===Generally===
   * Prepare names for the 拝見, don't forget to ask about the tea.

===茶実===
   * Clean the 畳 with a dry towel, folding it over every 畳 length

===炭===
   * Preparation of the [[haigata|灰型]] can happen the night before, but the ☵ is only written just before the coal is laid, to allow more air in. Also, フジ灰 you add then, too.
   * You should also have a back-up 釜 running, so in case something happens with the fire, you still got boiling water. In that case, you'd use straw ash ([[hai|わら灰]]).
   * Fill in the coals as if they were growing from the ground; so you can check for branch holes, or just see which side is thicker (= bottom).
   * えだ炭: try picking them up.
   * Rattle it slightly to see if the coals hold.
   * はいき: Don't tap the spoon on it, since it is quite fragile.

===茶碗===
   * Practise cleaning once if it's a new bowl

===茶入===
   * See that 茶杓 can rest on the lid
   * Make sure knot is loose enough
   * Check what's a good distance from the 水指 so that the 茶杓 will be only a hair's breadth away from it.

===棗===
   * Check front
   * In III 20, I found it nice if there's the slightest dust of tea powder on the 棗 which can then be dusted off