Wood Carving has been an industry in the Philippines for such the longest time. With the abundance of natural resources, wood carvers have plenty of hardwood to turn into wooden masterpieces. The Carvers of the Philippines use the Baticulung wood in particular. All carvings are made 100% by hand of local hardwood. The carvers are deeply religiously inspired by their work. They have the unique talent of envisioning the sculptures and forming the wood as the angels begin to appear and take shape in the wood. Holding one of these wooden masterpieces in your arms is holding the accumulated talent and evolution of 400 years of woodworking experience that has been passed down from the generations of the master wood carvers. Other countries such as Thailand , Indonesia , and China produce some handmade wood carvings, but none have masters in religious artwork, and none possess the quality skills of the best Philippine carvers. Most other carvings are much simpler and lack the fine detail, as these handmade wooden angel carvings possess.