How Japanese Wooden Ladles Are Made. This 87-Year-Old Craftsman Has Hand Carved Ladles For 70 Years.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Please set the video quality to 4k (2160p) and enjoy! ❤🤝🏼

[@rudiger86]

I only have a 720p monitor though?

[@motionz1]

87 years old, and this gentleman has all his hairs, doesn't wear glasses, and still has all his skill in his hands to master his craft ... Very impressive. Love the woodwork, always so nice to see.

[@Knobiknows]

most impressively for a woodworker he still has all his fingers, too

[@Menuki]

@@Knobiknowswe I don’t see many power tool. You have a lot more control with manual tools. Assuming he apprenticed under another Japanese wood worker, he probably spent a few years training before he was let anywhere near anything vaguely sharp, those tools now are extensions of his hands. A blade might as well be a finger tip as he can feel imperfections and grain the same as if his fingers were upon it. He could no more cut himself as you can tickle yourself

[@kinbolluck476]

​@@Menukiyou write novels?

[@Menuki]

@@kinbolluck476 no, why do you ask?

[@JulianaBlewett]

He lives a simple life, he eats a good, healthy diet and he doesn't sweat the little things. We could all learn a lot from him.

[@frederickheard2022]

That work bench is amazing: vices, holdfasts, a shave horse, etc. etc. I would watch a long demonstration of all the features built into such an unassuming form. And the master uses it all like an extension of his body. Very cool.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you!

[@Menuki]

I bet his grip is every bit as strong as any vice in that shop

[@tizmon]

Hope you know that the bench is made by the craftsman along with many of his tools.

[@pauldooley9842]

I like the way you observed this master craftsman.😊🎉❤

[@Trixtah]

This video was 100% worth it to me just seeing those wedges used to fix the ladle in place for the bowl chiselling!

[@InformationIsTheEdge]

That was immensely satisfying! If the presentation was twice as long, I would have watched it all. Particularly if in those extra minutes we could see the master caring for some of his tools.

[@MrSteve280]

It must be satisfying for this man to know his ladles have served food to so many people for so many years. A fine legacy.

[@DaveSmith-v3t]

kinda like ray Kroc

[@tonycamplin8607]

​@DaveSmith-v3t No idea what ray Kroc means, could you please explain?

[@samiam9008]

These seasoned craftsmen are such a pleasure to watch. They are the last of a great generation.

[@dpitt1516]

It's incredible how these master craftspeople make it look so easy to craft these through years of practice. I hope he has trained apprentices to carry on the tradition. Nice video !!!!

[@NihonKaikan]

Of course he hasn't trained anyone since you can't make money selling something that almost nobody wants.

[@1pcfred]

The guy has a 5 axis CNC machine in the back room just banging spoons out. What he does in the front room is a cover act.

[@ronnyrice697]

Love to watch a talented artist do his thing . Beautiful piece of work

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you!

[@paulcollin1398]

All done by hand no electric in sight a true crafts man 👍

[@badirtadj506]

ما شاء الله ،،،عمل مهارة ،،،،،،اليابانيون في كل شيئ إتقان من العود الأخشاب الى محركات و أدوات الثقال BRAVO excellent travail monsieur

[@albertapeet]

His wood working skills are amazing but I am most envious of the fact that he can get down on the floor and sit cross legged while working all day. I can only dream of being that flexible.

[@dlighted8861]

Word on that. I am sixty seven and the tailors pose gets harder every day.

[@1pcfred]

I can get down on the floor. It's the getting back up that might be a bit of a challenge. There's going to be some grunting involved then.

[@philsterboy635]

Mesmerising watching a rough cut of wood turned into a masterpiece by a master craftsman.

[@DaveSmith-v3t]

I work my wood 2 hours a day and it's still in tact

[@barrym2112]

I could watch this master craftsmen work his magic all day long.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@dogsonjones121]

It’s so crazy how his wood stays intact as hard as he’s hitting it and breaking exactly how he wants it. Insane talent

[@lesliecrowther7004]

Absolutely unbelievable, 87 years of age, no glasses, sitting cross legged, and workmanship that is first class, incredible. I Bow 🙇‍♂️ to you sir in total respect 🙏 as a craftsman. Thank you 😊 🙏 for sharing your skill and talent. Long may you continue and I wish you long lasting good health 🙏. Les 🇬🇧 in the UK.

[@VolkerHRichter]

When it comes to the end, he can’t fail. Amazing skills and amazing tools he has.

[@lmcoopie]

I’d enjoy seeing how he sharpens his tools.

[@armstrong2052]

Ancient Chinese secret!😅

[@brianpead3692]

And he's still got all his fingers! Sadly, when he leaves this world, all that knowledge will depart with him. What a satisfying video - thanks for uploading.

[@allphornunn]

Whoa what a mind-blowing treasure trove of handmade Japanese woodworking tools😍

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@doak4886]

Craftsman and artist! Thank you for letting us watch.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

You bet

[@rahulpratap2]

Patience and Perfection

[@АлексейМ-л9д]

Моё уважение мастеру. Долгих вам лет.

[@danielsadler486]

I absolutely love the hard work you put into these. Thank you for sharing your gift, sir

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

My pleasure!

[@jimhood1202]

Double edged hook knife is a very cool tool. Expertly handled.

[@TheTrock121]

This is incredible. I've made a few hewn ladles after ruining quite a few. I turn them on a lathe now it is so much easier.

[@SirMouselot]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful man’s legacy I’m in awe

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@fietsbel1234]

Masterfull, a joy to watch. Thank you!

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Many thanks!

[@johnpartridge7623]

A real treat to see old school craftsmanship at it's best.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Glad you enjoyed! 🙌🏼🙏🏼

[@stuartlast8156]

True Artisan !!

[@Spiegelradtransformation]

Thank you for sharing. Ready without sanding.

[@johnmichaelginty3210]

Wonderful. And he still has all his fingers!

[@saltwatergallery2005]

Whenever I see the care and skill that goes into something like this I can’t help but wonder if, in our factories, mass production and overconsumption of goods, we haven’t lost something special. I think a ladle by this man would carry an energy from the hands and spirit that an assembly line cannot impart.

[@peterrundmann3257]

WE SHOULD VALUE THESE SKILLS AND TRADITIONS MORE THAN WE DO BEAUTIFUL WORK THANK YOU

[@riccardo-964]

Beautiful.

[@deepakkumarsharma8090]

Great sir,salute to your passion at ur age...dis shows everyone has to jst live ur passion....

[@trahtrebor]

Thoroughly enjoyed this gentleman's work. But looking at the "special" carving knife. Such an obviously well made blade with a make shift handle. I absolutely love the practicality of it! Make the blade perfect to do the work and make the handle to fit the hand. Love it!

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you for taking an interest! 🙏🏼🤝🏼

[@Threefoldawareness]

Great craftsmanship Master.

[@HWCism]

Wow, and he appears to have all his fingers! Nice wood work.

[@nickrodis6862]

Salamat po

[@phaikia13]

Dude is 87 years old. He can move, his body still has a lot of strength. Respect.

[@funkyole1125]

Impressed dude has all of his fingers….

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

If you can go home and still count to 21, it was a good day.

[@priceks]

@@kgilliagorilla2761hahahahahahahaha 😂. Pissing myself laughing

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

@@priceks I worked in cabinet shops. That’s an old saying , and it’s true.

[@Endrid]

And we’ll never be royals rootals you can call me Albatat the old lovers and for us we on a different kind of bus and I’ll ve you’re ruler rulerrrrrrr you can call me queen bee of the something’s on the truck

[@Endrid]

The song of the century

[@nettiesanders676]

THANKYOU, i coul watch you all day 🎉

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

I appreciate that!

[@muratsinanengin9773]

Watched with awe and admiration. I’m still reminding myself that there were no power tools lying around, no routers, belt sanders, planers, power saws; and still trying to wrap my head around that. With not years, but decades of experience, he makes it look easy, as if sculpting polystyrene foam. As if anyone can do it. That’s the telltale sign of a true master. They make extremely difficult tasks look effortless. 9:02 wood talks to him.

[@ricardoaquino1562]

Great!, tank you for your time and experience👍👍👋

[@NasonMusa]

Love the woodwork, always so nice to see.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thanks 👍

[@dansadler2754]

Outstandingly good work thank you for sharing your gift Daniel army strong

[@pauldooley9842]

I like the way you have made you tools and the design on how you have your device's to hold the wooden spoon as you work. Your hands are very strong and are like a surgeon. But I couldn't sit on the floor like that. I wish young people would wake up and work with there hands. God Almighty gave you a talent.😊🎉❤ S.AFRICA

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you very much!

[@MrKozure]

The amount of tools this master has just to make a ladle is staggering.

[@CajunCrustacean]

If he's anything like any other craftsman I've ever known, they were probably built up over the years. He probably started off with a relative few, and found or made more for specific uses. This particular tool makes doing this particular cut much easier or more consistent, while that one is really useful for this other part. He could probably tell you the provenance of almost every tool in his shop.

[@jasonkowens6820]

87? Dude looks great, this man was a boy of 7 when the bombs hit Hiroshima and Nagasaki and here he is still working and looking strong as ever. Very impressive, the stories he could probably tell and the things he’s seen

[@Garry-pd8gw]

Even with the noise of the tools, it is still peaceful

[@dansadler2754]

Fogot to mention you have a beautiful collection of tools sir

[@1pcfred]

With those racks of tools I have a shot at making a spoon. I still wouldn't mind throwing a rotary tool in with them too though.

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

70 years doing this, and he's still got all his fingers!

[@business6846]

Worked so long with wood, his fingernails have become wooden. He's become one with the material. Absolute legend and deserves a monument built and his shop modeled into a museum.

[@NihonKaikan]

There are hundreds of these types of places across Japan. Pretty much all are dying with the owners since nobody buys their stuff except for unwanted omiyage. Dude makes unattractive spoons of reasonable quality. Not worth being over dramatic.

[@business6846]

@@NihonKaikanI respect this dude and how hard he works for how old he is. You’re being overly negative. Get over it.

[@kajaldey2934]

Awesome your hand work sir 👌👌👌 🙏 from INDIA 🇮🇳

[@thomasbullock6416]

True craftsman 👍

[@HarryWHill-GA]

I think I see how he does this. When he finds the right piece of wood, he cuts away everything that is not a ladle. Very impressive work.

[@unclescipio3136]

The only things in this whole process that wouldn't have been there 500 years ago are the camera and the electric light. Beautiful to watch.

[@МажидКадиров]

Халол мехнат устага 5+++❤👍

[@abebeaku8369]

87? Incredible.

[@dan7163]

All these skills will die off with these people all over the world. Future people(if there are any) will wonder at the skills of the ancient past.

[@Tom-jy3jd]

Still got most of his fingers, after 70 years impressive

[@paultant6741]

Not knowing about about japanese wood but am assuming this is a dry hard wood. Most spoon or laddle maker's use wet wood. This is a superb video of a true traditional craft man using super sharp tools. Thanks for showing

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thanks for watching. He’s carving Cherry Blossom Wood, presumably dry 👍🏼

[@1pcfred]

@@ProcessMaestroChannel American cherry wood is pretty soft. It's on par with soft maple. But Brazillian Cherry is really hard. Harder than hickory even.

[@sheilabare5677]

Very skillfully crafted, ARKANSAS STYLE LOVES Y'ALL, much respect for your channel, god bless

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you so much

[@chippy33able]

Very nice . Excellent set of skills. Thanks eh.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you kindly

[@paulkramer4176]

The special knife is much like one of my Japanese marking knives. It also is not dissimilar to a Scandinavian sloyd knife, which is used to carve spoons and objects. Actually the process with the axe and knife and spoon knife is VERY similar to the one that Scandinavians use to carve spoons and ladles. Very nicely done.

[@stupitdog9686]

That "special" knife looks like those made in prisons worldwide ..........

[@royhi1809]

Magnificient!

[@xitismail]

I thought the title said he was making ladders. This whole time i thought, boy this is gonna be good when he finally assembles this ladder.

[@JohnDoe-ki6fm]

Beautiful to watch.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Glad you think so!

[@nicanovitchMN]

ISSO É FANTÁSTICO, CONSEGUIR ESCULPIR DE UMA MADEIRA BRUTA, UM UTENSÍLIO TAO UTILIZAVEL, É FANTÁSTICO!

[@MagiRaz]

70 years of doing this and not a single missing finger. That's the part that impresses me.

[@anshorifahmi1857]

Sendok kayu hand made seperti itu banyak di tempatku harga $0.50 dari kayu kualitas terbaik

[@TomBuskey]

The axe, chisel and curved knife work are very similar to english spoon making. They would finish with a knife where he's using the kanna. I might try using a spokeshave.

[@frederickheard2022]

That hooked hatchet for ripping along the grain is very cool. I don’t think I’ve seen anything like that in European carving. The rest of the tools look familiar, but it was interesting as you mentioned to see him use them in different ways/at different stages of carving. I want his work bench so bad!

[@alanprevatt4846]

Bravo 👏🏻

[@MAG-1234]

I ain't got enough fingers and finger nails to make these ladles. I'd be in constant pain from the damage to my hands. Awesome craftsmanship!

[@Grimasaurus]

I sure am glad Mum didn't have one of those ladles when we were kids... they look strong and I reckon she could have gotten some serious follow-through on her swings with these ones...

[@rodneysmart9774]

The tools and shop are so sick.

[@k.mohanaramanraman5169]

Great and skill

[@joachim847]

Hold on, let me grab my spoon-carving axe. BANG, BANG, BANG, etc.

[@cjyoung7372]

Imagine the smell of his workshop

[@ArtAndPrevailing]

For me the most interesting part of this video is that he never blows the wood waste away, always wipes it away. I wonder why that is.

[@dhanrajshaw2188]

Wonderful 😮❤

[@dansadler2754]

Outstanding work i carve spoons myself im a new sub love the channel thank you for sharing this with us Daniel army strong

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Thank you!

[@CherieFord]

I can truthfully say that I am just as good as the gentleman is at making the ladles and I can walk on water and leap over tall buildings!!!! And I have a good imagination to...l can only wish I was (1/100 ) percent as good..l can truthfully say that I am capable of producing some things that (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) might be used for some things, just haven't figured out what yet... I know a true Master when I see one and it's not me...l watch and I learn from the true Master....Thank You Master...

[@mikedarr6968]

I love to see old world Artists creat beautiful items, and done with hand tools and no sandpaper. Can you tell me what type od wood ge used in this example. Thank You!

[@mikestand714]

lots of experience nice ladle

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Yes, thanks

[@bigredc222]

Very good.

[@ProcessMaestroChannel]

Many many thanks

[@Steveshappylittletrees]

Tougochi says to himself “ I’m tired of making these stupid things. If I make another, I’ll go mad!”👍

[@bigredc222]

I'd be bored after making four of them.

[@ianalexander7082]

Can you make me a spoon please? Nah mate, I only make ladles.

[@GaryHB8872]

..Craftsmen like are disappearing so so quickly. The world will miss them.

[@SanWoodworkingArt531]

Impressive

[@MarceloRamosCastro]

Eu ficaria horas vendo ele trabalhar ❤

[@martinczech6283]

i was reading "How Japanese Wooden LADIES Are Made" thats why i am here but i wasnt dissapointed!

[@RoyDees-t2k]

What's amazing is he still has all his fingers.

[@isaacgraff8288]

He has been doing it for 70 years. At this point he can basically will wood into becoming what he wants.

[@harisprasetio6240]

the determination

[@dansadler2319]

Sir, I truly appreciate your excellent work. I carve spoons myself, are any of yours for sale

[@MajorKong1]

It doesn't look that hard, give me the tools, the wood and a little time and I could have pile of wood shavings and few minor injuries that probably wouldn't require hospitalization. As for having anything that remotely looked like a ladle, well that's another story.

[@Rood67]

I fear I would be living the other part of the story. Not sure about hospitalization, I’d probably bleed out before I got there.

[@TheShurikenZone]

Spoon carving... or ladle carving... what have you... is a very specific skill, certainly, but with the right tools and enough drive and practice, I believe it's something most people could learn to do well. Also... I swear that I have no intention of horsing around on the airplane. 8-/ EDIT: Now that I've seen the end of the video, I would call this craftsman's end result a very rustic spoon, indeed. Learning to make such a piece would not be too difficult for anyone who wanted to, and had the physical capacity to use the required tools. 👍👍

[@chasingmoonlight7342]

😂

[@tomjjackson21]

It's not. Which is why every bushcrafter is moist for spoon carving. My son's even do it.

[@tomjjackson21]

​@@TheShurikenZoneoh hush, you're so dramatic. Anyone with can carve spoons after watching a 20 mins youtube video, so long as they have a hook and a carving knife. I take my kids that are both under 10 to harvest figured wood for spoon carving all the time.

[@dotsondotson]

Is there a non music version? Thanks for the upload.

[@ppa3960]

Beautiful Video!!! Does somebody know what kind of working bench Mr. Yokohata is using? Thanks!!

[@simonedoherty6195]

A wonderful video to watch. Is the wood being carved green wood or is it dry? It sounds like it's dry. Please also, what is the name of that beautiful chisel used to carve out the inner bowl initially? The hook knives I am already familiar with. I have many Japanese tools but don't know the correct name for the short broad chisel used prior to the hook knives. I'd love to purchase one. Thank you for sharing such great skills.🙂

[@harkbelial]

This guy is going to live well past the 100 mark