Guy idolises a Japanese engineering master | Guy Martin Proper 

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You can immediately tell the reverence Guy holds for the Master Engineer. That's not faked, he really loves the gentleman's work. So nice to see that it is reciprocal.

imagine, such a master tells you, it would take (only!) 1 year to become a master. I can't imagine a higher praise.

Man this is so sad. I can see in this man's face, the one thing he wants more than anything, the one thing that would make his life complete... An apprentice to pass down his skills to. Makes me tear up.

He double checked his work so often "he never made a profit" - I believe him.

I worked with a toolmaker. If ever a man could make a square peg fit in a round hole, leaving no gaps, it was him. I was so impressed with his skill level i realised that if I was going to be in the engineering game I wanted to be at the top and toolmaker was it. No courses for such in 1987, all about CNC. He used to test me occasionally, study my work. One day he said to me "Edd!! (he shouted a lot) you were the bane of my life when you first came to work here, nosing around my bench before the work day every morning!....but during the 2 years you have been here I have come to realise that you have a nice touch and understand the machines strengths and weaknesses - tell anyone I said that and I will strenuously deny it!" Proudest day of my life?

80 year old guy makes metal cylinders for nuclear powerplant fuel control channels... in a back alley... in a small shop... on a traditional lathe... in absolute perfect quality. - A glimpse of Japanese dedication.

Guy's love of engineering is so refreshing, he's a real working class hero

Love seeing a decent depiction of an English man shown as an ambassador on the TV to foreigners instead of what we usually send.

There's an old proverb, hardly usable in this world anymore: "the journeyman recognizes the master"

Made Control Rods for nuclear power stations on his backstreet lathe! FFS, this guy is awesome.

Someone please find this man an apprentice. 60,000 hours of knowledge cannot be allowed to die.

This is why my 46 year old Datsun still works perfectly.

This looks like Guy's heaven. Man, you could tell he belongs there

The way the old master smiles, laughs and shakes Guy's hand at the end made me feel a type of happiness I've not felt in a long time :)

Makes me proud to be an owner of a Seiko, passed down from my Grandfather; and it still works just as perfectly. Kudos to Japanese Engineering.

Guy is such a humble and genuine bloke, he makes you listen

Guy is sound and so respectful. Respect .

The respect Guy had for the man was so good to see. And that's why Guy is so well liked. He's not some 'top gear numpty' he's the real deal.

Guy is so positive and respectful. What a neat person.

“In one year he could become a master”. To most people he probably would make that number 40 years. Including himself. That is incredible praise.

I always love the respect that Guy shows artisans and old school engineers. We should all regard these individuals with the same endearing respect.

*I honestly feel that of all the the worlds 'television presenters' - not a **_one_** would be more fit to respect, honor and highlight this truly awesome Japanese master than Guy Martin - **_Proper! . . . ._* ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💓

One of Guy's best. I'm 70 a diehard race fan and lifelong admirer of skilled hands. Racing and fabrication have always gone together -- Guy does a service here by showing why. I'm no Japanese master but still work in a trade. There is money to be made here in the US, but the people willing to work with their hands is dwindling. As long as parts wear out, we'll need skilled hands. When we lose appreciation for masters and the words "hand made" become a fashion statement we're slowly losing something important -- this isn't nostalgia ladies and gents.

Two people with a truly genuine passion, emotionally involved in their skills.

Stumbled across this one accidentally and almost shed a tear out of respect for that engineer. Thanks for sharing it with the world, Guy!

This is so remarkable. To get that kind of a compliment from a Japanese Master is worth more than anything Guy could ever achieve. Sure, it will not matter that much, but this compliment is the highest praise this old man could give, and Guy should be very, very proud of that.

And this is why I love Japan so much.

A I am an Australian engineer, now retired, and in the 1980s I worked for Hitachi. It was a time when they made the highest quality IBM compatible mainframe computers in the world. I was successfully competing against IBM in the Australian market and I spent every fifth week back in Japan learning how the company operated and what made their computer products so good. They listened to my opinions with respect. I took the Bullet Train to Kanagawa and then was driven high into the foothills of Mt Fuji where the mainframe factory was located. The road wound high through dense forests and then opened up to reveal this huge campus with two main factory buildings surrounded by apartment blocks, sporting facilities, schools and a hospital for their workers and families. In the foyer of the main business center stood a 1942 Long Lance Torpedo...their wartime pride and joy. The factory was like a vast operating theatre and the uniforms were different colour shirts and caps denoting your rank and function. The engineering was amazing and I have been to IBM White Plains factory to compare. IBM mainframes needed water cooling but Hitachi's didn't. Workers are treated with respect and dedication is rewarded with gifts and holidays. Most engineering workers are recuited before they graduate from university and their fees are paid. I spent time in the Head Office in Tokyo and it was the same there. It was serious business and their accounting systems and budgeting was perfectly managed. I learned more while at Hitachi than with any other employer in my career.

I am a Toolmaker, served my time at Rolls in Barnoldswick , we are a dying breed over here as well.

How this guy pulls chips out of the lathe with gloves on and still have all 10 fingers after 50 years will remain a mystery forever.

God bless you for taking the time to show these old masters before they’re gone. My dad was a WW2 veteran and a tool maker. What I’d give for 5 minutes with him.

Im in tears of joy watching this...Thank you Guy Martin and thank you to Japan for the mechincal engineering skills of masters! Thank you Japan! Thank you.

Out of the many videos of Guy I've binge watched over the past two days, this is the most precious to me. I have an admiration, love, and respect for the Japanese people, and to see Guy have the same, makes me love him even more. Two legends in one video. Thank you so much for this.

Guy is an amazing human being. His enthusiasm is intoxicating.

As a toolmaker myself, i worked for an aerospace company during and after my apprenticeship. It took 4 years of hard work and i can appreciate exactly why Guy is in awe of this man as it is how i looked up to the guys who trained me. The level of precision you need is second to none and even though i no longer practise the trade i would love one day to invest in a lathe and mill so i can get creative with metal again.

I’ve been a tool and die maker for forty years,your exactly right Guy.The young guys today do not want to learn a trade that involves getting their hands dirty.My hands have been cut up and stained with oil for pretty much my entire life.I use to be self conscious of it when ever out with a pretty girl at a fine dining establishment ,until I met my wife who said that’s what attracted her to me...lol I’ve also have been a motorcycle fanatic my entire life since my first one at ten yrs.old,I guess that’s why I’ve watched your videos here in USA we pretty much. have the same passions.I’m retired now and my dirty hands have made it possible for me to live in my beautiful 10 acres in the middle of the Shenandoah mountains,tinkering with my lathe and milling machine able to make anything I like ( mostly stuff for my dirt bikes and triumph road bike).i don’t think you’ve made a video I didn’t like,thanks...ps, if you see Mr.McGuinness please ask him to please retire,along with yourself.I would hate for anything to happen to either one of you...jus sayin’

I'm 20 years old and i'm a proud tool maker in Switzerland. I really love my Job.

wtf youtube, i cant be crying at work first thing in the morning... this was beautiful

Guy almost cried before the engineer did anything :O Thats what i call true admiration.

I love Guy's appreciation for the skill and art of the master machinist. That touches my heart.

Far beyond the satisfaction of doing a good job this man's innermost spirit drives him towards perfection. To find meaning in one's craft is blessing indeed!

This trip to Japan was brilliant. Thanks Guy!

That older person looked like he had so much fun. It's probably been a while since he's worked with someone younger which is sad. Letting his knowledge go to waste once he passes :(

This man earned the right to wear gloves around a lathe.

I have worked extensively with Japanese engineering people and have been to Japan a few times and I get this reverential aura ... They are so good at their respective jobs but so humble with it... I can totally relate to this snippet of “real engineering expertise”... Beautiful video..

guy knows lots of things he is that dude that is much smarter than he looks

The way Guy approaches what seems to be everything in life is something I aspire to achieve.

You dont have to speak the same language as someone to be able to appreciate them as a human being. Guy is top notch...

Literally every single thing guy try’s he’s a master and fully shocks anyone he works with he’s such a legend!!!

Guy admires people who make a positive, practical difference with their skills and talent. Celebrities can take a running jump. Part of the reason so many people like him.

He reminds me of my father,true master in furniture building,these amazing designers are dwindling away and you have to respect the master for all his hard work,his love and passion for what he does day in day out is made from love and commitment,Oregato.

I am a time served fitter / turner from the late 80's I know exactly how Guy feels watching this man. Just about all machining today is done on CNC machines. Hand turning and milling is becoming a thing of the past.

A true craftsperson is the pinnacle of what it is to be human.

Language barrier or not, you could feel the respect there from Master to Student. Fantastic stuff! What an experience for Guy!

Guy is a talented guy. He puts his hands to anything and the experts always say he has a knack/talent for it.

"double-checked everything so much that it never made any profit." besides saving the world and 200,000 people from a nuclear explosion and aftermath fallout. toils and fruits of labor, little or no reward to reap, bred master workmanship and craftsmanship that can't be beat.

As a Brit, it's sad that engineers in the UK are not held in high esteem. If you tell people you're an engineer, they they you're there to fix the photocopier.

This Japanese guy is truly at one with his tools and work, he said my tools are an extension of my hands WOW, no computers here, respect old wise man 👍

ive been in engineering for the past 3 years now and i gotta say i still cant get the feel for a micrometer perfectly, these guys are seriously skilled im proud to be working in this industry

"The sound." Finally someone else who understands. My boss hates it when I burn through younger workers, I tell him as soon as I get a person who doesn't go straight for the radio first and has a passion to learn I'll teach them everything I know.

The word master seems not enough enough to convey just how much these individuals have changed our life’s for the better. There passing is something that just cannot be replaced

Guy you never stop impressing me, mate. And I've said it before, but you really do epitomise a big part of our towns old, respectful and decent folk. One of my uncles is a master chippy and to watch him work is mesmerising. He'd be like you in that shop and just as respectful. Well done, mate.

RU-vid content doesn’t get better than this - Top man Guy

I just love the respect Guy shows the Master. Just wonderful!!

"In one year he could become a master" High praise indeed from this Master!

Fantastic...i wish i was 35 years younger again and start all over ... so many skills .

I'm 47 and when I did my apprenticeship back in the 80s we had tool makers all over in garages, factory's and industrial estates absolutely amazing skills and knowledge. I worked with guy for six months and during his lunch breaks was manufacturing a scaled fully working traction engine..! and to my absolute honour I turned to bronze caps so a bit of me is in their too!

It’s so nice to see you understand what I also understand! It’s not just work to him, it’s art! Something to be proud of! Something that will last our lifetime and probably generation to come

Got to love Guy's TV shows you can tell he puts his heart and soul in to evey program he makes and he shows it how it is no lies no short cuts just a 110% genuine bloke and 110% genuine TV shows proper job

Gotta love Guy's enthusiasm.

A finer compliment than what Guy got from the old master at the end, he will never get.

I have nothing but sheer admiration for the Japanese people and what they’ve achieved over the centuries. It’ll be a sad day if they ever stop making things to such a high standard.

Man I have so much respect for people like this

What an absolute perfect role model

Getting a compliment from that guy would be an honor

I lived in Japan for over nine years (in the '90s), and I can vouch for this sort of salt-of-the-earth craftsmen, but there's a flip side to this; in the US (and, I suspect, elsewhere), there are many such older craftsmen who have been sidelined in the 'rush to modernity', whose minds are similarly full of a wealth of knowledge about the field to which they (in many cases, selflessly) devoted their lives. Once the last of these has passed away, their accumulated knowledge will be irretrievable, and we will all be the poorer for it...

Legends. My father in law was a precision engineer. Miss him. I stood in awe as he explained how to use a lathe to make a crankshaft. We both have the merlin engine at the science museum as sneaky rub and hug. A dying art.

Makes me proud to be a Machinist.

Guy's enthusiasm is infectious. I really enjoy these little films.

SPOT ON ! I love the Mr Miyagi reference.

When talking about the cylinder for the reactor rods, "I made it with all my heart" says it all.

We still exist. American living in Norway. Thanks brother

*That old man is an actual legend. The genius of the Japanese astounds me.*

As a old toolmaker. Made me smile that he is still working in his eighties and living in a shed. Same aditude to us in the UK. Every day I have to redesign parts that have been thought up on a computer by a youth in a clean shirt paid twice as much as me !

My admiration knows no bounds for people who are as skilled as this gentleman, and all artisans everywhere.

My Dad 87 years old and still loves to play on his lathe....

I do not know why I feel so much warmth towards a perfect stranger on the other side of the world.

Much respect to that Master he makes me proud to be a Toolmaker 🙏

My dad was a lathe engineer in Coventry. He turned crankshafts for all types of cars. He's gone now but I know this video would've brought a big smile to his face same as it did mine.

Would have been brilliant to have seen a meeting with Guy & Fred Dibnha talk engineering

I received so much joy watching you acknowledge the mastery of this man, thank you!

Guy's talents never stop amazing me what an absolute legend

This gives me goosebumps on how precious and precise this old school guy has.. If I had a quatre of his knowledge

Guy Martin is this centuries Fred Dibnah. RIP Fred.

as a machinist, everything hes doing looks pretty normal. I wish someone would have been fascinated and idolized me when i run a machine, shit even give me a bit of appreciation. Cause being a machinist in a machine shop is about as un glamours as it gets... but glad hes getting some recognition

The master at work is great, and seeing someone so excited for to meet him and the work that he does is amazing. Nice video.

Everywhere guy goes he just excels. Like when he helped make the Japanese katana.

Such a beautiful place and great engineering glad you could enjoy it Guy 👍

This is a rare, and very beautiful encounter to watch! Absolutely stunning scene of respect