2. Big department stores and shopping centers abroad carry
products like furniture and home decor made in the
Philippines. Many of them came from the handiwork of
Filipino’s throughout the country.
Products made of bamboo, wood, and metal are in demand
both in the local and international market. With the evolving
needs of today’s consumers, many entrepreneurs are
continuously creating and innovating products in order to cater
the demands of the market.
3. 1. Woodcraft
2. Bamboo Products
3. Metal craft
Some examples of such products include:
• Furniture
• Wood lamp
• Utensils
• Wall hooks
• Bottle holder
• Desktop organizer
• Sofa of woven bamboo
• Bamboo plant box
• Huts
• Accessories
• Wall decorations
• Wall hooks
4. Wood craft and Bamboo craft Enhancing
Techniques.
Woodcraft and bamboo craft can be enhanced using a variety
of methods and techniques. These includes.
5. 1. Woodturning
● is a process of using a lathe to make various forms and
shapes of wood.
6. 2. Handcarving
• Is considered a woodcraft using a sharp object to create
designs on the wood. Various textures and surfaces can be
created using this technique. Tools such as chip carving knife,
gauges and chisels are used.
7. 3. Pyrography
• is considered an art using fire or heat to decorate wood or
leather.
8. 4. Flocking
• Is a technique lines the interior of drawers and boxes with soft
velvety finish.
9. 5. Inlaying
• Combines several techniques that involves inserting pieces
into a base object to incorporate new designs on the original
product.
10. 6. Gilding
● Is considered a decorative technique in which powder is
applied on wood or other materials to give a thin coating of
gold. Methods of this technique include gluing, chemical
gilding, and electroplating.
11. 7. Staining
• Stains are used color to wood and give it the illusion of texture.
This may come in two varieties. First, pigments-based stain
will color large pores of the wood, while dye-based stain color
small pores of the wood.
12. 8. Painting
• Is considered the simplest way of decorating wood since there
is a variety of colors that you can choose from. One may also
add a lacquer finish to make it shinier and glossier.
13. The following are some techniques used to
enhance or add design elements on metal
products.
Metal Craft Enhancing
Techniques.
14. 1. Engraving
• Is method of transferring a design on metal using a hardened
steel tool called burin or graver to cut into the surface of the
metal.
15. 2. Etching
● Is a process used to make designs or pictures on a metal plate
by using acid that produce corrosive action. In modern
manufacturing, strong chemicals are used on other types of
materials.
16. 3. Adding metal enhancers
● Adding media such as metal paints, copic markers and
antiquing kits that give color to the metal product. Metal paints
may be used with brush or spray. Copic markers are usually
used by airbrush system that can be refilled. Meanwhile,
antiquing kits are also known as rust and/or patina kits that are
available in craft stores. It creates a “rust” design on your
product.
17. 4. Making image transfer
● Though it is not an easy technique, there are two ways to do it.
The first uses a transfer medium called Omni gel and the
other uses a waterslide decal. With this technique, images
are transferred on the metal clearly.
18. 5. Texturing and embossing
● In this technique, you will need hammers, metal stamps,
stencil and other materials to create imprints on the metal.
Though there are new technologies used to emboss a metal
with different textures, hammer and nail can still be used to
create your own design.
19. 6. Using resins
• Resins have different uses. It is now used together with
different materials to create wonderful crafts. Resins are
usually made with powder and chemical that produce a clear
liquid. Thus, it should be used rapidly since it hardens and
dries up easily. It may contribute to the product’s special
texture, design on your metal sheet.
21. 1. is a process of using a lathe to make various
forms and shapes of wood.
2. In this technique, you will need hammers, metal
stamps, stencil and other materials to create imprints on
the metal.
3. Is considered a woodcraft using a sharp object
to create designs on the wood. Various textures and
surfaces can be created using this technique.
4. Is considered a decorative technique in which
powder is applied on wood or other materials to give a thin
coating of gold.
22. 5. are usually made with powder and chemical that
produce a clear liquid. Thus, it should be used rapidly
since it hardens and dries up easily.
6. is considered an art using fire or heat to decorate
wood or leather.
7. Is considered the simplest way of decorating
wood since there is a variety of colors that you can choose
from.
8. are used color to wood and give it the illusion of texture.
This may come in two varieties. First, pigments-based stain will color
large pores of the wood, while dye-based stain color small pores of
the wood.
23. 9. Combines several techniques that involves
inserting pieces into a base object to incorporate new
designs on the original product.
10. Is a technique lines the interior of drawers and
boxes with soft velvety finish.
11. Is method of transferring a design on metal using
a hardened steel tool called burin or graver to cut into the
surface of the metal.
12. Is a process used to make designs or pictures on
a metal plate by using acid that produce corrosive action.
24. 13. Though it is not an easy technique, there are two
ways to do it. The first uses a transfer medium called
Omni gel and the other uses a waterslide decal.
14. Adding media such as metal paints, copic
markers and antiquing kits that give color to the metal
product.
15. What are the two ways to transfer images in
metal?