@@thecarpentrylife Reading many of the comments posted, I think you have revealed a gap and seam in the market. Appears there is a demand for these tools overseas and a deficit in supply. Making money on youtube is tough, you spend a lot of time and money making your videos, so it seems to me a natural progression to support your endeavours, provide an income to the makers _and you_ , and supply the tools people want is to launch a business. Your knowledge of carpentry, its tools, the artisan toolmakers, as well as the languages give you an advantage few others can meet. Rare and precious things need to be nurtured *and rewarded* - the toolmakers _and_ you. Spreading them to the world helps ensure this. If not you, who?
@@gagamba9198 People have been trying to do this for a long time but unfortunately most don't really seem to be interested in expanding their market as crazy as it sounds. (And they have pretty long backorder lists, so ....)
Hmm. I would think that any craftsman would prefer to see their things in the hands of some one who will use them and appreciate them. I WANT SOME! Where is the Star Trek Transporter when I need one????
I actually went to this store when I went to Tokyo. Took about 2 hours from Ueno by train and then about a 10 minute walk from Sagamihara station. Super easy to get to thanks to Japan's amazingly easy transportation network. Only cost around 1000yen and was nice to get out of tokyo for the day. Its absolutely true you can't find the shop by searching for the store name in English, but the address does work out fine and the shop is right off the main street and easy to find, right next to the pedestrian bridge. But about the shop. In a word. Incredible. If you are in Tokyo, go there. Seriously, its so worth it. The selection is just jaw-dropping and there are few places in the world where you can find such craftsmanship. From chisels to hand planes to hammers to saws...they got it and its top notch quality. Prices were good and fair, if you're looking at buying premium chisels like Narex then you won't be sticker shocked by a set. Especially since the yen was down compared to the dollar so it was even better. But I'd like to take a moment and just express my appreciation for the shop-owner, Sachiko-san. I don't speak Japanese and she doesn't speak English, but her kindness and patience was palpable. I don't think I've ever had a nicer shopping experience even if it was through google translate. 10/10. I'll be back. Worth the 9,000km trip. And @thecarpentrylife, thank you for the video. You made my amazing trip even better.
Are there similar stores closer to Tokyo? I know about Inoue Hamono (合名会社井上刃物), but it's a very small store, probably only like 1/8 the size of this store. Otherwise, I like going to Royal Home Centers for general Japanese tools.
@@Montrovantishas nothing to do with that, capitalism and profit over everything is what destroyed businesses like this…propaganda running crazy in the US
Thanks for posting the video, your knowledge of the tools was amazing. It was a pleasure to see such enthusiasm and the much deserved respect for the tool makers and their workmanship
Thank you so much for these videos, they are so valuable for people who don't speak Japanese and wanted to learn the culture and history of the Japanese carpentry world! Please, keep making these videos for us!
I was left speechless watching your video. My wife is a quilter, they have probably the best quilt show in the world in Japan, now I really have a good reason to send her! I hope she can pick a few gifts for me!
I believe so too. But please remember, it's not the tool that does the job, it's the craftsman. A good craftsman can do good work, even with a bad tool. You give a good tool to a bad craftsman and he will only produce bad work. It's much wiser to work your way up on these kinds of tools. Even the most reasonably priced Japanese tools are of excellent quality, so you can start out modestly. Each tool has its feeling, weight, balance, and particular use. In general the woods used in Japan are a good deal softer, or less hard than European and American woods. You also have to realise that everything works the other way round: ALL cutting is done on the pull stroke. This is so much more ergonomic; your joints are not crushed by constantly pushing, they are elongated by pulling. You have to be particularly gentle with the saws- NEVER push on the cut stroke- you will snap the teeth. The hollowed soled chisels are simply a joy to use; they sink into end grain like butter! It is like starting an apprenticeship when first using these marvels- just go slowly and lovingly. Try to watch some real Japanese videos- there are loads to be seen. A good channel is called "Woodworking Enthusiasts". I'm sure you'll love it. Enjoy your woodworking. Best regards from France from a cabinet maker and furniture restorer.
Hello there again, I've just remembered, if you're tool enthusiast there's a fantastic chap on UA-cam called Stavros Gakos (he's actually Polish with a Greek name). This gentleman MAKES ALL his tools. I haven't ever really seen anything quite like it. He has made literally dozens and dozens of all kinds of tool mainly planes perhaps, entirely by hand. Well worth th time spent watching. There's no commentary, only handwork, with a bit of humour thrown in for good measure.
That was FANTASTIC! You should do private tours to help dudes like me that LOVE tools but have no idea what half the tools you showed us do. That was really cool. Thank You!
Thanks for showing this, I'm especially impressed with the adze handles there is such great justification in that price considered they have to be looked for year after year and adjusted accordingly to get the right bend. Japanese tools are awesome!
Man, this is so intimidating. I get tensed up each time I use my Kanna or any Japanese tool, thinking of the incredible sincerity and craftsmanship standards that one has to live up to
I hear you brother. Restoring old planes is my therapy too. You wonder of their history. Great walk through the shop but you just keep making me buy more tools. I need a Gennou now. Just so beautifully made. Love making handles for striking tools. Thanks and Godspeed.
I think it is extremely unfair that I can't find a place like this in my state. If you do, it is so expensive you only buy one or maybe two small items that are cheap. Your store encourages craft by allowing the price to be available for most people. If I came to Japan, it would be to buy tools. Thanks for this awesome video.
Just got into woodworking here in California and I thought to myself “I wonder what Japanese woodworkers use?”. Mind is blown. Thanks for the thorough walkthrough.
The Carpenter's Paradise ....Just looking at Aladdin's cave so beautiful Japan beautiful Japan in all it's glory , the very best video I have ever seen on UA-cam , A big Thank you from Sydney Australia
I carve this sort of texture on some of my work. It's so relaxing to do. So free. And you give yourself 'guidelines' on size, width, shape. I get lost in the moment, enjoying the process. Then you stand back and it comes alive. Great video, thank you.
I love seeing what kind of tools you guys have available in japan. Seems like what's available for us to buy online pales in comparison to what you can buy from stores in japan.
Thank you very much for taking time to share this learning experience with us. I very much look forward to learning more about Japanese craftsmanship and tools from you!
Excellent video! Directions, location, name of shop, , prices, all relevant. I might be fortunate enough to travel to Japan and buy a few tools next year. Hope so!
Thank God it's in Japan and not in Europe, because I'd drive out there and spend way too much money 😁. Thanks so much for showing this and for your other videos. I just subscribed.
Having just stumbled across this video, I felt very lucky to see it. Your knowledge explained was interesting and extremely helpful. I live in Japan and will try to visit this store thanks to you 🙂👍
Incroyable vidéo, j’aurais regardé cela encore pendant des heures, c’est passionnant. Si j’avais un magasin comme cela près de chez moi; je crois bien que j’y passerais des journées entières… encore merci!
What a great video. Like you say the store looks clean - and seems to be worth visiting. I would have loved to have seen a few kitchen knives as you're so knowledgeable. I really like your channel!
That is an awesome shop. It's not too far from Tsurugamine, where I normally stay when travelling to Japan. I'd love to pick up some nomi (not 蚤) for small carving. I still don't understand why so many Japanese look down on Daiku-san.....they are artists whose medium is WOOD......and Wadaiku in my opinion is one of the highest forms of art. Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful shop.
I wish we had real tool stores in the states like this one. The punch we call is a nail set, usually for finishing nails. They also have a cupped end to help it not slipping of the wire head nail cause the nail of soft metal (wire). I also find it facinating about the stones. I am surprised that the dont have this approximate grit size of each type of stone classified by type. You talked about this in previous video. Also they know for the handful types of steels use in Japenese tools, what steels work for what grit size and type of stone, like we have here in the states. I have seen a chart that show grit sizes of waterstone by manufacture and the range they claim they are. There seems to be a lot of emphasis placed on the artisanship of the Blacksmiths in Japan. The prices of the hammers were out of this world! Of course things are not flying off the shelfs either! LOL Great review and thanks for sharing your journey with us, since I do not have the opportunity to be there to learn directly. Columbus Michigan
Thank you for sharing this wonderful store and it's offerings with us! Might I ask please, for both this store and future ones you might cover - are you able to let us know if the store is prepared and able to ship internationally? There are many gems in these places for woodworkers around the world, and it's sometimes not always clear from the store's website (often needing Google Translation) whether they are willing to ship overseas. Many thanks again, and keep up the good work!
Great video and I was doing a rough yen-dollar conversion when you were mentioning prices and they weren’t too bad especially for high quality items, they’re worth the money. I used to live in Kurihama when I was in the Navy stationed in Yokosuka and still remember my rent that was ¥147,000 which is $1,058.11 at today’s exchange rate of ¥138.927 = $1.00 for a 3-bedroom (one was a tatami room) apartment at the Intake Kurihama apartment complex.
Thanks for letting me know about the shop, we went there today and it was all you said and more. They were telling us that they are getting a lot more foreigners through the shop. They were thankful for the exposure. Maybe you guys can do a follow up?
Thank you so much! I've been looking for an english speaker who also knows Japanese culture so well. I'm surprised I haven't found you sooner. I"m looking to head to Japan precisely to experience the culture but to also buy a ton of tools. I'm looking to head next year but not sure exactly if the Miki Hardware Festival is going on anymore. So hard to find info as someone who doesn't speak Japanese.
15:02 hold up. As a blacksmith, let me stop you right there. You place the pointed end on your target and strike the stationary rounded head with a heavy instrument (either held in the hand or on a handle). The “set” or “punch” is not swung like a hammer when using the pointed end, but the handle is used to gently position the point before striking the exposed face. Nearly all tools that are shaped like this are meant to be used in this manner; position gently then strike - not swung. Of course, every owner of every tool is free to use it however he or she likes, including swinging it with precision to hit a tiny nail with a similar cross-section, but that is not how the tools are designed to be used. We as blacksmiths and tool makers do not make tools by hand to be thrown away. They are meant to last generations, and swinging a pointed punch like a hammer is something dreamt up by either highly skilled or highly fanatical minds. It is far better to consider that one to not be a hammer but a punch with a handle that looks like a hammer. At 20:21 you start to realize the similarities but fail to realize that holding a nail set in your hand requires you to bend over - as you are doing in the video. Putting a handle on it and forging it like a hammer makes it easier to set nails both above and below the general reach of your arm, saving you labor
You had mentioned the style of chisel that is used in Hokkaido. What is the name for that style? Also, does the style of carpentry change with the tool styles in the north? Thank you for the content, keep it coming!
I do not know the name of that style of chisel, however, it is easy to identify chisels by their shape and assign them to the region they were made in. I would say the building styles across Japan remain largely the same, but what I am doing is more on the traditional side of carpentry which is not common in Japan. In Hokkaido, houses are made to withstand snow and cold weather, but beyond this I do not know the differences.
I wish I could watch this video while or before I was in Japan for the vacation last week. This makes me wants to go to Japan again! BTW this video's audio is very left-heavy for some reason. I've checked your other videos and many of them are also left-heavy. I think there might be something wrong with your camera. You might want to fix that as it's can be quite uncomfortable listening especially on headphones. Other than that, excellent video!!
Awesome video. Thanks for the virtual tour and walk through of the tools! Do they have a website and ship to the US?
Thank you for watching our channel! Unfortunately, Sagami doesn't ship overseas. But here’s their website. www.toolmate.co.jp/youto_daiku_kana.html
@@thecarpentrylife Reading many of the comments posted, I think you have revealed a gap and seam in the market. Appears there is a demand for these tools overseas and a deficit in supply. Making money on youtube is tough, you spend a lot of time and money making your videos, so it seems to me a natural progression to support your endeavours, provide an income to the makers _and you_ , and supply the tools people want is to launch a business. Your knowledge of carpentry, its tools, the artisan toolmakers, as well as the languages give you an advantage few others can meet. Rare and precious things need to be nurtured *and rewarded* - the toolmakers _and_ you. Spreading them to the world helps ensure this.
If not you, who?
@@gagamba9198 its not always that simple , some dont like selling to foreigners or having their things outside the country thats what ive been told
@@gagamba9198 People have been trying to do this for a long time but unfortunately most don't really seem to be interested in expanding their market as crazy as it sounds. (And they have pretty long backorder lists, so ....)
Hmm. I would think that any craftsman would prefer to see their things in the hands of some one who will use them and appreciate them. I WANT SOME! Where is the Star Trek Transporter when I need one????
I’d go broke if I walk into this shop. Thank you for showing and explaining the beauty of these japanese tools.
You wouldn’t be the only one to go broke, I would myself as well, and probably my wife would divorce me.
I will become homeless if I walk into this shop the very next day
I’m right there with you all, I’d be a kid in a candy store.
I actually went to this store when I went to Tokyo. Took about 2 hours from Ueno by train and then about a 10 minute walk from Sagamihara station. Super easy to get to thanks to Japan's amazingly easy transportation network. Only cost around 1000yen and was nice to get out of tokyo for the day. Its absolutely true you can't find the shop by searching for the store name in English, but the address does work out fine and the shop is right off the main street and easy to find, right next to the pedestrian bridge.
But about the shop.
In a word. Incredible. If you are in Tokyo, go there. Seriously, its so worth it.
The selection is just jaw-dropping and there are few places in the world where you can find such craftsmanship. From chisels to hand planes to hammers to saws...they got it and its top notch quality. Prices were good and fair, if you're looking at buying premium chisels like Narex then you won't be sticker shocked by a set. Especially since the yen was down compared to the dollar so it was even better.
But I'd like to take a moment and just express my appreciation for the shop-owner, Sachiko-san. I don't speak Japanese and she doesn't speak English, but her kindness and patience was palpable. I don't think I've ever had a nicer shopping experience even if it was through google translate.
10/10. I'll be back. Worth the 9,000km trip.
And @thecarpentrylife, thank you for the video. You made my amazing trip even better.
Are there similar stores closer to Tokyo? I know about Inoue Hamono (合名会社井上刃物), but it's a very small store, probably only like 1/8 the size of this store. Otherwise, I like going to Royal Home Centers for general Japanese tools.
Japan has a incredible culture, incredible pride in their work and anything they make/manufacture. Love it.
the U.S. used to be something like this before diversity/multiculturalism replaced the demographics.
@@Montrovantishas nothing to do with that, capitalism and profit over everything is what destroyed businesses like this…propaganda running crazy in the US
Hello from USA. I watched this video again because it is so informative and interesting. Thankyou.
Thanks for posting the video, your knowledge of the tools was amazing. It was a pleasure to see such enthusiasm and the much deserved respect for the tool makers and their workmanship
I'm travelling to Japan next month, I HAVE to visit this store, amazing.
if i went into that store id spend 10-15 grand before i got out of there !
my wife would wanna kill me !
Wow, so many incredibly talented makers creations located in one place!
Thank you so much for these videos, they are so valuable for people who don't speak Japanese and wanted to learn the culture and history of the Japanese carpentry world! Please, keep making these videos for us!
I was left speechless watching your video. My wife is a quilter, they have probably the best quilt show in the world in Japan, now I really have a good reason to send her! I hope she can pick a few gifts for me!
Wow, just wow! Never seen a store like this
I love how these tools are works of art onto themselves. It seems like it would really encourage such intentionality in one's work.
I believe so too. But please remember, it's not the tool that does the job, it's the craftsman.
A good craftsman can do good work, even with a bad tool. You give a good tool to a bad craftsman and he will only produce bad work.
It's much wiser to work your way up on these kinds of tools. Even the most reasonably priced Japanese tools are of excellent quality, so you can start out modestly. Each tool has its feeling, weight, balance, and particular use. In general the woods used in Japan are a good deal softer, or less hard than European and American woods. You also have to realise that everything works the other way round: ALL cutting is done on the pull stroke. This is so much more ergonomic; your joints are not crushed by constantly pushing, they are elongated by pulling. You have to be particularly gentle with the saws- NEVER push on the cut stroke- you will snap the teeth. The hollowed soled chisels are simply a joy to use; they sink into end grain like butter!
It is like starting an apprenticeship when first using these marvels- just go slowly and lovingly. Try to watch some real Japanese videos- there are loads to be seen. A good channel is called "Woodworking Enthusiasts". I'm sure you'll love it.
Enjoy your woodworking.
Best regards from France from a cabinet maker and furniture restorer.
Hello there again,
I've just remembered, if you're tool enthusiast there's a fantastic chap on UA-cam called Stavros Gakos (he's actually Polish with a Greek name). This gentleman MAKES ALL his tools. I haven't ever really seen anything quite like it. He has made literally dozens and dozens of all kinds of tool mainly planes perhaps, entirely by hand. Well worth th time spent watching. There's no commentary, only handwork, with a bit of humour thrown in for good measure.
Amazing store ,incredible tools, superb craftsmanship
That was FANTASTIC! You should do private tours to help dudes like me that LOVE tools but have no idea what half the tools you showed us do. That was really cool. Thank You!
it's paradise for carpenters, thank you for the very informative video
Thanks for showing this, I'm especially impressed with the adze handles there is such great justification in that price considered they have to be looked for year after year and adjusted accordingly to get the right bend.
Japanese tools are awesome!
I'm salivating and lusting after all these incredible tools.
Man, this is so intimidating. I get tensed up each time I use my Kanna or any Japanese tool, thinking of the incredible sincerity and craftsmanship standards that one has to live up to
This kind of videos are so satisfying. Thank you. I wish can go to Japan just to enjoy your tool stores and folk music events
Thank you!! Someday I'll visit this shop!
I hear you brother. Restoring old planes is my therapy too. You wonder of their history.
Great walk through the shop but you just keep making me buy more tools. I need a Gennou now. Just so beautifully made. Love making handles for striking tools.
Thanks and Godspeed.
Great video, very informative. all those tools look amazing. also that shop really does have it all.
This is so awesome. I am for sure going to stop by next year.
I think it is extremely unfair that I can't find a place like this in my state. If you do, it is so expensive you only buy one or maybe two small items that are cheap. Your store encourages craft by allowing the price to be available for most people. If I came to Japan, it would be to buy tools. Thanks for this awesome video.
Those are masterpieces, no doubt about the quality and accuracy. Thanks for all the details.
Just got into woodworking here in California and I thought to myself “I wonder what Japanese woodworkers use?”. Mind is blown. Thanks for the thorough walkthrough.
That’s like a candy store holy moly thanks for walking through ⛩️🎏🙏🏽
The Carpenter's Paradise ....Just looking at Aladdin's cave so beautiful Japan beautiful Japan in all it's glory , the very best video I have ever seen on UA-cam , A big Thank you from Sydney Australia
Thanks man,love the Chisels and traditional wood carving tools
I carve this sort of texture on some of my work. It's so relaxing to do. So free. And you give yourself 'guidelines' on size, width, shape. I get lost in the moment, enjoying the process. Then you stand back and it comes alive. Great video, thank you.
Thanks for watching!
An amazing store, thanks for showing it to us !
I love seeing what kind of tools you guys have available in japan. Seems like what's available for us to buy online pales in comparison to what you can buy from stores in japan.
Your tool store tour completely ruined my nap! Not sure I'll get to sleep tonight either!🤣 Great stuff. Thanks.
Fantastic video
Very nice! I'll be traveling to Japan in June and have added this place to my list. Thanks!
Very nice shop - and very nice guide. Thank you. Pleace more of that...
amazing store!! thanks for share
Great presentation and introduction to what's available.... Thankyou.
Perhaps a video on tool storage/boxes suited to traditional Japanese tools?
Thanks for a great walk-through and for knowing so well what you are talking about. What a stunning store?! Would be a dream to visit one day.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Such abundance of excellence!
This store is a dream. I love Japanese hand tools for woodworking. Unfortunately we do not have such an amazing shop here in Bavaria.
I enjoy these visits to different tool stores, thank you. Could you do a video on what a Japanese carpenter have in their tool belts?
We will do the video later. Stay tuned!
Wow. That was an amazing video. I'd need another suitcase if i visited. Dam shame don't send overseas. Thanks for sharing 👍 😊
Thank you very much for taking time to share this learning experience with us.
I very much look forward to learning more about Japanese craftsmanship and tools from you!
Great. Having the possibility to buy online - that would be great.
Very informative! Thank you.
Excellent video!
Directions, location, name of shop, , prices, all relevant. I might be fortunate enough to travel to Japan and buy a few tools next year. Hope so!
Great video you gave some great advice some many thanks for that and yes I have followed some of it :)
Thanks for posting
Outstanding video! Beautiful store and tour! Thanks for sharing! 😃👍
I would need a week to shop in that store
Thank you so much for this video ! i learn all the time..great Stuff ! From England UK...:-)
You do excellent presentation. Thank you.
Thanks so much for the video. Amazing store. So glad I found your channel!
I live in California thank you for this video very informative 👍🏼
Love your channel, wish I had your skill and knowledge !
Thank God it's in Japan and not in Europe, because I'd drive out there and spend way too much money 😁. Thanks so much for showing this and for your other videos. I just subscribed.
大工道具の店には行った事がありませんが、非常に魅了される場所ですね
Having just stumbled across this video, I felt very lucky to see it. Your knowledge explained was interesting and extremely helpful. I live in Japan and will try to visit this store thanks to you 🙂👍
Enjoy Sagami!
Sagamihara its close to where I live thanks for this now I know where to go
You are a lucky guy! Enjoy Sagami.
Very interesting! Thanks for showing! I've never heard of gomu handles, only of gumi handles.
Incroyable vidéo, j’aurais regardé cela encore pendant des heures, c’est passionnant. Si j’avais un magasin comme cela près de chez moi; je crois bien que j’y passerais des journées entières… encore merci!
What a great video. Like you say the store looks clean - and seems to be worth visiting. I would have loved to have seen a few kitchen knives as you're so knowledgeable. I really like your channel!
Thank you
I'd go to Japan just to go to that store.
Wow, I love that store, must come and shop from BC Canada. Worth the ride.
I'm blown away.
Amazing. I was just in Japan and bought various Japanese tools..will definitely visit this store on my next trip
Sappho. Do You know any japaneese tools shop which can ship otside japan ? I'm from Europe. Poland.
@Jakub Klimas yes I do..I have to check the toolmakers name. They are in Tokyo.
oh gosh, what a wonderland! I shouldn't go without a supervisor …
Love this, would love to visit and pick up something. Thanks.
This was a spectacular video! I could spend a fortune in here. Can't find prices or selections like this in the states.
Great video. Wow!
Great video! And if I can find this store online, I will be a very, very broke woodworker!😂
Thanks a lot for the video! Could you please make a video about books/magazines on Japanese carpentry?🙏🏻
That is an awesome shop. It's not too far from Tsurugamine, where I normally stay when travelling to Japan. I'd love to pick up some nomi (not 蚤) for small carving. I still don't understand why so many Japanese look down on Daiku-san.....they are artists whose medium is WOOD......and Wadaiku in my opinion is one of the highest forms of art. Thank you for introducing me to this wonderful shop.
what a wonderful shop, an Aladdins cave ! Arigato
日本の普通の大工さんより詳しそう！
大工道具に魅了されてるんですね！
I love Japanese hand tool ❤
Dogu Kan very nice name , i m not a carpenter ,i like the tools for wood turning and handy work like spoon
Excellent
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Great job on your content 👍🏻
Looking forward to that hammer handle/head assembly video 🤔
Keep up the good work
I wish we had real tool stores in the states like this one. The punch we call is a nail set, usually for finishing nails. They also have a cupped end to help it not slipping of the wire head nail cause the nail of soft metal (wire). I also find it facinating about the stones. I am surprised that the dont have this approximate grit size of each type of stone classified by type. You talked about this in previous video. Also they know for the handful types of steels use in Japenese tools, what steels work for what grit size and type of stone, like we have here in the states. I have seen a chart that show grit sizes of waterstone by manufacture and the range they claim they are. There seems to be a lot of emphasis placed on the artisanship of the Blacksmiths in Japan. The prices of the hammers were out of this world! Of course things are not flying off the shelfs either! LOL Great review and thanks for sharing your journey with us, since I do not have the opportunity to be there to learn directly. Columbus Michigan
Thank you for sharing this wonderful store and it's offerings with us! Might I ask please, for both this store and future ones you might cover - are you able to let us know if the store is prepared and able to ship internationally? There are many gems in these places for woodworkers around the world, and it's sometimes not always clear from the store's website (often needing Google Translation) whether they are willing to ship overseas. Many thanks again, and keep up the good work!
Great video and I was doing a rough yen-dollar conversion when you were mentioning prices and they weren’t too bad especially for high quality items, they’re worth the money.
I used to live in Kurihama when I was in the Navy stationed in Yokosuka and still remember my rent that was ¥147,000 which is $1,058.11 at today’s exchange rate of ¥138.927 = $1.00 for a 3-bedroom (one was a tatami room) apartment at the Intake Kurihama apartment complex.
What an amazing store, nothing like that in the US.
Thanks for letting me know about the shop, we went there today and it was all you said and more. They were telling us that they are getting a lot more foreigners through the shop. They were thankful for the exposure. Maybe you guys can do a follow up?
すごい！ありがとう先生．
So cool..
Wow! Heaven on earth
Just visited Japan and went this shop bought some gouges and a Dono and ebany handle and small cona
Toys and carving tools japan is # 1
Matsui straightedge also has one with a half round notch for the blade to protrude while checking Kanna.
Thank u.!!!!!!
感謝分享!
Thank you so much! I've been looking for an english speaker who also knows Japanese culture so well. I'm surprised I haven't found you sooner.
I"m looking to head to Japan precisely to experience the culture but to also buy a ton of tools. I'm looking to head next year but not sure exactly if the Miki Hardware Festival is going on anymore. So hard to find info as someone who doesn't speak Japanese.
oh, wow. Wow. Wow. Wow!
Una vera e propria "cuccagna"! Il paradiso per gli appassionati di artigianato giapponsese
Super shop and video. I'm afraid if I entered that shop the police would have to come to remove me.
15:02 hold up. As a blacksmith, let me stop you right there. You place the pointed end on your target and strike the stationary rounded head with a heavy instrument (either held in the hand or on a handle). The “set” or “punch” is not swung like a hammer when using the pointed end, but the handle is used to gently position the point before striking the exposed face. Nearly all tools that are shaped like this are meant to be used in this manner; position gently then strike - not swung. Of course, every owner of every tool is free to use it however he or she likes, including swinging it with precision to hit a tiny nail with a similar cross-section, but that is not how the tools are designed to be used. We as blacksmiths and tool makers do not make tools by hand to be thrown away. They are meant to last generations, and swinging a pointed punch like a hammer is something dreamt up by either highly skilled or highly fanatical minds. It is far better to consider that one to not be a hammer but a punch with a handle that looks like a hammer. At 20:21 you start to realize the similarities but fail to realize that holding a nail set in your hand requires you to bend over - as you are doing in the video. Putting a handle on it and forging it like a hammer makes it easier to set nails both above and below the general reach of your arm, saving you labor
You had mentioned the style of chisel that is used in Hokkaido. What is the name for that style? Also, does the style of carpentry change with the tool styles in the north? Thank you for the content, keep it coming!
I do not know the name of that style of chisel, however, it is easy to identify chisels by their shape and assign them to the region they were made in. I would say the building styles across Japan remain largely the same, but what I am doing is more on the traditional side of carpentry which is not common in Japan. In Hokkaido, houses are made to withstand snow and cold weather, but beyond this I do not know the differences.
I wish I could watch this video while or before I was in Japan for the vacation last week. This makes me wants to go to Japan again!
BTW this video's audio is very left-heavy for some reason. I've checked your other videos and many of them are also left-heavy. I think there might be something wrong with your camera. You might want to fix that as it's can be quite uncomfortable listening especially on headphones.
Other than that, excellent video!!