@farmerted-treefarmerplenip9665 yeah it looks easy but if you would try this yourself you'll probably waste a lot of wood because you just did it slightly wrong every time.
The idea is kind of simple, but when it comes to the craftmanship... don´t try this at home! Wonderful to see a Master at work! I would never try that myself.
Love to watch this man. A Japanese Paul sellers? His chisels are absolutely superb as well as his work. Brilliant videos, no stupid music, no stupid talk. Rob Cosman , Paul sellers, Stumpy Nubs and one or two others are similarly sensible and a delight to watch Thank you
I’m a carpenter of 27 years experience in Australia. I can unashamedly and honestly say…. I wouldn’t have a hope in hell of making this sort of craftsmanship. Absolutely 100% beautiful workmanship
Every woodworking school should be required to show videos like this to their students before they blow all their money on 500$ bench chisels, 500$ mortise chisels, a 300$ dovetail saw along with an equally expensive dozuki, a 99$ mallet (notice this craftsman used a stick), multiple hundreds of dollars of sexy squares, measuring and marking tools, a 5000$ bench and just because, a 300$ for an apron, coffee mug, hat and t-shirt from Lee Valley Tools (or similar vendors). My first woodworking class, I was asked to make a lap joint out of pine. Among the other members of my class were a few immigrants from China who had no fancy tools. This is not an exaggeration: they made the lap joint using mainly a box of disposable razor blades and an old hacksaw blade twice as fast and far more precise than I did with my "cold-forged in the heart of a star and wielded by Thor and Japanese gods at an RC hardness of 10 billion, yet simple to sharpen, and precision handles that were completely indestructible, yet completely comfortable and perfectly fitting to my gentle hands" 300$ chisels.
And those same persons with all of their fancy expensive tools shouldn’t be allowed to have a UA-cam channel until they learn to do it the ‘hard’ way first! I’m of the opinion that if you can’t cut a sheet of plywood in half with nothing more than an old Diston hand saw, a string line, and a knee bench, you’ve got no carpentry skills.
@@PartyOf8Please cry harder bro. Some of us do woodworking for the end result. As long as the piece is durable and built right I don’t give a damn what tool you use. I will use whatever tool. Gets it done the quickest.
This guy creates better joinery with his handtools. Then most people can do with all of their power tools in their shop. I would’ve loved to be able to train with this guy for a month or two. He is exceptional and what he does..he certainly knows how to keep those chisel sharp too.
I remember when I was helping to carve The Trojan Horse back in the day making mortises with a chisel made from stone...🤣 This brings back those great memories watching a master woodworker like this man
Made in Japan means the highest quality work. These artistic carpenter's took apart a 100 year old house originally built with no nails! And moved it! Unbelievable craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing. John. Indiana.
Japanese craftsmanship overall was always inferior to western craftsmanship. Mostly due to materials shortages, but also due to environment. Not to say Japanese haven't had skilled craftsmen or unique methods, but in comparison, western buildings methods always produced more efficient and effective results. Until the 1800s when Japan had a civil war over adopting western technology and methods (simplified) , Japanese craftsmanship was more aimed towards creative solutions, rather than efficiency and effectiveness. A perfect example being the no nail building style you're referring to, it was developed as a solution to the frequent natural disasters and lack of material for hardware. As the katanas consecutive folds method being developed to strengthen their weak metallurgy methods and lack of quality materials. Japan has a unique resource distribution. They have a wide array of various resources all in one place, but they only have a small amount of those resources.
@@TheBasedUchiha I think the main reasons many folks have respect and admiration for Japanese craftsmanship is that emphasis on creative solutions you mentioned. Doing more with less, making it work with limited resources and lower quality materials, building for/around harsh circumstances like natural disasters - All require a certain ingenuity and perserverance. Take the steel folding method - Given that the iron available in Japan was both limited in supply and riddled with impurities, that method allowed them to spread out the impurities and create good, strong steel out of low quality material. Joinery methods like this one here produce incredibly strong joints without any glue or fasteners, both reducing cost and making repair/replacement of pieces easier. I wouldn't call Western craftsmanship superior or inferior to it - Good craftsmanship is about producing the best thing you can to meet your requirements given the conditions and constraints of your situation. A bench made of the finest maple hardwood is not made with "better craftsmanship" than one made of cheap, knotted-up pine just because the materials are better - Quality of craftsmanship is how well is it made, not what it's made of.
@@dannyodd oh they were definitely creative. My entire point was that basically their entire infrastructure was dramatically shaped by the west. In the 1800s, Japan had a full on civil war and the winning side was the side that believed that adopting western technology was their only future . Western craftsmanship is objectively superior. It's more effective, stronger, more durable, cheaper, and the processes of metallurgy and otherwise were objectively superior to their processes.. which is why 90% of Japan is using almost exclusively Western processes today... except for the 10% who intentionally create inferior finished products using traditional Japanese processes for cultural and artistic reasons.
What makes you think the finished product is inferior? If it a building is safe to enter and live in, is that not what makes it good enough? And if it uses less materials, isn’t that all the better?
Love this joint. I use it often. ONLY difference is I recess the smaller "cross/beam" boards into post half way(notch). This looks good. Awesome for table. But for structure the cross beam load/weight is reduced to very small portion. "Notch" solves this. Thank You for video!
The Master Craftsman demonstrated the real essence of creating innovative, intricate, accurate, strong joint, is “Visionary “ . That means , making the invisible be visible .
@@itoibo4208 :::::Some music could be nice. Something relaxing. I do not hate music like a lot of people on youtube. =============== You have Socrates brain! Some music could be nice in proper place and time. Dior Sauvage is pretty good perfume. Yet when your wife will sprinkle it over your spaghetti you will get a plate of shit
7:42, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what type wood you used. As you flattened the surface to be even with the notch, I was surprised that the wood didn't splinter on the far edge. I was also amazed how good the 45 degree chiseled miter fit so close together. You are very talented with much experience in the wood work you have shared in this video.
Very nice work. I can't imagine building anything like this, though. It would take me 3-4 hours to do what was just shown in the video, and probably even took over an hour for the pro who did it to do it. Still, it was very interesting to watch and I do appreciate the skills needed. Thank you for sharing.
You are a master woodworker. I have worked with wood for years. I doubt i could be anywhere as skillful with a chisel or a handsaw. Thank you for the video. Great job!😊
So satisfying to look at. And that is extremely important because it creates an inspiring environment. Contrast this work of art with a boring glass wall supported by cold steel fixtures. We need to go back to this.
@@HCarpentersaludo desde 🇦🇷 Argentina! Muy agradecido que comparta su saber y CONOCER de tan bello arte con madera. Disculpé, ¿cuáles - nombres - herramientas usa para sus diferentes obras/trabajos? Tengo idea de algunas, de seguro con nombres diferentes pero función igual, pero necesitó saber todas. Abrazo maestro! Éxito siempre! 😉🤝😑
I’m not really able to identify wood by eye and I haven’t read the description yet lol but that’s the densest looking wood I ever seen Wow the end result is so cool
I work in the optical industry where, like here, artisan craftsmen take an amount of pride into their work that's unknown to 'us humble souls'. This level of pride and quality can only be found in Japan. It is truly beautiful to watch.
This is why we don't need machines but also why we use them. A perfect joint made entirely by hand, but also taking a whole day (and years of experience and craft) to make.
Thank you for the demonstration! An elegant joint. (I would have to use power tools to achieve this.) Your skill with hand tools is greatly respected! I’m good with my hands generally, and still have trouble with hand tool woodwork this clean.
This is an example of why I feel the Japanese are superior in woodworking than any other culture I have studied. The Koreans come in second. This does not include the ancient builders. We still don't know how they built their structures. Just beautiful workmanship!
No. European wood work is superior closely followed by American because they copied European. Japanese wood working as a style and craft is top notch but it gets nowhere near European levels.
just shows how a true craftsman doesn’t need all the fancy powered tool to do the job, no lasers, dado cutters etc just a chisel,hammer and saw and lots and lots of experience and knowledge, a joy to watch
Very nice looking. Solid. Removable. No hardware needed. On the down-side: Lots of skilled labor to do it. Time-consuming. High precision required. Large pieces of lumber needed (i.e. very expensive these days).
I'm a carpenter in America so this is impressive to me. if I were to build a deck using these principles, nobody could afford it and nobody would appreciate it like I would
Not going to lie. I’ve lived in Japan almost 20 years now and this guy is pretty good but sloppy compared to most of the small town wood workers I’m used to. But then again, I was outside cutting mortis and tenon joints some locals were so amazed I was doing it with a table saw.
The video is only demonstrating a simple work not detailed work. He also marks it with pencil to be seen in video. He does not clean his joints for the sake of the video.
The layout skill is what makes it all possible. One bad line and sayonara to that joint!
yeah the accuracy on the layout is crazy. and everything else too of course. :D
This is NOT simple. That´s a piece of art.
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exactly what I am thinking. Great joint made by a very skilled woodcraft specialist.
I wanted to make a smarty-pants comment about how easy that looks etc, but clearly this man has a special talent and eye for detail!!
@farmerted-treefarmerplenip9665 yeah it looks easy but if you would try this yourself you'll probably waste a lot of wood because you just did it slightly wrong every time.
The idea is kind of simple, but when it comes to the craftmanship... don´t try this at home! Wonderful to see a Master at work! I would never try that myself.
Extreme simple 😅 - sure if one has a CNC-controlled hand like this guy!! Perfect handcraft!👍
That comes with years of experience
I train many CNC machinist, I call we are "button pusher" because 90% of what we did is push the buttons.
Most of the time the programmers aren't the operators. They hire a separate man to press buttons, I assume that's what he's talking about @iggydc8034
Love to watch this man.
A Japanese Paul sellers?
His chisels are absolutely superb as well as his work.
Brilliant videos, no stupid music, no stupid talk.
Rob Cosman , Paul sellers, Stumpy Nubs and one or two others are similarly sensible and a delight to watch
Thank you
He's not Japanese.
Vietnamese
Thank you. My mistake
Old school.
Reminds me of my early apprentice days while building The Mayflower.
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lmao
Give yourself a minute, you'll get there
Choked on my coffee when I read your comment, Too funny, lol.
:p
I’m a carpenter of 27 years experience in Australia. I can unashamedly and honestly say…. I wouldn’t have a hope in hell of making this sort of craftsmanship. Absolutely 100% beautiful workmanship
He makes that flat bladed wide chisel work look too easy
Carpentry is different from woodworking
Drool bag.
Same here
I already feel like it takes too long to get anything done, using power tools and fasteners. Never mind hand tools and artisan joinery.
Japanese craftsmen ship is always amazing. You can always see and feel the quality in there products. Thank you for the video.
i really appreciate your ability to teach, it goes to show you dont always have to speak to demonstrate an idea and then pass that info along
So much information without a single word spoken.
Exactly, I watched it without sound. I could do this. BUT....would I?
Traditional carpentry at its best. Thank you for inviting me round 🌞
Beautiful work by a Master carpenter! I also noticed you take great care to work with sharp chisels which are so important! Thank you for sharing!
Yeah, I'd love to see a sharpening demo from this guy
Cutting square and straight with such a saw is testimony to his skill. I’m in awe of such a craftsman
Especially cutting the end grain
@@barrymacokiner9423 especially getting that 45 started so easily
He didn't cut square & straight with the saw. He fixes the saw's imperfections with the chisel. He's a decent bit off the lines on the 45's.
Every woodworking school should be required to show videos like this to their students before they blow all their money on 500$ bench chisels, 500$ mortise chisels, a 300$ dovetail saw along with an equally expensive dozuki, a 99$ mallet (notice this craftsman used a stick), multiple hundreds of dollars of sexy squares, measuring and marking tools, a 5000$ bench and just because, a 300$ for an apron, coffee mug, hat and t-shirt from Lee Valley Tools (or similar vendors). My first woodworking class, I was asked to make a lap joint out of pine. Among the other members of my class were a few immigrants from China who had no fancy tools. This is not an exaggeration: they made the lap joint using mainly a box of disposable razor blades and an old hacksaw blade twice as fast and far more precise than I did with my "cold-forged in the heart of a star and wielded by Thor and Japanese gods at an RC hardness of 10 billion, yet simple to sharpen, and precision handles that were completely indestructible, yet completely comfortable and perfectly fitting to my gentle hands" 300$ chisels.
And those same persons with all of their fancy expensive tools shouldn’t be allowed to have a UA-cam channel until they learn to do it the ‘hard’ way first! I’m of the opinion that if you can’t cut a sheet of plywood in half with nothing more than an old Diston hand saw, a string line, and a knee bench, you’ve got no carpentry skills.
@@PartyOf8Pleaseお
The ‘$’ goes before the amount not afterward.
Other than that - well put!
@@PartyOf8Please cry harder bro. Some of us do woodworking for the end result. As long as the piece is durable and built right I don’t give a damn what tool you use. I will use whatever tool. Gets it done the quickest.
There an survival/bushcrafting adage: knowledge weighs nothing
Expertise and skills replaces a lot of heavy(expensive) equipment.
This guy creates better joinery with his handtools. Then most people can do with all of their power tools in their shop. I would’ve loved to be able to train with this guy for a month or two. He is exceptional and what he does..he certainly knows how to keep those chisel sharp too.
I remember when I was helping to carve The Trojan Horse back in the day making mortises with a chisel made from stone...🤣 This brings back those great memories watching a master woodworker like this man
Made in Japan means the highest quality work. These artistic carpenter's took apart a 100 year old house originally built with no nails! And moved it! Unbelievable craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing. John. Indiana.
Japanese craftsmanship overall was always inferior to western craftsmanship. Mostly due to materials shortages, but also due to environment. Not to say Japanese haven't had skilled craftsmen or unique methods, but in comparison, western buildings methods always produced more efficient and effective results.
Until the 1800s when Japan had a civil war over adopting western technology and methods (simplified) , Japanese craftsmanship was more aimed towards creative solutions, rather than efficiency and effectiveness.
A perfect example being the no nail building style you're referring to, it was developed as a solution to the frequent natural disasters and lack of material for hardware. As the katanas consecutive folds method being developed to strengthen their weak metallurgy methods and lack of quality materials. Japan has a unique resource distribution. They have a wide array of various resources all in one place, but they only have a small amount of those resources.
@@TheBasedUchiha I think the main reasons many folks have respect and admiration for Japanese craftsmanship is that emphasis on creative solutions you mentioned. Doing more with less, making it work with limited resources and lower quality materials, building for/around harsh circumstances like natural disasters - All require a certain ingenuity and perserverance.
Take the steel folding method - Given that the iron available in Japan was both limited in supply and riddled with impurities, that method allowed them to spread out the impurities and create good, strong steel out of low quality material.
Joinery methods like this one here produce incredibly strong joints without any glue or fasteners, both reducing cost and making repair/replacement of pieces easier.
I wouldn't call Western craftsmanship superior or inferior to it - Good craftsmanship is about producing the best thing you can to meet your requirements given the conditions and constraints of your situation. A bench made of the finest maple hardwood is not made with "better craftsmanship" than one made of cheap, knotted-up pine just because the materials are better - Quality of craftsmanship is how well is it made, not what it's made of.
@@dannyodd oh they were definitely creative. My entire point was that basically their entire infrastructure was dramatically shaped by the west. In the 1800s, Japan had a full on civil war and the winning side was the side that believed that adopting western technology was their only future .
Western craftsmanship is objectively superior. It's more effective, stronger, more durable, cheaper, and the processes of metallurgy and otherwise were objectively superior to their processes.. which is why 90% of Japan is using almost exclusively Western processes today... except for the 10% who intentionally create inferior finished products using traditional Japanese processes for cultural and artistic reasons.
What makes you think the finished product is inferior? If it a building is safe to enter and live in, is that not what makes it good enough? And if it uses less materials, isn’t that all the better?
Love this joint. I use it often. ONLY difference is I recess the smaller "cross/beam" boards into post half way(notch). This looks good. Awesome for table. But for structure the cross beam load/weight is reduced to very small portion. "Notch" solves this. Thank You for video!
Completely agree, stronger with a recess, plus I might add a secret dovetail in that mitre to hold the corner in from future warping.
@@robwilton8001 how would you add a dovetail when it has to be slid together as shown in the video? thats not possible.
You are a Master Joiner!! Your skill with hand tools is superb. They are the original cordless hand tools!! Thank you demonstrating your skills.🙏🙏
The Master Craftsman demonstrated the real essence of creating innovative, intricate, accurate, strong joint, is “Visionary “ . That means , making the invisible be visible .
Absolutely masterful. Thank you for sharing your talents with the word.
Why is the sound of him chiseling and flinging the wood out of there so dang satisfying to hear?
You just discovered your ASMR homie. Enjoy it.
What a pleasure this natural sound of work in progress instead of that f*cking music which everybody else takes as a duty to force us to listen to
Some music could be nice. Something relaxing. I do not hate music like a lot of people on youtube.
@@itoibo4208 :::::Some music could be nice. Something relaxing. I do not hate music like a lot of people on youtube.
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You have Socrates brain! Some music could be nice in proper place and time. Dior Sauvage is pretty good perfume. Yet when your wife will sprinkle it over your spaghetti you will get a plate of shit
@@Андреич-с4н your wife's cooking sounds terrible
incredible precision for handwork. Respect earned.
Gotta really appreciate the old world tools and technique. Not a single electrical tool in sight. This is bare nuckle carpentry. Truly skilled work.
I could do it but it wouldn't be lined up when it was done. True craftsmanship.
beautiful workmanship, furniture quality.
Beautifully executed but this is definitely not simple. Highly skilled worksmanship
Just look at that sophisticated workbench and vise! THAT is the secret to able to do such amazing joinery.
Impressive. Seeing the chisel mastery was great. Nice job.
Very well done.Should be featured on This Old Hut!
This is pure and simple, carpentry genius at work. Incredible skill!
This man loves working with wood! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
It is always a pleasure to watch someone with this level of skill in their field.
Beautiful. That’s truly handwork carpentry.
Beautiful craftsmanship as always. Thanks so much for the inspiration!
7:42, WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! I don't know what type wood you used. As you flattened the surface to be even with the notch, I was surprised that the wood didn't splinter on the far edge. I was also amazed how good the 45 degree chiseled miter fit so close together. You are very talented with much experience in the wood work you have shared in this video.
Thank you for the lesson, excellent work my friend!
Very nice work. I can't imagine building anything like this, though. It would take me 3-4 hours to do what was just shown in the video, and probably even took over an hour for the pro who did it to do it. Still, it was very interesting to watch and I do appreciate the skills needed. Thank you for sharing.
You are a master woodworker. I have worked with wood for years. I doubt i could be anywhere as skillful with a chisel or a handsaw. Thank you for the video. Great job!😊
Fantastic! Very difficult though!
you did an excellent job..very beautifull connection!!
Excellent and informative video. I learned something today.
Guy makes straighter cuts with his hand saw than I do with my table saw
I also bought a Dewalt!
Me Three
Always a pleasure yo watch a true craftsman. Thank you.
Excellent mastery of traditional Japanese carpentry. Very strong joint, very clever technique:)
So satisfying to look at. And that is extremely important because it creates an inspiring environment. Contrast this work of art with a boring glass wall supported by cold steel fixtures. We need to go back to this.
Now you have to dovetail the ends for looks, and add keyways and keys to hold it tight. Wonderful work.
Nice----very nice..Good to see this kind of craftsmanship...
Thank you……
Exactly the type of joint I needed form my next project! Thank you for posting
Wow!! I don't think I've seen that type of joint before! I'm thinking of ways I can use it.
Much more enjoyable than watching these would-be carpenters doing a so-so job with power tools and nails and screws (oh, i forgot, with glue too)
Glue has been used for thousands of years.
His tools are all cordless.
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Absolutely!!!: "Cordless" "(Man)Powered" Tools
The one in my pants is as well.
The key point is they are sharp. But also used with great skill.
@@HCarpentersaludo desde 🇦🇷 Argentina! Muy agradecido que comparta su saber y CONOCER de tan bello arte con madera. Disculpé, ¿cuáles - nombres - herramientas usa para sus diferentes obras/trabajos? Tengo idea de algunas, de seguro con nombres diferentes pero función igual, pero necesitó saber todas. Abrazo maestro! Éxito siempre! 😉🤝😑
"SIMPLE"? No. Elegant and ingenious? Most definitely!
Well, it’s relatively simple compared to other traditional japanese joints, but i agree it’s not simple at all on its own
I’m not really able to identify wood by eye and I haven’t read the description yet lol but that’s the densest looking wood I ever seen
Wow the end result is so cool
Thanks for taking me on this journey hello from Australia.
That’s amazing. No nails, screws, no glue required. All natural ❤
thanks ♥
I work in the optical industry where, like here, artisan craftsmen take an amount of pride into their work that's unknown to 'us humble souls'. This level of pride and quality can only be found in Japan. It is truly beautiful to watch.
Wonderful craftsmanship
He makes it look so effortless, good stuff
what a pleasure to watch a "REAL" woodworker
This is why we don't need machines but also why we use them. A perfect joint made entirely by hand, but also taking a whole day (and years of experience and craft) to make.
Very sharp chisels!
No doubt same inscrutable Japanese craftsman who built my 2011 Prius!
Thank you for the demonstration! An elegant joint. (I would have to use power tools to achieve this.) Your skill with hand tools is greatly respected! I’m good with my hands generally, and still have trouble with hand tool woodwork this clean.
Beautiful and inspiring construction
This is an example of why I feel the Japanese are superior in woodworking than any other culture I have studied. The Koreans come in second. This does not include the ancient builders. We still don't know how they built their structures. Just beautiful workmanship!
No. European wood work is superior closely followed by American because they copied European. Japanese wood working as a style and craft is top notch but it gets nowhere near European levels.
just shows how a true craftsman doesn’t need all the fancy powered tool to do the job, no lasers, dado cutters etc just a chisel,hammer and saw and lots and lots of experience
and knowledge, a joy to watch
This guy is amazing with a hand saw! Good job fella!
Pretty amazing joint and extremely well executed. Great job.
Amazing precision, a master craftsman at work.
Very nice looking. Solid. Removable. No hardware needed.
On the down-side:
Lots of skilled labor to do it.
Time-consuming.
High precision required.
Large pieces of lumber needed (i.e. very expensive these days).
As a Carpenter, it gladdens my heart to see tools used the way they should be, not relying on modern electric devices
It was a pleasure to view this video, well done.
Very professional, as usual.
Masterful work..!😊
I'm a carpenter in America so this is impressive to me. if I were to build a deck using these principles, nobody could afford it and nobody would appreciate it like I would
Thank you for easy way... I will do this as well.. Look beautiful...
A beautiful joint, albeit a weak one. Works fine with oversized beams, though.
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What an elegant design!
♥ yes
A lefty, maybe there's hope for me yet. Wonderful craftsmanship.
What species of wood is he using. Not your typical hardwood. Excellent craftsmanship
Amazing craftmanship!
Bravo, exellent work,
Crazy precision by hand 🫡
Brilliant- thank you so much 🙋🏻♀️
I'm a right handed and he's a lefty 😂, I'm no way near gonna make as beautiful as that piece of art!
Not going to lie. I’ve lived in Japan almost 20 years now and this guy is pretty good but sloppy compared to most of the small town wood workers I’m used to.
But then again, I was outside cutting mortis and tenon joints some locals were so amazed I was doing it with a table saw.
The video is only demonstrating a simple work not detailed work. He also marks it with pencil to be seen in video. He does not clean his joints for the sake of the video.
That was SO freaking cool! Thanks for sharing!
this is elegant and beautiful. Respect
Simple elegance. Outstanding.
Thank you master 🎉
Nice, wish I could learn this skill
beautiful work.
Pure inspiration! Thank you!
Perfect !! Congratulations !!
Your creation is impressive!
❤❤❤ tellement professionnel que tu fais paraître le travail. Bravos un vrai plaisir de suivre votre travail
Great video! Every apprentice needs to watch this ..But..
Plz sharpen your saw blade!!! It will make your work soo much easier :)
nice handling of the gauge (trusquin ?), i never got how to correctly use that stuff
I was thinking his angles were slightly out then he proved me wrong by coming back with his hand skills n chisel work very good indeed