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Kradong Lai Kho (Southern Thai Winnowing Tray) — an Oval, Bodhi-Leaf Tray Woven from Strips that Each Keep One Bamboo Node, Set in a Zigzag "Di" Line Across the Centre; Lift Two, Press Five
กระด้งลายขอ (kradong lai kho, southern dong lai kho) is the winnowing tray of southern Thailand, woven from bamboo strips in an oval like a bodhi leaf and used to winnow rice and seed. The bamboo nodes on the strips form a zigzag line across the centre, which separates whole grains from broken grains better than an ordinary tray.
This blueprint weaves a real kradong lai kho following the source.
Advanced
About 1-2 days
Instructions
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Parts
Parts
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Winnowing trays, before it
Winnowing trays, before it
An ordinary kradong is round with a smooth face; the kradong lai kho is oval, with a line of bamboo nodes, the "di", across the centre.
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Read from the source
Read from the source
"Each strip keeps only one node. It must be woven so that the nodes sit at the centre of the tray, with the nodes on the strips staggered in an orderly zigzag." (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0)
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Strips that keep a node
Strips that keep a node
Prepare special bamboo strips: do not shave the node off, so it stays as a raised bump on the strip. Each strip keeps only one node.
Materials for this step:
Bamboo Poles1 piece5
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Weave the di
Weave the di
Weave to the formula "lift two, press five" (yok song khom ha), so that the nodes sit at the centre of the tray, staggered in an orderly zigzag: this is the "di" line. Weave the tray oval, like a bodhi leaf.
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Size by di count
Size by di count
Tray size is named by the number of di, for example 7 di or 9 di. The trays people prefer have a close, fine hook pattern rather than a widely spaced one.
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Real photos
Real photos
Photos of a real kradong lai kho (Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan), CC BY 4.0)
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How it is used
How it is used
Winnow rice that has been milled or pounded to remove the husk. The hook pattern helps separate whole grains from broken ones and holds empty grains and weed seeds along the hook line.
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Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting the kradong lai kho.
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History and limits
History and limits
The pattern is called "lai ba" (the crazy pattern), probably because it is hard to weave. Trays with a di line across the centre are also found in parts of central Thailand, but they are round.
Source: Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre, Traditional Objects of Everyday Use database, "กระด้งลายขอ", author วิบูลย์ ลี้สุวรรณ (Wiboon Leesuwan) (CC BY 4.0 licence).
**Limits** The source gives no size in centimetres, no strip count and no method for the rim.
Materials
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