Handmade Roman balance. Forging and manual calibration of this weighing and precision instrument.

Lost Crafts | Traditional Old-Time Artisanal Practices Many trades, productive activities, handicrafts, techniques of exploitation, etc., have disappeared or are about to cease to exist.For more than 40 years I have been recovering the crafts that were about to disappear from the towns of Spain, thanks to the will of their last professionals. SANTIBÁÑEZ DE BÉJARRomans are precise weighing tools whose origin, as their name indicates, comes from the Romans. Of the few romanero workshops or manufacturers of romans that remained in Spain in the yearIn 1999, one of them was in Santibáñez de Béjar (Salamanca). There, the Jaén brothers continued a long family tradition that allowed them to know all the secrets of this trade. IfYou liked this documentary, you can show your SUPPORT and HELP so the channel continues to grow by using the "Thanks" and "Channel Member" buttons that appear below each video. You can also get to knowMore about my life, work, and career in this biographical documentary: • EUGENIO MONESMA. 40 years of life, journey...