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Aranmula Kannadi - Kerala

Metal Mirror Handicrafts

by

Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Amulya S.

Tools and Raw Materials

Tools and raw materials that are used for Aranmula kannadi:

• Clay is used in making the mould for the metal casting.

• Baked clay slabs are used as a base for the mould building.

• Copper and Tin are the two important alloys used in making the metal mirror.

• Coal is used for firing in the furnace and also as a softening agent to get a smooth finish of the mirror.

• Coconut coir is used in the furnace for firing the mould and in melting the metal.

• Beeswax is used in making the channel in mould for easy casting.

• Furnace is used to melting the metal and baking the clay.

• Wooden slab with a handle is used as a holder for the metal mirror in the process of polishing.

• Emery paper is one of the initial polishing apparatuses of the mirror.

• Velvet cloth is used in the process of polishing.

• Soft cotton cloth is used in the process of final polishing.

• Chisels are used in engraving and embellishing the brass mirror frame.

• Hack saw blade is used in cutting and shaping the mirror.

• Grinding machine is used in buffing and grinding the brass mirror frame.

• Foundry moulding boxes are used in box moulding the brass metal frame.

• Hammer is used in hitting the chisels.

• Stone platform is used as the base in the process of grinding the mud.

• Coconut oil is used in polishing the mirror.

• Water is used in multiple processes while making the mirror.

• Adhesive is used in sticking the mirror to the frame.

• Brass ring is used in sealing the mirror to the frame.

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