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Inventive Blacksmiths of Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia

Step 10Cocounut Grater

Cocounut Grater
Here's another of their inventions, a coconut grating attachment for a hand cranked knife sharpener.
You hold half a coconut against the spinning cutter and put a bowl underneath to catch the grated coconut.

The ornate wooden thing in the foreground is a speargun with a trigger mechanism made from a nail.

They also make really nice traditional coconut grating tools.
I bought a couple of those, when I find the photos I'll add them.
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Apr 21, 2011. 9:25 AMdavidurquhart says:
Great contribution - thanks. I'm impressed with their technology. (The more you understand about technology, the more you respect these kinds of solutions.) Maximum respect to these innovators.

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Tim Anderson is the author of the "Heirloom Technology" column in Make Magazine. He is co-founder of www.zcorp.com, manufacturers of "3D Printer" output devices. His detailed drawings of traditional ...
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