Equality and Sustainability in Crafts — YouTuber Nerdy Timber

Nerdy Timber, real name Paul, made it big on YouTube with his wood projects for films, books and series. How did he get into the craft in the first place? What inspires him? Where does the craft need to develop?

We followed up on CraftTalk!

Paul found his way into the trade through an internship in a carpentry. The supposedly mapped path through the Abitur to study did not suit the committed maker.

After an Internship in the carpentry shop, it was clear: “I want to do that!” The fact that the training was the right decision became apparent at the end of Paul's training, which Paul then completed as The best of the guilds Off.

From there it was then on to the carpentry from dad, here Paul is directly responsible for the Timber frame construction taken over by the Carpentry Shop.

Then it went to the master school via a large company and teaching company, where Paul also completed his master training, as he says: “Applause and Praise.”

Today Paul is studying vocational school teaching for Building Craft and politics and society as a second subject.

His goal? Imparting knowledge and inspire.

From video game to YouTube project

In 2013, Paul was thrilled when he played the dusty video game The Legend of Zelda Rummaged out in his free time. The main character of the game is traveling with a sword, which was a perfect start to a collection of props for the game fan.

But there were only poorly processed plastic fan articles on the Internet, so he decided to take action himself out of necessity. Paul documented the production of the sword imitated from wood and presented it as Nerdy Timber Watch it on YouTube.

With his style and proven talent, he swept the audience away, so that further projects followed. He now has projects with LeFloid or Julien Bam Are on his list of successes.

Today, the Focus is moving away from props from video games and movies to full-fledged furniture or even an entire kitchen. Works here Nerdy Timber Sometimes together with the right carpenter professionals to realize his projects here.

Craftsmanship + sustainability? That works. That must!

“One look at the news is enough to understand that sustainability is important in all areas,” says Nerdy Timber clearly in a CraftTalk interview.

For him, it is a logical consequence of today to work for climate protection.

Massive Timber cut, plague infestation And extreme Weather events Simply ensure that our living space will soon no longer be a livable space.

“We need to rethink this” - resource-saving working methods are essential for successful crafts in the future as well. Nerdy Timber sees responsibility here not only in the craft sector, but also in the authorities. There should be better thought-out concepts for inner-city construction if more vacant areas are released for construction and sealed. Greening and sustainable energy systems are essential here and must be committed even more consistently in planning.

This is also where craftsmanship plays a supporting role, paying more attention to waste during implementation planning, procurement of materials and construction and categorically avoiding it.

Examples include empty runs in logistics, construction defects that lead to dismantling and waste of materials, or simply the use of unsustainable raw materials and building materials.

Paul is absolutely committed to making our planet habitable for future generations as well. We are happy that he is campaigning for these topics and is also defying headwinds from conservative corners with flying colors and open discussion.

Plancraft says: Keep it up dear Nerdy Timber!

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