Brass industry

Popular Areas

In the Kandy area, Kiriwavula, Handessa, Gadaladeniya, Pilimatalawa, Nattaranpatha, Danture, Madawala, Giragama, Ambakke.

Brass work has two main parts

1 Crushing work

2 Casting work

Casting

First, the image of a sculpture is made of wax, covered with cast clay, and then the wax is heated and removed.

The cavity is then filled with molten brass.

The mold, which has cooled enough, is then disassembled and the sculpture or product is separated. It is then leveled and the required designs are applied. This is called solid casting.

Products

In the making of Buddha statues, Deva statues, animal statues, Bodhisattva statues and hollow objects, the specimen is polished with a lathe, covered with wax and then dried with clay. Once cooled, the clay is broken up and the jar is separated

Manufactured goods

Water kettles, water jugs, goblat, oil scales, big mugs, water bowls, bulath hettu, padikkam, kala, hunu killota, betel nuts.

Crushing work

First, a layer of brass and beeswax is mixed to the size of a brass plate, and the brass plate is pressed onto it.

Manufactured goods

Facades, boxes, trays, lamps, kilns, giraffes, and silverware are all associated with this industry.