Munnar Bamboo

We run things out of Kareemadathil House. It’s not a big factory or anything like that. We work with bamboo because that's what we know. Munnar is a place everyone knows for the hills, but for us, it’s just home and where we get our materials from the surrounding areas. Sometimes the weather makes the wood take longer to dry, which can be a bit of a headache for our schedule. We make things that people actually use in their homes. It’s messy work, honestly. There are shavings all over the floor by noon and the smell of cut wood is everywhere. We don't have a fancy office with a secretary. If you call, it's probably one of us picking up with dusty hands. It’s a family thing, mostly. We learned how to handle bamboo from watching older folks around here. It’s tricky because if you don't treat it right, it won't last very long. We just spend our days cutting, shaping, and putting pieces together. The house gets crowded with finished items sometimes. We don't have a big truck, so moving stuff can be a bit of a puzzle. It’s just a local business trying to get things done right. We don't even have a website with flashy photos. People usually just find us by asking around the neighborhood. It’s quiet work for the most part, except when the saws are going. We just like working with our hands.