"I must use all my knowledge and experience, be extremely focused, and above all very patient."

"My name is Daeng Thanunchai and I have been crafting lacquer wares for over forty years. I was born the 6th of February, 1946 in Chiang Mai. I took courses from Buranawit Primary School, but did not carry on afterwards because my parents did not have the financial means to afford the education of six children. I was only eleven years old when I dropped out, and with my future ahead, I looked for something to do. We heard one day that the Department of Factories promoted a course in which a lacquer ware specialist from Japan would train interested people. ...

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