As scheduled, at the end of December, Mr. Huynh Viet Thom (Ha Trung block, Cam Nam ward, Hoi An) prepares tools to polish bronze incense burners.
Mr. Thom's tools include a motor with a homemade scrubbing blade, along with some other items such as a cleaning cake and brush, and star fruit or lemon vinegar to soak copper items.
With over 20 years of experience in bronze polishing services, hundreds of old bronze incense burners have been polished to a high shine by Mr. Thom and have satisfied customers.
Mr. Thom said that every year on December 20, he starts polishing bronze incense burners to earn extra income to cover living expenses during Tet.
He spends about 1 hour polishing a set of bronze incense burners, and the salary is 200,000 VND/set. Every day he finishes polishing 4-5 sets of bronze incense burners, earning about 800,000 VND to 1 million VND.
“Every time a customer brings a bronze incense burner, I write down the information to avoid confusion. Polishing a bronze incense burner is not difficult but requires meticulousness and care so that the incense burner is not damaged.
The most important step in polishing a bronze incense burner is cooling. In addition, depending on the shape of the bronze incense burner, the work will be faster or slower. Usually, a rectangular bronze incense burner will be more difficult to polish than a round one.
After polishing the bronze incense burner, I assembled and delivered it to the customer on time so they could take it home to decorate the altar and worship their ancestors during the days before Tet, so many people trust it" - Mr. Thom shared.
According to Mr. Thom, in this profession, the craftsman must be dedicated and try to ensure that when the customer receives the bronze incense burner, it must be shiny, without scratches or deformation...
Mr. Khanh Phuong (229 Phan Boi Chau, Tam Ky City) said that he does electrical repairs every day. Around December 23, he took on an extra job polishing bronze incense burners.
Before polishing the bronze incense burner, he carefully separates the parts and marks them, then soaks them in vinegar, star fruit or lemon water to remove dirt and rust, then uses a polishing machine to polish and clean them again.
“The bronze incense burner is soaked in water with detergent, which will make it easier to polish and clean. The job of polishing bronze incense burners is very toxic because of the inhalation of lead and copper dust into the body. Although this is a side job, it still brings me a relatively stable income during the days before Tet,” said Mr. Phuong.
Bronze incense burner polishing service mainly takes place around Tet holiday. Hand-cast incense burners, household items, and bronze worship items will be oxidized after a period of use, the surface will turn dark black, so many families want to renew them during Tet holiday.
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