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@@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour8164 mr chickadee has the sharpest chisels I’ve ever seen. It’s almost like he doesn’t even need to hammer the chisel, it’s so sharp you can just push it through the wood

Thank you for your kind words :)

Sharp blades

Nothing stopping you.

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Its not as difficult as it looks but it is tedious, people look at complex joints and think they cant do it or its to complicated. The main thing is marking it out correctly after doing that u just take your time and follow ur marks, obvi u get faster with practice. I have done a few of the impossible joinery techniques, and at first was overwhelmed by looking at it, and i was like i can do this, looked up how to mark it and took my time. Anyone can do it as long as you have patience, and not one of those brute force it type people. I also agree they are works of art, puzzles. The fact that all of these joints were used on homes and such is crazy. That is what fascinates me so much about the japanese culture. They have a level of pride in there craftsmanship that is hard to match anywheres else in the world. I am not saying others dont have a sense of pride just not as a large group of people like that. Master craftsman in many trades from knife and sword making to carpentry / woodworking. LIke some of there swordsmiths, I seen a video on it, some swords taking up to a year to complete.

You got it. There are a lot of places that can help. Here in Atlanta there is highland woodworking. In Savannah there's Mary May. In North Carolina THE Roy Underhill teaches in a small shop outside Winston Salem. The Japanese woodworker has Been strong in California. If I could give you a piece of advice don't spend a lot of money on tools. Frank Klause taught me years ago that a set of blue headed marples from Lowe's is more than sufficient. Pull saws work, frame saws work, back saws are excellent too. It's not the tool. There's no magic and steal. It's just time and practice that allows you to do good work.

Probably took longer then that judging by the lighting in the video but looks like it may have only been because of the camera repositioning and when he was using the saw

Definitely took a few hours for this one piece.

That's great to hear 😊🙌

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That’s because he’s chiseling in very thin layer taking his time as you should.. and sharp blades

In addition to being very sharp and being made of good steel, the bottom of his chisel is likely perfectly flat and coplanar along both sides and at the cutting edge. It's a Japanese chisel, as you can see at 0:56, the bottom is concave in the center. You can also get western chisels to be as perfectly flat, but since you have to grind more metal, it's a lot more work if they aren't already flat when you bought them. If the chisel is well-sharpened and the bottom is this flat, you can set the bottom on a flat surface and the chisel will cut the thinnest protrusions over that flat surface. This technique is called "paring" if you want to look up other guides. In general, you need to supply a significant amount of downward pressure to keep the chisel registered against your flat surface, but you need to do that in a way that keeps every part of both hands behind the cutting edge so you won't put the chisel through your hand if you slip. If you've got the money for it, this video is a fantastic intro: www.lie-nielsen.com/products/chisel-techniques-for-precision-joinery

wow, samuel davis guy doesn’t understand that it takes a very sharp chisel to chisel this thin. the reasons he says; thin layer and time taking has nothing to do with being able to chisel this thin without a sharp chisel. that’s the topic here, yet this gut barges in without understanding even what it is being talked about. quite a large percentage of population has no idea what they are talking about and this is a clear example. a tragedy. ‘how you sharpen a chisel like that?’ ‘it’s because he’s chiseling thin and taking his time with his sharp chisel.’ ‘...’ ‘chisel owner, how do you sharpen your chisel?’

@@tizmon well I use a 1200 mesh whetstone or even sandpaper..and yea when I shave the edge of my line to level any dado surface or side (7:35) I go in thin layers... i make a living off of my work so it’s good enough for me. Sorry if I triggered you

@@samueldavis5895 I believe it is a sharp blade, but notice the dark petina on the metal, that is finely tempered steel. Not at all a coincidence that blade is sharp.

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I made one of these in college it took a couple of hours, admittedly it was not as excellent as this one but it was my first and only time I did it and it was just fine

Thank you 😊

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Haha, cheers! 🙌

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@@dylaniwakuni 😇 Cheers!

Thank you 😊

That's craftsmanship.

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This guy shows how to lay it out. He's doing it in rough construction with a circular saw, but the principal is there. I'm going to try one too! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/Y7mFp9J8sLSveIU.html

I would like to know that as well. My main problem is the material, don't really know what to use.

He said walnut and birch in a response to someone else.