In former times the shakuhachi was fashioned from a single piece of bamboo (referred to as a "nobekan"); however, at present the most widely used type of shakuhachi is made by cutting the length of bamboo into upper and lower halves, and providing a joint between the two halves.
古くは一本の竹を切断せずに延管（のべかん）を作っていたが、現在では一本の竹を中間部で上下に切断してジョイントできるように加工したものが主流である。