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Bet this guy could make a nice stem.

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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.
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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.

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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 !
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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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caskwith 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.
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.be

Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
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Amazing what you can do with sharp tools!
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holy crap that is cool! that guy is incredibly skilled :notworthy:

he should still throw a dial indicator on the lathe though...
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Damn that is insane!
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mredmond wrote:
caskwith 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.
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.be

Another example of amazing results using really simple tools.
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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.
my god that is incredible.

I need me one of those planers!
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wisemanpipes wrote:
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.
my god that is incredible.

I need me one of those planers!
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wisemanpipes wrote:
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.
my god that is incredible.

I need me one of those planers!
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.
Its too bad I've found absolutely no use for them :cry: Maybe I can start making those boxes
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Alden wrote:
wisemanpipes wrote:
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.
my god that is incredible.

I need me one of those planers!
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.
Its too bad I've found absolutely no use for them :cry: Maybe I can start making those boxes
You could include them with your pipes. :)
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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.
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Sasquatch wrote: That guy's setup is probably the only one I've ever seen that makes my own look pretty high-tech.
This guy makes HIM look high tech:

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