A man in Egypt keeping a 200-year-old tradition of tile-making [video]

by sakopov on 7/17/2021, 9:28 PM with 20 comments
  • by jchook on 7/18/2021, 12:25 AM

    Interesting that he notes the method came from Greeks.

    I'm reminded of this video of handmade mosaic tiles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-n03ano-Ak

  • by walrus01 on 7/17/2021, 10:14 PM

    If you want to see amazing tile work, search youtube for "uzbekistan mosque". It's a whole unique central asian art form.

    https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=uzbekistan+mosq...

  • by zuhayeer on 7/17/2021, 10:26 PM

    Always refreshing to see people working on a craft they love and genuinely enjoy doing everyday. Takes you back to the essence of business, create something people want to buy and serve it to them.

  • by rosetremiere on 7/18/2021, 8:21 AM

    I don't understand the hydraulic press part. First, I'd expect the press to somehow mess with the patterns, and second, I would have thought he'd just let the cement take. Anyone knows what the point of this part?

  • by iljun on 7/18/2021, 7:16 AM

    Similar tradition also in Malta: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaC9ecUP648

  • by j4yav on 7/18/2021, 7:08 AM

    This series (still standing) on this channel is quite good.