Tools for making bamboo products
When making bamboo products, we use varieties of tools.
Knife for cutting bamboos
Use this to cut and strip bamboo. Small knife is good for cutting into small pieces.
Knife for logging bamboo
Use this to strip bamboo. The right side of knife is scoop knife. Use scoop knife to make round whole.
Long handle knife
A kind of logging knife.
Saw for cutting bamboo
As bamboo making, bow saw is mainly used.
Sen – tool to shave
To shave outer layer of bamboo.
Sen – tool to polish
To polish bamboo skin and wipe off enamel on bamboo skin.
Spade
Tools for making thin strips of bamboo same width.
Habatori
To decide the width of bamboo stick.
Maruhigo Tooshi
Tools for making Maruhigo.
Knife for cutting off the corners of bamboo stick
Select knife size depends on the width of bamboo stick.
Fuchi Tooshi
Tools for winding up the rim. Two types – flat and chased.
