Japanese craftmanship

These videos are from the YouTube channel Aoyama Square. They show various example of traditional craftmanship and are very nicely filmed. Above is a woodworker making tubs and barrels. Below are examples of copper casting, wood carving and textile dyeing. There are a lot more videos at the link.

Making a chess piece

This video shows Mostopher Dnouch, a Moroccan bow lathe turner, making a chess piece in the market of Marrakech. His lathe is foot powered, and he uses a single chisel to do all of the work. I wonder how much he sells his chess sets for?

Via Stuart King.