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Nettur Petti
Amalgamation Of The True Artistry of Kerala.
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Making Process
The selection of wood plays an inevitable role in the making and life of Nettur Petti. Woods mainly used are rosewood, Jack wood, Jungle Jack, Mahogany, which are locally sourced. There are some criteria for selecting wood, les number of nodes which gives better quality of wood. Any bend or decay found on wood won’t be taken for making Nettur petti because that will affect the structure and finishing of the box. In hardwood like rosewood, the variety of colours, textures and grain patterns some truly interesting pattern on the final product. The appearance, rich earthy colours, durability and ease of construction makes the wood as unavoidable part of the whole crafting Nettur Petti. The type of the wood chosen determines the beauty and strength of the finished product. Once the wood is selected, it is cut into planks. The making process of Nettur Petti starts with deciding the measurement according to the ‘Tachusastra Vidhi’. The measurements are marked on the plank according to the rules and regulations of Tachusastram. The lower part of petti consist of 7 pieces where as the upper part consists of 4 pieces. According to the quantity of orders the cutting is done in both ways, manually and with the help of machine. The surfaces of the planks are even out by scraping the uneven parts with the use of cheevuli (Plainer).Once the planks are even out and cut it into individual pieces in required shapes, making of top lid and lower box is taken place. Making of top portion of the box is the complicated process because it has to be joined by four pieces of woods simultaneously. The edges of the pieces have biased finishing obtaining a fine structure. The top of the Nettur petti is constructed in a shape of the roof of traditional Kerala house architecture. The angles are made with help of the tool ‘gushimattom’ and the biased finishing the edges are done by cheevuli. Later on with the help of ‘pozhichuli’ groves are made so the top portion can accurately sit with the lower part of the box which will give an intact locking system also.
Once the top part of the box is ready, then bottom part is made by following the same rules and methods used for making top part. Bottom part is having two utility areas, in olden days Nettur petti was used as a jewelry box and that must be the reason there are utility areas given inside so the small jewellery pieces like rings and earrings can be kept inside it.
