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Paete is a known as the Carving Capital of the Philippines. Our town has had a long reputation for its craftsmen highly skilled in wood carving and its embellishment (wiki). It is a place of different kinds of handicraft and handcrafted statues and sculptures. Traditional Paetenian woodcarving has always been of religious subjects. There are also numerous other Paete crafts rocking chairs, wall mirror, sala sets, tables, baskets, tissue holder are made here.
The preferred material for wood carving is the Batikuling wood. The wood is treated so it will repel termites. The wood is light but can last for a lifetime. Other wood that are used are Narra, Molave and Kamagong. These are very tough and heavy type of woods. The scarcity of these type of woods make theme very expensive. Paete is also known to make statues made of paper called paper mache. Its cheaper but won’t last as long as wooded crafts. |