I liked the way his rotary machine and all his tools looked well oiled, cleaned, and sharpened. I have a lot of respect for someone who takes good care of his tools.
Imagine having your fountain pen custom made by an old pen maker in Japan, that's some serious swag. A lot of high quality pens are "hand made" to a degree but this man actually made the pen from raw materials. That's metal
Yesterday I watched a video of how a company makes their fountain pens, fairly high tech and a lot of machinery. Mostly automated - it was impressive. Tonight I was recommended this video and it's art. Amazing and captivating work.
As a fountain pen aficionado, I have to say it was joy to watch a master at his best create a pen which will last until its passed down to ones grandson.
No crap background music, no chit chat, just the noise of craftsmen at work, the sound of the lathe and the squeak of the thread. Lovely and mesmerising.
As a craftsman that just had to let go a job precision honing 40-foot cylinders, this really hit me in the feels. Some of us even hold our heartbeat, when we need that next level of focus. ;)
I could sit at my desk for many hours to watch Mr. Tanaka create beautiful fountain pens. His works are beautiful and exquisite! Thank you sir. Respectfully
It is such a pleasure to watch a skilled craftsman at work. You must be ever mindful that his actions are guided by understandings of the materials and tools that not apparent to the eye.
Preservation of historical information (books, audio, video, etc). Is a huge concern of mine. I will keep this in mind and if I can find others in the series I will share their source. Ty for posting this.
Just wonderful to see a true artisan working his craft. I have no need at all for a fountain pen, but certainly appreciate the skill and artistry that goes into a handmade pen!
What a wonderful video - a true craftsman who loves his work and who has pride in what he produces. Totally mesmerizing. I hope he has an apprentice who will carry on the tradition when Mr. Tanaka retires. Thanks for posting!
i know Im asking randomly but does anybody know a tool to log back into an Instagram account? I stupidly forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can offer me!
@Aldo Jay i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process now. Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
Pure Art and a true Master of his craft. Absolutely fascinating to watch. TFS! I love to see someone create with their hands and you can clearly see the passion he infuses into his creations.
We honor this great Japanese craftsman and we work each day as a pair here to be half as able as he, thank you very much you make great products of celebration. Lance & Patrick.
I always feel happy yet sad while watching this video. Happy because I’m watching someone do what they love and what they are good at, but sad because his probably passed away :( makes me feel sad.
Truly a joy to watch and definitely a master of a trade that the world has lost. Watching him create deepens my love for fountain pens even if I cannot afford this level of writing instrument. Thanks for the enjoyable videos.
I respect all the craftmen because when working they look like performing art with their hearts and minds. The more craftsmen a country has the more famous it’ll become. A firm and advanced economy should based on things like that
Beautiful pen. I want it. I still write by hand in cursive. I still use the pen my 7th grade english teacher required we learn with. I'll be 60 soon. I have 12 fountain pens, and I'm sorry to say, none of any real quality. I still love how they write.
have had a bit to do with pens , worked in a pen shop(in the 80s) that sold pens from $1 to $6000 some of the pens i preferred were steel nib but there were a few gold nibs that were so smooth. I still buy pens but i might test out ten or more nibs before i buy a pen . a cheap pen with a great nib beats an expensive pen with a average nib .
@Peter Brooke So going by your comment it's all in the nib? I have to ask how can a pen cost $6000??? Were they made of gold and encrusted with precious gems?
@@rabbitphobia There are pens gilded with powdered gold and a painted scene done by hand with many layers, fitted not just to work, but to be smooth and pleasing even when unscrewing the barrel to change the ink. And yes, nib made with 14K gold, polished to perfection, and iridium point ground just so by master nibmeisters. Those are more art than they are pen, and if they are used as pens it's probably going to be on billion dollar contracts or international treaties. You can still get excellent quality pens for 100 or less that will last a lifetime, and utilitarian ones for 20-30 that will give decades of service though they may not look or feel quite as nice. Even a 'cheap' 2 or 3 dollar one, with a bit of work on the nib, will feel and look on the page miles ahead of the best ballpoints.
My respects have you ,with little parts a high quality product build and many free hand work in this time i know many turner worker can't this do.Nice that you have it us show.
@@MorrisonScotch I just don't understand how he did it without the thread wandering in the wrong direction, when you can SEE the tool he's holding wobbling around.
@Usty It not the younger generation. It is the socialist system of education. It managed to sever the tie between wise and young and waste years with useless paperwork. Talk to craftsmen and count the times they tell you how lucky they are to be apprentices of some old master, because school taught them absolutely nothing. And it is only going to get worse and worse. And there is nothing you can do about it. Because it is politics.
Thousands of these craftsmanships or as you say "art forms" have died and will continue to die and there is nothing wrong. It's a part of evolution from type 0 to type 1 civilization.
@@quantised1703 no es asi.. la evolucion es una cosa y otra es el arte... y hacer las cosas las cosas a mano es otra cosa y tener desde una pluma o un par de zapatos o unos guantes o un peine echo a mano te da otra sensacion ..dalo por echo...
Pens like this created by a master are an unattainable dream for me. I am happy with my $8.00 (eight) JIn Hao pens that I take great pleasure in writing with.
Need one of these in my collection. now fountain pens made of plastic feel ugly, lucky to have a handmade fountain pen i found in my grandma's room when i was a kid. its made of some black wood, marble, old rubber piston, and bronze tip. awesome....
Santor6 tools are hand made for the purpose , definitely do not belong in scrapyard although the tool steel may have come from one before he painstakingly shaped hardened and tempered them into the fine tools you see in video !
The beauty of this video made me cry. This is what I call magic. Magic DOES exists in this form. A prime example of a GENUINE video. "The sound of work" is simply sublime.
I have to comment volumes on this video. The document has the magic of craftsmanship and the age of wisdom in it. This is the future and the past at the same time. It's about skill, love, commitment and joy. He gained precision and exactness as a form of peace. This is about contemplation. How can this be more religious and spiritual when his aura is all around his workplace, the way he operates his machines and how happy he feels doing it. THIS, only this, is the grail that TH-cam achieved. It's a great step for man kind in every sense. We found ourselves again through our guilds, talents and technology. It's Japan in the purest form. Even when he speaks in his language I feel a sense of accomplishment. We need more videos of this caliber. It helps us believe in ourselves once more.
it's so cool that this guy uses a foot lathe with a regular lathe chuck and steel shaft, it's a cool melding of modern parts with old techniques i think..
I liked the way his rotary machine and all his tools looked well oiled, cleaned, and sharpened. I have a lot of respect for someone who takes good care of his tools.
This. You can understand a lot about a man by simply looking at his tools.
Imagine having your fountain pen custom made by an old pen maker in Japan, that's some serious swag. A lot of high quality pens are "hand made" to a degree but this man actually made the pen from raw materials. That's metal
Almost as classy as my Bic Clic Stic.
Owning a pen like this would be a dream come true. The craftsmanship and passion is obvious.
Being fortunate to own a pen made by this master would be a great honor.
As a new pen maker myself, seeing this done by a master in traditional techniques, is pure inspiration and admiration.
Cool. Do you have a site where you sell them?
@@sanjayshetty5640 are you on Facebook?
No cheesy music, no talking, just the sound of work. Beautiful.
Shoegum 👍
👍
Sshhh..you're keyboard is disturbing me.
Yes
Peter Maxwel
Yesterday I watched a video of how a company makes their fountain pens, fairly high tech and a lot of machinery. Mostly automated - it was impressive. Tonight I was recommended this video and it's art. Amazing and captivating work.
As a fountain pen aficionado, I have to say it was joy to watch a master at his best create a pen which will last until its passed down to ones grandson.
Possibly the best video on TH-cam, thank you so much for sharing! 🙏 ❤️
No crap background music, no chit chat, just the noise of craftsmen at work, the sound of the lathe and the squeak of the thread. Lovely and mesmerising.
AhhMishMoneypenny ASMR for men
I loved it very much
+1
Wait, did you copy this comment?
@@biscuitburger725 he totally did. Just changed the wording.
今、これ - これ - 人々 - 本当の美しさ - 誰もが厄介なコメントをしたのではない、我々はみんなここに来た - 選択によってまたは誤って -
これは本当に素晴らしいです、私はこのビデオのために田中氏に感謝します、どうぞ、5000以上のこれらの素晴らしいペンを作ってください。 そして、ここに来て、このMASTERを見ていたすべての人に話しかけます。
あなたのビデオを本当にありがとう、あなたは真のマスターです。 カナダからの尊敬
The way he cuts the threads is stunning
@BMO nice
As a craftsman that just had to let go a job precision honing 40-foot cylinders, this really hit me in the feels.
Some of us even hold our heartbeat, when we need that next level of focus.
;)
The way he looked at the pen after it was assembled fully, like it was a little child, is just priceless.
I could sit at my desk for many hours to watch Mr. Tanaka create beautiful fountain pens. His works are beautiful and exquisite! Thank you sir. Respectfully
I love watching craftsman putting their heart and soul into things they make. Makes it that much special when they make one just for you.
Really good to see some craftsmen around making things like this, instead of machines.
He DIDN'T make one just for me. Sadly....
I feel the fascination of a kid watching his dad work with tools. I'm in my 50s.
Couldn't agree more, cmonkey :D
It is such a pleasure to watch a skilled craftsman at work. You must be ever mindful that his actions are guided by understandings of the materials and tools that not apparent to the eye.
Preservation of historical information (books, audio, video, etc). Is a huge concern of mine. I will keep this in mind and if I can find others in the series I will share their source. Ty for posting this.
Man, I love to watch skilled artisans at work.
Simply beautiful
Start to finish i am awed
I MUST watch again
I can certainly appreciate someone who creates something of beauty such as this.
Just wonderful to see a true artisan working his craft. I have no need at all for a fountain pen, but certainly appreciate the skill and artistry that goes into a handmade pen!
Don't know why i'm here.. but I stayed and I was mesmerized
Beautiful. I loved it, especially the really close up detail shots.
What a wonderful video - a true craftsman who loves his work and who has pride in what he produces. Totally mesmerizing. I hope he has an apprentice who will carry on the tradition when Mr. Tanaka retires. Thanks for posting!
superb skill and craftsmanship! handmade pens done with the labor of love, thus elevating them to the esteemed level of art!
i know Im asking randomly but does anybody know a tool to log back into an Instagram account?
I stupidly forgot the account password. I would love any tricks you can offer me!
@Alonso Jaden Instablaster :)
@Aldo Jay i really appreciate your reply. I found the site through google and im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take a while so I will reply here later with my results.
@Aldo Jay it worked and I actually got access to my account again. I am so happy:D
Thank you so much, you saved my account :D
@Alonso Jaden Glad I could help :D
To write with a gorgeous fountain pen, hand made, just for yourself ... a dream!
Amazing craftsmanship, the magic of skilful hands ....!!!
Pure Art and a true Master of his craft. Absolutely fascinating to watch. TFS! I love to see someone create with their hands and you can clearly see the passion he infuses into his creations.
Such a pleasure to watch this gentleman at work.
i clicked on this by mistake but watched whole video.amezing.
Absolutely fantastic , words cannot express how amazing this gentleman’s talent’s are . I would love one of his Fountain Pen’s.
If you purchase one of those pens, just know that this man made that pen just for you.
I would pay 10 times the price just to show my respect and appreciation for this art of craft.
If you purchase one of these pens just know that a water buffalo was killed just for you.
@@bharatibhatia6757 that's even better
@@zoomer6155 I don't think it's better. I think the life on that animal is worth more than to be manufactured into a pen element
@@rafal777jojoboy5 to bad for you.
Very satisfying video Master enjoyed it truly amazing work of art.
We honor this great Japanese craftsman and we work each day as a pair here to be half as able as he, thank you very much you make great products of celebration.
Lance & Patrick.
Absolute pure craftsmanship. Magnificent. It would be a wonderful pleasure to own one of these magnificent pens.
It is always a delightful privilege to watch an old master at his work or craft!
This is great craftsmanship ! Future generations will be robbed of these human creations !
13:37 holding your breath prevents your hands from shaking. Learned it at the caligraphy class back in Afghanistan.
thank you very much for this important show case.
Amazing. He had my undivided attention once I saw him freehand the threads. Now THAT'S skill!
Simply beautiful. I have the highest respect for people like this old man they really make a difference. God bless him and thanks for sharing!
legend say he's still adjusting this pen
I always feel happy yet sad while watching this video. Happy because I’m watching someone do what they love and what they are good at, but sad because his probably passed away :( makes me feel sad.
three things can be looked at forever when water flows, when fire burns and when others work :)
A beautiful mix of practicality and artistry, seems to be a common thing with Japanese workmanship
TH-cam! Why did you recommend this beautiful artwork just now? It's 2019 now,
Right? I so much needed to see this earlier.
An hour ago i was just trying to learn how to write with a fountain pen. Now I'm off to Japan to be a master of fountain pen crafting.
I'm found of pens ,fountains pens remember me the old days when I was a student and used to go to school ,
This guy seriously just free-hand cuts all the threads and they fit perfectly. Talk about skill.
God bless you for making our heritage alive,beautiful,I learnt to write with fountain pen.
Truly a joy to watch and definitely a master of a trade that the world has lost. Watching him create deepens my love for fountain pens even if I cannot afford this level of writing instrument. Thanks for the enjoyable videos.
Many thanks. This let me see how they are hand made.
I respect all the craftmen because when working they look like performing art with their hearts and minds. The more craftsmen a country has the more famous it’ll become. A firm and advanced economy should based on things like that
Oh my goodness, this is just extraordinary and beautiful! That is a true masterpiece of a pen!
Spectacular! Thank you for this video!
Thanks for sharing this video. It's a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.
I must have watched this video 30x and keep coming back - amazing
Beautiful pen. I want it. I still write by hand in cursive. I still use the pen my 7th grade english teacher required we learn with. I'll be 60 soon. I have 12 fountain pens, and I'm sorry to say, none of any real quality. I still love how they write.
If you love the way they write then I'd say they're real quality. Enjoy!
have had a bit to do with pens , worked in a pen shop(in the 80s) that sold pens from $1 to $6000 some of the pens i preferred were steel nib but there were a few gold nibs that were so smooth. I still buy pens but i might test out ten or more nibs before i buy a pen . a cheap pen with a great nib beats an expensive pen with a average nib .
@Peter Brooke So going by your comment it's all in the nib? I have to ask how can a pen cost $6000??? Were they made of gold and encrusted with precious gems?
@@rabbitphobia There are pens gilded with powdered gold and a painted scene done by hand with many layers, fitted not just to work, but to be smooth and pleasing even when unscrewing the barrel to change the ink. And yes, nib made with 14K gold, polished to perfection, and iridium point ground just so by master nibmeisters. Those are more art than they are pen, and if they are used as pens it's probably going to be on billion dollar contracts or international treaties.
You can still get excellent quality pens for 100 or less that will last a lifetime, and utilitarian ones for 20-30 that will give decades of service though they may not look or feel quite as nice. Even a 'cheap' 2 or 3 dollar one, with a bit of work on the nib, will feel and look on the page miles ahead of the best ballpoints.
There you Go
Imagine the sheer pleasure of being this sort of craftsman.
I need one.
A true video of real craftsmanship and pure hand skill
GREAT
Every now and then i watch this just for relaxation.
Smell of the new pen and filling ink, new books, school uniform at first day of our class are golden memories. 👬👭👫💕. Thanks sir.
OK I had no school uniform, because the schools here normally have none. But I have the same golden memories,
SO, a big thanks from me, too.
For some reason this is incredibly soothing and cathartic. I could happily watch hours of this.
A thing of beauty. Thankyou for sharing.
Oh the wonderful fountain pen. I remember writing so many letters in my younger days. I still have a fountain pen ..I must use it more. X
My respects have you ,with little parts a high quality product build and many free hand work in this time i know many turner worker can't this do.Nice that you have it us show.
It's truly impressive how straight and linear it is. Especially considering the threads are cut by hand.
Thats amazing, Ive never seen a thread being made like that
Nice isn't it?
@@MorrisonScotch I just don't understand how he did it without the thread wandering in the wrong direction, when you can SEE the tool he's holding wobbling around.
確かな技術はもちろんの事、何度も使い心地を確かめながら作業していく。人の暖かみを感じる万年筆。素晴らしい。
An art form that must not be allowed to disappear.
i hear the plastic is folded a thousand times
@Usty It not the younger generation. It is the socialist system of education. It managed to sever the tie between wise and young and waste years with useless paperwork. Talk to craftsmen and count the times they tell you how lucky they are to be apprentices of some old master, because school taught them absolutely nothing.
And it is only going to get worse and worse. And there is nothing you can do about it. Because it is politics.
Thousands of these craftsmanships or as you say "art forms" have died and will continue to die and there is nothing wrong. It's a part of evolution from type 0 to type 1 civilization.
@@quantised1703 no es asi.. la evolucion es una cosa y otra es el arte... y hacer las cosas las cosas a mano es otra cosa y tener desde una pluma o un par de zapatos o unos guantes o un peine echo a mano te da otra sensacion ..dalo por echo...
Did you financially support that artisan?
Great Video - very enjoyable to watch the hands of a master at work
"A man who has mastered an art, reveals it in his every action." --Samurai maxim
Beautiful process, thanks for sharing
Pens like this created by a master are an unattainable dream for me. I am happy with my $8.00 (eight) JIn Hao pens that I take great pleasure in writing with.
Everything about this video was GREAT!!!
A true master of his craft. And all is done without the help of a measuring device!
Exquisite workmanship, Sir.
Must be expensive for the amount of master craftsmanship that goes into the pen
Fascinating, mesmerising and quite wonderful.
it's like an ASMR vid before ASMR was a thing
Merci pour cette magnifique vidéo
So much detail and work! Respect!
Need one of these in my collection. now fountain pens made of plastic feel ugly, lucky to have a handmade fountain pen i found in my grandma's room when i was a kid. its made of some black wood, marble, old rubber piston, and bronze tip. awesome....
True craftsmanship thank you.
Thank you TH-cam for putting something random in my feed. I love it!
0:40 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA
i dont know why that got me
Lmao I didn't even notice
Dude. You got me. That was funny
HAHAHAHHAHA
Great craftsman,great video,very interesting.
No measurement tools, no blueprint, no standard size, this is not techiique, but handcraft art. Btw, I love that lathe
This man is my hero. Level 100 of craftsmanship with tools that belong to scrap yard. Amazing.
Santor6 tools are hand made for the purpose , definitely do not belong in scrapyard although the tool steel may have come from one before he painstakingly shaped hardened and tempered them into the fine tools you see in video !
The beauty of this video made me cry.
This is what I call magic. Magic DOES exists in this form.
A prime example of a GENUINE video.
"The sound of work" is simply sublime.
Very cool. I've been fascinated with fountain pens since the 4th grade, lo these many many moons ago. It's cool watching one built.
This is indeed a Master Craftsman.
Amazing work. Gonna purchase a handmade fountain pen soon. Also it would been great to learn to make them oneself.
I never thought that this would be so fascinating you are a true master amazing
My goodness, what a talent he has. Watched the video thrice. It was so enticing.
He works on the machine or he himself is a machine ?
He is amazing at his work..
I can only say he loves his job and creates this beautiful handcrafted magical products.
Watched without a blink. Never did it for any other video.
I have to comment volumes on this video. The document has the magic of craftsmanship and the age of wisdom in it. This is the future and the past at the same time. It's about skill, love, commitment and joy. He gained precision and exactness as a form of peace. This is about contemplation. How can this be more religious and spiritual when his aura is all around his workplace, the way he operates his machines and how happy he feels doing it.
THIS, only this, is the grail that TH-cam achieved. It's a great step for man kind in every sense. We found ourselves again through our guilds, talents and technology. It's Japan in the purest form. Even when he speaks in his language I feel a sense of accomplishment. We need more videos of this caliber. It helps us believe in ourselves once more.
If you think this is cool look up how craftsman make copper pagoda roofing... insane! All hand formed copper sheets... looks like scales on a reptile
it's so cool that this guy uses a foot lathe with a regular lathe chuck and steel shaft, it's a cool melding of modern parts with old techniques i think..