RATTAN &
VINE CRAFTS
Larana, Inc.
Presented by: Harper Russo
KINDS OF VINE
Vines are plants that lean, twine, or crawl. They cannot stand on their
own since their stems are small and slender, and cannot carry their
foliage without the support of a sturdy material. The stems of vines,
however, are tough although pliant. The skin is strong while the Inner
core is fibrous. These different qualities of vines make them good
materials for basketry, tiers or fences, corrals, and for light structure
work as in roof construction of bamboo and nipa houses.
Nito
- is a twinning plant. When young, the stem is green which turns white,
brown or black as it matures. As it grows, the leaves fall leaving a
knotted mark. Occasionally it branches where the leaf grows. Nito is a
small vine twining on shrubs or bushes. The diameter of the stem is
approximately 2-4 mm and 1-5 m long. The outer part of the stem is splint
with the inner side scraped, as a splint and used as tiers or weavers as
well as decoration in weaves. It is hard when dry and pliant when fresh,
or when soaked in water. Nito is actually a twining fern.
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The non-twining fern provides the inner part for industrial use in
basketry. The skin or bark is crashed or cracked to remove the inner part
or fiber. When fresh it is white, it turns brown when dry. It is a very good
material for tier and strand in coiled weaves. The non-twining ferns are
found in dry thickets on shady places running on the ground or leaning
on shrubs or big trees. Stems may grow as much as 10 m long or more. The
species are kilog, alolocdo, locdo, ikloid, and jagnaya. These forest.
products are gathered, bundles, and sold to users, who are usually fish
trap operators. Jagnaya for example is brittle when dry, however after
this is soaked in water, it regains it pliability.
rattan
is a non-twining vine which grows slender leaning on tall trees. The
trunk is from 15. cm in diameter with nodes where the leaf sheath was
attached. The leaves resemble a palm with thorns or spines on the petiole.
It grow from 5-20 meters long without branches except when the
growing point is injured. Small rattan known as Sica is splinted into
tiers or weavers. Its body is solid fiber and pulp with the inner weaker
than the back. The layer close to the skin is the strong splint. Splints of
shallow nodes are used in seat canning gauges to various sizes.. The
inner side is scraped to produce a thin and clean splint. Rattan splints of
3 m are bundled by hundreds and sold.
Larger rattan known as Palasan are from 2-6 cm in diameter used in
furniture making. Cuttings of 3 m or more are sold by the hundreds.
Rattan stems do not have hollow and the strong part is close to the
skin of fine fiber and pulp. The innermost part is course and weak.
Removing the skin exposes the peel which is strong and shiny when
polished.
Rattan or oway is commonly found in tropical jungles of the Far East,
but Philippine rattan is the finest rattan in the world. Deep and shady
places in the Philippines forest is the best breeding places of rattan. This
forest product will vanish unless conserved and cultures. The use
exhausts faster the supply from the slow growth of the plant. Today
supply of rattan comes from the remotest forest of Palawan and
Mindanao. The supply from Negros and other part of the Philippine
already exhausted
cutting rattan
a bender is devised to bend rattan. Dry large size stems are hard to bend.
Two pieces of wood or large iron pipe of 7.5 cm in diameter are bound
together spaced between allowing the stem of rattan to be inserted. The
point or part to be bent is heated with a blowtorch then bent to the
desired bend of rounded corner. After the bend, they are tied to make the
bend fixed when cooled off. Circular bend is done just the same moving
the bend on the straight stem to the end using the stem as a lever. Brown
or dark spots are scraped with a spokeshave to have a uniform white
stem. Rattan of 2.5 cm or less in diameter is easier to bend even without
heating.
Assembling rattan parts- pieces of furniture made of rattan are
assembled by nailing using the common butt joint. A 5-7.5 cm finishing
nail is used. The joint is wrapped with rattan splints to reinforced the
strength and conceal the joint. Usually a rounded corner
reinforcement is provided on cross or "T" joint for strength and
contour enrichment.
A natural finish is used on rattan work to shoe the natural beauty of
rattan and to prevent moisture and decay to set-in faster on the
material. Coloring rattan will not reveal its natural finish. Varnish or
lacquer, gives a very satisfactory finish.
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