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Lacquering Bangkok Thailand. good lacquering

Lacquering is the art of coating things like leaves of doors and windows in black lacquer and gilding them with gold leaf. Examples of this craft technique are book cabinets holding Buddhist scriptures and door leaves of many Buddhist temples. Lacquer, or 'rak' in Thai, is the resin of a plant in the same family as the cashew nut. This resin is irritating and can cause a severe rash on the skin. Consequently, some people who are allergic to it will not be able to do the job. The process of lacquering is complicated and painstaking. It usually takes up to three or four months to complete such a work of art

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Lacquering

           Rak or black lacquer is the major material in the art of making lacquerware. Rak is obtained from a tree known as Melanorrhoea usitata. It is sticky and is used to coat an object to make it glossy when dry. Rak is also used to stick coloured glasses and shells into decorative items. It can also be used to mix with pigments. Another material which plays an important part in lacquerware making is "Samuk", consisting of ground clay, ashes of burnt banana leaves and grass or lime powder