Sanctuary of Truth (Hey - there's a lathe!)

[hotrats]

We've been visiting Pattaya and even living here for a while but never visited the "Sanctuary of Truth". Today was the day. I was impressed. Check out the size of the wood carvings and the 'lathe'.

 

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OSHA?

 

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Some exterior photos

 

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Building started in 1981, all wood, no nails used. Some of the flooring boards were over 2 ft wide

 

[GrifterGuru]

Holy crow! that is some serious carving going on! Impressive!

 

[woodchucker]

That is some amazing work, but I wonder as you are going through, if it becomes carving overload. After a while you get overloaded even looking. I fully appreciate the work though.

 

[GL]

That’s impressive. The vision of the project, the fact that there’s enough talented people to execute it, and they could be drawn together is amazing. With the climate in Thailand and proximity to the sea, I wonder what they use to preserve the wood. Teak was mentioned, which may help. The Orkin man must be pretty busy as well.

 

[woodchucker]

That’s impressive. The vision of the project, the fact that there’s enough talented people to execute it, and they could be drawn together is amazing. With the climate in Thailand and proximity to the sea, I wonder what they use to preserve the wood. Teak was mentioned, which may help. The Orkin man must be pretty busy as well.

teak is super hard to carve. There's so much silica in the wood it dulls tools quickly. it's also pretty dense.. in wwii they used it for decks on subs, so that if the sub was hit closely by a depth charge the deck would not float to the surface and give up their position.

 

[hotrats]

That’s impressive. The vision of the project, the fact that there’s enough talented people to execute it, and they could be drawn together is amazing. With the climate in Thailand and proximity to the sea, I wonder what they use to preserve the wood. Teak was mentioned, which may help. The Orkin man must be pretty busy as well.

The man who started this also started the Erawan Museum in Bangkok and a Ancient City attraction, further out of Bangkok. It was said types of wood used are Mai Deang, Mai Takien, Mai Panchaat, and Teak wood. Some areas of the building you can see that it's been sprayed, others weathered. I didn't see any preserving supplies. As you can see, it's a on going project as the wood does need replacing with age. Don't know the annual number of visitors, but there were quite a few while we were there. At $15 each entry, I'm sure goes a ways towards upkeep

 

[hotrats]

That is some amazing work, but I wonder as you are going through, if it becomes carving overload. After a while you get overloaded even looking. I fully appreciate the work though.

Yes It is much to look at. Today, I will say my neck is sore from looking up.