The Fine Arts Department will allow mem bers the public skilled in traditional Thai arts and crafts join the team building the royal urn to be used in the cremation of His Majesty the late King Bhumlbol Adulyadej Anant Chuchote, the department direc tor general, yesterday visited the site in Salaya district of Nakhon Pathom where the royal urn will be fashioned to assess uhe officials' readiness for the delicate task Mr Anant said the royal urn will be made from dead standing sandalwood trees felled and taken from Ku Bur National Park in Prachuap Khiri Khan and this task will be under the supervision of the Office of TraditionaUArts Sandalwood holds religious value and has been used in making funeral pyres. idols ahd as a material in auspicious ceremonies A total of 150 experienced artisans from the Ottice of Traditional Arts ready for the tough task However, we will also allow the gen eral public skilled in traditional Thal arts nationwide to join the royal um construc tion team because we believe many artisans wil want to be part of this prestigious task" Mr Anant said interested artisans can apply for a place on the team directly at the Office of Tra ditional Arts(OTA) in Salaya district of Nakhon Pathom They will be tested by experienced