D’source 1 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka 1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details D’source 2 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Introduction Channapatna Toys of Karna- Channapatna which has been known as the “Toy Town” of Karnatakais a small city located 80 km south-west of taka Bangalore, on Bangalore-Mysore state highway and has a legacy of toys which goes back to more than 200 years. The Art of Crafting Wood Centuries ago Tipu Sultan invited artisans from Persia to train the locals of Channapatna. They started by carving by toys out of ivory initially then switched to rubber, cedar, and teak. The art has gone global in the recent years Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William and there has been a great demand of toys from the UK and The US. Rocking horses, jumping clowns and the NID, Bengaluru clapping monkeys have recently become one of the favourites amongst the children in India and abroad. Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/introduction 1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details The parts of a toy kept aside after being finished and coloured. D’source 3 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/introduction Smoothening of the work piece is being done with a dry 1. Introduction cactus leaf after it has been shaped. 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details A craftsman carrying out the work process with full A skilled worker colouring the work piece using the tradi- perseverance and dexterity. tional toy making machinery. D’source 4 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/introduction The workers practising the art of traditional toy making 1. Introduction in the village of Channapatna. 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details An overview of the workstation showing the craftsmen A skilled craftsman manipulating the work piece into a at work. desired shape. D’source 5 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/introduction The product after being completed is being embellished 1. Introduction with a marker receiving the final touches that it needs. 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details A craftsman displaying his skills at work. Finished products being displayed in Channapatna. D’source 6 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/introduction Channapatna products flaunting their fine shape and Unfinished products yet to be coloured and given those the vivid colours at a shop in the village. final finishing touches. 1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details Traditional toy making being practised in yet another worksta- tion at Channapatna. D’source 7 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Environment Channapatna Toys of Karna- Chennapatna is a small city located 60 km south-west of Bangalore, on Bangalore-Mysore state highway. The city taka is famous for its wooden toys and lacquer ware. These toys are manufactured in traditional or advanced small The Art of Crafting Wood scale industries. Manufacturing and twisting of raw silk and Coconut is a major product of Chennapatna. Chenna- by patna taluk comes under Ramnagar District. Its headquarters is located in Bangalore-Mysore highway. Chenna- Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William patna is one of the 57 cities in Karnataka under the Nirmala Nagara - Municipal Governance project. Under this NID, Bengaluru project, the city obtained its website as well as the Public Grievance & Redressal module. The origin of these toys can be traced back to the reign of Tipu Sultan who invited artisans from Persia to train the artisans in making wooden toys. Chennapatna more often known as the Gombegala Ooru “Toy Town” of Karnataka has a legacy of toys which goes Source: back to more than 200 years. Centuries ago artisans from Persia where invited to train the locals of Chennapat- http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- na. They started by carving toys out of ivory initially then switched to rubber, cedar and teak.This traditional craft taka/environment is protected as a geographical indication (GI) under the World Trade Organization, administered by the Govern- ment of Karnataka.Traditionally, the work involved lacquering the wood of the Wrightia tinctoria tree, colloquially called Aale mara (ivory-wood).For nearly two centuries, this industry is mainly dependent on Doodi Ki Lakdi (ivory 1. Introduction wood) and in rare cases, rosewood and sandalwood was used. Today, this art and the craftsmen have broadened the horizon into several varieties of wood - rubber wood, silver wood, fine wood, Nepal wood, sycamore wood, red 2. Environment cedar, pinewood and teakwood. 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process The craftsmen involved in the manufacture have braced themselves by opening new vistas into the current trend 5. Master Craftsman with drastic changes in their thinking and attitude by producing products according to present market demands. This change in attitude has not just given a stimulus and dividend to the craftsmen community, but this has 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 changed the face with a new outlook to the entire toy town of Channapatna. The availability of innate work on 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 varieties of wood as per the client’s choice, has given a new impetus to the entire industry of the toy town.The 8. Products product range has spread its tentacles from traditional toys to producing articles meant for interior decoration, 9. Links household utility articles, spice box, salt and pepper box, coaster sets, coat hangers, key chains, mobile holders and an extended range of corporate gift items. 10. Contact Details D’source 8 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/environment A common scenario of one of the streets in Channapat- The ancient art of traditional toy making is still prac- na. tised at numerous places in Channapatna. 1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links 10. Contact Details The locals of Channapatna carrying on with their daily A bundle of dry cactus leaves which are used to file and routine jobs on a fine afternoon. smoothen the product after it has been shaped. D’source 9 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka The Art of Crafting Wood by Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru Source: http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/environment 1. Introduction 2. Environment 3. Tools Machinery and Color 4. Making Process 5. Master Craftsman 6. Traditional Toy Making 1 7. Traditional Toy Making 2 8. Products 9. Links A craftsman carrying on his routine work outside his hut. 10. Contact Details D’source 10 Digital Learning Environment for Design - www.dsource.in Design Resource Tools Machinery and Color Channapatna Toys of Karna- taka Channapatna still uses traditional machinery and tools in terms of production equipments. These are as follows: The Art of Crafting Wood 1. The artisans have the overhead belt drivers that are driven by a small motor and one end of the belt drive con- by verts the vertical motion into horizontal circular motion. Prof. Bibhudutta Baral and Mr. Antony William NID, Bengaluru 2. The artisans use various measuring equipments such as a compass, angles, planes and a wide variety of other such instruments. 3. For chipping they use a number of files and chisels of different shapes and sizes. Source: 4. Coloring is done using vegetable dyes while the wooden block is still rotating on the lathe. http://dsource.in/resource/channapatna-toys-karna- taka/tools-machinery-and-color Apart from the mechanized or hand machines they use a number of other tools to manipulate the surface of the toys, such as a drilling machine is used to drill holes in certain toys, a chisel is used to develop grooves and create curves on the surface, the vegetable dyes are used to impart eye catching and bright colours to the toys to make 1.