The great abundance of forests allowed to the chilotes the development of an ingenious technology in wood, used to construct all kinds of appliances or useless devices destined for the domestic use and also in the productive use. On having visited the museums Chonchi, Castro and Ancud is in exhibition from a domestic bolt in wood up to a beautiful sacho or seaworthy(sea) anchor. Some useless devices in use are:

The Press for alcoholic maize drink: it is constructed entirely in wood not to alter the flavor of the extracted cider. The apples are beat in a great tray or dornajo of wood, then they place in basket flexible and squashed in this press in order that it(he,she) drains his(her,your) juice. One sees them in full action(share) in epoch of crop, in February.

The Almud: it is a booth of wood that is used on the markets and fairs of. It is a measure of volume with aptitude between(among) 6 and 8 liters to sell grains, you eat, carrots, Chiloé and also seafood. On the one hand it(he,she) has the measure of an almud and for the back, the half. They are seen in the streets and fairs and serving only for the transactions of dry products. His(her,your) origin is Spanish.

The Fence of rods: it is constructed in Myrtle, an abundant, flexible shrub and with thin bark. The rods are woven as baskets on stakes of wood of luma, a strong and resistant tree. This custom is of origin Mapuche and serves to protect the cultivated fields of the minor cattle.