Most east asian and southeast asian like chinese, japanese, korean, malays, indonesian, thai, burmese dont used nail, look at Myammar royal palace mandalay complex, dont used nail, indonesian sumatra 'istana besar pagaruyung' dont used nail, even with used brick or stone wooden part dont used nail, like japanese castle, thai temple and thai palace like grand palace bangkok, etc.. any in indonesia, cambodia, malaysia temple dont used mortar. cham malays/champa temple in southern vietnam,indonesian in java, bali and sumatra used red brick by rubbing until brick joined
I wood work, and I’m not the best but I’m pretty good, however this is absolutely insane, I’m guessing most don’t use any power tools and that is even more baffling. Mad respect to these people, just as much art as woodworking.
A table saw, miter saw, chain saw, etc are power tools. A hand saw uses your HAND to power it, a hand saw is not a power tool, if it uses electricity to power it then it is a power tool. If some use power tools ok, but there are obviously some in the video that do not.
This technique was vastly used in the East Asia, originating from China. It may vary in places, but was very commonly used not only in Japan, but also in China, Korea, India, etc. Also, though it may come from a different origin, there were similar construction techniques in Europe too. Just trying to say these techniques aren't native nor original for Japan. A lot of these stuff can be seen all over the world, and especially in Korea, where these techniques were really put into hand and mastered, then were passed on to Japan. But it is unique that Japan still uses and polishes these techniques to the modern days, thanks to them being vulnerable against frequent earthquakes. Wooden buildings noticeably withstand better against earthquakes, and because of that nature, Japanese have really mastered this technique and is probably in the best position right now.
Correct. In China furniture, such as tables, chairs, and chests, were created in this fashion. Even temples and palaces were constructed, using these methods,which never saw a single nail.
@@harisankar1932 true, for some reason whenever someone mentions the word, there is a special form of racism which is very dumb as well since Indian is even less heterogeneous than europe.
@@harisankar1932 Honesly, I don't like nor like seeing people spilling racism around, but there are a lot of Indians who say everything they have is superior compared to others and just makes people want to be 'that guy'. You know what they say, ultranationalism is just as toxic as racism.
it's not a japanese but actually a chinese techniques, called 榫卯(Mortise and tenon joint structure), it spread to japan from the Tang Dynasty(700 AD). and have to say it has developed very well in Japan ,so glad to see this chinese tranditional technique is well known around the world❤
@@GG-zq3zk I am Chinese. The old houses of my family were also built using this technique. These beautiful artworks symbolize our great East Asia! We need to make East Asia great Again!
@@landscaperdr2928 But they made it from a copy that was even better than the Chinese technology, and they continued to do so, maintaining the historic technology, which is a Japanese cultural technology, even though it did not originate in the country of origin.
You didn't explain wy it is more durable than other stuff, so il do it It is more durable becouse its wood on wood so its the same material that means in summer it will expand the same % as tze other part of the connection and stays in perfect shape, but if you have a connection whit wood and nails, the wood expands more when it gets hot in summer than the nail and will eventualy get lose
Wood expansion is one aspect yes, but it still can't be avoided when wood grain is 90 degrees to each other. More importantly not using nails avoid rust and rot from attacking the wood even after decades, and also allows for more flexible joints that can accomodate exansion/contraction as well as earthquakes.
@@user-io6xq4wd6sactually it's from China but let the Japanese learn it at the Song dynasty (the most florish time of the Maritime Silk Road) (I maybe kinda nerdy but this was the true history)
Hold on a second. This is classical Chinese wood work. The technique was brought over to Japan. Known as “mortise and tenon” joints in the West, or “sunmao” (榫卯) in China, the technique was first discovered in China dating back as far as 7000 years ago. It was later brought to Japan where the technique flourished in the 12th century. At the pentacle of mortise and tenon joints woodwork is the Chinese Imperial Palace (aka the Forbidden City). Next time you visit, make sure you look up at the ceiling/roof of the buildings. The complex has one of the most sophisticated seismic damper mechanism ever made, constructed entirely out of mortise and tenon woodwork joints.
This ancient construction technique was ancient China in origin, not Japan. In ancient of Tang Dynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, and then became popular there. Actually, this ancient technique is not only focus on furniture, and also used it ancient architecture in ancient China. Until to now, some artisan is still used it for furniture or tiny toys. The ancient technique is named in “Tenon and Mortise”(榫卯）,and it was deigned and created by the ancient artisan - LuBan (507BC).
This made me emotional. My grandpa was a carpenter and quite the perfectionist. He passed away years ago. It would have been so cool to show this to him, I know he would have loved to see this level of craftsmanship
As a carpenter trainee, I can attest to how hard it is to make perfect wood joints...mine are above average, considering I only started recently, but I wouldn't even dream of achieving such precision...it would be so nice to master this technique to be able to.
One of the earliest mortise-tenon structure examples dates back 7,000 years to the Hemudu culture in China's Zhejiang Province. Archaeological evidence from Chinese sites shows that, by the end of the Neolithic, mortise and tenon joinery was employed in Chinese construction.
This is a Japanese technique known as Edo sashimono. Compared to the Chinese sunmao structure, the joints tend to be less visible. Edo sashimono is also distinguished by the use of hinoki, a wood that is unique to Japan. Although they are similar technologies, they have different cultural, technical and environmental backgrounds, so please do not mix them up!
@@e29bu40 Sure, sunmao structure and Edo sashimono are like words and poetry. However, did Edo sashimono also distinguished by the use of hinoki? It seems like they use a few kinds of wood. Just that Hinoki comes from East Asia, in this case, Japan.
I thought I was a craftsman until I discovered Japanese woodworking and joinery, particularly sashimono. Sashimono is craftsmanship on a whole nother level
this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
Actually it is Chinese tradition woodwork called 榫卯结构（sunmao structure）The earliest relics was founded at Hemudu site in Zhejiang Province China,which is about 5000~7000years ago.
This is actually a ancient Chinese technique, they use to build the rims of houses out of only wood and it would hold up quite well too(it’s not Japanese, it’s chinese, but Japanese still use this some times cuz they got earthquakes)
And also india.this technology was specially used in Indian shipbuilding.huge ships were built using this same technology that the ancient ships could carry huge loads and usually lasted for more than 100 years.the British destroyed the Indian shipb uilding.
Actually Japan acquired this technique from China. And China is also not the only one who invented it. Similar technique has been developed in elsewhere such as Europe and their stave church. Ancient China built enormous wooden constructions like temples and giant towers using this technique. And what unique to China is there's a technical treatise in Song Dynasty called "菅造法式” comprehensively and scientifically demonstrated their wood building technology.
In Japan, there is an ancient belief that delicate and graceful things called "iki" are beautiful, and "monosashi" can turn people's eyes to the beauty of wood grain. This technique is mainly used for Japanese chests and tea ceremony utensils. …Does it make sense?
Fun fact: This actually originated in China, but it was spread to japan and eventually spread to the whole world and people thought it originated there Edit: My experiment was right. No matter what you comment, how good it is, how funny it is, it's not gonna go viral. But as long as it includes some sort of politics or wrong shit, its going fucking viral as shit and people will actually see it and make it go viral (or get attention idk). Literally 20 minutes after this comment was posted there are already ~7 replies, while normally it goes unnoticed for forever. The way you get viral nowadays is to say sth wrong and let people critisize the shit out of it and get views that way. I don't care if you believ this or not, like it or not, it's getting me views and replies, that's how it works now. Thanks to the people pointing me out and those who stayed CALM and LOGICAL about it.
Fun fact it didn't spread anywhere. It's technies for people who didn't had nails. Period. If u have nails = it's better to use them both durability wise and work load wise. And no. if Something being used worldwide hundreds of years ago with decades between them didn't mean "spread". They literally invented them in their own countries. because there was no INTERNET TO SHARE YOUR "INVENTION" So this one originates from Japan. Not China. Japanese people didn't google it. Nobody tweeted at them. Japanese invented it. And only did it because most people didn't have accses to iron. And you are spreading shit.
China was founded 73 years ago, but Japanese fingerprints have been made since the Heian period. The origin of Japanese fingerprints was brought from Tang Dynasty by Japanese envoys during the Nara period (710-794). Chinese people equate various countries in the past with China today, but in reality they are different countries.
Temples and other traditional structures built in this way have stood for hundreds of years and survived thousands of earthquakes. This is next-level carpentry. MAD skills! #Respect
this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
I know a guy who is a timber framer. Its a similar concept. Wooden pegs and specific cuts and joints are used intead of nails to hold up giant structures. It is a very time consuming and skillfull process. Its pretty impressive work, which makes me like this video even more. Mad respect to anyone who does sashimono. The effort and skills needed to do something like this are insane.
While the process is definitely time consuming, I think what matters most is the end result. Not only do you get a beautiful design, but also a very sturdy structure. Hard work for high quality will always have my respect.
@@abhishekpasThere is no traditions of India using all sorts of furniture. The Chinese for hundreds of years have their meals on proper chairs and tables for their meals. Today many Indians still seat on floor using their fingers for their meals. Many centuries old Chinese furniture can be found in world's museums. But not from India.
@@jacku8304 we have tradition to eat on small table called as pidha made from wooden. Still it is in use. We still in villages make furniture with a locking system. It's widely prevalent even today.
@@chalnervassor9430 I learned this in a carpenter course for beginners. It's nothing special. It was required to complete the course and I did it quite easily.
In Germany we have similar but way less artistic techniques. I would say it's like the beginner-level of Japanese woodworking. (Tho these are still quiet strong joints)
@@benzness India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudis doesn't have such wood workings and they are also in Asia. Instead they have beautiful stone carvings
In fact, this tenon and mortise structure has been used in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Japan's was passed on from China.
Ahahaha china. .. the place with tofu dreg construction and who produce absolute crap.... Look up what's happening with the three gorges dam. It IS going to collapse. It's just WHEN. And they KNOW it'll kill tens of MILLIONS in just hours. It's almost collapsed in every rainy season since 2020. They produce the cheapest crappiest version of everything else. They don't innovate or build anything with skill. Their aircraft carriers are splitting apart and can't even leave dock. And their "space" program is windows 98 level graphics. And their getting most of their rocket ideas and solutions from all the data that space X makes public and all the camera views of the rocket in flight. I kinda wish Elon would make less things public 😂 but hey they'll screw it up like everything else. ☠️🤡☠️🤦♀️🙅🤷♀️🤣
Man that's very impressive craftsmanship for sure. I do miss wood working and when I used to go to school long ago I took some wood shop classes and those classes were fun. Wood working and in the carpentry field in general isn't easy at all and it takes learning, skills and precision craftsmanship ect. We can learn a lot from different cultures and this is perfect example of it.
Chinese engineers would be hired since B.C. to participate in the construction projects of the kingdoms in Korean Peninsula, and after the technology spread there, Korean engineers took part in Japanese architecture. For example, "Shitennoji," a famous Japanese temple, was constructed in 578 by three Baekje engineers(reference, Nihonsyoki) They also built the famous temple, "Horyuji" and established a construction company called "Gongogumi" for 1,400 years.
Your ancestors developed great cultural skills and spread them to neighboring countries. That is a good thing, but if you devalue another country's use of that culture as nothing more than replication, you will not be able to gain the dignity and respect that the former Chinese dynasties received from neighboring countries. It is a little mean to ask them to repay their kindness in the past.
I wonder if you could do similar with different forms of metals like aluminum and steel to make joints that are as strong as a weld without having the weak points of a weld like the surrounding material being compromised from an arc mark
to be fair, such 継手 is very common in East Asian countries for example, Chinese and Korean traditional wooden buildings use similar techniques also they're sophisticated very well 差物 isn't unique, just one style of various styles of 木工継手 the origin of 差物 is came from ancient Chinese Buddhism Temple
the 継手 (wooden mechanics, axis) 差物 (tolerance?) are all derive from the word 榫 (wood + accuracy). the woodcrafts that shown on this video is 榫卯 (sun-mao)
Fact: Japanese samarai’s did not sharpen their swords. They polished it for 100 hours until it was beyond razor sharp. I love the fact that this kind of patient attention to detail, and quality pervades every aspect of Japanese culture. In modern day, cars like Toyota have a strong reputation for “lasting forever”. You can literally never go wrong with a Japanese car…. and everyone knows that. What an incredible reputation to have.
@@BM-13_KATYUSHAAnd yet it's used to build homes and those homes withstood eatlrthquakes, floods and storms for decades to centuries. They used wood glue and the way they fit them together they withstand immense force. You have to pull it apart in a way only a human being could. And wooden pegs they put in two or more pieces jointed together ensures it stays put. Obviously the wood is treated for water, weathering and against insect s that eat or live in wood.
It's originated from China not Japan.Over a thousand years ago, Japanese carpentry was shaped and evolved by adopting architectural influences from China starting in the 12th century. This traditional practice of woodworking draws inspiration from ancient Chinese wooden architecture and employs intricate joinery techniques.
In India this method has been used for over 1000 years or more. Even houses were made with this technique and they are still standing today. No one lives there but its kept as history.
@@mikuisgod4591Dude…. Don’t ‘just’ these pieces of art-joinery. Almost anyone can make a dovetail today. But these joints have so much intricacies they are well beyond the capabilities of I guess more than 90% of woodworkers. And I think I’m guessing that conservatively.
You probably don’t remember, but back in the ‘50s, the label ‘made in Japan’ indicated that the item had very limited durability. Now, it’s a sign of quality!
This is wrong, this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
That one at 0:39 is insane. Both a straight and corner joint. Unbelievable craftsmanship
Nail hammer can do the same thing
@@stevejung6470
One reason this was developed was to save iron for other uses, particularly weapons.
@@stevejung6470no where near as beautiful haha
@@Kaisolostudioalso more prone to rust insects and rot
@@BossOfAllTrades which one are you talking about? Sashimono or nails?
I am blown away at the intricacies of the woodwork such attention to detail!!!
Most east asian and southeast asian like chinese, japanese, korean, malays, indonesian, thai, burmese dont used nail, look at Myammar royal palace mandalay complex, dont used nail, indonesian sumatra 'istana besar pagaruyung' dont used nail, even with used brick or stone wooden part dont used nail, like japanese castle, thai temple and thai palace like grand palace bangkok, etc.. any in indonesia, cambodia, malaysia temple dont used mortar. cham malays/champa temple in southern vietnam,indonesian in java, bali and sumatra used red brick by rubbing until brick joined
CNC milling technology is amazing…😂😂
Just Legos Man.
You’d also be blown away if you built a house with this
@@safuwanfauzi5014Agh, than cam tek screws & tek guns...
私の地元に江戸時代初期からある、釘を一切使っていない使っていない御屋敷があります。江戸初期から何度もあった地震でも倒壊せずに残っている建物です。
現在では集められないような大きな材木を使用して建てられたので、同じような建物を再現することは難しいと聞きました。
学校行事で特別に見せていただきましたが、押し入れに隠し階段があって屋根裏部屋に行けたりして本当に面白かった。
Cool story.
wide or long lumber? it cant be created exactly but it gan be adapted with multiple conjoined pieces
Sasageyo
Loved the story ♡
One of the things I love so much about the Japanese is this blending of art, craftsmanship and utility.
This is Chinese traditional skill. Stupid
yea but all that time & effort & aint nobody paying all that money for the pieces just a bunch of people lying & bs how they will buy it but dont
Thats the literal definition of crafts. Other countries have it too. Japan didnt invent that shit lmao.
@@Obi-WanKannabisjapan just do it way better i guess..
Except this is Chinese technology
This is definitely art.
It's called patience, something American woodworkers know nothing about.
This wood joint is called Sunmao. Japanese copied it from ancient china.
What does being American have to do with this video @@michaeladams2959
@@yanyanz3011it's called sashimono, meaning wood joints without nails or glue
@@michaeladams2959
Ay ay dont blame america
Blame europe
I wood work, and I’m not the best but I’m pretty good, however this is absolutely insane, I’m guessing most don’t use any power tools and that is even more baffling. Mad respect to these people, just as much art as woodworking.
I’m pretty sure now they do use saws to cut the wood
a saw isnt a power tool lol only ones powered by electricity are
@@ConManCone yes it’s a saw that uses electricity
A table saw, miter saw, chain saw, etc are power tools. A hand saw uses your HAND to power it, a hand saw is not a power tool, if it uses electricity to power it then it is a power tool. If some use power tools ok, but there are obviously some in the video that do not.
@@The_engineering_potato yes that’s what I meant
This technique was vastly used in the East Asia, originating from China. It may vary in places, but was very commonly used not only in Japan, but also in China, Korea, India, etc.
Also, though it may come from a different origin, there were similar construction techniques in Europe too.
Just trying to say these techniques aren't native nor original for Japan. A lot of these stuff can be seen all over the world, and especially in Korea, where these techniques were really put into hand and mastered, then were passed on to Japan.
But it is unique that Japan still uses and polishes these techniques to the modern days, thanks to them being vulnerable against frequent earthquakes. Wooden buildings noticeably withstand better against earthquakes, and because of that nature, Japanese have really mastered this technique and is probably in the best position right now.
yes
You mentioned India here comes the racist comments
Correct. In China furniture, such as tables, chairs, and chests, were created in this fashion. Even temples and palaces were constructed, using these methods,which never saw a single nail.
@@harisankar1932 true, for some reason whenever someone mentions the word, there is a special form of racism which is very dumb as well since Indian is even less heterogeneous than europe.
@@harisankar1932 Honesly, I don't like nor like seeing people spilling racism around, but there are a lot of Indians who say everything they have is superior compared to others and just makes people want to be 'that guy'.
You know what they say, ultranationalism is just as toxic as racism.
it's not a japanese but actually a chinese techniques, called 榫卯(Mortise and tenon joint structure), it spread to japan from the Tang Dynasty(700 AD). and have to say it has developed very well in Japan ,so glad to see this chinese tranditional technique is well known around the world❤
Ye I was about to say that
Many Japanese are descendants of Chinese ages ago.
Yea I was about to say that tooXD
Cool. I remember there's also one country got about the same thing. It's called "Tebuk-Pasak"
and this is why im piss off
crazy thing is that some traditional houses in japan are held up by this and are doing pretty well
Ancient china also did this, it's insane how good they hold up
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Tofu Dreg: Allow us to introduce you to your death 😂
If I remember correctly these are actually much more durable than just nails, though idk if some construction techniques or something are better
@@rift7609I’m from Japan but you’re quite right. It stands easily over 100 and some to nearly 500 years
As someone who learned carpentry in college for 2 years I can confidently say, this is unbelievably amazing to me.
Same. Taking the kerf into account and still getting such precise fits is incredible. Lots of time and patience goes into this.
That's because you studied carpentry and not joinery.
@@absentia6164 joinery and carpentry. It was the same course.
Damn my dream hobbies are coding and carpentry respect 💪💪
My dad and hubby are carpenters as well, and they do something similar to this called “dovetail joints”
こういった技術を1500年近くかけて研鑽し伝えてきたんだよな、日本の大工は。
この技術と伝統は、まさに国の宝。
哦，1500年好厉害哦～～😅这是我们中国的榫卯结构，你们先多埋点近代工艺品，编造点日本历史再吹吧
いえ、これは昔から中国が使っていた技術で中国が日本に教えた技術です。
@@my_dadyそれがいまやこの有様ですか…
同感👍です🌸🍒
日本の伝統を守る宮大工は木材で加工できない物は無いと考える、それも金属を使わないで後から解体して又組み上げる事が出来る🌸
素晴らしいと世界に誇れる🍒
なんていうてるのかはわからんが、ここまでピタッとハマるのはほんますごい👍
日本の大工さんすごい😢
宮大工って本当に凄いよね
修繕ができるように考えられてるのがすごいですよね。世界最古の会社が金剛組という四天王寺を建設した宮大工の会社で創業1446年だそうです。
ただ聖徳太子が百済から三人の工匠を招いたのが始まりとあるので元々は朝鮮や中国などの建築技術だったようです。それが日本で高度な技術になったということかと。
It's copied from China.
@@GG-zq3zk I am Chinese. The old houses of my family were also built using this technique. These beautiful artworks symbolize our great East Asia! We need to make East Asia great Again!
@@landscaperdr2928 But they made it from a copy that was even better than the Chinese technology, and they continued to do so, maintaining the historic technology, which is a Japanese cultural technology, even though it did not originate in the country of origin.
You didn't explain wy it is more durable than other stuff, so il do it
It is more durable becouse its wood on wood so its the same material that means in summer it will expand the same % as tze other part of the connection and stays in perfect shape, but if you have a connection whit wood and nails, the wood expands more when it gets hot in summer than the nail and will eventualy get lose
If you don’t want loose joints then buy Japanese; thanks!
Wouldn't doing joinery with different woods make it so one will expand more than the other, therefore affecting some strength?
@@Elfrast yes thats correct but they normaly use the same wood
Wood expansion is one aspect yes, but it still can't be avoided when wood grain is 90 degrees to each other. More importantly not using nails avoid rust and rot from attacking the wood even after decades, and also allows for more flexible joints that can accomodate exansion/contraction as well as earthquakes.
Thanks for passing that along.
海外の方にこうやって日本の技術が知られてるっていうのはなんか感動するな
ありがとうございます
I love the quality of your products.
@@arhylle Thanks
@@user-io6xq4wd6sactually it's from China but let the Japanese learn it at the Song dynasty (the most florish time of the Maritime Silk Road) (I maybe kinda nerdy but this was the true history)
from china
How shameless. It's Chinese, not Japanese tec.
Hold on a second. This is classical Chinese wood work. The technique was brought over to Japan.
Known as “mortise and tenon” joints in the West, or “sunmao” (榫卯) in China, the technique was first discovered in China dating back as far as 7000 years ago. It was later brought to Japan where the technique flourished in the 12th century.
At the pentacle of mortise and tenon joints woodwork is the Chinese Imperial Palace (aka the Forbidden City). Next time you visit, make sure you look up at the ceiling/roof of the buildings. The complex has one of the most sophisticated seismic damper mechanism ever made, constructed entirely out of mortise and tenon woodwork joints.
fr its Chinese
right
Woodwork : 😐
Woodwork, Japan : 😱😱😱
Thank you! I was literally searching for that comment.
Classic Japan being credited for chinese culture
This is so beautiful.
it is
Ikr??
木組み。日本の伝統技術です。宮大工は本当にすごい。
中国からの技術です
@@user-K.Jって事は大元はインドか
中国の物は中国の物、お前等の物は俺の物😂
@@user-ve8vf7jl5s 何で？
@@user-K.J日本で派生した独特なものです。
This ancient construction technique was ancient China in origin, not Japan. In ancient of Tang Dynasty, it was introduced to Japan and Korea, and then became popular there. Actually, this ancient technique is not only focus on furniture, and also used it ancient architecture in ancient China. Until to now, some artisan is still used it for furniture or tiny toys. The ancient technique is named in “Tenon and Mortise”(榫卯）,and it was deigned and created by the ancient artisan - LuBan (507BC).
Nobody cares about the truth.
@@user-is5ct1nk1uSounds cruelty but yes, literally no one cares about the truth.
tbf Japanese craftsmen definitely took the Chinese technique to a much higher level of skill and detail
中国人は手を抜く
日本の職人は手を抜かない
明明是中国的，视频居然说是日本的，大无语
This made me emotional. My grandpa was a carpenter and quite the perfectionist. He passed away years ago. It would have been so cool to show this to him, I know he would have loved to see this level of craftsmanship
God Bless Your Grandfather 🙏
@@davidmathews2599 thank you for your thoughtfulness and kindness 💛
What happened to him?
@@HitlerLovesAnime does your OCD also make you rude and tactless or is that something you do intentionally?
@@HitlerLovesAnime does your OCD make you rude and tactless too or is that something you do intentionally?
大切にしたい技術ですね
でも、今の家とかは指物ないよね
As a carpenter trainee, I can attest to how hard it is to make perfect wood joints...mine are above average, considering I only started recently, but I wouldn't even dream of achieving such precision...it would be so nice to master this technique to be able to.
韓国紀元の技術ですけどね😅
THIS IS KOREA TECH, NOT JAPS
@@user-dr2og7np6o要らんその補足
One of the earliest mortise-tenon structure examples dates back 7,000 years to the Hemudu culture in China's Zhejiang Province. Archaeological evidence from Chinese sites shows that, by the end of the Neolithic, mortise and tenon joinery was employed in Chinese construction.
It's called mortise and tenon structure invented by the ancient Chinese about 6000 years ago. incredible.
And all because they have no good iron for nails.
Things made in China will break soon.
Things made in China will break soon.
This is a Japanese technique known as Edo sashimono. Compared to the Chinese sunmao structure, the joints tend to be less visible. Edo sashimono is also distinguished by the use of hinoki, a wood that is unique to Japan. Although they are similar technologies, they have different cultural, technical and environmental backgrounds, so please do not mix them up!
@@e29bu40 Sure, sunmao structure and Edo sashimono are like words and poetry.
However, did Edo sashimono also distinguished by the use of hinoki? It seems like they use a few kinds of wood. Just that Hinoki comes from East Asia, in this case, Japan.
In Japanese culture, everything is art and the perfecting of nature.
I thought I was a craftsman until I discovered Japanese woodworking and joinery, particularly sashimono. Sashimono is craftsmanship on a whole nother level
Yep. It kinda puts even the most old school and exceptional of dovetailing joins to shame.
Puzzle piece craft it your self edition
3D Printer:
this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
It is not unique to Japan, for example Anglo Saxons use a similar joint in chair making. The Japanese learned it from knowledge exchange with China.
なんか...気に入ってくれてるみたいで嬉しいよ。
ありがとな。
Joints like this would be fantastic tabletop art.❤
200年とか300年前の職人達は鉄使わずにこういう技術で建物作るんだからすごい
これは中国からの技術です
@@user-K.J コメ欄みれば分かるけど、他国を貶しネット工作してる現代中国人が、先人の文化を継承できなかった理由がわかるよね？
先祖と神様は正しい方に文化継承して下さる
这叫榫卯结构
300 years ago, they were most certainly using not only iron, but steel as well
これは日本の「さしもの」について話してるんですよ。中国起源とか聞いてないですよ。
いちいち湧いてこないでくださいな。
中国を否定はしてません。
話の腰折るヤツなんなん？ってだけ。
木同士で作ると湿気とかで馴染み合って頑丈になるんだっけ？凄いよね
Hello :]
Which wood, do u know? Cypress?
腐らないようにするためだっけ？
@@user-kf9uk8sr1l 金属が錆びたらそこからなんか腐りそうですもんね🤔
@@squarestar326 日本では、檜、楠、杉がよく使われるみたいです！
何言ってるかわかんないけど日本褒められてるっぽくて嬉しい
発祥地を間違えてるだけ
@@user-K.J発祥の話してる？技術の話やろ？
ラーメンも餃子も中国のもの〜って言い続けろよ
発展してるなら宮大工みたいな技術ある中国の伝統な建物が現代にも建てられたりしてるのか教えてくれ
Actually it is Chinese tradition woodwork called 榫卯结构（sunmao structure）The earliest relics was founded at Hemudu site in Zhejiang Province China,which is about 5000~7000years ago.
中国の歴史が1000年から3000年増えとるがな🤣🤣
志那は昔から戦いに破れた国の重要文化財を黄河に流す風習がある。
そのため、歴史を全て流しているため信憑性に欠けるんだよ！
論より証拠。
後付けの証拠は耳にタコ🐙
But cultural appropriation has existed😂
@@freak8234なら中国人は車を使うなよ？文化の盗用だろ？
発見されたから何？
今はどうなの？
日本の宮大工はいまでまもこの技術
使ってますけど。
@@tuoyebeicun6446 怖いって
This is actually a ancient Chinese technique, they use to build the rims of houses out of only wood and it would hold up quite well too(it’s not Japanese, it’s chinese, but Japanese still use this some times cuz they got earthquakes)
shill
@@daniflorin5350
He's merely stating a fact, what's your agenda? These master craftsmanship comes from Chinese originator called Lu Pan.
You,re right. Love to watch Grandpa Amu...Chinese.
@@daniflorin5350 thing japanese:😮
Thing any other asian country: 😐
Ya SHABI CCP
京都の清水寺が釘を1本も使わずに建立されたと言う事を、以前、旅行で知り凄く驚いた事を思い出した。日本の宮大工の技術とか発想には尊敬しかない。
中国の真似をしただけで何も不思議はありませんよ。
@@user-K.J天安門事件！！！
@@ManiaKanipan
？正気か
@@user-K.J天安門事件！
《》《○□□|.¡~
It's not only Japanese. Alot of other Asian countries used that kind of wood working technique.
This wood joint is called Sunmao. Japanese copied it from ancient china.
And also india.this technology was specially used in Indian shipbuilding.huge ships were built using this same technology that the ancient ships could carry huge loads and usually lasted for more than 100 years.the British destroyed the Indian shipb uilding.
@@yanyanz3011 and now China copies everything from luxury brand clothing and handbags to cars.
they copied
All over the world too
江戸時代の技術です😊
Actually Japan acquired this technique from China. And China is also not the only one who invented it. Similar technique has been developed in elsewhere such as Europe and their stave church. Ancient China built enormous wooden constructions like temples and giant towers using this technique. And what unique to China is there's a technical treatise in Song Dynasty called "菅造法式” comprehensively and scientifically demonstrated their wood building technology.
Okay? They just showed Japanese way
@@Re-xh4ox it’s like you saying the Newton's first law in Japanese way, there’s no such thing
@@Re-xh4ox Japan invented Japanese English, so English is Japanese?
Same thing in old Chinese architecture, it’s amazing how it can be so stable without any glue, nails or screws
Absolutely correct. And amazing to see structures built in this manner, still standing for centuries, despite seismic activity.
Japanese culture, and historical reputation for precision and fine detail is just fucking AWESOME!!!!
In Japan, there is an ancient belief that delicate and graceful things called "iki" are beautiful, and "monosashi" can turn people's eyes to the beauty of wood grain.
This technique is mainly used for Japanese chests and tea ceremony utensils.
…Does it make sense?
Fun fact: This actually originated in China, but it was spread to japan and eventually spread to the whole world and people thought it originated there
Edit: My experiment was right. No matter what you comment, how good it is, how funny it is, it's not gonna go viral. But as long as it includes some sort of politics or wrong shit, its going fucking viral as shit and people will actually see it and make it go viral (or get attention idk). Literally 20 minutes after this comment was posted there are already ~7 replies, while normally it goes unnoticed for forever. The way you get viral nowadays is to say sth wrong and let people critisize the shit out of it and get views that way. I don't care if you believ this or not, like it or not, it's getting me views and replies, that's how it works now. Thanks to the people pointing me out and those who stayed CALM and LOGICAL about it.
Fun fact it didn't spread anywhere.
It's technies for people who didn't had nails.
Period. If u have nails = it's better to use them both durability wise and work load wise.
And no. if Something being used worldwide hundreds of years ago with decades between them didn't mean "spread". They literally invented them in their own countries. because there was no INTERNET TO SHARE YOUR "INVENTION"
So this one originates from Japan. Not China.
Japanese people didn't google it. Nobody tweeted at them.
Japanese invented it. And only did it because most people didn't have accses to iron.
And you are spreading shit.
Lu Pan is the master craftsman and designer.This is only the most basic from his invention
That's what the Japanese do, take something and perfect it. Woodwork, Cars, Electronics.
technically, sashimono was invented from chinese woodworking in japan.
China was founded 73 years ago, but Japanese fingerprints have been made since the Heian period. The origin of Japanese fingerprints was brought from Tang Dynasty by Japanese envoys during the Nara period (710-794). Chinese people equate various countries in the past with China today, but in reality they are different countries.
Temples and other traditional structures built in this way have stood for hundreds of years and survived thousands of earthquakes. This is next-level carpentry. MAD skills! #Respect
this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
They have not, they have had been rebuilt and replaced over time.
当時の宮大工たちは競うように技や発想を出し合ったと聞く
いわば技の品評会があったらしい
That's actually crazy. My dad has been doing this for years and just said it was normal.
I know a guy who is a timber framer. Its a similar concept. Wooden pegs and specific cuts and joints are used intead of nails to hold up giant structures. It is a very time consuming and skillfull process. Its pretty impressive work, which makes me like this video even more. Mad respect to anyone who does sashimono. The effort and skills needed to do something like this are insane.
Witch
While the process is definitely time consuming, I think what matters most is the end result. Not only do you get a beautiful design, but also a very sturdy structure. Hard work for high quality will always have my respect.
the quality of wood and steel tools to do that never crossed your mind, only the long work and skills needed
@@cristianmicuYou had a choice how you brought up that otherwise good point. Unfortunately, you chose to be a dick, too.
He meant "which", typo , I assume.@@ecyaj1289
コメントを見る限りでは色々な国で昔はこのような方法が使われていたみたいなんだけど、日本の凄いところは今も使われているって事なんだよな…
Hello. I can imagine how long the intensely and rigorous training is. Must be 10 years or more
東日本地震で日本建築は倒壊が証明された。同じ場所のアメリカ式は壊れない
@@user-tr4ht6ww2l東日本大震災レベルのクソデカ地震なんて昔の時点で想定してるわけないよ……
@@user-tr4ht6ww2lはい❤
@@user-tr4ht6ww2l別要因不確定要素が多い中で決めつけるのは良くない。ソースを持ってきて欲しい
I am Japanese, and as a citizen, I am very happy when Japanese culture and technology are praised like this.
Are you sad when Japanese brutality in WW2 is exposed? Or you choose to ignore it?
All of theses, Smart technique, seemless joints and precise cuts are made by heart and dedication. This craftmanship is really highly appreciated.
This was imported from Tang dynasty, ancient China.
Imported from India to China.
@@abhishekpasThere is no traditions of India using all sorts of furniture. The Chinese for hundreds of years have their meals on proper chairs and tables for their meals.
Today many Indians still seat on floor using their fingers for their meals.
Many centuries old Chinese furniture can be found in world's museums. But not from India.
@@jacku8304 we have tradition to eat on small table called as pidha made from wooden. Still it is in use. We still in villages make furniture with a locking system. It's widely prevalent even today.
@@abhishekpasSmall simple low table but no chairs. Simple locking system but not the mind taxing sophisticated joinery of East Asia.
So where is the tradition or culture of Tang dynasty in current China? Current Chinese construction technique seems fragile.
Woodworkers all over the planet admire Japanese joinery.
Thank you for sharing Japanese craftsmanship. I hope we can bring it to the future and more.
I wished they had an episode of Swanson going to Japan and meeting with a sashimono master and no dialogue but lots of understanding with each other.😊
No one should call themselves a master carpenter till they can do that.
Then like 2 thousand people worldwide are master carpenters because is top tier stuff.
我想知道和榫卯结构有差别吗
@@chalnervassor9430hence the "master"
Most can do that, it's the thinking and coming up with designs that wont break or come off that's the hard part
@@chalnervassor9430 I learned this in a carpenter course for beginners. It's nothing special. It was required to complete the course and I did it quite easily.
Similar building techniques were done with a lot of early gothic era churches in Germany. Amazing how this stuff is built
In Germany we have similar but way less artistic techniques. I would say it's like the beginner-level of Japanese woodworking.
(Tho these are still quiet strong joints)
@@DangerRanger_not Japanese, just asian in general
@@benzness India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Saudis doesn't have such wood workings and they are also in Asia. Instead they have beautiful stone carvings
不，中国有，也许你们并不相信，但这起源于中国，中国的古建筑都是这种技术@@sailingadventurer
And both these nations went on to produce finely tuned cars.
In fact, this tenon and mortise structure has been used in China during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. Japan's was passed on from China.
The video presents Chinese mortise and tenon woodworking construction techniques, which were later transmitted to Japan and applied.
Beautiful workmanship.
The way it just slides together is just pleasing.
Love the Germans and the Japanese. 2 Countries really worth visiting!!
Fascinating wizardry in their craftsmanship is mind blowing! 🤯 ❤
Great inspiration and great craftsmanship .
What's the inspiration you mention, man?
Asian (Chinese, Japanese, Korean, ...) are fantastic in manufacturing, literally. 👌👏
Ahahaha china. .. the place with tofu dreg construction and who produce absolute crap.... Look up what's happening with the three gorges dam. It IS going to collapse. It's just WHEN. And they KNOW it'll kill tens of MILLIONS in just hours. It's almost collapsed in every rainy season since 2020. They produce the cheapest crappiest version of everything else. They don't innovate or build anything with skill. Their aircraft carriers are splitting apart and can't even leave dock. And their "space" program is windows 98 level graphics. And their getting most of their rocket ideas and solutions from all the data that space X makes public and all the camera views of the rocket in flight. I kinda wish Elon would make less things public 😂 but hey they'll screw it up like everything else. ☠️🤡☠️🤦♀️🙅🤷♀️🤣
Indians?
@@36jack19 Nope,
Edit : No need to be angry at me the comment is clearly talking about "EAST ASIA" that's why I said nope 🙄
@@Ba_rock0bama you know nothing bro 😂😂
nope@@36jack19
Yes, aesthetically, it is the best craftsmanship
Man that's very impressive craftsmanship for sure. I do miss wood working and when I used to go to school long ago I took some wood shop classes and those classes were fun. Wood working and in the carpentry field in general isn't easy at all and it takes learning, skills and precision craftsmanship ect. We can learn a lot from different cultures and this is perfect example of it.
embarrassingly these are invented in China and passed on to Japan during the Tang dynasty.
That's correct, This wood joint is called Sunmao. Japanese copied it from ancient china.
Now look at China. They got Walmart shelves loaded with a bunch of junk.
Then everything from architecture to common ramen is from China. You faiIed to preserve it so we claim it today.
Chinese engineers would be hired since B.C. to participate in the construction projects of the kingdoms in Korean Peninsula, and after the technology spread there, Korean engineers took part in Japanese architecture. For example, "Shitennoji," a famous Japanese temple, was constructed in 578 by three Baekje engineers(reference, Nihonsyoki) They also built the famous temple, "Horyuji" and established a construction company called "Gongogumi" for 1,400 years.
Your ancestors developed great cultural skills and spread them to neighboring countries. That is a good thing, but if you devalue another country's use of that culture as nothing more than replication, you will not be able to gain the dignity and respect that the former Chinese dynasties received from neighboring countries. It is a little mean to ask them to repay their kindness in the past.
I wonder if you could do similar with different forms of metals like aluminum and steel to make joints that are as strong as a weld without having the weak points of a weld like the surrounding material being compromised from an arc mark
They do, the metal ones don't have visible edges in most of them. This has been done with stone as well.
Absolutely they can!
Bet you could do the same with 3d printed plastic.
Type ramappa temple or 1000 pilalr temple ,
With stones the whole magnificent temple is made with this 3d jigsaw method
A few years later, the locusts will claim that their origins are in China.😂
古代の日本や朝鮮では、何も発明されておらず、世界への貢献もゼロでした。古代の記録によると、中国の隋の役人が日本に行き、中国の皇帝に日本が野蛮な時代であることを報告するために戻ってきました。
日本の先人の方々の知恵には感動しかありません。
Your ancestors learned from the Chineses, denying it make you thieves
This is not Japanese, it's Chinese, including your language, guess how else people can read it
@@user-ob5fk1bo6v適当な事言わないでくれる？普通に日本語でしょ。
こんな事を言う人が居るんだね
@TruthSeeker-ql1hhlol shut up bro, literally no one cares
I've been working with wood for over 30 years and this type of wood working is just pure amazing very strong beautiful all same time
man... what a talent?
This Brilliant design
Japanese Quality is the best.
I am machinist and i can't do one of these pieces on a CNC machine. Amazing craftmanship!
to be fair, such 継手 is very common in East Asian countries
for example, Chinese and Korean traditional wooden buildings use similar techniques
also they're sophisticated very well
差物 isn't unique, just one style of various styles of 木工継手
the origin of 差物 is came from ancient Chinese Buddhism Temple
I think it's originated in China first then spread to other east Asian countries.
I'm not sure how common it still is in Japan, but in china it seems to be pretty much impossible to find these days.
To be fair half of Japanese is mostly Mandarin LOL
Mandarin in Japan?
Strange because Chinese hate the Japanese.
Genocide by Japan in China.
the 継手 (wooden mechanics, axis) 差物 (tolerance?) are all derive from the word 榫 (wood + accuracy). the woodcrafts that shown on this video is 榫卯 (sun-mao)
I see those craftsmanship everywhere in China, especially in the country side.
This wood joint is called Sunmao. Japanese copied it from ancient china.
@@yanyanz3011榫卯
Yeah China copied it from Japan
Chicken chow mein!
Fact: Japanese samarai’s did not sharpen their swords. They polished it for 100 hours until it was beyond razor sharp. I love the fact that this kind of patient attention to detail, and quality pervades every aspect of Japanese culture. In modern day, cars like Toyota have a strong reputation for “lasting forever”. You can literally never go wrong with a Japanese car…. and everyone knows that. What an incredible reputation to have.
Beautiful
All fun and games until somebody starts disassembling your house💀
It's a horrible idea to use this for anything larger than a coffee table.
@@BM-13_KATYUSHAAnd yet it's used to build homes and those homes withstood eatlrthquakes, floods and storms for decades to centuries. They used wood glue and the way they fit them together they withstand immense force. You have to pull it apart in a way only a human being could. And wooden pegs they put in two or more pieces jointed together ensures it stays put. Obviously the wood is treated for water, weathering and against insect s that eat or live in wood.
@@hainleysimpson1507cope just use a couple nails and save hours of work lol
@@BM-13_KATYUSHA There’s century old buildings still standing because of these joints
@@BM-13_KATYUSHALow IQ comment
So skilled and beautiful, a true artist with joinery
Beautiful. Cannot imagine western trades taking the time to master that skill. All wanted yesterday.
Bravo 🇯🇵 Japan
🇵🇱❤️
It's originated from China not Japan.Over a thousand years ago, Japanese carpentry was shaped and evolved by adopting architectural influences from China starting in the 12th century. This traditional practice of woodworking draws inspiration from ancient Chinese wooden architecture and employs intricate joinery techniques.
the Japanese art are so magical,.
Origami, Bonsai, Sashimono wood craft and Anime
and also hentai
But this is Chinese
The only thing original is anime bruh
Yeah @@user-oe9ov4dv4b
@@edyerzs W
In India this method has been used for over 1000 years or more. Even houses were made with this technique and they are still standing today. No one lives there but its kept as history.
It is from China ancient Chinese wooden architecture joiney methods, it has about More than 3000 year history in China. Called sunmao.
日本には釘を使わず神社仏閣を作ってきた宮大工さん達がいます
それは日本が誇る職人技です
As a Chinese we are happy Japanese loves this technology, but it would bring shameless for you guys to call this Japanese technology
Originally from china, Chinese have use it for thousand years
Should be highly esteemed in any woodworking community, as I'm sure it is. Japan for the win.......and I'm sure it's all with hand tools.
japanese really make great stuff and quality
Japanese craftsmanship is just next level. No wonder everything they make is quality.
This is literally just a dovetail joint.
@@mikuisgod4591Dude…. Don’t ‘just’ these pieces of art-joinery. Almost anyone can make a dovetail today. But these joints have so much intricacies they are well beyond the capabilities of I guess more than 90% of woodworkers. And I think I’m guessing that conservatively.
@@PatNetherlanderIf you want to lecture about geometrical aesthetic, there are some cathedrals on Europe instead of carved wooden joints.
Even the women
You probably don’t remember, but back in the ‘50s, the label ‘made in Japan’ indicated that the item had very limited durability. Now, it’s a sign of quality!
Those chisels!
sharp
@@joostgroenewold9944 like knives through butter!
Such an amazing work of art.
Very Japanese! Always about precision, detail and class.
My great grandfather used to make wooden furniture by using similar techniques. It's been about 70 years and two of his best creations still exist
but it's chinese wooden art and technicals
It called “sun mao”(Mortise and tenon) from ancient China more than 7000 years ago
Woodworking : ☹️🤔
Sashimono : 😍🇯🇵🤤
😂😂😂😂😂
Keeping a structure monolithic is very important
SUPER AMAZING, GOD BLESS JAPAN!AMEN ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
LOVE FROM PHILIPPINES 🇵🇭
This is wrong, this is not from Japan, original came from China. In 507 AD in China, there was a great architect called Lu Ban, this buckle is his invention, in ancient China Tang Dynasty, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, a large number of Japanese scholars and architects came to China to study.
Beautiful and amazing.
fun fact is that it not just japanese do this, we also do these long time ago too.
this is beautiful art work