24 Months
Institute Training: 2456 Hours
OJT: 400 Hours
Total = 2856 Hours
Practical: 1:12
Theory: 1:12
Bhutan has a vibrant culture of patra (པ་ཏྲ་) or wood carving. The patra carving is seen during the production of architectural designs, furniture and many other wooden artifacts. Professional carvers known as parzos (སྤར་བཟོ་མཁནམ་) usually practice carving on wood for various purposes. It is one of the most popular crafts in the Bhutan. The basic fundamental carving starts from the eight lucky signs.
The wood which are used for carving include blue pine, walnut, cypress, and champ and a wide range of knives and chisels are used by the carver. Soft wood such as blue pine is preferred by carvers for easy carving but the hard woods such as champ and walnut are more durable. Today, many carvers use electrical router machines to do some of the carving.
Wood carving (Patra)
Wood carving (Patra)
