Thin Rolled Bamboo Cha He

Hi everyone. I stumbled into the tea world when I went looking for the iced tea served at a Chinese restaurant. That led me to oolong, and before I knew it, I was placing orders for tea samples from companies in China. So far, it has been a lot of fun, and I really enjoy tea in a way I wouldn’t have thought possible a couple of months ago. Anyway, I have seen in videos and marketing material a cha he presentation vessel that is made of bamboo, but it isn’t a bamboo scoop nor do I think it is a carved bamboo root, but it could be a root. It appears to be something like a bamboo veneer that was steamed and the edges rolled up into the familiar cha he shape that is narrow at the front and wider at the back. There is a seller on Ebay named Playtle that shows one in a photo for an
“18cm Professional Bamboo Chashaku Matcha Tea Scoop” but the seller doesn’t sell the cha he, just the bamboo “scoop” that is used to rake the tea into the pot, and there is one on Verdant Tea’s website, but they don’t sell it. Anyone know of a source? Thanks!

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