Equipment and Materials in Bamboo Furniture Making

We prepare the equipment, among others:1. Wood saws to cut bamboo into pieces according to the size desired,2. Machete to cut bamboo and clearing branches in each segment of bamboo,3. Hammer / nails at iron to put on while using rattan rope binding,4. Tang used when binding a bamboo frame with rattan rope,5. Chisel for smoothing the inside of the stem after cutting and making holes for hinges and peg making,6. Wood drill to make holes. Use of this drill (the only engine available) so that bamboo is not easily broken  cracked at the time of making holes,7. Meter to make measurements before the bamboo is cut,8. Inlaid carved to make ornaments carved on the chair with animal motifs, or the views of interest,9. Knife to clean up the look of bamboo bark that has been made so that motif ornament ornamental carving or engraving will look more real,10. Brushes used when finshing bamboo furniture to provide a layer of lacquer or melamine on any furniture surface.Then the ingredients we need, among other things:a. Raw MaterialsMany raw materials used to make bamboo furniture is bamboo wulung / black (Gigantochloa verticillata), which has an average altitude of up to 15 meters with a length of 40-50 cm and a diameter segment +8 +8 cm and mm girth. With proper care during the drying and curing the bamboo wulung can last more than 10 years.The bamboo sticks are not used in the production process of bamboo furniture are:1. 1 meter from the base with a bent bamboo because it is relatively short segments. This section is used            to    craft sometimes biased ashtrays and vases.2. bamboo stems over 7.25 m from the base of the bamboo because it has a small diameter and tend to    
     curl.   Bamboo stems can be used as raw material woven baskets.b. Maid materialsRattan is a material strap top aides in the manufacture of bamboo furniture which functioned as a binder fastener joints and thin strip seat, back seat and pedestal table. The selection of rattan as a binder with the consideration that the cane has a clay structure and strong material, which has a long durability and has its own artistic value. In the manufacture of bamboo furniture, there are three (3) types of rattan are used, namely:1. Rattan rope, used to bind each joint / elbow in bamboo furniture;2. Trailers rattan, used for binding and beautify pounded bamboos / bamboo board on the back seat;3. Antique wicker, used to tie a thin strip that has been pounded bamboos arranged on a pedestal seat and pedestal table.Other adjuvants are widely used sandpaper, nails, brushes, varnish, melamine / Impra and thinner super.(Source: http://kursibambu.wordpress.com/2011/01/14/alat-dan-bahan-dalam-pembuatan-mebel-bambu/)