WEALTH THAT WAS UTILIZED

Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency that partly its region constitute swamp and swamp region that a lot of wooded pest plant as eceng gondok and purun. Purun constitutes wild plant at swamped region that just growing at Hulu Sungai Utara’s regency.

Eceng gondok (Eichhornia crassipes) are one of water plant type float. Besides recognised by the name of eceng gondok, at severally region at Indonesian, eceng gondok has alias as at Palembang's region is known by the name of kelipuk, at Lampung is known by the name of Ringgak, at Dayak is known by the name of Ilung Ilung, at Manado is known by the name of Tumpe.

But if we broodinging to look for opportunity, therefore plant eceng gondok so utilitarian to give effort opportunity as raw product of diligence (handy craft). Along with developing iptek, a part eceng gondok plant afters is dried apparently can be utilized as raw material of woman bag makings that pretty, suitcase, sandal, basket (place undresses ex), tatakan is glass, mat, tray etcetera. On the contrary lately there are many exploited to back up den furniture's furniture industry, as supplementary as cane which its price gets melangit.

Nah,,,,, herein writer wants to share experience about how we can utilize eceng gondok that as a product with superordinate value added which is with makes eceng gondok becomes a diligence product. There is process even eceng gondok makings becomes one furnitur eceng gondok's product is as follows:

1.      Material preparation (eceng gondok)

Basically stalking eceng thyroid can't directly be utilized as raw material of whiz, but then need beforehand been gotten things square via severally processes proceedings phase.

a.       Purging phase

Coming to pieces handle with sectioned that doesn't be required, as flower, leaf, tunas and root. Afterwards, eceng gondok handle washables and is flushed until aptly clear.

b.      Drying up phase

Dry time more or less up to 6 days or clings to handle thickness and also weather. Advisable handle to be basked on the floor which is cemented or sand above because result it more maximal.

2.      furnitur's sekeletal makings

3.      furnitur eceng gondok making

Which is process assemble eceng gondok whiz goes to furnitur's framework and is compounded even with cane.

4.      Finishing

Finishing  constituting phase most a stop to production process to adorn and mempertegas is product appearance.

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