@@vigisbigtm Brother I am unaware, but he too must be getting on in age, hopefully he was able to apprentice someone. It's a shame that the wealth stolen from India and other Commonwealth countries to pay for England's Industrial revolution was the trumpet all the way back then for the fast, cheap and nasty products we have today, unlike Mr Keizo fountain pen, he even had some for sale for $100 usd - unbelievable !!
@@tco13v only 100? That's actually an amazing price, most fully custom pens like this go for much more, particularly in Japan. Praise to him for having such good value in business too!
@@knightghost534 Pricing goes up with gold nibs, The cheapest 14k gold nib model I found was over 500 USD, and it was used. The less expensive models (300 USD and lower) have gold plated steel nibs. Nothing wrong with steel nibs, but they don't have the flexibility to allow much variation in line width if one wants to exert their calligraphic skills-
This is awesome! My sister studied in Japan for 7 years and had been given one of these pens as a present. I never knew there was so much work involved to make one of these. Thank you for the video.
Look up, "The making" that's what just brought me here from the recommended tab. (One episode about making gold leaf) It follows the same formula as this. It's like, "How it's made" except it's Japanese and it shows each and every step along with the worker's, etc. Also damn you're cute as hell
I really do love watching these kind of videos where fountain pens get hand-made and produced by one person, it goes to show the love and attention the maker gives to every one of his/her items.
Jason Yang - Mass production is excellent for TV's, DVD's, cars or fridges BUT with something as personal as a special fountain pen (the kind of pen that is given as a gift) it's still better to have something that was hand-made with care by a master craftsman. It is a real pleasure to watch people working who take real care and pride in a job well done.
Jason Yang Something handmade, by a craftsman, is almost always better than something mass produced. Better quality, better for & finish, better wearing, better looking, better feeling, better....
Another video that strikes my heart. Every inch of this video is a sacred grail of work, expertise and excellence. Our love for work pays a tribute to our past. This is the type of video that I put in a pedestal as the raw valuable production of the internet. We achieved something with Google and UA-cam. We rescued all these people from obscurity. We place them in high regards, respect, duty and traditions. If this is the future, I want more of it.
Love the lathe with the wooden collet body and the clamping rings. The sound of the flat belt and splice going across the pulleys made a wonderful sound.
It's hard to beat a quality fountain pen. I had used one when I went to an engineering school. I had to be able to write as fast as a professor talked during a lecture. It was nearly impossible to write fast with a regular ball pen. I resorted to a fountain pen with a gold plated end. It worked amazingly well.
The oil based BIC ballpoint has killed cursive. People revert to print to save muscle fatigue, and this slows down answer response during exams. Less time is available for thought.
Thank you for posting. One hopes that these kind of documentaries are shown in schools to the kids. Just for them to value the love, work, dedication, and resourcefulness of how their ancestors had to do things. (Kind regards from Argentina)
Who will want to do this in future? It's wonderful to watch and imagine being next to him to really see what he does (but I'm wearing goggles!). Incredible craftsmanship.
This is incredible! I admire this man's dedication. I had a hard time watching the old man work though tbh, his back and spine looks like it's spent so much time sitting in that exact bent over position, that it probably hurts or at least feels uncomfortable to stand up straight. This is a man that really needs to retire and focus on his health, family, etc.
Michael,Thank you very much for your beautiful videos. I look at them again and again and I never tire of seeing them, with them was born my passion for fountain pen.
For real. Wish somebody would get Mr. Kato a taller workbench to give his back/neck some relief! I wonder that's the only position he can really work in, though. Well, in any case, he is a legend.
I love everything about this video. The craftsmanship, the unique tools, the love, the spending time with our elders, the fact that at age 97 they are as youthful as a child.
3:05 wow! What a simple yet so effective and efficient way to tighten the chuck!! Just a wooden cylinder split into 3 or 4 sections towards the bit end and then you just slide the ring up until its snug from the chuck expanding where its grabbing the object. Really cool to see that
What a really lovely film, I too don't know how I arrived here but watching these 2 gentlemen in their work was a privilege, So precise and what a change in his face when not concentrating so happy Thanks you from a Pen Appreciator x
To my dearly Kiyoshi Kato san. I' m indeed happier to watch you in your workshop. You are amazing craftsman with very good eyes and strong hands. I love reading and writing, books and fountain pens are my dearly friends. i don't mind spending wisely and extra money for JAPAN MADE fountain pen because you have given new good life for everyone in every single words i used to write with your brilliant masterpiece a JAPAN MADE fountain pen. TQSM.
I'm 76 now. In my school days we used Pilot Fountain Pens in Burma. They were Made in Japan. All 3000 pupils used Fountain Pens filled from an Quink Ink Bottle. They had Rubber Tubes and a tiny Lever to suck in the Ink. They were economical and simple. Then around 1953, Ball Point Pens came out for the first time.
This is incredible; thank you. The lathe chuck system is brilliant; the leather belt PTO system is so simple, and I love that they even have a traditional Japanese foot powered lathe. Some of the commentary is either inaccurate (saying "adjusting internal diameter" when he's really tapping threads), or sparse, as the master shares a long story that is only briefly summarized in the captions. Oh well! It's a gift to have SOME subtitles, and this is truly a rare peek into older methods of craftsmanship. Thank you.
So you can one day tell your grandchildren that one day a long time ago, you watched a video on 'the internet' about an old person making something 'by hand'. And they will be awed.
It 's always very interesting to see how things are produced ! thank you ! Nice craftsman work ! I don't know if we will continue to use fountain pen in the future... sadly everything is electronic nowadays !
I lost count HOW many times I have watched this video!!! How awesome would be to hang around and learn from this guy! I wonder where does he get his lathes 🤔
I sold pens for 4 years , all types but this was the first time i ever saw them being made , i have even repaired some of his pens , new nibs etc. It is becoming a lost art but writing with a fountain pen is an experience .
The person who had uploaded them before is completely gone from the net. His account here is deactivated, so all his content was removed. I couldn't let that stand so I went and found copies of everything I could.
Not sure how I got here, but this is inspiring. I'd love to work on being exceptionally good at one specific thing. I'm pulled in a million different directions every day at work, which has made me a jack of all trades but master of none. It's frustrating.
Edit: Good to hear the work continues. Please tell me the guy that was there in the first part of the video has been apprenticing and can continue this when Mr Kato goes on to his next life and that beautiful, little shop will be making pens for many many more years to come.
If This type of a dedicated worker and craftsman working at his age were my parents.. i think I would also be empowered to do the same. So inspiring to see productive people.
I enjoy looking at these craftsmen at work.one of the best craft vids I've found on YT is the Colonial craftsmen making a 16 th century musket from scratch!not an electric tool in site.well worth watching.about 1 hour long,enjoy.
Mr. Kato is a gifted craftsman who takes pride in his workmanship and has great attention to detail.. Men like Mr. Kato rebuilt postwar Japan and made it into the economic powerhouse that it is today. It's that type of mentality that we need to instill into the younger generations.
That collet closer mini lathe is so cool. I wish we had something like that in America. Smallest machine I've seen one on is a $3,000 hardinge that weighs 2,000 lbs
Man are you kiddin me or what? You are so right!!! That thing is super cool and I don't know of anythin that it exists for someone who does woodworking as a hobby but can't spend every moment of spare time devoted to it. This machine would be so cool to have in my little shop.
Fantastic display of skills that are dying out. But at 8:20 he's not adjusting the internal dimensions, as the caption says, but putting an internal thread in. I use a Mont Blanc fountain pen, but after watching this, I decided to search one of these out. Wonderful to watch.
Primero que nada doy mis respetos y mi admiracion a estas personas por entregar un ligado de su trabajo y su dedicacion . Estas personas nos dan una leccion de vida y sacrificio a todos demostrando con su arte que las personas mayores son un ejemplo de sabiduria y una gran dedicacion al esfuerzo . No se hablar ingles o otro idioma pero si pueden traducirlo a su idioma solo decir .. Una gran leccion les dio a todo mundo srs. Desde chile antofagasta mis respetos uds y familias .. Una hermosura de trabajo.. Que dios los vendiga ...
Some time back I requested some Japanese expert that yet I'm a PhD doctor but I hv a passion to learn this art of pen making.... and the ans was state refuse.... anyway...I love it
Mr. Kato appears to have passed in 2010, unfortunately. Mr. Onishi (also in the vid) took over the shop from what I understand. global.rakuten.com/en/store/penroom/item/20807/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_en
Interesting. Such a skill to make these. And such long hours. My own ancestor, James Perry, used to make his steel pens by hand before mass manufacturing them. I even made a video about him and his pens on UA-cam
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Sadly Mr Kato passed away in 2010, but his skill lives on in his pupil Keizo Onishi (who was a retiree himself when he became Kato's student).
Very sad to hear. God bless his soul. Does Mr Keizo teach? It's a fine craft and should be passed to future generations.
@@vigisbigtm Brother I am unaware, but he too must be getting on in age, hopefully he was able to apprentice someone. It's a shame that the wealth stolen from India and other Commonwealth countries to pay for England's Industrial revolution was the trumpet all the way back then for the fast, cheap and nasty products we have today, unlike Mr Keizo fountain pen, he even had some for sale for $100 usd - unbelievable !!
@@tco13v $100 for this type of quality is hella cheap
@@tco13v only 100? That's actually an amazing price, most fully custom pens like this go for much more, particularly in Japan. Praise to him for having such good value in business too!
@@knightghost534 Pricing goes up with gold nibs, The cheapest 14k gold nib model I found was over 500 USD, and it was used. The less expensive models (300 USD and lower) have gold plated steel nibs. Nothing wrong with steel nibs, but they don't have the flexibility to allow much variation in line width if one wants to exert their calligraphic skills-
This is awesome! My sister studied in Japan for 7 years and had been given one of these pens as a present. I never knew there was so much work involved to make one of these. Thank you for the video.
I watched this 3x already and love it .... the sounds, the craftsmanship, the expertise .... 👍
It’s amazing how people came up with how to make these things and the machines . I wish my brain could work like that.
Hannah Hesler it does ,algorithm here to remind humans the importance of a human touch
Look up, "The making" that's what just brought me here from the recommended tab. (One episode about making gold leaf) It follows the same formula as this. It's like, "How it's made" except it's Japanese and it shows each and every step along with the worker's, etc.
Also damn you're cute as hell
Don't worry, someday your brain will work
I really do love watching these kind of videos where fountain pens get hand-made and produced by one person, it goes to show the love and attention the maker gives to every one of his/her items.
This is brilliant. If not for these dedicated craftsmen, we will be left with nothing but mass produced stuff.
Thank you Mr Kato and Michael T Shue
Tejus Vyas You're welcome
wt about mass produced product
Jason Yang - Mass production is excellent for TV's, DVD's, cars or fridges BUT with something as personal as a special fountain pen (the kind of pen that is given as a gift) it's still better to have something that was hand-made with care by a master craftsman. It is a real pleasure to watch people working who take real care and pride in a job well done.
Jason Yang Something handmade, by a craftsman, is almost always better than something mass produced. Better quality, better for & finish, better wearing, better looking, better feeling, better....
Jake Alamo
That chuck design has been around forever. It, and others, were used before the metal chuck.
Another video that strikes my heart. Every inch of this video is a sacred grail of work, expertise and excellence. Our love for work pays a tribute to our past.
This is the type of video that I put in a pedestal as the raw valuable production of the internet. We achieved something with Google and UA-cam. We rescued all these people from obscurity. We place them in high regards, respect, duty and traditions.
If this is the future, I want more of it.
Excellent video. No background tune, no double speed play. Insane attention for detail. Thank you!
I don’t know what I like the most, the pens or the man’s peaceful attitude; it soothes
Love the lathe with the wooden collet body and the clamping rings. The sound of the flat belt and splice going across the pulleys made a wonderful sound.
i was just thinking the same thing about the flat belt and the calming sound it makes
Ya I said the same thing, bit in a much less cohesive comment above lol. I really like the wood chuck with the rings
It's hard to beat a quality fountain pen. I had used one when I went to an engineering school. I had to be able to write as fast as a professor talked during a lecture. It was nearly impossible to write fast with a regular ball pen. I resorted to a fountain pen with a gold plated end. It worked amazingly well.
The oil based BIC ballpoint has killed cursive. People revert to print to save muscle fatigue, and this slows down answer response during exams. Less time is available for thought.
Thank you for posting. One hopes that these kind of documentaries are shown in schools to the kids. Just for them to value the love, work, dedication, and resourcefulness of how their ancestors had to do things. (Kind regards from Argentina)
Who will want to do this in future? It's wonderful to watch and imagine being next to him to really see what he does (but I'm wearing goggles!). Incredible craftsmanship.
This is incredible! I admire this man's dedication. I had a hard time watching the old man work though tbh, his back and spine looks like it's spent so much time sitting in that exact bent over position, that it probably hurts or at least feels uncomfortable to stand up straight.
This is a man that really needs to retire and focus on his health, family, etc.
this is just amazing. So much goes into their work and the way they skillfully adjust and many other quality checks done by hand is.., WOW.
Chasing threads in celluloid, with a foot-powered spindle...The Master.
Or shaving it down with a knife without a tool rest at 8:05
Michael,Thank you very much for your beautiful videos. I look at them again and again and I never tire of seeing them, with them was born my passion for fountain pen.
Your welcome, but I did not create the videos, just shared them.
I love handmade items and especially fountain pens. These are incredible
Respect. There are also many hard working workers around the world. Love their work!
These are the people who deserves CEO salary.
His back has paid a high price for his skill in pen making 🥺
For real. Wish somebody would get Mr. Kato a taller workbench to give his back/neck some relief! I wonder that's the only position he can really work in, though. Well, in any case, he is a legend.
When I was younger, my mum said I'd end up looking like that if I didn't stand up straight.
I love everything about this video.
The craftsmanship, the unique tools, the love, the spending time with our elders, the fact that at age 97 they are as youthful as a child.
Also, despite my terrible handwriting, I have a thing for great pens.
3:05 wow! What a simple yet so effective and efficient way to tighten the chuck!! Just a wooden cylinder split into 3 or 4 sections towards the bit end and then you just slide the ring up until its snug from the chuck expanding where its grabbing the object. Really cool to see that
What an incrediable video. Love his Craftsmanship. You can see the years and hard work he put into his passion.
I am so glad that somebody has kept this footage . Thank you Michael.
Nostalgia. Great video honoring Mr. Kato
Total respect to this old gentleman. I hope he's still alive and pumping out pens.
Sadly, he passed away in 2010, but his work is still continued by an old apprentice of his
Kato Son! Your craftsmanship is second to none! I would be honored to use one of your fountain pens....
San. Not, Son.
What a really lovely film, I too don't know how I arrived here but watching these 2 gentlemen in their work was a privilege, So precise and what a change in his face when not concentrating so happy Thanks you from a Pen Appreciator x
To my dearly Kiyoshi Kato san. I' m indeed happier to watch you in your workshop. You are amazing craftsman with very good eyes and strong hands. I love reading and writing, books and fountain pens are my dearly friends. i don't mind spending wisely and extra money for JAPAN MADE fountain pen because you have given new good life for everyone in every single words i used to write with your brilliant masterpiece a JAPAN MADE fountain pen. TQSM.
So fast working yet so consistent. This is what mastery looks like.
Wow, to know that I own one is amazing. What a honor
I'm 76 now. In my school days we used Pilot Fountain Pens in Burma. They were Made in Japan. All 3000 pupils used Fountain Pens filled from an Quink Ink Bottle. They had Rubber Tubes and a tiny Lever to suck in the Ink. They were economical and simple. Then around 1953, Ball Point Pens came out for the first time.
I love watching people who do things precisely but don't waste time.
This is incredible; thank you. The lathe chuck system is brilliant; the leather belt PTO system is so simple, and I love that they even have a traditional Japanese foot powered lathe. Some of the commentary is either inaccurate (saying "adjusting internal diameter" when he's really tapping threads), or sparse, as the master shares a long story that is only briefly summarized in the captions. Oh well! It's a gift to have SOME subtitles, and this is truly a rare peek into older methods of craftsmanship. Thank you.
Boxes
I have no idea why I am watching this, but it is awesome.
ukspizzaman mb cuz its 420
Life needs no reason to enjoy something...Just let it go 😉
UA-cam explained perfectly in one sentence.
Mad skills displayed. And poor ergonomy.
So you can one day tell your grandchildren that one day a long time ago, you watched a video on 'the internet' about an old person making something 'by hand'.
And they will be awed.
Total respect for this master craftsman. Years of dedication and devotion. Beautiful fountain pens. I love this video thank you for sharing. 💖🙏💕
You are a real master. Hope your art will continue for the next generation. You are the best.
*Daniel Michaud*
He is not a master, he is a craftsman, and there is a difference...
What beautiful sounds this little workshop makes!
RIP Kato-san. It's sad that such a skilled craftsman has passed, but good to hear that his business (and the skills) live on.
tarbyonline is that true? Sad but a beautiful legacy!
Kato-san has such awesome skills and is yet so humble. Such a joy just to watch him. 👍
he passed away
I classic UA-cam video.
I have no idea what he's doing but it looks amazing
It is the passion of a Craftsman that creates such beautiful things,Mr kato's work fascinates those who value hard work,zeal & creativity.
As a new pen maker who's wanting to a some point learn to make "kitless" pens these videos are great.
I honestly really want to know why anyone would “dislike” this video.
It 's always very interesting to see how things are produced !
thank you !
Nice craftsman work !
I don't know if we will continue to use fountain pen in the future... sadly everything is electronic nowadays !
Great series. Thanks for posting these.
The sound of the craftmanship is so outstanding!
Thanks you so much for creating fountain pens .
Amazing , his idea to make pens, his workshop equipment, and him, all of it
Jim Clarke b
Jim Clarke )
A true craftsman. Great video.
He's a dedicated craftsman and deserves nothing but Respect ......
Incredible skill and experts in making the best ink pens
I lost count HOW many times I have watched this video!!! How awesome would be to hang around and learn from this guy! I wonder where does he get his lathes 🤔
Absolutely AWESOME Indeed!
Many many thanks for posting. 😎👍👍
Sincerely,
Tom Weidler in Las Vegas Nevada
I sold pens for 4 years , all types but this was the first time i ever saw them being made , i have even repaired some of his pens , new nibs etc. It is becoming a lost art but writing with a fountain pen is an experience
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Yeah I don't know what happened to those videos. They must have gotten taken down for some reason. Thanks for posting these!
The person who had uploaded them before is completely gone from the net. His account here is deactivated, so all his content was removed. I couldn't let that stand so I went and found copies of everything I could.
Not sure how I got here, but this is inspiring. I'd love to work on being exceptionally good at one specific thing. I'm pulled in a million different directions every day at work, which has made me a jack of all trades but master of none. It's frustrating.
Take heart, Matt. The full saying is “Jack of all trades, master of none - but better than a master of one.”
He is a National Treasure. I would love to use one of his pens!
Any artesian video that is traditional is awesome! I love watching this stuff man. It soothes my soul in a strange way
What a truly remarkable craftsman, engineer, artist and all-round gentleman!
Edit: Good to hear the work continues. Please tell me the guy that was there in the first part of the video has been apprenticing and can continue this when Mr Kato goes on to his next life and that beautiful, little shop will be making pens for many many more years to come.
I respect this man and really love this video i wish some day i buy one of his unique art.
Thank you.
I love Japan and his wonderful people. It is always inspiring how they worry to pass skill and knowledge.
eyegasm!!!!!!! thank you for uploading this video!
I love these craftsmen. He's probably been using the same machinery for 50 years.
Inspirational and lot to learn from such a senior craftsman
No idea why this popped up in my feed but I’m glad it did, mesmerising. 👍
I was surprised that there are so many processes.
If This type of a dedicated worker and craftsman working at his age were my parents.. i think I would also be empowered to do the same. So inspiring to see productive people.
The ultra quick change Chuck is simply brilliant.
I also find the quick-change chuck the most impressive part of this video.
I enjoy looking at these craftsmen at work.one of the best craft vids I've found on YT is the Colonial craftsmen making a 16 th century musket from scratch!not an electric tool in site.well worth watching.about 1 hour long,enjoy.
Wonderful film for people who's love to work. Watching this i feel like in trance.
Mr. Kato is a gifted craftsman who takes pride in his workmanship and has great attention to detail.. Men like Mr. Kato rebuilt postwar Japan and made it into the economic powerhouse that it is today. It's that type of mentality that we need to instill into the younger generations.
Very efficient old school methods/equipment, enjoyed watching!
Great video. Excellent job. That man is a really big artist. I always write with fountain pen. Congratulations.
That collet closer mini lathe is so cool. I wish we had something like that in America. Smallest machine I've seen one on is a $3,000 hardinge that weighs 2,000 lbs
Man are you kiddin me or what? You are so right!!! That thing is super cool and I don't know of anythin that it exists for someone who does woodworking as a hobby but can't spend every moment of spare time devoted to it. This machine would be so cool to have in my little shop.
Ojiisan's spine has been shaped by decades of working in the same position....
My goodness, never seen pens made like that before. Thank you
Absolute epitome of craftsmanship,great sir
As a millwright I can say it is a joy to watch this video and appreciate the exacting craftsmanship on display here.
I love watching true craftsmen at work!
Felicitări si Respect pentru pasiunea cu care munciti!
Wow! What an amazing video! I’d love to own one of those pens!
Fantastic display of skills that are dying out. But at 8:20 he's not adjusting the internal dimensions, as the caption says, but putting an internal thread in. I use a Mont Blanc fountain pen, but after watching this, I decided to search one of these out. Wonderful to watch.
Great craftsmanship! I love to see those very different tools in use that seem so dofferent from what is used in the west.
*Alex 2Q*
In the West we don't say "dofferent", we say "different".
Those humps were created with years of craftsmanship. Wish I can have a pen from them
I still hope they are around and this is a continuing thing to this day still
Primero que nada doy mis respetos y mi admiracion a estas personas por entregar un ligado de su trabajo y su dedicacion .
Estas personas nos dan una leccion de vida y sacrificio a todos demostrando con su arte que las personas mayores son un ejemplo de sabiduria y una gran dedicacion al esfuerzo .
No se hablar ingles o otro idioma pero si pueden traducirlo a su idioma solo decir ..
Una gran leccion les dio a todo mundo srs.
Desde chile antofagasta mis respetos uds y familias ..
Una hermosura de trabajo..
Que dios los vendiga ...
Great video! Just an old world craftsman letting his work speak for itself without all the typical yammering on and on.
They are very dedicated to making a great Fountain pen . Like to own one. Fantastic .
Omg. What nice work and beautiful worker’s!
Some time back I requested some Japanese expert that yet I'm a PhD doctor but I hv a passion to learn this art of pen making.... and the ans was state refuse.... anyway...I love it
I want one of those lathes. Best bit of micro-kit I have ever seen.
Felicitarii ,pentru filmare si realizare .RO
wow great video I would love to have one of Mr. kato pens in my collection!
Mr. Kato appears to have passed in 2010, unfortunately. Mr. Onishi (also in the vid) took over the shop from what I understand. global.rakuten.com/en/store/penroom/item/20807/?s-id=borderless_browsehist_en
Michael T Shue Studios oh I didn't know that, R. I. P. ur beautiful work lives on, my son name is Kiyoshi too.
Michael T Shue Studios
Interesting. Such a skill to make these. And such long hours. My own ancestor, James Perry, used to make his steel pens by hand before mass manufacturing them. I even made a video about him and his pens on UA-cam
A fascinating process. His back may be bent but his eyes are still sharp-no spectacles.
This is incredible! Mr. Kato is an amazing man.
Yes dedicated craftsman. Passed down from one generation to another.
My deepest respect sir! Thank you 🙏 for sharing this with me.❤️