Graceful Japanese Tools

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Beautiful craftsmanship on display. These simple tools are thoughtfully designed and masterfully made.

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@AlexLoVecchio 3 жыл бұрын

Gonna buy me some of these for working on my DMG Mori, maybe the good juju will keep the electronic gremlins at bay...

@dodecachordon 3 жыл бұрын

i'd imagine the $$$ that goes along with having a Mori probably buys good antii-gremlin security

@able-fox 3 жыл бұрын

But can will they add a search function to the controller without having to add notes to the code?

@jamesfair9751 3 жыл бұрын

Is that a 5 axis ?

@deansundquist9601 3 жыл бұрын

Alex LoVecchio them pixies be havin’ a go at er wah

@leewagner942 3 жыл бұрын

At £150 a ratchet.. I'll give em a miss, as nice as they look an all 😂

@visegrips_n_gafftape 3 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine japanese manufacturers trying to understand whether or not this is a positive review.

@GardenHoseNapalm 3 жыл бұрын

under rated comment

@globetlottel 3 жыл бұрын

If just 1% of viewers got hot for their produce, they’re now looking at 3800 additional orders.

@afrog2666 3 жыл бұрын

They don`t need positive reviews, they take such pride in their work, they KNOW it`s good ;)

@afrog2666 3 жыл бұрын

@@GardenHoseNapalm Underrated* ;)

@mattashburn1877 3 жыл бұрын

You think they're trying to run "Super Skookum" through google translator?

@logmegadeth72 3 жыл бұрын

German screwdrivers and Japanese tools. AvE's got the Axis powers of tools on his bench.

@Azivegu 3 жыл бұрын

Just be happy he doesn't have any Italian tools. They would go on strike. Edit: wait, doesn't he have a John Deer?

@johnsmith4630 3 жыл бұрын

Based n redpilled

@Thisisahandle701 3 жыл бұрын

@@Azivegu Yeah but they'd do it in style. Style will go a long way, kemosabe

@AG-pm3tc 3 жыл бұрын

🤣

@smickles 3 жыл бұрын

to the victor go the spoils ^_^

@bazzatron9482 3 жыл бұрын

Will probably be lost in the 1800 comments here, but Japanese Folklore has the idea of "Tsukumogami", which are tools that have "lived" for 100 years, and in the process have acquired a "kami" or spirit. I always really liked the idea, and it's something I think about a lot when restoring tools.

@ElBach1y 3 жыл бұрын

My dad wants to be buried with his tools that his dad used to use, maybe they have a Kami too

@afrog2666 3 жыл бұрын

That`s why you treat the tools well, so the spirits won`t get angry and *bite* ya ;)

@alineharam 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for reminding us of the idea

@mazeonek1 3 жыл бұрын

Skookumgami

@Mavairo 3 жыл бұрын

I have a set of ancient Crescents that I have yet to have a car fail to start after working on them. I take care of them, they're always in their box. I'm missing a couple sockets from it these days, but they always work, always feel good in the hand and for whatever reason it works. Anytime I'm struggling with a car, and start feeling superstitious I break out the old Crescents and whatever jalopy I'm working on, from Corvette to crap box s10 will fire every time after. They definitely are my lucky tools.

@HandToolRescue 3 жыл бұрын

I like to imagine each hand is a different person.

@chrisburke5591 3 жыл бұрын

You have a funny way of thinking or the exposure to lead paint is starting to unravel you.

@JohnRineyIII 3 жыл бұрын

They call that “the stranger”

@dudebro8811 3 жыл бұрын

You sound like my kind of person.

@The.Talent 3 жыл бұрын

You’re everywhere today, Eric! Saw your comments on a another video too.

@godfreypoon5148 3 жыл бұрын

If you sit on them until they go numb, it's more convincing.

@arg8763 3 жыл бұрын

You can tell he is impressed when it doesn't get a kiss from the Borsch during opening.

@rtleitao78 3 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@EmerentusGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Also looks like he put on a fancy shirt

@donaldkirk2432 3 жыл бұрын

Should've brought out the katana

@bastarddoggy 3 жыл бұрын

When he doesn't slam the box on the floor and yell "TIME". That's respect.

@user-bd2yw7yt1h 3 жыл бұрын

Thought you might cut that box open to👍

@stevejohnson1685 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of a time when I was wandering through a residential neighborhood in Nara, Japan. A short alleyway provided the quickest route; an open garage door showed a tiny neighborhood fruit and vegetable market. The proprietor, a little old Japanese lady, motioned me in; I looked around and picked up a pear. She reached out an open palm and took it from me, and disappeared into her house. A moment later, she returned with the pear washed, wrapped in tissue paper, then the foam mesh, then foil, and in a paper bag. I paid her for the pear, and once back at my hotel, shared the exquisite pear with my wife. Something as simple as a pear out of someone's garage, prepared and presented as though it was the most important thing in the world. Another Nara story: I was walking around the temple district in Nara, and emerged from the woods to find a huge aircraft hangar instead of the temple I'd expected to find. There was a very large engineering drawing of the temple on the wall next to the hangar doors, and an attendant motioned me inside. There, on the floor of the hangar, were all of the component parts of the temple, disassembled. I asked what was going on; the attendant told me that the temple was being maintained, and that they were replacing or refinishing all of the worn components. He also said that they did this every 500 years, and that I happened to come upon the temple during the most recent maintenance, the third such event since the temple had been constructed in 500 A.D.

@Orzorn 3 жыл бұрын

One of the coolest things about older Japanese architecture (and still some new, though not used as much) is their aversion to fasteners. Instead, tight friction fitted joints keep the structure together. It also has the bonus that it can be taken apart. I've also read that it makes them earthquake resistant because the structure is more free to jostle about.

@Hellsong89 3 жыл бұрын

@@Orzorn Also reason why Finnish log buildings are selling to Japan like hotcakes, since those are friction and gravity tied together as unit that can flex. Flex so much that in "shoeing" process you can lift corner of the house up, take damaged log out and replace it, drop it back and you are done, though its much easier if interior is on natural log surface and there is not great many water and electrical lines limiting lift, but there is ways to get around that in design phase.

@JanJvG 3 жыл бұрын

@@Orzorn there is a beautiful documentary on KZfaq somewhere where they show old famous Japanese technology in new modern projects. I'll try and find it for you.

@2bitmarketanarchist337 3 жыл бұрын

That is so incredibly Japanese I love it

@philliplipscomb9461 3 жыл бұрын

Was there for work and was staying in the town of Hashimoto for several weeks..Several festivals were taking place during my stay, one of which was in a park just outside of the dormitory i was staying in,,,A downpour of rain ended their celebration but many still there just making the most out of it after the rain stopped...I decided to check it out and get some dinner from one of the food tents that was still open...not speaking Japanese I attempted to purchase a meal but they insisted that i not pay....they even bagged up a few other meals for me to take to go.....everything i encountered was more hospitable than some places here in the US

@aldworth33 3 жыл бұрын

Talk about Japanese taking pride in their work, I work on some fuso trucks and the way some of the gearbox springs and synchro detents come wrapped is a work of art, its like the factory has an origami specialist just wrapping parts.

@willdejong7763 3 жыл бұрын

I hear you. I admire the consideration shown by the Japanese in details that Americans like myself (and apparently some Canadians) often disregard. Sony recently posted a video of the teardown of their new Playstation 5 gaming console and I was struck by the way that everything was carefully laid out on the table at the end. Totally contrasts with how AvE and I maintain our workspaces. If you like teardowns of mechanical systems like I think you might then this video is maybe worth a look. It's in Japanese but has subtitles in English and several other languages. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ecdxjJCbptDRYKs.html There's even a few screwdrivers.

@jubuttib 3 жыл бұрын

IIRC multiple Japanese manufacturers have actually over the years hired origami experts to help design improved folded cardboard packaging to minimize waste and improve structural integrity.

@jubuttib 3 жыл бұрын

@@willdejong7763 The teardown was indeed very pleasant to watch. Shame they didn't end up with better cooling for all the memory modules though (surely there's an engineer at Sony who is depressed over his warnings not being heeded).

@firefly618 3 жыл бұрын

@@jubuttib EVERY company has a bunch of engineers depressed about their warnings not being heeded. That's because the companies what don't are out of business. The hard part is choosing which warnings to heed and which not to.

@thebrowns5337 3 жыл бұрын

Packaging is always awesome over there. Things rip exactly where they should etc. Was once catching a train and woneder what the paniced annoucement was - turns outit was 2 seconds late leaving the platform! Here in the UK 2 hours is more like the norm, at least if it's raining, there are leaves on the track, it's too hot...you get the picture.

@vega1287 3 жыл бұрын

there is a joke my dad once told me, the swiss made the smallest bolt in the world and showed it to the japaneese, they asked to borrow it and when the swiss got it back they noticed that the japaneese cut and threaded a hole into it

@drumboarder1 3 жыл бұрын

The version I was told was Italians or someone sent it to Germany and the same thing happened

@trugearreviewmtb2226 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa used to tell me this joke all the time but it was the French whomst had created the worlds smallest filament wire and they went to Switzerland to show it off, the Swiss got ahold of it and sent it back to France with a hole drilled down the center of it.

@fuzzfacelogic789 3 жыл бұрын

Hehe..My father was in the Royal Navy during WW2 and he told me one similar in around '55.

@miguelcastaneda7236 3 жыл бұрын

@@drumboarder1 ahh germans would have offered to finance with a fine print clause were they owned it

@sherannaidoo2712 3 жыл бұрын

What? He hasn't butchered the packaging????.....he must love this tool!

@cmcm6676 3 жыл бұрын

He is even wearing a shirt.

@dancearoundtheworld5360 3 жыл бұрын

Dress shirt on and everythin

@mountainmikemmel8289 3 жыл бұрын

Why didn't he open the box with a chainsaw

@MannyJazzcats 3 жыл бұрын

@@mountainmikemmel8289 special tools

@fortunecookie1281 3 жыл бұрын

We need to get him into a psychologist. Its our duty

@shootthemoon6072 3 жыл бұрын

AvE flags down a Matco truck, jumps on board and yells "This is a robbery; take all my money!"

@JV-rm2xn 3 жыл бұрын

This was the most motivational and inspirational tool review I've ever seen. "There's something very humanizing about taking an implement no matter how humble and making it the best you possibly can"

@gfhjkfghj4208 3 жыл бұрын

"Things of great importance should be approached with ease. Things of little importance should be approached with seriousness." - Yamamoto Tsunetomo, Hagakure

@adamagustus1316 3 жыл бұрын

If a man is called to be a street sweeper, he should sweep streets even as a Michaelangelo painted, or Beethoven composed music or Shakespeare wrote poetry. He should sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will pause to say, 'Here lived a great street sweeper who did his job well.” ― Martin Luther King Jr

@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys 3 жыл бұрын

Although I believe that also I'm afraid at this time in America all that good shit is down the shitter~!!

@markfergerson2145 3 жыл бұрын

@@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys Well, the Dems have all but out-and-out disavowed MLK Jr.

@philhart3724 3 жыл бұрын

Adam Augustus. Great quote. Excellent.

@libertyauto 3 жыл бұрын

Adam Augustus Nice.

@notajp 3 жыл бұрын

Mark Fergerson I think you got the wrong party there, partner...

@t44e6 3 жыл бұрын

The recessed raw forged area is a very Japanese aesthetic. Respect to the material. PARALLEL ground tips.

@mattfleming86 3 жыл бұрын

I think its just there to remind us it was forged in the depths of a pacific rim volcano.

@LoremIpsum1970 3 жыл бұрын

Try wabi sabi.

@pablopopovich1762 3 жыл бұрын

Thats a cool thing to do! Great comment.

@Shaun.Stephens 3 жыл бұрын

Yep. It's left there as a reference to show how well they polished the rest of the tool. Very Japanese.

@NirreFirre 3 жыл бұрын

Great comment, and same thing is done in a lot of quality kitchen knifes as well. The Japanese know steel as well as or better than us Swedes 😍

@poelmeister 3 жыл бұрын

Wait until you get a feel of their saws, chisels and planers. I know you’re more in the mechanical realm, but as a carpenter, I just won’t live a day in a world without them. From the materials used to the absurd precision they grant me, my workmanship improved triple digits. The chisels hold their edge, the planers also and scrape off sheets of cigarette paper, even from the gnarliest hardwoods. The saws are so fine that it makes pencil lines look thick. It’s a whole different ballgame.

@OvelNick 2 жыл бұрын

There planes are, IMHO, a tool handed down by the gods brought to life with the souls of ancient woodworkers. Lmao. It's not even a comparison. I'm 37 and been paying the bills since I was 14 on site and in the shop. Took over the business 12 years ago. There is absolutely nothing more important than the quality of the tools that you use. Dare I say, not even the skill of the bastard that uses them. The business my grandfather started after getting home from the Pacific after ww2. I still have most of the tools he used to start with as they were put up and just never used again after purchasing upgrades. It's awesome to see and to hold them because of the meaning they hold. They're better than the shit they pass off as tools today. I hate that none are made in the USA anymore with the quality/design they're pushing out over there. I really wish I could find it because I'd, ignorantly, pay more just to support them.

@OscarPerez-nl7ie 2 жыл бұрын

Your comment could be used for an ad. Marketing department should take note. I agree though, I work another trade but japanese tools are excellent.

@philmay7834 3 жыл бұрын

I’m in the age wasteland of “over 65”, and I remember as a kid the announcement Made in Japan meant it was cheap and tinny , like the stuff you used to win at carnivals. Now, it’s usually a sign of quality. They have this rare thing called work ethic that seems to be in short supply.

@bengunn3698 3 жыл бұрын

@Phil---I am 73 and my recollection of ''made in japan'' was the same as yours. No longer though.

@NPCSN 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have bought American tools during those times... as a mechanic there’s only a few left that are American and they rake you over the coals to get tools not even half this nice.

@IoriTatsuguchi 3 жыл бұрын

I’m 34, Japanese, and I had my parents telling me that when we were watching Back to the Future pt 3 because there’s this bit goes like “Made in Japan? Why?” “All the great stuff is made in Japan in future!”. That was when I learned that my country has reputation for those things (it was 90’s) but it wasn’t like that not so long ago. Now I hear “Why people says Japanese tech is great?” which makes sense. (That’s because I think people aren’t buying cars and manufacturing and portable music players aren’t the main focus of the technology anymore.) So I guess we’re done with one full circle haha I’m excited about how far China is going to go. (And I assume what’s happening to them now is sort of like what happened to Japan in 80’s?)

@Aikano9 3 жыл бұрын

They overwork themselves a lot tho, probably one of the reasons for the really high suicide rate

@burntchickennugget191 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr its crazy. I think all the other places in the world tend to throw it out the window. When in reality its extremely important. In my line of work quality matterd most. Quantity doesnt matter. Will you survive with a lot of bread. Yes but will you enjoy it every day when the guy next door spends hours putting his all into the food he makes. Yea its hard work. But each thing he makes has meaning.

@DJ.1001 3 жыл бұрын

Got your grinds mixed up but your reasons were correct. That screwdriver was a flat grind, gunsmith tools are hollow ground.

@razormazor6947 3 жыл бұрын

thanks for adding to my knowledge, never heard of hollow ground until now, This is why I love engineering, so much to learn from so many people.

@nigelqflarp 3 жыл бұрын

As a shade tree gunsmith (and luthier, machinist, welder, cabinet maker, and mechanic), common screwdrivers are flat ground, precision (and gunsmith screwdrivers) are hollow ground. :)

@NikoMoraKamu 3 жыл бұрын

@@razormazor6947 check out Mark Novak channel , he is a gunsmith and he explains well some of the benefits of the hollow vs the flat drivers kzfaq.info/love/M86hA7E1y3vOJuzdqCXh1Q

@TacticallyGrumpy 3 жыл бұрын

@@razormazor6947 The first time you use a hollow ground screwdriver on a bolt you don't want to fuck up will change your outlook on right tool for the job.

@JohnDoe-tx8eu 3 жыл бұрын

@@TacticallyGrumpy not sure if you have really nice bolts or you mean the actual bolt of the gun. not sure why anyone would have a screw driver near something that's held together with pins generally

@allanbrown7929 3 жыл бұрын

that packaging is going to get reused at Christmas with something pretty for his loving wife

@samuelbroad11 3 жыл бұрын

I like the ratchet leaving the small recessed drop forged finish area. It's a classic Japanese design ethic of honesty in materials and texture. Note the green stain on the screwdriver handles, could have been paint, but allows the natural grain to show through. Lovely.

@pmgodfrey 3 жыл бұрын

AND they sell replacement parts for their tools. That's pretty cool.

@agustikj 3 жыл бұрын

"It's like a whole different country than China"

@JasonW. 3 жыл бұрын

Released today, this reply was from 3 weeks ago. AvE isn't messing around with "early access" time frames. Edit: is auto correct getting worse as time goes by? Now it changes a correctly spelled word to something ac thinks you _really_ meant.

@98dizzard 3 жыл бұрын

@@JasonW. yes it is getting worse. It adds apostrophes all the damn time. It doesn't just change the word you just typed, it changes the damn word before that one too, if it feels like it. Simple spelling mistakes can result in the most absurd suggestions.

@johnpossum556 3 жыл бұрын

A Treat Especiale!

@google1t2 3 жыл бұрын

China? You mean Mainland Taiwan

@myoptik3x103 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been told that the only cure for J A Pan fever was a waifu pillow. Glad to hear there are alternatives for the aspiring weeb.

@georgemcmillan9172 3 жыл бұрын

😆😆😆

@viperz888 3 жыл бұрын

Ave is divorced

@GoldAk47 3 жыл бұрын

viperz888 nininnininiinnii

@yareyare_dechi 3 жыл бұрын

id buy a spanner-chan pillow

@willdejong7763 3 жыл бұрын

@@viperz888 Is he? Ring on left ring finger suggests otherwise.

@randomkitty2555 3 жыл бұрын

"Daughter will be wearing this down the isle" that'll be a sight for sore eyes, especially for the groom.

@mylesswann530 3 жыл бұрын

Pride in a product that can speak for itself.

@TheNQb 3 жыл бұрын

He even put on a clean shirt for this review. I wonder if he took the tools out for dinner afterwards.

@jarlbalgruufthegreater1758 3 жыл бұрын

I would

@theoneandonlyRuger 3 жыл бұрын

When your tool has been polished by someone from Japan, it it's indeed a beautiful thing.

@john-paulsilke893 3 жыл бұрын

Happy thing. Happy beginning and of course all things come to an end. Let’s call it a happy ending. 🤣

@Jameson1776 3 жыл бұрын

Is that you Robert Kraft?

@john-paulsilke893 3 жыл бұрын

Jameson 1776 call me Krafty. Also admire my dress shirts with the different collars and cuffs because I’m a class act.

@meatpie1380 3 жыл бұрын

My year and a half old daughter will not sit still for anything but your videos ❤️❤️❤️

@michaelkilgore 3 жыл бұрын

These videos have meant so much to me over the years. Thank you for continuing to give so freely of yourself.

@MarkSmith-zt2zl 3 жыл бұрын

"Check out the teeth on that beauty..." When you hear that in West Virginia, ya look.

@Thisisahandle701 3 жыл бұрын

That Appalachian english ancestry.

@stanervin6108 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Handed down from grandpa. Best denture whittler north of the Tennessee line!

@kaasbo 3 жыл бұрын

As an old guy who, as my new dental surgeon said, “ate” my teeth (grinding, etc) I appreciate a nice set of canines.

@Bender13 3 жыл бұрын

I remember a story where a reporter was doing an article about Japan and he said when he left the hotel to go for a walk he saw a man who’s job was cleaning the garbage cans that lined the streets. He was smiling and singing and scrubbing the can like he was polishing a Ferrari....unlike some here who have one hand on their phone while they give the job they’re doing the last of their attention. The Japanese believe you do it right and with pride. That’s why I own a Toyota.

@mattbrown292 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly that story sounds so weird because its kind of an inside joke finding a public trash can in japan. They got rid of them after the bio weapon attacks.

@GideonWallace 3 жыл бұрын

Toyota, made in Mexico and the US as well...

@walmartdog1142 3 жыл бұрын

I recently toured Ford's F-150 plant in Dearborn. Some of the workers were building trucks with one hand and on their phone with the other. I wanted to yell "Put down your fucking phone and build the fucking truck", but they had strict rules about talking to the workers.

@smportis 3 жыл бұрын

Yep 1976 Toyota Landcruiser myself....

@jakublulek3261 3 жыл бұрын

There is dark side of Japanese culture that is pretty much responsible for that attitude. Theyr society and education is putting great pressure on people to became just another wheel, another worthy individual, efficient worker. If you have any other idea than that, you are shunted by other people. Individuality isn't generally valued that highly in Asian culture, you are member of collective, community before being individual. Japan has the highest suicide rate in the world for people between 18-30 years old. They are crushed by system and cannot take it. There is no incentive like in 1950s, 1960s or 1970s to rebuild, and older generation is pretty dismissive of attitudes of younger people that just don't wanna work themselves to death. Why is Japan top producer of games, TV shows, anime and porn? Because of above reasons. I don't say that overt individualismus is good, anarchy is never good, but I don't think that Japanese style of life is the best either. I would be honest, Eastern Bloc would kill for society like that.

@kaylor87 3 жыл бұрын

AvE, I truly can't believe that the powers of the interwebs were so kind as to gift us with a specimen as fine as you... You're quite the humble man yourself, and the fact that you find the time to share your infinite wisdom with all of us nitwits, completely free of charge and from the goodness of your own gorilla heart, is a blessing ♥

@hecanseeme8210 3 жыл бұрын

I have a deep respect for Japanese craftsmanship.

@ColinMcCormack 3 жыл бұрын

The unpolished surface adds to the beauty of the ratchet. It's intentional.

@chriscas-ToolAficionado 3 жыл бұрын

Totally agree!

@cnagle25 3 жыл бұрын

Probably ruff to make it easier to feel when you are changing over from in and out, and your fingers are covered in smuu

@211teitake 3 жыл бұрын

『仕事』に対する『職人の誇り』が違うんだと思う。 I think the difference is the craftsman's pride for their work. And inherently, there's a respect for the materials, tools and the people who use the product in the idea of pride. The pride is not as self-centered as what you might find in other countries.

@leebatt7964 2 жыл бұрын

I am a mechanic and guitarist. My favorite tools and guitars were all made in Japan. They know how to make quality stuff at a fair price.

@juliest631 3 жыл бұрын

Man.... made with love and passion. Back when electronics were made in Japan, I was always impressed by how solid the item was, and the immense attention to detail that went into the design and assembly.

@roadiejames 3 жыл бұрын

These are the types of vids that made me fall in love with this channel when I magically found AvE 5 years ago. It's like he appeals to the mechanical engineer in me with this type of video, and the crusty south Texas metal shop worker 23 year old me with the CNC and uncle bumblefork vids. Even his life advice video added a year to my total life span. God Emperor AvE! We are not worthy, but we are gracious.

@ThinkyPain 3 жыл бұрын

Uncle Bumblefuck protects - from his Golden Throne on the frozen shithole of Hoth.

@nikosgogos8183 3 жыл бұрын

The YT Omnissiah provides, both to flesh and metal

@englishruraldoggynerd 3 жыл бұрын

I’m with you James. He’s taught me a lot too. And I’m just a bungling gardener who tries to wrangle my tools into submission. Occasionally works too 🤷🏻‍♂️

@rollieroulston 3 жыл бұрын

Look, you're a simp.

@rachavya Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed. My degrees are in electrical engineering, so it's easy to respect mechanical excellence.

@michaelcarey 3 жыл бұрын

A nostalgic timely video for me. T'was 30 years ago right NOW that I was sent, as a lad of 21, to Japan for two weeks by my boss to undergo training at the JRC (Japan Radio Company) factory in Mitaka... learning about GPS, Inmarsat and other state-of-the-art marine electronics equipment. It was an amazing time, I was humbled by the people, the culture and the work ethic. Always wanted to go back... never did :-( I see on Google Earth that the JRC Mitaka factory I visiting is no more.

@MrJacobMuldoon 3 жыл бұрын

I got the semi deeps by nepros about a year ago, I always get compliments on the sockets. Using the koken wobble fix extensions with them and you have a socket set as good as snap-on for half the price. I also have their "stabby" ratchet and it is my favourite ratchet I just keep it in my pocket, love it more than my snap on flex ratchets I use.

@davidhoman3807 3 жыл бұрын

“ Institutional inertia”... also explains why the QWERTY keyboard won out over the Dvorak.

@johnbean2596 3 жыл бұрын

The Nepros site is down, you've hugged them to death!

@ulwur 3 жыл бұрын

Properly slashdotted.

@bur1t0 3 жыл бұрын

It hasn't crashed... I'm getting the odd request through, but it is certainly struggling.

@fattguy21 3 жыл бұрын

Amazon has them.

@300DBenz 3 жыл бұрын

fatt Guy for a higher price.

@redwarf8118 3 жыл бұрын

@@fattguy21 fuck amazon

@markyoung13 3 жыл бұрын

Lots of secondhand JDM motorcycles landed in the UK in the 90's, most of them bristling with Japanese aftermarket parts, exhausts, footrests and so on. The quality was unbelievable, they must demand the very best.

@MrKdr500 3 жыл бұрын

Japanese have pride in their work.....Chinese Don't, they only think of money.

@Jameson1776 3 жыл бұрын

Alexandre it’s display. Learn your Engrish.

@MrTerrymiff 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jameson1776 Yes Arexandre, rearn your Engrish.

@ZerokillerOppel1 3 жыл бұрын

@@MrKdr500 Well with the Chinese it's a bit strange. They cán actually make top notch high quality stuff but it's all for domestic use. I mean, they can build bridges, skyscrapers etc. etc. and I suppose a Chinese mechanic in a local garage doesn't want to work with Aliexpress tools either, right? But we created the demand for Chinese crap ourselves. The old Marketprinciple.

@Jameson1776 3 жыл бұрын

Khaffit hmm missed it didn’t you read it again. No attack at all.

@sunshadow7XK 3 жыл бұрын

"Don't matter which way you pull on it, you're still going to break your tool" Found that one out when I was 14

@01dalegribble 3 жыл бұрын

I was stationed in Japan for 4.5 years and I absolutely feel in love with the people and their craftsmanship for things, especially the tools! KTC is another manufacturer of hand tools, I kinda think of them as the Snap-on of Japan.

@vf19blue 3 жыл бұрын

*Hollow ground (for the screwdriver) I lived there for around 13 years. I was waiting for a train around Tokyo and watched an old chap clean a street bin. The process he went through and care was incredible. I thought to myself, I bet he was shown how to do that over forty years ago and hasn't changed the attention to detail in all that time. Not many of us could do that I wager.

@jeffspaulding9834 3 жыл бұрын

You found a public trash bin in Japan? Those things are rare indeed.

@ftn5546 3 жыл бұрын

"[Japan] is like a whole different country than China." Who'd have thought? Hehe.

@williammclaughlin2946 3 жыл бұрын

Gotta respect a man who compliments the craftsmanship of a packaging box!

@Kechlion 3 жыл бұрын

And now I know my whole Christmas budget can be spent on a single screwdriver set.

@Boise30 3 жыл бұрын

When I purchased my Nepros ratchet I had a hard time throwing away the box.

@YoCatGaming 3 жыл бұрын

Oh boy. Exactly the video I need. More tools I HAVE to buy.

@DFYLA72 3 жыл бұрын

I just watched a man proudly display his tools and how great they feel in his hands. This was more like a Fans Only video.

@jsona8424 3 жыл бұрын

My grandpa went out of his way to buy Japanese made tools. He was so impressed with the machining in Japanese made tools. I remember hearing him say after the big war his mill apparently was sanctioned to helped Japan with its steel production to help boost its economy.

@cementer7665 3 жыл бұрын

Looking back, I wish I had taken the time to really appreciate the Japanese culture when I was working there from 1982-1986. I also spent a year working in the Bohai Bay offshore of Tainjin, PRC, and what a difference. We round eyes were referred to as "barbarians', but the Japanese with the oil company, and drilling contractors were referred to as "Invading Barbarians".

@jeffspaulding9834 3 жыл бұрын

I was stationed in Okinawa for a couple years, and I know exactly what you mean. If I had a time machine, I'd go back and kick myself until I went and spent more time offbase learning about the culture.

@Joe_Bidens_hair_fetish 3 жыл бұрын

You know you're watching AvE when he goes on a genuinely surprised tangent on the build quality of packaging. Keep choochin' fair skookum'er

@thesage1096 3 жыл бұрын

you that packaging is good when he it didnt get the mini chainsaw unboxing treatment.

@tomneudorfl9084 3 жыл бұрын

I'll always remember the line by one of my favourite mech eng profs: whoever invented the flathead fastener should be forced to spend the rest of eternity screwing one in and out again.

@Hellsong89 3 жыл бұрын

Tbh it was the first screw head invented and easy to manufacture even in home, so it has its purpose, but now its time to face away, though it is very good in chainsaws chain tensioner since you can use even wooden stick to operate it on the field, or knife or what ever you have at hand.

@EmergencyChannel 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve never stripped a flathead, but I’ve had to drill out hundreds of rusty Philip head screws over the years.

@boonboom3528 3 жыл бұрын

A brass slotted pan head, at that!

@IFearlessINinja 3 жыл бұрын

Hiro Shima That has more to do with which fastener is used for which application than the actual fastener

@aaronrush7031 2 жыл бұрын

"ugly in it's beauty" a true utilitarian... If only more people were that way.

@rafo6577 3 жыл бұрын

Always loved Japanese tools, by far the best out there. They put pride into everything they do and it shows in the most common of items. I remember a time when my fellow workmates laughed at me for getting excited about how nice my Japanese sliding bevel was. Anyone who doesn't get exited or appreciate a good tool is not a craftsman in my opinion.

@vessmachineen193 3 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you. You should respect the tools you use. and respect yourself to buy high quality tools. all the tools we have in our workshop are german and japanese. We are a concrete block making machine manufacturing company by the way.

@greghumble7306 2 жыл бұрын

Was it a Shinwa sliding bevel, I have one of those and it’s lovely

@rafo6577 2 жыл бұрын

@@greghumble7306 yes Greg it was.

@greghumble7306 2 жыл бұрын

@@rafo6577 I have the little shinwa mitre square too, even though they’re modern tools they don’t look out of place in the box with my antique hand woodworking tools

@F4izzle 3 жыл бұрын

The Japanese makes some of the nicest products on earth. I love their knives, cars and especially their motorcycles. Thanks for the video! Now I have to buy more tools.

@baldwindigital 3 жыл бұрын

“It’s like a whole different country” Just sublime SUBLIME I say powers of observation. Singlehandedly redeeming Canada one vid at a time is AvE.

@Arpad907 3 жыл бұрын

Canada will never be redeemed

@MicahLayne 3 жыл бұрын

2:35 is an example of wabi-sabi. “wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. The aesthetic is sometimes described as one of beauty that is imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete.” In Japan, things made at a high level often have one small intentional example of wabi-sabi. Pretty cool

@1südtiroltechnik 3 жыл бұрын

weeb

@MicahLayne 3 жыл бұрын

Yes that is a derisive term. I didn’t know you took a look at my genetic test. If ya did, you didn’t mention to the folks about my big hands and feet. Envy... I get it

@1südtiroltechnik 3 жыл бұрын

@@MicahLayne ah

@haifai3916 3 жыл бұрын

I’m really surprised to see Nepros on this channel! I bought myself a 1/2in, 3/8in, and 1/4in ratchets from them because I came across their brand on some anime artwork. Really good tools, they definitely hold up to the abuse I put them through and they still look good doing it!

@NetAnon 3 жыл бұрын

You are truly cultured.

@phrodendekia 3 жыл бұрын

N I C E desune

@leewagner942 3 жыл бұрын

But soooo expensive 😬

@300DBenz 3 жыл бұрын

Lee Wagner Slightly cheaper than Snap-On....but not by much.

@jgrove313 Жыл бұрын

Goes good with your Sundays best shirt!

@daedalus372 3 жыл бұрын

I love your appreciation of not just the tech, but the package or case it comes in, ive learnt more about the composition of plastic casings and packaging from you than anywhere else! Your reverance for stuff from J.A.Pan is wonderul too, i remeber you taking apart the $500 doll hair toaster with equal apprecation for the quality of the build.

@absolutely1337 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings from Nova Scotia. Love ur vids on a Saturday morning.

@arduinoversusevil2025 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers buddy. Not much left of Saturday morning now eh.

@1hunglow582 3 жыл бұрын

@@arduinoversusevil2025 he even comes back 3 weeks later for us non beer fund guys. Thank you

@mkultra4542 3 жыл бұрын

08:45 best paint-can opener ever.

@MrROTD 3 жыл бұрын

I can tell you have a tear forming in your eye the whole time.

@PoplarForest Жыл бұрын

William Edwards Deming was a statistician and quality control expert that helped the US Army in rebuilding Japan after WW2. His ideas about quality control and process improvement are still taught in Japan. Today there's an award, called the Deming Prize, given in recognition of embracing quality. Deming played a critical part in creating one of the world's most powerful manufacturing economies. If there is a japanese-made product of high quality, it exists because of William Edwards Deming.

@rachavya Жыл бұрын

Deming's principles indeed helped Japan, but I look at it another way: 1. Nothing prevented the USA from embracing Deming's philosophy. Why didn't it? 2. Japan embraced Deming because they were culturally predisposed to do so. Let's be dispassionate here. I believe it's a fact that certain societies have an advantage over others IN CERTAIN RESPECTS.

@WAVETUBE84 3 жыл бұрын

The unfinished spot on the ratchet head is a "witness" mark...to show that yir purchasing a forged tool...not some cast chiz-ium...maybe. I also have a, old as hell, "New Lobster" Japan adjustable wrench. ..don't know where the hell it came from.??? You will be fined and spanked by the tool junkies! The proper nomenclature for the screw driver tip is HOLLOW GROUND. Some styles even have little fastener grippy grooves (lateral striations on the radial plane of the screwdriver....how is that for pedantic?)...if you don't care about marring the screw head...on yir $2000 H&H .375 Magnum ...

@RabidBadger_ 3 жыл бұрын

I always thought they left the area under the switch unpolished so scratches from the switch don't stand out.

@evensgrey 3 жыл бұрын

@@RabidBadger_ What makes you think THAT tool's switch is going to scratch anything?

@RabidBadger_ 3 жыл бұрын

@@evensgrey It doesn't have to be the switch. It could be abrasive particles stuck under the switch or on the user's hands. I have multiple ratchets with the area under the switch unpolished or intentionally textured. There has to be a reason for it.

@WAVETUBE84 3 жыл бұрын

@@RabidBadger_ I don't know why it's unfinished. It's just a fricken wrench. yir guess is as good as mine. The Japanese are not stupid. They have advanced many things. They surpassed "copying" over 45 years ago. Some "designs" have no meaning, other than to be a trademark. To significantly identify the object as designed and manufactured by Neepco...or New Lobster, for instance. Marketing. A statement of pride.

@Warterdesmanne 3 жыл бұрын

Why spend that much on an obsolete revolver? Shit you would be better off dropping that on a 1911... but yes “hollow ground” is the phrase.

@Yourname942 3 жыл бұрын

I wish US had the same quality standards as JPN

@evensgrey 3 жыл бұрын

The US USED to. But between the absurd prices paid for military applications (which have hoovered up all the manufacturers with high quality products) and the rise of Chinese producers (which undercut everyone who doesn't) there's not a lot left for regular folks to buy. This isn't a new phenomenon from Japan, either. Back in the 1970's there was supposedly a US electronics company that decided to test buy some semiconductor parts from one of the then relatively new Japanese semiconductor companies. They sent in an order with all the usual specifications they would have given a US maker, including an acceptable rate of defective parts. This last item seems to have confused the Japanese, as they included in the shipment an explanatory note for some somewhat peculiar packaging: "We have packaged defective parts separately. We hope this pleases you."

@Silver_o 3 жыл бұрын

@@evensgrey now, that's a story! I got a proper laugh.

@a178design 3 жыл бұрын

If ppl were prepared to pay the price, there would be many US companies willing to supply the product. No customers, no business.

@LoremIpsum1970 3 жыл бұрын

You could look up a bit of history with post ww2 japan and W.E.Deming, among others...

@paulwujek5208 3 жыл бұрын

Instead the US gets Microsoft quality.

@NickMakesBreaksStuff 3 жыл бұрын

Love the green stained handles, those are gorgeous

@420architecMindNDesign 3 жыл бұрын

Thats one hell of a driver! Absolutely gorgeous.

@premhoonjan4141 3 жыл бұрын

From Vancouver, thanks for the hangover helper

@Nolano386 3 жыл бұрын

This reminds me of the K31 Swiss rifle I used to have. When you removed the screws, the trigger plate and action were so tightly fit to the stock you had to bonk it against something to pop them out. Even at full extension the bolt barely had any play between the bearing surfaces of the bolt and reciever.

@Arpad907 3 жыл бұрын

Used to? Why would you ever sell a k31?

@techseth 2 жыл бұрын

I love watching these kinds of videos. AvE gets into great detail with these tool reviews, and his humour is exceptionally funny. Keep up the good work!

@NDC1115 3 жыл бұрын

I bought a set of Felo screwdrivers after seeing you praise them. Fantastic screwdrivers!

@daviddroescher 3 жыл бұрын

1:03 I've been saying this since I was in high school, twenty-odd years, "If it's not worth doing your best is not worth doing at all."

@danstarkweather5842 3 жыл бұрын

I tell my kids all the time ( can’t ) is a four letter word for I’m not willing to try hard enough.

@daviddroescher 3 жыл бұрын

@@danstarkweather5842 1+ I view "can't" more as an incomplete statement, the first step in rational thought identify the problem . I can't do it why not? Once you complete this statement⬆️ and state why you cannot complete it at this time, you know what you need to do to solve the identified problem prohibiting forward progress. Armed with this knowledge I can now gain the skill necessary to change the accuracy of the previous incomplete "cant statement". . Enjoy the day, it's a good one to be alive.

@AntonioClaudioMichael 3 жыл бұрын

The handle on that nepro screwdriver is stunning

@kbaan 3 жыл бұрын

Wearing your Sunday shirt heh! Even got the ring on and got your nails trimmed. I guess he's showing respect to the Japanese.

@veleriphon 3 жыл бұрын

Working in auto parts for four and a half years, my long term co-workers and I agreed that you always know which companies are proud of their products, when you look at how their products are packaged.

@jesusllanas9318 3 жыл бұрын

Stopping giving the urge to buy more tools I can’t afford XD

@TheRogueRockhound 3 жыл бұрын

The handle of the Japanese flat tip makes it look like a wood elf's tool.

@solidus4prez 3 жыл бұрын

I never would have expected the words "usagi yojimbo" to come out of your mouth. Nice

@jamescannone1425 3 жыл бұрын

I’m going to school in NY to be an auto mechanic and I’ve been watching your channel for years! You are the only person I trust to find the tools that i’ll hopefully have for life. Love ya you big canadian goof

@lucifchristo 3 жыл бұрын

The fact that you even know who who soggy Yojimbo is is a testament to your epicness

@RickaramaTrama-lc1ys 3 жыл бұрын

Yea so how about letting the rest of us Blokes Know~???

@jdhtyler 3 жыл бұрын

My dad did not like the METRIC adjustable Wench and went and bought an IMPERIAL one.

@gunshipproduct2 3 жыл бұрын

I believe it is US STANDARD.

@roowithers 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah my Dad was in the same boat, he went out and bought both the left and right handed screw drivers lol

@HSkraekelig 3 жыл бұрын

@@gunshipproduct2 Oh no it isn't.

@jdhtyler 3 жыл бұрын

@@roowithers ;-) mine went for a right hand hammer for putting them in and a left handed driver for taking them out.

@ulkoalex 3 жыл бұрын

@@jdhtyler hammering in the screw is better than screwing in the nail!

@craigwalker3256 3 жыл бұрын

Koken is another good Japanese tool. I too love the Japanese tools!! Love your vids also! Cheers.

@larryschweitzer4904 3 жыл бұрын

I've been to Japan twice, long enough to tour about. Great place, highly recommended. While I was there for two months I tried to learn some of the language, really struggled with it. But kids have to take English in school and are always willing to help.

@billpetersen298 3 жыл бұрын

If I had a Christmas that looked like that. I’d be saying, “how’d I die”?

@conkcat 3 жыл бұрын

The bahco adjustable wrench head design is very similar, As an engineer who has to fly everywhere, and weight is of the utmost importance these are my goto wrenches . Light strong and easy to identify against other people’s tools. Although that doesn’t stop them “ growing legs” and walking away as they are so good

@Jonathan-hz4yg 3 жыл бұрын

Love this channel and its fantastic tools!

@bradl2636 3 жыл бұрын

Japan is a whole different planet. It's like jumping forward in time about 5 years every time I go there.

@TheAlienDog 3 жыл бұрын

Dude, bless Nippon and their enginerding, my Technics turntables still going strong!

@snoofayy6150 3 жыл бұрын

hey i got an old technics too! i can't remember the exact model i think a 420? but it's an absolute gem and i haven't had to chance to set it up yet at my new place but man do i love that gem of a direct drive :)