Japanese Joinery - Build a Step Stool 

Watching you work reminds me so much of sitting on the floor of my dads workshop watching him make things that we actually used in our house. Now that he’s gone they are treasures..,. watching your gentle ease of working those beautiful pieces from simple wood to thoughtful aesthetic furnishings is awesome. Thanks 🔨

I really miss your older videos....the ones you used to make before Makers Mob and the school. Not many of real people can afford to pay for information that you got for free. I hope Neil's channel stays the same since he recently joined your mob. You were one of the true craftsman left.

I’m a brand new woodworker, and it just seems like every project I watch you do I learn something new, no matter how simple the project is. Thanks for the great content.

Your work shows a nice balance between pretty and practical. You work like somebody who's got a young wife and young kids! It's stuff that's built to last but it's built for people, not art critics.

Glad to have you back Samurai.

Whatever you're at, we're still here, Samurai.

Was going to watch the series but cant afford 20 a month for the mob.

This is my step stool... I never knew my real stool

If you are using glue and you call it Japanese wood working it is not traditional Japanese wood working just swell the grain of the timber that’s what true masters do 👍

I like the style, i wasnt sure how i felt about the wedges on the brace between the legs at first, but compared to any other ways i can come up with i definitely like the way it turned out. Ill definitely be making something similar soon

Do not underestimate the importance of the tongue movement at 7:35 when doing precision work like this.

Расклинивание поперек волокон может разрушить сиденье. Лучше вдоль волокон.

Absolutely love the videos, great inspiration, one question where do you get your wood, living here in the uk all I can seem to find is softwoods, also just starting out making things so I suppose it’s good practice to not destroy good quality wood

please tell me you have a video coming on the picture frame on your insta

I’m noticing improvements in the camera angles. Much better for seeing what your doing. Thanks.

Great woodworking skills, but the best music to a woodworker is the sound of tools, not some annoying, repetitively inane music. Please, just tool sounds, please.

It's craftsmanship like this that keeps my interest alive. Can't wait to have a garage sale. It would make more than enough room to be able to start woodworking again.

shouldn't the wedges be rotated 90 degrees so an overly exuberant woodworker doesn't split the top?

Great video! Wish there was a little more focus on that bottom tenon joinery. Im a noob, but tried to recreate it with some scrap, and the angle of the mortise messed me up! 😆

Japanese dont use so many machinery .

Top is not removable. Stretcher is removable. What is the purpose of this design choice? Thanks.

honest question regarding those designs: I do understand the joinery and all of that... what doesn't seem to enter my brain, are the curves and beautiful aesthetics of Japanese or at least Japanese-like designs. Are there rules to that (I don't know, like the golden Ratio or so on) or is it simply something that you draw freely? Tips on that would be welcome :) Thanks in advance.

I don’t see no link for the 6 project plans, sir. How to obtain your project plan’s?

The way you combine hand tools and machine tools is awesome

It’s super weird for a white man to nickname himself a samurai lol…

Love it. Was great to see different techniques from the one I made, which seems very similar. Thank you.

I bought plans from Woodglut and did it very quickly.

video is cool, music is so brutal. would rather just head woodworking sounds.

Nice project. How did you achieve the bevel cut with your router? Best regards.

Lol, I love this man. :) If you don't like it you can $&€¢ off.

How do you like using hold-fasts versus clamps for holding items to a bench?

I used Stodoys instructions for this and I already did it :)

Is it just me or do the cuts at the beginning seem super dangerous, kickback?

Wedging across the grain is not very good idea.

I did it too. This is what I used Woodprix designs for

For your next project you should build a house.

You should not wedge parallel to the grain

Good to see you doing well, Jesse. Keep it up bro!

Beautiful and perfect as always... sigh. 😍

Woodglut plans are amazing!

Dude, cutting that little shoulder for your flush trim bearing to ride on was CLUTCH!

What a splendid project. It was indeed a treat to watch it.

I think i would pay for jusr your material but not into the makers mob thing...to much of it is not in your style, which is what people like who watch you.

“If you liked this video, give it a like and subscribe. If not, then f**k off.” 😂😂😂 I died hahaha

I was waiting for your new project for a while now. Awesome work brother.

I made one of these a wile ago for my mum she loved it

Hi Jesse, have just made a bench seat that needs sanding over then I can put it all together, it has the bench seat top with panel legs I partly noticed into top. Now the problem is I used one width of centre piece wood to hold the legs in place so the legs presently can flap about somewhat, do I need to get a wider underside board to correct this? Now at 6:40 mins that bar you got hold of is the bit done wrong, you have wedges pointing at each other while I have mine pointing towards me

Problem is: if you have the machinery used to do this, then it means that you are a professional and therefore you don't need a tutorial. What about a project that any hobbyist can attempt at home?

Naaaaa, cambiate el nombre, queda mal, por ejemplo, Samurai Verga te quedaria mejor, ya que no das ni para ninja.....👎👎👎

ممتاز جدا جدا أتمنى لك التوفيق والنجاح في عملك استمر واعطنا دروس في النجارة 👍👍👍👍🕋

This bench is gorgeous. This is what I want to build for my first mortise and tenon project. It may not be quite that fancy. What kind of wood is that? Looks like the dark pegs are walnut and the bench is white oak?

very nice stool.

Love to watch your makes. Such quality work. Peace

Beautiful! No need for plans, you showed all. Had planned to make a hop-up a couple of days ago - glad I held off. Many thx. Will take a bit longer as I won't be using electrics but I don't mind.

How long do the gyokucho blades last you? I got a Suizan ryoba and the crosscut teeth and slowing down noticably and starting to wander. Also, Where can I look through full lineup of Gyokucho saws?

I love you tutorial and always learning thanks to you I suscribed greets from Costa Rica

Hi Jesse , Thankyou for sharing your thoughts and experiences.awesome program.

Sturdy build looks great. Just wondering why you are naming the video japanese joinery though. I know it is the style of your channel, but don't they use this type of joinery also in the western woodworking? Not hating or anything, just curious.

Eu do Brasil te assiste (:

Excellent job Brother. . . Sweet. . .Inspirational. . .Keep doing this please. . Thanks . . 👍🤚

Very nice stool, but one question: Why would you permanently wedge the legs to the top, but hold the stretcher between the legs with removable wedges?

Has anybody tried building this? I didn't see plans on the website. What measurements did you use?

Scott Brown Carpentry shouted you out recently, been thinking about you.

Enjoying the vids again mate thought you had left us 👍👍👍👍

How do iron board holders work?

I made one of these a wile ago for my mum she loved it

Hi Samurai Son I have just tried to order your free plans but it say's that my email has already been taken, can you help ????

Samurai! Whats your opinion about machine sharpening like Tormek?

very nice. I just didn't understand why you would have a joint that comes apart across the bottom, and one that is permanent on the top.

Can anyone tell me what timber was used in this project thanks......

what router bit are you using at 6:13 to get the backwards angle? like a 17 degree angle or thereabouts?

May I know which router bit you used for chamfering the top part od the stool? It seems it must be bit with bearing bit because the cut was done free hand. But I see no flat spot around the edge as a result of the bearing. Thanks for inspirational project.

This is the reason I subscribed to your channel, fabulous!

Jesse! Vriend. Welkom terug man. Ik heb je gemist. Groeten uit Overijssel

Bonjour a toi désolé de parler en français mais mon anglais ainsi que mon japonnais sont vraiment très mauvais (samouraï). Je voulais juste te dire que cette après-midi tu m'a encore inspiré et que c'est toujours un plaisir de regardé . Merci vraiment

Dude! I really enjoy what you’re doing. It’s motivating, inspirational, informative and a real pleasure to indulge in. Keep it up!

I did the same with woodglut plans :)

What was the point of making Japanese style joints if you're going to use wood glue?

What is the wood type that you typically use for dowels? Is it those round bars that they sell at the home Depot store?

Excelente!!! Me declaro tu fan número uno. Tienes los planos o medidas del banquito ?

Good to see you again. Maybe it's time to invest in a CNC machine ?

Woow great job. greetings from Turkey👏👏

Where have you been sir? You never show up on my feed... I had to find you... the last episode that came up was that power winch, the pose able arm with a power outlet at the end and it’s above your head? You know what I mean, I know you do...

Looks amazing like all of your other projects! I'm curious how much weight it can hold

Hey Samurai... check out "Grandpa Amu" channel. This old man builds some neat stuff with no modern tools

Si los encastres de las patas sobresalen por la base de apoyo, no crees que molestará al sentarse? A no ser que sea para no utilizarlo!

Pegs and wedges look so much better than modern nails and screws.

De lujo maestro muy bueno gracias por compartir que Díos te bendiga

oh you little beauty

6:49 ? Why are you using glue AND a wedged tenon? If the point is to show japanese style joinery, then glue should be omitted in favor of strong mechanical joints.

Oh damn, you're back? Wtheck why didn't these vids pop up sooner

I cringe every time i see u do those tennons upright in table saw.

great! thank a lot for the beautiful piece and showing the technique to build it.(-:

Nice sir

Great looking little stool Jesse! Thanks for sharing the video with us.👍👌😎JP

San Antonio's smashing the like botton yahoooooooooo kaboooooooooooooom

Do that without power tools, then I will give you thumbs up. The fact is the best woodwork was done before power tools were invented.

Can't wait till you make 1.000.000 subs. Outstanding work on every episode. Love ya man.

Un buen trabajo, Felicidades. Saludos desde Barcelona Catalunya.

I didn't know a table saw was considered hand cut.