God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 380

In fact, Tang Xianhai's explanation was not particularly clear, but Xu Jingxing still understood it, because the theory Tang Xianhai used in his explanation was the exact one he just explained to Tang Xianhai yesterday.

But also because of this, he observed the various spouts on the drawings more carefully, and wanted to engrave the natural beauty expressed by these spouts in his brain, which was accumulated by an old craftsman for many years. The valuable experience is the standard drawing that Tang Xianhai measured and corrected bit by bit with his hands and mud.

In another place, even if he pays, he may not be able to buy such a complete set of blueprints, because ordinary craftsmen either cherish their brooms or have no concept of converting the experience in their minds and hands into blueprints.

In addition, there are some craftsmen who want to leave the experience they have accumulated over the years to future generations. However, they can do but not speak, they can only teach skills with their hands, and they cannot fully and accurately express what they want to express with words and languages. the meaning of.

Therefore, he was really lucky to meet Tang Xianhai, an experienced craftsman who was able to express his experience perfectly and accurately.

After keeping these blueprints in mind, he nodded to Tang Xianhai, "And then?"

"Then it's time to make pots," Tang Xianhai said with a smile: "Making pots is a technical job, but it's not too difficult. It's similar to a child making a clay figurine. Come on, I'll do it first, and you watch from the side."

As Tang Xianhai said, he took a piece of mud and pressed it, then picked up a wooden racket and began to beat it "slapping". After a short time, the lump of mud became a mud sheet, and the thickness was very uniform.

As soon as the experts make a move, they will know if there is any.

Tang Xianhai was so humble that he calmed down Xu Jingxing and An Xin, because there was almost no difference between the slapped mud flakes and the ones pressed by a machine.If you want to do this, you must not only know the characteristics of the mud thoroughly, but also be calm and steady, otherwise, you will not be able to achieve this effect at all.

Moreover, the mud flakes that Tang Xianhai pressed out were not only uniform in thickness, but the surface of the mud flakes was as flat and smooth as a mirror, so they could be used directly.

Tang Xianhai did the same thing. After pressing the clay piece, he took a small object like a compasses and drew a circle on the clay piece, and a round clay piece came out, "Hey, this is the first piece of clay. The process is to make the mud sheet, which is mainly used to make the bottom and cover of the pot, and the next step is the apron."

Speaking of this, Tang Xianhai pressed another piece of clay, measured it with a ruler, cut it into a standard long strip, and then carefully rolled it up to form a clay tube. He placed the clay tube on the turntable and started to rotate it. While beating with a wooden slap like a shovel, after a short effort, the straight cylinder, which goes straight up and down, becomes an oval at first, which is the prototype of the pot body.

The craftsmanship is also very shocking. The round body is also the same as that made by a machine. Not only is it round, but the thickness of the clay is also very uniform.

The whole process is like magic.The mud pressing just now is nothing compared to the current process called body punching.

On the side, An Xin, little stars have already started appearing in her eyes.

The next process seems to be simpler, fat-adjusting mud, mouthful piece, body repair, bonding parts, repair details, making the lid, spout and handle, drilling the mouth hole, correcting the three mountains, repairing the details again, Mark the mouth of the pot, correct the mouth and the inside of the pot, seal it, dry it and put it in the furnace.

Compared with the body massager, the remaining procedures seem to be simpler, but they should not be careless, otherwise all previous efforts will be wasted.

And so many processes require a lot of tools. There are seven or eight kinds of bamboo and wood knives of various types, plus other strange Qixi tools. There are more than 20 pieces in one set, which is more expensive than wood carving. Much more complicated.

Many tools are unique to making purple clay teapots, and some tools are even exclusive to purple clay craftsmen themselves. Because different craftsmen have different understandings of these crafts, the tools used will naturally be somewhat different.

Xu Jingxing asked Tang Xianhai for advice very modestly.

Tang Xianhai also answered every question, and he explained in great detail, and even marked out some precautions, tips and difficulties, just like a teacher giving lectures to students.

While talking and doing, after more than two hours, a ball pot was formed.

The semi-finished pot that has not yet been fired in the furnace already has the charm of a finished pot. Not only is the shape exquisite and pleasant, but the surface is very smooth, and you can even vaguely see sand spots in the mud. It will show the unique matte effect of purple sand.

The matte effect is the iconic effect of the purple clay pot. After warming, the purple clay teapot with a good matte effect will have the charm and aesthetic feeling, which can make people play for a lifetime without getting tired.

The Duoqiu pot is a relatively typical pot shape, which was first created by Shao Daheng. It is a variant of the lotus seed pot. The main feature of the pot shape is the circle. The round shape looks like several large and small balls stacked together at a glance.

Tang Xianhai looked at his own work, nodded in satisfaction, and asked Xu Jingxing with a smile, "Do you know the key point of this pot?"

Xu Jingxing smiled, and replied confidently: "Old Tang, you really can't help me, hehe."

"Oh? Then tell me," Tang Xianhai asked in surprise.

But he didn't answer directly, but turned his head and asked An Xin, "An Xin, tell me, what does the word 'duo' mean in this "duo ball pot?"

An Xin blinked, and replied crisply: "Well, it should mean to pick up, to obtain, because this word is next to the handle."

"Yes, but it's not right either," he laughed, "That's right, because the word does have this meaning, but it's a colloquial word used here, and it's the same as 'zhui', which means to connect, to connect, to play the ball pot It means a teapot with several balls connected together. You can see that the button of this pot is a standard circle, the curve of the lid is also a section of a standard circle, and the body of the pot below is a big circle. Together, this is the ball pot."

Speaking of this, he asked Tang Xianhai with a smile, "Old Tang, is my explanation correct?"

Tang Xianhai was stunned for a while, his old face was a little red, "Ahem, this, it should be right, I, I really never thought about the meaning of this name before."

"Haha, Old Tang, you are the kind of person who doesn't ask for explanation," Xu Jingxing joked, and then said seriously: "Since this pot is called a ball pot, the key point of this pot is the word 'duo'. That is the connection, so if you want to make a good ball pot, the most important thing is nothing but the connection parts such as the shoulder and neck of the pot.”

(End of this chapter)