Familiarity with the art of wood carving
Mazandaran province is one of the green areas of our country due to its proximity to the Caspian Sea and having sufficient rainfall, which has vast and dense forests and the abundance of wood in this area has caused villagers and villagers to live in the past. Forest margins get most of their needs from wood and gain extraordinary and admirable skills in this relationship.
Currently, Mazandaran province, and especially the villages of Varazdeh Olya, Jorband, Angtarud, and 2 (one of the functions of Noor city) are among the famous areas for the production of wood products, and the artisans who work in this field use the trunk. Together, they use a variety of artistic and consumer products without the use of modern tools, including joules, chlorine, lacquers, canes, chopping boards, spoons and candies decorated with animal sculptures, and have been able to compete in local markets. Also, the market of other cities in Iran should take its rightful place.
The wood obtained from the forests of Mazandaran province is divided into two large categories. First, the leaves of sharp-leafed plants (such as pine and cypress), which are yellow or white to reddish in color and are very soft and light, have a high pressure tolerance and are very resistant to moisture and other weather factors. It is difficult to swing and crack.
The second category of wood obtained from forests of Mazandaran province is broadleaf wood such as beech, oak, walnut, spruce, elm, sycamore, mulch, maple, etc., which, although it does not have the characteristics of sharp-leafed trees, but It’s very easy to work with. The artisans of the mentioned villages take advantage of this feature of broadleaf trees, especially the characteristics of mulberry and maple trees, which are easy to work with and do not show much reaction to drought or frost, and against complexity, tilting and cracking. They are resistant to use and produce products, each of which is beautiful and thought-provoking in its own way and has different artistic and consumer applications.
The tools of the manufacturers of wooden products in Mazandaran province do not exceed simple and basic tools and in general, they are: ax ax ax, Sohan wood, sub-cave, which is called Rokh scanner in the local terminology, and with the help of this tool, the craftsmen are short to wood. They give shape to the shapeless and shape the truncated and lifeless trunks of the trees into products with appropriate boards.
The method and steps of the manufacturers of wooden products in Mazandaran province are that after cutting the trunks of the trees, they cut them to the approximate size of the products they intend to make, and then they cut the original shape that they should have with the help of an ax. The initially shaved product is then placed in a warm, dry place in the open air for a while to allow it to dry or so-called famous. In the last step, the wood is returned to the workshop to complete and pay for, including The final shaping of the product and its payment is done with the help of sand and sandpaper, and finally the inner and outer parts of the artificial are covered with a chemical material so that all the pores of the wood are blocked and it withstands atmospheric factors. .
Most of the wooden products in the rural areas of Mazandaran province have local uses and customers, and some of them are offered by stores affiliated with the Iranian Handicrafts Organization in different parts of the country, which fortunately has been well received by our dear compatriots.