*_I"m So happy to know that Japanese youth still carry on their traditional art in every form of the Japanese form art so the world can have a chance to see the beautiful culture that I love._* Thank you for sharing.
Beautiful work! it is so nice to have people to carry on traditions such as you show here.. To keep the beauty of the making alive is fantastic.. thank you all..
When I did my Coppersmithing apprenticeship we did this kind of work. I still have my plenishing and peening hammers and bossing mallets. Hammers kept to a mirror finish. If your hammers have a mark on the face it'll transfer onto the workpiece. Alas, this kind of work is done much quicker and cheaper on a metal spinning lathe, and then finished by hand. Retired now, but ended up spending most of my life in a sheet metal shop.
it seems these pots are now made with machines, mass production. But attached to the factory they have a museum how it was done formerly. So they show the copper museum but this is only for advertisement. Nowadays the copper is no more pure but mixed with cheaper metals
In my apprenticeship in sheet metal working one of the things we had to do was hammer a vase out of a sheet of aluminum very much like the young lady does with copper in the footage. It's quite satisfying work if you get it right. And yes, these things are now usually manufactured through machine spinning or even pressing. But if you have a unique design, a one off piece, it's still better to hammer it and it also ends up being a piece of art that a lot of people are prepared to pay a good money for.
I really admire artists/ craftsmen who make such beautiful things. In a world with mass production and sameness, making unique things by hand is an important thing to keep alive.
That young lady and all of those craftspeople deserve many accolades for their dedication to their craft and to their dedication to preserving their art. Many thanks!
I bet the program want to focus in the CraftMaster of the family but he probably tell them to focus in the youngest because she is the one who need it more.
I love making things with my hands when passion is involved time flys when making such things cuz the Hart's contentness stops time .. it gos without knowing where but when done the love of fabricating such wonderful vessels folks think how wonderful an so your Hart is filled with joy after doing something you love doing thanks for sharing
Absolutely brilliant craftspersons. Last time I tried making a hammered bowl out of copper, I ended up with an expensive piece of scrap. All the best from Australia.
As a copper metal spinner, I fully appreciate the incredible skill displayed in this wonderful video. I am thrilled that these folks are keeping this skill alive. Absolutely wonderful.
Japanese craftspeople are just next level! I mean there are other countries with great craftspeople but the Japanese has that other worldly feel from the ancient specialised tools to the quaint look and feel to their workshops. It may look old but always clean and serene! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your loving portrayal of artist's creation. It all starts so raw and cruel sheet of copper. But, at the end, such lovely, functional forms. Such intensity and tenacity in the production of the copper tea pot.
It's really amazing to learn about people of the World and the skills they have acquired and achieved!! As I lay in bed at night, these artist are creating on the otherside of the Planet!! Great work and thanks so much for this amazing Video!! 🙏
I find it amazing watching this beautiful woman make a copper tea kettle. We Americans have been making copper moon shine stills, pots and pans plates and kettles for over 500 years the same ways. Times have change, the industry has also changed. With hygienic presses and punches. It's a dying art, expected for my Tennessee brothers. They keep the dreams alive.
Smiths who work with copper, brass, and bronze are called red smiths not blacksmiths. Red smith because they work with the red metals. Blacksmiths work with the black metals such as iron, and steel
@@michaelvitetta7231 They were for me. When they were speaking Japanese, the autotranslate converted it to english. Not perfectly though, sort of broken English.
At 10:55 hardening the overall structure of the vase, fill up the vase with water as weight to provide stability also even out the hardening temperature without over heating the piece...11:00 mild oxidation flame is used...11:33 machine power brush the surface before patina process...11:45 patina process called liver of sulfur, the whole room smell like rotten eggs...12:01 pumice powder surface finishing get rid of excess of oxide...12:12 notice the shine on the surface compare with earlier. The process repeated as she went back to the sulfur tank until the desire color is achieved, finally neutralized the surface with clean water.
copper is work hardened not heat hardened. You need to reheat copper to keep it malleable. I think they are just focusing on controlling the oxidation/patina around 10:55, and the water is to prevent it from softening.
Beautiful work. And traditional techniques. Great to see a young person continuing the craft. Still my thought was please protect your vision with eye protection.
I was at the 8 minute mark before I realized there was no more English in use. I watched the rest then went to back find where the English stopped, 2 minutes. I just enjoy watching someone working their craft.
Love watching this. All craftsmen are hands on, I do the same but not up to some quality. Jealous no the rest of us do the best we can, after all how can you get better without someone to show you how. That's how we learn and in some cases tradition handed down from one artist to an apprentice. Awesomeness. Most do not realise we build on those that have gone beyond. Skills should not be lost or they will disappear
I make miniature fully-articulated steel armour exactly the same way, and I can say without question that my Japanese clients appreciate the handmade nature of my craft over and above all others. They prefer to see the evidence of nine months of raising, forging and planishing, especially the file-marks, they give me STRICT instructions to leave these in key places, because that is my story, and each one just like a snowflake is totally different than the last. These marks are signatures, each proof this was made by hand... MY hand. BRAVO, this was a joy to watch, it actually brought a tear my eyes as I know what that real toil feels like. DEATH to 3D printers!! 😂🏆
i happen to have 6 copper disc same gauge think will send them to you as i did not know what to use them for. Hope you are all getting decent pay cause i would buy this, something for garden and one for in house, make that two for garden. this is real work
Looks really good and a lot of work was put into it. I would've laid down some sand paper on a flat surface and thenm slide the opening on the bowl/cup back and forth until there's no bumps left.
The good thing about this is in Japan they recognize craftsmanship where as here in the west like the US / Canada do not customers would say oh my that a lot of money I could buy the same at Wal-mart for a quarter price and there you go , no support for hand made
At 5:21 looks like using pumice powder to hand polish the surface. It is one of the traditional metal surface hand finishing techniques... 6:36 artisan use a raising hammer (notice the shape of the hammer head) to stretch the copper from the bottom of the piece towards the artisan...6:40 using the medium weight, round flat hammer to lower the bumps and control the thickness of the section consistence without distorted the shape of the metal...7:28 using light weight hammer to smooth down the surface (planishing process) further...7:57 onward is applying Tin/pewter on the surface as a coating since it melt in a much lower temperature than copper, this process help enhance the patina process later to gives more deep gun metal blueish color...9:34 final planishing (notice how smooth the surface)...9:50 the lower part of the vase is done, now move more metal to further close up the top and that's the reason back using a raising hammer to move the top part of the vase... 10:04 notice the shape of the raising hammer head vs the direction of the vase, that's how metal stretch it's movement towards the top of vase...
*_I"m So happy to know that Japanese youth still carry on their traditional art in every form of the Japanese form art so the world can have a chance to see the beautiful culture that I love._* Thank you for sharing.
Well said! I greatly appreciate it
Beautiful work! it is so nice to have people to carry on traditions such as you show here.. To keep the beauty of the making alive is fantastic.. thank you all..
So fine and so hard but extra ordinary result of wonderful products,i salute you.
glad you liked it!
@@WoodworkingEnthusiasts yes its so amazing skill,thanks for sharing it.
Thank you ! Always inspiring contents 👏🏻👏🏻
My pleasure!!
When I did my Coppersmithing apprenticeship we did this kind of work. I still have my plenishing and peening hammers and bossing mallets. Hammers kept to a mirror finish. If your hammers have a mark on the face it'll transfer onto the workpiece. Alas, this kind of work is done much quicker and cheaper on a metal spinning lathe, and then finished by hand. Retired now, but ended up spending most of my life in a sheet metal shop.
That's really interesting. What did you used to make? What was the hardest part of your job?
it seems these pots are now made with machines, mass production. But attached to the factory they have a museum how it was done formerly. So they show the copper museum but this is only for advertisement. Nowadays the copper is no more pure but mixed with cheaper metals
That is amazing. I would love that opportunity to become an apprentice of a coppersmith.
In my apprenticeship in sheet metal working one of the things we had to do was hammer a vase out of a sheet of aluminum very much like the young lady does with copper in the footage. It's quite satisfying work if you get it right. And yes, these things are now usually manufactured through machine spinning or even pressing. But if you have a unique design, a one off piece, it's still better to hammer it and it also ends up being a piece of art that a lot of people are prepared to pay a good money for.
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Craftspeople. The world needs more of them.
I really admire artists/ craftsmen who make such beautiful things. In a world with mass production and sameness, making unique things by hand is an important thing to keep alive.
Wow such skillful craftsmanship truly on another level I hope and pray this remarkable heritage and tradition is preserved
Hebat. Saya suka kerajinan. Saya sudah berkunjung. Kutunggu yaa
That young lady and all of those craftspeople deserve many accolades for their dedication to their craft and to their dedication to preserving their art. Many thanks!
I bet the program want to focus in the CraftMaster of the family but he probably tell them to focus in the youngest because she is the one who need it more.
I love making things with my hands when passion is involved time flys when making such things cuz the Hart's contentness stops time .. it gos without knowing where but when done the love of fabricating such wonderful vessels folks think how wonderful an so your Hart is filled with joy after doing something you love doing thanks for sharing
me too thought same!
I call the loss of time: being in the zone. Time to me doesn’t matter when doing something I love.
Well said Bill, your comment was a pleasure to read.
Greetings from the UK
John.
Absolutely brilliant craftspersons. Last time I tried making a hammered bowl out of copper, I ended up with an expensive piece of scrap. All the best from Australia.
hey dude, at least you tried. got one up on me for sure. next time you'll get it I'm sure.
The last time you tried to make a copper bowl you got hammered...
As a copper metal spinner, I fully appreciate the incredible skill displayed in this wonderful video. I am thrilled that these folks are keeping this skill alive. Absolutely wonderful.
thank you kindly!
Japanese craftspeople are just next level! I mean there are other countries with great craftspeople but the Japanese has that other worldly feel from the ancient specialised tools to the quaint look and feel to their workshops. It may look old but always clean and serene! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for your loving portrayal of artist's creation. It all starts so raw and cruel sheet of copper. But, at the end, such lovely, functional forms. Such intensity and tenacity in the production of the copper tea pot.
I'm glad you like it!
It's amazing to see a young at this her age do this kind of craftman work. It was rarery to see at my country.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Such craftsmanship should be preserved
Amen she is brilliant a true treasure if Japan
Nice video.
The woman did a very nice job.
Such videos can be longer. :-)
I have a deep respect for traditional made goods such as this. It's amazing to watch someone produce something from nothing. Amazing craftsmanship.
glad you enjoyed it!
Her work was awesome 👏 and beautiful as herself 💗 thank you 🙏 Japón 🇯🇵
👏 👁
Much respect for them, I hope they can keep doing this for a long time
It's really amazing to learn about people of the World and the skills they have acquired and achieved!! As I lay in bed at night, these artist are creating on the otherside of the Planet!! Great work and thanks so much for this amazing Video!! 🙏
I'm glad you enjoyed!
I find it amazing watching this beautiful woman make a copper tea kettle. We Americans have been making copper moon shine stills, pots and pans plates and kettles for over 500 years the same ways. Times have change, the industry has also changed. With hygienic presses and punches. It's a dying art, expected for my Tennessee brothers. They keep the dreams alive.
Yeah, that makes sense. Thank you for brings up an interesting point!
Absolutely fascinating to see this!
I've been to Tsubame, Niigata.
A lifetime ago I was an exchange student in the next town up the road.
Smiths who work with copper, brass, and bronze are called red smiths not blacksmiths. Red smith because they work with the red metals. Blacksmiths work with the black metals such as iron, and steel
Steel, the blackest of all metals
I did not know that thanks for the information.
@@darthvader6533 haha yeah. According to metallurgy it's a black metal though it's very silver haha
@@ihaveacookie4226 glad to help. I love learning interesting facts so hit me up if you want to learn further
Way to go!
I love how they make things manually..i hope they hand down the knowledge and keep it alive
Those shears she used to cut the copper are amazing!!
she's cute! like what she's doing. for me it is an art to protect. good job!
Nothing is more satisfying than hand crafting a one of a kind piece of art!
Handmade. Point. Respect - stay for you ... Kind ragards, Germany :-)
This process is very pleasant to watch. I couldn't understand what the narrator was saying, but loved every minute.
I'm glad you enjoyed it!
The simplicity of the finished pot belies the sophistication and artistry of the maker. Exquisite and delicate work.
Who said anything about "pot bellies"? I can do this work, but it's too difficult to sit on a floor mat because of my pot belly.
Please read what I have written more carefully as I think you misread my comment - and kindly, do not accuse me of making personal remarks.
@@orlando1a1 Lighten up, Orlando, it was just a joke. My brand of humor tends to be self-effacing to make way for others to extol their virtues.
Wish I knew what they were saying. Still find it beautiful.
Turn on auto captioning and autotranslate japanese to english.
@@garywheeler7039 It works here. Many videos don't have it in English. It's not too good, but better than nothing.
@@garywheeler7039 captions not available in English.
doesn't need words . its spoken in the universal language of the metalsmith.. much respect from a family shop metalsmith in the United states .
@@michaelvitetta7231 They were for me. When they were speaking Japanese, the autotranslate converted it to english. Not perfectly though, sort of broken English.
At 10:55 hardening the overall structure of the vase, fill up the vase with water as weight to provide stability also even out the hardening temperature without over heating the piece...11:00 mild oxidation flame is used...11:33 machine power brush the surface before patina process...11:45 patina process called liver of sulfur, the whole room smell like rotten eggs...12:01 pumice powder surface finishing get rid of excess of oxide...12:12 notice the shine on the surface compare with earlier. The process repeated as she went back to the sulfur tank until the desire color is achieved, finally neutralized the surface with clean water.
copper is work hardened not heat hardened. You need to reheat copper to keep it malleable. I think they are just focusing on controlling the oxidation/patina around 10:55, and the water is to prevent it from softening.
Working metal that way produces buitifull work unlike fast pressed junk! Thanks
Beautiful work. And traditional techniques. Great to see a young person continuing the craft.
Still my thought was please protect your vision with eye protection.
I was at the 8 minute mark before I realized there was no more English in use. I watched the rest then went to back find where the English stopped, 2 minutes. I just enjoy watching someone working their craft.
Superb job, thanks for sharing skill.👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
agree, what your seeing is true craftsmanship
So beautiful, the skill and craftsmanship
Thanks
Love watching this. All craftsmen are hands on, I do the same but not up to some quality. Jealous no the rest of us do the best we can, after all how can you get better without someone to show you how. That's how we learn and in some cases tradition handed down from one artist to an apprentice. Awesomeness. Most do not realise we build on those that have gone beyond. Skills should not be lost or they will disappear
Well said!!!
I can watch this all day. Such skill. I would love to all a peace. Its a dieing trade. Such dexterity and skill
Glad you enjoyed it!
I used to refine copper for the Anaconda Copper Company in Anaconda, Montana. This is outstanding.!
Takes me back to my hand craft workshop days. Oh yeah I miss them.
So happy to see there continuing the traditions...much respect
glad to hear that!
Beautiful. Very organic and grateful.
This is fascinating work by hand, really appreciate the family bussiness.
I make miniature fully-articulated steel armour exactly the same way, and I can say without question that my Japanese clients appreciate the handmade nature of my craft over and above all others. They prefer to see the evidence of nine months of raising, forging and planishing, especially the file-marks, they give me STRICT instructions to leave these in key places, because that is my story, and each one just like a snowflake is totally different than the last. These marks are signatures, each proof this was made by hand... MY hand. BRAVO, this was a joy to watch, it actually brought a tear my eyes as I know what that real toil feels like. DEATH to 3D printers!! 😂🏆
this lady has incredible skill and patience
i happen to have 6 copper disc same gauge think will send them to you as i did not know what to use them for. Hope you are all getting decent pay cause i would buy this, something for garden and one for in house, make that two for garden. this is real work
Enjoyed your video and gave it a Thumbs Up
I had a lot of sheet copper left over from my new chimney covers. Made roofs for some bird houses.
Did you make little shingles?
This was a lovely video, and I deeply appreciate the skill of true artisans! ❤️❤️❤️
Glad you enjoyed it!
Impressive craftsmanship! It is my dream to go in Tsubame and buy myself rare crafts especially tsubame kalita copper kettle
glad you liked it!
NIEWIARYGODNE! To jest warte wszystkie pieniądze świata. młoteczkie ze zwykłej blachy taki wyrób !
Love watching crafts people working fascinating
These items are so beautiful & ideal, it makes me cry. ❤️💕
I cant stop crying and cutting myself, its just so beautiful
I cried and then died. It was a rough time. I'm good now though
Awesome..my family were copper smiths, generations of Norse metal men..
Looks like satisfying work, take a piece of copper and create a masterpiece.
I can see a market world wide for such quality items , would be great if they get someone going to do marketing on these pieces of art.
Such loyalty to tradition is humbling
What a beauty!!! The surface of the vessels looks almost like solidified water.
Great beauty and music is very pleasant
our pleasure!
Beautiful.
Japan treasures
traditions of the craftsmanship
, to become a mastery that make masterpiece
that last for centuries. given them great respect.
Thank you very much!
This copperware is beautiful. Amazing old world skill.
Thank you!
Outstanding.
Comprends rien des commentaires mais j’adore les gens qui bossent en chaussettes ,))
Wonderful to watch.
this is one of the best video in youtube.....
Yet again stunning workmanship.
Thanks again!
Woodworking Enthusiasts great for family is beauty a art and quality of peace .
真の芸術作品、それらの職人に対する私の敬意。
どうも
Wow. True "CRAFTSMANSHIP". 👍
This is a fascinating video. I truly wish for English translation.
High skill! Continue to keep the tradition!
Looks really good and a lot of work was put into it. I would've laid down some sand paper on a flat surface and thenm slide the opening on the bowl/cup back and forth until there's no bumps left.
Me impressionou a técnica e quanta habilidade e PACIÊNCIA!!! PARABÉNS
Abraço aqui do Brasil 🇧🇷
Jesus christ those backs will end complete destroyed! By the way beatiful craftmanship
Outstanding
I love : this hand work. Art.
よく金属と対話するとか聞きますが、それが出来るまで何十年も掛けて出来る物と思います。彼女の何十年後の作品を見てみたいですね。頑張って・・・！
The good thing about this is in Japan they recognize craftsmanship where as here in the west like the US / Canada do not customers would say oh my that a lot of money I could buy the same at Wal-mart for a quarter price and there you go , no support for hand made
Save food save water save power save fuel save paper save trees save ozone save nature save life save Earth stop pollution
Muito talentosos
Beautiful 👌
@4:04 Japanese are so organized. They even mark their socks Left and Right. :)
WOW, you are observant!
What an awesome skill.
At 5:21 looks like using pumice powder to hand polish the surface. It is one of the traditional metal surface hand finishing techniques... 6:36 artisan use a raising hammer (notice the shape of the hammer head) to stretch the copper from the bottom of the piece towards the artisan...6:40 using the medium weight, round flat hammer to lower the bumps and control the thickness of the section consistence without distorted the shape of the metal...7:28 using light weight hammer to smooth down the surface (planishing process) further...7:57 onward is applying Tin/pewter on the surface as a coating since it melt in a much lower temperature than copper, this process help enhance the patina process later to gives more deep gun metal blueish color...9:34 final planishing (notice how smooth the surface)...9:50 the lower part of the vase is done, now move more metal to further close up the top and that's the reason back using a raising hammer to move the top part of the vase... 10:04 notice the shape of the raising hammer head vs the direction of the vase, that's how metal stretch it's movement towards the top of vase...
I am in awe! Respect!
congratulations ,that's soo nice !
This how all work should be; if we all slowed down and focused on quality, there would be a lot less misery in the world.
excellent quality and techniques .
👍👍👍
I loved working in copper. Would do it as a hobby now but there are no shops available for hobby work.
Very Beautiful
Un bonito trabajo de artesanía y muy interesante
Thank you
A beauty makes beauty.
Best of the best
👍👍👍👍
Awesome god bless them