How to Make Wind Chimes From Coconut Shell

Wind Chimes Bamboo

One form of utilization of coconut shell is to make it into a handicraft, so that it can add value, especially in terms of economics, with creativity, we can make coconut shell combined with bamboo to make a wind chimes, the combination of coconut shells with bamboo can produce wind chimes which is quite loud. In addition, these wind chimes are cheap or can make your own easily.

Tools & Materials

• Bamboo
• Coconut shell
• Electric drill
• Cutting saws
• Scissor
• Knife
• Rope
• Score
• Brush

How to Make Wind Chimes From Coconut Shell

1. Prepare a medium size bamboo.
2. Size of bamboo is approximately 15-17 cm as much as 5 bamboo only.
3. Prepare 5 more 7 cm long bamboo as an individual 'anchor' (each for each bamboo).
4. Use a saw to cut bamboo.
5. Clean the bamboo fiber using a small knife.
6. Form some parts of the bottom of the bamboo with a curve with a distance of 8 cm from the top of the bamboo. Puree bamboo with sandpaper.
7. Make a hole in the top of the bamboo to put the rope using an electric drill.
8. Then split the coconut into a half circle.
9. Then sand the surface of the outer shell of the coconut shell until smooth.
10. Coconut shell then made into a hole to place the rope.
11. Tie each bamboo with a rope and connect it to the coconut shell.
12. Insert the rope into the coconut shell hole and pull it up.
13. Do the knot to make wind chimes and lock the knots together.
14. Make the bell more beautiful with a polish.

For the manufacturing process, it is art in creativity that plays an important role, the instructions above are only guidelines if you really want to try making these wind chimes at home.