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Repairing a 100 Year Old Japanese House – Traditional Japanese Carpentry – Part 1



Repairing a 100 Year Old Japanese House – Traditional Japanese Carpentry – Part 1

We are in Kamakura, Japan in this video. We are working on repairing a 100 year old house with a thatched roof (Kayabuki). First, we have to work on repairing the foundation before other repairs can be done. Due to decades of weathering and water intrusion this house has suffered from rotting pillars and foundation beams. We are systematically and carefully repairing pillars with new Hinoki connections called Netsugi. This is a vertically installed Kanawatsugi joint. Other joints are used in the process of repairing this house such as Obiki, Okakedaisentsugi, and others.

This process is difficult requiring a solid understanding and ability to carve the joints vertically and in place.
#woodworking #japanesewoodworking #carpentrylife
Videographers and Editing:
Kaori / Garrett

Equipment Used:
Olympus OMD EM-1 Mark iii (4k)
Olympus OMD EM-5 Mark iii (4k)
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Rode VideoMic NTG (Audio)

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18 Comments

  2. Adam Allen

    This is awesome. I love your videos.
    I wish I was a skilled ‘sukiya daiku’ instead I’m just a westernised carpenter from Australia that uses glues, screws nail guns and cordless saws🤦‍♂️
    Respect to the real craftsmen in Japan❤️

  11. Josiah Olsen

    Absolutely amazing content, thank you for taking the time to make these. I've learned so much from watching your videos. Do you have any recommendations on reading material to learn more about these traditional Japanese construction methods?

  12. BadCat

    Cool ! i learned a new trick from the lead carpenter 5:22 with using a small wedge / I used to use tape from time to time
    but a wedge is much faster and re usable too ! 👍😉 thanks to you both 😇

  13. PM Rich

    The care taken too repair and preserve this home is a joy to see.
    The respect for the original work is obvious.

  17. Juggy Brodletin

    This joinery is already so complicated and precise, add to that doing the work in place, rather than in a workshop on a bench; I cant imagine

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