[Nagano/Azumino] Experience making your own chopsticks for everyday use - painted chopsticks that will last a long time! Choose the wood and length, and carve them with a plane for a truly handmade experience! We'll take a photo of your smile when you're done!

Choose the wood and length and carve your own chopsticks with a plane! You can also make octagonal chopsticks using a plane stand invented by a craftsman. A full-fledged handmade experience. Comes with paint so you can use it for a long time! An experience that can only be experienced here in the country! [Reservation required] Experience in the nature-rich Shinshu Azumino, where water, light, wind, and sky shine. ★Please contact us by phone if you would like to make a reservation on the day or if you would like to participate alone. Up to 15 people can experience in the workshop. For more than that, we can rent a city conference room and hold a group chopstick making experience, so please contact us by phone for details. The experience will be held in a home workshop. When you enter the room, the scent of wood fills the air... that alone will relax your mind! Concentrating on making chopsticks will refresh your mind and body! The fresh air, water, and light of Azumino will satisfy your five senses. Children from the third grade of elementary school can experience this! (For elementary school students, cypress wood is recommended, but Yamazakura wood is hard, so in most cases it cannot be shaved at all. Children younger than that should be watched by a parent or guardian.) Planing from a square piece of wood!? It may seem difficult, but our craftsmen will carefully teach you how to use the plane. We have been making chopsticks for 13 years. We have made chopsticks with over 13,000 people so far. Among the 10,000 people, there are famous celebrities and announcers (*^-^*) ~ Flow of the day ~ ① "Decide the wood and length." Decide the material of the chopsticks and the length of the chopsticks. ② "Explanation of the process ~ Start by being taught how to use the plane ~" Planes vary depending on the user! The amount of time it takes to shave varies depending on the individual's stance. Therefore, the time spent on chopstick making varies depending on each customer! ③ Process 1. Make the chopsticks thick enough to be easy to use 2. Shave off the corners 3. Polish with sandpaper 4. Add the name with a hot pen 5. We take them in and paint them.

If you do not paint the chopsticks made of solid wood, they will get moldy quickly. Azumino wood chopsticks will be painted with a water-repellent ceramic coating and then sent after drying. It will take about a month to get an impression. If you do not paint them, they will absorb water and get black moldy quickly like disposable chopsticks. The water-repellent ceramic coating is a natural paint, so it is gentle on the body and prevents bacteria without damaging the texture of the wood. *Optional domestic lacquer coating is available. (1100 yen paid on site) When lacquer is applied, the wood is coated and does not absorb water, protecting the chopsticks from mold and bacteria. Lacquer is the sap of wood that has been used since the Jomon period, so it is safe for the body. There are very few shops that paint with domestic lacquer. It is an initiative to protect Japan's forests and cherish wood so that you can use it for a long time. We also repaint. *Nagano Prefecture SDGs Promotion Company: Registration number 1573. We have been promoting eco-friendly manufacturing for 25 years.

★You can choose between cypress and cherry wood. We sometimes have Azumino apple wood and precious ebony available for a limited time, so please contact us in advance if you are interested. Cypress wood has straight grain, making it easy to carve and difficult to bend. Cherry wood is hard and has wavy grain, so it has a certain character. But it's hard, so it might be hard to carve? It might take time? Cypress wood is recommended for elementary school students. Prices vary depending on the wood! ★We have square lumber ranging from 15cm to 24cm, so please choose the length you like. It really is made from square lumber! Many people are surprised when they ask, "From here?" But everyone has fun making great chopsticks.

Feel free to use the planer stand invented by craftsman Kawaguchi! user friendly! You can make your own chopsticks. Most of the experience of making chopsticks sharpened with planes is uniform and everyone will be able to make the same thing ((+_+)) It's easy for me to use it because I'm making it! Let's make chopsticks that you can use all the time. You can make thin chopsticks, thick chopsticks, square chopsticks, and octagonal chopsticks! This is the only chopstick making experience in Japan.