TIME TRAVELING With Rajiv Surendra: Visiting an 18th Century Silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg

I've always wondered what it would be like to travel back in time and see where and how my 18th and 19th Century silver flatware was made. I was thrilled to be able to do almost exactly that when I visited the silversmith at Colonial Williamsburg! https://www.rajivsurendra.com/pages/shop 🔴 RECOMMENDED VIDEOS/PLAYLISTS 🎥 VIDEO: My Updated Apartment Tour:    • How I Transformed my Apartment into a Magi...   🎥 VIDEO: MY NYTimes Storage Organization Tour:    • This Isn't Your Average Storage Space! Tou...   🎥 VIDEO: Tidying Your Mind:    • Is your mind a cluttered mess? Here’s how ...   🎥 VIDEO: How to Wash your Whites:    • How to Wash your Whites and keep them supe...   🎥 VIDEO: Wrapping Gifts Using No Tape:    • Wrapping gifts using NO TAPE with Rajiv Su...   🎥 VIDEO: How To Walk In Public:    • How To Walk In Public With Rajiv Surendra ...   🎥 LIST: Rajiv Surendra's Playlist Season 1:    • Rajiv Surendra's Playlist   ★ TABLE OF CONTENTS ★ • 0:50 | Colonial Williamsburg's Mission to Learn From the Past • 1:05 | Ground Oyster Shells as Historic Gravel • 1:39 | Trade Shops Keeping Skills Alive • 2:17 | Meeting Lynn Zelelesnikar, Master Engraver • 2:33 | My Teenage Silver Flatware Collection • 3:18 | From Silversmith to Engraver • 3:26 | The Burin Tool and Hand Engraving • 4:01 | Engraving Since 1430 • 4:16 | Simple Tools Requiring Good Eyes • 4:36 | Calligraphy and the Importance of Fluid Strokes • 5:24 | Can Strokes Be Done in One Go? • 5:56 | The Challenge: Engraving My Letter M • 6:27 | Good Penmanship as Starting Point • 7:11 | Applying White Watercolor for Drawing Surface • 7:53 | Taking Commissions from the Public • 8:42 | Commissioning an Annie Laurie Harp Plaque • 9:00 | Sketching the Letter by Eye • 10:23 | Making It Permanent with Steel Point • 11:19 | The Ghostly Scribed Image • 11:27 | Choosing the Square Tool • 12:34 | Building Up Sandbags for Comfort • 12:49 | Oil of Wintergreen for Smooth Movement • 13:15 | First Fluid Stroke on Metal • 13:50 | Creating Weight Through Threading • 14:42 | Patience in the Engraver's Trade • 15:20 | Working on the Hairlines • 15:38 | Testing Tool Sharpness on Fingernail • 16:36 | What Happens to All the Metal Shavings • 17:27 | What Happens If You Make a Mistake • 18:28 | The Finished M Looks 18th Century • 19:06 | Effortless Gliding Like Dance or Song • 19:56 | Projects Taking Several Months • 20:25 | Confidence from 30 Years Experience • 20:47 | Apprentices Starting at 13-14 Years Old • 21:12 | Letter Forms Originating from the Quill • 22:12 | Contrast Between Hairlines and Swells • 22:38 | Keeping the Trade Alive Through Commissions 💡 TOPICS IN THIS VIDEO 💡 • Colonial Williamsburg Mission • Living History Museum • Ground Oyster Shells • Historic Accuracy • Trade Shops • Master Craftspeople • Journeymen • Apprentices • Lynn Zelelesnikar • Master Engraver • 30 Years Experience • Silver Flatware Collection • Dublin Silver • 1790s Antiques • London Silver • 1850s Silver • Hand Engraving • Burin Tool • Steel Tools • Chisel Tools • Engraving Trade Since 1430 • 1770s Portrayal • Good Eyes Required • Drawing Skills • Calligraphy Practice • Fluid Strokes • Chalkboard Lettering • Ink on Paper • Seamless Technique • Letter M Challenge • Pewter Practice Piece • Watercolor Drawing Surface • Custom Commissions • Annie Laurie Harp • Brass Plaque • Sketching Letters • 18th Century Style • Steel Scribe Point • Ghostly Image • Square Tool • 45 Degree Angle • Boat-Shaped Bottom • Sandbags • Oil of Wintergreen • Machinery Lubrication • Threading Technique • Weight Creation • Hairline Details • Tool Sharpness Test • Fingernail Test • Flat Stone Sharpening • Metal Shavings Collection • Silver Value • Mistake Repair • Lengthy Repairs • Expensive Repairs • Blending Technique • Effortless Appearance • Dancing Letters • Gliding Strokes • Several Month Projects • Confidence from Experience • 13 Year Old Apprentices • Penmanship Training • Artistry Required • Ornamental Work • Quill Origins • Ink Dipping • Thin Upstrokes • Pressure on Downstrokes • Swell Creation • Hairlines vs Swells • Technical Calculation • Keeping Trade Alive • Public Commissions If you enjoy Rajiv's videos and would like to see more, please contribute to the gofundme campaign that is raising the funds to produce the content on this channel: https://gofund.me/fbcb3a22 ✅ Instagram:   / rajivsurendra   ✅ TikTok:   / rajivsurendra_   ✅ Twitter:   / rajivsurendra   ⚠️ Disclosure: This video contains affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you purchase through these links, at no additional cost to you. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. 🔴 ** ABOUT THIS CHANNEL ** Welcome to my YouTube Channel! I've been immersed in the creative and domestic arts for all my life and its a real honor to be sharing my interests with you. Click here to subscribe:    / rajivsurendra   🔎 HASHTAGS #Rajiv #Rajivsurendra #diy