It is always so easy to think that tomorrow, before i start work, i will sharpen my chisels and/or plane irons. And tomorrow doesn't happen until one realizes the tool needs a lot of effort to push thru the wood.
It is amazing to see such presise fitting at several points on a flat surface with no straight edges to measure from, the work all done by hand and then, with gentle forcefulness, everything just fits together. It takes not only the patients to wait for the wood to season as he man suggests, there is a certain patience in the workmanship that is of even more importance.
I saw, first hand, back in 1953, some very interesting Japanese architecture. I also was witness to how industrious the Japanese workers could be when under pressure to rebuild their country and culture. At the time, it did not seem that workers had the patience that the man in that vid was suggesting. The workers were running at top speed everywhere to put their world back together. I think by now, they have slowed down a "scoshe".
A great find, Peter
Tinker
