I spent time with talented craftsman Richard Bingham at his workshop in Herstmonceux, East Sussex, UK where he has been making traditional Sussex Trugs for the past 44 years
Richard Bingham - https://wealdcrafts.org.uk/craft-makers-and-artists/richard-bingham
Bodgers Association - https://www.bodgers.org.uk
List of Endangered Crafts - https://heritagecrafts.org.uk/redlist2023
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00:00:00 - Start
00:00:02 - Introduction
00:02:29 - Richards background
00:04:20 - Trug history
00:06:53 - Trug examples
00:09:05 - Garden trug
00:10:08 - Cleave sweet chestnut
00:13:12 - Wood length
00:14:34 - RAF service
00:15:47 - Drawknife handle
00:22:15 - Drawknife half rims
00:26:31 - Steam handle & rims
00:28:55 - Bend handle around former
00:32:13 - Top up steamer
00:32:32 - Bend half rims around former
00:36:40 - Connect handle & rim
00:39:14 - Polishing tack heads
00:39:48 - Sourcing tacks
00:41:09 - Change shave horse tongue
00:42:34 - Willow baseboards
00:42:51 - Why sweet chestnut & willow
00:43:48 - Drawknife baseboards
00:56:26 - Final baseboards
00:57:21 - Final handle & rims
00:57:47 - Piece measurements
00:58:29 - Trug sizes & varieties
01:01:05 - Miniature trugs
01:01:51 - Richards son
01:02:37 - Soaking baseboards
01:04:28 - Assembling trug
01:25:35 - Trim baseboards
01:27:48 - Feet holes & nails
01:28:51 - Make willow feet
01:36:43 - Stamp date
01:37:27 - Attach feet
01:40:23 - Drying & makers mark
01:41:41 - Wood treatment
01:42:42 - Trug ring
01:43:13 - Conclusion
01:52:30 - Outro
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Zed
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