Handicraft is a type of work where useful and decorative devices are made completely by hand or by using only simple tools
Pottery is the art of making objects from hard clay by exposing them to heat or fire.
Weaving is the making of fabric by interlacing threads.
The machine used for weaving is called a loom.
IFUGAO - Known for their “binulanand wanno” which are used as shawls to keep their body warm.
TIBOLI- They use birds, frogs and man as their design for their woven cloths.
The “MALONG” is famous male underpants. It is a piece of cloth that’s tied at the waist and looks like a skirt.
kandit is the official costume of the Tausug Tribe.
WoodCarving is the art if putting design on pieces of wood.
sarimanok is a colorful bird with a fish on its beak.
Jewelry- Favorite accessory of ancient people.
Metalcraft- Brass, bronze, gold, and silver are heated and poured into molds to make objects from jewelry to other decorative objects.
Woodworking- It is the art of cutting, framing, and joining timber or wood.
Carpenter- A skilled craftsperson who performs carpentry.
Finish Carpenter - is one who does finish carpentry.
Trim Carpenter - specializes in molding and trim.
Cabinet maker - is a carpenter who does fine and detailed work, specializing in the making of cabinets.
Ship’scarpenter - specializes in shipbuilding, maintenance, and repair and carpentry specific to nautical needs.
Scenic Carpenter - - in film – making , TV, and the theater builds and dismantles temporary scenery and sets.
Framer - is a carpenter that builds the skeletal structure or framework of buildings.
Formwork Carpenter - creates the shuttering and false work used in concrete construction.
parts of woods
Bastard sawing- cutting the logs entirely through the diameter a parallel cord tangential to the annual rings.
RiftSawing - divided into four methods; radial methods, tangentialmethod, quartertangential, and combinedradial and tangential.
Naturalor Air Seasoning- considered as one of the best methods in seasoning lumber although the period involved is longer than the artificial method.
ArtificialSeasoning- method adopted for quick drying of the wood such as forced air drying, kiln drying and radio frequency dielectric drying.
Veneerandplywood- are made of 3, 4, 7 or more veneer slice that are laid upon the other.
Soft Plywood – most common for structural use.
Hardwood Plywood – used for paneling and finishing where usually only one face is with hardwood finish.
Exterior or marine plywood – is made for external use.
Hardboard/Pressed wood or fiberboard- is made from woodchips which are exploded into fibers with high pressure steam.
ParticleBoards- manufactured from wood chips, curls, fibers, flakes, strands, shaving slivers which are bound together and pressed into sheets and other molded shapes.
LaminatedWood- processed by sawmilling and drying, knot and cracks are removed, and the pieces are connected by finger joints in fiber direction to create a wide and long materials.
Checks– is a lengthwise separation of the wood like small crack or split.
Split/Shake– is a lengthwise break or big crack in the board.
Knot – is a branch or limb of a tree that has been exposed as the log is cut into lumber.
Decay – is the rotting of wood
Wane– is lack of wood on the face of the piece.
Warp – is any variation from a tree or plane surface. It includes crack, bow, cup, twist, or may combination of this.