Woodworker's Journal 2008-32-4, страница 14

A Thai carpenter works on carving a huge wooden figure. Sheltered from the tropical sun, she is working as part of a team of up to 100 people to complete the Sanctuary of Truth Temple, visible in the background.

Details showing the traditional joinery techniques used to allow the whole building to be made entirely of wood.

incorporating dovetail, dowel and wedges to hold the structure together. It uses a range of hardwoods (rosewood, redwood, ironwood and teak) and is treated with CCA (chromium, copper and arsenic). All the sculptures are handmade on-site and, although the Sanctuary of Truth is open to the public and is a tourist attraction, work continues in the busy open-air workshops and on the building itself. &

A spire on the westerly wing of the Sanctuary of Truth. The four-sided carved head was inspired by the stone sculptures at the ancient Bayon Temple from the Angkor period in Cambodia. It represents bodhisattva and the four dharma of Buddhism.

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