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CAPTIONS PAID FOR BY
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS
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Narrator:
CHAIN SAWS AND OTHER MACHINES
MAY DOMINATE FORESTRY,
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BUT THE HUMAN-POWERED
CROSSCUT SAW
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STILL HAS A BASIC APPEAL.
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PUSHED AND PULLED
THROUGH THE TRUNKS OF TREES,
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ITS JAGGED BLADE
CAN HANDLE ANY JOB,
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THAT IS, UNTIL THE PERSON
OPERATING IT RUNS OUT OF GAS.
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MAKING A CROSSCUT SAW
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IS AN EXACT SCIENCE
THAT DATES BACK CENTURIES.
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AT THIS FACTORY,
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THEY MAKE THESE SAWS
THE OLD-FASHIONED WAY,
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MOSTLY BY HAND.
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IT'S A NOD TO A TIME
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WHEN THESE SAWS WERE
AT THE FOREFRONT OF HISTORY,
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HELPING TO CLEAR THE WAY
FOR RAILWAYS AND SETTLEMENTS.
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WITH GUILLOTINE BLADES,
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A WORKER FIRST TRIMS
A STEEL RECTANGLE
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ALONG THE LINES MEASURED
AND MARKED ONTO IT.
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THE TRIMMING GIVES IT
A DISTINCTIVE TAPER
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AND ESTABLISHES
THE CORRECT DIMENSIONS.
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THIS PARTICULAR SAW
IS A ONE-PERSON MODEL,
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SO IT'S ABOUT 3 FEET LONG.
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USING A PUNCH CUTTER,
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THE WORKER CARVES GULLETS
IN THE STEEL.
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THESE ARE THE VALLEYS
BETWEEN SAWTEETH,
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THROUGH WHICH SAWDUST
AND DEBRIS ARE CLEARED.
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HE CUTS ONE GULLET EVERY INCH.
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HE THEN CUTS THE TEETH,
THREE BETWEEN EACH GULLET.
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THIS PATTERN IS KNOWN
AS THE GREAT AMERICAN TOOTH.
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IT'S DESIGNED TO CUT MEDIUM
TO HARDWOODS
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ACROSS THE GRAIN WITHOUT SNAGS.
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HE HAMMERS EACH TOOTH TO BEND IT
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AND ALTERNATES THE DIRECTION
OF THE BENDS --
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ONE UP, THE NEXT DOWN.
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THIS IS CALLED
SETTING THE TEETH.
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AND THE RESULT IS PROTRUDING
TEETH THAT CUT MORE EFFICIENTLY.
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HE FILES EACH TOOTH,
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WORKING FROM THE BOTTOM
UP TO THE TIPS
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AND SHARPENS THOSE TIPS
TO A POINT.
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IT TAKES ABOUT A HALF-HOUR
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TO GIVE THIS STEEL BLANK
ITS CROSSCUTTING EDGE.
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A WORKER THEN CONNECTS THE BLADE
TO A POWER SOURCE.
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HE CENTERS A STENCIL OF
THE COMPANY LOGO ON THE SAW...
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AND THEN APPLIES
LIQUID ELECTROLYTE
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TO THE EXPOSED METAL
WITHIN THE STENCIL.
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HE TURNS ON THE POWER,
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AND THE ELECTROLYTE CONDUCTS
THE CURRENT
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TO BURN THE LOGO INTO THE METAL.
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A COMPUTERIZED ROUTER
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CARVES A PIECE OF BEECH
INTO THE PISTOL-SHAPED HANDLE.
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THIS SOFTWARE-DRIVEN TOOL
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ALSO DRILLS HOLES
FOR INSTALLING THE BLADE.
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THE COMPUTERIZED SYSTEM
IS QUICKER AND MORE PRECISE
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THAN MANUAL CARVING.
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AN EMPLOYEE THEN CUTS A SLOT
IN THE HANDLE TO FIT THE SAW.
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HE SANDS THE EDGES OF THE HANDLE
UNTIL IT'S SMOOTH.
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HE THEN INSERTS THE CROSSCUT
SAW BLADE INTO THE HANDLE.
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IT'S A TIGHT FIT,
BUT TO MORE SOLIDLY ENTRENCH IT,
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HE DRILLS THROUGH THE HOLES
IN THE WOOD HANDLE
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TO MAKE CORRESPONDING HOLES
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IN THE METAL BLADE
SANDWICHED WITHIN IT.
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HE INSERTS SCREWS
INTO THE HANDLE,
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SECURING THE BLADE TO IT.
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HE TIGHTENS THE SCREWS
AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE.
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AND THIS ONE-PERSON SAW
IS NOW COMPLETE.
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A TWO-PERSON CROSSCUT SAW
IS CRESCENT-SHAPED AND LONGER
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TO CUT THROUGH BIGGER TREES.
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THE TEETH
ARE ALSO MORE SUBSTANTIAL
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WITH DEEP PITCHES BETWEEN THEM.
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SAWDUST WILL BE EXPELLED
THROUGH THESE DEEP PITCHES,
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SO THERE'S NO NEED FOR GULLETS
IN THIS PARTICULAR CUTTING EDGE.
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ONCE THE TEETH HAVE BEEN CUT,
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A WORKER PLACES SOCKET FITTINGS
ON EACH END OF THE SAW.
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HE POUNDS IN RIVETS TO SECURE
THE FITTINGS TO THE BLADE.
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THESE FITTINGS WILL BE USED
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TO INSTALL A DIFFERENT KIND
OF HANDLE KNOWN AS A FIST GRIP,
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WHICH IS MORE SUITABLE
FOR A TWO-PERSON SAW.
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IT'S ESSENTIALLY A WOODEN DOWEL
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THAT JUST SLIDES
INTO THE SOCKET FITTING.
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IT HAS TAKEN ABOUT AN HOUR
TO MAKE THIS CROSSCUT SAW.
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WIELDED WITH FORCE,
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IT WILL CAUSE MIGHTY TREES
TO FALL,
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PROVING THAT THIS LOW-TECH TOOL
CAN STILL CUT IT ON THE JOBSITE.
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Narrator: HAGGIS IS
SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL DISH,
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MADE FROM MINCED LAMB AND BEEF,
ENCASED IN BEEF INTESTINE.
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WHILE QUINTESSENTIALLY SCOTTISH,
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HISTORIANS BELIEVE HAGGIS
ACTUALLY ORIGINATED
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IN ANCIENT GREECE
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AND EVENTUALLY MADE ITS WAY
NORTHWARD
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WITH THE ROMANS TO BRITAIN.
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HAGGIS IS TRADITIONALLY SERVED
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WITH MASHED POTATOES
AND TURNIPS --
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WHAT THE SCOTS CALL
NEEPS AND TATTIES --
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ALONG WITH A GLASS OF
SCOTCH WHISKEY TO WASH IT DOWN.
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AT THE HAGGIS FACTORY,
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THE PRODUCTION PROCESS BEGINS
WITH BEEF FAT.
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THEY PUT IT THROUGH
A MECHANICAL CHOPPER,
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AND A GUILLOTINE BLADE
SLICES IT UP.
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THE CHUNKS OF FAT
GO INTO A LARGE COOK TANK.
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THEY FILL THE TANK WITH WATER
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AND SIMMER THE FAT
FOR 2 1/2 HOURS.
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THEN, USING A STRAINER,
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THEY DRAIN THE COOKED FAT
AND PUT IT IN A TUB.
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THEN THEY EMPTY THE TUB
INTO A MINCER.
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NEXT, THEY CHOP UP LAMB LUNGS.
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HAGGIS RECIPES SOMETIMES
ALSO USE HEART AND LIVER.
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THEY SIMMER THOSE
IN A COOK TANK, AS WELL,
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FOR 2 1/2 HOURS.
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USING A STRAINER,
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THEY DRAIN AND REMOVE
THE COOKED CHOPPED LUNGS
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AND TRANSFER THEM TO A TUB.
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THEY NOW TAKE
DRIED, SHREDDED ONIONS
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AND REHYDRATE THEM
WITH SOME STOCK
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FROM THE COOKED MEAT.
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THEY POUR THE ONION
AND STOCK MIX
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INTO THE TUB
WITH THE COOKED LUNGS...
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THEN EMPTY THE WHOLE THING
INTO THE MINCER
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TO JOIN THE GROUND FAT.
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NEXT, TWO DIFFERENT GRINDS
OF OATMEAL --
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MEDIUM AND COARSE --
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TO GIVE THE HAGGIS
JUST THE RIGHT TEXTURE --
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NOT TOO STIFF,
BUT NOT TOO LOOSE.
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THE CONSISTENCY IS KEY,
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WHICH IS WHY
THE GRIND PROPORTIONS
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ARE A CLOSELY GUARDED
COMPANY SECRET.
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ALSO A TOP SECRET --
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THE COMPOSITION OF
THE SPICE BLEND THEY NOW ADD.
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ALL THE COMPANY WILL DIVULGE
ABOUT THIS SEASONING
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IS THAT IT INCLUDES SALT
AND PEPPER.
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THE OATMEAL AND SPICE BLEND
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NOW JOIN THE OTHER INGREDIENTS
IN THE MINCER,
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AND THERE YOU HAVE IT --
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THE FINISHED HAGGIS MIX,
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READY TO BE STUFFED
INTO CASINGS.
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IN KEEPING WITH TRADITION,
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THE COMPANY ENCASES ITS HAGGIS
IN BEEF INTESTINES.
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AFTER A THOROUGH CLEANING,
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THE INTESTINES
ARE STORED IN SALT.
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BEFORE USE,
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THEY SOAK IN COLD WATER
OVERNIGHT TO DESALINATE.
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THIS ALSO SOFTENS THEM UP
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UNTIL SUFFICIENTLY PLIABLE
FOR THE STUFFING PROCESS.
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ON THE FILLING LINE,
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WORKERS SLIP AN INTESTINE OVER
WHAT'S CALLED THE STUFFING HORN.
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THEN, WITH A KNEE,
ACTIVATE A LEVER
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THAT TRIGGERS THE MACHINE
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TO PUMP OUT A SET AMOUNT
OF HAGGIS MIX.
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ON THIS RUN, THEY'RE PREPARING
THE ONE-POUND SIZE.
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THEY CLOSE THE CASING
ON EITHER SIDE
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WITH A THICK ALUMINUM STAPLE.
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NOW THEY SPREAD THE HAGGIS OUT
ON COOKING TRAYS
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AND PIERCE EACH CASING
TO LET AIR ESCAPE
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AS THE CASING SHRINKS
DURING COOKING.
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THE TEMPERATURE
INSIDE THE STEAM OVEN
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IS 230 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT.
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THE HAGGIS COOKS FOR ONE HOUR,
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DURING WHICH THE CASING SHRINKS
AND FORMS INTO A BALL SHAPE.
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ONCE THE HAGGIS
COME OUT OF THE OVEN AND COOL,
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WORKERS CUT THEM APART.
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EACH HAGGIS GOES
INTO A PRINTED PLASTIC BAG,
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THEN INTO A VACUUM SEALER.
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THE MACHINE DRAWS OUT
99.9% OF THE AIR
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BEFORE SEALING THE BAG.
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THIS VACUUM-PACKING PROCESS
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EXTENDS A 7-TO-10 DAY SHELF LIFE
TO 4 WEEKS.
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THE PACKAGED HAGGIS NOW DROP
INTO A TANK OF HOT WATER.
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THE BAGS INSTANTLY SHRINK
AND THICKEN BY 25%,
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MAKING THEM SIGNIFICANTLY
MORE DURABLE.
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HAGGIS MAY DATE BACK
TO ANCIENT GREECE,
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BUT IT'S CERTAINLY CHANGED
WITH THE TIMES.
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THIS COMPANY ALSO MAKES A
ONE-MINUTE MICROWAVABLE VERSION,
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A CANAPé FORMAT,
AND EVEN VEGETARIAN HAGGIS...
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FAR BEYOND WHAT ROBERT BURNS
COULD EVER HAVE IMAGINED.
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Narrator:
THE TERM "COLLECTIBLE FIREARMS"
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REFERS TO ANTIQUE GUNS
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AND TOP-OF-THE-LINE NEW GUNS
MADE IN THE TRADITIONAL STYLE.
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THESE FIREARMS ARE MOSTLY
HANDMADE BY SKILLED CRAFTSMEN,
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USING CENTURIES-OLD TECHNIQUES.
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THIS QUALITY WORKMANSHIP
TRANSLATES
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INTO TOP-NOTCH PERFORMANCE.
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THIS COMPANY IN ENGLAND
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HAS BEEN MANUFACTURING RIFLES
AND SHOTGUNS SINCE 1835.
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IT STILL USES THE SAME
TRADITIONAL GUN-MAKING METHODS,
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ONLY NOW WITH THE HELP
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OF MODERN-DAY
COMPUTERIZED EQUIPMENT.
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EVEN WITH THAT TECHNOLOGY,
IT'S STILL ARDUOUS WORK.
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MAKING JUST ONE GUN TAKES,
DEPENDING ON THE MODEL,
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UP TO 1,250 HOURS OF LABOR.
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IN THE FACTORY'S MACHINE SHOP,
UNDER A SHOWER OF LUBRICANT,
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A COMPUTER-GUIDED
TOOLING MACHINE
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SHAPES A SOLID-STEEL BAR
INTO A HOLLOW TUBE
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WITH A RECTANGULAR PLATE,
CALLED A LUMP, ON ONE END.
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THIS TUBE WILL BECOME
THE BARREL OF A SHOTGUN.
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HERE, YOU CAN SEE
THE PROGRESSION
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FROM BAR TO TUBE,
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BUT IT'S STILL SOMEWHAT ROUGH,
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SO NOW A HIGHLY SKILLED
BARREL MAKER
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MANUALLY FILES THE TUBE
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TO OBTAIN
EXACTLY THE RIGHT ROUNDNESS.
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THIS TRADITIONAL PROCESS
IS KNOWN AS STRIKING THE BARREL.
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WITH HIS EXPERT EYE,
HE CHECKS HIS WORK
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BY OBSERVING HOW LIGHT
AND SHADOWS FALL ON THE BARREL.
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NOW HE LAYS TWO BARRELS
SIDE BY SIDE IN A FIXTURE
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AND CONNECTS THEIR LUMPS
WITH PEGS.
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HE LAYS A STRIP OF SILVER SOLDER
ALONG THE JOINT
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AND BINDS THE ADJOINED LUMPS
WITH STEEL WIRE.
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THEN HE BRUSHES ON FLUX,
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A CHEMICAL WHICH PREVENTS STEEL
FROM OXIDIZING
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AND HELPS MOLTEN SOLDER FLOW
INTO THE JOINT.
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HE NOW LOADS THIS END
OF THE PAIR OF BARRELS
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INTO A SMALL FURNACE.
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WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES,
THE FIERY HEAT,
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PEAKING AT A TEMPERATURE
OF 1,650 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT,
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MELTS THE SILVER SOLDER,
WHICH FLOWS INTO THE JOINT.
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THE BARRELS ARE NOW BONDED.
217
00:12:58,758 --> 00:13:01,862
NEXT, HE LAYS A THIN STRIP
OF STEEL, CALLED A RIB,
218
00:13:01,862 --> 00:13:04,793
IN THE GAP
BETWEEN THE JOINED BARRELS.
219
00:13:04,793 --> 00:13:08,758
THIS TIME, HE USES FLUX
MADE OF PINE-TREE RESIN,
220
00:13:08,758 --> 00:13:11,310
WHICH WORKS BETTER THAN CHEMICAL
FLUX WHEN SOLDERING WITH TIN.
221
00:13:11,310 --> 00:13:16,413
HE IMMOBILIZES THE RIB
WITH STEEL WEDGES AND WIRE
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00:13:16,413 --> 00:13:18,275
THEN, USING A HAND TORCH,
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00:13:18,275 --> 00:13:21,517
MELTS TIN SOLDER TO FIX THE RIB
BETWEEN THE BARRELS.
224
00:13:23,862 --> 00:13:25,413
AFTER REMOVING
THE WIRE AND WEDGES,
225
00:13:25,413 --> 00:13:29,862
HE CLEANS OFF THE FLUX AND
EXCESS TIN WITH ABRASIVE PAPER,
226
00:13:29,862 --> 00:13:32,931
REVEALING A SEEMINGLY SEAMLESS
DOUBLE BARREL.
227
00:13:34,655 --> 00:13:37,206
NOW HE MOUNTS THE DOUBLE BARREL
ON A FIXTURE
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00:13:37,206 --> 00:13:38,931
AND COATS WHAT'S CALLED
A LAPPING ROD
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00:13:38,931 --> 00:13:42,103
WITH OIL
AND AN ABRASIVE POWDER.
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HE MOVES THE ROD BACK AND FORTH
WITHIN THE BARRELS
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UNTIL THEIR INSIDE IS GROUND
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TO WITHIN A FRACTION OF AN INCH
OF THE REQUIRED DIAMETER.
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00:13:52,068 --> 00:13:55,689
THIS PROCESS ALSO SMOOTHES
THE INTERIOR OF THE BORE
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TO A MIRROR-LIKE FINISH.
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THE BARREL MAKER THEN POLISHES
THE OUTSIDE SURFACE TO A SHINE.
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00:14:03,241 --> 00:14:05,241
MEANWHILE, THE ACTION BODY,
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THE PART THAT HOUSES
THE GUN'S MECHANICS,
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00:14:07,448 --> 00:14:09,896
HAS ALREADY BEEN ROUGHLY SHAPED.
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00:14:09,896 --> 00:14:13,068
NOW THE FINAL MACHINING
IN A BATH OF PARAFFIN
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00:14:13,068 --> 00:14:15,620
TO WASH AWAY THE METAL DEBRIS.
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00:14:15,620 --> 00:14:18,448
IN A PROCESS
CALLED SPARK EROSION,
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00:14:18,448 --> 00:14:20,482
COPPER ELECTRODES
OF VARYING SHAPES
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ERODE THE STEEL
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00:14:21,793 --> 00:14:25,586
TO CREATE THE REQUIRED SLOTS,
HOLES, AND RECESSES.
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00:14:25,586 --> 00:14:27,137
QUITE THE TRANSFORMATION
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00:14:27,137 --> 00:14:30,206
FROM WHAT STARTED OUT
AS A SOLID PIECE OF STEEL.
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IT'S CRITICAL THAT THE ACTION'S
60-PLUS INTRICATE COMPONENTS
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WILL FIT TOGETHER
WITH ULTIMATE PRECISION.
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ONCE AGAIN, NOTHING BEATS
THE TRADITIONAL METHOD.
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THE ACTIONER BLACKENS
THE COMPONENT WITH A SMOKE LAMP.
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HERE, HE'S FITTING
THE TRIGGER PLATE.
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HE POSITIONS IT IN THE ACTION,
TAPS A FEW TIMES...
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THEN REMOVES IT.
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THE BLACK SOOT MARKS LEFT BEHIND
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00:14:59,448 --> 00:15:02,793
INDICATE WHERE THE PLATE
NEEDS TO BE FILED DOWN.
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00:15:02,793 --> 00:15:04,965
HE REPEATS THIS PROCEDURE
AGAIN AND AGAIN
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00:15:04,965 --> 00:15:08,068
UNTIL THE PLATE FITS PERFECTLY.
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00:15:08,068 --> 00:15:09,413
HE DOES THIS
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00:15:09,413 --> 00:15:12,137
WITH EACH AND EVERY ONE
OF THE ACTION'S COMPONENTS.
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00:15:13,862 --> 00:15:15,655
USING THE SAME MARKING METHOD,
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HE ALSO FILES THE LUMPS
ON THE BARREL
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TO FIT TO THE ACTION PERFECTLY.
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00:15:20,689 --> 00:15:23,137
THEY HOOK ONTO A CROSS PIN
AND SERVE AS A HINGE
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00:15:23,137 --> 00:15:25,482
ON WHICH THE BARREL PIVOTS
AGAINST THE ACTION.
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00:15:28,482 --> 00:15:31,241
HE ALSO MARKS AND FILES
THE FACE OF THE BARREL
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00:15:31,241 --> 00:15:34,620
SO THAT IT FITS PERFECTLY
WITH THE FACE OF THE ACTION.
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00:15:34,620 --> 00:15:36,862
SUCH FLAWLESS PRECISION
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00:15:36,862 --> 00:15:40,034
IS THE HALLMARK
OF TOP-OF-THE-LINE FIREARMS.
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Narrator: THE SHOTGUN'S ACTION
IS FINISHED,
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BUT THERE ARE STILL
TWO MAIN COMPONENTS TO COME.
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THE LOCK IS
THE FIRING MECHANISM.
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THE STOCK IS
THE GUN'S WOODEN BUTT END
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THAT YOU STEADY AGAINST
YOUR SHOULDER TO SHOOT.
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00:16:01,931 --> 00:16:04,172
ONCE THOSE COMPONENTS
JOIN THE OTHERS,
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00:16:04,172 --> 00:16:06,413
THE WHOLE SHOTGUN
WILL BE COMPLETE --
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00:16:06,413 --> 00:16:08,068
LOCK, STOCK, AND BARREL.
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00:16:10,793 --> 00:16:13,551
SOME DOUBLE-BARRELED SHOTGUNS
HAVE TWO TRIGGERS --
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ONE PER BARREL.
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00:16:14,862 --> 00:16:16,758
OTHERS HAVE A SINGLE TRIGGER
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00:16:16,758 --> 00:16:19,344
WHICH FIRES
EACH BARREL ALTERNATELY.
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00:16:19,344 --> 00:16:21,931
DEPENDING ON THE STYLE
OF THE GUN,
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00:16:21,931 --> 00:16:24,827
THE TWO BARRELS ARE POSITIONED
EITHER SIDE BY SIDE
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00:16:24,827 --> 00:16:26,551
OR ONE OVER THE OTHER.
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00:16:26,551 --> 00:16:29,068
THE GUN'S FIRING MECHANISM
IS CALLED THE LOCK.
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A DOUBLE-BARRELED GUN
HAS TWO LOCKS --
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ONE FOR EACH BARREL.
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00:16:33,551 --> 00:16:36,517
EACH LOCK CONSISTS OF A PLATE
WITH 14 COMPONENTS.
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00:16:36,517 --> 00:16:38,000
THEY'VE ALL BEEN MACHINED
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00:16:38,000 --> 00:16:40,862
BY THE FACTORY'S COMPUTER-GUIDED
TOOLING EQUIPMENT.
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00:16:40,862 --> 00:16:43,586
AN EXPERT CRAFTSMAN
ASSEMBLES THEM BY HAND.
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00:16:43,586 --> 00:16:46,413
TO TEST THE LOCK,
HE USES A COCKING KEY
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00:16:46,413 --> 00:16:48,724
TO SIMULATE WHAT HAPPENS
WHEN YOU PULL THE TRIGGER.
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00:16:48,724 --> 00:16:52,034
THE KEY DEPRESSES TWO
SPRING-LOADED SEARS THAT RELEASE
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00:16:52,034 --> 00:16:53,931
AND DRIVES A TUMBLER FORWARD,
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00:16:53,931 --> 00:16:56,241
STRIKING A FIRING PIN
TO FIRE THE GUN.
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00:16:56,241 --> 00:16:59,793
THE LOCKS ARE INSTALLED ON
BOTH SIDES OF THE ACTION BODY,
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00:16:59,793 --> 00:17:03,482
JUST ABOVE THE TRIGGER.
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00:17:03,482 --> 00:17:05,482
IN THE FACTORY'S STOCKING SHOP,
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00:17:05,482 --> 00:17:08,896
ANOTHER CRAFTSMAN LAYS
A TEMPLATE FOR THE GUN'S STOCK
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00:17:08,896 --> 00:17:10,896
ONTO A PIECE OF TURKISH WALNUT,
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00:17:10,896 --> 00:17:13,413
TRACES,
AND THEN SAWS OUT THE SHAPE.
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00:17:16,379 --> 00:17:19,413
THE WOOD APPEARS
QUITE ORDINARY NOW,
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00:17:19,413 --> 00:17:21,758
BUT WETTING IT A BIT
SHOWS THE RICH GRAIN,
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WHICH AN EXTENSIVE FINISHING
LATER ON WILL BRING OUT.
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00:17:31,758 --> 00:17:35,241
JUST LIKE THE ACTIONER BEFORE,
HE USES A SMOKE LAMP
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TO FIT THE ACTION
TO THE HEAD OF THE STOCK,
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00:17:37,344 --> 00:17:39,724
THE SOOT MARKS TELLING HIM
WHERE TO SHAVE THE WOOD
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00:17:39,724 --> 00:17:41,103
WITH VARIOUS CHISELS.
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00:17:41,103 --> 00:17:44,931
THIS METICULOUS PROCESS
TAKES MORE THAN 40 HOURS
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00:17:44,931 --> 00:17:48,068
BECAUSE HE FIRST HAS TO STRIP
THE ACTION OF ALL ITS PARTS,
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00:17:48,068 --> 00:17:50,413
THEN FIT THE MAIN BODY
INTO THE STOCK,
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00:17:50,413 --> 00:17:52,931
THEN REASSEMBLE THE ACTION
PIECE BY PIECE,
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00:17:52,931 --> 00:17:56,793
FITTING EACH AND EVERY ONE
INTO THE WOOD SEPARATELY.
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00:17:56,793 --> 00:18:01,586
NOW, USING A TOOL
CALLED A DRAWKNIFE,
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00:18:01,586 --> 00:18:03,586
HE FINALIZES THE STOCK'S SHAPE.
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00:18:06,172 --> 00:18:08,000
BY THE TIME HE FINISHES,
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00:18:08,000 --> 00:18:12,689
THE BLOCK OF WALNUT
HAS GONE FROM THIS TO THIS.
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00:18:12,689 --> 00:18:16,448
A FINISHING SPECIALIST
NOW APPLIES LINSEED OIL
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MIXED WITH A HARDENER
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AND POLISHES THE WOOD
MANY TIMES OVER
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00:18:20,068 --> 00:18:21,413
UNTIL THE WOOD IS LUSTROUS.
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00:18:25,517 --> 00:18:27,862
IN THE FACTORY'S ENGRAVING SHOP,
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00:18:27,862 --> 00:18:30,931
DECORATIVE WORK IS UNDERWAY
ON EACH LOCK PLATE.
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00:18:30,931 --> 00:18:34,586
AN ENGRAVING ARTIST
FIRST DRAWS THE DESIGN ON PAPER,
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00:18:34,586 --> 00:18:36,862
THEN ON THE PLATE IN PENCIL.
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00:18:36,862 --> 00:18:40,862
SHE THEN USES A SHARP TOOL
CALLED A GRAVER
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00:18:40,862 --> 00:18:42,965
TO CUT THE DESIGN
INTO THE METAL PLATE.
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00:18:42,965 --> 00:18:47,413
THIS PROCESS, WHILE PAINSTAKING,
REQUIRES MINIMAL PRESSURE.
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00:18:47,413 --> 00:18:50,896
THE GRAVER IS MADE
OF EITHER HIGH-SPEED STEEL
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00:18:50,896 --> 00:18:52,344
OR TUNGSTEN CARBIDE,
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00:18:52,344 --> 00:18:56,000
EXTREMELY HARD METALS WHICH
CUT INTO STEEL QUITE EASILY.
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00:18:58,034 --> 00:19:00,758
LATER ON, THEY'LL HIGHLIGHT
THE ENGRAVING WITH BLACK INK
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00:19:00,758 --> 00:19:04,448
AND VARNISH THE SURFACE
TO PREVENT TARNISHING.
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00:19:04,448 --> 00:19:09,000
NOW THE ACTION AND LOCK PLATES
UNDERGO A HEAT-TREATMENT PROCESS
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00:19:09,000 --> 00:19:10,758
THAT HARDENS THE STEEL
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00:19:10,758 --> 00:19:13,034
SO THAT IT WON'T WEAR OUT
OVER TIME.
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00:19:13,034 --> 00:19:16,275
THIS PROCESS LEAVES COLORS
ON THE SURFACE.
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00:19:16,275 --> 00:19:18,034
ON LUXURY GUNS LIKE THESE,
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00:19:18,034 --> 00:19:21,137
CUSTOMERS TYPICALLY REQUEST
DESIGNS OR MARKINGS
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00:19:21,137 --> 00:19:22,620
IN GOLD INLAY.
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00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:25,517
AFTER DISASSEMBLING THE BARRELS,
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00:19:25,517 --> 00:19:29,172
THE CRAFTSMEN INLAYS,
IN THIS CASE, A BARREL NUMBER.
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00:19:29,172 --> 00:19:32,275
AFTER CUTTING THE NUMBER,
HE UNDERCUTS THE EDGE OF IT
344
00:19:32,275 --> 00:19:35,034
SO THAT THE GOLD
HE THEN BEATS INTO THE NUMBER
345
00:19:35,034 --> 00:19:37,000
WILL LOCK IN PLACE.
346
00:19:37,000 --> 00:19:43,448
THEN HE FILES THE GOLD INLAY
FLUSH WITH THE SURFACE...
347
00:19:43,448 --> 00:19:47,758
AND SMOOTHES OFF THE EXCESS
WITH AN ABRASIVE STONE.
348
00:19:54,241 --> 00:19:57,034
EVERY GUN GOES OUT
TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTHORITY
349
00:19:57,034 --> 00:19:58,689
FOR EXTENSIVE FIRING TESTS.
350
00:19:58,689 --> 00:20:02,724
THE GUN RETURNS CERTIFIED
WITH PROOF MARKS.
351
00:20:02,724 --> 00:20:06,517
THE VERY LAST OPERATION
IS A CHEMICAL TREATMENT
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00:20:06,517 --> 00:20:09,000
TO PROTECT THE STEEL BARREL
FROM RUSTING.
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00:20:09,000 --> 00:20:11,482
THE STEEL REACTS
TO THIS CHEMICAL PROCESS
354
00:20:11,482 --> 00:20:14,413
BY TURNING FROM ITS NATURAL
SILVER COLOR TO BLACK.
355
00:20:17,379 --> 00:20:21,241
BECAUSE THESE GUNS ARE NOT
MASS-PRODUCED BUT HANDCRAFTED,
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00:20:21,241 --> 00:20:22,827
WITH EACH AND EVERY COMPONENT
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00:20:22,827 --> 00:20:25,068
CUSTOM-FIT
TO THE NEIGHBORING COMPONENT,
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00:20:25,068 --> 00:20:26,275
PARTS FROM ONE GUN
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00:20:26,275 --> 00:20:29,137
ARE NEVER INTERCHANGEABLE
WITH THOSE OF ANOTHER,
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00:20:29,137 --> 00:20:31,620
EVEN IF THEY'RE THE SAME MODEL.
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00:20:31,620 --> 00:20:35,000
IT TAKES APPROXIMATELY
1,000 WORKING HOURS
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00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,931
TO PRODUCE A SINGLE GUN,
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00:20:36,931 --> 00:20:39,103
SO CUSTOMERS PLACING AN ORDER
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00:20:39,103 --> 00:20:43,068
TYPICALLY WAIT AT LEAST A COUPLE
OF YEARS UNTIL DELIVERY.
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00:20:51,655 --> 00:20:53,931
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ABOUT THE SHOW,
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