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

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  • 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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  • @ChinaUncensored
    @ChinaUncensored  10 років тому +1275

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

    • @CrazyCamo
      @CrazyCamo 10 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 10 років тому +9

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

    • @beautifulreality4103
      @beautifulreality4103 10 років тому +3

      great cool video Chris :-)

    • @MetaSynForYourSoul
      @MetaSynForYourSoul 10 років тому +15

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

    • @jst1man
      @jst1man 10 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!

  • @syota45
    @syota45 4 роки тому +748

    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 +21

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

    • @raylopez99
      @raylopez99 4 роки тому +22

      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 +4

      Does Japanese loves China?

    • @alk9377
      @alk9377 4 роки тому +15

      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

  • @scottmurray5600
    @scottmurray5600 4 роки тому +44

    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.

  • @strictnonconformist7369
    @strictnonconformist7369 6 років тому +74

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

  • @CeeKayz0rz
    @CeeKayz0rz 8 років тому +896

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

  • @oldaxehead655
    @oldaxehead655 4 роки тому +93

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

    • @SegoMan
      @SegoMan 4 роки тому +3

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

    • @AlexBerchuk
      @AlexBerchuk 4 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 3 роки тому +9

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

    • @geddon436
      @geddon436 3 роки тому

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

  • @llew777
    @llew777 3 роки тому +37

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

  • @CRLFNKL
    @CRLFNKL 4 роки тому +13

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

  • @xKrispyx
    @xKrispyx 4 роки тому +53

    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!

  • @kuhaku9587
    @kuhaku9587 9 років тому +70

    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 9 років тому +2

      GasFromMyAnus I0I lol

    • @lauragraves4342
      @lauragraves4342 4 роки тому

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

  • @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 4 роки тому +2

      @@Explosivemango word!

    • @maugustyniak
      @maugustyniak 4 роки тому +4

      She's all about the liber, man.

  • @Phoenix1212121212
    @Phoenix1212121212 4 роки тому +127

    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."

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      @narnia1752 4 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 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @metaljeffenc
      @metaljeffenc 4 роки тому

      lmao

  • @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 💯👍

  • @georgeporter9815
    @georgeporter9815 8 років тому +7

    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 3 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

  • @sebastiennanipou2850
    @sebastiennanipou2850 3 роки тому +5

    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.

  • @XamTakorian
    @XamTakorian 10 років тому +97

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

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  10 років тому +17

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

    • @BosonCollider
      @BosonCollider 5 років тому +10

      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 4 роки тому +2

      @@coffeebeann1: Are you a religious person?

  • @InformationIsTheEdge
    @InformationIsTheEdge 9 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.

  • @YummYakitori
    @YummYakitori 2 роки 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

  • @DvDPlaya
    @DvDPlaya 9 років тому +31

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

  • @Crondo420ReFrEsHe
    @Crondo420ReFrEsHe 7 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.

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

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

    • @CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3
      @CircmcisionIsChi1dAbus3 4 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 4 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 4 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 4 роки тому +1

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

    • @helgenx
      @helgenx 4 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.

  • @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 Рік тому

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

  • @solarhellas6687
    @solarhellas6687 9 років тому +9

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

  • @Flyingpotatos
    @Flyingpotatos 2 роки тому +22

    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 +5

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

    • @prashnaveetprasad8339
      @prashnaveetprasad8339 11 місяців тому +1

      ​@@jonmartindeiii962because white Americans are clueless

    • @tenacious_takakumi2680
      @tenacious_takakumi2680 10 місяців тому +4

      @@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.

    • @kqclund
      @kqclund 8 місяців тому

      Please go to China and see the traditional Chinese architecture structures ancient and current before you say anything.​@@tenacious_takakumi2680

    • @kqclund
      @kqclund 8 місяців тому +2

      Chinese joinery is NOT more simple. You should not say something that you don't know much about. ​@tenacious_takakumi2680

  • @ЯнаМасорина
    @ЯнаМасорина 8 років тому +16

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

  • @bellabubble9504
    @bellabubble9504 9 років тому +687

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

    • @papaduke24
      @papaduke24 6 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.

    • @Red_Lanterns_Rage
      @Red_Lanterns_Rage 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 ?

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

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

  • @hajime3570
    @hajime3570 9 років тому +1218

    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 9 років тому +184

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

    • @WhatIsMisophonia
      @WhatIsMisophonia 9 років тому +110

      +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 9 років тому +7

      YESSS

    • @OpaSann0
      @OpaSann0 9 років тому +29

      +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 +154

      +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...).

  • @timsexton
    @timsexton 2 роки тому +6

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

  • @pajd19801
    @pajd19801 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @cartooniverse8891
    @cartooniverse8891 9 років тому +395

    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.

    • @ObeyCamp
      @ObeyCamp 4 роки тому +10

      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.

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      @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.

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      @narnia1752 4 роки тому +3

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      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.)
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    • @suprememasteroftheuniverse
      @suprememasteroftheuniverse 4 роки тому

      Beautiful?

  • @TimJSwan
    @TimJSwan 9 років тому +11

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

  • @CactuarKing
    @CactuarKing 3 роки тому +4

    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

  • @rawmark
    @rawmark 9 років тому +16

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

  • @x12uShh
    @x12uShh 8 років тому +22

    Much aesthetics, much beauty, much satisfaction.

  • @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 3 роки тому +2

      And sharpness is the key!

    • @timgriffith9149
      @timgriffith9149 3 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 3 роки тому

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

    • @sirpreece9355
      @sirpreece9355 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @joshm3484
      @joshm3484 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @RByrne
    @RByrne 3 роки тому +3

    Absolutely beautiful. It goes much deeper than the finished product

  • @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 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @jaswats9645
      @jaswats9645 3 роки тому +2

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

  • @adspur
    @adspur 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @lupepedraza8497
    @lupepedraza8497 4 роки тому +7

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

  • @Usmodlover
    @Usmodlover 10 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  10 років тому +3

      Love those shows.

    • @Usmodlover
      @Usmodlover 10 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 .

  • @MrHellenas23
    @MrHellenas23 3 роки тому +1

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

  • @ariadnamatfei3923
    @ariadnamatfei3923 10 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  10 років тому +1

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

    • @ariadnamatfei3923
      @ariadnamatfei3923 10 років тому

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

  • @andreas5287
    @andreas5287 3 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.

  • @hollywood41601
    @hollywood41601 4 роки тому +1

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

  • @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.

  • @roundedges2
    @roundedges2 3 роки тому +26

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

  • @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 👏

  • @reynaldomartinez7978
    @reynaldomartinez7978 4 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

  • @hoppinggnomethe4154
    @hoppinggnomethe4154 Рік тому +5

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

    • @kqclund
      @kqclund 8 місяців тому +1

      Because they are shameless.

  • @soloqbarbarian6021
    @soloqbarbarian6021 4 роки тому +1

    Absolutely love the philosophy behind this kind of carpentry, we need to learn how to cherish nature again and use nature in a radical eco-friendly manner.

  • @peachtrees27
    @peachtrees27 10 років тому +15

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

  • @saurabhbanik7811
    @saurabhbanik7811 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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

  • @jon_nomad
    @jon_nomad 3 роки тому +1

    There are thousands of the same exact wood architecture buildings surviving throughout East Asia especially in China and Korea. Some in China survive over a thousand years. Amazing carpentry of the East.

  • @TheKingofNeptune
    @TheKingofNeptune 10 років тому +9

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

    • @ChinaUncensored
      @ChinaUncensored  10 років тому +6

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

  • @aaeeshahendricks6359
    @aaeeshahendricks6359 3 роки тому +3

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

  • @ctakitimu
    @ctakitimu 4 роки тому +1

    I could watch the Japanese carpenters for hours and listened to their philosophy. What I could do without is hearing about how those very wealthy people are looking to buy some serenity for themselves. I know rich people are still just people, but my empathy for their problems is less. That's on me, I know.

  • @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur
    @The_Cannabis_Connoisseur 5 років тому +7

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

  • @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.

  • @hickbilly8925
    @hickbilly8925 4 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.

  • @ashujchwd
    @ashujchwd 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @achtung1134
    @achtung1134 9 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.

  • @skatezooyork09
    @skatezooyork09 3 роки тому +2

    The knowledge from this man is powerful

  • @colereece8876
    @colereece8876 4 роки тому +6

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

    • @singmysong4444
      @singmysong4444 3 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"....

  • @sertaki
    @sertaki 4 роки тому +4

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

  • @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 😀

  • @AethernaLuxen
    @AethernaLuxen 4 роки тому +5

    Everytime the Japanese guy wears glasses. He looks exactly like santa claus

  • @matthewmann8969
    @matthewmann8969 3 роки тому +3

    And designed and organized so precisely and orderly

  • @DeAlpineBro
    @DeAlpineBro 3 роки тому +1

    When I worked for E. Fay Jones, one of his former students was learning "traditional" Japanese carpentry in Japan. He wrote a letter to Fay on a chip similar to the ones removed by the plane at the beginning of this video. It was beautiful!

  • @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

  • @micbite
    @micbite 4 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

  • @raysmith1028
    @raysmith1028 4 роки тому

    Watched this many times, cannot understand any criticism. Japanese craftsmen showing skills few can emulate - using very basic tools - simply fantastic.

  • @fyrestorme
    @fyrestorme 9 років тому +18

    People like traditional Japanese architecture, not because it is Japanese, but because it attempts to be in harmony with nature. That is something that the Japanese got right, not something that they intrinsically are. People like harmony with nature, because that is an instinct, which is built into us.. and that is something the Japanese have traditionally been very good at embracing.

    • @獬豸-x6l
      @獬豸-x6l 5 років тому +4

      i want say japanese architecture come from china,everything you know about tradition japanese are chinese

    • @eagle162
      @eagle162 5 років тому +3

      @@獬豸-x6l watariago-shiguchi, Shintoism, haiku, sumo, Kabuki,bonseki,renga,maki-e,ukiyo-e, Nara-ittobori, Samurai armor, wasabi, the folding fan,maneki-neko, and so on all originated in Japan the last two would have an influence on China.
      Influence is pretty limited to Buddhist architecture,shoin-zukuri, shinden-zukuri, sukiya-zukuri,ryokan,nagaya,ochaya,nagaya,machiya, farm house architecture, originated in Japan as well. Another example would be Japanese castles their are unique not only when compared to castles in Europe they are unique in Asia as well.
      As well as Architecture characteristics shōji, tatami mats,fusuma,engawa and so much more is also of Japanese origin.
      Also Japan has influence that are not of Chinese or even Asian origin two examples would be Karuta and tempera originating from the Portuguese.

    • @angelabby2379
      @angelabby2379 5 років тому +2

      @@eagle162 the thumbnail shows Yakushiji Temple which is an exact replica of the temple built in Tang Dynasty china, how cuz the monk who designed it copied it and studied buddhism in china
      kabuki is invented by some lady, which in that time another type of similar dancing has taken root the Noh(imported and originated from china), I could just go on and on
      but there are very unique Japanese creation like himeji castle and Osaka castle, but please don't discredit the original who provide base for their culture it's very insulting

    • @eagle162
      @eagle162 5 років тому +2

      @@angelabby2379 I mentioned Buddhist architecture already.
      Noh and Kabuki are extremely different from one another,and noh didn't taken root during that time, the exact origin of Noh isn't even sure about with people having a few different schools of thoughts, one of them has part of it's origin from entertainment from China but also have the other part from native Japanese entertainment.
      I wasn't trying nor did I disrespect anybody, I was trying do to show that one's culture taken taking influence from another does not mean one is an exact copy of one or it was one-sided,or has influence from only one place, that said however no ,no one provide a base for anybody's culture influences does not provide a base, there's also a lot of things that are not from China but some people think they are or have been disproven to be from there, China itself has a ton of things from other cultures, a lot which is unknown, dismissed by a lot of people, or is discussed about, nobody however is cleaning to have provide base.

    • @angelabby2379
      @angelabby2379 5 років тому +1

      @@eagle162 okay lets make it clear, china do take influence from other culture but its a very minor influence since they are influenced a lot from buddhism ( india) and their architectural can't be more different, they invent these things on their own, while japan copied it at first and then added changes to it, so they didn't invent it on their own, they invent the very minor changes
      And why i say bases, because u have the timeline all wrong, the osaka castle, himeji castle unique design is build around 1600, while heian kyo is in 800, so obviously there are changes based on the previous building technique ( tang dynasty in heian kyo period)

  • @thejunks3597
    @thejunks3597 8 років тому +4

    I remember learning this style in woodwork class in Australia

  • @Inception1338
    @Inception1338 3 роки тому +1

    This is pure gold..I mean... wood.

  • @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.

  • @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 4 роки тому +6

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

    • @dwalters98
      @dwalters98 4 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?

  • @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!

  • @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.

  • @MountainStorm
    @MountainStorm 10 років тому +160

    Just needs some drunk housewives and some hip hop wannabee stars and this could be huge on cable.

  • @clearandbright2685
    @clearandbright2685 5 років тому +2

    THIS is beauty. May we all return to this.

  • @Im_K4tana
    @Im_K4tana 4 роки тому +49

    I loved this video but hated everyone thats was on it besides the carpenters.

    • @robinvc5516
      @robinvc5516 4 роки тому +9

      I liked the lumberjacks too.

    • @Im_K4tana
      @Im_K4tana 4 роки тому +2

      @@robinvc5516 yeah them to XD

    • @benitomussolinki7155
      @benitomussolinki7155 4 роки тому +2

      How antisemitic

    • @p51mustang24
      @p51mustang24 4 роки тому +2

      LOLOL you do realize you just admitted that you hate jews right?
      Which is perfectly normal and ok, I would just like to make sure we're all on the same page.

  • @Divert486
    @Divert486 9 років тому +157

    Im not sure if this episode was really about Japanese carpentering or one big advertisement for a company.

    • @ljr1200
      @ljr1200 6 років тому +11

      believe me, they certainly do not need to advertise....

    • @ljr1200
      @ljr1200 6 років тому +3

      believe me, they certainly do not need to advertise....

    • @kevincampos3797
      @kevincampos3797 5 років тому +29

      They said nothing about history or that in the context of japan they focused 100% on that company in NY

    • @Ang.0910
      @Ang.0910 5 років тому +6

      Divert both. If I had the tools and space I’d try to make furniture etc. myself. But I think I’m one of the few who rather make myself than buy.

    • @spiritualopportunism4585
      @spiritualopportunism4585 4 роки тому +7

      Definitely a good question, I was expecting some history of craftsmanship on those majestic Japanese building.

  • @knuckletherapyserveothersf6092
    @knuckletherapyserveothersf6092 2 роки тому +1

    I love Japanese carpentry. It's very beautiful.

  • @Gossfire89
    @Gossfire89 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @pantslizard
    @pantslizard 9 років тому +220

    Good show. However, listening to rich white people talk about simplicity in their million dollar houses strikes me as obnoxious.

    • @pantslizard
      @pantslizard 9 років тому +7

      Lol. Right!

    • @moodyplus
      @moodyplus 9 років тому +2

      +pantslizard Ignorance!

    • @pantslizard
      @pantslizard 9 років тому +2

      +moody hey, I can do it too...NIPPLE...!? ;>)

    • @moodyplus
      @moodyplus 9 років тому +1

      pantslizard Sorry, I really don't recall why I uttered THAT!

    • @pantslizard
      @pantslizard 9 років тому +1

      +moody lol. quite alright.

  • @webserververse5749
    @webserververse5749 3 роки тому

    Almost forgot you existed China Uncensored. Has been about a year since I last saw a video of yours. Am glad to re-discover your channel.

  • @devilapostate4575
    @devilapostate4575 6 років тому +9

    I love Japanese they are sweet and humble people
    There product last long!!!

  • @munkhbayarboldbat2787
    @munkhbayarboldbat2787 9 років тому +8

    If i'm not wrong , not only japanese almost all the east asian countries has a thing for building it without nails.

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 8 років тому

      +Soon Bemat All countries in the world built their buildings without nails at some point because when you know how to do it right it's more convenient than buying nails or making them yourself. The focus of this video is Japan, so what's wrong with it? If you made a documentary about foot ball would you feel the need to cover ALL ball sports from ALL cultures around the world such as Chinese football, Korean, South Asian, American Indian and so on? Relax man, they have never said that other cultures could not do it.

    • @munkhbayarboldbat2787
      @munkhbayarboldbat2787 8 років тому +1

      chongtak I can't understand why are you angry. They said the genius of Japanese building without nails.
      So I wondered why are the japanese being genius?
      And i asked myself " Aren't all the east asian countries do it without nails?"
      So it is you who is mad. Not me.. ;D

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 8 років тому

      Soon Bemat I can not understand why you think I am mad too. Big misunderstanding here.

    • @munkhbayarboldbat2787
      @munkhbayarboldbat2787 8 років тому

      Gary Oak +chongtak Ok , this is ridiculous.
      I don't have problem with the japanese and their homocide of the chinese.
      I don't have problem with them losing land to the fricking russians. I don't mind them being the most cultured people . I don't really care about the Japanese. All I wondered was why the Japanese were being called Genius???
      So can you tell me. Why are they being called genius?
      If it's because of them building without nails?
      If so aren't all the east asian countries do that too?

    • @chongtak
      @chongtak 8 років тому

      Soon Bemat If you have no problem with all that things you have cited, why do you mention them in the first place?

  • @beelotus7038
    @beelotus7038 5 років тому +1

    These were learned from China. China has many ancient temples of this kind. Buddhism and Temples were spread to Japan from China.

  • @KenChiwo
    @KenChiwo 9 років тому +4

    This is just so great to watch! Very relaxing.

  • @shanethepain1000
    @shanethepain1000 3 роки тому +3

    Wow ! . . .
    Just . . . W O W ! ! !
    👍 😉

  • @Paopao621
    @Paopao621 2 роки тому

    japanese carpentry shouts peace,serenity and calmness. im a big fan of japanese carpentry and ive been studying it for a few years not, i hope someday i can build furnitures and buildings like those too.

  • @hennychen8784
    @hennychen8784 4 роки тому +3

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

  • @wickedwoodgaming1486
    @wickedwoodgaming1486 4 роки тому +6

    Western woodworkers and carpenters have used hand tools to make things without bolts, screws, and nails. And still do. I make furniture and use traditional joinery, and know many others who do. And that quote that japanese planes take better shavings than a metal plane, is an out right lie.

    • @frankt.1391
      @frankt.1391 4 роки тому

      start charging 40k for a table and someone will make a documentary :)

    • @GenePavlovsky
      @GenePavlovsky 3 роки тому

      They said the Japanese plane makes a smoother surface than a planer (machine tool). A well-tuned metal smoothing plane with a sharp iron will also make a smoother surface than a planer. And so will do a well-tuned traditional wooden smoother plane with a sharp iron (in Germany they are still making and using them).

  • @cazwalt9013
    @cazwalt9013 Рік тому +2

    Scandinavians used to build similar wooden churches without using nails

  • @kaunas888
    @kaunas888 9 років тому +6

    The West also had half timber houses built out of wooden beams held together by wooden pegs. They have lasted hundreds of years, and can be assembled and disassembled. Some Amish even continue to do so today. Or how about the Shakers who believed that their carpentry was a prayer, and to do it less that the best (even on unseen parts) would go against God. They also had a simple, honest and high quality style.

    • @GenePavlovsky
      @GenePavlovsky 3 роки тому

      I read that long time ago in Thailand they built palaces and temples in the same way. A building could be disassembled, moved to another location, and reassembled, using 95% of original parts (I guess 5% were the wooden pegs and similar?)

  • @ncc74656m
    @ncc74656m 4 роки тому +127

    I wonder if people from other cultures go "I think in my past life I was a boring white woman."

    • @sunthlower4812
      @sunthlower4812 4 роки тому +20

      I know you probably said this as a joke but I guarantee you that it works in reverse.
      There are people who say stuff like "Things would be better if I was american" or "I wish I was born with blue eyes" etc.
      It's a natural human action to blame who/what you are for your problems, framing them as inevitable, rather than blaming your actions, and accepting that conditions are able to change.

    • @webyourstuff1
      @webyourstuff1 4 роки тому

      Lol! I like your humor.

    • @johnshilling2221
      @johnshilling2221 4 роки тому +4

      Absolutely perfect and spot on response! As if anyone cares about their pretentious little fantasies. Now, let me tell you of my two past lives. I was once a sperm and an egg cell..., at the same time! Top that, delusional lady!

    • @previnmm
      @previnmm 4 роки тому +1

      katie has officially earned the title incredible

    • @p51mustang24
      @p51mustang24 4 роки тому +2

      All of the women in the video are Jewish, meaning they are of semitic middle eastern origin. Another words they are not white.

  • @iraboton9
    @iraboton9 3 роки тому +1

    It's a real craftsmanship.

  • @gojirajam537
    @gojirajam537 4 роки тому +9

    Rich Wife: Using the table after they have put so much care into making it you can feel it !!
    Rish husband: Playing the ukulele next to the table ...
    RIP Samurai..