Coconut Shell Handicraft Ideas, Fish Shape Key Chain

Coconut shell

Coconut shell with its characteristics that are hard and dark brown, can be used as handicrafts, of course we must have ideas and imagination about how the craft will be formed.

Coconut shells include materials that can be used in various arts and crafts.

Coconut shell and hand saw

One idea to make handicrafts from coconut shells, is to use a piece of coconut shell that is not large enough, to make a key chain, this time I will share about how to make handicrafts from coconut shells with fish shapes that will be made into key chains.

Because the structure of the coconut shell is very hard, it often arises the question, how to cut the coconut shell to be used as handicrafts, the answer is easy, by using a hacksaw.

Then to smooth the surface how, of course by using sandpaper, we can use sandpaper as you wish, because sandpaper consists of various no with different levels of smoothness.

The process of making handicrafts made from coconut shells in the form of fish is very easy to do, along with the equipment I use to make.

Equipment

Hand saw
Sandpaper

material

A piece of coconut shell

Steps of making

1. The first time we have to prepare is the design, or sketch of the image that we made in the paper as a reference in making.

Draw design in the back of coconut shell

2. After the design is finished, it can be affixed to the shell and we draw again, in this process, I redraw the fish design inside the coconut shell.

hacksaw to start cutting parts of the shell

3. After that, use a hacksaw to start cutting parts of the shell, keep in mind, because the surface of the coconut shell is very hard and we are working in a very small area, often there are difficulties when we hold and cut the shell, therefore, cut it straight following the design.

Start Cutting coconut shell following design

4. After cutting, use sandpaper to make the design to look like it has been made before, this process will take quite a long time, but the results will be good, because if we cut the shell on the design line, often found the shell will break and not according to the design.

Use sand paper to make shape coconut shell

5. So that the process of sanding is faster, you can use a rotating machine sandpaper, in this process, I use a sandpaper that modifies the fan dynamo, for the rotation I use thick paper that is affixed with fine sandpaper, so the sandpaper can erode the shell surface so the design which makes it very fitting.

Sanding carefully following line design

6. Do sanding with care so that the desired design is formed properly, after it is felt enough then clean and key chain of fish motifs from coconut shell can be rubbed with mineral oil or can also with coconut oil, or varnish, so that the surface is more shiny and smooth .

Final result coconut shell handicraft shape fish

7. When finished, then make a small hole to insert a small wire to function as a keychain

This is how to make crafts from coconut shells, with the idea of ​​making key chains, with fish motifs. coconut shell is very possible to make various kinds of handicrafts, only ideas and creativity can do it, hopefully this article is useful.