Business of wood craft for Indonesia people, especially those living in tourism areas, usually this business has been long time to do and as hereditary business from the previous generation. Tourism areas that stand out for this business like Bali, Central Java, North Sumatera, South Sulawesi, Papua and Nusa Tenggara. Wood craft items are in great demand by foreign tourists who visit Indonesia and easier find in Indonesia furniture handicraft wholesale market place. In fact, there are some product of furniture have been exported to many countries, although in volume and export value can not compete with other commodities like oil and non oil and gas sector.
In general the types of product of wood craft consist of art product (most of hand product) and mass product (most of machining and art). These two basic types of shapes and types of product are very varied with a relatively large amount. In terms of function, divide into art and goods as well as functional art like for household furniture.
Wood craft product design requires innovation and creativity, because for a long time product design will be exchanges depend on demand of market, especially with the market that export oriented. Design with the purpose for export could come from the importer order or from the creativity of local wood craft men. Raw material that used in the various type manufacture wooden handicraft products such as teak wood and etc. Source of raw material are obtained locally or imported from outside area. While the other material used are usually composed of various types of wall paint, dye and polish.
The process of making wood craft is a combination of mechanical processing (cutting and wood pattern) and the traditional art (finish product manually). This is a handicraft, which have a content of art and functional.