Only 15 days to produce! 100% handcrafted on site. Luxury jars are created from precious paulownia wood. Since ancient times, paulownia trees have been used as such good wood that they were planted in the garden when a daughter was born and made into furniture when she got married. In particular, paulownia wood jars made with the exact shape of the tree have beautiful patterns and little distortion, and have been used as rice jars and have been loved by many. There are people who have quietly made and preserved this long-standing traditional jar for 40 years. Lacquer and charcoal work repeated over 15 times! In order to make a jar that is highly effective in preventing bugs and moisture, this process must be completed. The manual process of drying and applying countless times gives workers a hard time that makes their arms feel like their arms will fall off. Additionally, the risk of lacquer poison is also one of the factors that always makes workers nervous. The process of obtaining paulownia tree, which was common in the past but has become a rare tree in modern times, is also not easy. In a logging site where no one can feel safe, danger lurks everywhere. Meanwhile, charcoal is essential to making a charcoal jar! The site where hot charcoal is obtained from a kiln that reaches up to 1,300 degrees is also an extreme site. The process of making a paulownia wood jar is not easy at all, from finding quality wood to obtaining charcoal and making it! We visit the best craftsmen who take pride in making healthy jars. A factory in Okcheon, North Chungcheong Province. It is none other than a rice pot that workers carve with their whole bodies on a machine that runs furiously from early in the morning. Contrary to the common perception that jars are made from clay, jars made from ‘paulownia wood’ are made here every day. Cutting down a paulownia tree while covering your entire body with sawdust is quite a difficult task. Not only can it be made 100% by hand because the shapes of the trees are all different, but it is also impossible to make jars of the same depth and thickness using only familiar hands without the worker's long-term know-how. The carved jars are patterned with fire and must go through dozens of charcoal and lacquer processes. Because workers can climb onto lacquerware, they can repeat work without letting go of tension. Painting, drying, and sanding every single day for 15 days is such a pain that it feels like your arms are going to fall off. Paulownia wood, which was common in the past but has become a rare tree in modern times, is an optimized material for making jars due to its beautiful patterns and low distortion. However, the process of obtaining this type of paulownia tree is not easy. Logging sites, where trees that haven't been cut properly may bounce, always make you feel nervous. Meanwhile, in order to make the best charcoal jar, you definitely need high-quality charcoal. A busy day at a charcoal factory, looking into the hot kiln every day, is also essential for making charcoal jars. The work to obtain the best charcoal is done in heat so hot that it puts the cold spell to shame. Take pride in making healthy jars! The story of people who make traditional luxury jars unfolds. #Extreme job #Making paulownia wood jars #100% handmade site #Okcheon, Chungcheongbuk-do #Rice pot #Paulownia wood #Charcoal painting and lacquering #Lacquer pot #Charcoal factory #Charcoal jar #Luxury jar