They then divide the middle third of the divided part vertically into eight parts and the end third into sixteen parts in total, applying a thick cowhide and sewing it into a cylinder shape in order to protect the bamboo sword.
その半ば八つ割り、その先が十六としたものへ、分厚い牛革を被せて筒状に縫い合せ、保護したもの。 |