Amazing traditional Japanese skills! I made the joints of the Osaka Castle pillar with only hand tools. #Japanesewoodworking#asmr#japanesejoinery another respected channel @dylaniwakuni @DorianBracht @marcip @HCarpenter
I very much like to see your work and I hope you keep making these sort of videos. I actually prefer the un-narrated style, but a few carefully placed subtitles in places, will help. Things like "Soaked end grain to make it cut easier" or, "Sharpness is key" at certain points. Your style reminds me of another largely silent youtuber: ru-vid.com He does some nice joinery with Japanese inspiration as well. Again, thank you and keep up the great work.
Your paring technique is very impressive, and you get very nice results. I'm going to try to take the waste in one full piece as you do, rather than taking many small "bites" as I have been doing. I'm curious to see how I like it.
I’ve enjoyed both of your videos a lot. I subscribe to other channels with similar content but you’re doing some things differently that I think make your channel very compelling. Your camera work is terrific! Wonderfully detailed and your techniques and skill are fascinating to watch. I really like the way you move quickly through all the steps. We get to briefly see each step/cut/slice - enough for us to understand - but without forcing us to sit there and watch for the full time that it takes for you to remove large sections of the joint, etc. (Great job!) It’s on the verge of moving a little too fast - buy your viewers can always hit pause. While I really enjoy the zen/silent nature of the video, it would be nice to have some things explained… Maybe you could throw in a bit of text? One such example is that it’s clear, at several points during the project, that you’ve wetted the wood. I haven’t seen that before. (Or maybe I just never noticed.) Is that a technique that you developed? Could you explain the benefits? Another example is that in your first video, you used a traditional ink method for all the layout marks - but on this one it appears you used a pen. Isn’t the traditional method (I’d like to know much more about that) more accurate? It looks like the ink is applied with a marking knife? Maybe you could do an entire video on marking and layout. Maybe take a project and do a Part 1 (design, layout, marking - maybe talk about traditions and/or history of the joinery.) One change that I personally would like to see: show us the end first. Show us the completed workpieces, rotating them so we get to see all the interesting cuts/angles, then put the joint together and show us the finished result. THEN show us how you marked and cut and refined. At the end, show us again the completed workpieces and how they go together. That’s my preference, anyway. On so many channels, I have to fast forward to the point where there’s maybe a minute or so left. Then I can view the finished product (which gives me context for watching the construction phase) then go back and start the video over. I have a request for a future video… There are lots of videos out there showing interesting joints that attach 2 or more cross members together - and they’re interesting and enjoyable to watch. But are there no interesting Japanese techniques for joining panels (i.e. the front/back and sides of a box) together? Were dovetails traditionally used? Or are there other interesting/decorative joints used for panels? If so, I’d love to see you make them!
First of all, I am very grateful for the very passionate, valuable and positive comments. Wetting the wood makes it a little softer and a little easier to process. This wasn't developed by me, but by my mentor. At the time of layout marks (sumitsuke), I used a bamboo called "sumisashi". It's easier to use a ballpoint pen, but I'm using it because I want you to see something as traditional as possible. I don't have much knowledge about dovetails and I haven't processed it, so I would like to study and challenge from now on. Your suggestion to show the finished video at the beginning and include text is so great that I want to incorporate what I can do next! Anyway, thank you very much😆‼️
Thank you! I am very happy to receive your compliment! I will do my best so that you will be happy to watch the video that is currently being produced😁‼️
Really great work! So cool to find a new channel doing more of this. I always wished in these type of videos that cover joinery the creator would spend a little more time to try a show that method to layout the joint so I can follow along when I try myself.
Very well filmed, very clear. The quietness and silence help to really enjoy it. As an idea you could film and show in more detaill the laying out process (sumitsuke), what I find always very interesting and with not so much information in internet. Anyway, thank you very much.
I had the same thought. I always wished these amazing woodworkers would show or explain a little bit more about the layout process because I always want to try but it's hard to find information on the layout.
Thank You very much, I absolutely loved the way you show the techniques. It was enjoyable, relaxing and I learned many things from watching you. Please continue the same way it is very well put together.
