Wood carving

Wood carving

Wood carving is a very wide area of craftsmanship. Wood works was used for making farming or domestic tools, because wood is the cheapest and most easily-available material. People used to use wooden items — bowls, cups, oars — already back in the Stone Age.

Changing lifestyle changed the things used as well. Experienced craftsmen used to join into guilds. Their products were very fine, expensive and not everyone could afford them. Thus, in rural areas villagers with less financial resources used to make all their ware themselves or buy it from local craftsmen (cabinetmakers, carpenters, coopers, wheelwrights, clogmakers).

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Presented by Master Gediminas Kairys

Presented by Master Vytautas Šemelis, Gediminas Kairys, Anelė Araminienė