Abura Nuki (Bamboo Drying)

[@quochuync]

So after this you leave it for up to couple of months until it gets yellow. Is it then ready for flute making or do you have to leave it for extra 6mnths - 1year?

[@AlcvinRyuzenRamos]

Yes. After firing bamboo, you sun it in the winter for a few weeks till it gets yellow. Then leave it in a dry closet for at least 6 months.

[@KrimsonSeeker]

Do you punch through the nodes before this step? Or do you do that after?

[@AlcvinRyuzenRamos]

That takes place much later.