How to make an izakaya-grade chopstick. medium.com

While 99% of these are imported from China, the remaining 1% percent are manufactured in Japan using upcycled premium wood from the construction industry.
Surrounded by sustainable forests of cypress and cedar, there are twenty-six timber mills still active in the town, and two family run chopstick factories.
Kitamura san specialises in making izakaya-grade chopsticks — known for using high quality wood, and a clean snap when a pair are pulled apart.
Hamidashimono (はみだしもの) is the wood that is leftover from the chopstick manufacturing process, as shown in this short video.
We’re pleased to announce the launch of the Hamidashimono #1 — a kit for making izakaya-grade chopsticks using upcycled cypress from the Kitamura Seihashisho chopstick factory.