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-sometimes tools are picked up by the solo trader & sometimes Pak Pujo delivers
if picked up the trader comes with a colt to Pujos house (narrow muddy entrance road, enough for a small colt but not a truck), & trader pays cost
if Pujo delivers he rents a colt from Wonosari & then he pays the cost
when still getting orders from [[Jrian?]] they were placed at rate of 1 every 2 months
orders from outside Java are alat 2 pertanian lengkap
father of Pujo also had a perapen (pengusaha)
buyer decides what to make & if necessary gives a contoh.
-as long as given a contoh Pujo says his workers can make any style of tool
-process of making a danding PICK-AXE:
1. metal is cut in 2K pieces
2. put in fire
3. hit to give a shape (diberi bentuk)


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4. processes 2 & 3 carried out as many as four times till desired shape achieved
5. finishing
6. disepuh - hardening by placing in fire again then plunging in water 
7. oiled to prevent rust 
Pak Pujo's perapens, he says, never stop work or slow down because of lack of orders - always have orders
if they didn't have any order would continue working, but Pak P. claims has never happened
- start with 2k for dandang but finished tool weighs 1.8 K so lose 2 oz.
- Pak P's tools,[[crossed out]]one[[/crossed out]] he says, have a high steel content & even if not always beautiful are very strong - acc. to him tools from other perapens may be nicely or well-shaped, but not as strong
- work hrs 8-4
- can produce 20 dandang in one perapen per day- sold for 900-1000 Rp each