工具を買ったら仕立てから

Once you buy the tools, start with tailoring.

Tools are not 100% complete when purchased.

What this means is that from the moment you purchase it, you need to adjust it to suit the person who will use it.
Tailor it to become a usable tool.

I think this is true for any profession.

The first day I attended the teacher's class was just a day of sewing leather knives.
The class lasts for 4 hours, but for the rest of the day, all you do is face the whetstone and move the leather knife back and forth...

The whole time while I was being taught the tricks... swish...

Whoosh…

Whoosh…

I was self-taught and had been sharpening for a long time, so I didn't get injured, but I had to stay in the same position, put pressure on the same spot, and do the whistling...

The pain didn't subside after about 2 hours of the first time, and I wasn't even conscious of trying to make it look nice!

I remember returning home on the Fukutoshin Line with my right index and middle fingers bent in opposite directions.

In addition, we have also made hishigiri, nen, and perforations. Everything was fun.

People who are not interested in leatherwork may not understand...

In order to complete a work, humans use tools to cook ingredients according to recipes, but on the first day we learned that even one of them cannot be done half-heartedly. I felt like I was learning from my body.
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