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Fude Making Process for Kumanofude

The most important process in making a Kumanofude is a process of selecting the right hair and mixing it in a way that best suit for the each type of Kumanofude. Kumanofude are made one by one with a great care by the skilled hands and trained eyes of experienced craftsmen.

1 "Senmo" (Selecting the right hair)
"Kegumi" (Determining the combination of different hairs)
2 "Hinoshi" (Ironing the hair)
"Kemomi" (Rubbing the hair to take off the oil content of the hair)
3 "Ke-soroe" (Setting the hair)
4 "Sakage-tori" "Surege-tori" (Removing the hair facing wrong direction and damaged hair)
5 "Sungiri" (Cutting the hair into the different sizes. We never cut the top of the hair.)
These processes are called “Preparation” altogether.

6 "Neri-maze" (Mixing the different types of hairs)
7 "Shintate" (Making the core of Fude)
8 "Koromo-ge" (Wrapping around the core of a Fude with the different hair)
9 "Itojime" (Tying the thread)d)
These processes are called “Dai-shigoto” altogether.

10 "Kurikomi" (Inserting a Fude head into a Fude handle)
11 "Finishing" (Making a Fude head to cone-shaped with glue)
12 "Engraving" (Engraving the signature of the each workshop on the handle of Fude)
These processes are called “Finishing” altogether.

We will explain more in detail for the each process of making Kumanofude next time.

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