Building a Japanese style bench with old rotten wood

These boards were in the ground receiving water and sun for years and the fact that there is wood left intact despite the conditions they were in tells me that there is good wood behind the dirt, in the end, I managed to get many pieces, but I had to add three of my own because some parts were either knots or rotten.
The furniture is Japanese style with tricky joinery, this is one of the best and most complex projects that I have done with 15 joints and 32 pieces, it took me approximately 100 hours of work.
The joints I made are mortise and tenon, tusk mortise and tenon, dovetail and finally a half-lap joint.
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[@tufankilinc636]

Gorgeous!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@Uswesi1527]

The Master Craftsman, proved his high knowledge, long experience, unusual talent . True , the wood is rotten , but it has been treated by Mother Nature . That’s means, it’s strong , sturdy , it will live forever.

[@tomowens2720]

Hello, great video and serene as well. I’ve searched the description but can’t find plans for this. I’m eager to make one. Can you provide a link to download plans for this? Thanks

[@paulmaryon9088]

Good work with limited tools, thank you for sharing

[@TWC6724]

Great job. Turned something old and weathered into beauty.

[@carlovannieuwpoort8095]

There are a lot things I like about this table but there are no things I dislike. Very well made with stuff other people throw away. Keep it up!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you I really appreciate that!

[@hulaupbarbatruc2818]

Impressive work done mainly using hand tools. I would love to be as good!

[@aristeumanczak4469]

Wery GOOD MESTRE MACENEIRO 💥💥👏👏👏👍

[@kienlelife]

Great work. I admire your dedication to work with rotten wood.

[@marcelesser687]

Less tools, great outcome. What ey pleasure to watch.

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it

[@unic-iy5sx]

VERY VERY NICE

[@macmccreadie8541]

Lovely finish...lot of hard..clever work.

[@idoherman8656]

Very nice work and delight to watch. Well done.!!

[@earthkwaque]

This is really good! I enjoyed the focus on the work and the sound of your hand tools. Beautifully done!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much!

[@user-xd5ip1rc3l]

😊

[@WoodenItBeGrand]

What a fantastic build! You have way more patience than me to do all of that with hand tools. Great job! Subbed. 🇦🇺🐨

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much!

[@pauldejesus9644]

what a work of art

[@jimrosson6702]

Great job

[@isabelacha4828]

UNA HERMOSURA... LO QUE MÁS ME GUSTÓ FUE EL USO DE HERRAMIENTAS MANUALES Y LOS DETALLES EN LA CONSTRUCCIÓN. ME QUEDÉ COMO HIPNOTIZADA VIENDO.... ... GRACIAS.

[@craigsimons2217]

Excellent video! I’m glad you didn’t reveal the end product until the end. It captured my imagination and I enjoyed the mystery. We’ll done!

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you for your comment! it really help me :)

[@bobhodgson2052]

Nice, very nice. Well done.

[@marcelobatista9839]

Acho muito legal esse tarabalho. Mas parece que as madeiras sai bem macias, bem facil de trabalhar com ferramentas manuais. Que ver fazer isso com madeiras bem duras, como algumas daqui do Brasil.

[@chucklesthewondermonkey]

Thoroughly enjoyed this. The construction details, the fact that you left and even enhanced the texture on the bottim rails, and I'm a big fan of the repurposed marble. Great video. More like this. Subbed.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you!

[@felixacuna4139]

He visto video aquí en youbute, pero muy pocos con esta perfección, nótese que no tiene ni un clavo ni tornillo, solo se uso para fijar ensambles, esta es la verdadera muebleria, ha diferencia con la carpintería, es que en la carpintería se usan clavós y tornillos, y son varios los que confunden la muebleria, con la carpintería, aquí en este video se ve la perfección la técnica, y la presión, felicitaciones, lindo proyecto

[@_Donideas_]

Muchas gracias! aprecio el comentario :)

[@EvanDunville]

Great work, I really liked the way you textured the wood.

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you very much!

[@cabman86]

Mesmerizing!

[@matheisacoelho3841]

Linda

[@nevkon]

Красиво сделано. Одно но - шататься будет при любом боковом касании.

[@paynetyler4173]

is it common to have a stone topped workbench?

[@tomowens2720]

While I could extrapolate dimensions & methods I’d rather just build one, do you offer plans for this? Thank you

[@_Donideas_]

Thanks, I’m working on that, I’ll put them in the description as soon as I can.

Very nice carpentry work, well done. What is the species of this exotic wood ? 👌👍👍

[@_Donideas_]

Thank you! Appreciate it, I believe the wood species are mahogany and white cedar as a contrasting wood in the joinery.

[@anonplayer8529]

A coat of oil to give more shine ... 😅 and better slip under ones butt. Looks great, and fine handcrafting .👍

[@nestorramalhorozpoveda9072]

Lindo , show 👏👏👏👏👍👍👍👊🙏🇧🇷📐📏🔨🪚🗜️

[@taringss]

Apologies for being dumb. What do you call that spatula like saw? Thanks in advance...😊

[@awldune]

The main saw he is using is a "ryoba". These are increasingly popular and much easier to find in the west than they used to be.

[@taringss]

@@awldune Thanks heaps man... Appreciate it much...👍