Bamboo Craft at Sentra Industri ‘Bambu Kencana’: The History and Activity in Pre- and Post- Covid-19 Pandemic

Abstract

The goal of this project was to examine the bamboo craft activities at Sentra Industri's "Bambu Kencana" center and to suggest technological know-how for creating composite bamboo panels. The employees of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) Indonesia got the opportunity to visit the center in order to carry this out. Wulung (Gigantochloa atroviolacea), apus (Gigantochloa apus), petung (Dendrocalamus asper), ampel (Bambusa vulgaris ssp.), and tutul (Bambusa maculata) were among the species found on the bamboo plantation at Jangkang Kidul, Sentolo. Apus is the species utilized for webbing. Day beds, chairs, and sofa settees are the center's primary focus. The entire production process is based only on the old-fashioned way of nailing and tying rattan furniture. A bamboo composite panel is manufactured and brought to the center. The Purwanto people in Jangkang Kidul, Sentolo, received instruction on how to make a bamboo composite. In an attempt to revive the bamboo craft activity, UMY created a prototype using the bamboo composite. By giving a discussion on the process of creating a bamboo composite, the community was introduced to a value-added technology.