The best bambooware is made from thin materials, with precision and balance, preferably from Makino bamboo, which features long spaces between the joints, as well as tough, pliant fibers that can be split into fine strips measuring only four millimeters in width. It takes many years to develop the skill to do this.
選用纖維與節長堅韌的桂竹，可以拉細篾竹，再以鋒利的篾刀劈成四毫米的竹面，這樣的功夫必須長年累月練習始成。