Good luck. The first time I made it, it took me the third time to be satisfied with it.

I think you can probably buy them on Amazon. For reference, the brands I use are Z-Saw for the handsaw, Senkichi or Kakuri for the chisel, and Kakuri for the plane. The whetstone for sharpening is King Whetstone. They're all common items costing around $20, but they're good enough for me.

Glad I found this helpful. We all need something to keep us occupied. Maybe we have similar personalities. Feel free to ask me any questions.

I've joined this channel's community, can you see it? It seems that pdf files cannot be used on KZbin.

My email address is listed in the details section of my KZbin channel overview, so if you email me I will reply with a PDF file attached, but I will also consider other ways to do this.

I will do whatever I can to help. Please feel free to ask me any questions. I'm not good at English, so please use easy-to-understand language.

Got it. The material is 75mm square. In inches, it's 29.5 inches square. The height is 31.5 inches (80mm) at the top and 35.5 inches (90mm) at the bottom. The different dimensions at the top and bottom are just the impression when they are put together. I can send you a drawing by email. Good luck. The key is parallelism.

コメント並びにご指摘、ありがとうございます。 確かにその通りです。くさび自体はテーパーでいいかもしれませんが、ほぞのほうは大工さんはどう表現しているのでしょうね。

Thank you for your comment. My email address is in the channel description if you would like to make one.

コメントありがとうございます。 地味な動画ですが興味持たれてうれしいです。 個人的には昔の日本は金属が手に入りにくかったので木組みの技術が発達したと考えています、そして大工には角度の概念がなかったのではないかと、、、 点と点を結ぶ考え方で斜めを作っていた？ 鳥居・・・そこから先は神の領域？？？　信心深くないけれど、神社やお寺に行くとなんとなく自分が清くなった気がする？

最近、自宅の屋根の修理で瓦屋さんにお世話になりましたが、湿気などで屋根の具合が変わるので、一概に状況は改善できるかわからない（まあ雨漏りですが）と言われました。 動画の終盤やコメントで更に理解を深めましたが、家族には理解できないかも。まあ点とか線・角度があいまいで勘こそものをうう世界なのですかね。

なんでもやると面白いし奥は深いんですよねえ・・・・ もっといろいろやってみたいけどなあ～。 若いうちにいろいろ挑戦すべきだよね。

Thank you for your comment. It took me a while to understand the wisdom, technique, and playfulness of the carpenters of the past.

コメントありがとうございます。日本人二人目、非常に嬉しいです。 元々は機械が専門だったんですが、木工はまだ3年くらいです・・・ 視聴者は6：4くらいで海外が多いです。初めてもらったコメントが海外だったので英文付けました。撮影はコンパクトデジカメと三脚のみです。 消火器は薪ストーブで廃材燃やしてＳＤＧs？ また気が向いたらコメントください。ありがとうございます。

時計職人など機械工の職人さんもやっぱりご器用な方がたくさんおられて技術力に日々感服しております。やはり海外勢が多いのですね。私も海外からコメントを頂いたことがありますが、ロシア語やアラビア語だったので‥当時はChatGTPなどなく、自学の英語で返信を付けましたが‥。

外国語が褒めてんだか貶してるんだかわからないときありますよね？

Thank you for your comment. I think there is a lot we can learn from our ancestors, animals, and plants. Maybe humans are degenerating?

Thanks for your comment. I may not have understood English accurately, but I understood it as an encouraging comment. thank you. Please comment again.

thank you. I'm happy to see a comment after a long time. Unfortunately, it is difficult for me to understand your language correctly. Is it Finnish?

Yes it is

thanks so much. This is the first time I have received a comment from a Finnish person.@@hillo51

Thanks for your comment.

Thanks for your comment. Please watch other videos if you like.

thank you. I'm glad that my channel doesn't have many comments. I live in Ibaraki, Japan.

Thanks for your comment. I live in the countryside of Japan. Today, most of Japan's forests are undeveloped and desolate. I'm thinking of using trees to earn the maintenance cost. By all means, we have started video distribution so that people overseas can know about it.

@@keneng2172 I live on the edge of a forest and enjoy carving as well. I think your carvings would sell well here in the US if you could find the right market. The story behind the work is what seems to make the difference in price, and that this story can be proven true. An acquaintance of mine built a specialty table a few years ago, made to go behind a western couch, as a place to set down a drink or a book. The project was rustic but attractive, the structure was made of simple welded steel angle, painted black. The wood for the top was made from a building his own great great grandfather had built from wood that he milled himself by hand over 150 years ago. The simple table sold for a very fine price, about $3500, which is enough to buy a decent used car here.

At the moment, we are selling orders at cost for those who want us to introduce them at local events. From now on, Ⅰ have to be able to make a profit and maintain the local mountains.

Thanks for your comment. It was a little hard to see. I think I agree with your thinking. It's hard to put into words, but the dovetail joint is tapered and slanted. It looks easy, but it's hard to make because the wood isn't exactly square, so it's individualized.

@@keneng2172 i thought so, otherwise it would simply fall apart, the joint needs a slight taper to hold itself together

If you were in the neighborhood, I think it would be fun to talk about various things. Thanks for your understanding.

@@keneng2172 i would cherish the opportunity. I have never used the asian style tooling. Its my understanding that many carpenters work in a kneeling position and support the work with large sections of beam drop. I cannot work well kneeling or even take the position without discomfort.

I'm not a carpenter, so I'm not very good at using chisels. I have a good video channel, so I'll introduce it. I think it's easy to understand because it's a professional video with good English. It would be nice if you could refer to it. www.youtube.com/@suikoushya/videos 翠紅舎 Suikoushya

Thanks for your comment. This is a reproduction of what the old Japanese carpenters thought. There is something to learn from that wisdom, technique, and playfulness. This kind of culture is not actively conveyed, but I want to leave it.

@@keneng2172 the quality of tools here is not anywhere near what you are used to in Japan. Fine tools can be found but many are priced too high to afford. Some can be ordered online, but one is reluctant. The Japanese style of hand saw is reproduced here but the fitment is poor and the steel is not ideal. Likewise chisels may be had but only in the american style, they are very thick and straight with a single taper, drop forged of chrome molybdenum steel usually. I do not know if such things as you make can be had in larger cities, perhaps they can. I live in a remote region of the mountains. I have only ever seen pictures in old books, one is called "audel's guide" it is famous here and the publisher has many topics they produce books about. The older carpenter's guide by Audel shows complex mortise and tenon joinery, but the work is mostly a lost art. Other than that i have seen videos of Japanese joinery and carpenters and that is all. My own work is very crude thus far, i struggle with simple things, but i do enjoy carving, it is a folly mostly. Just carved sticks from the forest.

All the tools I use are for general use and not for professional use. Both saws and chisels are around $10 to $20. The whetstones that sharpen the chisels are probably more expensive. A Japanese proverb says, "Bad fishermen teach their children where to fish. Good parents teach them how to fish. Great parents teach them how to make fishing gear." I think the big difference is that Japanese saws are pull-cut. I think the purpose of this is to thin the blade. I also use a circular saw, and use hand tools to do things that cannot be done with a circular saw.

Please search using the following keywords. Hope it helps. 木組み（KIGUMI) 、継ぎ手（TUGITE)、仕口（SHIGUCHI）、指物（SASIMONO)

Thank you. The third one doesn't come off once assembled. I'm going to make another one and introduce the structure.

Thank you. I just reproduced the skills and wisdom of the old Japanese carpenters.

It took me a while to understand this structure. The wisdom of the ancients is amazing.

こちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。 日本人からのコメント初めてです。 おまけに茨城じゃありませんか！ 嬉しいです！

Thank you. I will do my best.

Thank you. i saw your channel. My goal is to restore the devastated forests to the original landscape of Japan.

@@keneng2172 thanks friend. Whr u from??

@@Zie_carpentry I live in Hitachi Omiya City, Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. Are you getting the answer? where do you live？

Thank you. There are wonderful things in old culture, technology and wisdom. I would be happy if someone could understand me.

Thanks for your comment. This technique was used to repair the gates of Osaka Castle. The structure was revealed only after X-ray examination.

@Play Market Your thoughts probably agree with mine. Japan's forests are desolate because of imported timber. The price of degraded mountain trees is cheaper than cutting them down, and the mountains are no longer maintained. Recently, large-scale deforestation is often used to build solar power generation facilities. This activity was started to revive the beautiful Japanese countryside. Thank you.

There is something to be learned from the wisdom, skills and playfulness of the old Japanese people. Thank you.

Thank you. I showed your video. I am happy to connect with my comrades around the world.

Thanks for your comment. I live in the countryside of Ibaraki prefecture in Japan. The purpose is to restore the depopulated countryside of Japan to the beautiful old Japan. I haven't sold it yet, but I would like to sell it to people who are interested in Japan and overseas. I don't apply wax, it's up to you to use it. It is also a Japanese technique to read the properties of trees that change with seasonal humidity and temperature. I haven't reached that point.

Haru-chan is fine every day. Haru-chan's house was also made of KIGUMI. Even in Japan, the technique of KIGUMI is rarely seen outside of shrines and temples. I started this activity to regenerate the rough mountains. Your message is very encouraging. Thank you. I'm not good at English ....

Thank you. There is much to learn from the craftsmanship and playfulness.

Thank you for watching. from ibaraki japan.