Interesting topics...BUT listen carefully as they slip the the climate change BS in there. They just can't resist. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. This channel should be called Activist Insider. Just like acid rain, save the trees, and all the past failed predictions - the snails will be just fine. Unsubscribed.
It predicts you may have to look for your wrong choices elsewehere, not in your craftsmanship. Hopefully not in love - but, if carefully, you see you dont fall in love with your work, you fall in love with the world looking on how you do, feeling mastership.
Everyone is talking about the Japanese brush maker but no one about the Tyrian purple maker Ghassan who revived a long dead craftsmanship he got my respect
I really appreciate that the gentleman who makes the calligraphy brushes solely focuses on the brush section and doesn’t do the handles himself. Somebody else needs to put the same effort into the handles as he puts into the brushes. That’s some real masterwork.
Kudos to these people, who have preserved or even revived ancient traditions. I feel deep respect to every one of them. I feel like finding a master and pick up some ancient skill or even revive an ancient skill and quit my desk job haha. I have very rarely watched long youtube videos, this is peak perfection
anyone wondering... yes, this is commercials scams, all of these products are made with AI in human-free factories today. And you know it is, if you think about it.
its just learning you kids what commercials are. If you have a company selling multiple-product. The only things you care about is sell high, buy low. All is made in a factories. There's no human involved in this process anymore. Ofcourse they not gonna show you the real production-line. Instead they market this videos to fool you.@@theokid2000
In Morocco, we use to decorate our houses, Hamam's mosques and it's also found in some Jewish temples, and there are many historical monuments in Morocco and South Spain with the Zelij tails decorating its walls.
Got a chance to tour a factory in Morocco. It was pretty impressive, but seeing them all sprawled out on the floor making the mosaics it just wasn't what was expected. This vid shows it very accurately. Just going into the shop at the factory blows you away what you see there. Just don't go to a tannery in Fes. I still smell it.
I am tunisian and heard some stories of tyrian purple, and the fact that he could revive this craft, that has been forgotten for a couple of centuries, is absolutely incredible and makes me proud of my heritage.
His section made me cry! I love animals and when I see people who are good to them it just fills my heart with joy 🥲 He really does have a beautiful attitude and respect for his flock, the history, and the industry itself. Lord we really need more people like him in this world! A patient, kind, educated craftsman.
I’m Japanese and I have been training for 5 years to write this RU-vid comment. Edit: Wow thanks everyone for the likes. Please stay tune for my next comment in 5 years, when I become a 10 year master in RU-vid comments.
Does anyone else have the sudden urge to eat wagyu steak with a damascus knife while wearing tyrian purple denim and drinking tea from a kettle decorated by a calligraphy master?
the really high quality footage of tedious tasks being done by the dye creator alongside the narration explaining how in-depth his dedication to the craft is being followed immediately by him just being like "holy SHIT i cannot tell you how many times i fucked this process up" is really sweet
I loved the spirit of the dye-maker. You buy your primary material at the harbor from the fisherman , you extract your needed part from it and send the rest to the kitchen for dinner!
Zellige is so incredibly beautiful. I remember when I was in Spain and saw zellige and asked around "what is that?" and was told it was Moroccan style art. On impulse I bought a ticket to Morocco. I said "I have to see more of that!!" Absolutely gorgeous.
Dang the Tyrian purple dye maker hit me with a left hook with that voice. I wasn't expecting to hear someone from LA. Lol just goes to show you don't know what people are like at first glance.
Japan seems to have so many master craftsmen that specialize in very niche and unique art. It blows me away that someone can devote their lives to something very few people will ever know about and be able to live, I presume, well.
I mean if it is something that a machine cant do as well as a human, I completely understand why youd do it. But a brush ? Lets be real here, a normal human could realistically make it to 40% of the accuracy of a machine that makes brushes. Say otherwise and be labeled a liar.
@@baronhelmut2701 after watching and still not understanding the difference between machine and craftmanship-made stuff, it would suffice to say that your intelligence is just poor. good luck in life.
“Each brush is made to fit a person”. Currently machines make 100 brushes the same, but it seems to be the slight human slant that gives the brush its uniqueness for the artist.
Japan is the perfect example of technological modernity, and traditional craftsmanship. You don't have to discard the old ways, because you've embraced the latest technology. You can have both
I assemble Japanese made Automated Material Handling Systems (AMHS) inside of a semiconductor fabrication plant. Let me tell you that they don't give a shit about ergonomics, simplicity or efficiency. But perhaps it's just the particular company we're dealing with.
@Broski Snowski @Broski Snowski It's like the revival of martial arts in the age of guns; a pointless endeavor on paper, but also a fulfilling demonstration of mastery and community.
So many times on programs like these where the master crafters say "There is no one to take over for me, my kids aren't interested." But to see the 4th generation calligraphy brush maker looking at his inheritance and future career rolled into one and saying "The demand will continue to decrease. This is something I will have to deal with my whole life" hits differently. He has known his whole life by now and has still chosen to keep the art going at the expense of his known future. Respect given.
The chapter about Eduardo and his foie gras had me near tears. He was so humble, and respectful of both the geese, and of the culture which he has inherited and now lives. What an extraordinary human being
@@katieb3059 Not really, I’m sorry, but I don’t understand what the price of the food has to do with humility. Did he make it too expensive? If so I think he did that on purpose, since he said he wanted people to not eat it too often. Maybe increasing the price was an intentional measure to dissuade people from eating too much foie gras?
I admire how people dedicate their lives to one skill and then master it. It shows a great ability of patience and persistence and I really admire the work all of them do because we can all learn something from them.
As a future documentarian I had to stop after one minute to state, wow! this is a beautifully filmed and produced documentary! I'm amazed at sometimes the gifts that You Tube brings viewers. So much stuff here is just awful, negative, self-promoting, etc. And then something like this arrives for me to view! Again, I'm grateful to the I.B. team for creating a thing of beauty for us to enjoy :) Thanks!
At first I thought dedicating your life to some mundane craftsmanship would kind of suck, but then I thought about it and it would actually be really rewarding to preserve a craft that has been around for 1000 years. Its like keeping history alive, and being one of the few to do it.
I mean just imagine the future, where no one knows how to do anything anymore. Even making a fire from scratch, soap, clothes. It's all lost. And if the modern world gets destroyed by some event, we're screwed if we don't know how to do it by hand.
There are hobbyists who attempt to retain the knowledge, as well as professionals like those in this documentaries. Obviously, hobbyists can't develop the depth of skill, but at least we can preserve some of it. There's a group called the Society of Creative Anachronism. Many of them are in it for the fun, but there are serious hobbyists among them who hand down skills ranging from basic firemaking to creating dyed linen garments. The linen coming from hobby-farmed flax, retting flax to make the linen fibres, combing and spinning raw fibre, dying spun linen, weaving (or knitting, crocheting, knotting, felting) the linen to make cloth, making the cloth into clothing with minimum scrap fabric, using the scrap fabric into something useful (waste nothing!). Meanwhile, the farmer is collecting seed from the grown flax and starting the process over. Sometimes a single crafter or craft family/craft team will start from getting the flax seed to producing the clothing & using 'scrap'. Sometimes the partial process is sold on. (Etsy is a good source, for example.) Don't worry about humankind as a whole surviving an apocalypse. Worry about enough skilled people in enough trades being near enough to each other.
I just accidentally stumbled upon this video and it seems like kryptonite to my ADHD, 50 mins in and didn't even notice the time. I am amazed by all of these artisans the attention to detail and dedication to their craft clearly shows on their work.
being diagnosed with ADHD (child and adult), I think you get exceptional attention to detail if working on a subject that your ADHD allows hyperfocus for. "Sklar (2013) argued that these results supported the notion that impairments to attention may be context-specific in patients with ADHD. In other words, it is possible that patients with ADHD are not impaired when in a hyperfocus state and may even have enhanced attentional control." I write software and lose half a day, easily, it's like a time warp. Too focused. I don't mean half a work day, like 12 hours. Especially if using meds or caffeine. They help focus on non hyperfocus subjects, which is good, but they make the hyperfocus more intense. It is valuable, it pays my bills, I'm happy to have it.
Sadly things like this will die out further the modernization goes. Easier life gets more easily the traditional patience intensive tasks will be forgotten which is a sad thing to see.
I hope you do too. However, I also hope you change for the better, which means you will not remain this way. And also, you must prepare for the fact, that all things come to an end, in time.
The interesting thing is how it's not just their culture, but they have saught to artisanize things like denim. It's like rather than considering how to automate something, there's a sect of Japanese that are inclined to think about how to make something the most distinguished and refined- that's likely the most interesting the thing that has been preserved as this inclination is rare, notably when they aren't willing to automate simple processes like spinning strings by hand in a barrel. Either stubborn or an unrelenting appeal to tradition, it undoubtedly produces unique products.
The common theme here is the preservation of our planet. No over use of product, no wanting to sell sell sell but instead make the buyer really appreciate the work and time put into the craft. Beautiful.
Yeah but in reality its just artificial scarcity and the higher cost of handcrafted work that makes them a ton of money, they couldn't care less about the preservation of the planet lmao
the attitude of the foie grass producer is what we need in a world full of narcissistic and greedy personalities! I admire how down to earth this man is and that he is not starting to mass produce his product in order to make more money. We should strive for a world that is slower and more mindful of the things and beings around us.
@@Cloudy_JonesI'm pretty sure it's just a naming thing (like naturally bubbly white wine from outside the Champagne region of France) and not actually cos of the cruelty. I mean, there's a reason for all the Pxta boycotts of restaurants in the US & UK - some of which didn't even serve it, nor have it on the menu - besides classic P-ta incompetence. Plus, he's doing it sans the cruelty part: the force-feeding and overfeeding. That's the "only" "cruel" part that differentiates foie gras from other poultry farming. Y'know, never mind the disgusting setting they're normally in, with nowhere to hide and panting in distress (all as he described and as we saw in the clips they showed of terrified mute ducks being force-fed with metal pipes [shoved into their throats] in a foie gras CAFO). He's taken the cruelty out of foie gras. And he said that the French govt complains of him "using their word" (not his exact words; those are my "sarcastic" quotes cos rolleyes @ France) so it's technically not "foie gras proper" anyway. I'm not saying anything that wasn't said in the video, except "CAFO" (real word) and ig "rolleyes @ France" (still do).
I also eat meat but to call someone who feeds animals just to kill them and sell the final product for insane amount of money a mindful, non narcissistic and non greedy person is laughable
Absolute respect for all those people that dedicate their lives to perfection. They settle for nothing but for the best possible outcome that in the end is the most satisfaction for their customers. We should all aim to that in our work places; even if we didn't always achieve it, almost aim to it. But over all of them, deep bow in respect of the wagyu farmer, that unveiled his secret in order to help rebuild his community after so many disasters. I would had been so easy to keep going and stay afloat when the rest would had gone down. But he braced with his neighbors to give them all a brighter future. How many of us could ever say such a thing of ourselves?
I can't help but notice a lot of these are from Japan, truly a wonderful people that at least in part refuse to abandon tradition instead valuing it and appreciating it. I believe that is something to be highly respected. I hope to be able to visit one day.
Most of the population is old people who can keep their traditions going longer that other countries. The new generation has influenced by western society where we create melting pots of cultures and traditions who end up snuffing each other out, they are starting to embrace progress at the cost of tradition just like us. They will most likely suffer the same fate as us.
@@sekai40 tnese blended cultures create brand new culture naturally. even the japanese were highly influenced by the chinese, including their entire alphabet, along with other large parts. We here in the united states even in the earliest days were a blend of english, welsh, prussian, and other cultures. Look at Christianity even; how it was heavily influenced by Roman and Greek Paganism; even to the point of appropriating some of the festivals like Saturnalia and Yule. Easter is another example of christian appropriation. It's just what happens, it's not bad because culture is meant to be shared and passed on and molded. Japan had a small amount of shielding from this due to heavy isolationist positions and their geographical placement. But it isn't immune to it either.
@@ExarchGaming This is a false equivalency, the modern force driving today's global melting pot cares naught about culture, unless you wish to call rampant consumerism a "culture". There's no traditions in constant consumerism, only the desire for more. The mechanisms which created and influenced cultures for centuries are not present. This is why so many of us are rootless drones bound by nothing, this is why countries like japan are so attractive to the average westerner.
I don't know how I ended up here, but damn if it wasn't entertaining and worth my admiration watching these craftsmen and the result of the time, dedication and effort they spent mastering their craft. Simply beautiful.
Thank you for putting this video out. Everyone featured are masters of their crafts. I'm afraid future generations won't get to enjoy things made by experienced hands of these masters. I hope we can support them and their businesses so that they can last longer. Quality over quantity.
ALLLLLLRIGHT...... I'll NEVER forget the time&effort I put into my custom metal work ever again. My prices just went up. I'm done creating art for pennies.
I think the snail dye was incredibly fascinating. I really admire those bringing it back. I wonder how they ever figured out such a small area of the snail had dye and how to ever make it. I guess seeing the colour leech out from the snail as he did as a kid perhaps. Absolutely incredible.
@@anonymousgoose8825 yeah it's not just the snails you have to worry about, it's the role it may play in the ecosystem. Yeah everyone could care less about mosquitoes, but what about the food they provide for other creatures like birds and bats?
@@lukeleveque2763 Indeed, I suspect cultivating the snails might be a better long term option, though I suspect this will only keep up for one generation unless he can find someone else to take it up after him. In regard to mosquitoes, they are replaceable by quite a lot of other insects that can fill that same niche without sucking blood to create their young, so blood sucking mosquitoes can go to hell imho :P
Yes, it’s how it’s done in small farms in France too. Although not the wild geese part, that would be welcoming avian flu... But yes, freenrange, rely on their natural apetite and not stress the animal. I’m not sure the product is what is sold nationally’or even ,ess internationally.
The thing I love the most is that you can hear them in their native language. And even without looking at subtitles you can see people taking pride in what they are doing and sheer enthusiasm. Really great
Every time I see Japanese craftsmanship and the mastery behind it, I’m overwhelmed by the level of dedication to the craft. It fills me with joy. Really, I have so much respect for these masters and their commitment to mastery - I’m out of words. Very motivating
With so much negative in the current world, it's wonderful to see humans doing amazing things. The amount of dedication to their crafts is wonderful and inspiring.
i feel the same, and the moroccan tile maker put it nicely - people working in this field are at total peace with themselves working with patience, calmness and endurance, sadly they don’t find younger generations to continue in such ways - we seem to have lost this peace with ourselves in current times
When I lived in Japan (this story isn't going where you think it will) I frequented a coffeeshop in Funabashi City, Chiba Prefecture, that had bought one of those large globes that was featured here. I spent much time each visit studying the globes. It had a beautiful wooden base like they showed here. It is rewarded to learn more about the globes and their makers.
What all of these trades have in common? They were "extinct" for a reason. Folding steel a quadrillion times might produce some fine looking blade, but any well treated mono steel can do the same for way less effort. And that's that.
In Mexico I met some people who were building a stone wall near 16 foot tall and probably 100 foot long, straight as a laser with no plumb bobs, no string lines, no levels or anything other than a hammer, water and corn tortillas. These fellas worked in the full sun, middle of summer and it was 110 degrees Fahrenheit in the shade, 10 hour days or longer and they'd hardly take a break other than to snack on a few tortillas or get some water to drink. They were happy to have the work, and some of the hardest working and nicest people I ever met, dedicated workers are truly a different breed, especially craftsmen.
is what happens when you grow in an envrionment where your very survival depends on physical labor, i;ve seen videos of people in Asia working in a Volcano mining sulfur and carrying it up a Mountain daily and earning what an average teen earns in 1 hour working at Mcdolnalds
I really, really appreciate the natural foie gras! I didn't know that this was possible and I really like what Eduardo says as a producer. I feel that this would be a very nice gift to have with my dad, who really loves foie gras for when he retires and when I get my first proper pay check.
the old fella at the end who shared his olive wagyu with the whole of his prefecture so it would be famous for it, when he could have easily kept it for himself and watched the price raise due to scarcity, a real gentleman and deserving of a deep bow
the Natural Foie Gras part was the most passionate to me, even though I am vegetarian. Here, everything is kept quite in line with the natural order of processes and I highly respect that.
I would _love_ to learn the craftsmanship of Zellige if I could. I have no idea if I would be any good at it even with training, but it looks so immensely satisfying to create those mosaics. Not just in the way the shapes fit together, but knowing that your hard and precise work made something so beautiful. Every tiny piece you make becomes worth it when the design is finished. Working so hard and so long to make something that beautiful sounds like a wonderful and purposeful life to me.
Why not give it a go with things you can find around your place? Maybe it turns out that someone wants to buy one off you. Or that it's fun. Or neither, but trying can't hurt :)
@@The_1ntern3t That is a very good point! If I ever get a house with good yard or garage space, I'll see if I can give tile-craft a shot. It won't have the same type of tile or be handmade the whole process through, but there's no shame in trying what I've got access to, right?
@@Sam.Wendorf I'd like to think that the original inventors of the mosaics also worked with what they had on hand at the time and that what they did was just so cool that it stuck. Putting a modern spin on things should be a good thing!
@@The_1ntern3t Also very true! Those original artists must have been so cool, though. They looked at a tile and thought, "This is not nearly fancy enough." And now there's a unique cultural style of art for a whole country. People are amazing.
Ive recently started doing tile jobs for a Interior Designer who has fallen in love with the square Zellige tiles. They are a pain in the butt to install, but their variation in color with their painted finish looks really good on walls and backsplashes', not gunna lie.
I really respect everyone on this list, Eduardo in particular to me seems like such a genuine and knowledgable man fighting the good fight ✊ much love to all these master crafters
The cattle farmer is so intelligent for understanding the scientific makeup of the meat protein and how to enhance it. He treats his animals exceptionally well, too. I’m impressed so much by all of these artisans, but his knowledge was especially impressive to me. Also if anyone is curious about the olive wagyu price they listed, 35,000 yen is approximately $236 USD according to todays exchange rate. Not as bad as I expected, considering once it’s shipped to the US, it’s most assuredly at least twice as expensive.
It would be really funny if the father brush maker, on his death bed, told his son,"All of the brushes you made were fine. Its really not that hard to make a good brush. I just wanted a higher ROI."
As a practiced and paid graffiti artist since 99... what they lay out in the feel of the brush, the stiffness, the glide... its the same methodology. This is what the artform I have practiced most of my life is about. This is like the tip you choose with a can, the way it sprays... the way the tails and flares happen. I was taught long ago from writers I consider masters that letters matter most in our thing. This level of craftsmanship is the heart of how you compete for style.
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Behind every global master is a horde of masters who specialize in making the tools needed to express each subsequent level of mastery. Humans are kind of awesome, tbh.
This makes me so happy; anything that is done with the level of care and skill shown in all these is an art form of high degree, and the ones that are traditional have generations of skill in their development. As the matcha tea maker said, it’s a cultivation of love in the skill.
One of the most subtly beautiful parts of this is the craftsmanship at multiple levels. The craftsmanship of the individual who makes the brush handles, the skills of the people at each step of the clay preparation and firing, the skill of the fisherman who collects the snails. It’s not just the person who makes the final product who is a craftsman. 24:18
They are literally famous for it, but this documentary really illustrates how much Japanese culture emphasizes pride in the process, mastery of what appears to be mundane, and an embrace of traditionalism in the midst of the modernization trend. All of these craftspeople deserve praise for their dedication and mastery. Obviously I am too poor to afford these products, but I still have a high level of appreciation for them. This documentary just really made me think of Camus' The Myth of Sisyphus and humanity's attempt to fight against the absurdity of life.
Those knives.....his set for the test. They're just amazing. That dagger is so amazing looking. I would love to own one of his knives one day. I have a Japanese iron kettle. It's one of my most prized possessions. People think it's crazy since the inside isn't coated but it's been properly cared for and makes the most wonderful tea.
6 out of the 12 jobs mentioned in the video are done by the Japanese. When you talk about Japan, you talk about dedication to work. I think I watched another video of a Japanese handcraft knife video on this channel which is not included. Not only Japanese, but all handcrafters and dedicated people deserve appreciation for their work 🙌
Japan is one of the least effected countries by European colonization, so ancient arts didn't get immediately destroyed by the attempts of rushed modernization attempts to match invaders. This of course doesn't mean modernization didn't happen in Japan at all, but they were most certainly more isolated and did it in their own pace. So most art forms managed to survive longer compared to others.
@@randomdude8202 I think you missed my statement. What I was trying to say is how dedicated and meticulous they are when it comes to work. This doesn't apply only to art works etc like mentioned in video, but to most jobs in Japan.
@@vanaa0 they are more dedicated at whatever they do, I agree with it. But to be fair, any crafter or artisan has to be, and they are in decline all around the world.
I’ve been working with fish and meat since I was twelve, I have a lot of passion for food and enjoy what I do but I can say I am mighty jealous of these craftsmen, I wish I was introduced into this world as a child.
Many props to these guys! I watched a Japanese man take a small lump of silver and hammer it over 100,000 times into a perfect little tea cup. Crazy level of dedication. I would've used a much bigger hammer and made a saucer!
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27:25 800lbs of snails for silk scarf, yet still needs more dye - ugh even if he isn't over harvesting, Mr. Nouira needs to start farming his own snails before too late.
I can't believe i just watched 2 hours of people doing absolutely amazing, perfected, skilled work, with pride and skill while sitting here on ny bed at 2am with a bag of Cheetos and crumbs everywhere. What am i doing with my life?
So, I'm only into the Moroccan tile part, but I HAVE to comment on the skill of the artisans! The fact that they can hand chip those designs into handmade patterns, which are then made into handmade mosaics, is simply astounding. God made humans in the image of himself...and He created perfection. So the fact that his children can do such miraculous things (like this), is proof of His existence. And it is a beautiful thing! 💜💜💜🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🥰🥰🥰
18:51 "A good craftsman is the one who gives work his right. When he starts work, he must focus on it. If he wants to own this craft, he must give it its right time and effort to gain the skills, and with time he works and learns. he is not called a teacher, because he always learns throughout his life."
Amazing! I love documentaries like this - I wish we could see even more because there are so many things out there that are so niche that they may all die off before they get the exposure they deserve.
That Japanese Matcha farmer is living his best life, it seems. If your work is your passion, that alone will make a huge impact on your happiness, I believe.
chinese and japans really know what tradition is and how to drive every single move to perfection. crazy. awesome work, stunningly interesting personalities. also Jintaro should win a price for this enviromental harmless method of covering his tea. straw and just a bit more work instead of plastic. we can learn A LOT from these people!
The steak in the last part of the video looks amazing. I never had a steak from olive fed cattle. The marbling on the beef is making me hungry. Props to that guy for creating his craft.
What I took away from this is in order to look like you’re 52 years old, when in fact you’re well into your 90’s, you need to become a master craftsman or wagyu farmer in Japan or Korea. I’ll be lucky to look that young when I’m 45.
Maybe they get into something like a meditative state. When you love doing something and you lose yourself into the process/the moment, it become active meditation
So often when people say that they're unable to find young people who are willing to do their work, they conveniently forget to mention how much they're paying and whether or not it's actually possible to live on starting earnings. This video surely has thousands of viewers who would love to work with those tiles, it looks satisfying and fulfilling. But if they're still struggling to find labor, you have to start wondering why that is. People aren't suddenly less patient or less able to do the work, that's just something every generation has said of the following generation for the entirety of human history. These things more often have more to do with whether or not a person can survive doing this work as a beginner, which our current system of banking, profiteering, and towering housing costs has made increasingly impossible for many artistic endeavors.
Low-budget consumers like me don't have a chance to be a part of this world, but it's good to know that there are manufacturers out there who produce high-quality, ethical consumer goods. But I hated the purple thing.
I love watching these videos. They’re making their chosen craft RIGHT - with no compromises. They’re unlikely to get rich and famous (outside their own little specialized niche), but they don’t care. They’re doing something worthwhile of which they can be proud, and what they make today could still be in use in hundreds of years.
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What I most appreciated in this documentary was the 50/50 distribution of roles between people who identify as men and woman, and the fact that Isis is perfectly acceptable as long as she is given the right brush and proper shades of green paint.
As a hard worker and denim lover I have had to turn to other fabrics as the denim in the US has gone down in oz weight over the years and I can feel it from the time I learned to sew. Now, I can only buy work pants that are made with firehose or canvas as a material. The thick old 20 oz denims I can no longer find. However it does take a sewing machine that is strong enough to work on a tent or canvas saddle bags to sew the denim in question. That denim would last through 4 male children playing in it and passing those jeans down, maybe even 5 or 6 boys (father came from a family of 7 boys) so it was long wearing and could really take the rough and tumble falls and keep on going. Now, it would last years and years of everyday hard work. I do farm labor, ride horses, wrestle sheep and shear them, etc. and firehose material lasts me about 4 years, but is incredibly heavy and hot to work in. I long for the days when I got a few yards of denim and I felt like I took pounds of fabric home. True indigo also does have many more tones than a synthetic dye. It just simply does.
Yeah... Now ask him how many other brushes he made in that time. Those "20 years" were almost guaranteed "I'll spend a few hours on selecting some hairs for my Big Brush today. I has been a while since I last worked on it." Repeated over a few months each year for 20 years. There is no way he spent 20 years even 1 hour every day on that brush. If he did, that would mean he spend 1*365*20=7300 hours working on it. At the minimum wage of 930 yen per hour that would mean merely the labor cost is roughly ¥6,789,000 (US$49,000, €45,000). That's ignoring profit margins.
