Craft center JEPON

In addition to "Samin" and "Sate Blora" which has become a "trade mark" Blora far, there is one product that also deserves seeded ie teak wood lathe craft. Sentra Teak Wood Craft Jepon located approximately seven miles from the town of Blora moving towards Cepu. There, lined up a row of simple shops selling goods teak wood crafts. From far been seen gleam of various products, such as dining chairs, lounge chairs, end table, magazine box, reading lights, where umbrellas and other handicrafts are on display spilling down to the side of the road.

Efforts to craft development itself has been done since 1997. Although there are many obstacles but managed to survive and even to continue to grow.In 2000, along the road between Blora-Cepu especially in rural areas have been built Jepon kiosks to market the product. Among the stalls was even built offices of the National Crafts Council Area (Dekranasda) Blora, cooperation and information center. In 2002 small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the field of wooden handicrafts that includes lathe craft, furniture, and sills are arguably growing quite rapidly.

Unique gift .

Unlike the wooden crafts such as carving  Bali or Jepara, teak wood crafts Blora distinctiveness lies in its generally rounded and smooth. To get items in the form of rounded like that done by a lathe pieces of teak wood using a lathe to produce a long round shape with curves and grooves as art, model, and size desired. To get a coffee or dark brown color, mostly used in the traditional way of finishing with a varnish. But besides the final touch with the varnish is sometimes also used other techniques such as spray painting with melamix, and not infrequently added simple motifs carved using a chisel so the results look more artsy.

Given that about half of the Blora district consists of the teak forests of teak wood craft was virtually no shortage of raw materials. Waste wood pieces are available in abundance just waiting to be exploited. Their main flagship product is a variety of home decoration that require specialized expertise that is making expertise wood lathe. In addition to items such as household furniture, in the stalls were also available various knick-knacks souvenir items such as replica tricycles, bicycles and even a replica of Harley Davidson motorcycles are also a hallmark of craft production "Jepon" this.Some types of goods produced souvenirs adorn many homes are now large cities, including Jakarta residents have been able penetrated even to foreign countries .

Other products that are interesting enough place the fruit that can be "flat" when not in use it (sort of knock down). This product is an innovation that deserves thumbs up compared to other product types that since the days of "iron horse bite" seems to have never undergone a change.Creativity like this needs to be accelerated and developed for future craft produced product is not monotonous but become more attractive, especially for overseas customers. To this of course is needed helping hand all parties concerned so that they get counseling skills and techniques and creative design.

The problem, of course, prices vary but the most important for tourists both domestic macanegera nor is the availability of alternative goods souvenirs typical and unique. For example, the price of a place umbrella pegged around 75 thousand dollars, vases of various sizes sell for around 10-25 thousand dollars while the size-length mirror frame (no glass), offered 300 thousand dollars. For items that are large, such as tables, chairs and mirror frames are also able to send them to the city of destination, of course taking into account the cost of shipping.