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    Wood Carving - Kerala

    The Wooden Craft
    by
    Prof. Bibhudutta Baraland Antony William
    NID, Bengaluru
    Statue Making
     
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    The woodcarvers of Kerala are skilfulin making and carving statues of various shapes and sizes. The difference in the process of making a statue and furniture is that for making a statue, they only use hand tools. However, for making furniture, machines are used. This is a traditional art inherited from their earlier generations. They use the template only for outlining and the remainder is done from memory. The process of making the statue is as follows:

    Step 1 - Outlining:
    • The outline is drawn on the log of wood using a template.
    • The edges of the wood are chiselled as per the design on the template.

    Step 2 - Carving:
    • After tracing, the wood is carved at the edges with the help of wooden hammer and a flat chisel.
    • For carving, firstly, the head of the statue is carved.
    • Then, the other parts are individually carved.
    • The individual parts of the statue are joined by using wooden pieces, nails and gum.

    Step 3 - Detailing:
    Detailing is done with the help of small Ulli (chisel) and a hammer, as the wood used for carving is very soft.

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