Made individually by hand, these chopsticks are plane cut for a comfortable, textural, fit to the hand. Kezuri, in Japanese, is the name for this kind of cut, and these are kezuri bashi (plane cut chopsticks). They are made with natural wood, varying by season, and finished with partially transparent lacquer. They are 23.5 cm long. **About Hyozaemon** Makers of chopsticks in Obama, Fukui since 1921 Hyozaemon are one of the reasons that that town is synonymous with fine implements for eating. Chopsticks are perhaps the items in craft that come closest to the human body. Mis-bite, and you might eat them. Conscious of this, Hyozaemon use entirely natural materials in their production. There is no bleaching, no plastic. Rather wood, lacquer and beeswax. Combined with this is a spirit in handmade craft that connects maker to user. The patterns made by craftspeople incorporate traditional motifs and new ideas. One series of their work, recycles broken baseball bats, and invests part of t