Preliminary Design of a Local Bamboo Shaving Mechanism for Improve Domestic Stick Production

Indonesia has abundant natural resources such as bamboo. Almost throughout Indonesia, bamboo growth can develop well, but bamboo processing is relatively low and even bamboo products are still widely imported from abroad such as bamboo sticks. So, in this study, a bamboo stick production machine design was carried out as an effort to improve domestic technology. Furthermore, observations were made on the quality of local bamboo sticks produced by the machine. The method used is product design which is continued to the machine manufacturing process. After the machine is finished being manufactured, a qualitative analysis of the local bamboo sticks produced by the machine is carried out. The results of the study showed that the bamboo stick production machine can work according to expectations. Of course, continuous optimization needs to be carried out so that appropriate domestic technology is obtained that is useful for the community which is called a domestic product. Furthermore, based on observations of the bamboo sticks produced, it can show great potential for use in various ways. But it needs to be continued to achieve maximum quality. Ultimately, technological independence in bamboo processing can contribute to national development from the agricultural sector.