Massive Lumber Warehouse in Shinkiba, Tokyo - Understand Wood from a Professional Japanese Carpenter 

This was a great one. I love that man’s passion for wood. I could listen to him all day.

This is becoming my top 2022 youtube channel! Your videos are very interesting!

I always look forward to your videos! Thanks for bringing us along on another very interesting trip. This man’s knowledge is surreal. I can only hope to have such a wealth of understanding of any topic. When he was describing how a good carpenter lines up boards to find the right balance of knots, it made me think of Shoyan (a Japanese carpenter with a YT channel I watch). You should try to do a video with him as you both have a passion for carpentry and he’s been doing it for 40+ years. You honestly have one of the most interesting and relaxing channels. Are you still working with the traditional carpentry company (Fujimoto)? If I’m ever in Japan, I’d love to sit down and have a chat.

Loved this. The depth of knowledge is great

"Hey this is a cool piece of wood" "I don't recommend buying this" 😆

I'd love to see more video content on this subject. So interesting!

This kind of passion is so rare these days. Too much emphasis on turnover and profit margin, not enough effort on making things that are unique and stand out as beautiful in their own right. Planned housing developments here in the US are a great(horrifying) example of standardization and loss of quality favor of turnover and return on investment.

Awesome video, some much info👌

Dude selling woods but none seems to satisfy him, but I feel like I can trust him.

The man’s knowledge is immense. When I started woodworking (over 45 years ago), we were all so much more wasteful (selective?) about what timber to use. We looked at a slab and didn’t hesitate to waste 40,50, 60% of it to get at a particular grain pattern that we desired for a piece. Most people can’t afford to do that now- and those who can afford to do it, shouldn’t. Wild timber, as opposed to plantation timber, is a diminishing resource and one that we should all cherish, no matter its faults. If the pip or knot pattern is not perfectly symmetrical, then brace that as part of the history of a piece of natural timber. I’m sat here in front of a 3m long coffered table that I made out of a slab of Platinus x Hispanica (colloquially, London Plane). It is full of imperfections and imbalances but those are stories about how the tree grew and what it went through. Insect attacks, fungus attacks, weather on one side - all tell bits of a story. If I want a symmetrical piece, then I use veneers. It’s a much, much less wasteful way of using a rare resource. It takes more skill to make a piece of finely veneered furniture or chest or whatever than to just buy the most expensive wood and use it solid. More skill, less waste.

厳しい目で木を見て、素晴らしい木を見つける、経験やセンスが必要ですね！

Interesting. I think the European sensibility is less obsessive when it comes to using what you have. I select for stability where it is needed, beauty where it can be highlighted in frame and panel construction. Inferior boards get used in back panel's, rails or shelving. Drawbottoms are another good way to use less beautiful stock. I hate waste, so I spread a whole bunch of boards out on trestles to select the best boards for each component. Resawing thick boards is far less wasteful than buying thin stock. I never buy anything under 2" thick. Slabs look dramatic but are usually overpriced, unstable and wearisome to break down. Only fool's make table tops out of one piece slabs. It's a gimmick.

Thanks much for this video. I've been enjoying all of your adventures and this is my favorite so far. The carpenter (his name, please?) clearly liked sharing his knowledge and experience.

This guy operates on a different level of understanding. I would say that only his peers could appreciate or challenge his opinions. Quite intimidating lol. Still very interesting

Great content.. What is the name of this lumberyard?

Discussing the regions where some species are best grown was fascinating. Geography through trees.

This guy is a lumber connoisseur.

Greate videos. So inspirational and interesting. Thanks for sharing them. 意義深い動画ありがとう　楽しみました /// 参考になりました　Love & Crete!

Wow, this gentleman is so knowledgeable not just about the tree’s history and the area they have come from, but also in their use, I hope he has trained many apprentices so that he can pass on his knowledge.

Would you mind sharing the name if this lumberyard?

This is depth of knowledge is amazing

Masterful knowledge and insight, but also so funny that he wouldn't recommend so many of the pieces. Was his recommendation in general, or for the specific purpose you wanted thr lumber for? I heard talk of a family table.

Wow, my dream lumber yard to visit. Considering some of those slabs are at least 100mm thick and just huge, $2-3,000.00 US is not bad. I do disagree though with his assessment of the curved wood and it not being any good. I can see a beautiful natural office desk made from them. No big joinery, just some tendons and a dad to set the slab on if the legs are wood as well. Or a steel base for a modern flare. Thank you for sharing the tour with us!

So basically, he does not recommend any of the wood he is selling...

Man, I wish it was easy to just walk up and visit. sounds like a cool place to see the rare woods

Which is the most profitable hardwood you can grow in Japan? Jindai Sugi? Kōyamaki? Kiri? or something else?

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sugoiiiii~ all of these slabs are amazing

Legend....

Great Video do you have the exact address? happen to be at Tokyo...

If all the boards he showing yo7 is unbalanced and not very good, and I wouldn’t buy it.....where’s the “good” wood?

大徑木はまもなく無くなってしまうのでせう

木を見て人を育てろ

INCREDIBLE!

The Tamo is gorgeous...

This guy really doesn't want to sell you any wood.

story telling ... no ground at all ... imo