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Ref. No. CFC/FIGHF/09 CFC/UNIDO/FIDA 12 4.2.1 Tuxying tools The following tools were developed: knife with roller guide; knife with blade guide; roller support for stalk 4.2.1.1 Knife with roller guide Roller arm Roller handle Straight pointed blade Figure 4. Knife with roller guide It is made of a straight pointed blade, which is similar to the traditional tuxying knife; a roller, a roller arm and a handle. The roller guide is attached to the curved arm to act as a point allowing the knife to penetrate the leaf sheath from the side at a predetermined depth of 2 mm. The material used for this tool is mild steel with wooden handle. The same process of tuxying as in using the traditional knife is employed. 4.2.1.2 Knife with blade guide curved guide blade handle e It has Figure a sharp 5. Knife curved with blade, blade a handle guide and a curved guide. The guide and handle are made of wood and the blade is of steel plate. The blade is mounted at 25 degrees angle for easy pushing of the tool and curved for effective cut.
Ref. No. CFC/FIGHF/09 CFC/UNIDO/FIDA 13 Cutting starts at the base of the stalk. The guide, which acts over the length of the tuxying blade, limits the depth of the blade to 3 mm. The tool is pushed into the leaf sheath to start the tuxying process. 4.2.1.3 Roller support for stalk roller roller arm stand Figure 6. Roller support for stalk It is made of a stand with support legs, roller arm, and three wooden rollers. The rollers are attached to the revolving stand to keep the stalks aligned during turning. The support legs stand and roller arm are made of steel pipe welded together. The set consists of two pairs of stand. They are placed about a meter apart such that the base of the abaca stalk is supported by one stand and the top by another. This enables the tuxero to rotate the stalk freely during the tuxying process especially when tuxying larger and heavier stalks. 4.2.1.4 Performance of tuxying tools The performance of these tools were tested by experienced tuxeros in Sorsogon, Leyte, and Davao. The results show more tuxies are recovered using the knife with blade guide. This is the situation in all the three provinces. Based on output per unit of time, the knife with roller guide shows higher production in Sorsogon. It is the traditional knife that produced the highest output in Leyte, and it was the use of roller support in Davao.
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