Pok Ku is the fourth generation in his family to make traditional Chinese coffins. Pok Ku said he uses only high-quality timber, such as cengal and merbau, which can last for hundreds of years. The ...
he rhythmic tap of chisels and the steady scrape of a hand plane echo through a modest workshop in Kampung Seneng, Jelawat, where stacks of cengal and merbau timber line the walls. Amid the neatly ...