ichidan verb, transitive verb
to treat leather or sharkskin with glue and pound until hard
Specialized craft term for stiffening leather or sharkskin by applying glue and pounding. Rarely used outside traditional leatherworking contexts.
職人が鮫皮を撓めて、刀の柄に巻き付けた。
The craftsman treated the sharkskin with glue and pounded it hard, then wrapped it around the sword hilt.
この工房
In this workshop, they treat leather using traditional methods, applying glue and pounding it until hard.