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Well a chainsaw, of course! I just came across these videos posted on YouTube. It looks like they are filmed at a Japanese furniture company. In the first video we see a guy making a huge table top.

I’m not sure what the HSE would say about crouching down on a table, using a chainsaw to mill a chamfer! But never the less, this series of videos are interesting to watch and see how Japanese woodworkers work.

Next we see a cabriole leg emerge from a block of wood. The one question that was on my mind throughout this video, was how did he cut the grooves in the block of wood? I assume it was either a tablesaw or mitre saw. But the measurements would have to be spot on. Shame we couldn’t see that part. Towards the end we see the worker carve out the curves with just a chisel, which is such a simple way to do this. Though the power tool fiend in me couldn’t help thinking some sort of powered sander would have been quicker!

In this final video we see the skill and dexterity of a worker using a powered fretsaw. He is making intricate panels from a dark wood that could be ebony. It starts with him marking out the wood carefully and then we see the concentration it takes to cut the various sections. Towards the end the worker cleans up the panels with some sort of oil and what looks like a wire brush.

I hope you found those interesting. If you want to see more then check out the YouTube Channel. I have some more from a different YouTube Channel to show you next week.