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Although he quit his job as a wood polisher five months ago, he makes sure to teach Ziad, his nine-year-old son, the furniture craft and wood engraving. “Each craft in this industry has its own problems, the wood polisher suffers from his chest, the carpenter’s fingers get cut off, and the wood engraver gets varicose veins caused by prolonged standing. I chose the least harmful craft for him. But the kid has to learn a craft, and know the value of money, and I have to look after this myself.” Despite the vocational hazards of the furniture industry, Ziad’s father makes sure to follow the suit of his fathers, teaching his eight-year-old son, Ziad, wood engraving, which he thinks is the least dangerous craft.