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1. first visited woodcarving Service Center & held general discussions with Hasin & staff there name of center:

DEP. PER.
DIJEN ANINKRA (Aneka Industri Kerajinan Rakyat)
PUSAT PELAYNAN UKIRAN KAYN

are 3 assoc of woodcarvers there, 2 considered "kooperasi" and I am "asosiasi" ; and also penusaha who are "diluan kooperasi" 

aim of S.C. to introduce new technology (mengenalkan teknik baru) but without changing basic principles (tanpa nesoba prinsip dasar)
for example want to improve methods of joining wood, organiz. of the perusahaan, etc. but not the trad. carving motifs
-equip. alr. installed
1. large wood drying kiln which can use either solar or electricity
2. alat pahat - for carving
3. chisel
4. saw, mechanical
5. alat pembelah, for splitting wood
6. copying machine, for tracing patterns into the wood

the S.C., financed by Central govn., is not yet finished and more machinery to be installed
diklat - planned - dicklat here means pendidikan and latihan, i.e. free training course at the center for craftsmen
- the wood drying kiln new to the area; is a trad. method of drying whereby planks arranged leaning at a slant against a post 3-6 outdoors; apparently it doesn't matter if they get rained on and at times will even be splashed with water - aim to get the wood dry on the inside as well as the outside - smaller producers don't dry their wood because capital situation doesn't permit the long delay - they carve directly what is still 'green' or wet wood and then carvings often crack - undried or unaged wood not suitable for export market and won't hold  up under colder climates