Tools and Raw Materials

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Veena Making - Bobbili, Andhra Pradesh

String Instrument

Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Parvathi Pooja

Tools and Raw Materials

Tools and raw materials that are used for Veena making are:

• Bench Vice: It is used to hold the wood or any material for working on it.

• Chisels: These are used to carve or remove material to make designs.

• Hammer: It is used to deliver blows on an object.

• Cutter: It is used to cut the sheets for the required size.

• Planning Tool: It is used to even out the surface.

• Hand Drill: It is used to make holes in the objects.

• Files: These are used to remove materials or smoothen the surface.

• Emery Paper: It is used to remove the rough surface on the contours.

• Brass and Steel String: It is used on the Veena, which when struck, produces
sound.

• Brass Fret: It is used on the Veena, on which the strings rest.

• Jackfruit Wood: It is used to make the body of the Veena.

• Hacksaw: It is used to cut the wood into the required length.

• White Plastic Sheet: It is used in decorating the Veena by inlaying the sheets.

• Lac: It is used to add colours to the carved designs.

• Heating Rod: It is used to melt the lac and fill in the grooves of the design.

• Rosewood Bridge: It is used to support the strings of the Veena.

• Measuring Tape: It is used to check the length of the objects.

• Wood Polish/Paint: It is used in the surface treatment of the wood.

• Aluminum Dome: It is used as a support on the other end of the Veena to rest it
when not in use.

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