The Sand Stone Carving
Korat is one of the interesting places to travel in Thailand. The tourist places to travel in Korat are many places such as Phimai historical park, a monument of Thao Suranaree, Dan Kwian ceramics, Khao Yai national park, Pak Thong Chai silks, Wang Nam Khiao, Sikhiu, etc.
-Sikhiu is one of the districts in Korat which has the sand stone carving. The sand stone carvings are the products that are sold for the gift or souvenirs.
There are many types of sand stone to make stone carvings. Here are some examples of sand stone types: pink sand stone, red sand stone, green sand stone, yellow sand stone and white sand stone. The shopkeeper brings into the sand stone from the mountain where is sold to make products.
There are many kinds of products such as the image of Buddha, animal statues, children statues, monk statues, etc.
-The tools for making the sand stone carving are as follows; electric drill, grinding disc, tape measure, cold chisel, hammer, pencil.
The ideas to make the products
The products are usually designed by the customers but sometimes the shopkeeper designs by using the form of the Thai children himself.
Time to make the sand stone carving depends on the products that the customers’ order. Some products last for 1-2 months. Some last for 4-5 hours.
The prices of the sand stone carvings depend on size of the products. The small size is about 35-300 baht. The medium size is about 500-1,000 baht. The large size is about 10,000-200,000 baht.
The location of this shop is on WANICH STONE shop 99/3 Moo. 14 The second highway, Lad Bua Khaow, Sikhio, Nakhonratchasima, Thailand. The distance from the city to here is about 57 kilometers. The shopkeeper’s name is Khampong Pakaotan.
Mobile phone: (+66) 081-7259441
Mobile phone: (+66) 081-7259441
posted by SAWASDEE_KORAT @ 7:52 PM
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