Making $35,000 Bonsai Scissors

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  • Опубліковано 17 вер 2018
  • When it comes to Japanese craftsmanship, knives often get all the glory. But in the city of Sakai, where traditional metalwork goes back centuries, there is one man who has built his legacy on something a little different. Master blacksmith Yasuhiro Hirakawa is the only traditional scissor maker left in Japan. Using ancient methods, Hirakawa’s legendary scissors can take four times longer to forge than a traditional knife. To buy one of his creations can set you back a hefty amount-his most expensive pair of scissors cost $35,000. For bonsai craftsmen like Masakazu Yoshikawa, however, it’s a small price to pay for the chance to work with the highest quality tools.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 7 тис.

  • @WheelEstate
    @WheelEstate 4 роки тому +8438

    Japanese: "I hit my peak after 50 years."
    Americans: "I've done it for a month. Now join my coaching program."

    • @jja1483
      @jja1483 4 роки тому +79

      Manoj Philip where do i sign up🤔😂😄😃

    • @leonsparta8238
      @leonsparta8238 4 роки тому +12

      LOOLL

    • @guardraillover5044
      @guardraillover5044 4 роки тому +66

      wait what ya coaching? making a perfect circle on a paper with a pencil?

    • @MsTiffanysfan
      @MsTiffanysfan 4 роки тому +3

      I mean, swimming is probably easier to learn, especially the basics lol

    • @masterdementer
      @masterdementer 4 роки тому +3

      @@guardraillover5044 😂😂😂

  • @chizuru6921
    @chizuru6921 4 роки тому +7168

    Imagine dedicating 50 years of your life to one craft, and still having the drive and motivation to improve. That is absolutely amazing.

    • @mishtaromaniello8295
      @mishtaromaniello8295 3 роки тому +111

      Jack Conrad Now the US strives for comfort and ease, whereas Japan strives for excellence and virtuosity.

    • @bharatAV
      @bharatAV 3 роки тому +21

      Well I mean if you make that much money off it why not?

    • @mixrable1212
      @mixrable1212 3 роки тому +34

      The result is, he makes the best scissors on the whole planet.
      No one makes better scissors

    • @halamadruuid2380
      @halamadruuid2380 3 роки тому +9

      Mukund Shivakumar i will dedicate my life to making the best scissor ever, with the hardest, strongest material, and the best heat conductor, and the best energy source, why? So i can make the side of the blade that cut heat up (and also really sharp) like a fucking light saber so when you cut, it will be clean as fuck, the scissors can be modified to be longer or shorter, or have different texture on the edge for multipurpose

    • @mixrable1212
      @mixrable1212 3 роки тому +3

      @@halamadruuid2380 cool, follow your dreams and your passion

  • @frankrogers436
    @frankrogers436 3 роки тому +389

    It's sad that he's the last one. Hopefully he has an apprentice. It would be terrible if yet another ancient skill like this died off.

    • @jacc.00
      @jacc.00 3 роки тому +22

      agreed. thinking about the skill and just the beauty of it leaving a world that needs it most, makes me quite sad

    • @simulterious9767
      @simulterious9767 3 роки тому +23

      @@jacc.00 Alas, nothing lasts forewer. Maybe one day we'll see a resurgence of such ancient arts...

    • @jacc.00
      @jacc.00 3 роки тому +2

      @@simulterious9767 hopefully

    • @raikj1078
      @raikj1078 2 роки тому +1

      He has a son!

    • @lostmypicks
      @lostmypicks 2 роки тому +7

      Lots of blacksmiths make them. Maybe not too the extent he does. But the art will not die ❤

  • @GeniusLad32
    @GeniusLad32 3 роки тому +131

    I feel like Japan is the only country where scissor crafter and bonsai master could be actual careers.

    • @AlexanderMason1
      @AlexanderMason1 2 роки тому +10

      Nope. There are scissor makers all over the world, especially in Europe. The scissors shown in this video, although very nice, are ABSOLUTELY overpriced in every way. There are other “bespoke” handmade scissors out there for way less. 80$ to 1000$. There is a reason he will be going out of business soon.

    • @capitalismnfreedom3084
      @capitalismnfreedom3084 2 роки тому +24

      @@AlexanderMason1 the only reason he will go out of business is of old age. I don’t think you realise how difficult it is to make scissors from absolute scratch which I doubt the europeans are able to do. If you watched the video you’d also realise that he also sells scissors that are around $1000. $80 scissors aren’t even worth mentioning, a bit insulting to compare.

    • @AlexanderMason1
      @AlexanderMason1 2 роки тому

      @@capitalismnfreedom3084 you doubt Europeans can hand forge scissors? What kind of dummy are you exactly? You obviously don’t have a clue what you are talking about. I on the other hand do blacksmithing and forget more in a week than you will ever know when it comes the this topic of conversation.

    • @drvidushibeniwal874
      @drvidushibeniwal874 Рік тому +2

      @@AlexanderMason1
      Don't compare those scissors
      His scissors are unique and requires about half a year or more to create one pair.
      Do u still think the quality can be same from the European ones

    • @dandcc9192
      @dandcc9192 Рік тому

      you'd be surprised

  • @nicolewisse4536
    @nicolewisse4536 4 роки тому +8081

    imagine whipping these out in school and flexing on all the sneakerhead hypebeasts with your $35,000 scissors

    • @BlueMysteryGaming
      @BlueMysteryGaming 4 роки тому +482

      who needs airpods when you can have $35k scissors to cut paper with

    • @k4sh1yn
      @k4sh1yn 4 роки тому +39

      lavender moon magick I spit all my water out

    • @unknownersary8138
      @unknownersary8138 4 роки тому +20

      My man the 35,000 is in Japanese currency and the American is about idk, but it’s less than a $1000

    • @zaim_ipek
      @zaim_ipek 4 роки тому +204

      @@unknownersary8138 Watch the video again, The price in yen is in the millions. $35,000 is the price in dollars.

    • @unknownersary8138
      @unknownersary8138 4 роки тому +35

      oh sorry I didn’t notice because I woke up in the middle of the night sleepy..

  • @arsyadidris2919
    @arsyadidris2919 5 років тому +3291

    3:31 “after 50 years i finally think i am starting to reach my peak”. Respecting this craftman’s humbleness

    • @sinto6645
      @sinto6645 5 років тому +28

      Humility*
      It means being humble not humiliation.

    • @theworld1759
      @theworld1759 4 роки тому +3

      @@sinto6645 it means the same thing

    • @ww6372
      @ww6372 4 роки тому +9

      @c b hu·mil·i·ty
      /(h)yo͞oˈmilədē/
      Learn to pronounce
      noun
      a modest or low view of one's own importance; humbleness.
      "he needs the humility to accept that their way may be better"

    • @k4sh1yn
      @k4sh1yn 4 роки тому

      Arsyad Idris I spit all my water out

    • @theworld1759
      @theworld1759 4 роки тому

      @@ww6372 Yes you can go on the dictionary we get it

  • @vlusky_husky
    @vlusky_husky 3 роки тому +818

    When a regular pair of scissors just wont cut it.

    • @yuhhuhuh
      @yuhhuhuh 3 роки тому +22

      this comment is genius

    • @raybois
      @raybois 3 роки тому +9

      Good. Yet, reality is that regular scissors will do a fine job. $3.99

    • @vlusky_husky
      @vlusky_husky 3 роки тому +12

      @@raybois have you tried it though? or have you even made bonsai in the first place?

    • @raybois
      @raybois 3 роки тому +27

      @@vlusky_husky No, I don't have bonsai scissors. I'm 75 and a modelship maker. I have tools, specialized tools where each serves one single situation or purpose.. When I started, I had the same types of tools but very cheap and ordinary, only three or four that served for all the same purposes. When I discovered there were ultra specialized tools and one for each job, I bought them one by one at an inflated price 3 or 4 times higher than the cheap ones (but not 16,000 times the price). I also realized that the real reason I wanted them was hubris, and for the pride and pleasure of 'having them'. Other modelers were saying 'Wow, he's got all those tools...' and I felt I was a better modeler. I wasn't. I just needed more space on my desk to lay them out. Now, to me, scissors are scissors are scissors... If you want a better cut on your bonsai, buy a good quality one and sharpen it once in a while.

    • @trje246
      @trje246 3 роки тому +14

      for $35,000, the scissors would want to be cutting edge

  • @ALCRAN2010
    @ALCRAN2010 3 роки тому +546

    Her: "Rock"
    Him: "Paper"
    Me: "Sasuke scissor. I win!"

    • @gab2876
      @gab2876 3 роки тому

      @@wish-keeper It’s a joke

    • @insert_username_here
      @insert_username_here 3 роки тому

      @@wish-keeper you certainly live up to your username.
      Edit: I think the guy I was replying to changed their username, meaning my comment doesn't make much sense anymore.

    • @soposh5673
      @soposh5673 3 роки тому +2

      Yeah someone else made that joke already...

    • @levidalton1
      @levidalton1 3 роки тому

      😀😆😆

    • @HanzCastroyearsago
      @HanzCastroyearsago 2 роки тому

      @@insert_username_here what was it?

  • @littlegoobie
    @littlegoobie 5 років тому +1898

    Me "Hirakawa, what do you do for a living?"
    Hirakawa "I make scissors. I've made 20 pairs in my life so i'm retired"

  • @gionevadead4079
    @gionevadead4079 5 років тому +8557

    You know something is gonna be made good in Japan when they put a bandana on

    • @vizok4278
      @vizok4278 5 років тому +48

      @@itsjohnsonjackson and they wear a banana costume while sucking a banana)

    • @EddieSaleh
      @EddieSaleh 5 років тому +48

      When the bandana comes on, some serious kickass work is about to happen

    • @aropys
      @aropys 5 років тому +3

      this reminds me of the slit-mouth woman

    • @itsiman3650
      @itsiman3650 5 років тому

      EddieSaleh HAHAHA YEAH

    • @cocobolo_chris
      @cocobolo_chris 5 років тому +4

      Infinite Ammo!

  • @posysdogovych2065
    @posysdogovych2065 3 роки тому +3

    This is the perfect example of why I miss Great Big Story. No other channel comes up with ideas like this.

  • @jenniferboyle2450
    @jenniferboyle2450 3 роки тому +32

    This is so pure! The way he hands over the scissors is heartwarming. He looks so proud of his work and is honored to be sharing his craft with others.

    • @jenniferboyle2450
      @jenniferboyle2450 3 роки тому

      @Chu Mu wow very blunt

    • @syracusa
      @syracusa 3 роки тому

      @Chu Mu define needlessly? you sound like a peasant, still a slave to his survival instincts.
      the man has dedicated his life to perfecting his passion, money is not an object against a beautiful thing such as this.

    • @chieftainmk_11
      @chieftainmk_11 2 роки тому +1

      Naw i think its japanese tradition to hand stuff over Such as a letter you bow and hold the letter with 2 hands and give it.

  • @quantumfrog9083
    @quantumfrog9083 5 років тому +4813

    Theres always that one kid at school flexing his scissors

    • @thomaz3425
      @thomaz3425 5 років тому +128

      If i had scissors like this I would have been the playground KING

    • @pingwinchyk
      @pingwinchyk 5 років тому +8

      Wats a siscccorr

    • @TasX
      @TasX 5 років тому +24

      SASUKE!!!

    • @lukalukunic2820
      @lukalukunic2820 5 років тому +7

      It is sad i knew theese kids

    • @Doggo15
      @Doggo15 5 років тому +5

      @@TasX NARUTO!

  • @spencerholzheimer
    @spencerholzheimer 5 років тому +4053

    Who needs $450 Gucci when you can get $32000 scissors

  • @John-ym9ht
    @John-ym9ht 3 роки тому +5

    That element of striving for absolute perfection in your craft is admirable. Reaching for and achieving excellence.

  • @ubaid.a
    @ubaid.a 3 роки тому +5

    Japanese craftsmanship, unmatched. Reminds me of a back to the future quote “All the cool stuff is made in japan”

  • @jonathan2847
    @jonathan2847 5 років тому +1833

    One of the best things about Japanese culture, is to take pride in how well you can do your profession not simply to take pride in the profession itself.

    • @alikaostermiller
      @alikaostermiller 5 років тому +12

      wow you're so insightful

    • @livefree1030
      @livefree1030 5 років тому +29

      It's called "Kung Fu"
      In China Kung Fu is actually the art in being the best at your skill. And if scissor making is your Kung Fu then so be it.

    • @JohnDoe69986
      @JohnDoe69986 5 років тому +3

      Well spoken

    • @jamesbizs
      @jamesbizs 5 років тому +4

      Jonathan Woollett-Light you should have seen them around Ww2. They took pride in the genocide of the Chinese people

    • @baduploadschedule1015
      @baduploadschedule1015 5 років тому +6

      james pogrebetsky
      Why are people still salty about that, many other countries have caused mass genocide /

  • @solinvictus8769
    @solinvictus8769 5 років тому +752

    This displays what true craftsmanship is, he has been making scissors for 50 YEARS and now he only THINKS he is starting to reach his peak, even after fifty years in the business he is still trying to improve.

    • @Veepee92
      @Veepee92 5 років тому +12

      Sol Invictus The man is not alone. Even Hokusai said the following: "At seventy-three I learned a little about the real structure of animals, plants, birds, fishes and insects. Consequently when I am eighty I'll have made more progress. At ninety I'll have penetrated the mystery of things. At a hundred I shall have reached something marvellous, but when I am a hundred and ten everything I do, the smallest dot, will be alive."

    • @solinvictus8769
      @solinvictus8769 5 років тому +2

      I know, and that truly does warm my heart, and heighten my optimism about the future of this planet.

    • @breadiztasty
      @breadiztasty 5 років тому +2

      Thats the neverending drive to do better, this man got that drive at max speed

    • @Sturmbannfuhrer2
      @Sturmbannfuhrer2 5 років тому +1

      fking weebs lol

    • @CasualLeague
      @CasualLeague 5 років тому +2

      @@Sturmbannfuhrer2 And this is why you only complement in life is trying to feel on top of others, of course you'r not and you gonna keep bitching a around, its ok, we need people like you to know how not to be and how is to be in the bottom.

  • @Thrash230723
    @Thrash230723 3 роки тому +4

    You guys find the coolest stories in the world! I love how you guys find unique stories like you do.

  • @noahgremmert5516
    @noahgremmert5516 3 роки тому +12

    It’s amazing how they’re still respectful even when handling scissors. I can’t imagine how nice, caring, and patient these guys are

  • @weidwingelobjegdiv
    @weidwingelobjegdiv 5 років тому +4417

    lovely how in Japan every Craftsmanship is treated as an art, which of course it is.

    • @user-jj4sj9rf7x
      @user-jj4sj9rf7x 5 років тому +98

      I'm so sad that Bonsai Masters in China, who actually can do even better job, can't even imagine how much their works worth of if they are in Japan. Japan is known for their craftsmanship. People respect those masters and willing to pay tons of mony for it. China should learned so much from Japan with this.

    • @driklol
      @driklol 5 років тому +183

      The humbleness blows me away, "after 50 years I'm just starting to get good"

    • @MightyTiki
      @MightyTiki 5 років тому +6

      Form follows function

    • @sukhvir6584
      @sukhvir6584 5 років тому +44

      Tradition in Japan is overwhelmingly beautiful

    • @weidwingelobjegdiv
      @weidwingelobjegdiv 5 років тому +37

      @Ravi Sankar some art is useless. This kind of it looks pretty useful to me.

  • @sarankannan6871
    @sarankannan6871 5 років тому +747

    When he was putting that bandana on I thought he was about to pull off some crazy shit blindfolded

  • @bantot1296
    @bantot1296 3 роки тому +246

    Bois at the school: **flexing em $400 hypebeast stuff**
    Me: *_P A T H E T I C_*
    **shows off my $35,000 scissor**

  • @buzzedout4977
    @buzzedout4977 3 роки тому +182

    shop: **is named sasuke**
    *every weeb in a 5 mile radius: im gonna go there and find sasuke*

    • @anarchygecko1605
      @anarchygecko1605 3 роки тому +5

      @Onyx Molina well he never said he wasn't a weeb...

    • @Blue-pk4ny
      @Blue-pk4ny 3 роки тому

      @Onyx Molina Technically speaking, the same principal could also apply to you.

    • @bakamarimo7528
      @bakamarimo7528 3 роки тому

      Narutooo.... saasukeee

    • @everybodydripfrog3365
      @everybodydripfrog3365 3 роки тому

      Naruto be like: *SAAASUUUUKKEEEEEEEEEEEE*

    • @darkyboi5705
      @darkyboi5705 3 роки тому

      @@everybodydripfrog3365 lol

  • @Astrohhh
    @Astrohhh 5 років тому +3106

    "The most expensive one is $32,420"
    Title of the video : MAKING $35,000 BONSAI SCISSORS

  • @senimanbahadur6811
    @senimanbahadur6811 4 роки тому +814

    "Half a year or a year."
    Given infinite lifespan this guy will make scissors that can cut black hole

    • @e-luck1746
      @e-luck1746 3 роки тому +26

      I dont think it will be black hole man i think it will be reality itself

    • @zrack3206
      @zrack3206 3 роки тому +17

      Or maybe even a scissor that can cut space time fabric

    • @allenjohn6828
      @allenjohn6828 3 роки тому +9

      Or scissors that can cut saitamas gloves or hulks pants

    • @zorinx6590
      @zorinx6590 3 роки тому +3

      that scissors could cut your whole house into fabrics

    • @linnen_elm
      @linnen_elm 3 роки тому

      yea, those Kill la Kill scissors

  • @yonghengang2344
    @yonghengang2344 3 роки тому +12

    Can we just take a moment to appreciate how good the editing of this video is. 💯

  • @TheMargearet
    @TheMargearet 3 роки тому

    Wow 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 thank you for highlighting his work

  • @MoD3RnHD
    @MoD3RnHD 5 років тому +4395

    Most expensive one is 32,000. So lets make the title 35,000 seems legit

    • @TraumaER
      @TraumaER 5 років тому +109

      Currencies fluctuate. Do you even foreign exchange rate?

    • @MultiCheeseLouise
      @MultiCheeseLouise 5 років тому +422

      TraumaER the video was posted in September you dolt. are you honestly trying to tell me that 3 million yen has increased in value by $3000 in the space of a month? give me a break.

    • @TraumaER
      @TraumaER 5 років тому +19

      z trust me. I have an MBA.

    • @MultiCheeseLouise
      @MultiCheeseLouise 5 років тому +243

      i've got a PHD and 2 MBAs. so no, *you* trust *me*

    • @MoD3RnHD
      @MoD3RnHD 5 років тому +225

      you don't need an MBA to know that 3 mil Yen doesn't fluctuate by 3k over a month

  • @ScramJamJohnson
    @ScramJamJohnson 5 років тому +885

    I like to picture the bonsai guy making his order for a new pair of scissors and then just sitting on a wooden stool for an entire year until the scissors are done, and then using them to cut one single branch from his bonsai tree.

    • @x302justice
      @x302justice 5 років тому +8

      ScramJamJohnson him:yeah, i need a new pair of sicsors...yes, i cut a branch and i need another pair, i’ll go to the stool for a year and wait, ok

    • @seanmccormack362
      @seanmccormack362 5 років тому +47

      It would be a wonderfully obscure short film

    • @FruitsOfTheHearts
      @FruitsOfTheHearts 5 років тому +4

      a year long? I'll call it a long film.

    • @k01100
      @k01100 5 років тому +1

      someone Animate this please

    • @marcosorduno9203
      @marcosorduno9203 5 років тому

      He did like five in video

  • @urhomiesapien3722
    @urhomiesapien3722 3 роки тому +168

    Everybody a gangsta until a Rock carver named Naruto moves in next door

  • @sumitsaee
    @sumitsaee 3 роки тому +234

    This scissors better be able to cut the spacetime continuum.

  • @OMsklv
    @OMsklv 5 років тому +490

    3:41 The way he said “It's never-ending” literally translates to "There's no CUT”

    • @TalykStudios
      @TalykStudios 3 роки тому +2

      Thank you for pointing this out! I've been learning for a while and studied in Japan and love learning little idioms like this ~ !

  • @charmingdevil84
    @charmingdevil84 4 роки тому +525

    "After 50 years, I think I am reaching my peak." He works 10 hours a day 7 days a week to make 1 pair of scissors. The craftsmanship is astounding, to say the least.

    • @mohitadlakha982
      @mohitadlakha982 3 роки тому +9

      Overrated

    • @Jorgeee
      @Jorgeee 3 роки тому +2

      @@mohitadlakha982 ?????

    • @KOKOBC
      @KOKOBC 3 роки тому +3

      A normal pair of scissors is good enough for me, the one he makes is too expensive and I don’t exactly like like it’s not just one point at the tip of the scissors when it’s closed

    • @valebliz
      @valebliz 3 роки тому +5

      There's a good chunk of selling hype and smoke in how japanese craft is presented to the west.

    • @mattbec
      @mattbec 3 роки тому +9

      @@valebliz Having done some woodworking and blacksmithing as a hobby, and reading up on what the Japanese did in both those areas, I totally agree with you. The Japanese refuse to let go of old ways and romanticize them, and some in the west buy into it. E.g. Japanese refused to transition to blast furnaces for hundreds of years after they were available, so they spent hundreds of years doing a lot more labour intensive processes to work steel to produce blades and tools of equal (not better) quality to those coming out of other countries.

  • @333dae
    @333dae 3 роки тому +17

    Has worked basically daily for half a century, still thinks he hasn't reached his peak yet, incredible dedication and humility.

  • @AYEcorolla
    @AYEcorolla 3 роки тому

    The veneration that they have for the crafts which one another have mastered is truly inspiring.

  • @royonei11
    @royonei11 5 років тому +624

    They literally have masters for everything in Japan.
    “Oh shit there goes fuckin Hagrid the Eggplant Master what a mad man”

    • @winterspear6372
      @winterspear6372 5 років тому +55

      Indeed. I'll give one for master bator.

    • @internalfired5861
      @internalfired5861 5 років тому +5

      Roy they literally had masters for growing bamboo

    • @harshreddy4594
      @harshreddy4594 5 років тому

      So true

    • @cannysrevenge6121
      @cannysrevenge6121 5 років тому +11

      Master for inhaling oxygen

    • @goblinman3010
      @goblinman3010 5 років тому +1

      no its just that you only focus on them any one could be a master of anything if he wants to

  • @fasiuddiin
    @fasiuddiin 4 роки тому +1318

    3:02 . whoever did this cinematography deserves a raise.

  • @TheKbnrba
    @TheKbnrba 3 роки тому +76

    World: Makes cheap scissors
    Japan: makes one scissor for centuries perfecting it

    • @funstuff2006
      @funstuff2006 3 роки тому

      In Japan they still make an even older style that are one piece of sprung metal instead of two pieces of metal that pivot.

    • @paddington1670
      @paddington1670 3 роки тому +6

      it's not perfection, it's just smoke and mirrors. The buyer is setting the price because they will pay that price. Plenty of other scissors exist, still mostly Japanese brands that are also quite expensive, that will cut as well or better than those made by hand. Just like works of art, if you set the price and they are willing to pay it, then that is the price.

    • @korasbole5983
      @korasbole5983 3 роки тому

      @@paddington1670 they are virtue signaling

    • @dennylui
      @dennylui 3 роки тому

      World = China = Cheap
      Yes! They can make the same looking thing cost only $3.5🤪🤣

  • @jonjames7328
    @jonjames7328 3 роки тому

    What a charming film - great subject matter, well made and told. Thank you very much.

  • @Jason-gk7gt
    @Jason-gk7gt 5 років тому +2287

    Winning a $32,000 lottery ticket:
    Me:

    • @valk5043
      @valk5043 5 років тому +28

      BananaAndSoySauce You forgot the $420.

    • @Ketho_chielie
      @Ketho_chielie 5 років тому +30

      That's enough internet for today

    • @cartii.
      @cartii. 5 років тому +7

      3,000 short.

    • @fir-endflames
      @fir-endflames 5 років тому

      if I won that much I probably buy my family food and some shit that I want

    • @Jason-gk7gt
      @Jason-gk7gt 5 років тому +3

      Spiiriti ¿ no buy a $32,000 scissor

  • @fjalls
    @fjalls 5 років тому +3072

    Picasso is sketching at a park. A woman walks by, recognizes him, and begs for her portrait. Somehow, he agrees. A few minutes later, he hands her the sketch. She is elated, excited about how wonderfully it captures the very essence of her character, what beautiful work it is, and asks how much she owes him. “5000 francs, madam,” says Picasso. The woman is incredulous, outraged, and asks how that’s even possible given it only took him 5 minutes. Picasso looks up and, without missing a beat, says: “No, madam, it took me my whole life.”

    • @gamechanger7282
      @gamechanger7282 5 років тому +258

      Michel so he spent his life painting the woman without her knowing? I'm an idiot

    • @asobimo5532
      @asobimo5532 5 років тому +1374

      GameChanger72 it took him his whole life to get to where he is, so he can create beautiful art within 5 minutes.

    • @fjalls
      @fjalls 5 років тому +21

      @@gamechanger7282 haha yeah

    • @fjalls
      @fjalls 5 років тому +123

      @gilbert martinez yes, he has perfected his art beyond what almost anyone else has ever done. That has to be worth something

    • @tablepin3356
      @tablepin3356 5 років тому +15

      Asobimo woosh lol

  • @toothless7849
    @toothless7849 3 роки тому +14

    This man is the Ollivander of Bonsai.

  • @snehapradeep7457
    @snehapradeep7457 3 роки тому

    The sounds are so satisfying 😌

  • @Darque2391
    @Darque2391 5 років тому +2465

    So this is where Sasuke went after leaving Konoha.

    • @sohanamin1228
      @sohanamin1228 5 років тому +10

      Lol 😂

    • @JackIsNotInTheBox
      @JackIsNotInTheBox 5 років тому +89

      Yeah, making scissors with sharingan.

    • @DavidLopez-px8kf
      @DavidLopez-px8kf 5 років тому +4

      True

    • @swm7267
      @swm7267 5 років тому +13

      Making scissors with rinnegan and mangekyou sharingan

    • @swm7267
      @swm7267 5 років тому +13

      Uchiha sasuke fan? Anyone?

  • @undertyped1
    @undertyped1 5 років тому +3110

    the price for his scissors wouldn't be so high, if sasuke had a rival company named naruto across the street trying to be hokage of scissor making.

    • @108wee
      @108wee 5 років тому +21

      Naruto joke spotted!

    • @lucada8538
      @lucada8538 5 років тому +30

      @mike sanchez you never had a childhood 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

    • @breadator8368
      @breadator8368 5 років тому +40

      @@lucada8538 look at his profile pic

    • @robertus7260
      @robertus7260 5 років тому +1

      thats hilarious

    • @ptvdrexler
      @ptvdrexler 5 років тому

      Sandy Hooker LOL I get it 😂

  • @effen_aey_man
    @effen_aey_man 2 роки тому

    I hope this man some day takes on an apprentice. Knowledge like this should never be lost. Those are some of the most beautiful scissors I have ever seen in my life

  • @philipbyrnes7501
    @philipbyrnes7501 3 роки тому

    So wonderful, thank you for sharing this with us

  • @GazzefreGaming
    @GazzefreGaming 4 роки тому +2059

    Teacher: “ok class you will be doing research papers that will be due in two days”
    Me: 2:32

  • @padskiegt5185
    @padskiegt5185 5 років тому +738

    Classmate:Look i have Gucci sciccors worth $800
    Me:Hold my Pencil

    • @ayeyokai
      @ayeyokai 5 років тому

      Gv. 4r5tgd .

    • @ScrolledAgain
      @ScrolledAgain 4 роки тому

      💀💀💀

    • @ETBONIFACIO
      @ETBONIFACIO 4 роки тому +1

      Don’t worry that classmate will lose its scissors.

  • @wisemen8290
    @wisemen8290 3 роки тому +40

    when your friends sissors worth more than your entire college fee...

  • @RightClicked
    @RightClicked 3 роки тому

    2:04 love that sync of music and scissor

  • @DandragonDe
    @DandragonDe 5 років тому +7446

    So does this cutting edge technology need some price cuts? I think it is shear fascination.

  • @ahsanahmedzai6257
    @ahsanahmedzai6257 5 років тому +2805

    A scissor that expensive, I am thinking how much will that Bonsai Tree cost? O.o

    • @hithere837
      @hithere837 5 років тому +855

      Some can go over 200k depending on the age
      Jesus I never had this many likes thank you. u made my day guys

    • @carlangelo653
      @carlangelo653 5 років тому +257

      Ahsan Ahmedzai you'd be surprised. I've seen some dope bonsais go for an unreal amount of money.

    • @cuckling9031
      @cuckling9031 5 років тому +187

      i got one as a baby and it costed 20 dollars

    • @uglypotata6110
      @uglypotata6110 5 років тому +84

      can i give this scissor to apple to buy my iphone LOL

    • @hithere837
      @hithere837 5 років тому +34

      @@cuckling9031 I said the age 50 to 100+

  • @onetouti
    @onetouti 3 роки тому

    You are an artist it’s absolutely wonderful

  • @sdtim6924
    @sdtim6924 3 роки тому +46

    Scissors made by Sasuke could cut lightning in half and sound like a thousand birds chirping.

  • @JOELLZE
    @JOELLZE 5 років тому +1484

    I am stunned by the lack of naruto jokes in the comments section

    • @xero3044
      @xero3044 5 років тому +18

      Same ;-;

    • @goblinofthemoss3237
      @goblinofthemoss3237 5 років тому +4

      IKR

    • @khaos7070
      @khaos7070 5 років тому +45

      I was kinda mad the way the guy was pronouncing sasuke “sa-su-Kay” it’s “sah-skay”

    • @justin2370
      @justin2370 5 років тому +1

      Omg same

    • @GrandTickler
      @GrandTickler 5 років тому +6

      sasukeeee!!!

  • @sirolemayo
    @sirolemayo 5 років тому +1063

    $35,000 Bonsai Scissors vs $3 Walmart Scissors

    • @jesusofsuburbia5884
      @jesusofsuburbia5884 5 років тому +33

      Noooo! You can’t use art like that! (I bet some youtuber might do it though)

    • @bulmachan1438
      @bulmachan1438 5 років тому +76

      Jesus Of Suburbia probably buzzfeeed will do it smh 😑😒

    • @cendawan4855
      @cendawan4855 5 років тому +22

      Presented by Buzzfeed

    • @fritomatt4329
      @fritomatt4329 5 років тому +5

      The try guys will do it lol

    • @valfssantiago
      @valfssantiago 5 років тому +6

      WAAAAAAAALLLLMAAAART!!

  • @setsumikokonoe4814
    @setsumikokonoe4814 3 роки тому +6

    Imagine having a heart to heart with a legendary blacksmith who goes on a one year journey to soul search and hone his skills in order to make you a pair of 30.000$ scissors. Here I am debating whether I can afford to treat myself to a candybar every few weeks.

  • @GoochMuncher6969
    @GoochMuncher6969 3 роки тому +3

    “After 50 years I think I am starting to reach my peak” that’s awesome

  • @naitsirk32
    @naitsirk32 3 роки тому +438

    Teacher: Dont run with scissors!
    Student: why?
    Teacher: it cost and arm and a leg

  • @sasakiumiquema9608
    @sasakiumiquema9608 5 років тому +517

    Ahhh so the Uchiha family is now making bonsai scissors

    • @Treasure-bl3cn
      @Treasure-bl3cn 5 років тому +1

      Yes sasuke and Karin together.

    • @hannah-tg3qj
      @hannah-tg3qj 5 років тому +1

      HAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHA. I LOVE THIS!

    • @kareemabusalah5079
      @kareemabusalah5079 5 років тому

      Lmao

    • @stal2496
      @stal2496 5 років тому +1

      *naruto saves sakura several times * "OHHHHHH I LOVE SASUKE SOOOOO MUUUUUCH"

    • @justapotato.2654
      @justapotato.2654 5 років тому +1

      This is a creative comment

  • @orang1921
    @orang1921 Рік тому +2

    such beautiful blades

  • @timothystephenson2498
    @timothystephenson2498 2 роки тому

    I love the Bonsai Tree artists long sleeve shirt. It is very beautiful.

  • @whitneymadler4117
    @whitneymadler4117 4 роки тому +3014

    ALSO
    Narrator: says “sasuke”
    Naruto Fans: HNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGG

    • @bevodiecastracing
      @bevodiecastracing 4 роки тому +25

      Fax

    • @Chrnan6710
      @Chrnan6710 4 роки тому +68

      The name could be a combination of two kanji, for example, 佐助. The second kanji (pronounced suke) could have an emphasis on the "su," thus the silent -u rule does not apply.

    • @bevodiecastracing
      @bevodiecastracing 4 роки тому +6

      @@Chrnan6710 U right

    • @whitneymadler4117
      @whitneymadler4117 4 роки тому +71

      Yes, but the bonsai craftsman in the video pronounced it with the silent “u”. Since Japanese is his native language, I would think that he is pronouncing it correctly.

    • @psalm8306
      @psalm8306 4 роки тому +3

      @@whitneymadler4117 I have observed that too

  • @Hatera
    @Hatera 5 років тому +1330

    Nah ill stick with my $1.50 pre-school training scissors thank you very much.

    • @GraniteInTheFace
      @GraniteInTheFace 5 років тому +33

      100 x $1.50 pre-school training + $600 Belt Sander > One Sasuke boi

    • @thatonedog819
      @thatonedog819 5 років тому +5

      Dollar tree Betty Crocker's scissors

    • @kop7125
      @kop7125 5 років тому +1

      Mine is cheaper, it's 20 cents

    • @trick2913
      @trick2913 5 років тому +1

      If you're sure.

    • @lbranco93
      @lbranco93 5 років тому

      Same

  • @matthewoberton1830
    @matthewoberton1830 Рік тому

    One incredible Master artisan creating tools for another Master Artisan!!

  • @jrobbin24
    @jrobbin24 5 місяців тому

    Japan is awesome much love and respect from USA

  • @i_haz_no_comments4775
    @i_haz_no_comments4775 5 років тому +714

    I bet the scissors can't cut the price Ha

  • @meuuu4851
    @meuuu4851 4 роки тому +334

    Naruto: hey sasuke give me ur scissors that ur parents make
    Sasuke: it ain’t that cheap

    • @nathan-vm4ss
      @nathan-vm4ss 4 роки тому +3

      @Just Another Nobody bro why u spoiling..atleast but a warning infront

    • @esrice6328
      @esrice6328 3 роки тому

      @@nathan-vm4ss He deleted the reply, phew

  • @InmoRealty
    @InmoRealty 3 роки тому

    After 50 years, I finally think I am starting to reach my peak. That line is what craftmanship is all about.

  • @kyawzayya3877
    @kyawzayya3877 3 роки тому

    Even the sound is satisfying. Don't need to mention how good they are

  • @Reddolphin-gu1uy
    @Reddolphin-gu1uy 5 років тому +260

    A Kardashian back to school must have.

  • @veduci22
    @veduci22 5 років тому +788

    In 100 years people will be watching documentary about office in Japan with employees dedicated to tradition still using fax and Windows XP and some dude will be humble-bragging how he is still discovering new ways of using Excel 2003...

    • @zagstar
      @zagstar 5 років тому +12

      I loled

    • @diulikadikaday
      @diulikadikaday 5 років тому +124

      "people nowadays all want to use photocopiers, but we follow the ancient traditions of scroll writing where we need to copy every letter down manually and meticulously. This is after we have made the paper itself. I think I can copy one page in 3 hours. After 30 years of hand copying, I think I am writing at my peak".

    • @Marqan
      @Marqan 5 років тому +8

      lul, that perfectly sums up these videos..

    • @Scribblescrabbly
      @Scribblescrabbly 5 років тому +4

      On CRT monitors too...can’t forget that

    • @jmiquelmb
      @jmiquelmb 5 років тому +8

      @@Yebisu1 Trust me it works more that what most people think. They're stupidly outdated in many ways. Offices still use faxes because most higher ups are old and don't bother learning new technology

  • @zenithnardin
    @zenithnardin 3 роки тому +1

    Perfection requires time !!

  • @RackwitzG
    @RackwitzG 3 роки тому +66

    IMO, the Japanese make a science out of everything. He probably had to watch his master 10 years before he was allowed to try to make a pair himself. Sure, they are masters, but often I think that the effort is not necessary for a pair of scissors, more just because of tradition.

    • @tribunal009
      @tribunal009 3 роки тому +13

      Right? And I think that the Bonsai craftsman probably heard about the scissors from someone else, so while they are actually incredibly well made, he buys them because it’s part of the tradition. I’m sure the $35,000 scissors are amazingly well made, but I highly doubt you can’t find scissors that do just as well for maybe a 10th of the cost.

    • @autumnleaf2976
      @autumnleaf2976 3 роки тому +8

      People don't need to buy $400,000 Rolls, a Volkswagen a tenth of its price will just do fine.

    • @jojodroid31
      @jojodroid31 3 роки тому +4

      the japanese make an art out of everything. The germans make a science out of everything. They have norms for literally everything.

    • @2012hinn
      @2012hinn 3 роки тому +1

      Was going to say in Japan they make a craft out of everything... craftsmanship is highly revered and one dedicates their life or family towards it be it a pair of scissors, bonsai , or Japanese Italian food...was amazed to see how much seriousness was placed in just the act of buying the pair of scissors... an hour talk... 1/2 a year to 1 year of deliberation/ research. Wow.

    • @Audiorevue
      @Audiorevue 3 роки тому +2

      I think if you think this then I think you’re missing the point

  • @d.dimitrov8972
    @d.dimitrov8972 5 років тому +1189

    after getting beaten up by Naruto, Sasuke started a scissor business

    • @sogat3399
      @sogat3399 5 років тому +5

      lol

    • @sogat3399
      @sogat3399 5 років тому +31

      These puns are getting SHARPER.

    • @e9757gfk
      @e9757gfk 5 років тому +3

      felt off my chair :D

    • @johnkenny1997
      @johnkenny1997 5 років тому +1

      Zero here comes an episode

    • @tilschweitzer8964
      @tilschweitzer8964 5 років тому +3

      this could have been an awesome filler episode :D edgy puns included xD

  • @BOMBON187
    @BOMBON187 5 років тому +706

    What's next Hashirama wooden chopsticks?

    • @AboveVenus1
      @AboveVenus1 5 років тому +24

      BOMBON187 only certain ppl will know that reference 😂👏🏽

    • @aongo7615
      @aongo7615 5 років тому +13

      Naruto rasenramen

    • @swuji4011
      @swuji4011 5 років тому +13

      These puns are getting real sharp

    • @chiefsho7239
      @chiefsho7239 5 років тому +3

      sakura 100 healingshospital

    • @fvk8228
      @fvk8228 5 років тому +16

      And then is tobirama flavored water

  • @toni2065
    @toni2065 2 роки тому

    Oh I loved that channel 😭

  • @jrobbin24
    @jrobbin24 5 місяців тому

    The pride is admirable

  • @user-ov3nl2mk9d
    @user-ov3nl2mk9d 3 роки тому +1395

    Someone needs to put this line in a rap song, “diamonds on my neck, sasuke scissors cut my hair...”

    • @orion6821
      @orion6821 3 роки тому +42

      all they know is sasuke's scissors is the one that cut my hair

    • @moneebkhan3744
      @moneebkhan3744 3 роки тому +14

      @@orion6821 sasuke scissors in my underwear, uh

    • @spectre930
      @spectre930 3 роки тому +7

      lil uzi

    • @ronachan9824
      @ronachan9824 3 роки тому +24

      I rapped the replies
      I use sasuke scissors to cut my fries
      Yea

    • @moneebkhan3744
      @moneebkhan3744 3 роки тому +14

      @@ronachan9824 say that shit one more time. All I hear is lies.

  • @tria7271
    @tria7271 5 років тому +629

    If the scissors had the supreme logo on them they would probably cost around a million

  • @ballsthatclank
    @ballsthatclank 3 роки тому

    Love the passion & dedication of Japanese craftsmen. We are totally devoid of it here in the US thanks to big corporate.

    • @k.t.1641
      @k.t.1641 3 роки тому +1

      Stop being edgy and look harder then. Plenty of craftsman around. But yeah...”da corporations man!” 😒

  • @RoyaleInk
    @RoyaleInk 3 роки тому

    you gotta love the japaneese. they are so fucussed and hard working on perfecting one single craft! cheers my friend!

  • @derpy1031
    @derpy1031 5 років тому +326

    I can't stop thinking of Sasuke from naruto & naruto shippuden and imagining him saying.
    Sasuke:Naruto..
    Naruto:Sasuke...
    Sasuke:I no longer wanna compete with you to be hokage. (mind you this is before naruto is hokage.)
    Naruto:So you admit to me being the superior shinobi?
    Sasuke:no i wanna make bonsai Scissors.

    • @khadija1034
      @khadija1034 5 років тому +1

      Derpy 😂😂😂😂😂 same

    • @yano8621
      @yano8621 5 років тому +13

      you must infuse your chakra to make them sharper.

    • @Treasure-bl3cn
      @Treasure-bl3cn 5 років тому

      And marries karin and life a happy life

    • @TheEmerilla
      @TheEmerilla 5 років тому

      This made my day

    • @fezii9043
      @fezii9043 5 років тому

      Pootis

  • @roofpizza1250
    @roofpizza1250 5 років тому +590

    Makes the best pair of custom scissors of his life and the customer says' but I'm left handed'.

    • @hithere837
      @hithere837 5 років тому +5

      Lol

    • @justinali2672
      @justinali2672 5 років тому +14

      Just flip it around and it works again xD

    • @sanyauwu2914
      @sanyauwu2914 5 років тому +3

      They for both hands duh B)

    • @sayer80
      @sayer80 5 років тому +4

      HE cut bonsai with left hand

    • @hkui5166
      @hkui5166 5 років тому +1

      r/wooosh

  • @TheGearhead222
    @TheGearhead222 3 роки тому

    Even inexpensive Japanese kitchen knives are fantastic hand made tools! John in Texas

  • @HarlequinJitsu
    @HarlequinJitsu 3 роки тому

    There is so much I admire about Japan. The came from so much war, their tanacity of purpose is nonpareil. I've been three times. Old Nagano was my favourite place

  • @eczemmaa
    @eczemmaa 4 роки тому +15

    “if i hold a good pair of scissors, it makes me want to make a good bonsai” AWWWW WHOLESOME

  • @No-Pro
    @No-Pro 5 років тому +99

    50 years perfecting his craft and only now he thinks he's reaching his peak. Skill, love, devotion, dexterity and humble. If you could bottle and sell what this gentleman has you would be a very rich man.

    • @jacobsheldon8577
      @jacobsheldon8577 5 років тому +6

      Or sell scissors, that would make me a very rich man.

    • @techyin326
      @techyin326 5 років тому +2

      All people think is money jeez

    • @No-Pro
      @No-Pro 5 років тому +1

      Jacob Sheldon maybe if you’ve got half a century to perfect making them 😉

    • @figgledoi
      @figgledoi 5 років тому +1

      humility is the word you were looking for

  • @ryanph8te367
    @ryanph8te367 3 роки тому

    This was on my recommended,I collect scissors all kinds really.... in 1000 years them scissors will be priceless.......

  • @F4izzle
    @F4izzle 3 роки тому

    I love Japanese knives, motorcycles, and cars. They are amazing craftsmen.

  • @Astro_Rohan
    @Astro_Rohan 5 років тому +380

    What are the odds, he's the only traditional craftsmen left in Japan while Sasuke was the only Uchiha clan descendent left.

    • @SuperLPGaming
      @SuperLPGaming 5 років тому +5

      Also Sasuke isnt the last descendant left. Dumdumdum. Spoiler

    • @Astro_Rohan
      @Astro_Rohan 5 років тому +8

      @@SuperLPGaming I mean yeah, not anymore.

    • @geck9011
      @geck9011 5 років тому +12

      Perhaps the scissor smith's of Japan were planning a coupe against the blade smith's, so sauskes brother joined the notorious Walmartsuki to slaughter the scissor smith's. But he couldn't kill his brother so he left him alive so he could be the last remaining traditional scissor smith in all of Japan.

    • @JackIsNotInTheBox
      @JackIsNotInTheBox 5 років тому +1

      HOW DID I KNOW SOMEONE WAS GONNA MAKE A NARUTO REFERENCE. HOW!

    • @kremasag6612
      @kremasag6612 5 років тому

      @@JackIsNotInTheBox I mean Sasuke is pretty popular even outside of anime communities so it was bound to happen.

  • @zenogekkouga2787
    @zenogekkouga2787 4 роки тому +361

    when you left konoha but still need to do something for a living

  • @randomdumbass7535
    @randomdumbass7535 3 роки тому

    Japan really be having craftsmen in everything

  • @bing-bop
    @bing-bop 3 роки тому

    The man has a true craftsman heart

  • @i_haz_no_comments4775
    @i_haz_no_comments4775 5 років тому +138

    Gucci: our items are expensive
    A|X: ours too
    Bonsai scissors: hold my beer~

    • @_egg_2933
      @_egg_2933 5 років тому +17

      *Hold my Green Tea

    • @ktt.5888
      @ktt.5888 5 років тому +8

      why does someone have to hold it just set it down some where idiot

    • @i_haz_no_comments4775
      @i_haz_no_comments4775 5 років тому +2

      @@ktt.5888 r/wooosh

    • @ktt.5888
      @ktt.5888 5 років тому +12

      I_haz_no_comments u obviously dont know how to use r/wooosh . its okay tho. its like a defense mechanism for internet idiots so i understand

    • @A-G-F-
      @A-G-F- 5 років тому +3

      @@ktt.5888 don't you know the "Hold ma' beer" meme? Is older than internet itself

  • @jjsmama401
    @jjsmama401 5 років тому +207

    I hope he has several good apprentices to learn from him and carry on the tradition

    • @rafaelsousa6765
      @rafaelsousa6765 5 років тому +31

      so sad when no one carrys the tradition its like losing a piece of history

    • @mrmaniac3
      @mrmaniac3 5 років тому +4

      jjsmama401 somehow, life will find a way. I bet there's at least one other person in Japan, young, who must have enough interest in this area to dedicate their lives to doing it. All it takes is one person--this story is about the last traditional scissor craftsman in Japan, there's bound to be at least one who can continue.

    • @ZER-cr4dm
      @ZER-cr4dm 5 років тому +4

      No one wants to follow traditions anymore, we had lose many traditions, and thats because their kids doesnt want to learn an useless tradition, like what would you prefer? Learn another language and keep learning or learn a tradition that is possibly not going to earn you any money

    • @0xygen34
      @0xygen34 5 років тому +3

      Doctor Who Cares But this earns you A LOT of money tho

    • @user-pg8eu1nq3y
      @user-pg8eu1nq3y 5 років тому +3

      I see you didn't bother carrying on the tradition of proper English.

  • @mastershake8018
    @mastershake8018 3 роки тому

    Japan has a master for everything.

  • @peanutapt
    @peanutapt 3 роки тому

    Love the video editing at 3:00