Wooden Handicrafts

The craftsmen of Rajasthan are involved in ornamenting wood with painting and lacquering with great skill and creativity. The wooden article is smoothened by rubbing a fine pottery powder prior the application of lac. The wooden article is then turned on the wheel and as the lac stick is pressed against it, the lac is smeared all over the article. Several layers of different colored lac are applied in this way. This is followed by applying a marble polish with a bamboo edge and then shining it with an oil rag. The layers of lac are then scraped with a pointed chisel to highlight the required colour.