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Fisherman
and the "Jukung" Maker
On
the whole, the Balinese community who live
near the beach have a profession as fisherman.
As fishermen, they utilize jukung outrigger
to catch fish. At least, there are two kinds
of jukung used for this purpose, namely
traditional jukung (using sail as generating
power) and modern jukung (motorized one).
Both jukung are still in use by the Balinese
fishermen.
They usually make jukung by themselves.
They prefer to do it by themselves, as its
process is not so complicated. Firstly,
they collect all of the materials, namely
blalu timber. Timber of this kind can be
purchased at Pejeng Village in Gianyar worth
IDR 1.5-2 million per pole. In addition,
they use the waru timber. To cut down the
tree, they should find out an auspicious
day (dewasa ayu). After that, this timber
cannot be processed further as it’s
still damp. It should be dried out under
the sun in the spacious field or beach marge
till drying well or no more absorbent. At
least, it takes a month. Having been dried,
resumed with further process, namely cutting
and making raw design in accordance with
aerodynamic structure in order that such
jukung can move forward conveniently in
the water. Coarse surface of the jukung
is then refine with a plane. Next step is
coating the timber with glazier’s putty.
When dries it’s refined with sandpaper.
To get more refined result, both processes
should be done again and again. When the
shaping of body completed, supporting tools
are made like the sail’s pole, steering
flipper, steer handgrip, bayungan and balancer.
Wayan Nirka, a fisherman who lives at Lebih
Beten Klod hamlet, Gianyar frequently makes
a jukung. Together with colleague, Nyoman
Wana, they make jukung assisted in mutual
assistance by 4-5 people, depending on workload.
A jukung, time and time again, can be completed
within 2-4 weeks, depending very much on
its size. Large size jukung measuring 7
m in length is completed within 4 weeks
costing IDR 5-6 million. Meanwhile, the
small size one is sufficiently finished
within 2 weeks at IDR 2,5 million. Sometimes,
foreign tourist purchases their jukung at
IDR 7-10 million (large) and IDR 3 million
(small). In fact, the jukungs made by Wayan
Nirka are sold well in which its buyers
are from Japan, Canada, Hawaii (USA) and
so forth. "Selling jukung is not my
profession," says the fisherman Wayan
Nirka to Bali Travel News. (BTN/Gus Primarta)
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