I was thinking the same thing, we’re pretty limited on space so I don’t have a full work bench, this could be great for storing it in the open in place of a cat scratching post/elevated spot for them in the living room when not in use lol
Nice work from an experianced man! I was amused to see an MHG chisel... and yes - I also still use some of my western chisels made of old swedish steel. For me it is a natural process to move over to japanese tools step by step... Toshio Odate wrote a real woodworker bible by the way. Glad to read it in english :-) Over and over... I enjoy the fact that there is a huge community of woodworkers that embrace handtools nowadays. Let's go and create some unique, useful and hand-made things that last more than a lifetime!
Just so people know, this is not the Japanese Workbench. Odate was a Shoji carpenter and this was the portable, usually site built, planing beam that they used for dimensioning stock, etc... I built one of these out of a 2x10 for the single purpose of tapering sail battens. It was mechanically excellent for that purpose. The piece of perfect wood I chose for the beam, plus a tiny screw hole, then went on to another life. Japan had a lot of highly specialized craftsmen who work on single products like combs or gift boxes, and they use specific work surfaces or fixtures. I don't know if there is such a thing as a general, recognizable Japanese workbench, any more than there would be a single bookcase sized library that would serve doctors, lawyers, and engineers. In the 80s I went to Bear Brook park for that foundational event where Masterpiece Tools brought over expert craftsmen from Japan. The planemaker had a stump to work on, into the surface of which he mortised a stop. That was his setup. They don't really seem to need a book of plans to know what they need in order to make a product that they have produced their whole life. Will it be a thing 90% of the surface of which is designed to hold stuff they don't make? Some of their shops are like 10' x 10', tiny garages you might put a Japanese compact car in. In the west, window makers also had specialized planing beams that held the relatively more complicated parts in western windows, and positioned the parts for molding.
Hi Adrian, I love your work. A few favourites for me are the Japanese toolbox and small mitre boxes. This planing beam is one I will watch again. It’s so simple and beautiful and I wish I had room for one in my shed. Hopefully you will keep producing these beautiful projects.
While I definitely admire the precision and detail that went in this thing, I can’t help but notice this is by no means just a traditional planing beam.
Ce relaxant, este primul video pe care-l urmaresc, daca nu citeam comentariile nici nu vedeam numele canalului tau. Felicitari, faci o treaba minunata!
Thanks! yeap, it was the longest gap between clips. didn't had any youtube worth clips plus some family stuff made me not post. But now I have a few on the roll, hope to bring them soon
Excelentes proyectos muy bien desarrollados y mejor ejecutados , los japoneses son muy buenos trabajando la madera , gracias por compartir tanta creatividad y conocimientos , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia ( España)🤓 😜
There is definitely an elegance and beauty to the Japanese way of working. Your beam setup is particularly nice. Inspires to do good work. Thank you for the video!
Nice. Putting theory into practice. Looks like the wall is going to get in your way when you're doing longer pieces. But maybe it's just the camera angle.
What is the benefit of the bench being on an angle? Presumably it is better ergonomically? Are there other benefits? Or was it more due to size? It came out beautiful, I would like to better understand why it is designed so.
Yes, the small slope and gravity helps you while planing with japanese planes. Probably for western planes you will need to reverse, start from high and end with low
Very pretty and nice, but much fancier than described in Odate's book. Reading his book, I could see their mindset was very simple and utilitarian, yet they could achieve great things with skill and practice. When I see Western woodworkers get into Japanese tools, they often take the traditional stuff and "pimp it up". For better or worse - you decide! In my opinion, the simplicity is often diminished or lost.
did you cut the rabbet with the router too? i must have spaced out when you were doing that in the video. also, were the holes on the rear support stand just to reduce weight?
Yes, but I had it cut long time ago, didn't film that. I was using that beam "dirty" between my bench and the table saw before making this fancy setup. Holes are because I used short screws, I had to place them more inside
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Hello my friend, Congrats on the project and smart way of working that hides great experiences. See you. Big greetings.....
Nice video Adrian, the angled planing beam looks like a really comfortable way to plane. Do you have any recommendations for a wide (~60-65mm) plane in Europe? I have the Dictum one, but smaller. Was wondering if you found good places for Japanese planes here in Europe.
Thanks Michael! I only have cheap kannas so far like those from Amazon, under 100 usd/euro. If you go in my tool list on my site, it's a link in description here, there is a 65mm one at 88 euro. I have that one. Haven't used it so much, I was able to set it up, sharpen etc and it's ok
Absolutely love the aesthetic look of this beam, and it's portability, that heavy base has so much potential for other uses, an anvil base (Ura Dashi), splitting stump, a seat/stool , mini bench base, you are an inspiration.
Impressive!!! Hey Adrian, i just wanted to know How tall are you? To see if the mesures on the video are good for me. That's a really nice planing beam congrats!
nicely done, though I can't say I see the logic in a base that could hold a space shuttle on one end with toothpicks on the other. and what were all those holes for? it looked like some had threaded rods presumably to aid the spacecraft carrying capacity, but others just go clean through?
Beautiful and satisfying to watch. Would love to work on something like this with tools like that. The wood being used for planing board seems better than any lumber I can ever get my hands on without having to take out a 2nd mortgage >.
Interesting that Japanese saws and planes are used on the pull stroke . That was what initially attracted me to japan hand saws some thirty years ago. the blade is always in tension ,increasing the control and accuracy . i wonder why no other country came up with such a genius idea .
Thanks! Indeed, probably because they do many tasks, crafts etc working on the floor it came natural to make tools that are used on the pull stroke, using their own body as a stop. Pushing ones would not have work this way. I tried some time using the western planes when working on the floor, impossible :)
I've been telling my wife that I can't build anything bigger than a guitar because my workbench is to small to plane big pieces of wood. If she sees this video I'm out of excuses! 😂
Hi Adrian, great build but I was wondering if this is something you actually use in your daily woodworking now? I'm thinking of building on but not sure how much I'd actually use it (or if it just looks cool).
Hi, I use it for shoji mostly, when long thin strips are involved. Other than those it just seat leaned on the wall and the base is a support for everything 🙂
Wauw, just wauw. This is such a beautiful piece of art, disguised as a most minimalistic workbench. Such efficiency to work with! I salute you. (again…)
Well I can see that you're a craftsman, but what puzzles me as why you didn't do a pilot hole for the end of your rope, as well, why don't you use a knife to score your lines before you cut. This will eliminate breakout from the wood, a.k.a. chipping or tare out
Thanks! Yeap, probably it was the longest gap between clips. Nothing youtube worthy projects and family stuff this period. Now I have a few on the roll.
Very cool. It reminds me a little of a few of the traditional bits and pieces used to do green woodworking in the UK. I knocked together something to debark branches with a draw knife that is a little similar, this is a more elegant design though
I'm am not sure of the purpose of the natural fibre rope, other than aesthetics. If you want to use it for compression, then install the rope wet and let it dry naturally. The rope should shrrink as it dries, tightening the coils.
Typically, the post against the wall is just a log, trimmed square and to height. If you want it flat against the wall, just hew the side with a hatchet.
It is just for design. I was inspired by Odate's beam from the book, he had this lower post tight with rope against a pole in its shop. Looked cool and I thought to simulate that
Nice video, Adrain. The planer beam looks great. Not bad the idea with the cutouts for Kumiko and the V-groove. The support block that you have spanned with "sisal". Can your cat still use it as a scratching post? 😁
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I miss your videos. They give me so much peace while inspiring me to polish my own craft. I hope everything is well in your life.
I am just editing a video now, in a couple of days will be here. All ok, thanks
Films like this are an absolute joy to watch. 👍
The rope makes a nice scratch post for the cat :D
Don't let them know, I haven't yet showed that :)
I was thinking the same thing!
I thought exactly the same! 😂
you beat me to it
I was thinking the same thing, we’re pretty limited on space so I don’t have a full work bench, this could be great for storing it in the open in place of a cat scratching post/elevated spot for them in the living room when not in use lol
So fun to watch my friend!
Hey Jonathan, thanks! Cheers!
@@AdrianPreda congrats on 100k as well!
Excuseme 🤝🤝
Big fan of yours man! Awesome to see you’re a decent human aswell as a great wood smith!
The most relaxing woodworking video I've watched in a long time. Nice work!
Thanks 👍
Nice work from an experianced man! I was amused to see an MHG chisel... and yes - I also still use some of my western chisels made of old swedish steel. For me it is a natural process to move over to japanese tools step by step... Toshio Odate wrote a real woodworker bible by the way. Glad to read it in english :-) Over and over... I enjoy the fact that there is a huge community of woodworkers that embrace handtools nowadays.
Let's go and create some unique, useful and hand-made things that last more than a lifetime!
Just so people know, this is not the Japanese Workbench. Odate was a Shoji carpenter and this was the portable, usually site built, planing beam that they used for dimensioning stock, etc... I built one of these out of a 2x10 for the single purpose of tapering sail battens. It was mechanically excellent for that purpose. The piece of perfect wood I chose for the beam, plus a tiny screw hole, then went on to another life.
Japan had a lot of highly specialized craftsmen who work on single products like combs or gift boxes, and they use specific work surfaces or fixtures. I don't know if there is such a thing as a general, recognizable Japanese workbench, any more than there would be a single bookcase sized library that would serve doctors, lawyers, and engineers.
In the 80s I went to Bear Brook park for that foundational event where Masterpiece Tools brought over expert craftsmen from Japan. The planemaker had a stump to work on, into the surface of which he mortised a stop. That was his setup. They don't really seem to need a book of plans to know what they need in order to make a product that they have produced their whole life. Will it be a thing 90% of the surface of which is designed to hold stuff they don't make? Some of their shops are like 10' x 10', tiny garages you might put a Japanese compact car in.
In the west, window makers also had specialized planing beams that held the relatively more complicated parts in western windows, and positioned the parts for molding.
the best video ever
Hi Adrian, I love your work. A few favourites for me are the Japanese toolbox and small mitre boxes. This planing beam is one I will watch again. It’s so simple and beautiful and I wish I had room for one in my shed. Hopefully you will keep producing these beautiful projects.
Thanks! Next will come some shoji projects using this beam
While I definitely admire the precision and detail that went in this thing, I can’t help but notice this is by no means just a traditional planing beam.
Very very NICE.
Wonderful! Nice to see you
Thank you! 😊
Ce relaxant, este primul video pe care-l urmaresc, daca nu citeam comentariile nici nu vedeam numele canalului tau. Felicitari, faci o treaba minunata!
Your planing beam is nicer than my desk now hahah :) Thanks for another excellent video.
Thanks! :)
Love your work.
Thank you!
Welcome back. I was looking at your channel and sad that last upload is 7 months ago. glad you upload again & hope you have a great day
Thanks! yeap, it was the longest gap between clips. didn't had any youtube worth clips plus some family stuff made me not post. But now I have a few on the roll, hope to bring them soon
Excelentes proyectos muy bien desarrollados y mejor ejecutados , los japoneses son muy buenos trabajando la madera , gracias por compartir tanta creatividad y conocimientos , un saludo cordial y por supuesto un gran like desde Narón , Galicia ( España)🤓 😜
Gracias!
There is definitely an elegance and beauty to the Japanese way of working. Your beam setup is particularly nice. Inspires to do good work. Thank you for the video!
Thank you very much! In the next video I will be using more this beam, making some shoji screens
@@AdrianPreda Do you recall how much rope you needed to do that wrap?
Perfect!!!!
Thanks!
Nice. Putting theory into practice. Looks like the wall is going to get in your way when you're doing longer pieces. But maybe it's just the camera angle.
Thanks! That's why I added a second, forward, notch on the low support to bring the beam a little forward so I have clearance for the plane
Ciao complimenti bellissima Realizzazione.ed utilissima per alcune lavorazioni bravo👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Grazie! Nel prossimo video, facendo shoji, lo userò!
Foarte frumos. Imi place ca lucrezi curat.
Multumesc!
08:55 i see a bandage never seen before. What's the story? Is a part of your chubby thumb missing?! That's what i call dedication 👍👌
Just a piece of finger flying into the air, nothing spectacular.
Love these videos - and especially love seeing more traditional Japanese woodworking!
Thanks!
What is the benefit of the bench being on an angle? Presumably it is better ergonomically? Are there other benefits? Or was it more due to size? It came out beautiful, I would like to better understand why it is designed so.
Is it as simple as reducing labor by pulling downhill?
Yes, the small slope and gravity helps you while planing with japanese planes. Probably for western planes you will need to reverse, start from high and end with low
Hello! The orange clamps are from Jorgensen?
Exactly!
KITTYYYYY :)
Japanese style woodworking definitely is useful and practical. this planning beam is another proof. Thanks Adrian. We learn a lot from you
Are those japanese nails, or cut nails?
Hey Adrian, wieder ein tolles Projekt. Kannst du mal einen japanischen Grundhobel vorstellen, kann keinen finden?
The cat is going to find that base irresistible 😂 Always a pleasure to see what you're up to!
Thanks! :) I bet, haven't showed yet
Very pretty and nice, but much fancier than described in Odate's book. Reading his book, I could see their mindset was very simple and utilitarian, yet they could achieve great things with skill and practice. When I see Western woodworkers get into Japanese tools, they often take the traditional stuff and "pimp it up". For better or worse - you decide! In my opinion, the simplicity is often diminished or lost.
What stain is that? Does a nice job of making cheap light wood look like expensive dark wood
Some local brand, it is waterbased wenge color, stain and varnish
did you cut the rabbet with the router too? i must have spaced out when you were doing that in the video. also, were the holes on the rear support stand just to reduce weight?
Yes, but I had it cut long time ago, didn't film that. I was using that beam "dirty" between my bench and the table saw before making this fancy setup.
Holes are because I used short screws, I had to place them more inside
Hello my friend,
Congrats on the project and smart way of working that hides great experiences. See you. Big greetings.....
Thank you! Cheers!
@@AdrianPreda 👏👏👏👏
Watch your video was almost like a holy experience!! I subscribed because I had too!! Please keep those videos coming🖖🖖
Nice video Adrian, the angled planing beam looks like a really comfortable way to plane. Do you have any recommendations for a wide (~60-65mm) plane in Europe? I have the Dictum one, but smaller. Was wondering if you found good places for Japanese planes here in Europe.
Thanks Michael! I only have cheap kannas so far like those from Amazon, under 100 usd/euro. If you go in my tool list on my site, it's a link in description here, there is a 65mm one at 88 euro. I have that one. Haven't used it so much, I was able to set it up, sharpen etc and it's ok
Really beautiful work, Adrian! It turned out fantastic! 😃
Stay safe there with your family! Cats always included! 🖖😊
Thanks! You too!
Great build..
Was that a Kakuri hand planer?
Thanks! No, don't remember the brand but is from fine tool germany
Your workshop looks very nice!👍👍👍
Thank you!
Einfach Großartig 🙏💪
Absolutely love the aesthetic look of this beam, and it's portability, that heavy base has so much potential for other uses, an anvil base (Ura Dashi), splitting stump, a seat/stool , mini bench base, you are an inspiration.
Japanese Woodworking Tools is such an incredible book, and I'd recommend it to anyone, not just people interested in Japanese woodworking tools.
Indeed, one of the best book on woodworking!
@@AdrianPreda Could you make please a video where you list your top 5 books on woodworking you found in all your time of working with wood?
Impressive!!! Hey Adrian, i just wanted to know How tall are you? To see if the mesures on the video are good for me. That's a really nice planing beam congrats!
Foarte frumos lucrat!
Glad you liked it! Thanks!
Love it. What did you use for the darker finish?
Thanks! A local wenge color water based...something...varnish, lacquer idk, something cheap anyway
Frohe Weihnachten 🎄
nicely done, though I can't say I see the logic in a base that could hold a space shuttle on one end with toothpicks on the other. and what were all those holes for? it looked like some had threaded rods presumably to aid the spacecraft carrying capacity, but others just go clean through?
Where did you go? Will you be making anything again soon? I love your videos but if not I hope your current pursuits are going well!
youtube and woodworking, you have the best content.
Beautiful and satisfying to watch. Would love to work on something like this with tools like that. The wood being used for planing board seems better than any lumber I can ever get my hands on without having to take out a 2nd mortgage >.
Excellent, love those long shavings of your Japanese plane
Interesting that Japanese saws and planes are used on the pull stroke . That was what initially attracted me to japan hand saws some thirty years ago. the blade is always in tension ,increasing the control and accuracy . i wonder why no other country came up with such a genius idea .
Thanks! Indeed, probably because they do many tasks, crafts etc working on the floor it came natural to make tools that are used on the pull stroke, using their own body as a stop. Pushing ones would not have work this way. I tried some time using the western planes when working on the floor, impossible :)
I've been telling my wife that I can't build anything bigger than a guitar because my workbench is to small to plane big pieces of wood. If she sees this video I'm out of excuses! 😂
Oh, sorry for that :)
Hallo Adrian, warum kommen keine Videos mehr?
Very nice your video and skills! What kind of wood did you used in this project?
How has this worked out anyway? Like do you find yourself using the beam?
Well done. I've been wanting to make this myself!
Thanks!
Great stuff. How long did you finally make beam.
Muito bom mesmo. Gostei muito dos seus projetos. Ganhou mais um inscrito! Abração aqui do Marcello Messi 🇧🇷
i like this
How did the Japanese do this workbench without driller and nails?
Is this a workshop or a living room? Insanely clean.
Hi Adrian, great build but I was wondering if this is something you actually use in your daily woodworking now?
I'm thinking of building on but not sure how much I'd actually use it (or if it just looks cool).
Hi, I use it for shoji mostly, when long thin strips are involved. Other than those it just seat leaned on the wall and the base is a support for everything 🙂
Hey Adrian what happened, why there is no more content anymore?
Wauw, just wauw. This is such a beautiful piece of art, disguised as a most minimalistic workbench. Such efficiency to work with! I salute you. (again…)
😊😊👍👍
Thank you. It was instructive.
This post is intended only for downward planing?
> faaa... ck
We've all been there. We've all been...
Lovely work but it’s an absolute disgrace to see a Japanese icon being made with a German drill!!!!! Sacrilege 😀
Well I can see that you're a craftsman, but what puzzles me as why you didn't do a pilot hole for the end of your rope, as well, why don't you use a knife to score your lines before you cut. This will eliminate breakout from the wood, a.k.a. chipping or tare out
You had me til the stain.. Still a great vid though.
Felicitari Adrian! PS ai grija ca pisicutul va cam distruge sfoara...
Mersi! Am dat-o afara, a fost doar actor😀
Actrita de fapt😂
I hit the thumbs up button, but only because I couldn't find the one thousand thumbs up button. I am definitely going to make one. SOON!
Show de bola meu amigo parabéns pelo seu trabalho ganhou mais um inscrito e deixo aquele like valeu 👍🏻👍🏻💯💯🤝
Так я и не врубился, нахрена столько гемора для недоверстака? Чтоб стружку гнать в несколько микрон?.. Так верстак тут непричём...
Workbench whith a сat scratcher. 👍
As always, we’ll done old friend.
*GOOD JOB*
*I LIKE YOUR DESAIN PROJECTS*
😍😍😍😍😍😍
Thanks! Yeap, probably it was the longest gap between clips. Nothing youtube worthy projects and family stuff this period. Now I have a few on the roll.
What is the real purpose of the rope?
Does anyone know who the music is?
Brilliant! The use of gravity combined with using the larger back muscles makes for efficient planing.
Impressive, thanks
krum und schief... aber hübsches video
Asta nu mai e woodworking, asta e arta, adevarat balet. Nici nu mai stii ce sa admiri mai intai lucrarea sau modul de lucru.
I just discovered your channel. You work and videos are incredible! Please start making content again.
Very cool. It reminds me a little of a few of the traditional bits and pieces used to do green woodworking in the UK. I knocked together something to debark branches with a draw knife that is a little similar, this is a more elegant design though
I love everything about this project. Except the paint.
I'm am not sure of the purpose of the natural fibre rope, other than aesthetics. If you want to use it for compression, then install the rope wet and let it dry naturally. The rope should shrrink as it dries, tightening the coils.
Typically, the post against the wall is just a log, trimmed square and to height. If you want it flat against the wall, just hew the side with a hatchet.
It is just for design. I was inspired by Odate's beam from the book, he had this lower post tight with rope against a pole in its shop. Looked cool and I thought to simulate that
You will soon become a real Japanese carpenter :-))
Thanks :)
Wow, brilliant. 45 degree groove, kumiko rabbet, all the details. so well executed. Love it.
Very very nice Adrian as all the stuff you make! 👍thank you.
All you need now is a micrometer to measure the shaving thickness.
Ispirazione che affonda le radici nel tempo. Saggezza e serenità..grazie mille
nice job
a true man
Artisan . Calm peaceful mindful.
Mdeee…
Nice video, Adrain.
The planer beam looks great.
Not bad the idea with the cutouts for Kumiko and the V-groove.
The support block that you have spanned with "sisal". Can your cat still use it as a scratching post? 😁
Thanks Gunter! I hope the cats, there is another one, stay away from my precious post :))
Beautiful work Adrian. But then, that's what's expected from your shop. Just Beautiful
Thanks Nik!