From 3:35, he is polishing the surface with a stem of scouring rush (seen at 3:46). He saids that it is better than sand papers. The finish used from 4:20 is suki-urushi (clear urushi).
That is mulberry wood. Mulberry trees were seen everywhere in Japan in old times, since their leaves were used as feed for silk worms. It is rare and very expensive nowadays.
Finishing is a completely different craft from woodworking. It was customary for woodworkers in Asia, and in Europe, to send their pieces to others for different types of work. Some pieces had several specialist tradesmen involved: a turner, a carver, a joiner, perhaps a specialist in veneering, and a finisher. The finisher may employ a specialist gilder to apply gold leaf. Each craftsman had a very limited range of skills, and the tools to do them. Country furniture makers usually avoided complicated decorative elements, and kept to easy finishes they could apply themselves, like milk paint, or linseed oil. As for refinishing, that really is a field that requires specific expertise to do it well.
1Howdy1 In times past, a boy would enter an apprenticeship and learn a few skills that he would repeat thousands and thousands of times over his working life. Each trade was restricted by law to not encroach on the others.
I see your point. Yeah, the labor politics over there is a little different. Here, you have union labor and management. They had the same system for a long time - with the same pitfalls. I know they experimented years ago with creating a position that was both labor and management at the same time. It helped to buffer the problems before having to negotiate and helped things run smoothly. Not sure if they still do that and I'm not sure if I'd want that job - you would tend to be caught in the middle of every issue.
Excepcional e único! Orgulho e simplicidade.
Es un gran honor poder ver trabajar al maestro.
From 3:35, he is polishing the surface with a stem of scouring rush (seen at 3:46). He saids that it is better than sand papers. The finish used from 4:20 is suki-urushi (clear urushi).
Thank you :)
remarquable travail d´ébénisterie !!!!!!
I would Love To become one of those masters.
That is mulberry wood. Mulberry trees were seen everywhere in Japan in old times, since their leaves were used as feed for silk worms. It is rare and very expensive nowadays.
These kind of people are my heroes
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Thanks!! :)
whats the wood used for the front of the drawer? looks beautiful
What is these product seen at 1:25? Thanks a lot! Great video!
+ Ivan Amaya Rico thats heat glue made out of bones especialy made for glueing thin strips of wood or wooddrawings
Is he burnishing the wood with wet bamboo?
почёт и уважние мастеру.
that's why a lot of stuff from japan lasts for hundreds of years
anyone know what kind of finish he is using? would love to know.
I love how if you push one drawer another pops out
Danger... Master Craftsman at work! Fantastic!
This is the real art of the woodwork!!!!!!!
Japanese excellence....
Hello, 2:49 how did he do that ?
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I think its a pneumatic effect
nice
I'm surprised he is putting the finish on himself. I assumed that he'd send his pieces out to a master finisher.
+deezynar Doesn't take a master to finish - takes a master to refinish.
Finishing is a completely different craft from woodworking. It was customary for woodworkers in Asia, and in Europe, to send their pieces to others for different types of work. Some pieces had several specialist tradesmen involved: a turner, a carver, a joiner, perhaps a specialist in veneering, and a finisher. The finisher may employ a specialist gilder to apply gold leaf. Each craftsman had a very limited range of skills, and the tools to do them. Country furniture makers usually avoided complicated decorative elements, and kept to easy finishes they could apply themselves, like milk paint, or linseed oil. As for refinishing, that really is a field that requires specific expertise to do it well.
1Howdy1
In times past, a boy would enter an apprenticeship and learn a few skills that he would repeat thousands and thousands of times over his working life. Each trade was restricted by law to not encroach on the others.
1Howdy1
Japan has a highly established trade structure. My comment was more about their politics than his skill.
I see your point. Yeah, the labor politics over there is a little different. Here, you have union labor and management. They had the same system for a long time - with the same pitfalls. I know they experimented years ago with creating a position that was both labor and management at the same time. It helped to buffer the problems before having to negotiate and helped things run smoothly. Not sure if they still do that and I'm not sure if I'd want that job - you would tend to be caught in the middle of every issue.
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