Bet this guy could make a nice stem.
Bet this guy could make a nice stem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn5v2MX9Wp8
Very skilled though I can't help thinking most of us could get a more highly polished finish, looked a bit dull to my eyes.
Very skilled though I can't help thinking most of us could get a more highly polished finish, looked a bit dull to my eyes.
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Very cool, especially the thread-cutting!
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It is always interesting to see how other cultures do things. Thanks for posting this.
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I seem to be amazed and/or dumbfounded every time I see a video of Japanese craftsmen at work. Tap and dye? Metal lathe with power feed? No, it's cool, I've got this saw blade and piece of rope to cut threads with. He sure made it look easy.
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Damn you Chris!
I love fountain pens and there's a whole series of these videos... an hour gone, I should really get back to work... These guys are amazing, you really see the power of experience in their hands.
One day I'll make a fountain pen. Fountain pens are to writing like pipes are to smoking, ballpens and rollers are like cigarettes. Pens were my first collecting passion, I still have 5 nice ones that I like to use once in a while.
I love fountain pens and there's a whole series of these videos... an hour gone, I should really get back to work... These guys are amazing, you really see the power of experience in their hands.
One day I'll make a fountain pen. Fountain pens are to writing like pipes are to smoking, ballpens and rollers are like cigarettes. Pens were my first collecting passion, I still have 5 nice ones that I like to use once in a while.
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Years and years of practice makes it look easy. I'm always amazed that these old world craftsmen still have all their digits.
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That is awesome. Its interesting to note how much his technique is affected by his tools. Like the threading. I don't know how he made the shaft move back and forth with a piece of rope ?? But obviously its an effective thread chasing technique. Wouldn't be worth a damn without a shaft that does that little trick though!
Obviously he knows exactly how to make his tools work, how far each step needs to go before moving on to the next, what standards of finish each step needs, etc.
And most important, he had something absolutely beautiful when he was done.
All very applicable lessons to making pipes !
Obviously he knows exactly how to make his tools work, how far each step needs to go before moving on to the next, what standards of finish each step needs, etc.
And most important, he had something absolutely beautiful when he was done.
All very applicable lessons to making pipes !
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Re: Best this guy could make a nice stem.
mredmond wrote:I seem to be amazed and/or dumbfounded every time I see a video of Japanese craftsmen at work. Tap and dye? Metal lathe with power feed? No, it's cool, I've got this saw blade and piece of rope to cut threads with. He sure made it look easy.
That's not a saw blade, its a thread chaser, they are specially made for the purpose and are actually one of the oldest methods of cutting a thread, think of it like a chunk of a threading die.
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Alden wrote:That is awesome. Its interesting to note how much his technique is affected by his tools. Like the threading. I don't know how he made the shaft move back and forth with a piece of rope ?? But obviously its an effective thread chasing technique. Wouldn't be worth a damn without a shaft that does that little trick though!
Obviously he knows exactly how to make his tools work, how far each step needs to go before moving on to the next, what standards of finish each step needs, etc.
And most important, he had something absolutely beautiful when he was done.
All very applicable lessons to making pipes !
His feet work pedals that are connected to the rope, push down one side and the shaft moves one, way push on the other and it's reversed. It moves back and forward because the shaft is floating, it slides forward as the thread chaser pulls/pushes it when cutting.
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That makes a more sense, and I learned something. It's still impressive what some folks are able to do with rudimentary tools (by modern standards, anyway). Sometimes simple tools and methods are best. You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.becaskwith wrote:
That's not a saw blade, its a thread chaser, they are specially made for the purpose and are actually one of the oldest methods of cutting a thread, think of it like a chunk of a threading die.
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
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Amazing what you can do with sharp tools!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.be
Chas.
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holy crap that is cool! that guy is incredibly skilled
he should still throw a dial indicator on the lathe though...
he should still throw a dial indicator on the lathe though...
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Wowow!mredmond wrote:That makes a more sense, and I learned something. It's still impressive what some folks are able to do with rudimentary tools (by modern standards, anyway). Sometimes simple tools and methods are best. You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.becaskwith wrote:
That's not a saw blade, its a thread chaser, they are specially made for the purpose and are actually one of the oldest methods of cutting a thread, think of it like a chunk of a threading die.
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
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my god that is incredible.mredmond wrote: You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.be
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
I need me one of those planers!
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You're young. If you start now and work at it every day, by the time you get to his age you'll be able to do it too.wisemanpipes wrote:my god that is incredible.mredmond wrote: You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.be
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
I need me one of those planers!
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I have a couple of those Japanese Planes. I can say they are f-ing amazing. Those and the Japanese Chisels I have are easily the sharpest things I've owned in my life, and I'm a knife collector and connoisseur of keen edges.wisemanpipes wrote:my god that is incredible.mredmond wrote: You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.be
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
I need me one of those planers!
Its too bad I've found absolutely no use for them Maybe I can start making those boxes
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You could include them with your pipes.Alden wrote:I have a couple of those Japanese Planes. I can say they are f-ing amazing. Those and the Japanese Chisels I have are easily the sharpest things I've owned in my life, and I'm a knife collector and connoisseur of keen edges.wisemanpipes wrote:my god that is incredible.mredmond wrote: You guys should check out this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjhTbePv ... e=youtu.be
Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
I need me one of those planers!
Its too bad I've found absolutely no use for them Maybe I can start making those boxes
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I carry a Japanese laminated chisel in my work rig. I have other chisels for knocking things flat or punching through stuff. The ori-nomi is like a surgical instrument, and I can cut a mortise for a strike plate or for the faceplates in no time.
That guy's setup is probably the only one I've ever seen that makes my own look pretty high-tech.
That guy's setup is probably the only one I've ever seen that makes my own look pretty high-tech.
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This guy makes HIM look high tech:Sasquatch wrote: That guy's setup is probably the only one I've ever seen that makes my own look pretty high-tech.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mz7PJ2WuLWA
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