ISHITANI - Making SHOJI paper screens

[@Shep01]

When I think I see a imperfection in your work it's always been a dirty spot on my phone's screen. Very nice job, flawless.

[@tubule22857]

お久しぶりです。 清潔な工房での精緻極まる細工、まるで木材と対話をしているようです。 最終的に出来上がるシンプルで無駄のないデザインの家具の数々。素晴らしい。 いつもたのしみにしています。

[@kevinf3641]

Awesome build. Glad to see you’re back.

[@halfinchholes88]

I just witnessed your little move. I'm gonna do this same move forever. You placed your scribe at the cut mark, and then pulled your square up to it, then scribed down the square blade. You set the distance from the blade before positioning the square. Ingenious! Thank you for the videos. Beautiful work.

[@Master_Blackthorne]

Very beautiful. Everything you build brings a sense of beauty and peace--things you can't buy in a store. あなたの手に健康を。

[@david_davinci]

Always worth the wait!! Beautiful craftsmanship as usual...

[@S.S.H.OCT.18-08]

You are a true craftsman Sir. You care about the craft you love, that shows. Please find someone who is patient, willing to listen, learn, and pass on your knowledge and experience. Very few these days appreciate the craftsmanship a master like you puts into a piece. I look forward to your next project Sir.

[@macmccreadie8541]

This craftsman is very, very good. Painstaking & precise ,with elegant results...one of the best at his craft.

[@rgonz63ful]

Brother, as always, you have taken craftsmanship to a level very few are capable of. Precision, execution and final product at its highest order. Love your shop, your furry little friend and camera work as always. Thank you for sharing!!

[@virgo96hiro]

古くても整理整頓、掃除が行き届いてる工房はいつ見ても気持ちがいいものです。

[@wheels2757]

When I looked up the word “craftsmanship” in the dictionary the definition was a link to this video. Beautiful work as always.

[@johnnydingo8680]

Very nice and I see the quality inspector was there at the end to show his approval.

[@tomowens2720]

Simple and elegant. You work the wood with a spiritual and gentle touch. It gives me great energy watching you work for my own projects.

[@darrenburgess4259]

From an amateur woodworker to a very skilled woodworker-well done.

[@bokkenrijder172]

そのような落ち着き、細部への注意、そして集中力。 本当のインスピレーション：もっとそうだったらいいのに。🍄🍂

[@TinKadoic]

Thanks!

[@richthomas5013]

Always such beautiful work. Thank you for sharing your life with all of us.

[@raurau8900]

作業場の奥で出番を待つストーブの動画をまた上げてもらいたいなぁ。 寒い季節になりましたね。

[@west5500]

Such intentionality. And focus. Serenity. What a good example to me. I’m so much older than this craftsman, but I still like to learn from him. And the videography is so wonderful. Thank you.

[@stewartmcmanus3991]

Ah, hello again. A new Ishitani video, happy days.

[@patrickbyrne7655]

Thanks

[@maierhof]

Great to see you and your wife are producing content again! The last three videos have been just beautiful: musically, asthetically and of course content-wise as usual. They are such a pleasure to watch for me, as they calm me in this turbulent world. THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart for continuing your channel and not stopping once your new family member was born. What glue are you using to attach the paper to the wood?

[@Felix9lives]

In the description: "We use starch glue for shoji paper" :))

[@iagogarciamatanza2079]

11111

[@SonicPhonic]

@@Felix9lives Your work is outstanding! The joints look perfect. It's so refreshing to see the minimalism and the attention to the little wooden stove and pile of wood outside.

[@ExclusiveTravelReviews]

Beautifully made. I love the no music during the process. Relaxing and interesting.

[@ralphrohr]

Thank you so much!! It is always a pleasure and it gets me down to earth seeing new content from you!! It helps a lot to calm me down and focus not even for my own "projects" (a very big word for this crap i make) but for life itself. Sounds dramatic, but yeah, it is kind of therapeutical for me. So all the best for the four of you and greetings from germany!!

[@mangravy2000]

I watch in the morning with a cup of coffee. It's very calming and great way to start my day.

[@karlgarnett7445]

Recomendation you should do a book with photos of your projects and in the back a few simple woodworking prejects for your fans to try there hand at.. your craftmanship is great.

[@Ashe_Fenrir]

This is the first time I've ever seen wood of that quality - very glad it made it into your hands! Thank you again for sharing your videos :) hope you're all doing well.

[@giannibarbiera4981]

Excellent your work and the video of your wife. It is always a great pleasure to watch you.

[@michaelcherry8952]

Just wonderful! Your care and attention to detail are a joy to watch. I love the quality of light shining through shoji screens. It makes a beautiful addition to your home. Thank you for letting us see the process.

[@JCNegri]

After so many years, I found your page again. Pure perfection. Cheers from Lima - Peru 🇵🇪

[@juanoctaviomanriquezrodrig4166]

Thank you..!! Elegance and tradition a great result Mr Ishitani. Greetings from Mexico.

[@didndido3638]

As always, incredible work! Also thanks to Chie for lighting up the woodworking process with camera work and editing!

[@reisk1777]

It's very beautiful - I love your videos, and I love your craftmanship. I can imagine delicate, simple screens like that in my grandmother's house. I can imagine my cousins and I visiting my grandmother, and seeing screens like these leading out to my grandmother's garden. I can imagine playing with my cousins on my grandmother's lawn. I can see myself being chased by my cousins, and I can see myself accidentally running right through one of those beautiful paper walls. I can imagine my parents beating me while promising my grandmother that new sliding doors would be purchased with my allowance (I'm older than most of the Gen X crowd - beatings were not only permitted, they were considered essential). I can imagine being forced to sit in the car by myself.

[@southropify]

❤️

[@guillaumeloiseau]

Editings of your videos are just perfect. You have a real sense of timing. I show them to my students.

[@ximono]

I agree, Chie's work is of as high a quality as her husband's.

[@dominiccruz1201]

I enjoyed watching the construction of your paper screens. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Thanks for sharing.

[@connerreid3579]

Those little doodles at the end make me smile every time. Wonderful video as always!

[@BabaG]

Only people who don't know what it means to care for the details will not appreciate a video from the maestro. Thank you for sharing and as always it is just a pleasure to see the creation unfold.

[@johncarey9149]

Thank you. As mentioned below your videos are wonderfully calming to watch, and the furniture you make is always beautiful in it's elegant simplicity. Thank you again for allowing us to share some time with you in your workshop.

[@DD-DD-DD]

Arigato gozaimasu for the beautiful video Chie. 🌸🌼🌻

[@TorBoy9]

Beautiful and simple in design, but exact and difficult to make. They look great.

[@jonathanmangold5024]

Really fabulous! One of the things I like is that there is NO music playing while you're working. Tool noise is music to my ears.

[@Chekovision2012]

I hope I can one day reach the level of craftsmanship that you have. Thanks for sharing this wonderful videos with us!

[@howardappel3596]

You do such beautiful work -- thank you for sharing it with us.

[@andreasapora865]

Bravissimo.... sempre preciso ed elegante...i tuoi video sono sempre i migliori ... bravo.. bravo... bravo

[@キヨ-f8v]

こんにちは、作業の音は子供のときに聞いた子守唄のようです。懐かしい親父の音です。寒いのでお身体に気をつけてください。

[@cedriclebechec4982]

This is authentique, this is real and this is honest. Thank you for sharing those moments with us in this world that becoming crazy, lost and digital. You have gold in your hands. Thank you again and take care.

[@vincent7520]

So glad you're back. Your work is awesome… and so the are the videos. Perfection is simplicity and among all the woodworkers on YT you are the only one who bring this notion to its acme. Thank you again.

[@joaovictorvelloso]

just wonderful. thank you for your art. it is pure magic. and inspiration for life.

[@HaJo_01]

Whenever I see a video of you, something happens that nothing else in this world can do. I become very calm, concentrate on the way you do your work, enjoy every step and am always absolutely satisfied with the result. Although all of my friends know me better as someone who is skeptical and perfectionist. But surely you are also the latter. Absolutely great your way of working and creating these excellent results and workpieces in the process. You can be more than proud and satisfied. It's great to watch. Thanks to you and your wife.

[@fern6114]

Wonderfull work, video and no nerving music, just great stuff and skills, thanks from Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Europe

[@iHasCaek]

as always, so beautiful. the video, the furniture, the music. all of it.

[@russellmoore8187]

I liked seeing how the paper handling techniques evolved

[@claudioricardoshow]

Nice to see your buddy still there . That little Yoda! Lovely work as usual.

[@MrKozure]

The door slides as if it was mounted on butter, what a craftsmanship.

[@falldown7xstandup8x83]

So rewarding when everything fits perfectly together, everything falls into place. Delicate!

[@McFunnyBone]

This is absolutely stunning. You are a perfect example of doing things with grace and patience and in a very structured way to go about execution that results in consistent perfection. If you stop to do every step with the right tools, you can make it look easy, and that is exactly what you prove. Thank you for sharing with us. Cheers and wishing you well being. 🙏

[@stephenhancock509]

I was very nervous until the 22 minute mark something sad happened to Shiro the Quality Inspector! Thank you for another inspiring video, and thank you for keeping Shiro involved

[@MrOso36]

Always a pleasure to watch your videos. Thank you for continuing to made them.

[@tigacub]

Your video is like a birthday gift.

[@skoomasteve6144]

Thank you for sharing!! Another lovely project!!

[@fheaney1]

really inspiring videos, I always watch your videos before i start a project. thanks.

[@kevinshumaker3753]

It is amazing work. I can see the patience and skills used, and can imagine an artisan from several hundred years ago creating the same things you do today with your modern tools. Keep up the good efforts, sir.

[@molegrip3860]

Thank you for sharing another wonderful video of your superb craft

[@tachi98lep]

Beautiful, incredible craftsmanship and the filming/music was inspirational!

[@mmanut]

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL & ELEGANT‼️

[@SeareanMoon]

Inspiring craftsmanship and such beautiful furniture!

[@joostvelders6641]

So beautiful Natsuki, I hope it: is your own home.

[@virtusleather]

As always beautiful. Bravo.

[@michaellangman2332]

I have been enjoying your wonderful videos for some time now, and I so appreciate you taking the time to do them. They are as well done as your projects and bring me much peace and serenity. Thankyou Ishitani and congratulations on the new member to your family.

[@chadryk5]

Even the brass screw heads are aligned. Simply exquisite work, sir.

[@jimallen199]

Great to see you back. Beautiful work as always.

[@nickyork8901]

Thanks for an excellent video as always, Mr Ishitani. We don't have such things as shoji screens commonly in the UK, normally, so this video is particularly interesting to see how they are made and installed. I have used shoji techniques for making andon lamps, and it was quite difficult to get the correct shoji paper here, but I got lucky.

[@sunnysideuplife]

the way he rolls out the paper with ease is so satisfying

[@eem19584]

Good to have you back Master

[@Gez79]

Hello my friend. I am from Brazil and I admire your work a lot. Success every day.

[@luigiviola5865]

Il tempo si ferma quando guardo i vostri video

[@terrytopliss9506]

Beautiful work,it’s an honour to watch you work.👍👍👍

[@judomarshall]

相変わらず、素晴らしい動画です。作品も最高！ありがとうございます！

[@jogirichter9271]

Very exciting to see new content from you and your wife! Thanks a lot for sharing this. 🙏

[@kol257]

You are so talented. A true master

[@felipehuibonhoa7338]

It's been awhile. I'm glad you are still sharing your work process. I really enjoy watching your product come to life. 👍

[@stephen795]

Mind boggling work. So precise. Happy you are here.

[@williamtayor9530]

omg soooo beautiful. you are my favorite woodworker

[@bigbird2451]

Wow. I had no idea how substantial real shoji screens were, or that the paper was on both sides with the lattice in between. I was tasked with making a set to hang in the front windows of my former neighbors new home using modern laminated rice paper. My frame was about the size of your lattice pieces. I also made them with lattice pieces on both sides so the wood could be seen from outside and inside, silly me, and so the laminated paper could be removed for cleaning or replacement. I wish that I'd had the kind of tools that you do. That off-white machine that shaves the wood is like magic!

[@edcrfvtgbyhnujmikolpqazwsx]

It's so good to be able to watch a master performing his craft. I wish I could learn from you.

[@drskelebone]

For all this work, I'm surprised there's not more unhappiness when cats jump through them.

[@arth.4196]

Excellent Craftsmanship

[@edadpops1709]

I get to relax when I watch your wonder video

[@cdunn6957]

Love your work and dedication to the craft. I’m the first viewer!!!

[@troystaten5633]

Nicely done, thanks for showing us.

[@rydillo]

so beautiful. and i love seeing the super surfacer in action it’s so satisfying!

[@kenc2257]

What an interesting process--and the two screens themselves are beautiful, and add so much to the room they are in.

[@JH-et7ig]

Love your videos. Always makes my day when you post a new video.

[@robertminato2706]

beautiful! glad you are back.

[@김민혁-i8d3e]

あなたの家具製作作業がとても好きです。

[@lwoodt1]

That circular planer at 4.20 is one tool I wish they sold here in the states.

[@peter_kelly]

It's a super surfacer, Makita, Hitachi, Miyagawa and Marunaka ones appear on Fleabay US from time to time. Need a way to sharpen the blades though...

[@lwoodt1]

@@peter_kelly Ah, thank you so much for the info.

[@ИванПетрович-г9е]

Здравствуйте! Постоянно смотрю Ваши видео. Очень качественные и красивые изделия!! Молодец

[@Lunchpgap]

the application of the paper was so satisfying.

[@Cmdtheartist]

The second I got notified...boom. Here.

[@joerivera4344]

Hola cómo están, otro hermoso proyecto les deseo todo lo mejor y muchas bendiciones 🙏. Les saluda Joe Rivera desde República Dominicana 🇩🇴

[@andygrayson7485]

Beautiful ....craftsmanship 👍