Thanks! You’ve done an amazing job of presenting a vanishing art. It’s this kind of documentary that keeps this mastery alive and opens closed eyes to its value.
Thank you for your kind comment and the generous super thanks! It is very encouraging to hear! 😊 Btw sorry for my late reply, I didn’t realise your comment until now.
I absolutely adore that this is a practical project and where it made life easier you used power tools. The art is most beautiful where it meets the real life.
The engineer in me loves this joint. It's very clever. It looks to be about as strong as a contiguous piece of wood in all directions, the way it puts the wood in tension and compression like it would be were it one piece is amazing. None of it is for show. And that makes it beautiful.
Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your content. Sharing the traditional Japanese way of carpentry while incorporating it in work projects is just so impressive. Also here in Germany it would be unthinkable to fix an old post in such a complicated manner. In most of the cases it would just be replaced. It makes me happy to see that people still believe in the value of things that last!
I love this philosophy of retaining as much of the original as possible, and instead of hiding the repair, you make the repair a thing of beauty. Much in the same way as kintsugi repairs to broken pottery. It's ecologically sound, beautiful to behold, and a refreshing way to think about things.
This is an inspiration for carpenters and woodworkers around the world and thank you for keeping the highest integrity of Japanese carpentry alive. I was fortunate as a young carpenter over 45 years ago to have been exposed and inspired by Japanese joinery, and would say that I built a few houses using it. But that wouldn’t be entirely accurate, as it was those few houses that built me instead. Thank you.
I'm impressed that you can take the time to do this. In my country most businesses are only focused on speed. Shoddy work and no artfullness are very widespread
Beautiful repair job, looks better than the original. It's fantastic that people are willing to pay for this level of repair, which enhances the existing whilst leaving a story behind detailing the change. I've done a handful of these scarf joints recently for a project in the house and they turned out nicely (nowhere near as accurate and clean as yours). I was doing it in miniature scale on long thin spindles for a clothes drier, and had to use 1/8th inch chisels, so it was a little difficult for my first attempt. The marking out took a while to get my head around. Especially with the notched (shaped like a T) parts, which add to the dimension of the joint but don't get cut out until last. I got there in the end, and instead of just replicating, I made sure I cut each joint like it was my first in order to try and get the method into my brain! Your videos are inspiring, so thanks!
Very inspring Rico and thanks for your note here. I am keen to do the same. My chisels are Swiss (Pfeil), not Japanese so I hope they will work! At least they're sharpened with Japanese water stones... I love my Japanese saws too. If only I had a hint of Japanese craftsmanship about me... Cheers from Sydney - Dave
@@deldridg thanks Dave. I used British made chisels and a gents saw for mine. As long as you can saw straight and sharpen well, you're good to go. A nice straight grained wood is best, and stay well clear of knots if possible. Pfeil make some fantastic tools, I some of their gouges for carving, and they hold a great edge. They're quite expensive in the UK, so I only have a few.
@@ricos1497 I'm sure you made a fine job of it! Decent tools here are not cheap either so I've built up a modest collection over some time, trying to develop a level of ability with each one as I go. With a small but growing collection of beautiful timbers there's always an opportunity, given the time constraints on a dad these days, to try to make something special. Such a lovely pursuit and now I can join you and add scarf joints to the aspirational list!
I was just reading a book about japanese architecture from the late 1800's. where they detailed this type of post, one that's repaired or intentionally fitted to a stone. Although I believe it said that the stones in its examples were round, smooth stones from the ocean or rivers that had been hammered halfway into the earth with large mallets. Basically the same thing. Really surreal how you hear about something once and suddenly see it elsewhere having never before seen it. They showed the plub line you used too, albeit a more primitive, hand drawn one lol. Absolutely love this.
❤️Impressive! You are such a consummate craftsman! I am a stone Mason in Seattle. I have a huge appreciation for your talent/talents!👊🏻 I really enjoy your videos! I come home from working all day… and then watch videos of people like you working😆 And… I play my guitar/sing/write songs. I believe that there is a transferable essence in Artisan trades/skills that (dove-tail😉) into the process of songwriting/music. Tangible talents DO inform more intangible talents. Inspiration is all around us✨🙌
Greetings from Canada! Absolutely beautiful work! True craftsmanship! I've always loved those scarf joints ... very clever way to join two pieces of timber. I also loved seeing you use your profile gauge instead of a scriber to fit the bottom to the stone. Thanks for sharing!
About 10 years back we had a tradesman replace a 100mm x 100mm supporting post. If only I'd seen this video back then, I'd have had a crack at it. May almost be finished by now too! Our man used very traditional Aussie methods. First, he turned up later than he promised, brought an incorrectly sized replacement post, then left sawdust and bits everywhere including the old rotten post and charged like a wounded bull right up the clacker. Job well done mate! Where we you when we needed you Dylan? Cheers, Dave ;-)
@@noelsmith4359 Sorry to hear that. With all the labour shortages in the building game right now, many more such "tradies" will be coming out of the woodwork no doubt. We've just kicked off a big renovation of our timber home in Sydney, so fingers crossed they keep away. Like you, they'll get swift marching orders otherwise!
I started to say something smart about just replacing the whole post since it fell out anyway. Then, I watched the video and at the end thought, I can't even imagine how much a post that length would cost today.
Not exactly true, you can get accuracy with hand or power tools, just a different discipline. Power tools generally get their accuracy from establishing reference surfaces and precise setup, hand tools more so from careful marking and slowly working your way to your marks. They both have advantages, power tools, once set up give repeatability and are more productive when doing many of the same works, but hand tools are actually often faster if you're just doing one piece. You'll often hear woodworkers remark that by the time a router or table saw jig is set up, you can already be done with hand tools.
Beautiful work. Next time I visit Japan, I will look for a nice set of chisels like the ones you use. Especially the wide one in the beginning of the video. I enjoyed watching you work.
Wow that is real craftsmanship. Deep respect for this way of working. We Europeans can learn a lot from that. Absolutely great result. Nothing new but adapt, no neglect. TOP
Don’t know why watching the masterful crafting of this beautiful 3D splice joint is so spellbinding but I love it. Setting the stone in mortar to raise the wood base from water, carving the wood base to match the stone profile, resetting the repaired column and setting the joint with an angled dowl. Beautiful.
Really good job. Very clearly demonstrated. Is there any particular angle off plumb that the splice faces are marked at ? Thanks for making the video and for taking the time to upload.
The whole time I’m wondering what the hell is he using that stone for? And then he starts scribing the post into it. My God I was blown away! You just don’t see that around anymore.
Marvellous skills; many thanks for the lesson. 😁 Please add a video showing how the taper is made on the compression key that is hammered into place when you have a chance.
Definitely easier and faster, but that would lack the nuance of conserving the work of the carpenter that came before and making the foot of this post serviceable for the carpenter that will come after. A new post would of soon been just another wood post, this catches the eye in a way that makes it a focal point of an old building, shows his skill to the point it'll get him leads.
Thanks! You’ve done an amazing job of presenting a vanishing art. It’s this kind of documentary that keeps this mastery alive and opens closed eyes to its value.
Thank you for your kind comment and the generous super thanks! It is very encouraging to hear! 😊
Btw sorry for my late reply, I didn’t realise your comment until now.
I absolutely adore that this is a practical project and where it made life easier you used power tools. The art is most beautiful where it meets the real life.
Hello my friend
Totally agree. And he is a humble and talented gentleman.
Very much so, it's not simply a demonstration it's seeing it in its practical, real-life application.
The engineer in me loves this joint. It's very clever.
It looks to be about as strong as a contiguous piece of wood in all directions, the way it puts the wood in tension and compression like it would be were it one piece is amazing.
None of it is for show.
And that makes it beautiful.
In France we use a "trait de Jupiter".
In Scotland we use a a locked scarf joint, not as advanced, but it does have folding wedges which is a Breyer adaptation than the square peg here
Too bad engineers and architects in the West don’t care about beauty. Nothing but square eyesores.
Just wanted to tell you how much I appreciate your content. Sharing the traditional Japanese way of carpentry while incorporating it in work projects is just so impressive. Also here in Germany it would be unthinkable to fix an old post in such a complicated manner. In most of the cases it would just be replaced. It makes me happy to see that people still believe in the value of things that last!
Thank you for your kind comment 😊🙌
In Canada too... and no scribing the base either, a metal Simpson base would with lag bolts have to be used. 😢
祖父が大工だったので、よく現場に連れて行ってもらいました。当時はまだ手刻みでねぇ。大工さんたちの手で魔法のように固い木が刻まれ、組み立てるとぴったり合う。それが不思議で1日見ていたものでした。墨壺で引いた線が鋸の幅と重なって、仕上がると墨の線が消えてしまう。墨壺そのものも大工さんが手作りでしたっけ。懐かしいなぁ。
I love this philosophy of retaining as much of the original as possible, and instead of hiding the repair, you make the repair a thing of beauty. Much in the same way as kintsugi repairs to broken pottery. It's ecologically sound, beautiful to behold, and a refreshing way to think about things.
Happy to hear that 😊🙌
Impressive! I love the mentality of repairing old structures rather than replacing.
This is an inspiration for carpenters and woodworkers around the world and thank you for keeping the highest integrity of Japanese carpentry alive. I was fortunate as a young carpenter over 45 years ago to have been exposed and inspired by Japanese joinery, and would say that I built a few houses using it. But that wouldn’t be entirely accurate, as it was those few houses that built me instead. Thank you.
Thank you for the kind comment
I'm impressed that you can take the time to do this. In my country most businesses are only focused on speed. Shoddy work and no artfullness are very widespread
Japanese carpentry is brilliant I could sit and watch it all day, thanks for sharing it with us.
Happy to hear that! Thanks Stephen!
Beautiful repair job, looks better than the original. It's fantastic that people are willing to pay for this level of repair, which enhances the existing whilst leaving a story behind detailing the change.
I've done a handful of these scarf joints recently for a project in the house and they turned out nicely (nowhere near as accurate and clean as yours). I was doing it in miniature scale on long thin spindles for a clothes drier, and had to use 1/8th inch chisels, so it was a little difficult for my first attempt. The marking out took a while to get my head around. Especially with the notched (shaped like a T) parts, which add to the dimension of the joint but don't get cut out until last. I got there in the end, and instead of just replicating, I made sure I cut each joint like it was my first in order to try and get the method into my brain! Your videos are inspiring, so thanks!
Thanks - it’s great to hear your story 😊
Very inspring Rico and thanks for your note here. I am keen to do the same. My chisels are Swiss (Pfeil), not Japanese so I hope they will work! At least they're sharpened with Japanese water stones... I love my Japanese saws too. If only I had a hint of Japanese craftsmanship about me... Cheers from Sydney - Dave
@@deldridg thanks Dave. I used British made chisels and a gents saw for mine. As long as you can saw straight and sharpen well, you're good to go. A nice straight grained wood is best, and stay well clear of knots if possible. Pfeil make some fantastic tools, I some of their gouges for carving, and they hold a great edge. They're quite expensive in the UK, so I only have a few.
@@ricos1497 I'm sure you made a fine job of it! Decent tools here are not cheap either so I've built up a modest collection over some time, trying to develop a level of ability with each one as I go. With a small but growing collection of beautiful timbers there's always an opportunity, given the time constraints on a dad these days, to try to make something special. Such a lovely pursuit and now I can join you and add scarf joints to the aspirational list!
It's an absolute joy to watch your videos, Japanese carpentry is so remarkable as is your skills.
Happy to hear that 😊🙌
I can't even cut paper straightly..
What a craft. This is so great.
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I was just reading a book about japanese architecture from the late 1800's. where they detailed this type of post, one that's repaired or intentionally fitted to a stone. Although I believe it said that the stones in its examples were round, smooth stones from the ocean or rivers that had been hammered halfway into the earth with large mallets. Basically the same thing. Really surreal how you hear about something once and suddenly see it elsewhere having never before seen it.
They showed the plub line you used too, albeit a more primitive, hand drawn one lol.
Absolutely love this.
@Dylan Iwakuni
Every time I watch your videos it makes me wanna start woodworking again and learn the Japanese style.
Craftsmanship, Art, Practical skills, used for everyday needs. You have my admiration! Thank you for sharing this!
Thanks 😊
Excellent craftsmanship!
Good to see the beam was saved and not completely wasted.
Very impressive mating of the stone to the end of the wooden post.
What an amazing watch that was, such skill, pride and perfection.
Thanks 😊
This was a fascinating look at a master carpenter solving an age old problem with a beautiful solution.
Excuseme 🙏🙏🤝🤝
Love the way the dowel is driven in and actually tightens the entire joint together...really cool
It's called drawboring
❤️Impressive! You are such a consummate craftsman!
I am a stone Mason in Seattle.
I have a huge appreciation for your talent/talents!👊🏻
I really enjoy your videos!
I come home from working all day… and then watch videos of people like you working😆
And… I play my guitar/sing/write songs. I believe that there is a transferable essence in Artisan trades/skills that (dove-tail😉) into the process of songwriting/music. Tangible talents DO inform more intangible talents. Inspiration is all around us✨🙌
I love the fact of salvaging such a piece of wood because of the quality of your knowledge, therefore keeping the work of the previous carpenter.
Top jointer ☺👍
Minimal waste, the post is as good as new and may last another hundred years. What fine craftsmanship!
Wow. That is really something. Ive never considered fixing and old post.
You and Mr. Chickadee are really tuned into something godlike. Thank you.
Your craftsmanship and artist sense amaze me. I lost of words to describe how impress I am. Woodwork in supreme level.
The fastest 13:03 of my life. That was so enjoyable and satisfying. Great job!
I’m happy to hear that! Thank you 😊
修復こそ大工の力量が問われる仕事だと思う。
やはり日本の大工仕事は丁寧さが有るから見ていて気持ちが良いわ。
That was awesome. I really enjoyed the ‘real world’ repair. Thank you
Very slick technique, calming to watch.
09:50 dude, you are a genius, I'm totally stealing this technique 🤣 Epic job, thanks for sharing!
Happy to hear that! 👍
@@dylaniwakuni Great work! whats that tool called?
@@SweeSTDream "Contour Gauge".
Not just a master carpenter, but a great engineer!
maitre en son art, ce professionnel a reçue la meilleure des formations, et avait les qualités pour les assimiler et les appliquer ! bravo!
Greetings from Canada! Absolutely beautiful work! True craftsmanship! I've always loved those scarf joints ... very clever way to join two pieces of timber. I also loved seeing you use your profile gauge instead of a scriber to fit the bottom to the stone. Thanks for sharing!
Fitting the bottom of the post to the stone left me in awe
Wonderful work. A true craftsman.
Hello
About 10 years back we had a tradesman replace a 100mm x 100mm supporting post. If only I'd seen this video back then, I'd have had a crack at it. May almost be finished by now too!
Our man used very traditional Aussie methods. First, he turned up later than he promised, brought an incorrectly sized replacement post, then left sawdust and bits everywhere including the old rotten post and charged like a wounded bull right up the clacker. Job well done mate! Where we you when we needed you Dylan? Cheers, Dave ;-)
Sounds like a couple of blokes used to work for me (not for long). A retired Aussie builder.
@@noelsmith4359 Sorry to hear that. With all the labour shortages in the building game right now, many more such "tradies" will be coming out of the woodwork no doubt. We've just kicked off a big renovation of our timber home in Sydney, so fingers crossed they keep away. Like you, they'll get swift marching orders otherwise!
Great work! That was the issue the wood post needed a 'stone FOOT' for water drainage. Thank you for sharing it was enjoyable seeing your skills.
Top 🙂👍
SUGOI!!! This is amazing! Thank you for posting
Excellent job well done I love the traditional approach on that stone splendid. Thank you for sharing. ⛩️🎏🙏🏽
Cheers!😊🙌
Wow, this is some beautiful saw and chisel work. I really like the set of chisels that you are using in this video.
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I started to say something smart about just replacing the whole post since it fell out anyway. Then, I watched the video and at the end thought, I can't even imagine how much a post that length would cost today.
Great job sir!
I love how it looks like the post sprouts out of the rock!
Wow , nice work , this is what we are going to have to do as wood becomes more expensive than labour. Good job 👍 cheers you have earned one.
Wow! No need to say more. (from a retired carpenter/builder).
fantastic craftsmanship...
A Master at work !!!! Thank you
What I get from this, when it comes to accuracy, you need handtools. And a lot of experience to use them. Enjoying your vids. Thanks
Happy to hear that 😊
Not exactly true, you can get accuracy with hand or power tools, just a different discipline. Power tools generally get their accuracy from establishing reference surfaces and precise setup, hand tools more so from careful marking and slowly working your way to your marks. They both have advantages, power tools, once set up give repeatability and are more productive when doing many of the same works, but hand tools are actually often faster if you're just doing one piece. You'll often hear woodworkers remark that by the time a router or table saw jig is set up, you can already be done with hand tools.
Now that is a work of art, beautiful.
¡ Increible ! Si ya está suelto el pilar ¿porqué empalmarlo y no lo cambia por uno en una pieza nuevo?.
Beautiful work. Next time I visit Japan, I will look for a nice set of chisels like the ones you use. Especially the wide one in the beginning of the video. I enjoyed watching you work.
That’s great to hear 😊
You can buy those chisels here now, they are awesome. There's a link in the description.
Wow that is real craftsmanship. Deep respect for this way of working. We Europeans can learn a lot from that. Absolutely great result. Nothing new but adapt, no neglect. TOP
That’s great to hear 😊
WOW, I truly see the artistic Craftsman
Great work! Thank you very much.
It`s almost like the post is growing out of the rock! AWESOME!
Thank you Dylan. Very helpful. Multi tool is now on my shopping list alongside the circular saw.
Happy to hear that 😊🙌
amazing craftmanship
Don’t know why watching the masterful crafting of this beautiful 3D splice joint is so spellbinding but I love it. Setting the stone in mortar to raise the wood base from water, carving the wood base to match the stone profile, resetting the repaired column and setting the joint with an angled dowl. Beautiful.
Japanese quality is always at it is best👍
Always like Japanese precision👍👍👍
Wow that’s amazing. I really want to try something like this inside my house.
Looking forward to it! 👍
Dylan Iwakuni is a true master of the craft. I am learning from each and every of his videos.
and I need to buy that shape capturing jig NOW
Thank you for your kind words and cup of coffee 😊
Really good job. Very clearly demonstrated. Is there any particular angle off plumb that the splice faces are marked at ?
Thanks for making the video and for taking the time to upload.
Beautiful work Iwakuni san!
Thanks 😊
Subscribed! Beautiful work!
Thanks 😊
Magnificent! So practical and even more beautiful! Thanks for sharing!!
Cheers 😊🙌
Hi, thank you for this. A joy to watch a craftsman at work 👍.
Happy to hear that 😊
Hopefully I will be doing this joinery one day, fingers crossed 😅
To me the most intriguing part of Japanese culture is the respect for art and artisanship as well as science and technology.
素人目には１本全部新しくすれば？って思えますが、活かすってことが大切なんですね。
すばらしいです。
ありがとうございます😊
Fabulous just fabulous.
awesome work,,,
Excellent work master, 👏👏👏, I have a question.... Why you wet 💦 the wood before chiseling? Thanks🙏
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Beautiful work, thankyou for taking the time to share your skill 👍😊
Thank you for your kind comment 😊
Nicely done. Thanks for showing us.
Cheers! 😊🙌
Great craftsmanship with simple tools.
Can you tell me the name of the tool used to get the curves of the rock and where I might be able to get it.
Very cool video 📹 clip. Looking in from Ireland 🇮🇪
Very impressive.
Beautiful work.
Yrss sirv☺☺👍
This is not a job …. This is ART!!!!! Beautiful
Thank you 😊
これは凄い！正にプロの仕事！
Phenomenal craft work! Cheers.
nice traditional power saw and drill you have there. good job though
Japanese effort seems to be at a somewhat higher standard than everybody else
Excellent. Bravo 👌.
Beautiful
I AM VERY IMPRESSED ❤
Thanks 😊
Wow very good
I wanted to see how he routed the down spout. Great skill in working fast with his tools.
The whole time I’m wondering what the hell is he using that stone for? And then he starts scribing the post into it. My God I was blown away! You just don’t see that around anymore.
Thanks for posting!
Sugoi! Excellent craftsmanship
Thanks 😊
A job well done Dylan
Love the modern tools used to fill effect.
Marvellous skills; many thanks for the lesson. 😁 Please add a video showing how the taper is made on the compression key that is hammered into place when you have a chance.
Both the key and joint are simply cut at the same taper.
@@dylaniwakuni Ah...I understand.
Clever. If it were me I'd have bought a new post.
Hello my friend☺☺
Amazing skill. Thank you for this video.
As the post came right out, would it not have been easier to install a complete new post, top to bottom?
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Definitely easier and faster, but that would lack the nuance of conserving the work of the carpenter that came before and making the foot of this post serviceable for the carpenter that will come after. A new post would of soon been just another wood post, this catches the eye in a way that makes it a focal point of an old building, shows his skill to the point it'll get him leads.