Ginetsu Nakamura and I fully outfitted
for the madake hunt. This special digging tool was designed by
Nakamura who has been making shakuhachi for over 35 years and
has harvested his own bamboo each season.
A special measuring tool, also conceived
by Nakamura, for quckly and accurately determining the diameter
range of bamboo suitable for shakuhachi. The tool also sizes
smaller diameter bamboo used for nakasuke, the joint in two-piece
instruments.