THE MAKING(English Version)(271)The Making of Gold Leaf

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  • Опубликовано: 6 июл 2024
  • This series follows the technology used to make products we regularly come in contact with, explaining its contents and related science and technology. In this episode we introduce gold leaf. In order to make the gold leaf easy to stretch, silver and copper is mixed with gold by melting it at 1,300 degrees Celsius. After the gold alloy is thinned by running it through rollers, it is placed between sheets of special Japanese washi paper, and then pounded and thinned out until it’s thinned to a width of one ten-thousandth of a millimeter.
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  • @Aasiyah99AlwaysReady
    @Aasiyah99AlwaysReady 4 года назад +108

    Who else loved the way the gold leaf ripples like a liquid when she blew air onto the sheets?

    • @RehabProjectSRCB
      @RehabProjectSRCB Год назад +2

      Me that was my favorite part. It's so cool and shows how unique gold is.

  • @MrTjthepianoman
    @MrTjthepianoman Год назад +37

    1% gold, 99% labor. This is incredible!

  • @carolmelancon
    @carolmelancon 9 лет назад +767

    I appreciate being able to see the process, but I could hardly stand to watch him guiding the stacks under the pounder with his hands.

    • @ervanwagner7918
      @ervanwagner7918 9 лет назад +39

      Carol Melancon OSHA would be all over that process in the U.S.

    • @russphilly
      @russphilly 8 лет назад +6

      +ER VanWagner don't cause trouble.

    • @BodyKnight
      @BodyKnight 8 лет назад +10

      +Carol Melancon You should search "vietnam buffalo horn cut" and watch a guy chopping up stuff with a benchsaw....

    • @Wowthatsfail
      @Wowthatsfail 6 лет назад +2

      Carol Melancon Ikr, first thing I thought

    • @Super73VW
      @Super73VW 5 лет назад +21

      I don't see what the problem is. Yeah, and auto-hammer is big and scary with the ability to smash your hands, but he has good control of his work with plenty of margin . Artisan work is done all over the US and UK under the same conditions as is portrayed in this video.

  • @TheArtofThings
    @TheArtofThings 5 лет назад +167

    This man is using wooden tweezers and not ripping any of the paper.
    I can barely not shake holding tweezers. Good lord.

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад +5

      It's no easier placing it where it's going to stay in the end. We use a fine, flat, long stiff haired brush charged up with static electricity. You only get one chance.

    • @aroddo2953
      @aroddo2953 4 года назад

      You should see the blooper reel ...

    • @Solphuruz
      @Solphuruz 4 года назад +2

      They-
      They're called chopsticks
      What he's using is chopsticks

    • @wyatt639
      @wyatt639 4 года назад

      Wtf are wooden tweezers?????

    • @arieffmashaf7489
      @arieffmashaf7489 3 года назад

      Another reason why they use Wooden Tweezers/Chopsticks is because to avoid static Electricity As gold is element of metal afterall

  • @Datrebor
    @Datrebor 8 лет назад +140

    Thank you for this. I did not know how much actually went into making gold leaf. Very interesting.

  • @whombell6337
    @whombell6337 8 лет назад +11

    The making of gold leaf is something I learned about as a child, crafts are so pleasing.

  • @alaenawhite1867
    @alaenawhite1867 7 лет назад +202

    I'll never look at goldleaf the same

  • @gravityisweak
    @gravityisweak 6 лет назад +120

    Absolute magic happens at 11:10

    • @ae5704
      @ae5704 5 лет назад +1

      Bless you

    • @matthewmiglio1171
      @matthewmiglio1171 4 года назад +1

      I was astonished when i saw that haha. Love it

    • @MichaelJOneill333
      @MichaelJOneill333 4 года назад

      Oh my god! wow!
      Sorry I know this comment is over 2 years old lol.

    • @BlaDeKke
      @BlaDeKke 4 года назад +1

      @@MichaelJOneill333 You better be! Or else...

    • @MichaelJOneill333
      @MichaelJOneill333 4 года назад

      BlaDeKke 🤐🥺

  • @LordDice1
    @LordDice1 6 лет назад +14

    Absolutely amazing! I had no idea it was such a craft and so time consuming. Wow.

  • @begae710
    @begae710 3 года назад +4

    The amount of patience in making this

  • @allysonmichelle9397
    @allysonmichelle9397 6 лет назад +401

    And then all this hard work is thrown into a gallon of slime....

    • @CRAZY4BEINGCRAZY
      @CRAZY4BEINGCRAZY 6 лет назад +23

      Allyson Michelle right. People are so spoiled they don't even value anything.

    • @skypaxton5495
      @skypaxton5495 5 лет назад

      Allyson Michelle ;

    • @Ruby-gf2ve
      @Ruby-gf2ve 5 лет назад +13

      I doubt the ones people use for slime are made like in the vid

    • @lazaronen1786
      @lazaronen1786 5 лет назад +12

      Ruby3023 considering how versatile gold leaf is used now a days and in the quantities (food, craft, decoration, fucking slime) it would be crazy expensive if it was still done by hand. The work expenses alone for the amount of you produce would make it crazy to buy for a private person, let alone for someone who wanted to use it for slime.

    • @ujubin
      @ujubin 5 лет назад +21

      well, guess what? _they pay for the gold leaf, hardworkers get_ *_money_*

  • @deniselopez708
    @deniselopez708 5 лет назад +55

    Wow! I will never complain about the price of gold leaf ever again. Lol

  • @gawni1612
    @gawni1612 4 года назад +2

    this is a roller coaster ride of emotions

  • @ginnywoodhouse6350
    @ginnywoodhouse6350 Год назад +1

    Amazing crafts people 👏👏👏👏🥰🥰

  • @brianchester2636
    @brianchester2636 3 года назад +2

    I have done some gilding as a sign artist. Seeing actually being made is terrific. Thank you.

  • @dragonwoodlibra1492
    @dragonwoodlibra1492 5 лет назад +1

    Amazing, such a lot involved in the making of this gold leaf I had no idea. 👍🏻🙏🏻

  • @john20johnny
    @john20johnny 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for uploading this video. Such patient and skill 🌹

  • @daveh9521
    @daveh9521 2 года назад +2

    I'm using gold leaf in a painting right now, and watched this wonderful video while my size is setting. Just fascinating!

  • @deliuslyndon8340
    @deliuslyndon8340 5 лет назад +4

    Never again will I complain about the cost of a few sheets of gold leaf at Michael's!

  • @zt1788
    @zt1788 6 лет назад +4

    Loving the Finglonger are 10:33. Classy item for a classy man.

  • @wendycook9334
    @wendycook9334 4 года назад

    Wow!! What an amazing process. Such craftsmen and women.

  • @peaceartdowhatyouwant159
    @peaceartdowhatyouwant159 Год назад +1

    Wow, what an interesting process!

  • @ushaiyer7851
    @ushaiyer7851 5 лет назад

    Very nice.. & interesting gold leaf. Amazing work.👌👌👍

  • @mansinghnayak9634
    @mansinghnayak9634 4 года назад +2

    Wow... Hats off to the craftsmen efforts 👌

  • @binanceadmin8082
    @binanceadmin8082 6 лет назад +40

    wow. The Japanese are truly the epitome of PERFECTION.
    They do everything 1000000%

    • @jsmith3980
      @jsmith3980 5 лет назад

      yeah like having robot girlfriends

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад +4

      Same technique around the world.

  • @roberthicks2520
    @roberthicks2520 5 лет назад +2

    It's a fascinating process! Thank you for sharing! :)

  • @nexioseptimus5099
    @nexioseptimus5099 6 лет назад +98

    This attention to detail is how Japan went from feudalism - literally feudalism, from the late 1100s to the late 1800s, a few centuries after feudalism had died out everywhere else on the planet - to world economic power in less than a century. In the west the industrial revolution turned skilled craftspeople into replaceable employees, a trend that has only been reversing over the past couple of decades... Japan just skipped over that part, incorporating skilled craftspeople into every level of industry. Serious respect.

    • @jsmith3980
      @jsmith3980 5 лет назад +2

      Helped by the cabal after WW2.

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад +3

      That was rebuilding, in a modern, for that time, way. So it can be done quickly. If left to their own volition, it would have had their traditional craftsmanship and attention to detail they have had for thousands of years.

    • @nihilnovumsubsole6334
      @nihilnovumsubsole6334 4 года назад +1

      Not only in Japan is gold leaf made that way, there are still some manufacturers in Germany for example.

    • @jaimdiojtar
      @jaimdiojtar 3 года назад

      feudalism didnt died, here in argentina we have 2 provinces that are almost feudals with the same tyrant and corrupt ruling for more than 20 years with sheeps voting them over and over again for a fucking social plan

  • @picatchouartbraille3379
    @picatchouartbraille3379 5 лет назад

    Fantastique de voir cette technique artisanale de fabrication de a à Z d'une feuille d'or.
    Je suis un papy artiste graveur de 73 ans, j' ai fais dans les années 1970 du recouvrement de cadre de mes œuvres d'art cinétique lors d'une exposition à Zurich Suisse; Le patron de la galerie avait aussi un atelier d'encadrement; j' ai travaillé dans son atelier quelques jours pour faire de la dorure à la feuille d'or sur ces cadres. Des cadres tarabiscoté de l' époque régence.
    Merci beaucoup pour votre vidéo. Fantastique de voir ça ! ! ! Bravo à cet artisant du Japon. . Patrick Dupré , Montpellier / France

  • @RafaelToscano
    @RafaelToscano 8 месяцев назад +1

    Amazing! It is always good to watch this kind of video, so that we value more the items that we buy for usage. Whenever I buy gold leaf for using in bookbinding I will have even more appreciation of the craft behind it.

  • @ralphbathan2206
    @ralphbathan2206 6 лет назад

    Japanese dedication to their work is unbelievable!!! Much respect from the Philippines!!!

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад

      Gold leaf is made in many parts of the world in the same way.

  • @lvl9001Troll
    @lvl9001Troll 7 лет назад +14

    11:08 Best Part

  • @NathanHassall
    @NathanHassall 4 года назад +49

    The selected music for this presentation was purchased at the dollar store.

    • @Nellyc1
      @Nellyc1 4 года назад

      LMFAOOO underrated comment

  • @tinamerrill2484
    @tinamerrill2484 4 года назад

    Incredible! TFS!

  • @nigel900
    @nigel900 5 лет назад +3

    I often wondered why you would occasionally see a blood spattered thumb print in the middle of a piece of gold leaf...… Now I know why, and knowing is power!

  • @abbyb9471
    @abbyb9471 6 лет назад

    That’s super cool!!! 🤗🤗

  • @henrywomack1230
    @henrywomack1230 6 лет назад

    Searching for why people eat gold lead me here, and now you have a new subscriber great video keep it up.

  • @Tadesan
    @Tadesan 6 лет назад +11

    At 0:50 malleability and ductility are reversed. Ductility is the ability to be drawn.

  • @angiereyna3526
    @angiereyna3526 2 года назад

    Amazing!!!

  • @rameyzamora1018
    @rameyzamora1018 5 лет назад

    it is the incredible human labor, so skilled and careful, that makes this product more valuable than gold. What an amazing video!

  • @osvaldocristo
    @osvaldocristo 6 лет назад +1

    0.1 micron thick... wow! Thanks for share - an interesting video.

  • @alexandranarvaez9583
    @alexandranarvaez9583 2 года назад

    la paciencia es lo mas increíble, jejeje, me encanto el video.

  • @massilamany
    @massilamany 5 лет назад

    Great work.

  • @bitraeger1481
    @bitraeger1481 4 года назад

    I salute your talent, much respect.

  • @twin_o7m.730
    @twin_o7m.730 5 лет назад

    Simply Amazing 🤩

  • @charlieisamonster
    @charlieisamonster Год назад

    Fascinating

  • @metroids224
    @metroids224 3 года назад

    This channel is awesome

  • @nyrilly3843
    @nyrilly3843 5 лет назад

    I bet that technique had been past down the generation's for many years ,thank you for sharing this x

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад

      Millennia

  • @LigerTigerOP
    @LigerTigerOP 4 года назад +2

    This so awesome! The patience and delicacy you must possess to do this, is astounding. Thank you for the video. I truly enjoy it!

  • @Milestonemonger
    @Milestonemonger 2 года назад +1

    Omg, they are so patient and skilled ⭐

  • @yiddaherikkapacudan7623
    @yiddaherikkapacudan7623 2 года назад

    amazing work

  • @briandstone1able
    @briandstone1able 5 лет назад

    Very cool!

  • @Bigngreen
    @Bigngreen 7 лет назад +1

    that was fascinating.

  • @yggdrssil00
    @yggdrssil00 3 года назад

    Amazing precisions

  • @Hanya1210
    @Hanya1210 5 лет назад

    SUPERB!

  • @davidslefort6541
    @davidslefort6541 3 года назад

    Chinese and Japanese have such a amazing intelligence to make things out of any material and they have such a successful way do their incredible task and talent doing everything that they have around them I have so much respect for them cause they're resourcefulness is incredible I will never loose respect for them but not cpp

  • @Vb-fy4sv
    @Vb-fy4sv 4 года назад

    WOW ! Such pride in their work AND that pounding machine ,that poor man must hear it in his sleep ? Very fascinating!

  • @chiaroscural
    @chiaroscural 4 года назад +1

    I am particularly enjoying this knock-off How It’s Made episode

  • @lenielynamandoron5644
    @lenielynamandoron5644 4 года назад

    Wow!👏👏

  • @curlyanneb1973
    @curlyanneb1973 5 лет назад

    So pretty!

  • @TheKudos76
    @TheKudos76 5 лет назад

    Amazing..

  • @kuhataparunks
    @kuhataparunks 7 лет назад

    Interesting video and nice music

  • @8Stalemeat
    @8Stalemeat 6 лет назад +2

    Incredible how they can still handle it whole when it's so thin

  • @amhunter9619
    @amhunter9619 4 года назад

    Absolutely spell-binding ... my God, you must have to be extremely skilled to use it at the end, you really can't afford to make a mistake, can you?

  • @ponkkaa
    @ponkkaa 5 лет назад +6

    Only the Japanese would have this much patience. Amazing

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад +1

      Made in many parts of the world, the same way.

  • @robertesposito8288
    @robertesposito8288 5 лет назад

    What a delicate process at the end.

    • @warriormaiden9829
      @warriormaiden9829 5 лет назад +1

      I know! Every time they handled it, I was terrified it was going to rip! XD

  • @nigelgordon
    @nigelgordon 4 года назад

    Very informative.

  • @georgefan2977
    @georgefan2977 6 лет назад

    The most satisfying video

  • @cjgreen3836
    @cjgreen3836 6 лет назад

    Patience is needed for this profession :)

  • @heinrichmuller7974
    @heinrichmuller7974 3 года назад +1

    i bet when buddy cleans his house he can go on vacation with what he finds inside his vacuum :D

  • @goldenboy5500
    @goldenboy5500 4 года назад

    very talented people

  • @Gemini-em6ki
    @Gemini-em6ki 5 лет назад

    Very nice

  • @davidslefort6541
    @davidslefort6541 4 года назад +3

    For 7 thousand years they show an amazing amount of knowledge from how to make a broom by hand to making a sword that is unbreakable to exquisite furniture that they never use nails or glue the perseverance of the mind to them in the past is extraordinary everything they did was like a well organized ant colony but so incredibly awesome and more advanced and more interesting is that they develop medecins from earth it's really incredible thing that they understand how nature works and listen and learn about the surroundings and animals and plants water that I admire lots

  • @Rameus
    @Rameus 4 года назад +1

    This is what the RUclips was made for.

  • @AmalgmousProxy
    @AmalgmousProxy 5 лет назад +1

    I had no idea that was done by hand. That automatic hammer is similar to a blacksmithing auto hammer. Used in that fashion, it probably mashed a few fingers of inexperienced users.

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад

      Hand hammered before the mechanical hammer was made.

  • @thisissoeasy
    @thisissoeasy 6 лет назад

    mesmerizing

  • @smilesformiles8193
    @smilesformiles8193 6 лет назад

    Wow!

  • @therabin.0073
    @therabin.0073 6 лет назад

    Amazing

  • @Livingreciever
    @Livingreciever 2 года назад +1

    11:09 The most satifying bit where the gold is totally uncreased by a small blow.

  • @Alucard-__-
    @Alucard-__- 8 лет назад +2

    Interesting

  • @CheckOK
    @CheckOK 5 лет назад

    amazing is not enough!!!

  • @NikhilNevrekar
    @NikhilNevrekar 4 года назад

    amazing it's really awesome.

  • @user-sr3lb8ql4f
    @user-sr3lb8ql4f 4 года назад +1

    Круто👍

  • @peterblackburn7269
    @peterblackburn7269 6 лет назад

    True craftsman

  • @YYCRCFabricationz
    @YYCRCFabricationz 5 лет назад

    Very interesting how this is done.

  • @johnnieguitar5724
    @johnnieguitar5724 5 лет назад

    Wow. WOW! I had no idea..............Thanks for posting!

  • @kennymaster900
    @kennymaster900 4 года назад

    incredible

  • @frankrizzo2191
    @frankrizzo2191 5 лет назад

    amazing

  • @ZeCabreirasJournal
    @ZeCabreirasJournal 6 лет назад

    WOW!

  • @Salguod2k
    @Salguod2k 4 года назад

    I really want to give 2 thumbs up but after seeing that machine pounding so close to his hands all I can do is wonder how many thumbs have been lost. This process is amazing.

  • @ruchirlawate624
    @ruchirlawate624 6 лет назад +1

    Imagine the last lady sneezing after finishing the bundle!!

  • @thatswhatshesaid.literally737
    @thatswhatshesaid.literally737 5 лет назад +1

    😬 *@**11:43**, imagine if a window blew open and a huge gust of wind flew in. The lady would probably just faint.* 😂

    • @buggsy5
      @buggsy5 5 лет назад

      @romeo9782 She would quickly cover the stack before she sneezed.

    • @DDS029
      @DDS029 5 лет назад

      Try applying a number of sheets, surface gilding a boat name, outside. This is the same stuff they use to letter fire trucks. Crushed velvet, or cotton balls are used to make the "engine turning" design in the lettering.

  • @stevensbri
    @stevensbri 4 месяца назад

    some patience, very nice work

  • @danberger7749
    @danberger7749 4 года назад +1

    At 0:43 the video is incorrect. Malleability it the ability of the metal to be pounded into sheets. Ductility is the ability of the metal to be stretched into wires.

  • @PBMS123
    @PBMS123 5 лет назад +9

    0:51 Ductile/ductility is a metal being able to be drawn out into thin wire. I think they got them mixed up.
    The part of the word Duct, of the latin root ductus meaning I lead/draw. And draw as in drawing a piece of metal into wire.

  • @tomboy9677
    @tomboy9677 6 лет назад

    woow never seen this before. soooo much struggle to make this wonderful piece of sheet

  • @katharinecrumpton6314
    @katharinecrumpton6314 5 лет назад

    Wow that is incredible. The skill and time is amazing. I'm glad I've learnt something new like that today thank you

  • @AhmirASMR
    @AhmirASMR Год назад

    The steadiness of that lady's hand in the last cutting part was amazing, If I were doing her job heck there would be a lot of mess and crumples.

  • @zest--t3841
    @zest--t3841 4 года назад +2

    My blood Pressure went up while watching the pounding machine.Yikes

  • @matthewmiglio1171
    @matthewmiglio1171 4 года назад

    11:05 the paper’s motion oh my god. Nice

  • @tengo182
    @tengo182 2 года назад

    this kind of work that need patience, and i dont have it thank you