Have been watching the episodes and they are both entertaining and informative. The one on Japanese tools was very interesting and to my surprise that person he had on that show used the same method for cutting the tails on his dovetails that I do. That is he sets the angle of the board in his vice, by using a dovetail gauge to align it and then simply saws straight down, on his lines.
Now I am no craftsman, but it is nice to see a master craftsman use similar approachs.
Craftsmanship is the skill employed in making a thing properly, and a good craftsman is one who has complete mastery over his tools and material, and who uses them with skill and honesty.
N. W. Kay