“Kessel” sharpening machine
The “Kessel” sharpening machine was developed in 1910 by Heinrich Kessel (died in 1959). It is in use in the knife factory…

To clean the lime, a carding brush is used.
A blacksmith, Felix Dawlat has come to this job trough agriculture and the need to use appropriate tools which often have to be created by the farmer himself. He trained at the Farrier school of Anderlecht (Brussels) and as an Apprentice at a private blacksmith. Today, he is working in a collective workshop in Sint-Jans-Molenbeek which he shares with other artisans (two luthiers, two ceramists, a bookbinder,…). Felix sometimes creates some of their tools for them.
The “Kessel” sharpening machine was developed in 1910 by Heinrich Kessel (died in 1959). It is in use in the knife factory…
Piling the second concrete pile. This recording was made at a construction site where an eleven floors house is being built. The…
Piling the first concrete pile. The ground is very soft and the concrete pile is sinking fast. This recording was made at…
dB: 76 – 82 Recording Distance: 1,5m A long strip of sandpaper is clamped into the machine. The surfaces of the small…