I wish we did this type of work in the US. Crappy products that make things faster is what we do here and it gets depressing sometimes. One of the GCs I contract with buys the cheapest possible windows hes allowed to and sells the house to unsuspecting people who dont know the difference. I hate installing them cause no matter how good if a job you do its still junk being sold as gold for more than it should be. This man must be proud of what hes done in his life or atleast I hope he is
I hope the customers don't take this kind of craftsmanship for granted. It takes a special artisan to this kind of work. Very beautiful, I hope it will be appreciated for years to come.
What strikes me the most is the apparent collectedness and confidence with which he works. As an amateur woodworker, I aspire to his level should I ever have the opportunity to build a home. I also very much like his style of plane and chisels. This style of block plane I have never seen for sale in my country, the chisels are available but at insane prices.
interesting combinations of modern technology with traditional style and Joinery; the comments noting changes from traditional practice and style add a lot of interest!
I was totally entranced and could not be distracted from watching every second of this fantastic video. Unbelievable quality workmanship. The jobsite is cleaner than most occupied homes. Simply incredible.
Amazing skillful work. The years of experience can be felt in the way of ordering the tasks with understanding for what comes next. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Much love from Bulgaria ❤️
it's interesting that you mention the lumber quality...BC exports its best cedar logs and lumber to Japan! also, i noted that the lumber quality in building supply stores in Finland is much superior to the average German lumber in their Baumärkte...maybe because the Nordic folks have so much more visible wood in their houses? in Norway, also?
Thank you for sharing, it is always a pleasure to watch and very educational! May I need to ask you come over here to Greece helping us with our house 🏡
Because they are asked and taught to do different work, with different/inferior material, at a different pace for a different market. Where did all the craftsmen go? People stopped paying for it so it naturally declined. Cost is a major factor. If UK customers started demanding this kind of work, it would come back. Craftsmen still exist, they often work in restoration.
I have been really enjoying your videos, thank you very much for posting them and sharing your process (and skill) with the world. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new years.
It's quite interesting how differently not only the building techniques are than ours but also the layout and functionality of the house. These houses seem like little obstacle courses or forts or something with a bunch of little compartments while we just want great rooms.
There is no place like the US and no people like the Americans. In fact… There is no place like (insert country) and no people like the (insert respective people). I’ve lived in Japan for 30 years. And there are people like this guy. But there are far more people not like this guy. I bought a house shortly after I came here. And looked at many houses. It took a while before I found a place that I felt could build our house. This company offered two different building styles, at least, for the framing work. One was more traditional Japanese, and the other word was the use of 2x4 made from Canadian fir. The 2 x 4 method was about another $15,000 more expensive and we chose that technique. This company had houses and Kobe when that major earthquake hit and none of them suffered any damage whatsoever. The thing that’s different there between the Japanese and American style framing with 2x4s. One is that the Canadian fir is some of the clearest 2 x 4 material I’ve ever seen and I for a while as a carpenter after graduating college. Second, is they heat up that nail gun because they use more nails and I’ve ever seen used an American house. Major companies have a high degree of quality control, and employees must conform to the rules and regulations of the company. Expectations are high But the smaller companies are a different matter. Many that I’ve seen are shoddy. Many have a “that’s good enough“ attitude. The guy in this clip is building a high-end house. Many common, if not most, houses now are modular design with wall panels, simply being hoisted up by crane in the linked together. Houses that are built by post and beam method are almost exclusively built with pre-cut post and beams. Those intricate joints are cut at a factory, loaded on a truck and sent to the job site. And many times the joints are not as intricate as what you see in true custom work. There are differences in cultures throughout the world, and Japan definitely has its own special blend. I don’t get to get carried away over this guy because there’s not a lot of people like him and and only a small percentage of the houses are built by guys like him. Oh, and those saws are nice! I use them all the time. They cut on the pull stroke, not the push. And the blades are replaceable.
@@Zerpersande "There is no place like the US and no people like the Americans." Just go anywhere in western Europe lol in that case though it's reversed it's the Europeans that are just like the Americans due to cultural influence and not the other way around. It's actually quite rare for a country to be so culturally homogenous that it achieves any recognisably unique aura, most of the time they're like America, meeting halls where you can find any culture represented but nothing is actually unique and widespread enough to be characteristically American and sure i understand not everyone is like this, but they don't all need to be, just a sufficiently visible amount, in America and Europe you don't get this effect due to the higher focus on individualism
Hello Master Shoyan I lavish praise upon your work. I dont understand something: Why do you design all your wood joints with no air between the wood. The wood shrinks and yet swells, creating cracks and tensions. Isnt that a problem ? Greetings from a swiss Joiner
Is pine the main wood you work with if so it's a little more challenging working with wood from south America or Africa because they are so much harder and brittle either way you definitely have skills
I built trade show exhibits and displays for about 7 years and it always bummed me out knowing the stuff would be thrown away in a few years. Once I spent a month building solid fur and fur veneered stage components and yard furniture for Bill Gates because he was having a birthday party, for the wife who left him later and he (his employees) used it for a day and payed the extra fee to have it taken to the dump instead of having it disassembled and reused. Japan has reverence for craftsman, America sold the public on inferior product and replaced us with third world labor. Now a guy gluing plastic pipes together makes 3x what a skilled craftsmen can.
I’d say “Only Bill Gates would pull a stunt like that”, but at this point, that level of hypocrisy by the entire “left” and their so-called “reverence” for the environment (or people’s hard-work, dedication, craftsmanship, or just beauty) is non-existent. They truly care about absolutely nothing but their own power, and sensational need to control people. But, I digress. I agree with you on the waste. I’d have loved to have seen those builds.
I think you meant fir. Fur garden furniture is an interesting idea though 😉. I get you totally. Life is too short for all we do to have no lasting effects. That's why my first serious woodworking project was our kitchen table. It's already served us 24 years, and I'm pretty sure one of the kids will actually want it someday.
@@generessler6282 that’s an old post I can’t believe I spelled that wrong twice. I love carpentry and woodworking. But I got paid almost as much as a first year apprentice for HVAC as I ever got paid for being able to literally make anything out of wood.
Dear Master Shoyan! Thank you for your videos and your work style. This is amazing and impressive! Can i ask, what tipe of electrical machines do you use (with seriel number)? I thinking of course just the most usefull things not everything. I think it could be interesting for the others too. Thank you! Márk Kovácsik from Hungary
I’m watching a house being built across the street. Carpenters could care less about quality. It’s hurry up and nail the boards together. Contractors should be ashamed of the quality of the houses they build. Japanese houses have a soul. It’s expressed in the people who build them. God bless them
Hi from Vancouver... I watched your season 2 compilations video and I got the idea to do my bedroom and bathroom doors...as japansese sliding doors. I am curious about the first sliding door when Shoyan enters the living room....there's no track on the floor as I can see in the video. IF there's no track then how does ii slide so easily??? May be if Shoan is installing another such sliding door in season 3....he could point out how it was done. Thanks.....Ping
Love your videos but maybe reconsider the background music that quietly lays under many of the task oriented portions. For many of us, we come for the woodworking not the music which can and does distract from your content. It makes them much less enjoyable which is sad because it’s very good. Thanks again
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I wish we did this type of work in the US. Crappy products that make things faster is what we do here and it gets depressing sometimes. One of the GCs I contract with buys the cheapest possible windows hes allowed to and sells the house to unsuspecting people who dont know the difference. I hate installing them cause no matter how good if a job you do its still junk being sold as gold for more than it should be. This man must be proud of what hes done in his life or atleast I hope he is
I hope the customers don't take this kind of craftsmanship for granted. It takes a special artisan to this kind of work. Very beautiful, I hope it will be appreciated for years to come.
I love the craftsmanship, as someone from nyc I think it wild that you have 2 feet of crawl space that will not be used for storage!
Greatest respect for your craftsmanship. Such a joy to watch you work.
Thank you.
What strikes me the most is the apparent collectedness and confidence with which he works. As an amateur woodworker, I aspire to his level should I ever have the opportunity to build a home. I also very much like his style of plane and chisels. This style of block plane I have never seen for sale in my country, the chisels are available but at insane prices.
Misschien eens kijken bij Baptist in Arnhem? Die kunnen je vast helpen.
interesting combinations of modern technology with traditional style and Joinery; the comments noting changes from traditional practice and style add a lot of interest!
The sophistication of Japanese carpentry is iiiiinsane
Master carpentry that will last a lifetime
I was totally entranced and could not be distracted from watching every second of this fantastic video. Unbelievable quality workmanship. The jobsite is cleaner than most occupied homes. Simply incredible.
Amazing skillful work. The years of experience can be felt in the way of ordering the tasks with understanding for what comes next. Thank you for sharing your knowledge! Much love from Bulgaria ❤️
Liked the darker boards bottom and top for the oshiire.
This is just amazing to watch. The quality lumber, the quality craftmanship and the attention to details. Amazing! Greetings from Norway!
it's interesting that you mention the lumber quality...BC exports its best cedar logs and lumber to Japan!
also, i noted that the lumber quality in building supply stores in Finland is much superior to the average German lumber in their Baumärkte...maybe because the Nordic folks have so much more visible wood in their houses? in Norway, also?
@@lohikarhu734 Baumärkte always have low grade lumber
@@martin8313 not in Finland ;-)
Than you Shoyan-san for teaching us this precious art!!
This is the best youtube channel. I watch it before sleep, its so calm and makes me fall a sleep :D
Thank you for sharing, it is always a pleasure to watch and very educational! May I need to ask you come over here to Greece helping us with our house 🏡
Very skillful and passionate about doing a good job. Well done sir.
NICE WORK
EVERY ATTENTION TO DETAIL IS WHAT MAKES THE JOB LOOK GOOD 👍🏻
Great craftsmanship , I just discovered this channel and will be watching all of the videos!
Interesting to see that the floor boards are installed in a different direction
Amazing work such craftsmanship on display truly a master of his trade. Beautiful
I would pay good money to be this mans apprentice.
He makes it look so easy
I love your work so precise and the end result looks amazing. Take care 👍😀😀
a new video, i'm sitting back to wait for the amazing things that are going to happen 😁
Beautiful work, as always. Thank you for producing these wonderful videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi always a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work, so many thanks for sharing your work with us.
I pretty much binged season 3 when i found out about this channel. Absolutely skillfull and very relaxing to watch and learn!
Thank you, I enjoy watching you build beautiful homes.
Beautiful craftsmanship
Beautiful work. In the UK most carpenters can't sharpen a chisel properly.
Because they are asked and taught to do different work, with different/inferior material, at a different pace for a different market. Where did all the craftsmen go? People stopped paying for it so it naturally declined. Cost is a major factor. If UK customers started demanding this kind of work, it would come back. Craftsmen still exist, they often work in restoration.
12:30 Translation: “I’m too old for this shit!” (Great series; thanks!)
Beautiful work,as always. Thank you for producing these wonderful videos 🙏
Such a pleasure watching you create.
Those beautiful boards are treated with the respect they deserve.
A Master piece, as always carpenter san.👍👏👏💪
I have been really enjoying your videos, thank you very much for posting them and sharing your process (and skill) with the world. Wishing you and yours a safe and happy new years.
Mesmerizing watch you work.
Almost looks like you are building a sauna hot room. Looks beautiful.
Am I the only one who bows and says thank you at the end of the video? It just seems appropriate.🙂
Of course, you have to bow 😂
Lol I just realized I bow
It's quite interesting how differently not only the building techniques are than ours but also the layout and functionality of the house. These houses seem like little obstacle courses or forts or something with a bunch of little compartments while we just want great rooms.
There is no place on earth like Japan and no people like the Japanese, so unique in so many ways
Every country and race are unique
There is no place like the US and no people like the Americans.
In fact… There is no place like (insert country) and no people like the (insert respective people).
I’ve lived in Japan for 30 years. And there are people like this guy. But there are far more people not like this guy. I bought a house shortly after I came here. And looked at many houses. It took a while before I found a place that I felt could build our house. This company offered two different building styles, at least, for the framing work. One was more traditional Japanese, and the other word was the use of 2x4 made from Canadian fir. The 2 x 4 method was about another $15,000 more expensive and we chose that technique. This company had houses and Kobe when that major earthquake hit and none of them suffered any damage whatsoever. The thing that’s different there between the Japanese and American style framing with 2x4s. One is that the Canadian fir is some of the clearest 2 x 4 material I’ve ever seen and I for a while as a carpenter after graduating college. Second, is they heat up that nail gun because they use more nails and I’ve ever seen used an American house.
Major companies have a high degree of quality control, and employees must conform to the rules and regulations of the company. Expectations are high But the smaller companies are a different matter. Many that I’ve seen are shoddy. Many have a “that’s good enough“ attitude.
The guy in this clip is building a high-end house. Many common, if not most, houses now are modular design with wall panels, simply being hoisted up by crane in the linked together. Houses that are built by post and beam method are almost exclusively built with pre-cut post and beams. Those intricate joints are cut at a factory, loaded on a truck and sent to the job site. And many times the joints are not as intricate as what you see in true custom work.
There are differences in cultures throughout the world, and Japan definitely has its own special blend. I don’t get to get carried away over this guy because there’s not a lot of people like him and and only a small percentage of the houses are built by guys like him.
Oh, and those saws are nice! I use them all the time. They cut on the pull stroke, not the push. And the blades are replaceable.
@@Zerpersande "There is no place like the US and no people like the Americans."
Just go anywhere in western Europe lol in that case though it's reversed it's the Europeans that are just like the Americans due to cultural influence and not the other way around.
It's actually quite rare for a country to be so culturally homogenous that it achieves any recognisably unique aura, most of the time they're like America, meeting halls where you can find any culture represented but nothing is actually unique and widespread enough to be characteristically American and sure i understand not everyone is like this, but they don't all need to be, just a sufficiently visible amount, in America and Europe you don't get this effect due to the higher focus on individualism
OMG, that comment was soo racist. 😂🎉
In only 2 days? Holy shit, what a weapon!
Excellent workmanship.
Thank you for the video. Very enjoyable.
Ah'm addicted tae these videos
A short bit explaining exactly how you do your crown moulding would be great 😁
Hello 👋.
I really enjoy your videos.
Greetings from Bolivia.
Good luck with everything.
Hello Master Shoyan
I lavish praise upon your work.
I dont understand something: Why do you design all your wood joints with no air between the wood. The wood shrinks and yet swells, creating cracks and tensions. Isnt that a problem ?
Greetings from a swiss Joiner
Such impressive craftsmanship, as always. Captivating to watch. Sonkei suru.
Beautiful artwork
beatiful work.
Arigato sensei,
I bet a craftsman like him would wince watching production framing here in the states
The wood he uses looks amazing. The work is amazing too.
Looks fantastic, all of it.
God bless you sir, amazing work 👍👍👍👍
Awesome work
I find my self indiscriminately throwing out thumbs down on most of the crap I come across on RUclips. But this, this was fantastic.
Fantastic work
Is pine the main wood you work with if so it's a little more challenging working with wood from south America or Africa because they are so much harder and brittle either way you definitely have skills
some serious wood wrkg skills !!!!!!!!😊
Amazing as always.
Amazing! Thank you for sharing
Wish I could hire you to work on my house! Your work is impeccable!
Shane, I don’t think I could afford to hire him lol
Like always beautiful job
encore un très beau travail !
Excellent work 👍🇰🇼
Very good Master. Looks like those wall boards were heavy 😅
Lovely job, at least in the UK we don't have to worry about earthquake 😀
You’re an amazing guy!
I built trade show exhibits and displays for about 7 years and it always bummed me out knowing the stuff would be thrown away in a few years. Once I spent a month building solid fur and fur veneered stage components and yard furniture for Bill Gates because he was having a birthday party, for the wife who left him later and he (his employees) used it for a day and payed the extra fee to have it taken to the dump instead of having it disassembled and reused. Japan has reverence for craftsman, America sold the public on inferior product and replaced us with third world labor. Now a guy gluing plastic pipes together makes 3x what a skilled craftsmen can.
Bill Gates for you..
I’d say “Only Bill Gates would pull a stunt like that”, but at this point, that level of hypocrisy by the entire “left” and their so-called “reverence” for the environment (or people’s hard-work, dedication, craftsmanship, or just beauty) is non-existent. They truly care about absolutely nothing but their own power, and sensational need to control people. But, I digress. I agree with you on the waste. I’d have loved to have seen those builds.
I think you meant fir. Fur garden furniture is an interesting idea though 😉. I get you totally. Life is too short for all we do to have no lasting effects. That's why my first serious woodworking project was our kitchen table. It's already served us 24 years, and I'm pretty sure one of the kids will actually want it someday.
@@generessler6282 that’s an old post I can’t believe I spelled that wrong twice. I love carpentry and woodworking. But I got paid almost as much as a first year apprentice for HVAC as I ever got paid for being able to literally make anything out of wood.
your work is beautiful I wish I was as good as you
Shoyan Sensei!
Great work sir
Dear Master Shoyan!
Thank you for your videos and your work style. This is amazing and impressive!
Can i ask, what tipe of electrical machines do you use (with seriel number)?
I thinking of course just the most usefull things not everything.
I think it could be interesting for the others too.
Thank you!
Márk Kovácsik from Hungary
That is some high quality wood
I’m watching a house being built across the street. Carpenters could care less about quality. It’s hurry up and nail the boards together. Contractors should be ashamed of the quality of the houses they build. Japanese houses have a soul. It’s expressed in the people who build them. God bless them
Awesome work - again
That's really nice square you use. What brand is it and where can you buy it?
Beautiful
Hi from Vancouver... I watched your season 2 compilations video and I got the idea to do my bedroom and bathroom doors...as japansese sliding doors. I am curious about the first sliding door when Shoyan enters the living room....there's no track on the floor as I can see in the video. IF there's no track then how does ii slide so easily??? May be if Shoan is installing another such sliding door in season 3....he could point out how it was done. Thanks.....Ping
That floors not going anywhere!!!
Am I the only one who was shocked to see a hand saw that cut groves that wide?
Hello From Romania! I really appreciate your skills and I watch your both channels. Any chances you can recommend a good Japanese brand for Chisels?
Such beautiful wood. Is it ever used for musical instruments? You can hear the tone in the wood when you strike it.
Cedar is used in acoustic guitars sometimes. It's pretty soft though so prone to dings.
Amazing
greate job!!!🤩🤩
Hi amazing work. Is there a link where i could buy the chalkline that you’re using?
YES！高須クリニック！
Will you be mounting sockets on the wall? How is it done for you? Because he's behind the boards now?
Love your videos but maybe reconsider the background music that quietly lays under many of the task oriented portions. For many of us, we come for the woodworking not the music which can and does distract from your content. It makes them much less enjoyable which is sad because it’s very good. Thanks again
What type of chalk line is that where it has the pins in it?
Hi, Can you name the woods your using? thankyou
正にこれこそが人間国宝
床の間もひとつの部屋
だから床の“間”と言うんですね
What kind of circular saw is that at the begining that he cuts the grooves with? I don't think I've ever seen one that can do dados.
Those two bedrooms are a bit small. 😳...mind you,my grandfather lived on a ship in a room that size at pearl harbor 😖
🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🇰🇿🐴😁👍Қазақстан QAZAQSTAN KAZAKHSTAN watching you
What’s the laser level brand you’re using please?
Are carpenters also the electricians in Japan?
Where can I get that thin marking/framing square you us. All of mine are so unwieldy.
at homedepot, there is no one straight beam that will allow you to do such precise work. lol
Can you make a desk?
A regular earthquake definitely can't destroy this house. Maybe if a cement building falls on top of it.