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all the tools were of dark steel, very sharp & well cared for - kept sharp by sharpening on several old and well-worn whetstones under a tree in the yard in front of the worksheds - whetstones of batu padas, a type of white hardened limestone

Pak Warno born in dukoh nDiro & all his neighbors are relatives masih saudaraz - he owns only 500 sq. meters of sawah and doesn't do any farming, tho his father was a farmer -

his age now appears to be roughly 70; statement that he learned by himself & began in 1932 doesn't exactly jibe with other statements that he liked to fool around making masks since he was little (sejak kecil) - mentioned that were no maskmakers in the village before he began, but all were farmers & bakuls

if a customer orders an item, takes 10-15 days to make; no data on his per item

house itself fairly large, a combination of gedek & unplastered brick; house yard well-swept but not planted in polowijo; some large 

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stands of bamboo nearby
road instructions: take the road to Kasongan, turn rt. on the next road after Kasongan

most of the customers come to the village to buy, few large commercial orders; is a shop on the main road which makes & sells wayang clothes & carries Pak Warno's goods at a cheaper price than those quoted to us - doesn't really have many of his things, but if a customer inquires the owner goes to Pak Warno & asks if he has the item or will make it

stock perhaps 100 finished items and another 100 in various stages of finishing

we were asked to sign a guestbook which included names of numerous visitors from foreign embassies, etc. so appears to sell largely by word of mouth

has a look of detailed hand-drawn mask sketches, perhaps 50 types, from which customers can order