Japanese Joinery

[TheLongIslandgirl66]

That's so marvellous, beautiful japanese art:-)

I'm so much interested in learning this fine japanese joinery. Please send me a private message where I can find out where and whom could learn from.

Please.Please. Please.

I'm a girl from Europe.

[insomniacgrace]

Indeed, awesome!

[llew777]

This is not work but an extreme example of fine art,

My compliments on quality Please note the first comments in comment section

In Japan this is just one example of how professions such as this are thought of as forms of art, Quality lives Thank you My admiration for your work cannot be put into words. Rob From Canada

[leopert22]

the title of the music please?

[dacapus]

gr8 :-)

[TheJimmax]

Lovely work guys I think my only other comment would be you can siill cut traditional joints but with modern tools e.g. morticing machine. Would defo speed things up.

[towtruckmafia]

I love the Kabuki music.

[jjmarquete]

The first thing I think after seeing things like this is: Who was the first man who drawn this? Its genius!

[corporallee44]

ktmfreek-You should learn the english language before you come on here.

[ktmfreek]

buy a CNC machine for wood .... oh they really do not have money .... fuck you nerds.

[aramaki0519]

いい仕事してますねぇ

good work :D

[dyterdyter]

beautiful video! thanks!

[highart2003]

This may be stupid but do houses build this way creek?

[TheDaldi8800]

look "the real carpenter" and "the real roofer" !

and have fun^^

[RodCornholio]

Ingenious is an understatement. 

[lunhil12]

I'm a woodworker and I can tell you that you had better be skilled before even attempting anything like this. The book, "Japanese Joinery" is an excellent reference for anyone interested. Nice video.

[creativeagriculture]

Awsome!!

I'm a japanese and here in Japan, less and less people use traditional craft way to build their houses, more and more people use iron nails, glues, and other chemical staffs to build quick and a lot. But I think traditional ways are good for nature and strong even when the earthquake attacks.

So I was impressed by your challenge. Your works are brilliant!

Thank you for cool nice nice video! from Japan : )

[thecarlosmarin69]

What a big ass fucking puzzle. EXCELENTE.

[corporallee44]

@thecarlosmarin69 I think you mean "it is a large puzzle"

[bawz999]

Where can I get the plans for this?

[Getter0Done]

Beer break at 2:12

[DrChrisBiomed]

This is simple amazing! It looks very time consuming but I love it's elegance!

[mir974]

beautiful art.. thanks for sharing!

[SgtBooker44]

Wow, that's an amazing demonstration of skll.

[Max0Inq]

Amazing opening animation and very funny in some way.

[driepintenbier]

Very good joinery, good technique. 

[MaTchBoOkPoEt]

forgot to say awesome video!

blown away at the complexity of this artform

[MaTchBoOkPoEt]

i need to make a simple support / table legs for a 400 pound glass table top

but have no clue how to go about it.. i worked with wood alot carving it but never made any furniture...

any advice for making table legs for a piece of art? simpler the joints or style the better

any advice would be much appreciated

thanks in advance

[mrdavidurquhart]

wow!!

[tag1989]

joinery is so easy to do, its a peice of piss.

[nken63]

Cool !

[5tonyvvvv]

i want to stick my cock inthe beautiful joint hole

[corporallee44]

@5tonyvvvv WHY?

[dadadee100]

I would expect this to be verry strong

[deezynar]

For anyone interested, Japanese joinery & other information about traditional Japanese house construction is extensively documented in the book "Japanese House: A Tradition For Contemporary Architecture" by Heino Engel. He also published "Measure and Construction of the Japanese House", wich is a reprint of mainly the construction portions of the previous book and is far less expensive.

[FLORINOID]

@ 1;27 marples chiesel  the best

[cineural]

Muy bueno !! la verdad que ese trabajo es de una precisión y paciencia envidiable

[Sweeper5]

Ultra-complicated and impressive joinery. Not too many craftsmen could even touch something like that. However, other than a "challenge" or a "curiosity", I can't see taking these kinds of pains. Too many other methods that aren't so difficult or time consuming, yet still will do the job quite adequately. Even so, I much enjoyed and respect this complex wood joinery project. hats off to you guys!

[mikestrohofer]

what is that joint called by the way?

[mikestrohofer]

friekin joinery ninjas man, friekin joinery ninjas

[Mueiwark]

Very nice gentleman.

[cyclingbenjy]

Very impressive!

[jennymenuez]

that is very cool, but can you imagine building an entire building with joints like that ??

I'd like to know how much time was spent on this joint with 4 men.

very nicely done.

[morningstomper123]

yes it's very time consuming, but you do it for the love of working timber. Imagine building your own home with this technique, and then showing all your friends!

[JimiKiwi]

Great Work Guys!

[lewandlo]

waste of time to do all that work to make a joint. there is much better ways to do a joint. thats why they invented glue lol

[ir0nman1981]

1:31 Couldn't you find a bigger hammer? that one looks a bit light :D

Excellent video, very well done.

[kfedproductions]

hahaha

[eleniird]

so much effort and respect -great example of the very definition of structure

[killerbeenl]

I like the picture of the bled up fingers. :P haha jep that hurts

[maxpullara1]

They used to use a similar system in the Uk.. Similar in that they used dowel pegs and a form of mortice joint

[maxpullara1]

I didnt understand this at first! But When you replay the beginning part it shows how genius it is... You should stress more that this is a joint made that needs no glue or nails then people will understand.. Well done though 5 stars

[hempadia]

Thanks for this video...i just wonder where all this knowledge came from...China had wonderful architecture during the Tang Dynasty which influenced japan.. using wood to make such huge wooden halls and pagodas which were earthquake resistant surely shows how accomplished these craftsmen were..it is only in japan we get to see the remains of that period.

[redhouseportugal]

why wast so much time , simplelar , faster joints can be made plus we have such extreme adhesives to be stronger than the wood! although impressive craft

[WolYou]

I can tell you why:

1. This construction can be disassembled and repaired without destroying it.

2. The joints are extremely flexible. This is important when you have to live with earthquakes.

Your way of thinking is short, brutal and often idiotic. Adhesives have no lifetime. The joints presented here will last hundreds of years. If seen houses in my country build in 1800 completely from wood without nails, screws and adhesives. They're still usable. Modern ones are crap after 50 years

[redhouseportugal]

i can see you´re passionate about your work and I respect that. and your right, so my apologies if I attacked your methods. all the best to you

[guimja]

I´m happy to see people like you still exist.

[foggy4180]

@WolYou There is one other reason why they don't use screws and nails; in areas where there is a big difference in waterlevel they can't simply use it because metal pieces will not last for long if every now and then the water level rises.

[Impresioniste]

Veo problemas claros de cortante en el nudo, aunque lo habreis calculado supongo.

[winstonsmith00]

Ingeneous. looks so strong.

[talkingloaf]

That was a pretty funny video. However i think timber frame building is more solid.

[WolYou]

Timberframe buildings are no match for traditional Japanese houses. Just have a look what happens to the houses in the USA after a tornado :) Japanese houses are flexible and durable. Timberframe houses are just OSB boards screwed together by people without any knowledge of wood.

[talkingloaf]

So let me get this straight, your comparing Timberframe buildings with some normal osb board home?

[frog2eyes]

Fine work withe a sledge hammer at 1:33 Plaster on finger at 1:44

[frog2eyes]

At 1:10 he will commit hari cari if he slips(i know it is spelt wrong)

[baman12]

well lads you have mastered that joint now get on and build the house in under.....hmmmm 50 years

[lessavit]

lol true... im gunna stick to joist hangers :)

[penguinrancher]

yeah them japs are good at making puzzles.

[omgwtfbbqstfu]

lol thats awesome:)

i can barely saw wood straight:P

[ccatwood]

Very nice work. But western tools for Japanese joinery, not so keen on that.

[crabs73]

this is not craftworking,this is art. i wish i could learn even a smallest things about this way of working with wood. thank you

[firsttonyt]

Exa;emt vodep amd we;; [resemted! This video makes the wiwer invious and thirsty for knkolage! thhe artful mastery of the master wood worker is MAGNIFICENT in eveery way!

[archiebolz]

great job! it really makes it easier for me to understand japanese building techniques... it is also a great idea to do an actual hands-on rather than an essay, the japanese are really good craftsmans, you guys must be too! great job guys!

[sakana1977]

great work.

i truly admire your hands on experience!

[Lynx0r]

really impressive. I'm an joiner apprentice in my first year and I love my job.

[mom2ak]

Outstanding - impressive joinery. Thanks for creating this video!

[altairchitect]

You're welcome. It was a pleasure to create the project and this video :)

[dekonfrost7]

you know.the other day i was talking about this with my girlfriend..that the jappenese built their building where there was never any rough construction. it was detailed because they never uses vaneers or fascia.

i almost never compliment, but i was impressed. also it the first time i ever got to watch the work. thank you.and the art thing in the beginning..lol

[altairchitect]

haha thank you for the praise

[clavaque]

Wonderful! I've searched for this kind of detail to learn more about japanese wood joinery and it's the first time I find it. Is this the only kind of joint used in building? What others are there?

[altairchitect]

There are a lot more joints that don't require fasteners. Some books at your local library might help or ones from amazon entitled japanese joinery

[NHPUMV]

This one is a good piece of art

[altairchitect]

Thank you!

[yobrant]

Fascinating. Where are you guys from? What were you making?  Do more.

[altairchitect]

Thanks! We're just a bunch of architecture students that decided to do a hands on project rather than write an essay :)