Channapatna Lacquered & Turned Wooden Stacking Toy

A joy to behold, this wood turned stacking toy, brought to you by Houzz of Maya has been carefully crafted by artisans in the region of Channapatna, Karnataka. This town is renowned for its stunning display of wooden artistry and for making products that are famed for their sturdy wooden structure and finish. The craft of wood turning is hundreds of years old. A skilled artisan fixes a rough-hewn circular block of wrightia tinctoria wood at the head of the traditional lathe machine and hammers it in place by hand. The machine begins whirring as the artisan introduces a hand-held chisel to the block, and applies varying degrees of pressure to sculpt a desired shape and to smoothen the edges. Then carefully holding a lacquer stick, the surface is coated with practised circular strokes. The heat ensuing from the lathe in motion gently melts the lacquer stick, dyeing the wood. This process is repeated multiple times to move from one color to another and the result is a transformed, vibrant