Repairing a 100 Year Old Japanese House - Traditional Japanese Carpentry
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Repairing a 100 Year Old Japanese House - Traditional Japanese Carpentry
We are in Kamakura, Japan in this video. We are working on repairing a 100 year old house with a thatched roof (Kayabuki). First, we have to work on repairing the foundation before other repairs can be done. Due to decades of weathering and water intrusion this house has suffered from rotting pillars and foundation beams. We are systematically and carefully repairing pillars with new Hinoki connections called Netsugi. This is a vertically installed Kanawatsugi joint. Other joints are used in the process of repairing this house such as Obiki, Okakedaisentsugi, and others.
This process is difficult requiring a solid understanding and ability to carve the joints vertically and in place.
#woodworking #japanesewoodworking #carpentrylife
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Honestly, this is one of my favourite channels.
The care taken too repair and preserve this home is a joy to see.
The respect for the original work is obvious.
Given the handmade nature of these houses, how do they not cost more than an average Japanese person can afford?
Given the house size and gardens this home would have belonged to a wealthy family; and it probably still does belong to wealthy family. 100yr old structures are not particularly unusual in many parts of our country; Japan with its challenges for building space even hundreds of years ago on seismic instability would make structures both flexible as well as durable. I am a big fan of their carpentry as well as architectural design.
Thank you for sharing.. I read that a hundred years ago houses here in my country would also splice the bottom parts of the beams to repair it. Since we use a certain type of hardwood for the pillars and beams and this was expensive some would only use this wood in the bottom joined with a much more affordable hardwood at the top. I'm glad such work is still evident and alive in Japan.
This is awesome. I love your videos.
I wish I was a skilled ‘sukiya daiku’ instead I’m just a westernised carpenter from Australia that uses glues, screws nail guns and cordless saws🤦♂️
Respect to the real craftsmen in Japan❤️
Hahaha same mate, same... much respect to the sukiya daiku.
Yup. If only we were allowed to take time on jobs like these guys in Japan
I admire all your carpenters their joinery is second to none as for the tools especially the hand saws and chisels I can only dream of being able to purchase them. Thank you for the tour and experience you all shared with use.😀👍👍
Cool ! i learned a new trick from the lead carpenter 5:22 with using a small wedge / I used to use tape from time to time
but a wedge is much faster and re usable too ! 👍😉 thanks to you both 😇
What does that do? So you can see the depth?
4:04, “scribe.” にほんごをしりません。ありがとうございました。
I wonder if they might have cut the groove in the outside hashira using a special dado plane. It would seem very hard to do with a tsuki nomi. Really great videos!
Thank you for making and sharing this, so interesting to see.
Awesome video
I love all your videos! Keep up the good work mate & thank you for documenting all the beautiful work done to restore this home.
Thanks for the video and to the carpenters kicking asre.
I wish the United States cared about quality to the point of doing good work that lasts. Here in the U.S. we throw everything away and steal money by doing substandard work. It is now coming back around to bite us (U.S.) in the ass. We are getting what we deserve. We also put out parents in Nursing Homes because we are so selfish... Shameful.
11:45 вот по этой причине переселенцы в северную Америку решили утеплять свои каркасы с наружи сохраняя деревянный каркас внутри здания …
Hi ! I search the second part of this documentary, i can't find it . Can you pin a com' with the link to tge 2nd part please ? Very interesting thank you
Don’t stand on top of ladders.
Super great work though. Beautiful.
I moved to Japan 2 years ago and have 30 years construction experience in the states. I have become extremely interested in renovating old houses here and learning the building techniques.
Is it really so necessary to use so many old world techniques? There's more than enough modern materials used in that home. Just use power tools and new engineering.
Seeing a netsugi joint in a picture got me interested in Japanese carpentry many years ago. It’s really neat seeing these elegant joints.
Самое сложное в строительстве, это реставрация ☝️
That old house will look amazing when done. Glad they are saving it.
If those workers are hourly.... then that's the job to have.
Не знал, что у них традиционные дома из ....вна и палок.
the groove on the hashira is also a really good visual guide when you are plastering as it tells you where to end the wall and helps you plaster straighter
I cant imagine how human do woodwork in ancient times with no power tool.
the netsugi you did looked perfect. i don't like wooden dodai base beam at the floor level. horizontal beams at the base always attract moisture. personally think the vertical hashira should always rest directly onto the stone foundation and have a horizontal brace beam (ashigatame 足固) about 300mm - 600mm from the base and high enough not to attract moisture from the floor and also reinforce the structure better than the wooden dodai base beam. what a perfect opportunity to get rid of the base beam
I will not ask how much such a renovation costs.
Hi can you focus on the joints only. Thanks.
Wow just started watching. Cool channel! We bought an Akiya and have a carpenter doing an extensive renovation and documenting on UA-cam. This really helps me understand the process! Thanks
5:18 Tetsuo Hirota.. must be the HSE boss.
what kind of wood is used for the post? what material is used for the wall? oh, ok...thanks. cool 😎
The posts in this house were made of Hinoki (Japanese Cypress), but some of the foundation was made from Hiba (a type of cypress). The walls will be renewed with earthen clay mixture making it 100% natural. The earthen mix is clay, sand, straw, and other natural binders that is mixed with water. On top of the earthen wall there will be plaster which is made from crushed seashells giving the wall the characteristic white look. Sometimes you will find houses that have colored walls where natural dyes are used. Thank you for watching.
This is one of the main things my kominka needs done. I haven't found anyone local yet who can help with it. Thanks for sharing! Very useful to see it being done!
Makes me want to have a bespoke house using the same techniques. Because it's all made of natural materials, there is no need for a building permit in my country, which would save a lot of hassle. Buy the land and have it built. I heard someone saying that concrete is rated for 50 years, which I find to be too short of a life span as there are buildings in my hometown that are older than that and I cannot see any structural damage. However, a wooden house needing repair after 100 years, and being possible to have it done is more than enough to convince me. These houses are also thermally efficient, which reduces the carbon footprint and lowers the electricity bill.
The dedication and attention to detail are impressive, to say the least. It is not a cheap process due to the rarity of finding carpenters who master the required skillset, but looking at some of the examples, the joy of living in such a place has will be worth the spending. And I will also bet that the structure will be much quieter when walking around the house. It's the one thing that bugs me, squeaky floors. You wake up in the middle of the night to go to the loo, and everyone wakes up with you at the sound of that annoying noise.
At 0:21 he said Pillars/Hashira which I recognized from the manga "Demon Slayer" lol.
Thanks for the video, very interesting. What kind of wood is used or preferred for houses like this?
Thank you for watching. The wood used here is Hinoki (a type of Japanese Cypress) for the Hashira (Pillars) and Hiba (a type of Japanese Cypress) for the horizontal foundation members. These types of wood are more resilient to rotting, but not impervious. There is no treatment done to any of this wood, it's all natural.
I Appreciate your channel!! Watching from Texas !
Big thanks for sharing and sending you some good vibes from France dear Carpenter brother 🙏🏻
Excellent I was thinking about building a tea house at my place. Want it to be authentic
Wow!! Unsafe working conditions!! That man on the ladder!!
The no-nails style construction is amazing.
This joinery is already so complicated and precise, add to that doing the work in place, rather than in a workshop on a bench; I cant imagine
Great, Thank u.
Loving the content
上出来。
Very cool
Beautiful photographic composition. Love this.
It's a challenging approach and a deep commitment to being a Japanese Carpenter! がんばって!!! Thumb Up & Subscribed!
Thank you!
That construction method is very similar to tudor era english buildings. Its called wattle and daub in britain. Woven sticks and wooden studs, rendered over with lime mortar and horse hair, built into a Ornate Oak timber frame and then painted white and the timbers black (tar) to prevent rotting. All built on a stone or brick base many still stand today some over 400-500 years old. Cool to see the japanese building in that sort of style.
Thank you for the comment. I always found it interesting that civilizations of the past having not been directly connected by planes or the internet were able to design structures in very similar ways. I always wonder how techniques of different cultures came to be. Thanks for watching
love this video, thanks for sharing!
Absolutely amazing content, thank you for taking the time to make these. I've learned so much from watching your videos. Do you have any recommendations on reading material to learn more about these traditional Japanese construction methods?
I found out about The complete Japanese Joinery book via Mr. Chickadee (also a cool channel). I haven't read much cause I prefer videos but looks very impressive. Hope that helps
Donst Stop man, i Love youre Videos
In Japan is there a difference from a framer and a finish carpenter?
I haven't found a difference. Typically the carpenters here will do structure, exterior, and interior work.
@@thecarpentrylife they are a lot more skilled then American carpenters.
Now this is some precision work
So where is Part 2?
where is the part 2?
favorite vid so far
Is there a part 2?
Unfortunately we can not return to this site for part 2.
Thanks, ,🙏
Awesome
Remarkable!