ISHITANI - Making Shikaku Stools 2.0

[@ghostdancecocopelli1967]

Inimitably beautiful Japanese craftsmanship at the very highest level. Then (2016) as now (2024) Warmest regards from the Northern black forest 🌲🌿🌳

[@MotoMirius]

Putting aside the mastery of the woodworking skills, working back through your videos, I would like to commend Chie on the improvement in the film making style - it is wonderful to see. I love the pace and the shooting style of the current videos - thank you.

[@falldown7xstandup8x83]

what I like about this in particular is the craftmanship, the knowledge, the passion, the design, the material, the carpenter, the workshop, tha art, the culture, the outcome, the complexity, the simplicity, the quality, the sturdiness, the stubberness, the devotion, the appreciation, the contemporariness, the timelessness, the sustainability, the calmness, the flow, the music and the dog

[@rutexas7157]

The timeless spirit of a true artisan! Keep it going.

[@WorldUnderGlass]

I just think your furniture is wonderful. You show so much skill and craftsmanship and passion for your work and it is a real honour to watch your videos. Thank you for sharing! Glyn Jones, Ipswich, Suffolk UK.

[@tootoonchy]

Great channel. I love the videos that are in normal speed. They are very calming. The fast videos like this one, although rare, take that experience away. Thanks for putting the effort and doing this channel.

[@vincentli2688]

look at his nail and hand , it was a really hard working man . Appriciated

[@martinschulman1751]

I love these videos both for the technique, the machinery and the ability to teach by showing not saying. Finally, the sawhorses that are always seen and in use are those designed by Krenov that seem to have made it all the way to Japan.

[@clauview122]

Your work is so bueautiful, I had never seen that tecnique of carpentry without using nails and screws, i knew it existed but i amazes me that you use it in the whole process of your work, i makes the piece more unique. Lots of love from Perú, your videos are much appreciated

[@39custom6]

thanks for uploding again, it's good to see the old movies again .... and this one shows clearly the problem with your hands ... keep up the good work

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Thank you :)

[@kf6pfk]

I love your woodworking, and your videos are an inspiration to thousands of people. I'm sure many an aspiring woodworker like me, just likes to watch you work. It is very calming and almost meditative to just watch a master craftsman. I have the same passion for work, but I work in computers and don't really have the opportunity to share my work like this. Thank you for taking to time to show us the spirit of woodworking in Japan.

[@IamtheActionman]

Can't say enough good things about your channel, work and style. Mesmerized Everytime

[@tooljunkie555]

very nice! love the hand carved tops add a really nice touch to them. never saw walnut that light in color before beautiful looking wood.and beautifully designed/crafted

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Thank you. It is East Asian Walnut. Wood grain is same as Black Walnut :)

[@tooljunkie555]

ISHITANI FURNITURE ALWAYS!& that wood has some beautiful color to it .the grain definitely looks familiar. ") is it as lightweight but dense as black walnut? & does it cut & chisel the same as black?

[@fahrudinbeganovic3827]

I've wached all your videos please make some more videos. Verry verry beautiful working verry calm and japanese acuracy👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 what is made in Japan it must be the best no doubt. Greetings from Bosnia and Herzegovina👋👋👋👋

[@DracLtr]

Moc pěkné. Tady vládne na 100% řemeslo. Mistr velice dobře ví co dělá. Super.

[@Powermaennchen]

Very nice! Also in the "gloveless" closeups i could see where the dermatitis raged on the hands - it looks like something painfull and annoying, i hope he'll get rid of that problem for good soon! 早く回復 !

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Thank you :)

[@andreakirkby]

Glad to see some good stretching and relaxation exercises. Craftspeople need to take care of their bodies! Something we often forget!

[@TheValeCarrillo]

I really enjoy watching your work, thank you very much for sharing these amazing videos, Greetings from Mexico.

[@amyholderness8142]

First time on your channel and watching. Beautiful work. Just beautiful.

[@ronaldlapointe1219]

いつものように、私の愛する石谷さん、あなたの仕事は完璧です。おめでとうございます！👍

[@mickleblade]

thanks for sharing this, it's like meditation watching these. I'm a long way further down the woodworking learning curve, he keeps moving the target though!

[@JamesSmith-su3oz]

Chie Stop letting him drink coffee, I was not ready for the fast speed work. Lol. Grate video.

[@shantanarain2841]

Inspires me everytime I see one of many things you build so patiently I do see the dermatitis I feel for you brother with such skill this one obstacle with ur hands but love from Canada once again see u soon I hope

[@arronvoice]

Amazing work, thanks for putting up some videos again!

[@leonardorodriguez2849]

Es muy inspirador verte trabajar, gracias por compartir tu arte!

[@tironix580]

Natsuki-Sensei you made a very beautiful piece there and your House seems to be beautiful. Maybe you could show us around in your house so we can see what your art looks like in usage.

[@felixmooneeram5919]

Really beautiful! Love your videos. You should use Japanese text to mark the furniture when you're finished too. It is so much better looking and suitable to your work than English I think! Either way - great piece. Would love to own or build one like it myself some day. Keep up the good work and the videos!

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Thank you :)

[@carlbowden4712]

I love watching your expert chisel work!!!

[@mambobond]

One man's stool, another man's art!

[@bristleconepinus2378]

when stool is beautiful

[@VinayPatle]

Most Talented Carpenter👌👌

[@ashitanojoe69]

いつも素晴らしいビデオをどうも有難う御座います。全てに素晴らしいです。大変勉強になります。遠いバルセロナから応援しています。 ベテランとは言え、怪我には気をつけて下さいね。

[@severinperscheid2090]

Great channel, I really like your work! But to be honest, I don´t like the time lapse videos. The "normal" ones are very calming :D

[@和也塚本-m1y]

アシスタント しろちゃんとのストレッチ楽しそうですね。椅子の作り方も👍です。

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

和也さんありがとうございます。しろちゃん待ち構えていたみたいです。(^-^)

[@marcelosandri5999]

Parabéns, perfeito trabalho.

[@b_aleman]

Beautiful work bud. Keep these videos coming!

[@StefKors]

What are you doing with the legs at 4:40? with the lights? or is it a heat source?

[@mmanut]

Liked what you did to the center of the seat. Beautiful. Vinny

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Thank you again :)

[@woodenren]

Very nice.

[@Ivan_Baev_45]

Excellent work.

[@erastomagno]

Wonderful! 👍 I'd like to make one like this, but I think might be difficult! 😊 Congratulations!!!

[@gilbertom.o.3833]

Great job, congratulation and thanks for share

[@TenBillion-d3s]

just perfect!!! Thank you.

[@jonhwalsh4900]

Beautiful work.

[@dingle7349]

Your work is so wonderful to watch. Your support team must make life wonderful for you. I wonder three things? What is the feeling of the grooves you put in the seat of that stool? Did you finish them more than you showed in this film? what chisel did you use for that grooving? thanks

[@ediii89]

What is the angle your drilling? Is it 7 or 10 degree or even more? I think many woodworker fans would like to know Great work

[@dimaaf]

I also want to know about the angle ... is it 15 degrees or more?

[@woodworker168]

Wow.. what is that parting tool used? It looks, to have a caliper or micrometer attachment? Can you buy those? Great video. Thanks~🔨Lisa♿

[@woodworker168]

neverminded... i found it... i was able to read the toll designer's name.(2:45) Thanks Again,, glad i found your channel. ~🔨Lisa♿

[@windmillcancersurvivor2568]

Art in the highest order.

[@danielmiller2977]

That was great fun to watch. Thanks.

[@ned711]

I would very much appreciate knowing what finish you are using. Will you share that please? Ned

[@wseejattan]

I am new to your site. Love your work.

[@bclp52]

So awesome thanks for inspiration and content.

[@diabloar1975]

Nice, are you applying heat to the balusters? why?

[@iwoodw.w.w3310]

perfect work 👍

[@joserodolfoaguirre4937]

Una belleza la obra !!!!!!!!

[@КостантинИванов-и8ц]

great idea and working class

[@josephyanis1331]

Una obra de arte

[@rjtiman]

What is the drill bit used at 1:45? Thanks, and these videos are great!

[@studionerotitze3800]

would be interesting, yes..can't find any of this solid ones larger than 20mm

[@studionerotitze3800]

similar: kwb 3-s japanese auger bit

[@BischBaschBosch]

If you Google "Japanese F-Type bit" you should find plenty of buy links. They're essentially auger bits. I have a couple and if find they don't tug through a workpiece like western augers which I find nice for control. They also leave an incredibly clean cut for such a bit. They're not cheap but well worth trying out.

[@olimposturkey]

hi ishitani awesome work great job... do you mind if i ask you what kind of oil you use...at the end?

[@jonathandavies3559]

a beautiful stool, thankyou for the video....one question, why warm the wedges (@5.22)?

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

The wood is shrink later. So we drying in advance.

[@AA-xi4qp]

Poetic craft! Would you introduce us to your machines in a video?

[@MJ-nb1qn]

I am interested in knowing what type of glue you use? Love your work and high quality video.

[@pedroaraujodesign1]

You are awesome. I'm yours biggest fan!

[@harieangel454]

what hapen with your finger right hand's, i hope you had recover, thank's for all your videos

[@aaron2709]

You are a great craftsman. Are the designs of the furniture yours as well?

[@carlfraz9392]

Thanks, for everything.

[@titianarasputin]

Can you explain the carving on the seat? I am not familiar with this style or tradition.

[@pasuljsarebarca9054]

Hello Ishitani! What angle to you drill legs at? Thanks

[@danpryde5503]

I keep watching this video! I love everything about it. Is there a specific name for the carving detail on the stool's top? I want to research it more. And what do you call the type of carving chisel/tool used? Many thanks from Australia!

[@mikesmusings5937]

what kind of glue are you using to glue the legs on?

[@michaelanderson3748]

What type of drill bit are you using?

[@carlossanmiguel1765]

Hi there!! Can you tell which are the orange clamps you are using? Great job as always!!

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Pony Pipe Clamp.

[@FredGardner-px2ng]

he totally skipped the “compound angle”/of the legs” which is why I wanted to see the blog ! as well as the cutting out of the legs meeting the floor.

[@mattbryce1647]

Hi Ishanti, I remember watching a video of yours. You created your own plywood, I wanted to see the process again but I can't find your video, can you send me a link? Thank you! Love your work by the way!

[@AlexEllis]

Do you have anything on the design of the trestles that you're using like they're a workbench? I'd like to make some like that to use outdoors.

[@christopherjimenez2613]

Hi sir, how important is that laser used right before you drilled the legs holes in the stool top.

[@christopherjimenez2613]

Is it a laser you installed or did it come with machine?

[@michaeldean-jackson8242]

Greetings from South Africa. I love watching you at work and your dog is ever so cute. What software do you use to design your furniture? Blessings and peace.

[@zachkiss8870]

I love the x- wedges. Very cool. What kind of walnut are these walnut stools, the oak kind?

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

East Asian Walnut is Bright color :)

[@zachkiss8870]

ISHITANI FURNITURE ahh. Thanks. Great channel. Learning all kinds of stuff.

[@rezaghezi8548]

Are there any cheaper way to drill holes in angle beside using this machine?

[@MrTako-kf6on]

Why were the wood shims were microwaved?

[@alexlawton9261]

my guess is to suck all the moisture out? so as the glues applied they swell back up creating more wedging action? don't quote me on that but its my guess.

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

The wood is shrink later. So we drying in advance.

[@bovko1]

Beautiful work, thank you for sharing! Just wondering, is there a way to make the taper of the legs lie flush with the underside of the stool? Around 5:50 you can see what I mean.

[@rbettsx]

bovko I was just thinking the same thing... If you had appropriate bits, could you countersink the mortise hole to the full diameter of the top end of the leg, allowing the leg to be embedded? Maybe it would weaken the board too much...

[@bovko1]

I was thinking from the perspective of the legs - i.e. using something other than a lathe to make the pegs, etc. But you are totally right - using a drill bit with the wider leg diameter at the same angle as the one the other holes were made at might produce an even better result. I don't think such a shallow hole would compromise the strength too much.

[@bovko1]

Brendan Chambers totally, but I think it doesn't really fit well with the rest of the methods he's using.. :)

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

I think the legs look like the shoulder of tenon touch to underside are mostly two-step tenon hole. Round bar legs are difficult.

[@michaelgorchov4488]

I wrote about this before in response to the 1.0 version. I’m not arguing against the idea; only questioning whether for the stools it is worth the trouble and expense? Basically the problem is that the round leg mortises in the seat are drilled at a compound angle. The legs are turned on a lathe and are therefore round. This means that for a shoulder on the leg to meet the bottom of the seat completely tight, the shoulder would have to be cut at the same compound angle as the mortise. This could be done by inserting the leg, scribing the shoulder, and using a chisel to cut back to the scribe line. It would take time though. The makers of Hans Wegner’s Peacock chair, PP Mobler, developed a power router jig to rotate the chair leg at a precise angle to create the angled shoulder. In addition, the bottom of the chair mortises are step drilled at a larger diameter to capture the compound angled shoulder and to hide any slight discrepancy. The chair costs around $7-8000 US. This a big company and they use a lot of CNC machines, and they make about 70 of the Peacocks each year. I’m just trying to support Ishitani, and to suggest that he is probably working under constraints for what he can charge for his work. I am a big fan and hope he gets paid enough because I know how difficult it is to produce his high level of quality.

[@Mitth-raw-nuruodo]

were you microwaving the biscuits? shims? dunno what to call them. beautiful work!

[@shanepreiss]

Why were the stool legs being held within that box with lights? Are you trying to heat up the tenons? Is it to allow the glue to work better?

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

The wood is shrink later. So we drying in advance. Tenon of legs shrink 0.5 mm.

[@jbrito2699]

excellent job

[@Snakeplisskin440]

I wonder if East Asian walnut is the same or similar to butternut. Butternut is like, the North American "white walnut". It's quite soft though compared to other hard woods. Either way, I love the grain of the East Asian walnut. Edit: I did some quick research. I believe what Natsuki uses is Juglans Mandshurica, that's the latin name. Black walnut, Juglans Nigra. Butternut, juglans cinerea. Interesting. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juglans

[@CanonPhotos]

great video! what was the tool used to create the spigots on the lathe?

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

This one ? [RobertSorby 970]

[@douglasrisavy2323]

What is a good Japanese hand plane like the one on your page?

[@jonesjl99]

why do the stools and benches have small grooves chiseled in the top? I’ve seen it done in a couple of your videos.

[@ВладимирПетров-л6ф]

Hello .than you treat the wood ???)

[@Adraax404]

Just awsome...

[@1180gecko]

Love your videos, what angle do you use to drill the holes for the legs?

[@carlfraz9392]

Saludos desde Colombia.

[@picchiogiulietta]

Fantastic......love

[@leytonparker4174]

Does the drill press you use angle at the table or the drill? What is the name of it? I am struggling to find a good way to drill angles like you did. Thank You.

[@EE-bi9eg]

It's a Free Machine EF -50. Chie posted a whole video on it.

[@timothychristianjack]

Any chance you can link to the machine or video -I'm having trouble finding it

[@brucestivaletta2782]

Very nice

[@georgewhitehead8185]

Dear Master Ishitani, I suggest that you find the very best Medical Doctor, Dermatologist, and or Allergy specialist in your area, and go to him or her and get your "Atopic Dermatitis" treated. It can be healed with proper and persistent Medical Care. Your life will be much better if you do this. And I wish you the very best of Health, and a wonderful Life. And I really liked you beautiful stools. Thank you, Doctor G.W.

[@MikeJohnson_in_Cleveland]

What is the jig you were using with the parting tool at the lathe when turning the leg tennons?

[@davidclark9086]

Can anyone provide the basic dimensions of these sto0ls? Thanks in advance.

[@Elmer1953]

Wow, the things I’d do for an apprenticeship there.

[@solomon4332]

Same. Sigh same

[@Cyphoria]

CNC machine or a simple wood cutting machine can do this in a matter of minuts and half the price however it is more fun to do it in a traditional way

[@blendraphi]

Thanks!

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

Very nice! Where to buy your work?

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Japan :)

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

I'll move!

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

Hahaha :D

[@NativeEarthlingAI]

What do you consider the best Japanese made chisel tools available for furniture building? I would like to purchase a set that can be handed down to my son

[@ISHITANIFURNITURE]

The professional chisel is very expensive.