Handmade gourd practice is as follows:

1, first do the preparatory work, pick the gourd sunshine for a month. Tools hacksaw, file, sandpaper, scissors, wallpaper cutter, vise.

2, first of all, the top of the gourd to open a small mouth, with a screwdriver to play a small hole, don't rush, take your time, don't hit the wrong position.

3, and then find a wire, the inside of the gourd seeds, take out, this can take work, after taking a shake, see how it is, and then filled with water for a day.

4, almost after the water inside, pour out, first with a hacksaw and wallpaper knife to scrape the surface of the gourd above, and then dry.

5, after drying well, sandpaper until smooth, texture, put on the balcony to dry for a week, then start coloring.

6, this depends on personal preference, after drying on the good, a few weeks on, handmade gourd is made.

Cucurbits are annual herbs, stems trailing, heart-shaped leaves, alternate, white flowers in summer and fall, the shape of the fruit varies according to the species, specifically, it is divided into gourd, gourd, Lagenaria (lady gourd) and flat gourd several kinds of gourds. Before the fruit, it is difficult to distinguish from the seeds, vines, leaves and flower shape.