The Process of the World's Finest Single-Slab Dining Table | Japan’s Incredible Craftsmanship

00:00 Introduction 01:02 Heading to Okawa 02:00 Discovering Rare Woods 03:14 Choosing a Wood Slab 04:08 Cutting the Wood 06:03 Flattening Process 08:18 Surface Shaving 09:55 Hand Polishing 10:21 Lacquering 12:11 Filling Cracks with Resin Seki Furniture Atelier Mokuba is located in Okawa City, Fukuoka Prefecture, the "City of Furniture. It is a workshop that handles only single planks cut from giant trees. The tour will closely observe the process of making beautiful one-piece tables, from the warehouse where various types of one-piece tables are stored, including Yakusugi cedar that is over 1,000 years old, to the work of the craftspeople. Place: Seki Furniture Co. Atelier Kiba Address: 201-1 Hataho, Okawa, Fukuoka, Japan Instagram:   / atelier_mokuba_sekikagu   #japaneseculture #travel #craftsman #craftsmanship #handmade