More hammering

The thick gold/bamboo paper sandwich is rhythmically hammered with a 6lb hammer, at about one beat per second. After the first hour of hammering, the gold is transferred to larger sheets of paper and consolidated down to 740 layers. This is then hammered for another 5 hours to get the gold to the required size. Incidentally, the making of the bamboo paper is another story, including a soaking in a lime solution for 3 years. Fascinating!

More Mandalay sightseeing

March 18th 2015
Geo: 22.0069, 96.1026We have rearranged today's schedule because we were going to see pottery, vegetable markets, pagodas and a horse and cart ride again. Instead we now have wood carving, golf leaf hammering, silver smithing, a short ferry ride and an optional cart ride. Importantly we now expect to have time to check out the main Mandalay market before getting back to the hotel and enjoy ... read more

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