Masters of the Fountain Pen：Harumi Tanaka（Hakase Fountain Pe

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I claim no ownership over this video.
Posted for historical value. Just wish I could find the others in the series that disappeared.
Original footage from "Modern History of Writing." 筆記の近代誌 produced by Prof. KOIKE Jun'ichi at the National Museum of Japanese History

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@Eisenwulf666 Жыл бұрын

Imagine having your fountain pen custom made by an old pen maker in Japan, that's some serious swag. A lot of high quality pens are "hand made" to a degree but this man actually made the pen from raw materials. That's metal

@robertriley1569 Ай бұрын

Almost as classy as my Bic Clic Stic.

@debihumphrey3734 3 жыл бұрын

I liked the way his rotary machine and all his tools looked well oiled, cleaned, and sharpened. I have a lot of respect for someone who takes good care of his tools.

@Eisenwulf666 Жыл бұрын

This. You can understand a lot about a man by simply looking at his tools.

@shoegum7362 6 жыл бұрын

No cheesy music, no talking, just the sound of work. Beautiful.

@boris.dupont 6 жыл бұрын

Shoegum 👍

@techtruth9077 6 жыл бұрын

👍

@petermaxwell2965 5 жыл бұрын

Sshhh..you're keyboard is disturbing me.

@Luke-em1ix 5 жыл бұрын

Yes

@ericpermanarquiteto8491 5 жыл бұрын

Peter Maxwel

@walterfoster2582 2 жыл бұрын

Owning a pen like this would be a dream come true. The craftsmanship and passion is obvious.

@jonathanraven5939 Жыл бұрын

Being fortunate to own a pen made by this master would be a great honor.

@dystopianlucidity4448 2 жыл бұрын

As a new pen maker myself, seeing this done by a master in traditional techniques, is pure inspiration and admiration.

@sanjayshetty5640 Жыл бұрын

Cool. Do you have a site where you sell them?

@dystopianlucidity4448 Жыл бұрын

@@sanjayshetty5640 are you on Facebook?

@Cemmos 4 жыл бұрын

Yesterday I watched a video of how a company makes their fountain pens, fairly high tech and a lot of machinery. Mostly automated - it was impressive. Tonight I was recommended this video and it's art. Amazing and captivating work.

@AhhMishMoneypenny 5 жыл бұрын

No crap background music, no chit chat, just the noise of craftsmen at work, the sound of the lathe and the squeak of the thread. Lovely and mesmerising.

@hedegaard8 5 жыл бұрын

AhhMishMoneypenny ASMR for men

@kalyaniroy4306 5 жыл бұрын

I loved it very much

@Sean-he3cm 4 жыл бұрын

@biscuitburger725 4 жыл бұрын

Wait, did you copy this comment?

@mohamedgaisam4450 4 жыл бұрын

@@biscuitburger725 he totally did. Just changed the wording.

@texasboy5117 5 жыл бұрын

As a fountain pen aficionado, I have to say it was joy to watch a master at his best create a pen which will last until its passed down to ones grandson.

@flybywire5866 6 жыл бұрын

The way he cuts the threads is stunning

@colinmurphy2214 3 жыл бұрын

@BMO nice

@vivekg1407 4 жыл бұрын

The way he looked at the pen after it was assembled fully, like it was a little child, is just priceless.

@gr8o2h2o 7 жыл бұрын

I love watching craftsman putting their heart and soul into things they make. Makes it that much special when they make one just for you.

@hellcattanks 6 жыл бұрын

Really good to see some craftsmen around making things like this, instead of machines.

@frelton7692 6 жыл бұрын

He DIDN'T make one just for me. Sadly....

@nazaxprime 5 жыл бұрын

As a craftsman that just had to let go a job precision honing 40-foot cylinders, this really hit me in the feels. Some of us even hold our heartbeat, when we need that next level of focus. ;)

@cmonkey63 5 жыл бұрын

I feel the fascination of a kid watching his dad work with tools. I'm in my 50s.

@andrewtongue7084 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more, cmonkey :D

@PlanetRockJesus 4 жыл бұрын

Man, I love to watch skilled artisans at work.

@PreseditaBrinkmann 10 ай бұрын

Possibly the best video on KZfaq, thank you so much for sharing! 🙏 ❤️

@celinebarberio9070 5 жыл бұрын

Pure Art and a true Master of his craft. Absolutely fascinating to watch. TFS! I love to see someone create with their hands and you can clearly see the passion he infuses into his creations.

@davidwebb091370 5 жыл бұрын

superb skill and craftsmanship! handmade pens done with the labor of love, thus elevating them to the esteemed level of art!

@alonsojaden6527 2 жыл бұрын

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@aldojay8629 2 жыл бұрын

@Alonso Jaden Instablaster :)

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@alonsojaden6527 2 жыл бұрын

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@aldojay8629 2 жыл бұрын

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@categories5066 4 жыл бұрын

If you purchase one of those pens, just know that this man made that pen just for you.

@rafal777jojoboy5 4 жыл бұрын

I would pay 10 times the price just to show my respect and appreciation for this art of craft.

@bharatibhatia6757 4 жыл бұрын

If you purchase one of these pens just know that a water buffalo was killed just for you.

@zoomer6155 4 жыл бұрын

@@bharatibhatia6757 that's even better

@rafal777jojoboy5 4 жыл бұрын

@@zoomer6155 I don't think it's better. I think the life on that animal is worth more than to be manufactured into a pen element

@zoomer6155 4 жыл бұрын

@@rafal777jojoboy5 to bad for you.

@sharonaerneckeaitchison4500 4 жыл бұрын

To write with a gorgeous fountain pen, hand made, just for yourself ... a dream!

@jimburnette3319 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know why i'm here.. but I stayed and I was mesmerized

@tombohon6280 5 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful video - a true craftsman who loves his work and who has pride in what he produces. Totally mesmerizing. I hope he has an apprentice who will carry on the tradition when Mr. Tanaka retires. Thanks for posting!

@omertahircelik 4 жыл бұрын

So much detail and work! Respect!

@anthonyguada 5 жыл бұрын

今、これ - これ - 人々 - 本当の美しさ - 誰もが厄介なコメントをしたのではない、我々はみんなここに来た - 選択によってまたは誤って - これは本当に素晴らしいです、私はこのビデオのために田中氏に感謝します、どうぞ、5000以上のこれらの素晴らしいペンを作ってください。そして、ここに来て、このMASTERを見ていたすべての人に話しかけます。あなたのビデオを本当にありがとう、あなたは真のマスターです。カナダからの尊敬

@smzig 10 ай бұрын

This guy seriously just free-hand cuts all the threads and they fit perfectly. Talk about skill.

@icantfindausernamess 5 жыл бұрын

i clicked on this by mistake but watched whole video.amezing.

@miamzd1 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this video. It's a pleasure to watch a craftsman at work.

@KitKatToeBeans 4 жыл бұрын

For some reason this is incredibly soothing and cathartic. I could happily watch hours of this.

@r.mercado9737 5 жыл бұрын

I could sit at my desk for many hours to watch Mr. Tanaka create beautiful fountain pens. His works are beautiful and exquisite! Thank you sir. Respectfully

@mhsvz6735 6 жыл бұрын

I can certainly appreciate someone who creates something of beauty such as this.

@ActiveAtom 4 жыл бұрын

We honor this great Japanese craftsman and we work each day as a pair here to be half as able as he, thank you very much you make great products of celebration. Lance & Patrick.

@rudij7060 6 жыл бұрын

thank you very much for this important show case.

@johnmarkconnolly6414 3 жыл бұрын

Truly an artist.

@markbonham3477 5 жыл бұрын

It is always a delightful privilege to watch an old master at his work or craft!

@rogerbradley7509 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely a beautiful work of art. Wish I had a couple of them!

@dasurrealcafe 7 жыл бұрын

Many thanks. This let me see how they are hand made.

@yourbrother26 5 жыл бұрын

An hour ago i was just trying to learn how to write with a fountain pen. Now I'm off to Japan to be a master of fountain pen crafting.

@billmorrow8535 5 жыл бұрын

Amazing. He had my undivided attention once I saw him freehand the threads. Now THAT'S skill!

@serinad9434 6 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness, this is just extraordinary and beautiful! That is a true masterpiece of a pen!

@degriff 4 жыл бұрын

amazing, even the threading is just spot on like that. Incredible work! Thank you for posting this video

@VladimirVladimir-tl3gy 4 жыл бұрын

three things can be looked at forever when water flows, when fire burns and when others work :)

@gunnyu.s.m.c8606 5 жыл бұрын

That's awesome!! beautiful craftsmanship!! thanks for sharing my compliments sir

@nmnmnm9509 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful craftsmanship, pen, signature!

@operalove7221 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful. I loved it, especially the really close up detail shots.

@davegoodall3172 6 жыл бұрын

A thing of beauty. Thankyou for sharing.

@NotMe35971 5 жыл бұрын

legend say he's still adjusting this pen

@flamencoprof 6 жыл бұрын

It is such a pleasure to watch a skilled craftsman at work. You must be ever mindful that his actions are guided by understandings of the materials and tools that not apparent to the eye.

@auntied4950 5 жыл бұрын

Spectacular! Thank you for this video!

@ruphusj8856 5 жыл бұрын

Smell of the new pen and filling ink, new books, school uniform at first day of our class are golden memories. 👬👭👫💕. Thanks sir.

@heinzschmidt1513 5 жыл бұрын

OK I had no school uniform, because the schools here normally have none. But I have the same golden memories, SO, a big thanks from me, too.

@AussieDave1 5 жыл бұрын

Bravo Sir ! a Master at work is like a fine Concerto

@bayubaihaqi5143 5 жыл бұрын

thank you for sharing this video. really nice video.

@bullet_4_you 5 жыл бұрын

Such a great video... I am very happy to see this old man with his love for his work !

@MohdZakir-xp8im 4 жыл бұрын

I'm found of pens ,fountains pens remember me the old days when I was a student and used to go to school ,

@sanjayprabhakarpathare1679 5 жыл бұрын

I need one. A true video of real craftsmanship and pure hand skill GREAT

@guyjohnson3775 6 жыл бұрын

True craftsmanship thank you.

@rishabh2681 5 жыл бұрын

listening and watching this video is literally therapy

@julioezequiel8935 4 жыл бұрын

Beautiful process, thanks for sharing

@carolineandtigger 5 жыл бұрын

Very nice. Thank you for sharing.

@swarnlata4974 4 жыл бұрын

God bless you for making our heritage alive,beautiful,I learnt to write with fountain pen.

@B0redom13 5 жыл бұрын

I love this man's work. Waiting time is over a year currently for one of his pens...

@markwoods4574 3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely fantastic , words cannot express how amazing this gentleman’s talent’s are . I would love one of his Fountain Pen’s.

@woodedco 4 жыл бұрын

0:40 HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

@luigi2blue 4 жыл бұрын

i dont know why that got me

@-MichaelLastname- 4 жыл бұрын

Lmao I didn't even notice

@PandorasFolly 4 жыл бұрын

Dude. You got me. That was funny

@yashasvihanda6516 3 жыл бұрын

HAHAHAHHAHA

@franklopezfl5 5 жыл бұрын

Beautiful pens, I hope you live to make thousands more. Thank you for sharing this video!

@rustyblackdog1619 5 жыл бұрын

Such a pleasure to watch this gentleman at work.

@edisonsiew5450 5 жыл бұрын

I always feel happy yet sad while watching this video. Happy because I’m watching someone do what they love and what they are good at, but sad because his probably passed away :( makes me feel sad.

@NGMonocrom 5 жыл бұрын

That is simply a gorgeous pen.

@dustymiller65 5 жыл бұрын

"A man who has mastered an art, reveals it in his every action." --Samurai maxim

@shyleshsrinivasan5092 6 жыл бұрын

This is great craftsmanship ! Future generations will be robbed of these human creations !

@ssnoc 4 жыл бұрын

I must have watched this video 30x and keep coming back - amazing

@glenpierce777 6 жыл бұрын

An art form that must not be allowed to disappear.

@lutze5086 5 жыл бұрын

i hear the plastic is folded a thousand times

@kofola9145 5 жыл бұрын

@Usty It not the younger generation. It is the socialist system of education. It managed to sever the tie between wise and young and waste years with useless paperwork. Talk to craftsmen and count the times they tell you how lucky they are to be apprentices of some old master, because school taught them absolutely nothing. And it is only going to get worse and worse. And there is nothing you can do about it. Because it is politics.

@quantised1703 5 жыл бұрын

Thousands of these craftsmanships or as you say "art forms" have died and will continue to die and there is nothing wrong. It's a part of evolution from type 0 to type 1 civilization.

@oscaralbertobazalarcastill7741 5 жыл бұрын

@@quantised1703 no es asi.. la evolucion es una cosa y otra es el arte... y hacer las cosas las cosas a mano es otra cosa y tener desde una pluma o un par de zapatos o unos guantes o un peine echo a mano te da otra sensacion ..dalo por echo...

@kristypolymath1359 4 жыл бұрын

Did you financially support that artisan?

@SmashTactics 4 жыл бұрын

it's like an ASMR vid before ASMR was a thing

@slowfootlabeef704 2 жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful Start to finish i am awed I MUST watch again

@VintageTexas59 5 жыл бұрын

A true craftsman at work, very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

@omidhimmati 5 жыл бұрын

13:37 holding your breath prevents your hands from shaking. Learned it at the caligraphy class back in Afghanistan.

@metheone4 6 жыл бұрын

A true master of his craft. And all is done without the help of a measuring device!

@MrPerroballoo 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing craftsmanship, the magic of skilful hands ....!!!

@tk4217777 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you KZfaq for putting something random in my feed. I love it!

@antoniomelendez3919 5 жыл бұрын

I never thought that this would be so fascinating you are a true master amazing

@pipr5070 5 жыл бұрын

This is indeed a Master Craftsman.

@c.s.johnson7691 5 жыл бұрын

Mezmorizing, beautiful to watch.

@ladenses8245 4 жыл бұрын

I don't know why KZfaq thought I might like to watch this, but I'm glad it did.

@waikiki0073 5 жыл бұрын

I can spend hours watching this videos. The beautiful of simplicity.

@reymarktumimbang2492 4 жыл бұрын

KZfaq! Why did you recommend this beautiful artwork just now? It's 2019 now,

@paulchristian5375 4 жыл бұрын

Right? I so much needed to see this earlier.

@paulhomsy2751 5 жыл бұрын

Absolutely superb craftsmanship !!

@richardc6932 4 жыл бұрын

Truly a joy to watch and definitely a master of a trade that the world has lost. Watching him create deepens my love for fountain pens even if I cannot afford this level of writing instrument. Thanks for the enjoyable videos.

@georgk4207 6 жыл бұрын

My respects have you ,with little parts a high quality product build and many free hand work in this time i know many turner worker can't this do.Nice that you have it us show.

@JoachimderZweite 6 жыл бұрын

Pens like this created by a master are an unattainable dream for me. I am happy with my $8.00 (eight) JIn Hao pens that I take great pleasure in writing with.

@Ladco77 4 жыл бұрын

I love seeing a skilled craftsman at work.

@fabiandaroca 5 жыл бұрын

Everything about this video was GREAT!!!

@campbellmorrison8540 4 жыл бұрын

Thats amazing, Ive never seen a thread being made like that

@MorrisonScotch 4 жыл бұрын

Nice isn't it?

@DGneoseeker1 4 жыл бұрын

@@MorrisonScotch I just don't understand how he did it without the thread wandering in the wrong direction, when you can SEE the tool he's holding wobbling around.

@Killer-ku8nf 3 жыл бұрын

8:27 That’s exactly how I write.

@pate3963 3 жыл бұрын

Lmaooooo

@btrswt35 6 жыл бұрын

It's truly impressive how straight and linear it is. Especially considering the threads are cut by hand.

@boris.dupont 6 жыл бұрын

Simply beautiful. I have the highest respect for people like this old man they really make a difference. God bless him and thanks for sharing!

@dengzuolin 5 жыл бұрын

No measurement tools, no blueprint, no standard size, this is not techiique, but handcraft art. Btw, I love that lathe

@gajananphadte3440 6 жыл бұрын

Watched without a blink. Never did it for any other video.

@kummer45 5 жыл бұрын

I have to comment volumes on this video. The document has the magic of craftsmanship and the age of wisdom in it. This is the future and the past at the same time. It's about skill, love, commitment and joy. He gained precision and exactness as a form of peace. This is about contemplation. How can this be more religious and spiritual when his aura is all around his workplace, the way he operates his machines and how happy he feels doing it. THIS, only this, is the grail that KZfaq achieved. It's a great step for man kind in every sense. We found ourselves again through our guilds, talents and technology. It's Japan in the purest form. Even when he speaks in his language I feel a sense of accomplishment. We need more videos of this caliber. It helps us believe in ourselves once more.

@mm-nl3qz 4 жыл бұрын

If you think this is cool look up how craftsman make copper pagoda roofing... insane! All hand formed copper sheets... looks like scales on a reptile

@betterinsodapop 3 жыл бұрын

Just wonderful to see a true artisan working his craft. I have no need at all for a fountain pen, but certainly appreciate the skill and artistry that goes into a handmade pen!