Hammering 500,000 times!? The process of making a Japanese smoking pipe / kiseru.

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This video introduces the process of making a Japanese smoking pipe / kiseru.
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Chiaki Aikawa / Aikawa Engraving Studio
Chiaki Aikawa's main products are accessories and Kiseru. Since the technique cannot be mass-produced by machines, each item is carefully crafted one by one.
I also specialize in a technique called Mokume-Gane, in which different metals are layered and melted together to create a pattern by repeatedly beating and carving.
▶Craftsman Passion
"For smokers around the world"
I produce smoking pipes for smokers all over the world to enhance the taste of their cigarettes.
I would like to share the chic Japanese smoking culture with the world with my smoking pipes made with traditional techniques. Please enjoy the beauty of the slowly rising smoke!
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【Chapter】
00:00 Groundwork
01:01 Hammering
06:41 Cutting
07:45 Polishing
08:41 Making a shape of smoking pipe
16:21 Making a bowl
19:02 Making an ash catcher
19:32 Designing
23:41 Polishing
23:57 Satin finish
24:35 Finished product

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@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

You can get this product from the link below! suigenkyo.store/products/pure-silver-twisted-kiseru-smoking-pipe-hassun?_pos=1&_sid=8936f6557&_ss=r 10% off coupon "SUIGENKYO10" Product Name: Pure Silver Twisted Kiseru Smoking Pipe / Hassun Discription: This is a sterling silver reinsmith style smoking pipe with a motif of a yokozuna's (Yokozuna is the highest rank of sumo wrestler / Champion) ornamental mawashi (Mawashi is the loincloth that sumo wrestlers wear) and a temple rope. The shape is one of the most historic and prestigious of all smoking pipes / Kiseru. It is made by a traditional Japanese technique of hammered out from a single sheet of plate with a chisel and hammer.

@front2760 6 ай бұрын

The final pipe looks nothing like the one the craftsmen made.

@Mikishots 6 ай бұрын

Was thinking it would be around that much. A lot of work, amazing design and skill.

@jonathanfigueroa9205 6 ай бұрын

Pencil eraser metal and pen cap lol

@rabbithedragon 5 ай бұрын

Dude, 1,600? That's absolutely not worth that, not even if it was pressed by the hands of the Lord himself.

@theseconddarrin3788 4 ай бұрын

@@rabbithedragonsome people appreciate craftsmanship..

@steverice7546 26 күн бұрын

Hats off to this guys neighbors.

@Mikishots 6 ай бұрын

That was unreal. Wasn't really sure where it was going towards the end, but the final reveal blew my mind. Clever way for sandblasting the surface.

@benzracer 6 ай бұрын

It sand blew my mind a bit. 😮

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment !

@semabarecky72 2 ай бұрын

GOOD 👍 JOB ❤

@craigmoen1430 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful work. As a leathercrafter, it never ceases to amaze me how many techniques are similar between crafting mediums, and how much is very different. The "sanding" at the end was a beautifully simple technique that I would have never thought of!

@scottmiller6270 2 ай бұрын

This man put his Soul into making this. Amazing artistry and craftsmanship!

@channel14-22 6 ай бұрын

昔の人もこうやって作っていたのかな。感慨深いものがありますね。この技術は後世に残してほしい。素晴らしいです。

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

ご視聴、コメントありがとうございます！

@tstodgell 2 ай бұрын

I wondered the same thing. Were people smoking this style of pipe before tobacco came to Japan?

@wafflestomper6958 2 ай бұрын

Before WW2 a fair amount of Japanese farmers smoked the uhh buds of female 'hemp' plants, but it's not widely known @@tstodgell

@gajin-k Ай бұрын

@@tstodgell タバコの伝来と共にパイプが伝わり、このキセル、パイプを使用した喫煙が用いられましたよ

@justcameron9500 3 ай бұрын

This is what I love about Japanese culture. Everything they have ever done is done with patience, precision, and masterful skill. For the world I hope they and all with these skills and traditions stay alive forever.

@benwilms3942 3 ай бұрын

Even what they did in Manchuria?

@annihilation777 2 ай бұрын

@@benwilms3942 especially what they did in Manchuria

@benwilms3942 2 ай бұрын

@annihilation777 boom. You have a point I suppose.

@leonardpearlman4017 4 күн бұрын

At 13:32 That's not "Glue"! This is FLUX, the work is about to be joined with SILVER SOLDER. Really nice video, I'm learning a lot. The pipe might be pure silver, the silver-solder is an alloy, with a lower melting-point.

@RoboBlocker 2 ай бұрын

No earphones or music either. Just pure focus and dedication.

@malcolmjcullen 6 ай бұрын

Despite all the effort to finish and polish it, I preferred it in it's more raw, hand-hammered appearance. You could see the amount of human effort that had gone into making it. Ironically, all that work and by the end it was so perfect it looked like it had been made by machine!

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment !

@luke9911 5 ай бұрын

That’s why I assumed He was hand hammering. For the finish. I mean he had the heat, wasn’t cold forged. Maybe he doesn’t own a roller.

@MrAirblown2009 3 ай бұрын

I've always had mad respect for Japanese craftsmanship.

@zipshed 2 ай бұрын

Im totally blown away at the skill and patience of this craftsman. He is truly a master!!!

@LucianLaurieJr 4 ай бұрын

An absolute work of functional art. I was completely mesmerized. Thank you.

@detacheddad3396 6 ай бұрын

I almost cried at the final reveal. Beautiful craftsmanship

@alexanderespada8871 6 ай бұрын

I got misty too...

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment !

@jonmartin6451 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely love the old fashioned way of creating with our hands that which we can. Great job

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@redbeki 3 ай бұрын

Oh my ! What a piece. The rhythm of the hammers, the attention to detail, and an absolutely stunning end result.

@pluralizor2957 6 ай бұрын

Watching him hammer that made me flinch so bad, the pure precision and art of this man

@joedouche3818 5 ай бұрын

Can you imagine how many times through our his career has he smashed his thumb or index finger?? Omg! That's a painful craft lol.

@CrustyRestorations 6 ай бұрын

A lifetime of skill and knowledge, pure craftsmanship ❤️👍

@josephrasberry3850 6 ай бұрын

Really cool. It’s so good to see masters in their craft. The world we live in has gotten away from that kind of thing so much. Everyone wants mass production but I think some of us are slowly realizing that we need these craftsmanship. Thanks for showing us

@johnkidd797 6 ай бұрын

Not so, I am 57 and after a severe work injury offshore I now make jewellery. I smelt my own metal and work in gold and silver. With the utmost respect most competent smiths could produce this pipe. It's never too late to learn a skill/skills.👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank You for your comment ! Glad you liked the video !

@moneymagnetismnetwork 5 ай бұрын

That's freaking amazing result. All that craftsmanship 😳

@josephrasberry3850 6 ай бұрын

I like his anvil setup. What an awesome craftsman.

@jasonsummit1885 4 ай бұрын

He's really making it in the traditional sense as I would just use my rolling mill to flatten and stretch the silver.

@montgomeryfortenberry 2 ай бұрын

Amd couldnt he have just started with a longer, shallower mould so he wouldnt have to beat it as much ?

@Lost68er_SYNTH_PUNK 5 ай бұрын

This is the quintessence of luxury: Mystifying and complicating the production of an object to such an extent that this object is sold for extremely high amounts of money, even though one could make this object in just a few minutes... 🤪⚡

@tk-li2qc 3 ай бұрын

すばらしい技術です！

@bernardmichel4935 Күн бұрын

De la très belle ouvrage,calme, dextérité, compétences, rigueur,se sont les mamelles de l'ART❤

@GuitarGuyRy 6 ай бұрын

Gorgeous. Phenomenal craftsmanship, real passion, and heart put into creating this piece.

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment !

@Pinky_Staines1947 6 ай бұрын

A master class from a craftsman 😊

@indianahoneybee8852 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely mezmorizing. Beautiful piece.

@CWO3-uscg Ай бұрын

Impressive. Beautiful craftsmanship.

@Tucholsky59 4 ай бұрын

I didn't even knew that something like that exists. Thank you for the very interesting documentations about Japanese craftmanship.

@Sr__42 6 ай бұрын

Another video that shows your dedication and skills, congratulations on your work.

@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

@lindamlighthall8618 3 ай бұрын

Wow. Beautiful. Amazing stopwatch Thank you

@DonCarlione973 6 ай бұрын

Unbelievable handmade item! Respect 🫡

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@imakrewitatl 6 ай бұрын

Thats the 2nd finest crack pipe i’ve ever seen

@Drhumbolt 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for making this video

@AA-wd2or 6 ай бұрын

WoW beautiful pipe, and real traditional hardworking artist master!!!

@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!!!

@slapfight5689 6 ай бұрын

I don't quite understand why he used so much cold hammering. Wouldn't it have been easier to heat up?

@gumonthepants Ай бұрын

Or also, why not just pour the initial smelt into a flatter, longer mold closer to the finished product of all that hammering. I'm sure the answer is that the hammering does something very special to it, same with the heat vs cold.

@ralphmueller3725 Ай бұрын

I'd say it's likely a matter of tradition and a process handed down via ancestry. Some people work for efficiency but, some people work because the art compels them to.

@carlantaya175 26 күн бұрын

This is very delicate work. He is really pushing plastic deformation to it's limits.

@footrot17 21 күн бұрын

Silver is pretty soft, i guess it just doesn’t need it.

@foreverendeavor 8 күн бұрын

Certain metals, like silver and brass, harden as you work them. The heating and quenching is to make the ingot more malleable. Silver hot work is generally just casting and soldering.

@douglashaussler4238 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful craftsmanship

@alejandrocampos4733 3 ай бұрын

Simplemente gracias por tan bello poema creado con sus manos.

@FxFRT 2 ай бұрын

Increíble producción!! Un vídeo verdaderamente mañoso una maravilla

@Jack-cc3qm 3 ай бұрын

Anyone else on the edge of your seat hoping he don't hit his fingers?

@dillondygert2220 2 ай бұрын

Nah, u could tell he’s swung that hammer a few million times at least; he got it

@dannythompson1948 2 ай бұрын

The label 'Master' is only achieved when you reached 10M hammer strikes since your last smashed finger...

@Danm9077 Ай бұрын

Lol

@brayli86 Ай бұрын

No, it happens only to noobs like me 😅

@gokhankemer882 2 ай бұрын

Good

@488ferrari5 2 ай бұрын

素晴らしい👍

@princequestly2218 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful work, master craftsman. 😍

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@ryanbennett2227 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your craft with the world. I love the way you frosted the surface at the end.

@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

Thanks so much 😊

@johnsmit5516 6 ай бұрын

You truly are a great craftsman Thank you for sharing your work with us

@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@oTEMPE5To 2 ай бұрын

I have never seen satin finished done that way, I am amazed that works so well

@shaddr_4975 6 ай бұрын

Truly, an inspiration. Great craftsmanship :)

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@dawolf7784 5 ай бұрын

Seen a lot of pipes like this , used for smoking opium. Very pretty work

@user-gt4gs5xu6s 2 ай бұрын

Opium pipes look very different

@elessartelcontar8208 6 ай бұрын

Great museum piece. I wonder how much quicker this can be achieved by just moving from tradition a tiny bit.

@johnkidd797 6 ай бұрын

A lot quicker but it loses its "soul" then.

@waltersobchak9427 6 ай бұрын

The Amish sell ridiculously over priced "handmade" furniture to tourists on the side of the road. You can clearly see the burned saw cuts and they don't even bother to sand it. Meanwhile this guy makes a masterpiece and its actually by hand. Beautiful.

@andyanderson2143 6 ай бұрын

@waltersobchak9427 burn marks can easily be made by dull hand tools, waterwheel mill saws, mills powered by livestock. Assuming tool burn marks= Amish grift is a bit of a stretch lol

@travismiller5548 5 ай бұрын

@@waltersobchak9427I've seen em with cartfuls of Smucker's jelly at the Walmart 😂. Add a few berries and BAM! Amish Jam

@alexanderespada8871 6 ай бұрын

No complaints here! I love the finished product!

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much !!!

@travisyayes6343 2 ай бұрын

Amazing work

@scottcarter2362 6 ай бұрын

I know how much the arms ache after all that hammering. It's not just the hammering, it's the difference in the strokes. If you want to stretch and bend that metal cold, you're in for a cramping multiday workout. It takes real commitment to do something like this. And that's just once.

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment !

@727norerore6 6 ай бұрын

なんど自分の指を叩いちゃったことだろう

@williamhowell2088 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful work.❤

@kenkluge9473 5 ай бұрын

Great Craftsmanship.❤

@KingSalami407 6 ай бұрын

Just give me a water bottle, pen, 10mm socket, and some chewing gum.😂

@huffthomas1 6 ай бұрын

Damn, is that where the 10 mil always goes? 😂

@wormhole331 6 ай бұрын

Just give me a soda can and a needle.

@eathomson2048 6 ай бұрын

Alright get me a toilet paper roll, a corkscrew, and some tinfoil....alright then get me an avocado, an ice pick, and my snorkel.

@alan_clough 6 ай бұрын

Give me an apple and a stick

@gasd6542 6 ай бұрын

Safer than smoking from fucking silver!

@Kezat 6 ай бұрын

Such a fine balance of heat for welding the seams without making the part a puddle of metal, most impressive. Is the solder the same alloy of metal as the rest of the pipe, if so I would expect a extra challenge to get just the right amount of heat to flow the solder without melting the part.

@theterribleanimator1793 2 ай бұрын

its an alloy. mix one part silver and one part brass, the alloy melts at a much lower temperature. if one wishes they can elevate the temperature of the solder by burning off some of the zinc during the mixing.

@raymorgan4657 14 сағат бұрын

It's an alloy silver solder and there are actually different grades with different melting temperatures. For example, with jewelry that needs to have more than one thing soldered to a piece separately, you can start with the higher temp hard solder and then solder something else to it with medium or soft that has a lower melting temp so that the first solder joint doesn't remelt while soldering the next part.

@keenanesilva5444 2 ай бұрын

It's like the Japanese swords of pipe making!

@albertobruno2166 6 ай бұрын

È stato davvero emozionante vedere tutta la preparazione e la realizzazione con una maestria davvero eccezionale e davvero tanto amore. Non so quanto tempo hai impiegato ma hai fatto nascere dalle tue mani un autentico capolavoro. Ti sei creato anche tutti gli attrezzi e in pochi metri quadri di spazio come laboratorio tutto a misura tua non posso che dire che sei un grande maestro. Complimenti davvero. Italian linguage

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Grazie per il tuo commento! Mi fa piacere che il video ti sia piaciuto!

@benkozoli 3 ай бұрын

It is to me an opiumpipe not a tabacco pipe.

@hadb9084 Ай бұрын

Either way it makes me wanna take up smoking.

@iandeare1 Ай бұрын

Traditionally the Japanese the tobacco culture in Japan was to smoke tiny quantities, possibly a reflection on the expense: "Apparently it was mostly economics. Shogunate set a high tariff on tobacco, so they bought less and made smaller pipes. And of course you need very small tobacco for your very small pipe."

@DaleDix Ай бұрын

Do you smoke opium?

@szwejo1 6 ай бұрын

Prawdziwe arcydzieło.

@texasslingleadsomtingwong8751 Ай бұрын

In the past, a man would toil his life away, mastering a skill or craft , never really knowing if anyone truelly appreciated their art . Today , masters of various unseen crafts are able to be seen by the world and appreciated. It is a small but meaningful improvement.

@Scott_Buchanan 5 ай бұрын

Amazing craftsmanship!

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you !!!

@Joe___R 6 ай бұрын

If he were to use a shallower mold when he cast the billet, he would have saved a lot of time and energy.

@viktor-rp7xl 6 ай бұрын

whoa, really beautiful piece

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@AlphaOmegaProject2015 2 ай бұрын

This is incredible work.

@TheMrCheezlezombie 5 ай бұрын

The satin finish was a fantastic finishing touch!

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@vongdong10 2 ай бұрын

Japanese craftsmen sure are something else. All handmade, no machinery in site. I sure hope these items sell at the price he wants.

@lysdexsick 6 ай бұрын

Wow. Amazing craftsmanship!!!👍

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@emanuelfaran3944 Ай бұрын

Ein absoluter Meister in seinem Handwerk. Ein Prachtstück und so professionell jeder Schritt

@mydogbullwinkle 5 ай бұрын

I almost couldn't watch when he was heating the seam billets at the 5th Process. That takes nerves of steel putting a torch to silver after so much work put into it. Bravo to the craftsman!

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for your comment !

@LarryLaird-eb8rp 5 ай бұрын

You are a great artist, bravo 😊

@robertcaccavalla6469 2 ай бұрын

Wow, that was incredible.

@marcelopacheco126 4 ай бұрын

Sou fã de artesanato,esse é perfeito!!!

@kingdarkem 2 ай бұрын

I wish there was a channel dedicated to teaching the different crafts. I know in japan some of the cloisonne recipes have been lost due to the secrative nature of craftsmen in general. It is beautiful to watch these crafts but more interesting to take up as a hobby.

@FROZENbender Ай бұрын

what a profoundly beautiful process and end result. I don't smoke but one day I have to get my hands on one of these.

@twerkingtwinkies2335 5 ай бұрын

At first i was going crazy by the sound of the hammer. Then by the middle of it i was in a trance 😆 it was weirdly therapeutic. I feel very relaxed now. Great vid ❤

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you !

@user-wd8oc9xg7w 6 ай бұрын

😮я вообще не курю, но с такой красоты покурила бы)) это прекрасное и идеальное изделие❤

@lisanidog8178 Ай бұрын

Beautiful. And it’s silver. I like silver. It’s my favorite color.

@dreamSurfers5912 2 ай бұрын

Amazing to watch. Now to watch it all

@kriegerzwerg2059 3 ай бұрын

From Germany ich habe gesehen was sie da gezaubert haben es ist eine echt wunderschöne rauchpfeife geworden diese Eleganz Präzision Verarbeitung ist echt auf einem so extrem hohen eleganten Niveau das ist echt spannend war in bei dem Video zuzuschauen einfach nur Spitzenklasse mit vollstem Respekt und Ehrfurcht danke sehr

@user-rr3jk6tk7e 6 ай бұрын

Класс 👏 Удачи и всего хорошего мастеру

@ronwade6252 6 ай бұрын

Beautiful work.

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@user-bm4ji4up7v 5 ай бұрын

クリスマス曲で叩いてるところを発見してしまいました。メリークリスマス！

@user-fo3bu2ud4d 6 ай бұрын

日本の職人技は素晴らしいですね❤

@Craftsmanship-Process 6 ай бұрын

ご視聴ありがとうございます！

@mostafazargar9455 6 ай бұрын

Spectacular 👍👍👍👍 You're an artist... It's really unbelievable...

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@tomschupbach9145 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful work greeting from Switzerland

@steveb2249 6 ай бұрын

Watched that whole thing. Very calming

@Craftsmanship-Process 5 ай бұрын

thank you so much ☺️

@DancingEagle 4 күн бұрын

I used to whip those up in about 10 seconds with some aluminum foil and a pen.

@againstalladsgames 2 ай бұрын

If I had the materials, tools and a thousand years to learn I still couldn’t make something as beautiful as this.

@Hardy_H_H 2 ай бұрын

and yet at some point they'll let you vote, think about that ..

@againstalladsgames Ай бұрын

⁠@@Hardy_H_HI’m not sure what you mean. I can’t create something so beautiful so I shouldn’t vote? You think me a child? Your comment is just odd.

@bandinoderhenker 10 күн бұрын

Soviel arbeit , nur um schluss endlich dann doch den wartungs berreich zu vergessen 😀 also ich hab schon einige pfeiffen in meinem leben geraucht und hab mich immer geärgert das die teile schneller verstopfen als einem lieb ist ....... Soviel arbeit in so ein schönes stück das im besten falle nur für das regal gemacht wurde ...... den rauchen kann man die nicht ohne sie permanent zu verstopfen ...... aber die handwerksarbeit selbst ,,erste klasse"