Dynamics of Industrial Revolution 4.0: Digital Technology Transformation and Cultural Evolution –
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Calligraphy crafts made from waste: A case study on Sawdust
M.N. Hadiansyah
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
P.S.T. Dewi
Bali Design & Business Institute, Bali, Indonesia
P. Adinata & F. Syaban
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The problem raised in this study is wood waste from the wood industry. This
industry produces building accessories such as doors, windows, and frames that are considered
very useless and has a bad impact on the environment. Calligraphy craftsmen see an opportunity
from this wood waste. Through the creativity of craftsmen, wood waste can be used as a craft that
has a sale value. They chose sawdust as a material for making calligraphy crafts. This study aims
to know how calligraphy craftsmen take advantage of furniture industry waste, namely sawdust, in
order to increase the selling value so that it has an impact on increasing their economy. Through
the method of the qualitative approach with a comparative method, it can be traced how the process
of increasing the sale value of crafts made from sawdust by craftsmen is found in two techniques
of making: molding and sticking. Both can increase the sale value of wood waste with multiple
benefits. The results of the comparison show that the molding technique is more profitable in time,
process, and cost.
Keywords: calligraphy, craft, wood waste, sawdust
1 INTRODUCTION
The definition of wood waste is the result of the remnants of human activity in making some
products made from wood that have no economic value (Purwanto 2009). The production process
in the craft industry of wooden furniture at the initial stage is in the form of raw material, that is
raw wood in the form of spindles or pieces. In the next stage, the raw wood is processed with the
latest technologies and certain equipment by the needs so that it becomes a product. The process
that can’t be avoided is the existence of waste from the production such as shavings, pieces of
wood, and sawdust created by equipment and cutting tools such as hand saws, table saws, and other
equipment used to produce wood waste in the form of powder (Sumarno 2015). The existence of
mishandling wood waste has a negative impact on the environment and the community, so there is
a need to think continuously about the waste material (Sutarman 2016).
Previous research on sawdust did not concentrate on its commercial value. Such sawdust was
used as a medium for growing mushrooms (Taskirawati 2018), and in the study of Purba and Lubis
(2018), sawdust was used as a mixture of light bricks, while Salman (2020) examined sawdust
which can be made into compost for soil fertilizers.
Lately, creativity appears that changing the sawdust into a craft has a high sale value. It is a
given that many people are aware of the importance of maintaining the environment so that many
people are interested in crafts made from waste. One of the popular crafts in Muslim community
is the sawdust calligraphy crafts. In this craft, sawdust is highlighted as the main material that
can look aesthetic. Sawdust calligraphy reads Asmaul Husna, Kursi verse, Shalawat, and Tauhid
sentences loved by most Muslim people, because this craft can be hanging on the wall and can
DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-39
209
Wulandari et al (eds)
© 2021 The Author(s), ISBN 978-1-032-04451-4
Calligraphy crafts made from waste: A case study on Sawdust
M.N. Hadiansyah
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
P.S.T. Dewi
Bali Design & Business Institute, Bali, Indonesia
P. Adinata & F. Syaban
Telkom University, Bandung, Indonesia
ABSTRACT: The problem raised in this study is wood waste from the wood industry. This
industry produces building accessories such as doors, windows, and frames that are considered
very useless and has a bad impact on the environment. Calligraphy craftsmen see an opportunity
from this wood waste. Through the creativity of craftsmen, wood waste can be used as a craft that
has a sale value. They chose sawdust as a material for making calligraphy crafts. This study aims
to know how calligraphy craftsmen take advantage of furniture industry waste, namely sawdust, in
order to increase the selling value so that it has an impact on increasing their economy. Through
the method of the qualitative approach with a comparative method, it can be traced how the process
of increasing the sale value of crafts made from sawdust by craftsmen is found in two techniques
of making: molding and sticking. Both can increase the sale value of wood waste with multiple
benefits. The results of the comparison show that the molding technique is more profitable in time,
process, and cost.
Keywords: calligraphy, craft, wood waste, sawdust
1 INTRODUCTION
The definition of wood waste is the result of the remnants of human activity in making some
products made from wood that have no economic value (Purwanto 2009). The production process
in the craft industry of wooden furniture at the initial stage is in the form of raw material, that is
raw wood in the form of spindles or pieces. In the next stage, the raw wood is processed with the
latest technologies and certain equipment by the needs so that it becomes a product. The process
that can’t be avoided is the existence of waste from the production such as shavings, pieces of
wood, and sawdust created by equipment and cutting tools such as hand saws, table saws, and other
equipment used to produce wood waste in the form of powder (Sumarno 2015). The existence of
mishandling wood waste has a negative impact on the environment and the community, so there is
a need to think continuously about the waste material (Sutarman 2016).
Previous research on sawdust did not concentrate on its commercial value. Such sawdust was
used as a medium for growing mushrooms (Taskirawati 2018), and in the study of Purba and Lubis
(2018), sawdust was used as a mixture of light bricks, while Salman (2020) examined sawdust
which can be made into compost for soil fertilizers.
Lately, creativity appears that changing the sawdust into a craft has a high sale value. It is a
given that many people are aware of the importance of maintaining the environment so that many
people are interested in crafts made from waste. One of the popular crafts in Muslim community
is the sawdust calligraphy crafts. In this craft, sawdust is highlighted as the main material that
can look aesthetic. Sawdust calligraphy reads Asmaul Husna, Kursi verse, Shalawat, and Tauhid
sentences loved by most Muslim people, because this craft can be hanging on the wall and can
DOI 10.1201/9781003193241-39
209