Design Resource
Wooden Idol - Varanasi
Hand Carved Idols
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Tools and Raw Materials
The tools and raw materials that are used for Wooden idol carving are as follows:
• Chisels: A long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or meta.
• Needle File: A long-bladed hand tool with a bevelled cutting edge and a handle which is struck with a hammer or mallet, used to cut or shape wood, stone, or metal.
• Hand Drill: Portable drilling machine resembling a breast drill but designed to be held and operated by hand.
• Hathauda-Hammer: A tool with a heavy metal head mounted at right angles at the end of a handle, used for jobs such as breaking things and driving in nails.
• Cutting Pliers: Small pincers with long jaws used for bending or cutting wire or handling small things.
