The Ultimate Woodworking Tool Festival : Meet the Blacksmiths in Miki, Japan (三木市 鍛治でっせ) Kaji Desse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 มิ.ย. 2023
- In this video, we are in Miki City, Japan attending a massive carpentry tool festival. It has been 4 years since this event was held. The Miki City blacksmiths were there in full force with carpentry tools that I have never seen. Not only carpentry tools, but also kitchen knives, gardening tools, and other hardware.
We got the chance to meet some of the biggest blacksmithing names in Miki City during our two days at the festival. I walked away with a lot of cool Japanese hand saws and chisels. I was excited to put the names of the blacksmiths that I have heard about to their faces.
There were so many tools there that we have never seen before. Big chisels, little chisels, offset chisels, gingko shaped chisels, planes of different shapes and sizes.
We hope you enjoy this video and get the chance to come to Miki City, Japan for the next Kaji Desse. There is an even bigger festival that happens in November of every year so it would be worth it to check it out then.
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Another great video, I am planning my 3rd trip to Japan and have been using your channel to plan parts of my itinerary and would like to attend the November event but can't find the specific dates or location only past events, can you please help
There are two cool events coming up in November 2023. The Hardware Festival in Miki City will be held on November 4th and 5th, and the following week, on November 11th and 12th, the Kezurou-kai 2023 will be held in Itoigawa City, Niigata Prefecture. It seems there isn't an official webpage for the Miki event yet, but it will be held at the same location as last year. Please refer to the URL from the past event for reference: kanamono-matsuri.jp/english.html. For the Kezuroukai: kezuroukai-itoigawa.online/
Just an idea for a future video, a “must visit” list of tool shops and events for travellers to Japan, you are welcome 😀
I'll be in Japan in november also for the tool festival! Thank you for the info!
The fact that such a large-scale exhibition can exist is evidence of the advancement of Japanese woodworking tools.👍
This was absolutely fascinating, thank you both so very much for the tour and conversations with some of the craftsman! 😊
Our pleasure!
I would love the opportunity to see all this in person. Japanese carpentry tools are fascinating. From the process of making to there specific uses.
Ahh… wish I knew about this as I’m Osaka at the moment 😭
1:22 This sort of amazing detail is from one maker (the blacksmith) caring and understanding the needs of the other maker (the carpenter). These innovations and details can take a lot of collaboration and time but are completely worth it.
Wow Mr. Ouchi is a great teacher!
I don't know why I find craftsmanship and pride in one's work so extremely satisfying, but I do. Ouchi-san is the kind of vendor I'd like to have for everything I ever buy.
I am thrilled to watch you interview Ouchi San. My Kansai style bench chisels were made by his father and he is absolutely right about the difference in quality between Ouchi and other brands. I have massive respect for the quality of his work. I have never managed to chip any of his chisels or loose a weld. They are easy and quick to sharpen too. It's a joy to use Ouchi chisels. I have other brand's but they pale in comparison.
This guy knows his S#$t. Get some.
where can I buy such chisels?
That's the price.
>quickly puts the chisel away
I got a chuckle out of that. There's so many things I want to buy but my wallet would be empty so fast
Thanks so much for sharing! The conversation with Ouchi-San was fantastic; I also noticed Juntaro Mitsukawa was there displaying his saws, I have a few in my shop and love them!
Wow that was very interesting. Thanks so much for letting us tag along.
Love the content and appreciate the info on the show in November. I need to make it to Japan.
Was at a sandwich shop today in Utah, USA.... guy in front of me was wearing a wal mart t shirt w a graphic of Japanese ramen.... we chatted about Japan for a couple minutes... he lived there for 10 years ... we both were talking each others ears off to top each other about what we each appreciated about Japanese culture...
Amazingly, you picked up every chisel I was eyeballing specifically! This looks like it was an absolute blast, and I really liked the explanations the blacksmith gave about what makes his chisels special, and about the differences between Kanto and Kansai style
Wow! Amazing content as usual! Regards from Luxembourg!😊
Thank you so much for sharing.
Thanks for sharing very informative for future tool purchases
I love these tool show and whenever you go tool shopping👍
Fancinating to hear the intricacies behind making those chisels and saws. Had a 3 week trip in japan 3 months ago and bought a bounch of woodworking tools, maybe not quite the qualities as in this show, but the best I could get in Cainz. I have been using these since and am so pleased with their qualilities, especially the souble-sided pull saw, which is so much better to use than the saw of same design (as far as I can tell) I bought over a year ago but made in Germany.
Brilliant content and insight into the range, plus high quality of tools crafted there. Thankyou
Love your videos...Thanks for posting this...
Thank you very much for this video. I think I now know what Heaven looks like!!!!
Although I am Japanese, I have never been there. I think when I do visit Japan, I’m going to plan it so I can attend this festival!!! Greetings from Vancouver Canada!🙂
Fantastic content, love the short interview with Mr Ouchi !
Thank you
That was very interesting so many thanks for showing us and yes what ever you picked up, was the one I wanted :)
Always very beautiful what different Types of Tools the Japanese blacksmiths are able to forge 😍
Another excellent video! Thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really cool expo! Would love to visit one like this some day
thanks for posting your experiences. really enjoyed the interview with ouchi-san, great information that i havent heard before.
Thankyou for the vid, especially with the conversations with Mr Ouchi.
Glad you enjoyed it
is there any chance you could do a video on your tool set up? what tools you own and use regularly please? also any chance of chisel sharpening and chisel care video? If you haven't already done these of course. Thank you for videoing your journey to become a carpenter, I absolutely love this channel!
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Great chanel! Hopefully I'll be in Japan in about a month. Planing to visit some of the places you show in your channel. Let's see how communication goes no speaking much Japanese at all 😅
Any extra tips are welcome please. Thank you
Thank you for these awesome videos. New subscriber here.
Thanks for the sub!
I’m just glad to find your channel. Love the 🇯🇵 tools. Would so helpful if you could share some shops that ships overseas
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Hi, thank you for sharing this amazing video. My father is extremely passionate about wood working and wants to collect hand made tools. I was wondering if you can provide us with an itinerary for the same. For instance when to visit, which blacksmith to buy tools from. If there are any specific people to show around and introduce us to the blacksmith. Please let me know if you can provide any point of contact or any lead for the same. Thank you.
Great tour. Thanks. Where might we find a calendar of wood tool trade shows in Japan? Is there a list of blacksmiths who specialise in tool blades? You have probably added a few thousand $ to the cost of my upcoming Japan trip. But thanks again. Always enjoy you content.
I am curious about the white towel draped over the neck/shoulders (e.g. @ 3:20). I recently saw the film "Perfect Days" (truly wonderful film) in which the main character also had a white towel, almost as part of his work uniform. Does it signify "I'm working here." or something similar? I had to go back and stop the video so I could look at the pictures and read the text at the same time - happy to learn a bit about different style of chisels. Seems fairly subtle. I'm sure to a working carpenter, that must have been very fun and exciting - sort of like Disneyland for a hand tool lover?
You can totally get all of the stuff at Harbor freight here in the US…… Just kidding lol
That looks like a blast. thanks...
Thanks so much for all your videos, they are so good. I really enjoy watching them. It has been a source of joy for me the past week. Do you have a video about your story? Why you decided to pursue this path? I'm curious what led up to this and what your dreams are.
I would also be super keen on a video like "Which Japanese Hand Tools to start with for a hobbyist woodworker" It's a bit overwhelming how many there are between the chisels, planes, and saws. A solid versatile starting point recommendation would be awesome. I learned woodworking in art school and loved it, but then did not do it for a while because I worked in NYC and had no space. Now I have a house a small wood shop, so finding some time and space to make things again and would love use japanese hand tools. Cheers
Fascinating, great video, it's so interesting knowing about those owesome tools!! Please could you share some websites to buy chisels, hand saws and hand planes from Japan to the US? Greetings from NY!!
Could you make a video about Japanese style Plumb Bob Tool please? I have seen a plumb bob within metal tube in your videos. Very simple and very precise!
As a journeyman carpenter and fine woodworker I wish there was a place in the USA I could get some of these tools. I have two chisels that were made in Japan and I love them, they both have Boxwood handles, not the Oak handles, I got them years ago from the Japan Woodworker, if you know a good place to get them please let me know. Thank you, great video
I love going to trade shows.
If I went I’d leave broke and very happy, TSA would not be happy
Great video, very 😅nteresting to see the differences in design of chisels and saws, any idea of the price for a speciality chisel (dovetail) or a speciality
Kanna like the Gotoku?
Do you run into tourist tools in Japan? I remember once going to a really top Japanese tool store stateside. I was interested in a top brand of Japanese push chisels, that came with boxwood handles. I normally avoid anything other than Oak handles, if I can find them. But I love boxwood, and on push chisels it seemed like a reasonable choice. Keeping in mind a top maker, of art level tools. And yet when I examined them the tools had off angle, sideways, etc... assembly. And quite a few other flaws. Very surprising. I ended up with the same maker's white oak handles, and a simpler looking forging. They are among my very favourite tools and have amazing cutting power, maybe they are fantastic with my stones.
And there are other examples, like ray, or sharkskin handles on chisels, or saws. I don't have any problem with art level execution tools, that probably don't warrant their prices, in practical terms. Though I would say that while there isn't much difference, I have never felt I got less for a more expensive, upper grade tool, in raw performance terms. The only expensive tools I probably didn't benefit from were some Ouchii blue steel and macassar ebony chisels I bought a 14 chisel set of . I don't find the ebony ads anything, and has a bad sound when struck. And I probably am not a blue steel guy. But they are certainly well made, and very much worth what I paid for them back in the 80s.
I've got a trip coming to Japan (Toyota via Nagoya via Tokyo) and have been trying to study up on my next tool purchase. The precision/perfection of traditional Japanese joinery is very appealing to my perfectionist engineer mind, and I think I'm next in the market for a proper saw (I've got a couple nomi already, and currently am not planing so much...).
Would there be any specific recommendations on stores to visit in Toyota/Nagoya or do you think I should mainly make effort for some shops in Tokyo like you've showcased on your miniseries on them?
To be frank, I'd use a very nice kitchen knife more often as I'm also the cook of the house, so a shop who was into edged items in general would be ideal.
(I recognize this request is a bit of a stretch, even maybe a little annoying, and if so, I humbly apologize. Any comments/recommendations would be taken with great appreciation from this US northern midwesterner. :) Thank you!!)
I do not know of any tool shops outside of the ones I have mentioned. As for kitchen knives, your best option is Sagami Daiku Dougu Kan. This shop has a large selection of kitchen knives. Thank you for watching.
@@thecarpentrylife Thank you so much! I'll ask some of my local-to-the-area friends if they've got any suggestions just in case (they're not carpenters, though, so it was worth a shot!!)
Thanks again!
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I am looking to buy some japanese chisels, and as someone from the US it is incredibly hard to determine what I am getting and which ones are good quality for the money. I see some sets going for 80$ an some going for 12k~.
Do you know why the back of the chisel seems rounded? I'm curious if it's a sharpening effect or if the material is made that way.
What is that massive orange "soft" hammer you always use, thats what I want to know.
I was in Tokyo recently and went to that store in Sagamihara (which I learnt about from your channel). They mentioned this festival. Was it held in early June ?
Yes, it was early June. There is a bigger festival that will happen in the same place in November.
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Very interesting how high are the prices in Nippon for Tools?
Man... this culture is personal accountability first and then everything follows attitude.
Hi, I live on a large piece of land and I decided to build a Hanok Style shed. I have absolutely no history in woodworking or joinery but I like a challenge. What saws do you recommend I get? What size and what style? Keep in mind that I will be cutting the beams and the joinery by myself. I would really appreciate your advice on this. Also Chisels. What size and type of chisels do you recommend I get? I know what you do isn’t easy but it’s a challenge to me and it keeps my mind busy and keeps me out of trouble. It’s more of therapy for me I need to keep challenging myself and I love learning.
I do not know the size of the beams and pillars you will be processing. I usually use Tataki Nomi which are more for timber frame carpenters. If it is furniture type work or smaller lighter duty I use Oire Nomi. The saws that I use are mostly Ryoba Saws. These are double edged saws. I use a 300mm and 270mm saw mostly.
I would like Anaya nomi 36mm do you know how it is possible to get ahold of it overseas? There is some makers of big chisels here, but alot of western tools are very poorly weighted and I enjoy some japanese far more (if I can afford them) the Ryoba saw being one of those tools.
You can check Kurashige Tools. They ship overseas. shop.kurashige-tools.com/en
Also, you can watch this other video I made on Kurashige: th-cam.com/video/eBoNdIgpZK8/w-d-xo.html
why are the chisel blades not inline with handle, slightly bent.
Offset angle allows the carpenter to cut much deeper than the blade length.
@@gazpal if the blade is directly inline with the handle it would stop from cutting off axis.
@@ChickenPermissionOG the limiting factor is blade length.
@@gazpal not talking about the length
@@ChickenPermissionOG I know an I'm telling you the REASON FOR THE OFFSET chisel handle versus in-line chisel handle. Blade length plays a massive part in the practical use of chisels and shorter blades can be used for equally deep cuts (In comparison to longer bladed western style chisels) by offsetting the handle.
Each type works equally as well, but resources for high carbon steel were fairly limited, so the shorter chisel blade was developed through necessity - with high carbon steel forge welded to the softer iron body/core material. A slightly offset handle makes it possible to cut deeper and pare further into the timber with a short blade. The slight "bend" efficiently directs the force of the hammer blow through the length of the chisel..
That point at 1:57 didn't work for me as most Japanese chisels I see, or owned will make flush cuts to the surface of the work with the back on the work. So say you had a penetrating mortise or a peg you wanted to cut flush, they will all do that with the back on the surface of the work, and the handle free. Western chisels are not designed that way, and one always gets some handle interference unless they are cranked, or something
That flat on the shank would allow the handle to be more in line with the back of the chisel, and take a more inline hit from the hammer. If one pursued that approach with a mortising chisel, the handle is above the work, so there isn't a problem. But then the shank would stop the deep work, as you point out.
So what we are really looking at is not a clearance for deep work issue, they "all" do that, but making a handle centerline more co-planer with the cut line. Allowing the the chisel to be more like a western chisel (horrors), while not running into the shank. I don't consider that an advantage as the offset angle of the regular handle, when used correctly, helps limit the diving of the chisel that results from the bevel. A unique benefit of the Japanese chisel design.
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3:17 how do I buy one of his chisels? He mentioned that he sells many overseas
Ouchi chisels are available from Suzuki-ya Tools
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The Concave or Fluted design in the Chisels with that design so close to the working edge does not lend to a long tool life once sharpened to that point.