Building Without Nails: The Genius of Japanese Carpentry | China Uncensored

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  • Опубліковано 5 січ 2015
  • Would you believe a temple built 400 years ago without any nails could still be standing? That's the genius behind traditional Japanese carpentry. It uses complex joinery techniques to build anything you can imagine without any nails or screws. Go with nature, or go against nature.That's the lesson of wabi sabi master craftsman Mr. Hanafusa shares with us on this special episode of China Uncensored. For more on Mr. Hanafusa's New York store, Miya Shoji, please visit www.miyashoji.com/
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  • @syota45
    @syota45 4 роки тому +729

    This is very inspirational for me!
    I’m a Japanese carpenter in Kyoto Japan and I am looking to start my career in Vancouver so seeing a Japanese builders doing good overseas is quite motivational for me!

    • @Lorisa25
      @Lorisa25 4 роки тому +20

      I loved Japan, and you'll prob love Vancouver! They have a lot of rich people too

    • @raylopez99
      @raylopez99 4 роки тому +21

      Good luck! You need wealthy clients for this kind of work, like the rich Chinese in Vancouver. This is not for the IKEA pine wood do-it-yourself crowd :)

    • @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide
      @AnimatedStoriesWorldwide 4 роки тому +12

      remember to cut your trees today if you want to use them in 20 years.

    • @rijan9647
      @rijan9647 4 роки тому +3

      Does Japanese loves China?

    • @alk9377
      @alk9377 4 роки тому +14

      I love Japan, from childhood I was fascinated by Japanese culture, watching Japanese movies in Iran, I visited Japan finally this spring and I loved it even more, amazing country, built by very unique and superior culture and good people, best foods in the world. Loved it

  • @ChinaUncensored
    @ChinaUncensored  9 років тому +1264

    I'm so happy everyone's been enjoying this so much!

    • @CrazyCamo
      @CrazyCamo 9 років тому +14

      I've been a somewhat successful ballet dancer, though now I find myself living in relative obscurity asking myself difficult questions. I've built the granny shack I live in with my dad, and try to achieve harmony with nature as best I can, it's difficult, especially in the sprawl of california. Watching this has made me feel so much better tonight. I can't wait to show my father this video, I'm sure he will enjoy it very much. Wabi Sabi, i've got to remember that, thanks for sharing!

    • @dragnar12
      @dragnar12 9 років тому +9

      dude this is history this is AWSOME ( shame it will be lost over time :( )

    • @beautifulreality4103
      @beautifulreality4103 9 років тому +3

      great cool video Chris :-)

    • @MetaSynForYourSoul
      @MetaSynForYourSoul 9 років тому +15

      Why on earth is this not a PBS series right now? I would watch.

    • @jst1man
      @jst1man 9 років тому +3

      Chris I have heard of this somewhere before. Wasn't this put on DVD? I gotta say though that Nature and Modern Society could get along, but Society doesn't want to put the time or money into it. This was a excellent show.
      I think you should do an Asia Uncensored but do it more on a whole Asia. This is definitely your calling. Keep it up!

  • @strictnonconformist7369
    @strictnonconformist7369 6 років тому +63

    They cancelled this before it was ever aired? Damned fools!
    Thank you for posting this, this is wonderful.

  • @scottmurray5600
    @scottmurray5600 3 роки тому +31

    I'm an engineer, so I have an understanding of forces....of material resistance to forces....of shape resistance to forces....but I also see as a human who feels with his soul, and I loved this video. My world is so fast there is so little time to produce high quality, I am involved in a process that delivers 'that will do', cluttered by multiple chiefs desires on what the finished product looks like. This video was truly refreshing and I loved it.

  • @CeeKayz0rz
    @CeeKayz0rz 7 років тому +887

    Man, I could've watched another two hours of this....

  • @oldaxehead655
    @oldaxehead655 3 роки тому +87

    "With nature, not against nature". That is a great quote.

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 3 роки тому +3

      While Fukushima still leaks hundreds of gallons of radioactive waste into the ocean... Yeah love the hypocrisy there !

    • @AlexBerchuk
      @AlexBerchuk 3 роки тому +2

      Said a lad who settled in a large megapolis so he could find himself some rich customers who have made their fortunes either of cheap gods or in finance

    • @phank.s.4052
      @phank.s.4052 2 роки тому +8

      @@SegoMan this man is a traditional woodworker, what does he have to do with a nuclear factory?

    • @geddon436
      @geddon436 2 роки тому

      @@AlexBerchuk Exactly. He is working with "nature". The nature of capitalism, unfortunately or fortunately.

  • @llew777
    @llew777 2 роки тому +34

    Watching this brought a tear, the simplicity the perfection the tradition

  • @rush1er
    @rush1er 4 роки тому +578

    Wow, I'm so glad those extremely rich people were able to finally find some serenity in their 2nd or 3rd home...

    • @lorenzoaziz3309
      @lorenzoaziz3309 4 роки тому +38

      rush1er the peacefulness and tranquility of living In New York

    • @javierescuella10
      @javierescuella10 4 роки тому +39

      Boomers man

    • @rasmusgreen2224
      @rasmusgreen2224 4 роки тому +61

      atleast they are supporting this practice and keeping it alive

    • @chrisvidal64
      @chrisvidal64 3 роки тому +2

      @@davidtaft1180 word!

    • @maugustyniak
      @maugustyniak 3 роки тому +4

      She's all about the liber, man.

  • @hajime3570
    @hajime3570 8 років тому +1190

    Am I the only one who found it hypocritical that old rich people who live in a multi-million dollar apt and house want simplicity while paying for a 40k table.

    • @hajime3570
      @hajime3570 8 років тому +179

      I stand corrected, 80k table. I just googled he price of one of their tables.

    • @WhatIsMisophonia
      @WhatIsMisophonia 8 років тому +107

      +Hajime Right? The whole time I was like... You know these guys ask for an arm and a leg for their handmade furniture; Why else would only rich people be able to afford it? Everybody else gets particle board shit.

    • @yungsloth8336
      @yungsloth8336 8 років тому +7

      YESSS

    • @OpaSann0
      @OpaSann0 8 років тому +28

      +Hajime 80k for a table? fuck that lol... I'd only pay that much if it was made of gold :P

    • @pekkoh75
      @pekkoh75 8 років тому +151

      +Obi-Cat Kittenobi I think you can appreciate both. The reason the old crafts are fading is not just because of materialism but because of price (of course, and probably mostly). But at the same time as everybody can afford furniture because of IKEA, something unique is being lost. If rich people keep up the old traditions I don't see anything wrong with that. The money could be also used in a worse way (for instance to buy gold-plated faucets etc...).

  • @bellabubble9504
    @bellabubble9504 8 років тому +688

    first time I ever seen a Japanese guy with a big white beard , and he rocks it lol

    • @papaduke24
      @papaduke24 5 років тому +27

      japanese kenny rogers

    • @dougg1075
      @dougg1075 4 роки тому +2

      Pai Mei?

    • @ozekeswain2327
      @ozekeswain2327 4 роки тому +8

      That's grand master to you, peasant.

    • @darthXreven
      @darthXreven 4 роки тому +2

      @@dougg1075 Pai Mei was Chinese if I'm not mistaken

    • @louieep3400
      @louieep3400 4 роки тому +1

      Airhead. You really never heard of the karate kid u cave dweller ?

  • @xKrispyx
    @xKrispyx 4 роки тому +46

    I love the beauty of Japanese designs. For me, their beauty lies in the complex engineering hidden behind apparent simplicity. Simply stunning.

    • @sharketm7655
      @sharketm7655 2 роки тому +3

      Chinese Capentry like Kanji!

  • @Phoenix1212121212
    @Phoenix1212121212 4 роки тому +126

    Me: "I was interviewed and had my own section in a documentary once"
    Other person: "Wow! You must've done something really significant then?"
    Me: "Yeah I bought some furniture."

    • @narnia1752
      @narnia1752 3 роки тому +1

      🌟You will be blessed to stick to the end🌟
      Speaking of history, the majority of Japanese culture originally came from the Korean peninsula. (The ancient ancestors of Korean people, that are connected to the nomatic in Central Asia, had built a civilization predating that of the Han Chinese by 2,500 years.)
      About 500 years ago, the Japanese invaded the Korean peninsula like the predatory Vikings, and during the chaos of the bloody war, they kidnapped for example, a significant number of pottery artisan masters...
      (The Japanese had to withdraw back to their islands after experiencing a heavy blow by the superior navy of Korea (then called Chosun) that built the ships WITHOUT any nails. The Japanese used nails for their ship building which is disadvantageous when firing the cannons.)
      The Japanese emperor who abdicated his throne to his son not too long ago, confessed that he is a descendant of an ancient royal dynasty family from the Korean peninsula. Just a few historical FACTS that the Japanese are not too excited about disclosing...
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    • @esis1873
      @esis1873 3 роки тому +1

      I feel so guilty watching this. Just bought an electric planer yesterday.

    • @metaljeffenc
      @metaljeffenc 3 роки тому

      lmao

  • @kuhaku9587
    @kuhaku9587 9 років тому +68

    I am with this guys who think rain make things beautiful, rainy days are my favorites, nature is so much beautiful when it's wet, more calm also. It relax the eyes not to have the brightness of the sun.

    • @i_nameless_i-jgsdf
      @i_nameless_i-jgsdf 9 років тому +8

      Kuhaku best weather for gaming

    • @kuhaku9587
      @kuhaku9587 9 років тому +3

      The Axis PoweR yes that too, haha.

    • @kuhaku9587
      @kuhaku9587 8 років тому +2

      GasFromMyAnus I0I lol

    • @lauragraves4342
      @lauragraves4342 4 роки тому

      @@gasfrommyanusi0i594 why not GasFromMyAss101? Sorry, I'm being assinine.

  • @Flyingpotatos
    @Flyingpotatos Рік тому +19

    Japanese architecture is greatly influenced by ancient Chinese architecture such as Tang and Song dynasty. It's so simple and beautiful style.

    • @jonmartindeiii962
      @jonmartindeiii962 Рік тому +4

      Right? so why did he specifically call it japanese joinery while excluding china and korea? im so confused

    • @prashnaveetprasad8339
      @prashnaveetprasad8339 2 місяці тому

      ​@@jonmartindeiii962because white Americans are clueless

    • @tenacious_takakumi2680
      @tenacious_takakumi2680 Місяць тому +1

      @@jonmartindeiii962the Chinese and Korean joinery for buildings are more simple in nature. This is due to Japan being more prone to seismic activities so the joinery must be crafted so that they withstand things like frequent eartquakes. The handcrafted furnitures just uses various implemented techniques that have been passed down generations and have gotten distinct charasteristics. Think of it as Japanese animation. Even though the animation was heavily influenced and inspired by US, no one calls anime style as American.

  • @CRLFNKL
    @CRLFNKL 3 роки тому +10

    Five years have passed and still, time and time again, I return to this documentary. Thank you.

  • @williejohnbui2985
    @williejohnbui2985 3 роки тому +3

    I'm an Pacific islander from Papua New Guinea 🇵🇬 and I'm always interested and astonished in Japanese craftsmanship in carpentry and joinery.. I really loved the video 💯👍

  • @XamTakorian
    @XamTakorian 9 років тому +94

    10 people from Ikea gave this a Thumbs Down. Seriously though great job, excellent production quality and very interesting.

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  9 років тому +16

      That's great to hear after all the hard we work put into making this. Thanks!

    • @BosonCollider
      @BosonCollider 4 роки тому +8

      Lots of IKEA furniture is actually surprisngly similar to this. Both are built like 3d puzzles that avoid nails.

    • @coffeebeann1
      @coffeebeann1 4 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @coffeebeann1
      @coffeebeann1 4 роки тому

      BosonCollider I have yet to see a piece of furniture that does not require nails or bolts

    • @johnmarshall6686
      @johnmarshall6686 3 роки тому +2

      @@coffeebeann1: Are you a religious person?

  • @InformationIsTheEdge
    @InformationIsTheEdge 8 років тому +24

    I could not have enjoyed that more! The shoot and edit style, the narration, the pace, the music... All of it blended together into a seamless, zen-like journey through Japanese joinery. I read many years ago that Japanese joiners will spend as much as a third of their time on a project caring for their tools. After watching this, I have no doubt of that. Thank you for the wonderful look at some beautiful craftsmanship.

  • @sebastiennanipou2850
    @sebastiennanipou2850 2 роки тому +3

    The whole forbidden city was built without a single nail, still standing after 600 years, traditional chinese architecture has been shared to their neighbors like Korea and Japan, it's the reason why their architecture are very similar thanks to the technique of Chinese carpenters and builders.

  • @Sagittarius-A-Star
    @Sagittarius-A-Star 4 роки тому +139

    Getting interviewed in a huge NYC apartment: "I just wanted to simplify my life."

    • @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse
      @CircumcisionIsChildAbuse 3 роки тому +12

      this documentary is full of contradictions. The guy who was all about keeping with traditional craftsmanship will only source local wood, meanwhile how does that wood get taken down? chainsaws and....fork lifts, so whys it better to use handplaners instead of conventional planers? oh because you can take more time to shave off really thin slices....but when it comes time to tackle a massive fucking tree, no one's running for the hand saws....interesting.

    • @sparkforce9975
      @sparkforce9975 3 роки тому +11

      CircumcisionIsChildAbuse It’s almost like people are complex creatures and life is full of shades of grey rather then being so black and white...

    • @Michael-mh2tw
      @Michael-mh2tw 3 роки тому +10

      I think it's just related to the asian culture = 'simple life' culture stereotype. As if every East Asian person is a buddhist monk.

    • @charlesmills6621
      @charlesmills6621 3 роки тому +1

      @@sparkforce9975
      ?????????????????????

    • @helgenx
      @helgenx 3 роки тому +6

      There are a lot of contradictory points in this about the clientele, but I think the end of the understanding is that these are made by master craftsman; possibly the last of their kind, and it only will cost more as life goes on. But also, these will last you a life time, and you can pass them down from generation to generation, since they hold up in natural conditions, imagine in your home... And your kids home, and your grandchildren's home, and your great grandchildren's home.

  • @cartooniverse8891
    @cartooniverse8891 8 років тому +397

    This is a great show, just goes to show that TV are outdated. They would rather produce another crappy reality tv show than something beautiful like this.

    • @NickC_222
      @NickC_222 4 роки тому +9

      Cartooniverse Thought provoking material is an absolutely critical threat to those who benefit so much from the current status quo.
      That's why psychedelics are illegal. It's why TV is chock full of scripted nonsense so ironically labeled as "reality" TV, it's why everything is "politicalized" these days and thought is funneled and limit into to one of two main, flawed ways of thinking. All of it is in an attempt to prevent new, outside concepts from threatening that status quo, and "we the people" are tricked into supporting it all against our own best interests. Then any time a new "grass roots" movement or idea pops up, it's either a fraudulent "astro-turf" movement, or its quashed and crushed by popular culture to prevent its success.
      For those who benefit so immensely from the rest of us suffering the current status quo, provoking serious through is tantamount to a kind of snowballing suicide that would get out of their control very quickly.

    • @TheBaldr
      @TheBaldr 4 роки тому +5

      This show just lies to you... Did you know that almost all temples in Japan replace every single piece of timber every twenty years? That is part of the Shinto-Buddhism religion. That traditional wooden Japanese houses have no value in Japan after 20 years and have to be destroyed and rebuilt. An untreated piece of wood can last 1000 years... I’ll believe that when hell freezes over... I’ve seen companies destroy their modern building and build an exact duplicate building because it was over 20 years old. It is really wasteful, and that practice has been curbed for non-religious buildings in Japan. Yes the carpentry is nice, but there are a whole range of aesthetics of Japanese art you could go into like Wabisabi, this whole minimalist/ old ways are better crap is just utter nonsense to make a show look better without being very knowledgeable on the subjects.

    • @skprog
      @skprog 4 роки тому +7

      am i the only one that thinks the name china uncensored is the funniest most ironic title ever because that is literally all they do.

    • @narnia1752
      @narnia1752 3 роки тому +3

      🌟You will be blessed to stick to the end🌟
      Speaking of history, the majority of Japanese culture originally came from the Korean peninsula. (The ancient ancestors of Korean people, that are connected to the nomatic in Central Asia, had built a civilization predating that of the Han Chinese by 2,500 years.)
      About 500 years ago, the Japanese invaded the Korean peninsula like the predatory Vikings, and during the chaos of the bloody war, they kidnapped for example, a significant number of pottery artisan masters...
      (The Japanese had to withdraw back to their islands after experiencing a heavy blow by the superior navy of Korea (then called Chosun) that built the ships WITHOUT any nails. The Japanese used nails for their ship building which is disadvantageous when firing the cannons.)
      The Japanese emperor who abdicated his throne to his son not too long ago, confessed that he is a descendant of an ancient royal dynasty family from the Korean peninsula. Just a few historical FACTS that the Japanese are not too excited about disclosing...
      Oh, here's one more Fact relevant to China Uncensored:
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      How?
      By brainwashing Koreans with Pro-China propaganda, hiding/minimizing the destructive effects of the Chinese in Korean history, while enraging Korean psyche with exaggerating and or fabricating history and news reports, thus instilling deep seated anti-Japanese, Pro-China sentiment among Koreans.
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      🎯 Political• Geopolitical
      🎯Deep State is losing, but not without a fierce fight to the end.
      👿🌐Deep State:
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      Their goal: One World government
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      We need to learn from history
      They are Trying to disbar AG William Barr
      🦅🇺🇸AG Barr, their threat
      Just in January, President Trump's attorneys were before the Senate Judiciary Committee
      Now these criminals are before the Senate Judiciary Committee
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      ~~~~~
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      😱"Those who vote decide nothing.
      Those who count the votes decide everything."
      ~ Joseph Stalin (1878~1953), Soviet Communist dictator
      (Russian COMMUNIST Party=the ONLY ruling political party since 1922, 5 yrs after COMMUNIST Revolution):
      "The goal of socialism is communism."
      ~ Vladimir Lenin (1870~1924), Soviet Commubist dictator succeeded by Stalin (his likely assassin)
      😱NJ City Councilman Among 4 Charged in Vote-Fraud Scheme; 19 Percent of Ballots Rejected
      (The Epoch Times: 6.27.2020)
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      😱DOJ: Democrats Paid PA Election Officials to Stuff Ballot Box
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      😱National Campaign to Remove Vote-by-Mail Safeguard Gains Victory in Minnesota
      (The Epoch Times: 6.24.2020)
      Having allowed a great multitude of people to roam around FREELY during the RIOTS,
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      ~~~~~
      🇺🇸"America is like a healthy body and its resistance is THREEFOLD: its PATRIOTISM, its MORALITY and its SPIRITUAL LIFE. If we can undermine these THREE areas, America will collapse from within."
      - Joseph Stalin
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      🦅🇺🇸🦅"They Never Thought She Would Lose, 16 Year Plan Push, Plan Exposed & Countered - Episode 2194b"(X22Report: 2020)
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    • @suprememasteroftheuniverse
      @suprememasteroftheuniverse 3 роки тому

      Beautiful?

  • @DvDPlaya
    @DvDPlaya 8 років тому +30

    *Much respect* to Mr. Hanafusa and his apprentice.

  • @whitepage8018
    @whitepage8018 3 роки тому +31

    fun fact: some western tools are "push" tools, like a regular saw or wood plane you push. japanese are "pull" tools like the japanese saw and wood plane

    • @victorstalick3719
      @victorstalick3719 2 роки тому +2

      And sharpness is the key!

    • @timgriffith9149
      @timgriffith9149 2 роки тому +4

      the reason being that in the west we push the soul of the wood away from us. In the the east they want to pull the soul toward you.

    • @victorstalick3719
      @victorstalick3719 2 роки тому

      @@timgriffith9149 That is an interesting philosophy and a good way to look at it.

    • @sirpreece9355
      @sirpreece9355 2 роки тому +2

      @@timgriffith9149 it’s also easier to pull then push.

    • @joshm3484
      @joshm3484 2 роки тому +1

      @@timgriffith9149 There is a reason. That isn't it.

  • @lupepedraza8497
    @lupepedraza8497 3 роки тому +7

    I'm in awe of this artist. You're a very very blessed man. Absolutely love your work.

  • @Crondo420ReFrEsHe
    @Crondo420ReFrEsHe 6 років тому +16

    This is one of the greatest episodes you have on your channel and i know many other people agree with me on thinking this. There is so much skill that goes into this technic. Absolutely LOVE it.

  • @user-qt2vh5fi2c
    @user-qt2vh5fi2c 7 років тому +15

    Didn't want this video to end! So peaceful and interesting. Pure beauty 🇯🇵

  • @IInfamouss
    @IInfamouss 4 роки тому +29

    Being a Carpenter myself this is amazing work, hats off to you guys hope that tradition never dies out.
    Wish i could get a chance at learning this awesome work!

    • @victoriajade521
      @victoriajade521 4 місяці тому

      This awesome work was invented by Chinese, Japan came to China to learn this technique and many other things.

  • @Wanderlust.hunzai
    @Wanderlust.hunzai 3 роки тому +4

    Finally, I found something interesting to watch on UA-cam. Amazing work done by the Japanese carpenters.

  • @georgeporter9815
    @georgeporter9815 7 років тому +6

    Even da Vinci understood. "Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication". The more we complicate our lives, the less living we actually do. Thank you for a beautiful video.

    • @lemonstrangler
      @lemonstrangler 2 роки тому

      true, we do need simple things, its complicated in its own way but we cant see it when we are always surrounded by things that seem complicated in appearance

  • @rawmark
    @rawmark 8 років тому +16

    thank you for this beautiful, short doc on Japanese Carpentry. It was amazing!

  • @CactuarKing
    @CactuarKing 2 роки тому +3

    This was interesting but I wish it'd gone more in detail into the Japanese joinery itself rather than just interviewing a bunch of really rich americans who kinda seem to fetishise Japanese culture.
    Quite a few of them kept saying about how simple the joinery was which is quite the opposite of the truth, it's horribly complicated and detailed, that's precisely what makes it so long lasting and beautiful

  • @pajd19801
    @pajd19801 4 роки тому +2

    Was this supposed to make me cry, why am I crying. This was beautiful. Thank you.

  • @solarhellas6687
    @solarhellas6687 8 років тому +9

    "They honored the space itself... they have a reverence for their matterials"
    You said everything!!!!!

  • @TimJSwan
    @TimJSwan 8 років тому +11

    That documentary was so awesome. 10/10 especially for being sourced from a UA-cam channel.

  • @RByrne
    @RByrne 2 роки тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful. It goes much deeper than the finished product

  • @timsexton
    @timsexton 2 роки тому +5

    This is quite fantastic. I had been aware of Japanese joinery, but still learned a lot. Functionality, simplicity, beauty... Thanks for posting.

  • @x12uShh
    @x12uShh 7 років тому +21

    Much aesthetics, much beauty, much satisfaction.

  • @sertaki
    @sertaki 3 роки тому +4

    This is such a wonderful documentary!
    Thank you for sharing it.

  • @chachadodds5860
    @chachadodds5860 4 роки тому +3

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful story, and allowing us a momentary walk through beauty.
    This production was
    done with such reverence for a culture, a life, craftsmanship, respect for nature, and living harmoniously. Sugoi.

  • @MNTetuko_ID
    @MNTetuko_ID 6 років тому +1

    I never get tired of watching this. I just wish there are more videos talking about this too, because it feels like this is the very best one out there, not many other vids. Thank you for making this video.

  • @nougatbitz
    @nougatbitz 7 років тому +3

    Mr Hanafusa wonderfully shows that wisdom and happiness come from a fulfilled life, when we're courageous enough to follow your passion. You grow old grumpy and unhappy when you lack the courage to do so.

  • @roundedges2
    @roundedges2 2 роки тому +26

    30 years is a long time to wait for a table. The food is gonna get cold...

  • @skatezooyork09
    @skatezooyork09 3 роки тому +2

    The knowledge from this man is powerful

  • @clearandbright2685
    @clearandbright2685 4 роки тому +2

    THIS is beauty. May we all return to this.

  • @aaeeshahendricks6359
    @aaeeshahendricks6359 2 роки тому +3

    I really admire Hanafusa-san ☺ His creations are so true to nature. Absolutely beautiful.

  • @The_Great_Lost_One
    @The_Great_Lost_One 8 років тому +3

    this almost sounds like an enormous commercial for that shop

  • @jetcitysinatra7300
    @jetcitysinatra7300 2 роки тому +1

    WOW this was amazing, thank you for allowing us to see this beautiful work of art.

  • @Shizn0id
    @Shizn0id 5 років тому +1

    man this was a great thing to watch, thank you so much for uploading it.

  • @trueleyes
    @trueleyes 3 роки тому +4

    That was Beautiful. The whole video from narrator to music and of course subject matter was just outstanding. Why can't we see more of this kind of entertainment than that of what is sent to us today. One does not have to be a craftsman to enjoy and appreciate this kind of production and it was so well made too. Thank you for all your work, everyone. This is a keeper for me to view over and over again it is that good.

  • @TheKingofNeptune
    @TheKingofNeptune 9 років тому +9

    I love this video! So interesting to watch them build something as simple as a table.

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  9 років тому +6

      Yes, something so simple, but with so much meaning. I guess that's part of wabi sabi.

  • @MrHellenas23
    @MrHellenas23 3 роки тому +1

    Real life version of Mr. Miyagi...great craftsman

  • @EuphoricConcepts
    @EuphoricConcepts 4 роки тому +1

    19:00 absolutely beautiful.
    I live in New Orleans, LA, USA but have always yearned for the serenity and simplistic living style of the Japanese life style.
    Thank you 🙏

  • @arcticfoxvikingseaking2206
    @arcticfoxvikingseaking2206 4 роки тому +6

    Great content, interesting stuff, I have always loved architecture, and have recently taken interest in carpentry, both modern and ancient, specifically Scandinavian Viking craftsmanship. We have in many ways lost that, but I am glad the old methods are preserved in various places.

  • @andybarth5928
    @andybarth5928 4 роки тому +4

    wonderful made documentary - 25 min of how to make a table and it is interesting as hell.... great work

  • @BMF1RACING
    @BMF1RACING 2 роки тому +1

    What a great presentation, a little glimpse into the early ways. Thank you for sharing this amazing video.

  • @tiffsaver
    @tiffsaver 4 роки тому +1

    THANK YOU for posting this amazingly beautiful video on a lost art. BEAUTIFUL.

  • @reynaldomartinez7978
    @reynaldomartinez7978 3 роки тому +4

    I’m happy Chris Chappell made this piece available for us to see. Thank you for your imagination and foresight
    Over and Out

  • @Nostrathomas85
    @Nostrathomas85 4 роки тому +69

    there is nothing stopping a person from learning this trade, you can make one of these tables yourself

    • @Kuraakka
      @Kuraakka 2 роки тому +2

      Money and time, 20 years for the first piece of wood, buying the equipment to get those trees etc.

    • @jaswats9645
      @jaswats9645 2 роки тому +2

      @@Kuraakka Like they said. There is nothing stopping anyone, if they think it's a priority.

  • @Cleav727
    @Cleav727 4 роки тому +1

    That was such a joy to watch, thank you for sharing that.

  • @adspur
    @adspur 2 роки тому +1

    I hope this art form never dies.There is such meaning and beauty behind the carpentry

  • @KenChiwo
    @KenChiwo 8 років тому +4

    This is just so great to watch! Very relaxing.

  • @peachtrees27
    @peachtrees27 9 років тому +15

    Loved seeing the hand craft approach (as I type with a messed up finger courtesy of my table saw)...

  • @agatolwey6218
    @agatolwey6218 3 роки тому

    So rewarding to watch. Thanx for posting.

  • @hollywood41601
    @hollywood41601 3 роки тому +1

    One can almost get misty eyed watching how gingerly and masterful these artist work

  • @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur
    @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur 4 роки тому +7

    I seen a Japanese house made without nails! It amazing!

  • @matthewmann8969
    @matthewmann8969 2 роки тому +3

    And designed and organized so precisely and orderly

  • @akuakueddy114
    @akuakueddy114 4 роки тому

    Awesome. Found this very peaceful to watch. Beautiful craftsmanship

  • @jessemeyer3628
    @jessemeyer3628 3 роки тому

    Really enjoyed this. Traditional crafts and skills are not dying today!!

  • @thejunks3597
    @thejunks3597 8 років тому +4

    I remember learning this style in woodwork class in Australia

  • @achtung1134
    @achtung1134 8 років тому +63

    japan is such a beautiful country. i really would like to visit japan someday.

    • @kungfuman82
      @kungfuman82 8 років тому +4

      It's worth every penny saved/spent, every second on the plane, and every last bit of jet lag you get when you come home. Japan was amazing.
      I stayed in Narita and ventured north (I went for martial arts training) to Kashiwa, then Noda-shi (NOT Noda! Two different places!). The train stop in Nodashi was Edogawadai, to be exact.

    • @ThatsMyCoffee
      @ThatsMyCoffee 8 років тому +1

      Don't dream. Make plans and GO.

    • @irishcommunist8983
      @irishcommunist8983 8 років тому +1

      They are so xenophobic though. Plus the weeaboos....

    • @irishcommunist8983
      @irishcommunist8983 8 років тому +4

      YukitoOnline they are very xenophobic, they are ranked sixth in the world.

    • @irishcommunist8983
      @irishcommunist8983 8 років тому +2

      I'd still go though. Because I love their history and their culture seems cool, not to mention that their scenery looks beautiful. But I do hate the weebs, that just go because they think everyone looks like they are an anime character.

  • @hickbilly8925
    @hickbilly8925 3 роки тому +2

    It took me 15 yrs to gain the patience to woodwork the old way. It was a challenge from slamming crap together at the job. So i quit the job. It was garbage. Everything in my demeanor changed when i slowed the hell down and was patient with my joinery. Peace.

  • @edwordwhy9491
    @edwordwhy9491 6 років тому +1

    Dear China Uncensored, I have been watching your channel for years but for some reason I only found this particular video now. I am really grateful to you for having shared it. This is one of the most enjoyable and rewarding things I have ever seen. I learned so much and it has really given me so much to think about. I live in Brooklyn and I will for sure visit these amazing artists. Also, I have a thanks to pass along as you have honored my family with one of your video's. In your 'Brief history of Communism' you mentioned my mother, Fidel Castro's lover and would be assassin. Mom liked it very much and it made her very happy to see it. Thanks and please keep making videos!

  • @MrMcPain
    @MrMcPain 4 роки тому +4

    I could easily watch this for hours.... its mesmerizing... Its just amazing and highly respectable... I love asian culture and especially japanese culture.

  • @andreas5287
    @andreas5287 2 роки тому +5

    Seeing the master carpenter watching the old elm tree being cut down is a thing of wonder. Watching the tree being slabbed with its age and imperfections and supreme beauty and size is calling on something inside me. I am a danish carpenters apprentice and to me these craftsmen are poets.

  • @menace46
    @menace46 Рік тому

    Awesome! Thank you for posting this.

  • @genericdenizen1
    @genericdenizen1 4 роки тому +1

    Thank you Chris, this is fascinating and educational.

  • @ariadnamatfei3923
    @ariadnamatfei3923 9 років тому +5

    That's so cool! I need to show this to my dad. He is very passionate about carpentry and he's always building things.

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  9 років тому +1

      Please do! My Dad is the same way. Let me know what he thinks.

    • @ariadnamatfei3923
      @ariadnamatfei3923 9 років тому

      ***** He loved it :) Thank you for this video and for replying.

  • @ashujchwd
    @ashujchwd 3 роки тому +3

    8:54 I wished every single person on earth was as humble as he is towards nature.

  • @GLACIOUS13
    @GLACIOUS13 3 роки тому

    Quality production. Inspiring. Thanks for not letting it sit unseen.

  • @jehuda100
    @jehuda100 4 роки тому +1

    Interesting and amazing. Will go to see this shop. You did a great job. Beautiful video too.

  • @YummYakitori
    @YummYakitori Рік тому +3

    These traditional brackets are called dougong (斗拱) from traditional Chinese architecture which were later exported to neighbouring Korea and Japan. Call it 'traditional Japanese carpentry' but please recognise that it originates from China during the late centuries BC

  • @Usmodlover
    @Usmodlover 9 років тому +29

    I've sometimes wondered what it would be like to be fully American, not Japanese-American. But then I remembered things like this :D. Anyone interested in further exploring aspects of Japanese culture, I would strongly recommend Begin Japanology and Japanology Plus, they're both very well made programs by NHK, in English, and there's literally hundreds of episodes, everything from grapes to Shinto shrines.

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  9 років тому +3

      Love those shows.

    • @Usmodlover
      @Usmodlover 9 років тому

      *****
      Oh and if I wasn't clear, I wondered why because of people from 2 countries which may or may not lie to the direct West of Japan. A bit rude sometimes. Just a little bit...

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 9 років тому +1

      ***** Of course you do! It's by Japan's state-run TV, just "China Uncensored"! No wonder NHK, PBS and others doesn't report about this outfit!

    • @Usmodlover
      @Usmodlover 9 років тому

      peekaboo peekaboo
      State run? Not like after WWII all of the high posts were given to ethnic Koreans in Japan with pro-Korean views or something...

    • @peekaboopeekaboo1165
      @peekaboopeekaboo1165 9 років тому

      Usmodlover Up to this day , this "China Uncensored" and Chris - haven't been reported nor interviewed by the media outfit I've mentioned above. Another typical bashing outlet of US gov .

  • @persQn
    @persQn 2 роки тому +1

    As a man that works with wood for 15 years , I truly admire what you lot are doing. It s not carpentry its an art with full dedication to every single project 👌. Just looking on sons fingers and how he hold a chisel says perfection is a goal 😁. Keep up the good work and tradition in this sad times 👏

  • @firtazile8035
    @firtazile8035 2 роки тому

    That is amazing. They work with simplicity and elegance.

  • @hennychen8784
    @hennychen8784 3 роки тому +3

    WOW Amazing culture... philosophy... seen through this wood working 😍💗💕

  • @baltsosser
    @baltsosser 4 роки тому +4

    The way Japanese craftsman join wood is something I've enjoyed for years. Their level of joinery is beyond master craftsman.

  • @bque9444
    @bque9444 3 роки тому

    Thank you for preserving that natural way of making furniture.

  • @sebastiandesign5216
    @sebastiandesign5216 2 роки тому

    A beautiful film in every way! Thank you.

  • @pantha4pantera
    @pantha4pantera 2 роки тому +10

    What beautiful furniture! The Japanese have long been an advanced people. Love seeing true craftsmen in their work, and the finished product is gorgeous

    • @hiramcarter
      @hiramcarter 2 роки тому +1

      "advanced people"? Well we won't talk about the 2nd War.

    • @pantha4pantera
      @pantha4pantera 2 роки тому

      @@hiramcarter Yeah can people please stop going on about that! All countries have done stuff wrong in the past, we don't need to continually drag them for it.

  • @Gossfire89
    @Gossfire89 4 роки тому +3

    Day 10 of quarantine. Thanks for the recommend UA-cam.

  • @valley2118
    @valley2118 4 роки тому +2

    I remember seeing this video so many years ago and stumbled across it today!! It’s saved now for future drooling 😀

  • @louismccall1727
    @louismccall1727 3 роки тому

    I absolutely loved the respect everyone who was involved in cutting down the tree showed while doing it. It was dead and had to be done but it was just so palpable in their actions they all shared a reverence for the living structure that was and what it would become. Truly inspiring to watch that.

    • @regnbuetorsk
      @regnbuetorsk 3 роки тому +1

      that's called "acting in front of a camera".
      without camera it would be "ok guys let's cut this 10000$ piece and finish the job, i am hungry"

  • @saurabhbanik7811
    @saurabhbanik7811 7 років тому +6

    The part where they cut and fell the tree made me cry. To see just a majestic and old tree dead and cut down was a real shame. Atleast it was respected enough by being given a proper second life.

    • @Glader08
      @Glader08 7 років тому

      Soooo it would've been less said if an already dead tree fell naturally, potentially falling on the owner's house, than simply cutting it down and felling it in a controlled direction?

    • @saurabhbanik7811
      @saurabhbanik7811 7 років тому +1

      Did you even try to understand my point ? I just pointed out that it was sad that this 300 year old tree was dead. Nothing less nothing more. Now a days very few such trees exist which are centuries old and that is the reason for my sadness. I am not sad that it was felled i was sad that it was dead.
      P.S. it should be sad not said

    • @Glader08
      @Glader08 7 років тому +1

      sorry I was confused by your use of the english language when you said "the part where they cut AND fell the tree made me cry" "and old tree AND cut down was a real shame." I understand your point now

  • @Brian-wg9wk
    @Brian-wg9wk 4 роки тому +79

    04:26 "We decided we would start another life together" aka your both divorced with 3 kids.

    • @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou
      @TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou 4 роки тому +20

      aka she had no money and wanted to marry a rich man so she can buy grossly overpriced crap and act all high and mighty about it.

    • @GoogleAccount-fx5rs
      @GoogleAccount-fx5rs 3 роки тому +6

      @@TheFrogInYourClosetWatchingYou the table is not crap, maybe a bit overpriced but for sure not crap

    • @dwalters98
      @dwalters98 3 роки тому +5

      @@gideonroos1188 honestly, yes it's expensive, but compare the amount of time, labor, and skill that goes into making that table compared to the time, labor, and skill that goes into making an equivalently sized ikea table... The property that he has to pay rent for to let that wood air dry isn't free either, so imagine paying rent on a property to just let wood sit and air dry for 5-10 years not being able to gain any income from it until it's dry. Also location wise because he's in new york which has a higher cost to live (more expensive rent), rather than someplace like say indiana or illinois where the cost of living is a lot lower (of course so are the wages in those states XD). So yes it is overpriced, but it is well understood why it costs a lot more

    • @miserytake2
      @miserytake2 3 роки тому

      @@dwalters98 this sort of thing is why all the “traditional artisan skills” were usually reserved only for the wealthy. Nowadays everyone can wear jewelry or own a table, but it is made possible by these modern production techniques that sacrifice on quality to some extent. Everyone can wear jewelry, but it will be a cheap piece of glass.

    • @haywardhummus8777
      @haywardhummus8777 3 роки тому

      @@dwalters98 just because you live in a higher rent area doesn’t mean it’s justifiable to upcharge for the same quality of work you can do anywhere. 80k for that table? it’s high quality but Is it really eighty thousand dollars of craft?

  • @mskiara18
    @mskiara18 2 роки тому

    I have pondered what inspired the design and look of Japanese houses and furniture, and this video is a joy to discover and learn what piqued my curiosity. Thank you sir for sharing, I hate that your series was not given a chance to be aired so that you can educate and enrich many lives.

  • @gaius_enceladus
    @gaius_enceladus 6 місяців тому

    Wonderful video!
    It describes a sense of patience and simplicity - the "less is more" approach - and I really like that.

  • @colereece8876
    @colereece8876 4 роки тому +6

    I wish I could just sit and talk with that man for hours.

    • @singmysong4444
      @singmysong4444 2 роки тому

      I had talked to the Japanese Master for hours.... he smiled and nodded and then replied simply.... "no speak English".
      Just kidding. He actually said "better no speak, better to listen"....

  • @micbite
    @micbite 3 роки тому +6

    There is a reasoning behind everything in Japan. The rest of the world has forgotten this. What worked before can work now

  • @tehpwnerer7
    @tehpwnerer7 4 роки тому

    I have built my own hand crafted tables, end tables, bowls and bookcase. Just seeing that small table with the bendable wood to hold the legs in place blew my mind and put everything I have ever made to shame. Truly beautiful work!

  • @hoppinggnomethe4154
    @hoppinggnomethe4154 Рік тому +2

    Love how this is called "China Uncensored" but the major topic of this video isn't about the "No Nail" technique of ancient China.