Taarkashi-Jaipur
• Tools:
The tools used are both hand drawn/ used and electric driven. The main tools used are:
Cutting Machine:
The wooden planks brought from the market are cut in desired size using a cutting machine.
Gunia (Right Angle):
This is used to mark the corners and edges at a right angle. The marking is used in cutting of wood as well and also in the inlay of wire.
Prakaar (Compass):
It is used to draw circles and semi-circles as required by the design. It is also used to mark the distance between lines to make a grid.
Chimti (Forceps):
It is used to straighten and handle the thin strips of coiled wires
Kainchi (Scissors):
This is used for cutting metal sheets into wires.
Pakad (G-Clamp/ Vice):
This tool is used to clamp the wooden block to the working table while inlaying so that it does not move from its place.
Silli (Sanding Stone):
Sanding stone is used to sand the wood after the wire is inlaid to bring the surface of the wire and wood to the same plane. It is also used in the sharpening of other tools.
Hataudi (Hammer):
Hammer is used to carve out the design on the wood by gently beating on the chisel. It is used for inlaying the metal wire into the wood. Different kinds of hammers are used for different purposes. These hammers are mostly square and circular headed.
Cheni(Chisel):
Chisels of different shape are used to engrave the wooden block. The size of the chisel is small which make them easy to be handled.
Drills:
Used in drilling purpose to make holes.
Patri (Scale):
It is used to mark straight and parallel lines on the wood and metal.
Randa (Planer):
It is used to plain/smoothen the surface of the wood in manufacturing and finishing.
Bharmikamani (Hand Drill):
It is used to drill holes for joineries.
Buffing Machine:
It is an electric operated motor for final finishing of the surface.
• Raw Materials:
Raw materials used are
Wood:
Shesham wood is used mostly due to its properties like closed pack grains, has natural oil, is heavy, moderately coarse and has uniform texture. These characteristics make the engraving and placing of wire easier. It has low rate of getting chipped off while cutting and engraving. The wood, due to the presence of oil has dark color which gives sharp contrast with the brass or copper wire. The wood is brought from Uniyaro ka Raasta in Transport Nagar.
Metals Sheets:
The inlay is done with metals mainly brass, copper, silver and occasionally gold. The sheets of metals are brought form Tripolia Bazaar.
Polishing wax:
The final product is polished using polishing wax.
