CHANNAPATNA

The Land Of Toys

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The INVITED PERSIAN ARTISTS
ORIGIN TO CHANNAPATNA
a small town near Bangalore
to teach the skill of

WOODEN TOY MAKING

TIPU SULTAN PERSIAN WOODEN DOLLS

 Deciduous tree with white
fragrant flowers

Seeds & bark are used in Indian

anti-diarrheal & anti-dysenteric medicines

The leaves of this tree yield a dye called

Pala Indigo which is a blue in colour

Wrightia tinctoria // Dudhi

Sweet Indrajao, Pala Indigo Plant, Dyer's Oleander
Sweet Indrajao is a small, deciduous tree with
a light grey, scaly smooth bark.
The
WOOD
CLOSELY GRAINED

LIGHT IN WEIGHT

DURABLE

LOCALLY AVAILABLE

EASY TO DYE
DUDHI WOOD-Wrightia tinctoria
The
TOOLS

Artisans use a lot of traditional tools to

shape the wood to develop a product.
Different shapes and size of files and
chisel are used by craftsmen. Verner
caliper, hammers, millets and dividers
are also used in the process. Sand
paper and dried palm leaves are also
used for finishing touches.
The
MAKING

1 2 3
PREPARING TOY MAKING ADDITION
THE WOOD PROCESS OF COLOUR
1

PREPARING THE WOOD

Dudhi wood is procured from locally available trees and
seasoned for 2-3 months. The mallet is used to beat the
work piece to the desired form. It is then cut into the
required size using mechanised saw machines
2

MOUNTING ON LATHE MACHINE

These small pieces are mounted on
lathe machine that helps in rotating
the piece of wood in order to shape it
further with ease.
2

SHAPING THE WOOD

After placing the wood on the lathing machine, with
the help of different types of chisels, the wood is
shaped in spherical, circular or oval shapes as per the
design requirement. The wood is pruned and carved
as per the craftman’s plan.
2

SANDING THE SURFACE

The final form is then smoothened out by
sanding to provide an even surface. This
also helps in absorbing the colours better.
3

PREPARING THE COLOUR

Dyes used are organic vegetable dyes that are non-toxic
abd safe for children. These are dried naturally and are
made into coloured sticks aftering they harden a little. The
colors are then added to hot lacquer and mixed properly.
Upon mixing, they are made into sticks and dried.
3

APPLYING COLOUR TO THE FORM

The artisans press the lacquer stick against the wooden piece
while it is still on the lathe. The heat produced due to friction
helps in applying the lacquer on the wood. The gleam and
shine is produced by uniformly spreading the lacquer with the
aid of a dried palm leaf on the surface.
 Once the product is made it is detached from the lathe for
further surface embellishment or assembling of different parts
(if the toy is made of 2 or more parts). Additional elements
and patterns can also be added to the toy.

Products are assembled together by drilling

holes and fitting in pieces with the help of
an adhesive
Other
PROCESSES

These are made of white

pine wood as it has similar
properties as Dudhi wood
which has very limited usage
and is mostly used in making
Channapatna toys only.

MATCHSTICK WHITTLING
PRODUCTION WOOD
Making
MATCHSTICKS

1 2 3
PREPARING MATCHSTICK MATCHBOX
THE WOOD PREPARATION PACKAGING
1

DEBARKING
Logs of white pine or aspen are clamped in a debarking
machine and slowly rotated while spinning blades cut
away the outer bark of the tree.
1

RESIZING THE LOGS

The stripped logs are then cut (0.5m) and placed in a
peeler. While they are rotated, a sharp, flat blade peels a
long, thin sheet of wood from the outer surface of the log
(2.5mm-known as veneer)
2

FORMING THE STICKS

The sheets of veneer are stacked and fed into a
chopper. The chopper has many sharp blades that
cut down through the stack to produce as many
as 1,000 matchsticks in a single stroke. Chemical
treatment is done to the sticks after this step.
2

ADDING THE HEAD

The sticks are blown to a conveyor belt that transfers them to
be inserted into holes on a long, continuous, perforated steel
belt. Itthe matchsticks upside down and immerses the lower
portion of the sticks in a bath of hot paraffin wax. After the
coating, the matches must be dried very slowly.
3

FILLING MATCH BOXES

A multi-toothed wheel pushes the finished matches out of the
holes in the belt. Hoppers measure the proper amount of
matches for each box. The matches are dumped into the inner
portions of match boxes which are moving along a conveyor
belt located below the hoppers.
Whittling
WOOD
Whittling is the art and style of woodcarving
performed using a carving knife. Opposed to
relief carving and other techniques whittling
typically produces a sculpture oppose to
adding detail to a piece (such as furniture). A
trademark of whittling is that the knife strokes
are clearly visible on the final piece giving it a
rugged natural feel.
 THINGS NEEDED
Special whittling knives. Unlike pocket knives, they’re fixed blade, mean-
ing they don’t fold. Fixed blades offer a bit more sturdiness than what you
get with a folding knife. They often have curved handles that fit comfort-
ably in your hand to help reduce fatigue during long whittling sessions.
Gloves/thumbpads are recommended to avoid injuries.
 TECHNIQUES USED
The basic cutting styles include—
Straightaway Rough Cutting
Pull Stroke (Pare Cut)
Push Stroke (Thumb Pushing)
Analogous
PRODUCTS

METAL LATHING ELECTRIC FRUIT PEELER SOAP CARVING

Metal lathing is done in a Peels off the skin of the fruit Soap carving is similar to
similar manner as with wood in the same manner as the whittling wood with similar
debarking process during set of tools as well
matchstick making