Traditional Chinese Woodworking: Tricks you've NEVER seen.

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  @RexKrueger · 1 year ago (edited) · pinned

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  @notreallymyname3736 · 1 year ago

  I&apos;m not going to lie, as an American I really love seeing more woodworking traditions outside of the English and Japanese tool sets. There&apos;s a whole lot of cool stuff that doesnt originate from those islands.

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  @linusyootasteisking · 1 year ago

  I think those wooden backpacks deserve a deep dive!

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  @yaumanto · 1 year ago (edited)

  I am learning woodworking in China. These days it&apos;s a hybrid of western, japanese and chinese style woodworking taught in class. it&apos;s quite fascinating to see old Stanley planes working side by side with japanese and chinese handplanes.

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  @yizhuolin3906 · 1 year ago

  As a Chinese and a woodworker I personally don&apos;t like that plier planing stop that much since it dents the bench surface a bit too much over time. But nonethelss it&apos;s a legit tool especially when working on a temporary workbench on a jobsite. And guess what, if you ever had a bad tooth while woodworking, you can pull it out with the planing stop and then you&apos;re back to business.

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  @nathanieltan3569 · 1 year ago

  There&apos;s something really appealing about working with a minimal set of tools. My wife&apos;s grandmother is Cantonese and loves watching Chinese carpentry videos on TV. I&apos;ll definitely be looking out for these techniques next time I&apos;m over her place. Too bad we don&apos;t speak the same language, otherwise I&apos;d talk about woodworking with her! I&apos;ll have to pick up the Cantonese woodworking terminology while I learn the language.

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  @Mighty_Atheismo · 1 year ago

  Rex never missed an opportunity to hammer stuff into his benches and that&apos;s great. I need the reminder not to be so precious when I feel protective of my most expensive possession.

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  @marchuvfulz · 1 year ago

  Chinese have been doing fine woodworking for about 4000+ years, no surprise they have figured out some nifty techniques and tools.

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  @StrengthOfADragon13 · 1 year ago

  I love this tradition for hobby woodworking, it doesn&apos;t involve a ton of tools, it involves a lot of intuitive problem solving as you work, it&apos;s all about getting to work and getting stuff done with versatile tools

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  @jsmxwll · 1 year ago

  i love seeing you dive into traditional Chinese woodworking! i lived next to a farm in Taiwan for a bit and that guy&apos;s ability to just get stuff done without a ton of tools reminded me a lot of being a kid and seeing my grandpa work out of his one carry along toolbox. the farmer used a three legged variant of the bench. the work was done at the end with two legs. i wish i&apos;d taken pictures.

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  @MikeMakesUK · 1 year ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oydEndVoHZc&amp;t=800">13:20</a> The &quot;side saddle&quot; pose isn&apos;t just to protect your &quot;bits&quot;. It is more to protect the major arteries in the groin and thighs. In knife carving and bushcraft, this is often referred to as &quot;the danger triangle&quot;. Simply put, if you stick a sharp tool into a major artery, you are done. It isn&apos;t much of a stretch to imagine a chisel slipping for a number of reasons or a moment&apos;s inattention resulting in having it stuck in or slashing across your leg. This can still happen of course. But with the side saddle, it will mostly just be painful and you should survive long enough to reach the hospital. The other points absolutely stand as well. Nobody wants an axe to the face.

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  @Matasiete666 · 1 year ago

  I have seen Chinese carpenters using clamping straps to hold large boards. They place it in the middle of the bench, hugging the board. Because it is a strap instead of a rope, it has more contact surface and to plan long slats, they press the strap with their knee instead of their foot. This allows them to have a lower position and in the middle of the work bench. Excellent video. Greetings from Spain

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