By Using His Hands and Ancient Technology, an old Master Craftsman Has Devoted a Life for BENTWORK

[@qwertz70329]

This videos are a treasure about perfect craftmanship, lot's of this centuries old knowledge will soon been lost.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

yeah, totally!

[@bachacarp]

This is what you call craftsmanship with the patience and precision, I hope this is passed on to a younger generation.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

thank you kindly

[@k9insomniac783]

I think what a lot of people miss during these videos is that these skilled craftsman have been passing down these skills for millennia One day, I would love to go study with these masters. If nothing else, just to watch

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

[@PixelatedPuzzlements]

WOAAA that splitting action is so precise! Hope he's still alive and doing well.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@TomBuskey]

It's interesting that similar techniques were developed in the west. In the US the shakers made bentwood round and oval boxed held with tacks. The draw knife with a similar bib on the chest to pull against was used in france in medieval times. Trees were split (riven) with wooden wedges (and larger ones called gluts). A froe was used to rive to the smallest sized, similar to his tool for the final splitting. It's good to see other ways of doing it and even better to see them shown so we can all learn.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

WOW, That's a GREAT point! I greatly appreciate it.

[@aria_cinquantuno]

Kiso-ji wa kampeki desu. I miss those places and the people too. 🏞️ they even have bamboo forests all around and the sound they make is so lovely. I hope to visit again someday. ⛩️🌠

[@jaymcgillivary224]

Hands of a angel as he gently works the wood

[@orlando1a1]

Amazing craftsmanship. What is it about the Japanese, and their ability to put their hand to whatever they make, and turn it into an art form?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Perhaps we're able to focus on work, be patient and never be smug either because we were taught this from a kid

[@grarglejobber7941]

It's discipline and respect for tradition. I mean there's more but that's it in a nutshell. For instance, a story I was told. Maybe it's true maybe it's not. Some Japanese artisan/craftsmen of this or that, let's say wood-turning because of this video, spends years being taught the basics, shown the trade by a master, but there comes a point when the young student wants to branch off and make "something new and exciting". He says that their best-selling bowls could be made much much more profitable if they just did whatever thing differently. Here's the split between Western ideals and Japanese ideals: If the student were in a Western nation, he'd talk about his ideas with friends who would all agree with him and say "yeah, normal bowls are stupid. I've seen your bowls and they're just plain better." The result is a cheaper bowl that still makes the same amount of money. The student might think he showed his master where the real talent comes from. He might get rich and just coast through life, his greatest accomplishment being cheapening bowls. He might just sell out to walmart for a quick buck. If the student were Japanese, his master would say sure, set your sights high, one day you'll make something great, I know it. But first, you have to be able to reproduce [the best bowl ever in existence] that master [name] created 100 years ago. Nobody's topped it yet, but you've got mojo. Now, though, you still haven't mastered the [bowl design], so let's begin from there. The result here is, possibly, the best bowl the world has yet to see, and at the least, a lot of kick ass bowls along the way. He will learn the absolutely peaceful state of being that is only available to those who are all at once confident in their skills, honest and humble in business, and still reaching for greater heights every day. Sure, the respect that you're now giving this master isn't bad at all, and making a living with your hands is nice, but... I wish I could put into words just exactly how alien that state of being is to pretty much the majority of the modernized world. It's slow, not excited but not bored, not painful and yet not pleasurable, your breathing falls into a rhythm, and then you just.. put yourself into what you're doing. Tempered joy. I guess that'd be a good way to describe it. It's what Zen dudes often tell their disciples: "When baking bread, just bake bread". Japanese know this to be true and it's not even hinted at in the West. You can't just make bread if you're testing out a brand new theory of The Best Bread Ever, Made by ME, or walking that nasty line between profit and total moral degradation, or by trying to out-think the masters as a novice pretending he's a journeyman. The

[@xxxxxx5868]

Japanese culture puts a lot of emphasis on precision

[@grarglejobber7941]

@@xxxxxx5868 Nah not that easy. It's way more complex than that. My uncle is a woodworker with a whole slew of tools designed to give him more and more precision, but his products, let's say boxes for an example, are nowhere near Sashimono. Perfection does not exist in any tangible way. Calling something perfect is an excuse to stop seeking greater heights.

[@Kunfucious577]

Its culture. I dont even think they try to master anything. In my experience, things like skill and even money, if its your career, come with pride, effort and integrity in anything you do. I feel like those values are important in the Japanese culture.

[@diditeknonet]

Amazing man with amazing work, このビデオを共有していただきありがとうございます.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

glad you liked it

[@diditeknonet]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts yes sir i liked it, I enjoy the details of work, god jobs man.

[@enegron6987]

So very beautiful and extremely satisfying and peaceful to watch this

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@enegron6987]

Woodworking Enthusiasts thank you I very much do appreciate your efforts to hi light these extraordinary craftspeople and their craftsmanship ✨

[@canesvenatici9588]

Thank you for sharing, making, and editing this videos.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Our pleasure!

[@ganeshtn2098]

Thanks for showing this valuable artistic wood work. 😀😀😀😀😀😀🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

My pleasure 😊

[@remibergeron4505]

from what i understand from the japanese culture (which i love!) and their respect for the wood they cut out of nature, by using this splitting technique, you're saving a lot of material, in comparison of cutting with a saw, so you can make more use of the tree youre cutting down, which is a show of respect toward nature i think.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Well said!

[@samuelcruz9258]

My respect for those that has this dedication.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@tessabristow1383]

Two incredibly talented people.....a joy to behold.

[@aliputra385]

AA

[@subramaniamk.mathvan623]

Environmental friendly! Knowledge is gold.

[@pathardage1880]

this family's work is beyond amazing.

[@craftsmanm4697]

Brilliant - i have been experimenting with similar techniques and ideas so it is really splendid to see them as traditional too. Essentially the knowledge of how wood behaves is the key. Unfortunately the design is a dead end in itself but the techniques and tools are very important for current makers and the future. We need to change the way we see furniture and wood to make this into what it should be. Incidentally there are always a number of "secrets" which are never revealed.

[@oneshotme]

Very much enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@descent815]

Absolutely amazing craftsmanship. They really take pride in what they have don for hundreds of years. I wish i had that passion.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Rock on!

[@thepurdychannel8866]

Great video amazing craftsmanship

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@thepurdychannel8866]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts your welcome

[@aikawashadow]

Amazing.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thanks!

[@yukowuebken9536]

山桜の皮が縫い合わせに最適なんて誰が気付いたのだろう❗😯藁でも抑えになるなんてびっくり👀。それに、接着米粒最強❗😮よくぞこれら工程を編集してくれました❗👍💞

[@SomeGuy-fl1gz]

I can tell soon this video will have millions of views

[@grandmund]

still nope

[@SomeGuy-fl1gz]

@@grandmund soon could be months to a year

[@grandmund]

@yoda sadly youtube rewards the firsts weeks of a video and then dies off

[@SomeGuy-fl1gz]

@@grandmund fortunately this will pop up on a lot of peoples recommended some day

[@bosal2559]

Hello 👋 my Lovely 😊 very good very nice 👍 your working and your video Beautiful I Love ❤️ you and I Love ❤️ your channel thanks so much Goodbye 👋 next time 🌹❤️

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

you're welcome!

[@bosal2559]

Woodworking Enthusiasts Welcome my Lovely 😊 thanks so much Goodbye 👋 my feather 🌹💋👄❤️

[@luisdario5636]

Exelente trabajo mis respecto para los japoneses que siguen manteniendo today esas formas antiguas de haser cosas y no dejan que desaparescan como en otros paises

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you so much!

[@garyguerin5806]

Am I the only person impressed by his spotlessly clean and wrinkle free shirt??🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Сибес]

Ein Traum, so mit Holz arbeiten zu können.

[@charliebowen5071]

He’s like 40000 years old and swinging that mallet like a pro still! Crazy strong

[@200degrees.]

He’s actually only 37 y/o .. he’s just had a hard life living in that shithole of a country..

[@charliebowen5071]

@@200degrees. Japan.?? Where you live is more of a shit hole than anywhere in japan

[@danzigrulze5211]

The grand master at batoning wood!

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you!

[@donaldbennett3773]

truly a Master craftsman of the Art`s I would like one of those. where can I buy one please. 7/19/2021 4:28 PM from Michigan USA.

[@Sailor376also]

This is fascinating. His techniques for splitting ever thinner slats is identical,, and I do mean identical, to the tech used by native Americans for the slats used in building cedar and black spruce for birch bark canoes. A fro is used to split it in half,, and the piece is turned over to keep the split running straight down the slat and not wandering to one side or the other. Skillful. Beautiful.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

I'm glad you like it!

[@frankens7632]

Such clever and simple tools

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you!

[@Bassniper]

Splitting wood into thin boards using hand! Who needs a bandsaw! Wow!

[@AliIskenderov]

Старый мастер-ремесленник ..этим все сказано !!! спасибо за чудо

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you too!

[@schechter01]

Those craftsmen in Japan have a kind of skill where if I ever got halfway to their level, I would dance in the streets. I've built small things out of wood for years & know the basics of joinery, but my creative power is _nothing_ like theirs. I just have one question: _How do you make_ the rice glue? Is it just boiled rice, all mushy or....? I can see how it works...

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

The first is to rinse the rice then pour water into a rice cooker to cook it well. A bite or two of cooked rice is placed on a board and worked with a bamboo or wooden wedge to break all the grains into pulp. As the rice is squeezed under the wedge it becomes like a sticky dough. Once there are no pieces or lumps left, a few drops of water are worked in to bring the glue to the desired consistency

[@craftsmanm4697]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts flour glue.

[@siegfriedwolfmayr9067]

I am very impressed in my old age to be so active no longer to be seen in Austria.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

glad you enjoyed it

[@subramaniamk.mathvan623]

Ancient method brought down generation after generation. Now, modern machines can do it faster. But which is fun? Which is good for the body and mind? And which preserve nature?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

absolutely!

[@tonywatson987]

Don't forget to turn on CC to read the translation.

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

Thanks for the reminder ;)

[@truthandrevelation2567]

How do you do that?

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

@@truthandrevelation2567 depends on where you are watching from.. google it

[@tonywatson987]

@@truthandrevelation2567 Right bottom line of the screen, press CC.

[@galipaksoy8384]

Türkiye den selamlar Harikasınız saygılar güzel insanlar.

[@sachinrv1]

Japanese are perfectionist. True craftsmen.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thanks

[@cooper5324]

whenever I watch these videos it makes me want to resharpen all of my tools because they seem dull in comparison with the tools used in the video

[@TheGrmany69]

Japanese steel.

[@oviliatam7540]

Very irresistible wonderful謝謝💙💙💙

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

I'm glad you liked it!

[@gianluigimarino8264]

Great work

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@jailsonmaria]

The human hability is awesome!

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thanks

[@p.t7495]

This man is artistic n has mean skills.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you!

[@ChimeraActual]

I don't think you mean, "mean". He's actually pretty good.

[@Norfolk250]

I didn’t know wood could be split like this.

[@nhandutimusic]

❤️

[@gallant19650]

beautifull video dude ;)

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@rdklarnet4120]

Bravo from texas!

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you very much!

[@illuminati.9589]

'/_____________' live longer you dear sir ,! GOD bless you ....❗

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Many many thanks!

[@Traderjoe]

The girls voice is nice

[@phucvu7525]

Ong oi cho chau xin 1 khuc duc tuong mini nhe cam on

[@StephenKelly-ey6ne]

searched google for a website to purchase one of these beautiful pieces and can't find one 😞.

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

I have a feeling they are most promonently sold localy.. you could always try your own hand at making one!

[@ared18t]

Look up japanese bento box. You should be able to find one.

[@StephenKelly-ey6ne]

@@ared18t Thank you got one 😀.

[@dublinboxnut7919]

It upsets me at what we use in today's world, plastic, carbon fiber, 3d printing, skills like these amazing people have will soon be gone, and we are left with no substance

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Well Said!

[@babyyoda2190]

So you’re tellming me no one uses glass or wood as like plates or bowls?

[@dublinboxnut7919]

@@babyyoda2190 sorry baby, I was speaking in general, it's not the material point I was making but more on the craft to make it. And I know programming and building software and machinery is most definitely a craft , a lot of it is hidden in the chips and not that interesting or timeless. Stay safe .

[@babyyoda2190]

Dublinboxnut 79 Yeah I like GWAR to

[@Crustyswede1]

My only complaint is: small amount of English at beginning of video and then at the last minute of video. Why?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

because I want a mixture of Japanese traditional and modern international

[@CryptolockerMD]

love these videos, but for the love of all that is good in this world, please start using new music

[@nealbeard1]

Holy crap? What's that about?

[@TenonsTenors]

映像、ありがとうございます。ひとつだけ気になってしょうがないですが、ナレーターの発音が悪くて、「曲げ物」ではなくて「まがまの」を言ってるから指導した方がいいです。

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

お世話になります

[@djspinningblades]

were can we buy the products

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

The Kiso Lacquerware Museum and Kiso Kurashino Kogeikan Museum display and sell Magemono

[@thomaskirkpatrick4031]

I really wish I spoke Japanese.

[@Anonymous594]

Why am I watching this at 3AM?

[@РоманСергеев-щ1е]

Как называется порода древесины?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

hinoki cypress

[@sjvche7675]

He is a master, he has all his fingers.

[@orelygarcia]

💖💯😎⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍

[@空騎士]

I’d like to say “magemono “ not “magamono “

[@johanjonasson4188]

Dear Woodworking Enthusiasts. I'm very interested in Sashimono and Miyadaiku woodworking. I would love to travel to Japan and learn these proffesions. Is it in any way possible to do this? I have been searching around on the internet for schools in Japan that teaches this and I haven't found that much. I'm currently educating myself to be a cabinetmaker here in Sweden. Is there any way that I can contact the creator of this channel for more info about woodwork in Japan?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Dear Nigel Gavin's Friend, This guy named Takami Kawai will help you out! He teaches Japanese traditional woodworking techniques to people all over the world with his Suikoushya International Craft School in Kyoto, Japan. Site: 2020sicsinkyoto.mystrikingly.com/ Email: [e-mail] KZbin: kzbin.info/door/fqc2hpLPLj8VfgpalvEqcg

[@johanjonasson4188]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts Thank you. I have already spoken to him. He is the only one I have found in Japan. He only offers 1 month courses though. I would like to stay in japan for a longer time than that. To experience the culture. If I don't find anything else I would definitely want to do a 1 month course with him.

[@johanjonasson4188]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts Actually I know of a university called Toyama university. They have an arts and craft education there but I dont know jow much of it is about traditional Sashimono and Miyadaiku carpentry. There is a cabinetmaker school here in Sweden called Capellagården that has an exchange student program with Toyama university. I dont know if it would be traditional japanese crafts though. I'm most interested in traditional Sashimono and Miyadaiku carpentry.

[@f.d.6667]

And I thought Shaker Boxes were impressive...

[@fotomoments5311]

🙌👏👏👏🇺🇾👋👋👋

[@albesunim5603]

What is the glue he is using. Very tacky and looks to be quick dry? Is it a commercial epoxy? You would think working the ancient way that it might be some plant base adhesive.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Dear Sunim...That's the "Rice Glue" (Sokui-nori)

[@albesunim5603]

Thank you for reply. I will have to look it up.

[@dire67]

Wood is highly bacteria resistant?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Yeah, Kiso Cypress Wood is rich in natural phytonsil compounds that naturally resist mold and bacteria growth

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

If a technique is still aplicable in the modern day, is it still ancient then? I'm not sure

[@newmemer8070]

The ancient aspect is reffering to its origin. Because you call or name anything by its origin. Technique is ancient, not forgotten.

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

@@newmemer8070 thanks a lot for your replie! Now I know

[@gogoal3004]

all we have now are ancient idea we just improving it by modern tools. sorry im not good in english

[@LegoMan-cz4mn]

@@gogoal3004 I understand you! But I'm not sure I totaly agree, the old ideas that last into the modern day are being made in a way that makes them easier or quicker to make with modern tools, but often losing a bit of quality, controll and attention to detail Cheers!

[@ekahamidhamid7514]

Masyaallah

[@kirozahariev502]

❤️🇧🇬

[@michaelball1010]

Amazing video, but for the love of god, come up with better titles. It's a title, not the description of the video.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Ok, thanks

[@georgealderson4424]

@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts Well said. Very reserved response!

[@carsonchan5102]

bamboo

[@shalakojones706]

Don’t they have chairs in Japan?

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

you totally don't know anything about our country or you've gotta be kidding??

[@przybyla420]

He is surrounded by work tables and tool racks (“floor”)

[@d.jensen5153]

@@przybyla420 That's the same attitude they have in Kiribati. When my daughter returned from there, she didn't know where to put her work. She was so used to sitting on a mat and arranging her books, papers, and tools around her. In contrast, I'd die without a chair. I gave up sitting on the floor in 5th grade. I recall exactly where I was when I declared, No mas!

[@violetadelprado8103]

Subtitle in english pls!!

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

I have added the subtitle since it was published though. Please click on "cc" to view it!

[@edheide7229]

Too bad the music is so loud that I can not understand the words. I stooped watching at 22 seconds.

[@WoodworkingEnthusiasts]

Thank you for that...I will learn from this experience and do better next time

[@mauimudpup]

more likely the music was set to one speaker the words on another and you speakers or headphones are dying on the one side

[@miltonwelch4177]

Even worn out wood tools - yummy!

[@franciscosalamanca8174]

🇪🇨👍🏻

[@billy19461]

I would have liked it better if it was in English.

[@bps4086]

Turn captions on

[@billy19461]

bps That is not what I was saying. I had captions on.

[@HDMIOT]

the original donkey kong

[@JohnSmith-zp7oj]

Narrate in english!

[@sjefhendrickx2257]

Strange commentator…..

[@chunulusbungulo5045]

Jesus at least they didnt thank the tree for giving its life.

[@manfredj.krauss4578]

english voiceover is way too drawling... sounds fake

[@1909-k9y]

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[@yfred1]

+

[@lisakokoyachuk478]

Too much voice modulation ridiculous

[@superchargerone]

wow.. sticky rice glue. The great wall of china was stuck together with sticky rice motar so this glue will last a very very long time.

[@TheGrmany69]

YOU ARE A GIRL!!! I missjudged.