Make oil- paper umbrella in Mei-nong
Conventions oil-paper umbrella before say [black umbrella ] because mix colors question .Make process use pan and charcoal boil. But make oil-paper umbrella tool had knife, hammer, needle, brush.
In long time age one paper had umbrella bon , wall paper ,oil, compose, part had four person make different process. Teacher young people study three year, every study one technique. Because make umbrella very slow.
Materials to come tungoil, cotton paper, persimmon, bamboo. Materials from Mei-houg except come from Tainan , puli , Jhushan .take not easy. Make niggling make one oil-paper umbrella is long time.
Now to raisa output, now little use machin make, but make paper umbrella firsthand work turn twelve way.

The process of making an oil-paper umbrella

	Saw the bamboo rods According to the desired size cut and saw the bamboo rods, then sand the skins of the bamboos smooth		Chop the bamboo Chop the bamboo and make the long ribs to hold the cover of the umbrella
	Chop the bamboo and make the short ribs Chop the bamboo and make the short ribs.		Rearrange the chopped long , short ribs Rearrange the chopped long , short ribs, and connect the wood head of the umbrella.
	Connect the long , short ribs Connect the long , short ribs.		Insert the umbrella\'s handle into the long and short ribs and tie them Insert the umbrella\'s handle into the long and short ribs and tie them
	Wind cotton thread to connect the long ribs Wind cotton thread to connect the long ribs		Paste cotton paper on the cover of the umbrella to protect the wood head and handle Paste cotton paper on the cover of the umbrella to protect the wood head and handle.
	Artists paint different pictures on the cover of the oil-paper umbrella Artists paint different pictures on the cover of the oil-paper umbrella		Brush tung oil on the paper to make it water resistant Brush tung oil on the paper to make it water resistant.
	Sew thread into the ribs of the umbrella to complete it Sew thread into the ribs of the umbrella to complete it.		Wind yellow twine around the handle Wind yellow twine around the handle.Tie an oiled cloth on the top of the umbrella to make more waterproof and beautiful.