Mujitsu and Tairaku's Shakuhachi BBQ

Hi you all (Hail should I say)

I've been browsing this forum for quite a few weeks now, looking for hints and tricks on how to build a shakuhachi and it seems ot be THE exact place where to look for clues.

I discovered shakuhachi a few months ago and just felt that I had to build one (or at least try to), so here I am.

I'm a computer "science" trainer, guitar player, flintknapper but certainly NOT a shakuhachi maker nor player, so I may not be able to contribute much to this forum, unless asking questions and posting pics of my trials and errors on would-be shakuhachi is considered contributing

I discovered a mini Madake-bamboo jungle near the place where I live: plenty of material for training my skills on it.
Since I'm starting from zero, I thought that it might be interesting to start a photo diary of the making-off of my first shakuhachi: this way, maybe the crafted members of this forum may correct my mistakes, and next to come apprentices will not make them. Call it an un-experience sharing.

Thanks to all of you.

Stephane