Watch the Sasano-Bori Carving Technique Live!

Watch the Sasano-Bori Carving Technique Live!

[@praetorgredior]

This video is a slap to the face of all the people who say big knives are useless for detail work. Its all about skill.

[@mattw940]

I love that emerging technology will make it easier for some-one like me to put my ideas into a computer and bring them in to reality but I believe the world would be a poorer place to be in if that came at the cost of traditional methods or if the artisans who craft such wonders lost out as a result.

[@johnhighsmith4701]

Beautiful , my master also uses traditional Japanese blades it's a true blessing to behold

[@tonylargent1587]

Impressive work. This craftman is like a modern day samurai. I bet he's deadly with that blade...

[@kevinwei5174]

It's 4am. I just spent the last 5min watching an old man cut some wood, information I will never need in the future. Wtf am I doing with my life.

[@joshuakilford9949]

It's a day later. It's 4pm again. I'm watching a geriatric Japanese man carve wood. The cyclical nature of our world demonstrates the overwhelming futility of time. Nothing matters anymore.

[@Threadbare78]

+Joshua Kilford You sir, have won the internet.

[@hector4215]

2 am. what am I doing

[@Threadbare78]

The cycle begins again.

[@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164]

+Kevin Wei You're learning things that you didn't know about before.

[@DroPsyDro]

Big knife for fine carving! I love it! Thanks for the vid!

[@charlesissleepy]

perfect example of how a sharp blade is safer than a dull one

[@moonanddarkness]

+charlesissleepy When you reach a certain level of expertee a dull knife is certainly more dangerous for you, for an novice I think it's about the same, they are as likely to stab themselves with a dull knife than cut their fingers with a sharp knife.

[@moonanddarkness]

donepearce I think the phrase doesn't mean more "dangerous" it should say you are more likely to have an accident with a dull knife than with a sharp one. since dull knives slip, but obviously the dangerous ones are sharp ones, dull knives will propably just stab you.

[@jayvee406]

+donepearce -- the point is if you use a dull knife to cut something, say tomatoes, it's could slip and you could unintentionally cut your finger instead. Dull knives means that they are no longer as sharp as they could be. What it doesn't mean is that those knives are blunt. Sharp knives, on the other hand, will cut thru the tomatoes just as you'd expect. And, if you try cutting your finger with it, yes, it will do a good job of that too!!! For what it is worth, a cut finger (down to the bones) is worth 7 stitches and portion of the digit that refuses to regrow nerves. I know... :)

[@charlesissleepy]

Jay Vee Couldn't have said it better myself. I work with knives in a grocery store and accidentally cut myself pretty good cutting watermelon with something near a machete in size (which we have specifically for melons). My off hand slid into the path of the blade because of the force I had to exert. Now i just keep my hands all the way out of the way and chop, but it isn't a terribly precise way to work.

[@rdizzy1]

+Jay Vee This is true, but only with slipping. This doesn't factor in clumsy users, I am frequently just clumsy and lack a proper attention span so I end up cutting myself pretty reguarly, always cut myself far worse with a sharper blade than a dull one, need stitches more so with sharper blades also.

[@boblawrence3365]

That is an awesome looking knife/axe ? Would be a great survival tool. These ancient Asian traditions are a thing to behold.

[@regnbuetorsk]

until 2:10 i was all "ok i can try doing this". but then...

[@erencansinecan775]

I was using an axe that's similar to his tool the other day. I have 4 pretty deep cuts on my left hand now. One of them needed a few stitches probably, but I was too lazy to go to the hospital and now it's mostly healed. Anyhoo, I'll try this in a few days

[@DumitruUrsu]

+eren can Sinecan don't ever hold your hands in the way of the cutting edge. look and learn on how this guy supports the back of the blade, while always holding the work piece from behind. I've heard this lesson a couple of time from my father and our woodworking instructor, but I memorized it when I sliced in half my right hand's middle finger, while sharpening a scythe. Be safe. PS. my finger is fine. The scythe was so sharp, that the scratch is the width of a hair now.

[@erencansinecan775]

Pretty solid advice, thanks mate. What I'm intending to do now is, make a replica of his tool from one of my old saw blades, and mimic his carving process to the best of my ability. If I actually do that, I'll post the results.

[@DumitruUrsu]

+eren can Sinecan It's a rather clumsy instrument, to be honest. Make a smaler, thiner blade - either a chip carving knife, or a carving knife. Here's what mine looks like - facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=499397210176723&set=a.499396670176777.1073741827.100003193458995&type=3&permPage=1 It fits snugly in my hand, and the blade is rather small - so it's less likely you'll cut yourself. Also, one thing I would not recommend from this video - don't carve with the wood in your hand. Put it on a table, on another piece of wood, or whatever - have a stable, solid support for it.

[@erencansinecan775]

+Dumitru Ursu Nice one :) Here's mine: postimg.org/image/d5cqmcpct/ I made the hook knife and the one that says "3n3rg0n" on the handle. The cup in the middle is a Kuksa I made for my GF.

[@DumitruUrsu]

that looks very cool. I have some round small chisels, from the set with that carving knife, but I have none like yours. how did you make it? what kind of steel?

[@T3hJones]

I love the sound of the knife cutting wood!

[@Scorpmann1969]

Amazing skill and work

[@KrXrm]

q precioso el tallado muy buena la idea para el tallado

[@stephan123321]

Fantastic!

[@jackpodram]

they are amazing with their wood crafts

[@liamdienemann8937]

amazing he still has all this fingers!

[@CarpeMetus]

I want to do the ball and cage, I had to take a break over winter because my wrists wanted to lock up on me. I'm working on an elephant right now. I have examples pictures of all the cool carvings the cage ball, the chain link, the heart with arrow etc... I want to get to them and I will. I just like realistic animals more. It's good to know cutting myself isn't so bad.

[@Paunescudanutz]

@IamSunnyD either the wood is really soft or the blades are REALLY sharp

[@TheAsterixx]

that was perfect BUT wath kind of wood is that ?

[@jackalstatus]

That is an awsome knife I am gonna make one like that.

[@小林清孝-r9v]

左右の翼でやはり彫り方が違うようですが、できあがりがそろっているところが見事ですね。

[@MrMrjones333]

Very nice

[@Kehy_ThisNameWasAlreadyTaken]

I...I'll stick to my little flexcut knife and my little minatures...I'd love to study this and other types of carving techniques (and hey, I could justify it too, I'm a carver and an anthropology student)

[@EpiyonVSwingzero]

where else besides the website in the video can a person buy some of this stuff?

[@Fraususemil]

Oh, surprise! A beautiful little bird! Amazing technique, d'accord ... and a cool tool - I'm a tool fetichist :o)

[@slye1991]

This was very impressive but can someone please tell me what he just made?

[@jeffs5561]

Wow, I hope there is a first aid kit nearby.

[@jillannmoore9205]

I think he has done that more than once lol

[@theawesomekickassman]

+Jillann Moore lol nope first time, no idea what he was doing and just started to carve because the camera was rolling. :P

[@jylee2790]

what a beauty!

[@TheSauceManOG]

dang is that wood thin or something? or is that just a beastly knife

[@ollieoniel]

bravo

[@chadhubbard6217]

that's a pretty cool way to carve a perched bird

[@92fsoakcreek]

That's some mighty fine whittlin' you got there Boy!

[@TheHydrogen4]

I wonder how many times he took one of his knuckles with that point before he mastered his technique.

[@gtf187]

wood working does require blood sweat and tears. but that's what makes it fun

[@TheAnvil1971]

Outstanding, I would have lost 3 Fingers trying this with these kind of "Knife"

[@konoyarobakayaro6120]

It's called a '' If I flash this against my enemies, they will shit through their mouths ''knife.

[@Tributorious]

What kind of wood is that?

[@focusinc]

Where do I get a robe like that?

[@BodyKnight]

What is the name of that blade?

[@Odood19]

what kind of knife is this?

[@WitchyAdorara]

Amazing! I knew after he made the head that it was going to be a bird! He must be really strong...

[@dumplaktungtung]

240p of awesomeness

[@thinkpad20]

what a badass knife

[@torerogne9664]

Sleeves sponsored by Audi.

[@mlitteral3971]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@JS-wv3iy]

you are so stoooooopid 😂😂😂😂

[@kennedyursuaofficial6377]

JENNIFER STEWART how ironic

[@Mickr4]

hahaha

[@MrJawbone69]

It's an ANGEL

[@hughGwilly]

what is that knife called?

[@fabbrizioart]

that quality of wood is

[@nicholaschandler-yates5471]

Jesus this guy gets so close to his hand with the knife so many times.

[@24fun69]

Does anyone know what the knife is called?

[@eduardojosesacasaarguello7656]

If someone told me what type of wood is being used, I would be forever grateful

[@bakayaroppls]

The knide is sharp but he is using lots of force too

[@kharkorry]

i wonder which wood he is using

[@KnaresboroughPottery]

could that be carved in balsa wood

[@sirspikey]

wow, he couldn't find a bigger knife!? :P beautiful work anyhow.

[@marcusmello69]

I was thinking the same

[@gayouj]

@lukkha1 I have to imagine he dropped a knife on his foot. Even so, I'm with you. Lots of cool stuff coming out of that part of the world for thousands of years now.

[@BrambleHead]

what kind of wood is he carving?

[@stratocactus]

Basswood I guess.

[@gabrielbatista2898]

que é isso ?

[@Flies_the_limit]

would love to see the look on this guys face after one of these online safety nazis saying "youre never supposed to cut toward yourself!"

[@GAMZAGAEGURI]

Looks like a Angel. Isnt it?

[@escapedcops08]

myjjy97 Angels don't exist.

[@2007HondaFitSport]

escapedcops08 what does that matter? Whether they do or don't exist, an angel is still something that many people have a basic understanding of what they're supposed to look like if they do exist

[@kailykuriger5264]

I'm pretty sure it's a dove, can't u tell? Look at the wings

[@mustamuri]

Huh ! Näyttää vaaralliselta...täytyypä takoa tommonen ..veheje ..ja kokeilla :-)

[@HighlanderNorth1]

The hatchet-knife he uses to sharpen the end is called a Sarukiri, but after multiple Google searches, I can't find any helpful info or a source to buy one. The only results I find eventually link you back here to this video. WTH? This guy can't be the only human who has ever owned or used one of these.....

[@stylis666]

Maybe you can make one out of a cleaver.

[@frogsoda]

HighlanderNorth1 Maybe it can't be bought, it must be earned.

[@basilleonardo]

You haters should probably just go back to Valmart and buy some piece of crap decorative plastic bird instead of watching a real craftsman at work. Pearls before swine.

[@nipzeygypzey653]

Valmart?

[@scottwales5966]

@@nipzeygypzey653 guy is dumb and on a rant

[@JRFIGNEWTON]

if i did this on a daily basis. i wouldn't have hands in a day

[@Crimson250]

thats because afterwards they put clothes on it and paint it

[@konoyarobakayaro6120]

Sorry, can't. You need to be a certified badass to obtain one.

[@sergiofernandes7453]

Скрытая реклама audi на руковах мужика )))

[@gamingwithwabeankate7604]

Hi

[@oldsalt394]

Hi! ^-^

[@chromaspark1257]

I thought it was an animal head until the end XD

[@Sysiphistication]

Probably should be making prosthetics, but he does seem to have his fingers.

[@georgevincent5808]

Sysiphistication 9

[@Sysiphistication]

[@raoulkuratle9522]

This guy litteraly shits on every safety rule xD

[@jimmystone]

hahahaha, he does doesn't he.

[@kasonyaj1]

@fsriders lol you dont agree?!

[@MW2xxnoobxx]

he said its because you have a dirty mind and that it's actually a little canary.

[@MsDooDooDoo]

it sounds like someone is programming a microwave and a phone in the background

[@mikelitoris843]

...pretty common stuff in Japan

[@NoBullFitness]

+Mike Litoris nice name. I knew a guy named Hugh J. Wang. Y'all will hit it off rather nicely.

[@Marques_239]

+Ben Bowman They're using the microwave to write the new Windows Phone Update.

[@marknuts7945]

+Ben Bowman traditional Sasano-Bori Microwave

[@NamLe-tl9si]

Ben Bowman cáccác

[@s10m0t10n]

He must really know what he's doing because he still has all his fingers and I'd really like to learn how to sharpen my woodworking tools to that standard. Incredible.

[@xxXXMJfanXXxx]

I bet this man has a lot of scars from becoming a master with that thing.

[@franciscolimon6112]

lol yes

[@pjhershey9820]

In the Sasano region (Yonezawa prefecture, Japan - about middle of japan on the West Coast side of the country) where this carver ('Bori' means carving) is from, they carve Falcons/Birds of Prey from a local softwood (Enjyu or Kosiabura). They use that axe-like knife (Sarukiri) to do all the carving. I got one years ago as a gift from a friend...they are very handsome and the carved wings are surprisingly tough/springy...I've dropped mine a few times and having lost a 'feather' yet.

[@nitetrane98]

Sasano-Bori. Now I can say whittlin' in Japanese.

[@thorshammer8033]

jesus. razor sharp steel inches from femoral artery. balls of steel.

[@Shyhalu]

Don't mistake stupidity for bravery. The work is respectable, but the needless danger isn't.

[@Redbullwiemel]

Exactly what i was thinking.

[@richardordonez8331]

+Lucy's Mom here's your participation award. good job

[@romantataru1503]

tyvek05 тЛд

[@shibashisdeb4136]

Look at the talent... this person is blessed with the art of carving.... salute to you

[@paintur68]

I love the Japanese technique of making a form that is the bare minimum required to establish recognition of what the form is meant to resemble...with maximum skill used with masterful minimal effort. The creation of the art work becomes art in and of itself. Superb.

[@lecram0]

He also works for Audi...

[@jesse_cole]

This looked dangerous. I kept thinking that blade was going to slip and hack off his knee cap.

[@Ack5100]

I would have cut at least 3 and a half fingers off....

[@Navajosun]

Me too!

[@Mwudge]

Andrew Ackley and maybe a leg as well

[@danpoleon]

Andrew Ackley I would lost ALL MY FINGERS!

[@TAG-1984]

give him a vise!!

[@gananshergill]

superb skill and control...never mind the idiotic Troglodytes..

[@soonersciencenerd383]

I carve maneki Nekos from basswood- made 15+ so far, and am working on 2 now.

[@HighlanderNorth1]

Sooner Science Nerd I take 3" diameter x 8" long branches and whittle them down into full sized laptop computers. I use the leftover wood chunks to craft a printer and a 3D printer.

[@Jcharp12]

Very cool would love to see your work

[@tronable]

Those tools are sweeet

[@woodlandfun4140]

very exotic Japanese method to sever femoral artery through music....ahhhh sooooo.

[@TheYTListener]

Thumbnail suggested something else

[@eubiov8]

I was like "he's carving a salamander, oh no, it's a triceratops... Oh f*ck, it's a bird" - nice skills.

[@fourdeadinohio8303]

in the 1st. 2 mins. i thought he was making a tent stake

[@zimbalist]

Explanation of the vid in one sentence: So I designed this ugly ass knife and now I pletend it's leally velsatile by using evely goddamn side of the blade in the most stupid dilections.

[@BikingVikingHH]

+shannonandsheila1 you're ignorant

[@robertcaffrey6097]

Very highly skilled. The tools used are sharpened to the absolute ma, the ease in which they slice through the timber is enough evidence of that. I was s#####ng myself that he was going to do himself a serious injury.

[@breakinglaw155]

this is so freaking awesome ! and the idea slice the wood thin to look like feathers is genius.

[@freeNode5]

that wood he's using is EXTREMELY fresh

[@musamor75]

As always, so moving to watch any true Japanese craftsman at work. Such a sense of beauty and simplicity. Wa have yet a lot to learn.

[@KhazWolf]

Not that the Japanese have ever really been terribly shy about handling sharp metal objects, but doesn't this just look like a great way to accidentally slice your femoral artery open? Maybe it's just an illusion from the angle but it doesn't look like it'd take much of a slip. Perhaps that fabric is much stronger than it looks and would stop the blade...

[@Thedrewshow559]

Cut toward your buddy not your body.

[@tomekjaglinski6906]

4 me SUPER ;-) Gretings from Swiss Alps Japanesedollbiz ! Japanese are knowned on the world from fine handcrafters and art.You can to find examples on milions Art Gallerys & Museums in the whole World.Thx for sharing.Peoples nowadays are so much excited by stupid movies,mostly they don`t have time and will to develope any skillls ;-)

[@luscious_lady_lumpsmeow3143]

Amazing work!!! XD the precise movement and clear understanding of your work was perfect!!! You are incredible and I hope I can be as talented as you some day