Japanese Woodworker’s Unbelievably Thin Shavings

Imagine wood so finely shaved, it can be rolled on a tube. Doesn’t seem possible, but these Japanese woodworkers make it happen with shavings a mere eight microns thick. For perspective’s sake, a human hair is ninety microns thick. The wood planing competition is held every year in Japan, and the record stands at a mere three microns.

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