THE sound of buzzing saw machines and the carving of wood fills the air in a workshop in Kasiman in Bojonegoro, East Java. Eleven woodcarvers are handling pieces of teak wood. It is one of many such workshops in Kasiman.

Bojonegoro has not always been a woodcarving center. Recently, though, it has adopted techniques and motifs from Jepara, Kudus and Bali, and combined them into something unique. Now it is well known for what it produces, especiall