Rattan Chairs

rattan highly favored by the craftsmen furniture

Rattan is a type of palm vibrant group climbing or creeping. Rattan widely spread in the region in the tropical parts of Africa, Asia and Australasia. Indonesia is the world's largest producer of rattan. Rattan vast quantities and easily in though and lighter weight, often used as a substitute for wood. Rattan has a chemical content that make it strong and durable when compared to wood. So that the material wicker or rattan is preferred by the artisans to be made in the manufacture of furniture. Even the tendency of people now prefer cane than wood in general.

rattan processing method was also a bit complicated, starting from the frying process rattan wood, drying, straightening wood, bleaching, to the preservation of wood. All this is done so that the rattan can be used for raw materials such as handicrafts / wicker requiring strong and elastic material. How silly of weaving rattan cane requires raw materials should not be easily broken. In addition, rattan material durable to be friends with preservatives makes it popular with craftsmen to be made in a work of handicraft. Many works of crafts that can be made from rattan. Ranging from various kinds of baskets, wall hangings, ornaments to decorate the house rattan, mattress dust beater, flower vases, hanging pots, etc. Lots of hand-crafted works that will be created along with the increasing power of creativity and supported with abundant availability of rattan sticks

The process of making crafts Rattan, for the manufacture of wicker chairs or desks necessary washed with a diameter of about 2-3 cm. Rattan is formed according to terms of a chair or table, by heating cane with fire (half-baked) until slightly soft, so that it can be formed in accordance with the wishes with ease. If not perfect, rattan is heated again and set up again. And so on until it forms as desired. Ingredients framework coupled with each other by first using nails or pegs and then tied with rattan woven using a smaller skin.

Once the frame is finished with the whole, then woven rattan skin smoothed by sanding the surfaces of seats needed parts like seat, backrest and leg and arm chairs. Then become a seat of the beautiful, and to obtain maximum beauty obtained with varnish or dye.