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.