Technical Manual on Utilization of Sympodial Bamboos - ITTO

Chapter 3 Traditional Processing and Its Products 19
furniture. The cleaving knife is usually 12cm long, 3cm wide, with the back of the
blade about O. 5cm in thickness. The outside of the knife is the edge, which is not
necessarily sharp, with an iron hilt at the end. The shape of bamboo chisel is similar
to woodworker's chisel but seems light and handy (Figure 3. 22) .
3.3. 1. 8 Round gouge and square gouge
Round gouge and square gouge are tools for cutting holes. The round gouge is responsible
for cutting round holes, which are used for assembling bamboo board.
While square gouge is for cutting square holes, with different size of 3mm, 6mm,
10 mm , etc. (Figure 3. 23) .
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Figure 3.22 Cleaving Knife and Chisel
Figure 3.23 Round Gouge and Square Gouge
3.3. 1. 9 Handsaw
Handsaw is specially designed for sawing off bamboo node or strips and sawing out
kerfs of different depths on the bamboo node. It is a usual tool in the process of
making bamboo furniture. According to the requirement of the bamboo furniture,
the most frequently used types of saw are frame saw and steel saw. With thinner
saw blade, smaller and denser saw tooth, the steel saw seems more refined and
handy than the frame saw (Figure 3. 24) .
Figure 3.24 Handsaw Figure 3. 2S Saw Blade
3.3. 1. 10 Saw blade
Saw blade is a special tool for pinning the bamboo board. Saw blade is short, inserting
tightly into an iron clip, with wooden hilt attached to it. While using, hold the