Bor Sang Umbrella

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• Hand-made bamboo umbrella making at Bor Sang
  Village has been performed for over two
  centuries with derivation
• of handicraft arts
  from an unknown origin.
• In the olden days, people made each part of
  bamboo umbrellas at home, especially during the
  post-harvest season and their kids learned the
  trade by helping their parents, in a tradition
  passed down from generation to generation.
• The process of making bamboo umbrellas is
  time-consuming and people who make traditional
  bamboo umbrellas must be very patient.
• The traditional bamboo umbrellas require
  only a knife and hand drill as tools.
• The rest of the process depends on the
  spirit and heart of the person who delicately
  applies piece by piece the umbrellas ribs and
  layer by layer of gluing and coloring to bring
  waterproof bamboo umbrellas alive.

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For over two centuries, each part of bamboo
umbrella making and the materials have remained
the same, as outlined below

• UMBRELLAs RIBS use Bamboo made in Baan Orn and
  Baan-Lao village, Sankamphaeng district and Baan
  Ton-Haern village, Doi Saket district

Upper- Lower Head and the TIP use Softwood made
in Baan Noi village, Sankamphaeng district.

• PAPER MAKING FROM THE BARK OF PAPER MULBERRY TREE
  call SA-PAPER, made in Tonpao Village,
  Sankamphaeng district

HAND-MADE BAMBOO UMBRELLA PAINTING . in Bor
Sang Village, Sankamphaeng district
Bor Sang Umbrella not only for sale in the
village, but also export throughout the world
market.
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Traditional Handicraft Crisis

• Most of the master craftsmen have struggled to
  preserve their traditions more actively over the
  past few years, but the current economic crisis
  throughout Thailand and all of Asia has greatly
  limited the financial resources supporting their
  efforts.
• The fine arts, perhaps more than any other
  field, have suffered greatly as more and more
  young people focus their efforts and attention on
  business or politics with the hopes of securing a
  stable fiscal future.
• During the past 20 years, our local area was
  confronted with a series of unfavorable
  developments. Young people prefer going to the
  city and seem to think working with bamboo
  umbrellas is sort of low class trade and have
  thus lost interest.

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• Therefore, the GIs protection will make us can
  be further focus on
• Consolidating the umbrellas master craftsmen to
  share their secret formulas that they used to
  pass down in their families into a formal
  handbook and CD program.
• (In this case, the heritage of bamboo umbrella
  making will be preserved and easily accessible.
  People will have access to correct data and be
  able to help preserve our handicraft and
  important cultural heritage.)
• Upholding and improving the ancestral arts of
  this village by training the master craftsmen to
  supervise bamboo umbrella trainings.
• Improving the living standards of a number of
  villagers by providing knowledge and vocational
  skills of making bamboo umbrella, and related
  skills for young residents.
• (The local residents can then work at home or
  participate with local umbrella factories near
  their homes.)
• Enlarging the market extent of umbrellas,
  especially the foreign market. (The
  implementation will focuses on young resident
  development with better income and quality of
  life.)
• We will lead our handicraft street to the World
  Craft or World Heritage to preserve and protect
  our Cultural Inheritance

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