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Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Procedure 4, 5
4. After drying, sprinkle water on the back of the script sheet and rub gently by fingers until the trace of the script is visible in the wood which in result appear like A mirror-image script.\n\n5. Using the tip of chisel, prick deep at all the empty spaces and pour mustard oil over it. It helps to appear clear visibility of the script in addition to softening the wood Keep. The oil should be absorbed totally by the wood.
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Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_ Engraving Tools 2
Sek-chung is the main engraving tool made of a good quality metal, handle of soft wood and with a metal ring to prevent the handle from cracking the handle. It is similar to the skew chisel with pointy slanted tip. These appears in various sizes depending on the size of scripts.
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Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Min-dru (engraving tool)
Min-dru is another important engraving tool mainly used for making a hole and carving curve shaped syllebles such as; O-shaped or half-circular-shaped scripts. Min-dru is like a fluted chisel and it has similar length and decorations like Sek-chung.
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Mukha ng Moryonan(Mask Making for the Moryonan Lenten Tradition in Marinduque)
The tools in making the moryon, most of which are different kinds of chisel. The Tagalog people of Marinduque Island, Philippines, practices the moryonan or pagmomoryon, a penitential ritual during Holy Week. The practice is distinctive for the wearing of heavy masks. The town of Mogpog is said to be the origin of the practice and it is where one finds its most traditional form.
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Mukha ng Moryonan(Mask Making for the Moryonan Lenten Tradition in Marinduque)
Native woods and different tools most of which are different kinds of chisel are used in making the moryon. The Tagalog people of Marinduque Island, Philippines, practices the moryonan or pagmomoryon, a penitential ritual during Holy Week. The practice is distinctive for the wearing of heavy masks. The town of Mogpog is said to be the origin of the practice and it is where one finds its most traditional form.
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Par-zo, The Art of Woodblock Carving_Procedure 6, 7, 8
6. 1st step: Using Min-dru, scripts with a circular shape are pierced and made hollow. The skew chisel is used next to pierce upwards along the border of headlines and vowels. This stage is called go-key or making cracks on the side.\n\n7. Reversing the woodblock yig-drui go-key, the shape of headline and vowels is made vivid.\n\n8. Keeping the woodblock in the right position, using the chisel consonants, strokes, and even the dots have to be carved from the left hand side line. This step is called Tsug-ju or piercing.
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