiating/adjusting tone and similar sound qualities. I really find this ultra high sense of feel interesting I.E. keyboard switches, reading brail, and this amazing job
      okay I will shut up now :)

  • @markcampbell7577
    @markcampbell7577 9 месяцев назад +4

    You could check and see if those fishing boats could use a keel plate under the bow to make tha boat safer in the wind. You make the keel plate in the first quarter deepest point of the boat to gain rudder control in a storm.

  • @kevinrobinson630
    @kevinrobinson630 23 дня назад

    From the depths of the earth to the heights of the sky, silver reigns supreme

  • @michaelfong4435
    @michaelfong4435 9 месяцев назад +2

    Indy’s hats were made by Herbert Johnson Hatters London.

  • @chinncannon
    @chinncannon 9 месяцев назад +12

    I love how people still think the different layers of steel in a damascus knife make it magically stronger! Look at how the katana is made and you see the genius of 2 different metals that have different strengths: inner more flexible steel keeps the sword straight and intact while the exterior is harder and more able to keep an edge despite being more brittle.

    • @bunnieskitties293
      @bunnieskitties293 9 месяцев назад +4

      AHHCTUALLY the reason Katana's are better is because they fold them 10,000 times and have the spirit of a samurai trapped inside magically honing the blade. Filthy Gaijin doesnt understand the supreme power of the katana.

    • @Jorel032777
      @Jorel032777 9 месяцев назад

      @@bunnieskitties293 I would think isn't him twisting the steel together just a quick easier way instead of folding the steel over and over? I'm not denying the man has a unique talent, but it seems hes just copying what Japanese swordsmiths having been doing for ages. I could be wrong im no expert. 🤷‍♂

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад

      @@bunnieskitties293 5-7 folds is all you need, but haha funny I get the joke

    • @semberspirit
      @semberspirit 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@Jorel032777 Folding is for ridding impurities from low quality steel, twisting is for creating a decorative pattern. It has nothing to do with Japan.

    • @One.Disgruntled.American
      @One.Disgruntled.American 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@semberspiritactually it has everything to do with Japan since that's where they originated thousands of years ago and to the guy above you, yes 5 to 7 folds is all you need to make a pattern but the more layers you have the more durable it is. That's why they made the swords with thousands of layers.

  • @newvillagefilms
    @newvillagefilms 9 месяцев назад +3

    I want a Stetson hat to wear over my space suit. I wonder if they make one for space cowboys. 😂

    • @GotTheBestLigma
      @GotTheBestLigma 7 месяцев назад

      Only if your name is Maurice

    • @OneOut1
      @OneOut1 7 месяцев назад

      Don't forget to drop a chain around the helmet.

  • @GlenDoer-gq1rs
    @GlenDoer-gq1rs 9 месяцев назад +3

    Thanks to the animals who donated the fur for the hats,

    • @plebiansociety
      @plebiansociety 9 месяцев назад

      Do you have any idea how hard it is to shave beavers and chinchillas?

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад

      @@plebiansociety Well it's pretty easy. you just need to take their skin off first.

  • @Survivalguy
    @Survivalguy 7 месяцев назад +3

    Cuban necklace is the easiest form of jewelry making.

    • @djparra41
      @djparra41 3 месяца назад +2

      I thought it was hilarious how they are explaining the difficulties of making a Cuban as though that nonexistent in other forms of jewelry making.

  • @kelly333334
    @kelly333334 9 месяцев назад +1

    You can add a bag of groceries too that list!

  • @danhard8440
    @danhard8440 9 месяцев назад +2

    for the second section i have a 1909 Steinway upright

  • @beutifulnitmare
    @beutifulnitmare 7 месяцев назад +2

    I hope the hat makers get paid to work in those conditions, that's amazing what they do. I had no idea. They are the real mvps. I hope they get treated like gold.

  • @adamfrbs9259
    @adamfrbs9259 7 месяцев назад +1

    What do you wanna be when ya grow up?....
    Steinway kid:
    "Uhhh, I don't really have a choice". Lol

  • @Blaxjax21
    @Blaxjax21 9 месяцев назад +5

    Growing up in Seattle in the 60's and 70's you could get king salmon for $2.00 per pound.

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад +1

      Going to Walmart last week, I got boneless shrinkwrapped frozen salmon filets for $1.75 a pound, and they taste exactly the same as king salmon. It matters how you cook the fish, not how big it is or where it comes from.

    • @Bigernmcrakn
      @Bigernmcrakn 7 месяцев назад

      @@runed0s86 It does matter if it is frozen though. You do realize that you probably live within 20 minutes of a river and can get your own FRESH!!!!! Stop being lazy :P

    • @Globss
      @Globss 3 месяца назад

      that would be $20 today counting for inflation

    • @Blaxjax21
      @Blaxjax21 3 месяца назад

      @@Bigernmcrakn Guess you don't have a broke neck. And nobody I know eats the fish in the local river.

  • @hypemanali2654
    @hypemanali2654 9 месяцев назад +2

    This was so good

  • @VEN2oo
    @VEN2oo 9 месяцев назад +27

    Wow stetson hats are literally made from fur to hat at their bussiness now I would definitely buy a product that was 100% made at the same company if you know what I mean saying some companies import parts of their materials from a different place

    • @OddWoz
      @OddWoz 9 месяцев назад

      Also responsible for the incomprehensible slaughter and endangerment of North American beaver- resulting in our rampant wildfires, fresh water supply issues, and numerous climate issues all across the continent. Shameful company these days. Stetson absolutely could continue using furs in traditional hats but using more humane and sustainable options for acquiring furs….. yet they’re just so greedy and arrogant they believe they can “excuse” their cruelty and exploitation in the name of “legacy”.
      Why can’t they make hats and be good stewards of nature/wildlife BOTH?

    • @VEN2oo
      @VEN2oo 9 месяцев назад

      @@noongourfain Yeha I learned some new things while watching this channel so informative and I love it!

    • @steveswede8162
      @steveswede8162 9 месяцев назад

      They import the fur from other countries, does that not count?

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 9 месяцев назад

      Punctuation no thank you

    • @plebiansociety
      @plebiansociety 9 месяцев назад

      @@steveswede8162 I would giggle if Stetson started a massive chinchilla farm for their fur.

  • @daviddiehl-gy2sq
    @daviddiehl-gy2sq 4 месяца назад

    I remember seeing a study on materials and how they resonate sound. The trick to knife steel, is knowing when to quit.

  • @jwillisbarrie
    @jwillisbarrie 7 месяцев назад +1

    Thanks for adding actual captions for the Deaf.

  • @dakotac180
    @dakotac180 9 месяцев назад +5

    The most random expensive items lol. Anything that gets attention always becomes so expensive around here. The piano makes sense though.

  • @blackoak4978
    @blackoak4978 9 месяцев назад +7

    Damascus knives aren't inherently stronger or sharper. That is a myth.
    They can take two nearly identical steels, layer and process them, then etch and stain them to look like a knife with very different steels.
    The strength is in the choice of steel, and the sharpness is in the skill of the knife maker.
    You could get a stronger, more reliable knife by taking a harder, high carbon steel and sandwiching it between two sheets of milder steel. No Damascus pattern necessary. The harder steel will keep an edge longer, while the milder steel will keep it flexible and support the harder steel edge against chopping
    Damascus is about aesthetics, not quality

  • @user-qn2yt4rb2c
    @user-qn2yt4rb2c 3 месяца назад

    In Australia we have Akubra hats handmade from rabbit fur felt.

  • @ChadWilson
    @ChadWilson 9 месяцев назад +7

    I would like to think that here in the 2020's, we have the ability to produce an affordable spacesuits with modern technology and materials.

    • @plebiansociety
      @plebiansociety 9 месяцев назад +2

      America making affordable clothing in the 2020's that doesn't rely on cheap overseas labor?

    • @drivingbritt9617
      @drivingbritt9617 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@plebiansociety Yea, how hard could it possibly be to make a suit that protects a fragile human from the VACUUM OF SPACE.. C'mon man. They are some dog faced pony soldiers.

    • @SacredTruthing
      @SacredTruthing 9 месяцев назад +1

      @@drivingbritt9617 Being they'd have been ''done'' since the 50's and we have a ''probe'' on the sun, shouldn't be that hard.

  • @K-Effect
    @K-Effect 9 месяцев назад +2

    37:56 I like how this guy is talking about safety/accidents as he’s using a piece of machinery while wearing a chain around his neck…. Safety First!

  • @mumiemonstret
    @mumiemonstret 9 месяцев назад +15

    I have trouble deciding what's more decadent... Rappers measuring their talent in gold around their necks or people snapping off both claws of crabs, leaving them to figure out how to survive.

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +3

      Very intelligent observation. By virtue of your superior intellect, you are hereby hired at the starting wage of $775,000 per annum for being the smartest person in the room. Move over Thomas Edison, John Moses Browning, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Stephen Hawking, Isaac Newton, Marilyn vos Savant, and Albert Einstein -- there is a new sheriff in town!

    • @Bangwax
      @Bangwax 9 месяцев назад +1

      That is Hilarious. Best comment in 2023 thus far. That is freaking funny. THANK YOU

    • @PiDsPagePrototypes
      @PiDsPagePrototypes 9 месяцев назад

      Decadent, would be if the fur used for the Stetsons was from animals killed for it, or whether it was shawn or combed from living animals in the way Wool is farmed.

    • @GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm
      @GeorgeRuffner-iy7bm 7 месяцев назад

      I agree! 🦀🤠

    • @Julia-ek2kh
      @Julia-ek2kh 6 месяцев назад

      except Thomas Edison was a businessman, not a genius.@@wapiti3750

  • @lfcbpro
    @lfcbpro 9 месяцев назад +3

    I hope that lady is paid well who weights the keys for the pianos, :)))

  • @jaybluestine3230
    @jaybluestine3230 8 месяцев назад

    What did you do with the roe that you find like the sac yu pulled out of that fish at 53:15?

  • @boomborgoyari5781
    @boomborgoyari5781 10 месяцев назад +24

    Ofcourse when you remove both claws on a crab how do you expect him to feed or defend itself?

    • @DecrepitBiden
      @DecrepitBiden 9 месяцев назад

      CLAW FREE ZONE....😆

    • @plebiansociety
      @plebiansociety 9 месяцев назад

      Mortality in a crab that was declawed without the body cavity exposed is only 12% higher. Exposing the body cavity (basically taking the last knuckle attached the body) triples it. The largest predators of crabs is crabs. It's actually assumed higher population because a clawed crab will predate on dozens of crabs in it's life, while declawed crabs are true scavengers that can still breed.

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +3

      The stone crabs that have been tortured and disfigured in this way are currently plotting to extinguish the brutal human race. Their first order of business will be to feed any crab fishermen they capture to the great white sharks.

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад +3

      They need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps or something

  • @admdubya2107
    @admdubya2107 2 месяца назад

    “I used to dream about the pianos chasin me.” 😂

  • @J.D.Douglas
    @J.D.Douglas 2 месяца назад

    Great show guy's.

  • @rdizzy1
    @rdizzy1 9 месяцев назад +15

    White gold used to just be normal gold that was dipped/plated in rhodium, to make it more resistant to damage. Usually these pieces would come with warranties where you would bring them back in for free every couple years and have them "re-dipped".

    • @L3ttuc3
      @L3ttuc3 9 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah, uncoated white gold is dull and fairly soft. A lot of it is still rhodium plated for the shine and durability. Anytime I've had white gold at a jeweler they have offered to plate it for me, though I usually prefer the duller, kinda whiter/less silvery look. Though I rarely wear jewelry so my experience is limited on the subject.

    • @ireneesch8555
      @ireneesch8555 6 месяцев назад

      @@L3ttuc3 White gold is not normal gold dipped in rhodium. White gold is gold mixed with either nickel or platinum or silver. It is dull and dipped in rhodium to make it shine.

  • @OldSchoolBMXTV
    @OldSchoolBMXTV 9 месяцев назад +2

    I've got a lot of Husky Fur at my house... Let me know if I can sell it to you for that new/exotic hat!

  • @LogosMalobechannel
    @LogosMalobechannel 9 месяцев назад +3

    Good job

  • @col.mustard1233
    @col.mustard1233 9 месяцев назад +2

    The U.S. Cavalry still uses the Stetson as well as the different Services Drill Sergeants!

    • @stevepotfora7461
      @stevepotfora7461 7 месяцев назад

      Good to know, and there is no reason for our tax dollars to go to handmade hats for the military. Another fleecing of the American taxpayer. Thank you Mustard1233

    • @col.mustard1233
      @col.mustard1233 7 месяцев назад +1

      Drill Sergeants, as it is part of their everyday uniform, are issued their hat, Cavalry, if they want to wear the Stetson must privately purchase their Stetson as it is not required but is a point of pride, especially to those who have earned their spurs!

  • @MrAtncc1701
    @MrAtncc1701 8 месяцев назад

    Segues...the one thing missing from this excellent documentary.

  • @user-wp9ye7wn9w
    @user-wp9ye7wn9w 9 месяцев назад

    Haha, so now I'm crazy of the diamond as well 😅🤭🙌

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад

      You can get a more pure lab grown diamond for under $1000
      You want a dirty floor stone or a perfect lab stone? Mined diamonds, which are easy to get and are literally the most common mineral on earth hurt the environment too.

  • @JulianThursday13
    @JulianThursday13 8 месяцев назад

    we have a Steinway at work. I learnt to play Still DRE in it

  • @danielmount6928
    @danielmount6928 9 месяцев назад +7

    I would be very weary about cheaply made space suits because you know that old saying, you get what you pay for. $2,000,000. Dollars may not do what you want it to do in safety.

    • @BariumCobaltNitrog3n
      @BariumCobaltNitrog3n 9 месяцев назад

      You might be tired but you might also be wary, but you're not an astronaut are you? Also did you know that $ means dollars?

  • @MrMotherfuck123
    @MrMotherfuck123 9 месяцев назад +1

    That bunker thing was crazy.

  • @kierondec
    @kierondec 8 месяцев назад

    Excellent video.

  • @joesmith7427
    @joesmith7427 4 месяца назад

    Dont forget about Stetson University in Deland, Florida and it famous law school!

  • @importantname
    @importantname 9 месяцев назад +2

    these products are beyond my means, my interest thus is nil. Though am very happy that other people have the wealth for thes e items.

  • @you2tooyou2too
    @you2tooyou2too 9 месяцев назад

    I found that the video restarts at 62:15. While viewing this video (but no others, with Firefox in Windows 10 Pro) there is a strange "Start & Stop" control at the left of the bottom edge of the video, which is unchangeably set to End at 1:2:30, which I had to disable before the video would continue.

  • @cinemaipswich4636
    @cinemaipswich4636 9 месяцев назад +211

    Indiana Jones is not wearing a cowboy hat. He is wearing a Homburg. Popular in the 1920's to 1940's.

    • @plebiansociety
      @plebiansociety 9 месяцев назад +36

      in 3 of the movies it is in fact a Stetson though, and the video is on the company and their pricey process, not the style.

    • @bradleyknopp7303
      @bradleyknopp7303 9 месяцев назад +29

      And I'm pretty sure Indy's hat is a stetson fedora not a homburg. You can tel by the pinch and the brim which doesn't bend up on the end and is also floppy ish.. not stiff... so yep.

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +8

      You are clearly the top hat expert who has ever lived. Awesome observation and correction! Color me impressed.

    • @terryshrk
      @terryshrk 9 месяцев назад +8

      Indy wears a Fedora hat,..,..but a Homburg is also very nice, n its own right..LoL

    • @someoneelse6934
      @someoneelse6934 9 месяцев назад +10

      He wears a Stetson Temple Fedora

  • @kylethomas5164
    @kylethomas5164 7 месяцев назад

    hell yeah letting workers listen to music and not yell at them for it. thats pretty huge risk but totally worth it if no accidents happen

  • @levetbyck
    @levetbyck 9 месяцев назад +1

    the thumbnail is definitely showing a black/brown felt hat in process

  • @painmt651
    @painmt651 7 месяцев назад +1

    I have had access to the best musical instruments. Both of my parents are musicians, and I grew up in Church. Steinway was just the piano…

  • @user-gv5uq5kc7u
    @user-gv5uq5kc7u 7 месяцев назад +1

    1:02:27 it hurts to see that beautiful Bel Air getting crushed

  • @macforme
    @macforme 7 месяцев назад

    Thanks Business Insider for a really informative video on hard working Americans and their wonderful products.

  • @jonny-b4954
    @jonny-b4954 3 месяца назад

    Guy I used to work with would always say "damnit, we ain't buildin no piani here!" I guess his saying really did have a meaning. Hahaha

  • @KaliKali-hv9bt
    @KaliKali-hv9bt 9 месяцев назад +1

    46:41 king salmon hate that smile

  • @fenceman95
    @fenceman95 8 месяцев назад

    let's not forget the Fudge at the Beaver stores

  • @ocn2u
    @ocn2u 9 месяцев назад +5

    Imagine if they didn't take any king River salmon how many May spawn next year or the year after that

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +1

      Imagine that YOU, ocn2u, are the King Salmon fisherman with bills to pay and hungry children at home to feed. You certainly wouldn't be thinking about fish conservation.

    • @ocn2u
      @ocn2u 9 месяцев назад +2

      @@wapiti3750 imagine everything was overfished today and nothing was left for tomorrow that way your children would go hungry and did you not see that they're fishing for a lot of other fish to and the King River salmon was just an extra payday to get fat on they make it sound like that's what they depend on to survive but it is not the only thing they depend on it's just their big payday

    • @runed0s86
      @runed0s86 9 месяцев назад +4

      @@wapiti3750 Imagine feeding your entire family using a few of the salmon, and not killing every single salmon in the river just to wear a rolex

  • @Mr.HotRod
    @Mr.HotRod 3 месяца назад

    This video needed just ONE more AT&T business class commercial. 50 AT&T commercials was not quite enough for me.

  • @leanit5756
    @leanit5756 9 месяцев назад

    I'd do Cloud Defensive weapon lights and Filson gear.

  • @donnabenson6900
    @donnabenson6900 9 месяцев назад +3

    My Grabdmother had a Steinway in her home in Trinidad. Whe she was 80 she came here to America to live with my mom. She died at 96. When we went back to her home in Trinidad after her death the termites had eaten the legs. It was in total disrepair.

    • @TheDavidlloydjones
      @TheDavidlloydjones 9 месяцев назад

      Yes? And then?

    • @wapiti3750
      @wapiti3750 9 месяцев назад +2

      She didn't tear it apart and use the wood for a toboggan did she?! Sorry, I had to get that bad joke in! I had a great great aunt who retired in 1940 and collected a Social Security check until 1985. She was 110 when she finally died. She thought she was living in high cotton getting a $26.00 check every month! She had a second hand Steinway in her home for years and years. After COLA increases started kicking in around 1975 she began to receive slightly higher SSA benefits if inflation increased. She used to complain to my grandma that getting it tuned in the late 1970s cost her almost as much as the used piano cost in the first place when she bought it in the 1930s.

    • @kfiscal01
      @kfiscal01 9 месяцев назад

      Well, you can tune a piano, but can't tuna fish.

    • @GotTheBestLigma
      @GotTheBestLigma 7 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@kfiscal01that's a lie, you can tuna fish, that's why it comes in cans 🤷

  • @atzonaftaniel4798
    @atzonaftaniel4798 8 месяцев назад +1

    The greatest and most talented pianist and composer in classical history was Franz Liszt who prefered the Bösendorfer and Mason & Hamlin though

  • @windwalker5714
    @windwalker5714 9 месяцев назад +1

    Did the necklace guy just say "they run hot steel"? If so do they make gold plated stuff?

  • @AAnka666
    @AAnka666 3 месяца назад

    my grandad used Stetsons hat , when i was younger he told me its just not a hat , its a personality :)

  • @joesmith7427
    @joesmith7427 4 месяца назад

    Hats off to the graduates of Stetson U. Grads!