The backing disk (ategami) is made of many layers of Washi pasted on a round wooden form with Warabi-powder glue. It is topped  with a sheet of silk  gauze then coated with urushi (lacquer). The inner coil (shin) is made of tightly woven strips of white bamboo skin.

These Barens are made by an active professional printer.

You will be fascinated with the comfortable feeling of these delicate and light barens. A hon baren will respond to the printer's most sensitive movements , and becomes like a part of the body. Everyone who tries these barens is fully satisfied with the quality.