After a while the manufacture of these rods became very popular in the Kamayut area. They were in great demand by the umbrella factory and practically everyone tried his hand at making them. Of the four of us who had gone to Toungoo for apprenticeship, Maung win left when his uncle offered to set him up in a shop of his own and Maung Tin was also persuaded by his relatives to leave us. Only Aye Maung and I were left with U Pyone Chi. By this time the art of making umbrella rods was no longer a secret in Kamayut.