In this video, we are in Shinkiba, Tokyo, Japan. we have been to this neighborhood before and meet a lot of interesting people during our previous video where we finished a new table top which was a massive 1.5 x 2 meters. We returned to Shinkiba this time to take a tour of a massive lumberyard which sells slabs of live edge wood in auction and to private sellers and professional carpenters.
There is a whole underground world in the carpentry industry of Japan and we got the exclusive access to a one of a kind facility that houses an impressive collection of domestic and exotic woods. Our tour guide is a former business owner and carpenter who built tea houses. His knowledge of wood is impressive and he shares a lot of his perspective throughout this video. To hear from a professional and understand why they would and would not buy or work with certain woods is a great learning experience.
We hope you enjoy this latest video.
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This was a great one. I love that man’s passion for wood. I could listen to him all day.
Discussing the regions where some species are best grown was fascinating. Geography through trees.
Awesome video, some much info👌
Loved this. The depth of knowledge is great
I always look forward to your videos! Thanks for bringing us along on another very interesting trip. This man’s knowledge is surreal. I can only hope to have such a wealth of understanding of any topic. When he was describing how a good carpenter lines up boards to find the right balance of knots, it made me think of Shoyan (a Japanese carpenter with a YT channel I watch). You should try to do a video with him as you both have a passion for carpentry and he’s been doing it for 40+ years. You honestly have one of the most interesting and relaxing channels. Are you still working with the traditional carpentry company (Fujimoto)? If I’m ever in Japan, I’d love to sit down and have a chat.
Great content.. What is the name of this lumberyard?
This is becoming my top 2022 youtube channel! Your videos are very interesting!
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all of these slabs are amazing
The Tamo is gorgeous…
If all the boards he showing yo7 is unbalanced and not very good, and I wouldn’t buy it…..where’s the “good” wood?
This guy operates on a different level of understanding. I would say that only his peers could appreciate or challenge his opinions. Quite intimidating lol. Still very interesting
This guy really doesn't want to sell you any wood.
Greate videos. So inspirational and interesting. Thanks for sharing them. 意義深い動画ありがとう 楽しみました /// 参考になりました Love & Crete!
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