I love how his layout marks are so fine and precise and then those first cuts with the adze and chisel are just brutal. This tradition is something else. Every detail is so logical and refined, yet steeped in mystery. The symmetry of the joints, the center line layout, the system of measurement based around the dimensions of the sashigane, the form and function of the tools… it all makes western carpentry look like the work of children. Even western timber framing, let alone the shameful trash that comprises the vast majority of framing in the US today. It’s no wonder our civilization is self-destructing. Anything so cheap and superficial ought to perish.
