Laxmi Wood Craft Udhyog (LWCU), founded in 1982, is the first button factory in Nepal. It is also the first industry in Nepal to produce handicraft items from bones and horns of domestic animals, particularly buffalo. When Laxmi Sharma founded LWCU the concept of using bone and horn to produce buttons had not even entered Nepal. LWCU developed its own technology to make tools and hand-operated machines needed for handmade production. Since then, LWCU has created more than 7,000 styles of buttons, from simple, round ones to exclusive animal designs.Today, Laxmi Wood Craft Udhyog uses bone, horn, dried twigs and branches, bamboo, coconut shell, peach seeds, and more are used to make a wide range of unique hand-crafted items for collecting, to give as gifts, as fashion accessories, and more. Besides buttons, it produces necklaces and bracelets, massage products, hairpins made of horn and bone, and more. LWCU exports its products to many countries throughout the world.