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Sunday, January 3, 2010

Making a Khasu or hand hoe


Since people don't have much money they depend on the forest for many things. If you need a new hoe handle the first step is to find the right sapling.


Clear away the dirt.


And chop off the roots. Takes a lot of work.


Then peel off the bark. This species is also good for "ludzi" which is a kind of rope made from the inner bark.


Then comes the hard part - shaping the trunk.


Starting to look like a handle.


To attach the blade it is put into a fire and heated up. . .


. . . and burned into the handle. Other tools like axes and adzes are also made this way.

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