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Distinctive woodcarving is traditional arts and crafts in Myanmar, Thailand and many other countries.

But woodcarving from Myanmar or Burma and Thailand is somehow special.

Traditional woodcarving skills are carefully preserved in families and passed down from generation to generation.

Carved wooden figures can be found in many designs like depicting intricate lotus buds, woodcarving of blossoms and stems.

Woodcarving with motives like floral arabesque, stylized figures resembling lions with flowing manes; mythical male and female birds with human heads, garuda, the mythical king of birds.

Carved wooden figures and bas-relief works can be found in many countries but seldom are they done so good like in some south east Asia countries.

Today there is a tremendous diversity in woodcarving objects. There are Buddha images, altars and other religious figures, nats or spirits; elephant, oxen, buffalo, tiger, bullock cart and peacocks as souvenirs for tourists. Orders can be placed for almost any model, at very reasonable prices.

Wood is cheaper and softer than other materials but can be difficult to handle.

Carvers carefully select the wood for woodcarving with the right degree of hardness, grain and hue for each object. Many carvers prefer to work with rosewood, ironwood, teak,

tamalan (Dalbergia oliveri), hpaw (Adina cordifolia) and yamanay (Gmelina arborea).

Woodcarving with simple woodcarving tools and woodcarving patterns is common in Myanmar and Thailand. All is very basic in terms of woodcarving supplies. Just woodcarving knives and some polishing tools are used. Woodcarving techniques are just the same as they where all the time since hundreds of years.

Sometimes a woodcarving show is held in Chiang Mai, Yangon or elsewhere to show the best relief woodcarvings usually made from teak panels. All teak wood in the region this days come from Myanmar, it's almost all the time huge pieces of teak which are little by little turned into decorative masterpieces of wall decoration or for other purpose.

Woodcarving wood is cut into the required size, a sketch is drawn on it, as you can see in the
relief wood carving picture below and the wood carver artist start the work, it goes over a month and sometimes more until the woodcarved relief is finished.

Particular beautiful in Thailand and Myanmar woodcarving are intricate wood carving mirror frame made from teak wood as you can see below.

They also do woodcarving boxes, Asia actually is a fertile ground for all kind of woodcarving like carved jungle scene, carved wooden village scenes, carving tree wood spirits and plenty of other motives and ideas. The reason is the wood as a material is widely available, and woodcarving has a long tradition, especially in south east Asia.

In Thailand lotus carved wooden panels and other Thai teak woodcarving like small souvenir carved wood elephants, other wooden elephant, sometimes carved chairs, wood carved figure like female dancer are very popular among tourists and the price is not so high, means the ideal unique souvenir from the vacation.

Also very popular are all kind of carved wooden animals, wood art of southeast Asi also includes, Asian village scene carving, bas relief Buddha wood carving, bas relief wood carving, and female dancers in teak .

In Thailand Chiang Mai woodcarvers shops are plenty some bigger ones are along Kamphengphet Road, the pictures taken above under Thai wood carving are from this shop.

Early wood carving in Asia was done already thousands of years ago, exotic great wood carved pieces are the evidence, also Buddha teak carving are done since a very long time.

Woodcarving pictures

Wood carved elephant from Myanmar

Woodcarver working at Mandalay Myanmar

oval teak carved mirror frame
Oval teak carved mirror frame

Early carving is limited to simple forms and figures cut from a block of wood on which the design has been sketched.

The only tools are one or two razor-sharp knives and a chisel.

Once a carver can manipulate a set of chisels, basic figures are decorated with more elaborate ornamentation.

beautiful rectangle mirror frame
Mirror frame picture frame

wood carving relief
Teak Wood carving relief

This skilled craftsman (below) carving ornate chairs and interior decorative panels, has completed years of apprenticeship.

woodcarving elephant woodcarver working
Woodcarving elephant Woodcarver working

Woodcrafted crocodile

There are no limits to the artists� imagination.

Tigers, crocodiles, ceremonial bullock carts with some nicely carved bulls in front and elephants are produced.

Wood carved Buddha and other Sculpture

Beautiful teak carvings of dancers

Beautiful teak carvings of dancers, 70 centimeters tall - below-, command a price of $50.00 and are a welcome addition for any private home.

Similar wood carved objects are produced elsewhere but most of these are carved to some extent by machine.

Woodcarved puppets or marionettes

Wood relief carving

Visitors buying carvings to take home need to take precautions before goods are packed and shipped.

Paints and preservatives are not of good quality � make sure wood carvings are thoroughly impregnated with preservative.

Then ensure that wood carved exotic dancer

e.g. objects are well wrapped in good quality paper. Teak carvings are the best quality. Carvings in Padauk wood and other hardwoods are not as durable as teak and are more susceptible to worm infection.

There is a other type of woodcarving art, its the sacral art in monasterie in Asia, especially south east Asia, also known as architectural woodcarvings

Buyers should also be aware that the presence of moisture during shipping can cause a damaging fungus growth.

Beautiful boxes made from exotic wood, for gifts, jewelry box and other.Different forms, sizes and patterns can be made.

Wood carved animals, birds, fish, flowers, walking sticks and more done by experienced and creative carvers.

Woodcarving dancer exotic

Wood carved created monastery in Mandalay Myanmar or Burma

Wood carved created monastery corner in
Mandalay Myanmar or Burma

Woodcarving at Mandalay

Carved teak panel Mandalay Monastery

Woodcarving in a Myanmar Monastery

Thai teak woodcarving

Wood carver with teak wood

Thai teak woodcarving has a long tradition, its the same with Myanmar teak woodcarving. The woodcarver first does a sketch und / or design onto the teak wood panel.

After he uses his woodcarving knives and other tools to carve the scene out of the wood. Finally it becomes beautiful relief woodcarving.

The picture here and below are from a woodcarving shop

in Chiang Mai Thailand. The woodcarving pictures further above are from Myanmar or Burma.

Teak woodcarving jungle scene

teak woodcarving jungle scene elephant

Other people do wood carving for fun and to relax. Its also a good way to teach yourself some patience, using your own skill and creativity to create something just by taking a plain piece of wood and create something unique. Wood sculpting and wood carving with or without power tools is just joy for many people.

Inside every rough, splinter-ridden piece of wood lurks maybe a graceful bird, a exotic dancer, a great jungle tree or other figure just waiting to be set free.

Teak woodcarving thai village scene

Teak woodcarving jungle scene vertical