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How do these wood craftsmen get so precise?

japan has been making homes like that for thousands of years...sure the tradition and know how has been past down for generations...]
 
I don't read Asian but I'm gonna bet thats Japanese and not Chinese.
Wonder if that wood smells as good as it looks.
 
where i spent my early years in japan...constructed same way as the video...

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Practice, care and time can yield beautiful results. It's a shame that modern life values speed and price over beauty and elegance.
 
"When they join the pieces together, it's like perfect measurement."

There's your answer right there.
 
Completely different set of tools - both mental & physical. Japanese woodcraftsmen use saws that are thin, flexible, and cut on the pull instead of the push, which allows for far greater precision.

They also have, in general, a greater appreciation for craftsmanship and the patience it takes to get there.
 
Very cool, but how do you provide that level of craftsmanship to everyone? Seems very unscalable. I guess it's possibly doable if everyone just lives in single room, 300 sq foot houses.
 
Not like here, hammer to fit, payday is on Friday!

I've helped(that means, "hand me my hammer" and clean up that mess) few guys that work on older Victorian era homes, they are perfectionist and are not fast.

It's wonderful to have appreciation for good craftsmanship, not an easy thing to learn.

I'd think that Kevin714 would have some thoughts.
 
Mike95060 said:
Practice, care and time can yield beautiful results.
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When you don't have some supe screaming in your ear, telling you to do twice as much work in half the time...


For anyone innnerested, the new mill in Coloma is mortise and tenon. Not as spiffy as the video, but really nice work nonetheless. :thumbup
 
My uncle is a Master Carpenter. He can make two pieces of wood lock together so that you can't tell where the joint is without looking very closely.
Asking how he does it is a bit like asking how Marquez is able to carry his speed. He can tell you what he does but you might not understand it. And more than likely you'll never come close to duplicating it.
 
CocoLoco said:
My uncle is a Master Carpenter. He can make two pieces of wood lock together so that you can't tell where the joint is without looking very closely.
Asking how he does it is a bit like asking how Marquez is able to carry his speed. He can tell you what he does but you might not understand it. And more than likely you'll never come close to duplicating it.
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+1

My dad has been doing cabinets and interior carpentry on mega yachts for 25+ years. Amazing skill. I'm solid in a wood shop, but he's an absolute magician. :hail
 
I used to spend hours watching the craftsmen in Hakone making the Yosegi Zaiku puzzle boxes. Brilliant stuff!

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Dubbington said:
They dont rush, measure twice and cut once.

Sharp tools and proper setup.

Those little bowties where cut out by hand THEN made of different wood, glued and planned flush. Amazing work. I'd love to learn.

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the bowties look easier than the dovetails that are... don't know what to call it. lined?
 
auntiebling said:
the bowties look easier than the dovetails that are... don't know what to call it. lined?
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Half blind Double dovetail.

Check this video out. I have that exact router table/system. The joints it can make are insane. I'm just now learning how to use it.

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