How to make a Patu

Technology 30/05/2014

Writing Genre: Procedural Writing

WALT: write the instructions on how to make a patu

SC:

1. Each instruction must instruct one action.

2. Each instruction must start with a command verb. i.e. Cut out, Sand, Put, Make, Paint, Varnish…

3. Each instruction must be in sequence and understood by the reader.

4. Assess your procedural writing to Success Criteria numbers to 1, 2 and 3.

Remember to check your Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation before your writing buddy assesses 1, 2 and 3.

How to make a Patu.

Equipment Requirements

Saw

Wooden Mallet

Rasp

Sanding wheel

Block of Wood

Drilling Machine

Sander

Skill saw

Bevel Edge Chisel

Sharp Knife

Mussel Shell (Spoon)

Instructions

1. Draw an outline of a Patu on a rectangular piece of wood.
2. Cut out the straight ends with a bandsaw or skill saw.
3. Saw at least 5 lines in the sides, spread them out but make sure your lines don’t go any further than your outline of your Patu.
4. Chisel each corner touching one sawed out line to the other and hammer it in with a Wooden Mallet. Make sure you don't split the wood
5. Rasp it until most of the flaky pieces of wood have come off.
6. Sand the edges of the square patu shape so that it has a smooth sharp edge.
7. Drill a hole in the bottom of the handle.
8. Paint any design of your own on it. Or you can carve a design of your own.
9. Say a karakia (prayer) before cutting out any adult piece of harakeke (flax).
10. Scrape all the green and oranges discolouration off the harakeke with a spoon or a mussel shell until you get a nice hairy fibre.
11. Rub the hairy fibre together so to form string. Do this to make 3 pieces of string.
12. Tie the three string together at one end with a knot. Get a mate or family member to hold it while you do a tight plait.
13. Tie a slip knot when you’re almost at the end of your plait and make a knot on the other end.
14. Thread the plait through the hole in the patu handle then tie ends together using a slip knot.
15. Cut off all the strands hanging off, making sure not to cut you string.
16. You have finished your beautiful patu.