Handpicking is a separation technique in which substances in a mixture can be separated by just picking them out with the help of the hand from the mixture. This method is useful only when the substance which needs to be separated is in small quantities. The substances in the hand-picking method can be separated on the basis of size, color, shape, weight, etc. Hand-picking examples include separating round-shaped boxes from rectangular boxes based on shape. Handpicking is a very simple method of separation and is often used in our daily lives. It can be used to separate slightly larger sized impurities such as pieces of dirt, stones, husk from wheat, rice, pulses, etc. However, this method is not suitable for separating small particles such as sand and sawdust.