Tools Used in Making Coconut Shell Handicrafts

Tools used in making coconut shell crafts

In making handicrafts, especially by using coconut shell as the basic material, there are several tools that must be available to facilitate the manufacturing process

Coconut shell is a hard layer that wraps meat and coconut water, also covered by fiber that are sticky and hard to clean.

Coconut Bowl, one of many kind of coconut shell handicraft

If we want to focus on making handicrafts from coconut shells, the following tools will be needed
 1. Chainsaws, saws are used to cut coconut shells into the desired shape, the use of saws can still be circumvented, saws used are iron saws, and it will be better and faster in processing if you have a chainsaw.
 2. Sandpaper, used to smooth the surface of the coconut shell, sandpaper can use 2 kinds, namely coarse sandpaper and fine sandpaper, it would be better if you have a machine sandpaper, because it will facilitate the process.
 3. Drill, used to perforate the surface of the coconut shell, for handicrafts from coconut shells that use drill, usually if you want to make a key chain, make lights, etc.
 4. Grated coconut, used to remove the coconut meat so that it will separate the meat and shell.
 5. Knife, used for slicing and can also be used for prying coconut meat, of course, to separate the meat from the coconut shell.
 6. Bowl, used to collect coconut water that is removed from the coconut fruit.
 7. Glue, used to glue two or more parts during the process of making handicrafts from coconut shell
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 8. Paper, used to make designs to be attached to coconut shells that will be crafted.
 9. Pencil, used to draw designs on the surface of a coconut shell.

If the above nine tools are available, then you are ready to make handicrafts from coconut shells in whatever design and shape you want, only the main key creativity if we want to produce good and beautiful handicrafts