Organizing the workshop of my woodworker father. Length: 15cm, Width: approximately 21cm Thickness: approximately 3mm Yakusugi cedar endures for over a thousand years in harsh natural conditions, making tremendous efforts to survive. Growing in soil with minimal nutrients results in extremely narrow annual rings, and it stores oil to withstand long-term decay. This oil is what gives the works their deep color. I wish to emulate the longevity of Yakusugi. Yakusugi is a cedar that grows on Yakushima Island, a granite island with poor nutrients. Its growth is slow, resulting in tight grain, and it has a high resin content due to the abundant rainfall and high humidity, making it resistant to decay. Therefore, it is said to have a long lifespan. It grows naturally in mountainous areas above 500m in altitude, and trees over 1000 years old are called Yakusugi. Currently, new logging is prohibited. It is a rare and auspicious wood, also said to ward off bad luck ("yaku ga sugiru"). Coated with impregnating urethane coating (Kigame Ace), so it's safe even if you sweat on it. It meets food sanitation standards. Please care for it with a soft cloth made of silk or cotton.