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Design Resource
Collapsible Bamboo Furniture - Nagpur, Maharashtra
Cane Craft
by
Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Srikanth B.
Tools and Raw Materials
The following are the tools and raw materials used for Collapsible Bamboo Furniture:
• Bamboo: The prime raw material for the craft.
• Hammer: It is used to hold the bamboos together by nailing them.
• Nails: It is used to hold two bamboos intact.
• C-clamp: A tool used to hold a wood piece or a workpiece in place.
• Vice: It is a mechanical apparatus used to secure an object firmly while labor is being performed on it.
• Measuring Tape: It is a metal strip with linear-measurement markings, used as a tool to measure great lengths, curves, and even corners.
• Sandpaper: It is made of sheets of paper or cloth with an abrasive material glued to one side, used to smoothen rough surfaces or blunt, sharp edges.
• Power Sander: It is a grinding tool composed of an abrasive compound used for various grinding operations.
• Saw Table: It is used as a woodworking tool, with a sharp blade protruding through the table surface, providing base and support to the material being cut.
• Lathe Machine: It helps create a wooden model with symmetry about a set axis, here it is used to straighten the bamboo pieces.
