Hammering 500,000 times!? The process of making a Japanese smoking pipe / kiseru.

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[@front2760]

The final pipe looks nothing like the one the craftsmen made.

[@Mikishots]

Was thinking it would be around that much. A lot of work, amazing design and skill.

[@jonathanfigueroa9205]

Pencil eraser metal and pen cap lol

[@rabbithedragon]

Dude, 1,600? That's absolutely not worth that, not even if it was pressed by the hands of the Lord himself.

[@theseconddarrin3788]

@@rabbithedragonsome people appreciate craftsmanship..

[@steverice7546]

Hats off to this guys neighbors.

[@kloogyB33]

Yes, I noticed he wasn’t wearing ear plugs either. Oyyy 😅 please protect your ears man. It’s going to catch up soon. Phenomenal skills!!

[@craigmoen1430]

Beautiful work. As a leathercrafter, it never ceases to amaze me how many techniques are similar between crafting mediums, and how much is very different. The "sanding" at the end was a beautifully simple technique that I would have never thought of!

[@anderssoderlind6183]

I will take that technique and try it some day.

[@Mikishots]

That was unreal. Wasn't really sure where it was going towards the end, but the final reveal blew my mind. Clever way for sandblasting the surface.

[@NeedleDrops]

It sand blew my mind a bit. 😮

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[@semabarecky72]

GOOD 👍 JOB ❤

[@zacsayer1818]

I can just imagine the wonderful smell when he heats up the pine tar. Amazing traditional skills all around, beautiful pipe!

[@zipshed]

Im totally blown away at the skill and patience of this craftsman. He is truly a master!!!

[@Nagu-gw8zk]

道具もすごい使い込まれて馴染むように丸くなっててすごい綺麗

[@LucianLaurieJr]

An absolute work of functional art. I was completely mesmerized. Thank you.

[@jonmartin6451]

I absolutely love the old fashioned way of creating with our hands that which we can. Great job

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you very much!

[@scottmiller6270]

This man put his Soul into making this. Amazing artistry and craftsmanship!

[@channel14-22]

昔の人もこうやって作っていたのかな。 感慨深いものがありますね。 この技術は後世に残してほしい。 素晴らしいです。

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

ご視聴、コメントありがとうございます！

[@tstodgell]

I wondered the same thing. Were people smoking this style of pipe before tobacco came to Japan?

[@wafflestomper6958]

Before WW2 a fair amount of Japanese farmers smoked the uhh buds of female 'hemp' plants, but it's not widely known ​@@tstodgell

[@gajin-k]

​@@tstodgell タバコの伝来と共にパイプが伝わり、このキセル、パイプを使用した喫煙が用いられましたよ

[@detacheddad3396]

I almost cried at the final reveal. Beautiful craftsmanship

[@alexanderespada8871]

I got misty too...

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

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[@malcolmjcullen]

Despite all the effort to finish and polish it, I preferred it in it's more raw, hand-hammered appearance. You could see the amount of human effort that had gone into making it. Ironically, all that work and by the end it was so perfect it looked like it had been made by machine!

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[@luke9911]

That’s why I assumed He was hand hammering. For the finish. I mean he had the heat, wasn’t cold forged. Maybe he doesn’t own a roller.

[@slapfight5689]

I don't quite understand why he used so much cold hammering. Wouldn't it have been easier to heat up?

[@gumonthepants]

Or also, why not just pour the initial smelt into a flatter, longer mold closer to the finished product of all that hammering. I'm sure the answer is that the hammering does something very special to it, same with the heat vs cold.

[@ralphmueller3725]

I'd say it's likely a matter of tradition and a process handed down via ancestry. Some people work for efficiency but, some people work because the art compels them to.

[@carlantaya175]

This is very delicate work. He is really pushing plastic deformation to it's limits.

[@footrot17]

Silver is pretty soft, i guess it just doesn’t need it.

[@foreverendeavor]

Certain metals, like silver and brass, harden as you work them. The heating and quenching is to make the ingot more malleable. Silver hot work is generally just casting and soldering.

[@justcameron9500]

This is what I love about Japanese culture. Everything they have ever done is done with patience, precision, and masterful skill. For the world I hope they and all with these skills and traditions stay alive forever.

[@benwilms3942]

Even what they did in Manchuria?

[@ashgonza92]

​@@benwilms3942 especially what they did in Manchuria

[@benwilms3942]

@annihilation777 boom. You have a point I suppose.

[@vongdong10]

Japanese craftsmen sure are something else. All handmade, no machinery in site. I sure hope these items sell at the price he wants.

[@GuitarGuyRy]

Gorgeous. Phenomenal craftsmanship, real passion, and heart put into creating this piece.

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

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[@josephrasberry3850]

Really cool. It’s so good to see masters in their craft. The world we live in has gotten away from that kind of thing so much. Everyone wants mass production but I think some of us are slowly realizing that we need these craftsmanship. Thanks for showing us

[@johnkidd797]

Not so, I am 57 and after a severe work injury offshore I now make jewellery. I smelt my own metal and work in gold and silver. With the utmost respect most competent smiths could produce this pipe. It's never too late to learn a skill/skills.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

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[@pluralizor2957]

Watching him hammer that made me flinch so bad, the pure precision and art of this man

[@joedouche3818]

Can you imagine how many times through our his career has he smashed his thumb or index finger?? Omg! That's a painful craft lol.

[@MrAirblown2009]

I've always had mad respect for Japanese craftsmanship.

[@redbeki]

Oh my ! What a piece. The rhythm of the hammers, the attention to detail, and an absolutely stunning end result.

[@bigredc222]

It's amazing what can be done with a hammer and patience. Beautiful work.

[@Tucholsky59]

I didn't even knew that something like that exists. Thank you for the very interesting documentations about Japanese craftmanship.

[@alanblumlein]

The skill, patience and being a complete master at a craft - Amazing! 👏👏

[@CrustyRestorations]

A lifetime of skill and knowledge, pure craftsmanship ❤️👍

[@s3xyt874]

Beautiful ...absolutely fantastic craftsmanship.

[@DonCarlione973]

Unbelievable handmade item! Respect 🫡

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you very much!

[@RoboBlocker]

No earphones or music either. Just pure focus and dedication.

[@Sr__42]

Another video that shows your dedication and skills, congratulations on your work.

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@wodekkuczynski9038]

Moje wypłukane usta wykrzywiły się podwinięte, tak tedy wyrównałem go samym dotykiem, aż w warsztacie zapanował cisza i spokój. Pozdrawiam!

[@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751]

In the past, a man would toil his life away, mastering a skill or craft , never really knowing if anyone truelly appreciated their art . Today , masters of various unseen crafts are able to be seen by the world and appreciated. It is a small but meaningful improvement.

[@Pinky_Staines1947]

A master class from a craftsman 😊

[@emanuelfaran3944]

Ein absoluter Meister in seinem Handwerk. Ein Prachtstück und so professionell jeder Schritt

[@jasonsummit1885]

He's really making it in the traditional sense as I would just use my rolling mill to flatten and stretch the silver.

[@montgomeryfortenberry]

Amd couldnt he have just started with a longer, shallower mould so he wouldnt have to beat it as much ?

[@guachingman]

@@montgomeryfortenberry you get the echo of every hit with every hit of the pipe when you smoke with it

[@kriegerzwerg2059]

From Germany ich habe gesehen was sie da gezaubert haben es ist eine echt wunderschöne rauchpfeife geworden diese Eleganz Präzision Verarbeitung ist echt auf einem so extrem hohen eleganten Niveau das ist echt spannend war in bei dem Video zuzuschauen einfach nur Spitzenklasse mit vollstem Respekt und Ehrfurcht danke sehr

[@ryanbennett2227]

Thank you for sharing your craft with the world. I love the way you frosted the surface at the end.

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thanks so much 😊

[@turkish7826]

waou! chance to not produce oil pipeline with this method. 😱😱 Congratulations for strength and patience...

[@imakrewitatl]

Thats the 2nd finest crack pipe i’ve ever seen

[@目薬-z3u]

本当にねじって作るものと思っていました！「えっ！？」と思わせるのが日本の手仕事の面白いというかしゃれた所ですね。

[@elessartelcontar8208]

Great museum piece. I wonder how much quicker this can be achieved by just moving from tradition a tiny bit.

[@johnkidd797]

A lot quicker but it loses its "soul" then.

[@waltersobchak9427]

The Amish sell ridiculously over priced "handmade" furniture to tourists on the side of the road. You can clearly see the burned saw cuts and they don't even bother to sand it. Meanwhile this guy makes a masterpiece and its actually by hand. Beautiful.

[@andyanderson2143]

@waltersobchak9427 burn marks can easily be made by dull hand tools, waterwheel mill saws, mills powered by livestock. Assuming tool burn marks= Amish grift is a bit of a stretch lol

[@travismiller5548]

​@@waltersobchak9427I've seen em with cartfuls of Smucker's jelly at the Walmart 😂. Add a few berries and BAM! Amish Jam

[@indianahoneybee8852]

Absolutely mezmorizing. Beautiful piece.

[@johnsmit5516]

You truly are a great craftsman Thank you for sharing your work with us

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you very much!

[@musthavebeans]

Magnificent!!! Thank you for sharing

[@gokhankemer882]

Good

[@bernardmichel4935]

De la très belle ouvrage,calme, dextérité, compétences, rigueur,se sont les mamelles de l'ART❤

[@douglashaussler4238]

Wonderful craftsmanship

[@josephrasberry3850]

I like his anvil setup. What an awesome craftsman.

[@Kezat]

Such a fine balance of heat for welding the seams without making the part a puddle of metal, most impressive. Is the solder the same alloy of metal as the rest of the pipe, if so I would expect a extra challenge to get just the right amount of heat to flow the solder without melting the part.

[@theterribleanimator1793]

its an alloy. mix one part silver and one part brass, the alloy melts at a much lower temperature. if one wishes they can elevate the temperature of the solder by burning off some of the zinc during the mixing.

[@raymorgan4657]

It's an alloy silver solder and there are actually different grades with different melting temperatures. For example, with jewelry that needs to have more than one thing soldered to a piece separately, you can start with the higher temp hard solder and then solder something else to it with medium or soft that has a lower melting temp so that the first solder joint doesn't remelt while soldering the next part.

[@dinkvjr]

Please don't take offense, I don't know about this craft so I have a few questions. Wouldn't it be easier to make the mold flatter and longer so you don't have to hammer it to that? And after heating it to soften, why quench it? Wouldn't quenching it make it hard again?

[@dawolf7784]

Seen a lot of pipes like this , used for smoking opium. Very pretty work

[@JohnSmith-j2j]

Opium pipes look very different

[@FROZENbender]

what a profoundly beautiful process and end result. I don't smoke but one day I have to get my hands on one of these.

[@scottcarter2362]

I know how much the arms ache after all that hammering. It's not just the hammering, it's the difference in the strokes. If you want to stretch and bend that metal cold, you're in for a cramping multiday workout. It takes real commitment to do something like this. And that's just once.

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[@CWO3-uscg]

Impressive. Beautiful craftsmanship.

[@KingSalami407]

Just give me a water bottle, pen, 10mm socket, and some chewing gum.😂

[@Dick_Kramden]

Damn, is that where the 10 mil always goes? 😂

[@wormhole331]

Just give me a soda can and a needle.

[@eathomson2048]

Alright get me a toilet paper roll, a corkscrew, and some tinfoil....alright then get me an avocado, an ice pick, and my snorkel.

[@alan_clough]

Give me an apple and a stick

[@gasd6542]

Safer than smoking from fucking silver!

[@GP22855]

Do good I can smell it irl!

[@Lost68er_SYNTH_PUNK]

This is the quintessence of luxury: Mystifying and complicating the production of an object to such an extent that this object is sold for extremely high amounts of money, even though one could make this object in just a few minutes... 🤪⚡

[@bandinoderhenker]

Soviel arbeit , nur um schluss endlich dann doch den wartungs berreich zu vergessen 😀 also ich hab schon einige pfeiffen in meinem leben geraucht und hab mich immer geärgert das die teile schneller verstopfen als einem lieb ist ....... Soviel arbeit in so ein schönes stück das im besten falle nur für das regal gemacht wurde ...... den rauchen kann man die nicht ohne sie permanent zu verstopfen ...... aber die handwerksarbeit selbst ,,erste klasse"

[@benkozoli]

It is to me an opiumpipe not a tabacco pipe.

[@hadb9084]

Either way it makes me wanna take up smoking.

[@iandeare1]

Traditionally the Japanese the tobacco culture in Japan was to smoke tiny quantities, possibly a reflection on the expense: "Apparently it was mostly economics. Shogunate set a high tariff on tobacco, so they bought less and made smaller pipes. And of course you need very small tobacco for your very small pipe."

[@DaleDix]

Do you smoke opium?

[@johannapoder2843]

I can put weed in it

[@albertobruno2166]

È stato davvero emozionante vedere tutta la preparazione e la realizzazione con una maestria davvero eccezionale e davvero tanto amore. Non so quanto tempo hai impiegato ma hai fatto nascere dalle tue mani un autentico capolavoro. Ti sei creato anche tutti gli attrezzi e in pochi metri quadri di spazio come laboratorio tutto a misura tua non posso che dire che sei un grande maestro. Complimenti davvero. Italian linguage

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Grazie per il tuo commento! Mi fa piacere che il video ti sia piaciuto!

[@lisanidog8178]

Beautiful. And it’s silver. I like silver. It’s my favorite color.

[@Jack-cc3qm]

Anyone else on the edge of your seat hoping he don't hit his fingers?

[@dillondygert2220]

Nah, u could tell he’s swung that hammer a few million times at least; he got it

[@dannythompson1948]

The label 'Master' is only achieved when you reached 10M hammer strikes since your last smashed finger...

[@Danm9077]

Lol

[@brayli86]

No, it happens only to noobs like me 😅

[@AA-wd2or]

WoW beautiful pipe, and real traditional hardworking artist master!!!

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you so much!!!!

[@727norerore6]

なんど自分の指を叩いちゃったことだろう

[@mydogbullwinkle]

I almost couldn't watch when he was heating the seam billets at the 5th Process. That takes nerves of steel putting a torch to silver after so much work put into it. Bravo to the craftsman!

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[@Joe___R]

If he were to use a shallower mold when he cast the billet, he would have saved a lot of time and energy.

[@Zahadume]

This the type of pipe the the top Oiran be smoking. Very classy.

[@szwejo1]

Prawdziwe arcydzieło.

[@LawsForever]

Someone counted the hammer strokes? Let's assume he hammered continuously throughout the whole video and his max. pace is 5/sec. The video is 24:55 long, that makes it 1595 seconds. Times 5 equals 7475 strokes. Amazing, or not? Making 500000 hammer blows at 5/sec would mean about 1.2 days of work (someone check my math?) So the title is a bit far fetched ☺

[@dreamSurfers5912]

Amazing to watch. Now to watch it all

[@PowerVRG]

He's doing satin finish with no power tools... That's just amazing

[@ЕвгенияМихайлова-й6ф]

😮я вообще не курю, но с такой красоты покурила бы)) это прекрасное и идеальное изделие❤

[@angelhernandez5532]

El pulido final es simplemente encantador, asemeja al acabado de piezas de titanio utilizadas en cirugía

[@whitedevilcannabisco.2769]

Very nice, was thinking, I would smoke out of that, then I clicked your link.

[@leonardpearlman4017]

At 13:32 That's not "Glue"! This is FLUX, the work is about to be joined with SILVER SOLDER. Really nice video, I'm learning a lot. The pipe might be pure silver, the silver-solder is an alloy, with a lower melting-point.

[@robertopucci8270]

Complimenti per il lavoro meraviglioso realizzato .Tanti sinceri Auguri per una vita lunga e serena .Nonno Roberto . Ciao dalla Toscana Italia. .

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Grazie per il tuo commento!

[@levifrancis9292]

Really cool fine detail, but does anyone know why he did so much cold forging? It would have taken probably a 10th the time

[@alejandrocampos4733]

Simplemente gracias por tan bello poema creado con sus manos.

[@Stroopwaffe1]

I just use a 1L glass bottle, gauze and a socket, oh and a pail of h20. This is outstanding craftmanship.

[@kingdarkem]

I wish there was a channel dedicated to teaching the different crafts. I know in japan some of the cloisonne recipes have been lost due to the secrative nature of craftsmen in general. It is beautiful to watch these crafts but more interesting to take up as a hobby.

[@againstalladsgames]

If I had the materials, tools and a thousand years to learn I still couldn’t make something as beautiful as this.

[@Hardy_H_H]

and yet at some point they'll let you vote, think about that ..

[@againstalladsgames]

⁠@@Hardy_H_HI’m not sure what you mean. I can’t create something so beautiful so I shouldn’t vote? You think me a child? Your comment is just odd.

[@oTEMPE5To]

I have never seen satin finished done that way, I am amazed that works so well

[@compt3ck]

Why would he start with such a large ingot? Great craftsmanship and patience.

[@foxwood67]

Wow worth every second. Curious about how long to make a piece like this.

[@moneymagnetismnetwork]

That's freaking amazing result. All that craftsmanship 😳

[@Danoodless]

I am curious, do they (artisans) collect the precious metal dust/shavings? Seems (at least in this video) like it would be super hard to collect silver dust and not silver dust mixed with dirt/reg dust. Do they collect it all, and smelt it all together and burn the impurities off? Along with removing slag?

[@Misho2711]

hermosos trabajo saludos desde argentina

[@keenanesilva5444]

It's like the Japanese swords of pipe making!

[@princequestly2218]

Beautiful work, master craftsman. 😍

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you very much!

[@juandelosmortos7824]

I am speechless! This is not a tool but purely a JEWEL created by expert hands. Perhaps only God knows how many hammers this one has given MAESTRO in his life. congratulations and good life from Florence!😉😊

[@AliNafiGunduz]

Japanese masters are always the best!! Love from Türkiye 🇯🇵🇹🇷

[@林小華-g1f]

日本の職人技は素晴らしいですね❤

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

ご視聴ありがとうございます！

[@tomschupbach9145]

Beautiful work greeting from Switzerland

[@efo8943]

One question...is it also good for smoking opium?

[@ianalexander7082]

I'm sure there is a reason, but if he's casting the silver block from a liquid, why not cast it long and thin in the first place to save all that hammering it out??

[@かん-x2u]

クリスマス曲で叩いてるところを発見してしまいました。メリークリスマス！

[@LumpiMcDreck]

Nice work done there, but is it me or can i see a tine hole at 24:44 right at the center?

[@alexanderespada8871]

No complaints here! I love the finished product!

[@Craftsmanship-Process]

Thank you so much !!!

[@Ai-he1dp]

Tap tap tap, tap tap, tap, governed by the speed of the artist digit rotation, how many taps become a heartbeat to the rhythm of the breath, with each breath comes a new adjustment a new idea and thought, so the artist and the art are one of the same, to every craftsman such as this, cries in his heart, look sfter this, look after this its s part of me.

[@TastyChevelle]

Can someone explain why he wouldn't pour it in a larger surface area mold to start?

[@chapiit08]

I hope that many Japanese young are in apprenticeship in order to keep alive their fascinating artisan culture for generations to come.