Role of Cottage Industry in the Rural Community “A Case Study in Bane Tonhene, Saybuly District, Savannakhet Province”

Abstract

A local blacksmith that consists of skilled artisans at making traditional farming tools in Laos has been studied regarding manufacturing system, regional features, the structure of an operating space, and the transmission of technology. In and around a study site, it could be found that only two to three artisans engaged in the workplace, and faced difficulties to keep their successors, relying on the traditional manufacturing skills. Conventionally, two kinds of air blowing system have been adopted among local blacksmiths. It is assertive that an Indo-China style technology secured faster manufacturing process and less number of defective products, while a single-cylinder type blower followed by a Chinese style technology is used at the shanty prepared temporally nearby their home place or paddy field.