I am building this table for my kitchen out of some bookmatched Red Oak slabs. I intend to fully join the middle of the table with no gaps. Times less design…can’t wait to use this table.
I retired several years ago. I saw videos like this and thought 'I've got to do this'. I went out and bought all the tools and toys and started. What I learned is that it is incredibly hard. I spent a lifetime programming computers. Since then I have found that woodworking, playing the piano and baking bread are HARD.
Try learning the guitar at 62. One reason why it is hard to learn things when you're older is that our brain paths have already developed. Skills such as Mr Ishitani has come from deep focus, patience and hand/eye co-ordination. If you haven't developed those parts of your brain starting early, you might never. Very young children can learn new languages very quickly. Older people often can't learn the at all.
@@Automedon2 You do Not know anything about human brains. Human brains can be reprogrammed regardless of the age. Your brain neuropath is more complex than the galaxies in the Universe. New discoveries on human brains are continuously being discovered since mid 90s. You can do alot more than you think you can. You will know when the Creator of the Universe call you.
If you would like to do this, it's a learn-able skill, but great teacher will take years off the learning curve. One of the finest teachers in North America is a friend of mine. His name is Rob Cosman, and he teaches a week long course that is half made up of wounded vets and half civilians. The vets are funded by the fees he collects from the civilians. Everybody comes away with skills that would otherwise take years to learn. What skills? It starts with learning how to sharpen. Handplanes are sharpened free hand in under 30 seconds to a degree that it's very common to take a shaving well under 0.001 of an inch and leave a polished surface to your workpiece. You will also learn to hand cut dovetails that assemble with no test fit. Right from the saw to the joint, and as beautiful as anything you will see anywhere in the world. He travels from his home in New Brunswick to various places around the US. Here in Seattle...I think it was last year, his oldest student, David, cut the best dovetail of the class. David at the time was I think 84.
I am a wood worker and I have to say that before you cut any wood, sharpen your tools. All of them. The planer blades, circular saw blades, chisels, everything. Make it sharper then sharp. Take your time with sharpening, do not rush it. The rest will follow. Just go slow and plan your steps. You can do this too.
, for me Ishitani is probably the best current furniture maker on the web high level craftsmanship, beautiful designs, great videos and tools this is one of the better ones yet cheers and keep creating
I am a 30 year professional furniture maker and am very impressed with your work. So many of the videos online feature fast forward recording and obnoxious music. It is nice to watch a true craftsman in a relaxing environment filmed in real time. Keep up the good work . I am a fan!
Just re-watching this again to remember the details. I made a coffee table version of this a couple of years ago based on this video. At the time I had neither the expertise or the time to make a full size one so having moved and acquired a lovely two plank large table top in teak I am going to use this as the starting point for a full size version. This is a truly stunning design, my coffee table version has attracted many comments over the years.
I so agree. The hand- vs. power-tool purists get so tiresome. It's inspiring to see an expert craftsman with both use whatever he needs to perform his art.
@@drmabeuse this is so true, this guy knows when a machine is better for the job and gives you more quality or that he don't lose quality when he use a machine but when using a machine is lowering the quality he uses hand tools. I like japan because they only use new methods when the quality dont' get lost.
your videos are almost therapeutic?? I am a woodworking(hobby) and a lot of times I find myself rushing thru the video, or skipping thru it. I enjoy every aspect of yours. From the project, to the material, to how its shot and edited, and my wife loves the dog. So something for everyone. Thanks for sharing
Yeah i thought the same lol. I went to skip it a few times and thought wait, i like this haha. I liked when he took the dog for the walk and all it showed was the dog got cold and wanted to go back lol. Indeed calming well made video and great carpentry.
I found it calming and positively resonant. Didn't feel to f-forward through at all. Thinking good philosophical thoughts while watching (seeing how principles could relate to my current work testing electric motors). Beautiful
I am an amateur woodworker. I have an extreme feeling of peacefulness watching these videos. Can, and have, watched for hours. (Learned a few things too)
I have watched this 9 times and each time find something that just keeps me aiming for this level of craftsmanship. "Bloody Great Job Mate" I am in Australia so this is appropriate..!
Every single piece on this channel no matter how simple is so beautifully made with such craftsmanship and attention to detail. So satisfying to watch.
Nice offer. Now we all know how "live" live edge is right now. Putting the 2 live edges together in the interior, and tying them together. Nice, fresh take. I appreciate it. Nice hand plane uses as well. I want a block plane now.
Such great work, I can get enough of your style and skills. I'm a person who loves music and can't sit still for long. But your videos stop me in my tracks. As another user said, they're therapeutic!
This is the first time I have watched one of your videos. Although you have beautiful tools, you also have incredible patience, knowledge and an understanding of wood. Thank you so much for sharing. Richard.
it feels like a rhythm to my ear and beautiful voice inside my head while watching this video. a truly work of art. wish you open a workshop here in my country.
Patience seems to flow amongst your work both in videography as well as your taking a piece of wood and studying what it can become while respecting the lines of the wood and flow of the finished piece. I love watching shots of your fuzzy little white companion. Domo.
I love all your vidéos, every time better and better, and the perfect woodworking of master Ishitani is sublimated by these videos! The eye of the artist, the clean lines, the choice of wood species, I am really admiring these woodworks. In all humility, I admit to be inspired but for the moment, the result is not very good...but I continue ;-) Thank you for sharing!
I have much respect for people that use non electric power tools because I know when the job is finished, we still have to sharpen up the hand tools. You're a master craftsman, and thank you for sharing.
Simple beauty. Very nicely made. What is so reassuring is that you can see the end at the beginning. You know where you're going. Your video is very clear and well structured; this is already a positive point. Oak is a very noble wood - excellent choice. It ages more beautifully than any other timber, plus the fact that it's oiled will help it pass through time. Thank you for sharing.
This type of furniture costs more to make than any other type of wood furniture. The reason isn't so much the hand craftsmanship but the process of selecting and using the wood. It is extremely important to keep track of where the wood came from; the top will always come from wood found higher up in the tree, and the legs and feet from wood progressively lower. The reason this is important in Japanese carpentry is because this is how the wood grows, and it keeps the furniture from warping over time. Also it is prohibited to use metal fasteners. All pieces have to be joined by wood itself.
I have sincere question. Why metal fastener is discouraged or as you said prohibited? Stainless screws make these furniture more towards perfect. please enlighten us. Thanks. A'ra'm from California.
@@sanramondublin Hi Frank. European Cabinet Maker here. The wood itself is still a living, breathing thing. even after you cut it and shape it. Some style of furniture tend to use clever wooden joints and wooden dowels to keep up with the changes in the environment of the life of the furniture. The Furniture will behave differently in a modern dry apartment, than in a 100 year old english cottage. Wooden joints and dowels can work with that. I usually dry out my dowels under a heat lamp before I add them, that way when they get slightly wet from the glue they will further expand in exactly when needed. Right at the gluing process. Metal fasteners although they came a very long way are rigid connection forms, they not allowing for much movement.
Lovely work! Just wonder why not insert the sliding dovetail rail before joining the two halves of the top, thus avoiding the filler piece on the outer edge?
Great craftsmanship both in the woodwork and the video production. I am especially grateful for the very economical use of background music only during final assembly. Thank you or sharing your work
Another beautiful table Ishitani sama, I really like this one a lot! The legs look like Oak, what is the table top made from? Are the pins or dowels walnut? Chie san, your skill at making these videos gets better and better, what a talented couple you two are!! Cheers!
I love your videos. I think this is my favorite piece of furniture you've made. I really like how you used sliding dovetails in the brace to help keep the table flat. I'm a novice woodworker and haven't seen that before. Is that a common feature in Japanese style trestle tables? Also really like the dovetail keys for the stretcher. It's different than the others I've seen. This table is definitely on my wish list. Keep up the videos please. The video editor is also amazing.
sliding dovetails are very common for keeping warpage of wider boards to a minimum. make sure they are tapered, friction fit and never glue one in! I'm from germany and that is one of the fundamental skills one learns durning the apprenticeship around here. It was used throughout almost every kind of furniture back in the day but nowadays not so much anymore due to the amount of time involved fitting them up. There are just much cheaper and easier ways to to the same thing nowadays. I still prefer this tho.
@@najin0446 Very good explanation. Not to forget tough that it is not used as often as it was in the past due to the climatic conditions most of the furniture lives in now. They do not vary as much as they used to be due to the difference in how we build houses e.g..
Maamma mia! Nice , nice, niceeee! White oak, what a beautiful kind of wood. The better thing? Criccc, criccc, criccc when the blade is cutting the fibers. "Pelle d'oca" can realized that? Thank you
natural beauty. made very well. The fact that the end is visible at the beginning is what makes it so comforting. You are aware of your destination. Your film is extremely well-structured and clear, which is a plus in and of itself. The noble wood oak is a great option. It matures more gracefully than any other timber, and the oiling will aid in its endurance of time. I appreciate you sharing.
I am building this table for my kitchen out of some bookmatched Red Oak slabs. I intend to fully join the middle of the table with no gaps. Times less design…can’t wait to use this table.
I retired several years ago. I saw videos like this and thought 'I've got to do this'. I went out and bought all the tools and toys and started. What I learned is that it is incredibly hard. I spent a lifetime programming computers. Since then I have found that woodworking, playing the piano and baking bread are HARD.
Surprise! Yes, I'm an aero engineer and find the same thing, except I play flute.
Try learning the guitar at 62. One reason why it is hard to learn things when you're older is that our brain paths have already developed. Skills such as Mr Ishitani has come from deep focus, patience and hand/eye co-ordination. If you haven't developed those parts of your brain starting early, you might never. Very young children can learn new languages very quickly. Older people often can't learn the at all.
@@Automedon2 You do Not know anything about human brains.
Human brains can be reprogrammed regardless of the age. Your brain neuropath is more complex than the galaxies in the Universe. New discoveries on human brains are continuously being discovered since mid 90s.
You can do alot more than you think you can. You will know when the Creator of the Universe call you.
If you would like to do this, it's a learn-able skill, but great teacher will take years off the learning curve. One of the finest teachers in North America is a friend of mine. His name is Rob Cosman, and he teaches a week long course that is half made up of wounded vets and half civilians. The vets are funded by the fees he collects from the civilians. Everybody comes away with skills that would otherwise take years to learn. What skills? It starts with learning how to sharpen. Handplanes are sharpened free hand in under 30 seconds to a degree that it's very common to take a shaving well under 0.001 of an inch and leave a polished surface to your workpiece. You will also learn to hand cut dovetails that assemble with no test fit. Right from the saw to the joint, and as beautiful as anything you will see anywhere in the world.
He travels from his home in New Brunswick to various places around the US. Here in Seattle...I think it was last year, his oldest student, David, cut the best dovetail of the class. David at the time was I think 84.
I am a wood worker and I have to say that before you cut any wood, sharpen your tools. All of them. The planer blades, circular saw blades, chisels, everything. Make it sharper then sharp. Take your time with sharpening, do not rush it.
The rest will follow. Just go slow and plan your steps. You can do this too.
it's an honor to even watch the vid let alone do a shop tour! boy oh boy!
What a genius no glue no screws just wood amazing work
No matter what what this man makes, he makes it look so easy.. beautiful craftsmanship and the end results are stunning.
This guy is superb. Proper craftsmanship with no silly lazy shortcuts. Good man!
Greetings from a German engineer: You, sir, make the most thorough, beautiful and precise work I've ever seen! I bow to you!
, for me Ishitani is probably the best current furniture maker on the web
high level craftsmanship, beautiful designs, great videos and tools
this is one of the better ones yet
cheers and keep creating
watching an artisan at work is a true delight, the respect for the materials and the ability to let its beauty show naturally is the mark of a master.
I am a 30 year professional furniture maker and am very impressed with your work. So many of the videos online feature fast forward recording and obnoxious music. It is nice to watch a true craftsman in a relaxing environment filmed in real time. Keep up the good work . I am a fan!
Just re-watching this again to remember the details. I made a coffee table version of this a couple of years ago based on this video. At the time I had neither the expertise or the time to make a full size one so having moved and acquired a lovely two plank large table top in teak I am going to use this as the starting point for a full size version.
This is a truly stunning design, my coffee table version has attracted many comments over the years.
Every time I watch an Ishitani video, I regret not being a carpenter. Seriously. Such fullfilling work.
It is inspiring to see your balance of machines and use of hand tools. You my friend are a true craftsman of our times.
I so agree. The hand- vs. power-tool purists get so tiresome. It's inspiring to see an expert craftsman with both use whatever he needs to perform his art.
@@drmabeuse this is so true, this guy knows when a machine is better for the job and gives you more quality or that he don't lose quality when he use a machine but when using a machine is lowering the quality he uses hand tools. I like japan because they only use new methods when the quality dont' get lost.
soy carpintero de 3ra generación...lo bello de este oficio es que nunca dejas de apreder....buen video y gran trabajo .
When each piece is branded with your pattern, it represents this person. . . . Pay tribute to every craftsman who pursues perfection!
Im a welder who does very little woodworking, I always appreciate how much cleaner working with wood is.
Joinery as poetry. And I so enjoyed his little time-out to walk the dog. That's part of it too.
At peace.
Read this as it happened. So dope
I can not look away or be distracted watching your work. It takes me to another place. A stunning display of craftsmanship.
The dovetail wedge is probably the coolest wood joinery I have seen in a really long time. Kudos to you, sir!
Inspiring - a great combination between hand tools, power tools and great craftsmanship. So adorable.
your videos are almost therapeutic?? I am a woodworking(hobby) and a lot of times I find myself rushing thru the video, or skipping thru it. I enjoy every aspect of yours. From the project, to the material, to how its shot and edited, and my wife loves the dog. So something for everyone. Thanks for sharing
Derek Forestier IKR! I am one for the small details and watching someone delicately and skilfully tend to them is my idea of beautiful
Yeah i thought the same lol. I went to skip it a few times and thought wait, i like this haha. I liked when he took the dog for the walk and all it showed was the dog got cold and wanted to go back lol. Indeed calming well made video and great carpentry.
Same here... just watched this whole thing from start to finish. Relaxing. Amazing.
I found it calming and positively resonant.
Didn't feel to f-forward through at all.
Thinking good philosophical thoughts while watching (seeing how principles could relate to my current work testing electric motors).
Beautiful
I also appreciated the time to walk your dog!
The video, the shots, the music, the tecnics, the tools, the machinery and last but not least the finish product
Very, very nice thats class and taste
What a stunning piece of work. Two stunning pieces of work actually : the video is also a masterpiece.
This was a true joy to watch. I can’t look at furniture the same after seeing this.
Oh wow this is some advanced carpentry. I love the fixing details and fasterners.
No need for words as the work speaks for itself. Beautiful. A true craftsman.
Great work! No mumbling in the background was liberating and most welcome! Regards from Poland.
I love the dovetail wedged through tenon...Great inspiration!!
We're very fortunate to have someone like you sharing your work. Thank you and warm regards from your friend in Mexico City.
Simply beautiful !
I love the idea of keeping the original shape of the tree with the center line of the table.
Thank you so much for posting.
Hi i have never seen such craftmanship in my life your such a joy to watch please keep the videos coming and thank you.
OH ! i am impressed . craftsmanship at its finest. i was captivated through the entire process.
I am an amateur woodworker. I have an extreme feeling of peacefulness watching these videos. Can, and have, watched for hours. (Learned a few things too)
Very cool video! I like the idea with the sliding dovetail wedge for the stretcher! Very awesome!
Thanks!
I love these videos. Thanks for sharing!
Videos like this make me proud to be a finish carpenter. Thanks!
hello sir.this is xiang from china.i am also a carpenter!your work really inspired me a lot.really thanks .i hope to see you in japan one day.
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I have watched this 9 times and each time find something that just keeps me aiming for this level of craftsmanship. "Bloody Great Job Mate" I am in Australia so this is appropriate..!
It was literally an honor to watch this.
Every single piece on this channel no matter how simple is so beautifully made with such craftsmanship and attention to detail. So satisfying to watch.
Y'all should make a book with all these designs and joints. I bet it would be great
Nice offer. Now we all know how "live" live edge is right now. Putting the 2 live edges together in the interior, and tying them together. Nice, fresh take. I appreciate it.
Nice hand plane uses as well. I want a block plane now.
Such great work, I can get enough of your style and skills. I'm a person who loves music and can't sit still for long. But your videos stop me in my tracks. As another user said, they're therapeutic!
You are a master. You motivate others to raise their standards and improve their skills. Thank you for sharing with the rest of us.
This is the first time I have watched one of your videos. Although you have beautiful tools, you also have incredible patience, knowledge and an understanding of wood. Thank you so much for sharing. Richard.
I appreciate the mix of modern and traditional methods that are used together to make this table.
Spectacular! Love the attention to minor details.
Bravo to videographer as well. Editing is beautiful.
Simple, strong, functional, elegant, this is what woodwork should be. With luck this table will last longer than the maker.
That is one of the nicest tables I've ever seen!
Το ξύλο μόλις απέκτησε δεύτερη ζωή !!! Απίστευτα όμορφο και ταιριάζει με ένα παγκάκι που είχατε φτιάξει παλαιότερα !!!!! Πανέμορφο !!!!
This piece is incredibly beautiful, inspiring and above all made with love and craftsmanship to dream of!
Knocking off those little tabs is one of the most satisfying things in woodworking!
Peaceful woodworking. Beautifully crafted. Thank you sir!
Love the way those wood pieces bound together by joints. No need for a single nail. So nice and neat.
it feels like a rhythm to my ear and beautiful voice inside my head while watching this video. a truly work of art. wish you open a workshop here in my country.
Patience seems to flow amongst your work both in videography as well as your taking a piece of wood and studying what it can become while respecting the lines of the wood and flow of the finished piece. I love watching shots of your fuzzy little white companion. Domo.
Your craftsmanship is impeccable, I loved this video and thanks for sharing. 😊
Alagna
This is the first time i see a japanese wood working video ...and im really impressed by it. Amazing !
Do a shop tour. I'm really interested in all your tools
This man is the master of creating beauty .
Beautiful table and awesome craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing.
A pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.beautiful table.
I love all your vidéos, every time better and better, and the perfect woodworking of master Ishitani is sublimated by these videos!
The eye of the artist, the clean lines, the choice of wood species, I am really admiring these woodworks.
In all humility, I admit to be inspired but for the moment, the result is not very good...but I continue ;-)
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks
Good luck :)
It's wonderful to see you working wood, you the technician and your wife on camera, I feel like I see a document. bravo et merci !
wow , just wow !
this is a beautiful table , i am jealous :) the simplicity and beauty in one .
Congratulations !
I have much respect for people that use non electric power tools because I know when the job is finished, we still have to sharpen up the hand tools. You're a master craftsman, and thank you for sharing.
BRAVO MAESTRO !!!!!!!!!!!!
Simple beauty. Very nicely made. What is so reassuring is that you can see the end at the beginning. You know where you're going. Your video is very clear and well structured; this is already a positive point. Oak is a very noble wood - excellent choice. It ages more beautifully than any other timber, plus the fact that it's oiled will help it pass through time. Thank you for sharing.
こういうデザイン凄く凄く好きです
This carpenter is truly a skilled artisan in his trade.
I got chilld watching that! Absolutely perfect job. Already looking forward to your next upload!
That's how you get a child? WOW
He's so precise in everything he does, even adjusting or changing his machines, I don't think he's ever rushed at anything.
New video.. i love it. thank you
Good job
Thanks :)
ISHITANI FURNITURE do you do computer tables?
Natsuki...Your video is really relaxing to watch you produce perfectional pieces. Thanks for sharing.
This type of furniture costs more to make than any other type of wood furniture. The reason isn't so much the hand craftsmanship but the process of selecting and using the wood. It is extremely important to keep track of where the wood came from; the top will always come from wood found higher up in the tree, and the legs and feet from wood progressively lower. The reason this is important in Japanese carpentry is because this is how the wood grows, and it keeps the furniture from warping over time. Also it is prohibited to use metal fasteners. All pieces have to be joined by wood itself.
I have sincere question. Why metal fastener is discouraged or as you said prohibited?
Stainless screws make these furniture more towards perfect.
please enlighten us.
Thanks.
A'ra'm from California.
It is wood working, not furniture building. Hence you are working the wood into something beautiful. Metal would make it not wood working.
@@sanramondublin Hi Frank. European Cabinet Maker here. The wood itself is still a living, breathing thing. even after you cut it and shape it.
Some style of furniture tend to use clever wooden joints and wooden dowels to keep up with the changes in the environment of the life of the furniture. The Furniture will behave differently in a modern dry apartment, than in a 100 year old english cottage. Wooden joints and dowels can work with that.
I usually dry out my dowels under a heat lamp before I add them, that way when they get slightly wet from the glue they will further expand in exactly when needed. Right at the gluing process. Metal fasteners although they came a very long way are rigid connection forms, they not allowing for much movement.
Mr Ishitani has a video where he used screws to assemble drawers. I have to admit, I was surprised.
Thank you, Chie, for these wonderful videos.
I'm sad that I'm just now found your channel. Absolutely amazing talent and I truly enjoyed the video.
Tavolo bellissimo e tutta la mia stima per le tue creazioni. Le ritengo opere d'arte. Bravo.
Lovely work! Just wonder why not insert the sliding dovetail rail before joining the two halves of the top, thus avoiding the filler piece on the outer edge?
I'm guessing he builds it this way in order to be able to take it apart, should the need arise.
I believe it's a tapered dovetail. As such it cannot be assembled the way you state.
Great craftsmanship both in the woodwork and the video production. I am especially grateful for the very economical use of background music only during final assembly. Thank you or sharing your work
Great work!!!
Doesn’t get any better... just so nice to watch and learn. Thank you
Another beautiful table Ishitani sama, I really like this one a lot!
The legs look like Oak, what is the table top made from?
Are the pins or dowels walnut?
Chie san, your skill at making these videos gets better and better, what a talented couple you two are!!
Cheers!
Fully agree with you!!
I think it's a full japanese white oak table ;)
Thanks :)
The table top is also Oak. The pins are walnut.
Lucy Vega your personal pic is suspicious. Btw not polite to have your advertisement at some one else's channel. A dubious one at that
Francis Jefferson
Scam web site that steals from others
Amazing build, it's all organic and couldn't be more beautiful
This was the most relaxing video I've ever had the pleasure of watching.No talking...just the sounds of the wood and music.Thanks for posting this.
Wow, and not a single... nail was given that day.
Yet another amazing video. Thank you for making these.
HELP! I've fallen down an Ishitani rabbit hole and I can't get out.
Absolutely stunning piece. Beautiful video as always . A true master at work .
I love your videos. I think this is my favorite piece of furniture you've made. I really like how you used sliding dovetails in the brace to help keep the table flat. I'm a novice woodworker and haven't seen that before. Is that a common feature in Japanese style trestle tables? Also really like the dovetail keys for the stretcher. It's different than the others I've seen. This table is definitely on my wish list. Keep up the videos please. The video editor is also amazing.
sliding dovetails are very common for keeping warpage of wider boards to a minimum. make sure they are tapered, friction fit and never glue one in! I'm from germany and that is one of the fundamental skills one learns durning the apprenticeship around here. It was used throughout almost every kind of furniture back in the day but nowadays not so much anymore due to the amount of time involved fitting them up. There are just much cheaper and easier ways to to the same thing nowadays. I still prefer this tho.
@@najin0446 Very good explanation. Not to forget tough that it is not used as often as it was in the past due to the climatic conditions most of the furniture lives in now. They do not vary as much as they used to be due to the difference in how we build houses e.g..
The table and his workmanship is absolutely amazing. I really like the simplicity of the saw horses they use.
Congratulations for this job
What type of resin you put in the cracks at 5:07 ?
Wow! Such an honour to witness your craftsmanship!
Maamma mia! Nice , nice, niceeee! White oak, what a beautiful kind of wood. The better thing? Criccc, criccc, criccc when the blade is cutting the fibers. "Pelle d'oca" can realized that? Thank you
The way you type things makes me remember Gennaro Contaldo
Your videos, workmanship, and the final output are so refreshing and beautiful.
now this is art carpentry.. im glad he didn't poured resin
natural beauty. made very well. The fact that the end is visible at the beginning is what makes it so comforting. You are aware of your destination. Your film is extremely well-structured and clear, which is a plus in and of itself. The noble wood oak is a great option. It matures more gracefully than any other timber, and the oiling will aid in its endurance of time. I appreciate you sharing.
Gorgeous.
Excellent video, and beautiful workmanship! Thank you for making these videos!