A discovery at a wooden clog village in Binh Duong
Friday, 15:04, 10/02/2017
Binh Duong Province has been known nationwide for its craft villages of making wooden clogs, lacquer and pottery products.
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The tradition of making wooden clogs in Phu Tho and Binh Nham wards in Thuan An Town in the locality has existed and developed over 100 years. |
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Tu Phong, an artisan with over 40 years of making wooden clogs. |
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Applying PU paint is the final step of the clog making process. Then, wooden clogs will be transferred to local residents to make plastic, fabric and leather straps. |
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Raw wood will be soaked in chemicals for treatment and to be dried afterwards to help bring the sustainability for the products. |
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Clogs will be polished to help beautiful the produce. |
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A worker cuts a block of wood to make clogs. The main materials to make clogs are from rubber and bead tree, some popular trees in Binh Duong. |