Chapter 23 The Exquisiteness of Cutting Jadeite
The softness coming from behind made Da Zhuang, a seven-foot man, blush, holding the stone with both hands, stagnant in mid-air, as if time had stood still. Although he began to mix with society when he was in school, Da Zhuang still has a color heart and no color guts.
I coughed dryly twice, trying to ease the awkward atmosphere.
Nanli first noticed that something was wrong, but he didn't feel embarrassed, and said teasingly: "Da Zhuang, I didn't expect you to be quite material, and your abdominal muscles are good." β
I don't know which tendon of Da Zhuang's brain is wrong, so he actually blushed and said stupidly: "You, you are also quite expected." β
My brain capacity was obviously insufficient, but fortunately he didn't compliment Nanli on a good muscle.
Even if he has a hearty personality and is a little boyish, Nanli's face is still crimson.
"Da Zhuang, you are so ridiculous, this jade, how can you break it directly!" I raised my voice and deliberately diverted the topic, but I always wanted to laugh in my heart.
Da Zhuang took advantage of it, and he didn't dare to sell it cheaply, so he borrowed the slope to get off the donkey and said: "Niu, Brother Niu, don't blame me, I didn't see a hammer and axe in the store." β
I'm really embarrassed in my heart, you are also a mixed play circle, this jadeite, horizontal and vertical has to have professional equipment, although I haven't seen it, but it will definitely not be a chisel axe saw.
"You're so stupid and naΓ―ve. Nanli said, his tone not annoyed, but a little ambiguous.
I have a hunch that Da Zhuang will not follow in the footsteps of the Song army. These two buddies are too blessed, as the saying goes, men chase women, separated by mountains;
The area of the store is not small, and there is a closed partition in the southeast corner of the room. Nanli walked over and opened the door, and inside was a machine, consisting of a base, a grinding wheel, an electric motor or other power source, a bracket, Protective cover and water feeder and the like, the grinding wheel is arranged on the top surface of the base, the base has the space for accommodating the power source, the power source drives a reducer, the reducer has a transmission shaft that penetrates out of the top surface of the base for fixing the grinding wheel, the bottom position of the base corresponding to the grinding wheel has a concave water collection area, the water collection area extends outward to the first-class road, the water feeder is located above one side of the grinding wheel, the water feeder has a space containing water liquid, and the side of the water feeder corresponding to the grinding wheel has a water outlet.
Pointing to the machine, Nanli introduced: "Oh, this is a special grinder, which specializes in cutting jadeite." β
Da Zhuang scratched his head embarrassedly, "Hehe, okay, I'll cut him." Then he rushed over again.
"Stop, stop, stop. Nanli's enthusiasm for Da Zhuang, or recklessness, was also very helpless, and patted his head twice with his hand: "This jadeite can't be cut from the middle with a knife like cutting a watermelon." β
"Who said, I've heard of it, there is a life and no life, a lump in the middle. Da Zhuang argued.
Nanli and I both showed surprised expressions, "Da Zhuang, you actually know the jargon of gambling stones, then you still wanted to break the stone away just now!" Nanli was a little annoyed, probably because...
"Knowing what's wrong with this, I can break it open, and I can see what this lump in the middle is!" Da Zhuang is really ignorant and invincible.
Looking at Da Zhuang, a living treasure, I almost fell down with laughter, and I couldn't care about the muscle pain from being beaten. While laughing, he said: "Da Zhuang, his lump in the middle refers to the tuo, not a lump in the middle..."
"Ah, that's what it means. Da Zhuang suddenly realized, it seems that this can only make people laugh if they don't learn it.
"Oh, it's too troublesome, you two just say, how can I get this stone out of the way now!" Da Zhuang was a little impatient, as if we were preventing him from getting rich.
"Why are you in a hurry? Nanli said without showing weakness, his tone was actually quite flat, but he was honest when he was strong.
"This jadeite cutting is a meticulous job. If it is not cut well, 1 million stones may become worthless, if it is cut well, there may only be two pendants, and a table can come out, so you must not be in a hurry. In particular, the high-priced, high-quality materials are all subject to the study of several experienced jade cutting masters, and the unanimous opinion will start to move the knife. β
"It's so complicated, so what are we going to do first?" After Da Zhuang was yelled, he became a curious baby again, but obviously he didn't understand Nanli's words.
I explained, "Before cutting jadeite, it is necessary to have a comprehensive understanding of the actual situation of the raw material, that is, to grasp the specific condition of the processing object. This is like a doctor seeing a doctor, only through analysis, can the right medicine be prescribed according to the situation. β
As I spoke, I motioned for Da Zhuang to put the jade he was holding on the table, and turned on the flashlight to get closer to the original stone.
"Burmese jadeite rough, Hui Kachang mouth, middle layer, red oil wax shell..."Strange auditory hallucinations have appeared again!
I was shocked, it could be that the jade could also be identified, but the voice was clear when it didn't miss the bee-eater diagram, and I couldn't remember the content behind it.
With the knowledge in the book and the auditory hallucinations in my head, I said, "This is the material that will be stuck, the red oil wax shell, the skin shell is relatively thin, but there may be more cracks, we need to study it carefully, how to cut it." Then, he sprayed water on the stone and put his hand on the voltage. Indeed, as Da Zhuang said, the transparency is still very high in some places, but this may also be a companion of jadeite, commonly known as water foam.
I continued to observe intently how the shell behaved, even the cracks and the color change of the flashlight. "Clear bottom, cracked. "My brain hurts, but these words are deeply imprinted in my mind.
"Okay, okay, let me see. Nanli saw that I had been observing here for a long time, and he didn't say anything, so he snatched the flashlight in my hand and examined the material.
"Alas, wait a minute, the light of this piece is green, and there is green inside!" Da Zhuang exclaimed.
"I don't see color under the lamp. Nanli silently threw down five words.
Not looking at the color under the lamp is a jargon in the gambling stone line. Because the color of jadeite, especially the color of jadeite such as glitter gray, sparkle blue and oil blue, the visual effect under the return light is much better than the color effect under natural light. Therefore, under the light, you can only look at the cracks of the jadeite, the length of the water head, the degree of reflection or other characteristics. Instead, in natural light, the green color of the jadeite should be observed and evaluated.
Obviously, although Nanli is not very old, he is a good hand at looking at jadeite. He observed the direction of the crack on the leather shell, drew a path on the stone cleanly, and said to Da Zhuang: "It stands to reason that this jadeite should be rubbed more and less solved." But you're gambling on stones for the first time, so let you get a boost, you go with a grinder, cut along the line I marked, and we'll see. However, let's talk about it first, I think it's not green inside, it may be blue-gray, and from the fine lines of the leather shell, there are more small locks inside, I don't know if it will be cracked, if it's a lock, it depends on the carver in the later stage..."Nanli said.
Da Zhuang obviously didn't understand the words behind, picked up the jadeite, and walked straight to the operation room.
Turn on the power and only listen to the sound of the grinding wheel flying. Da Zhuang took a deep breath, held his breath, and leaned the jade up according to the line drawn.
The grinding wheel touched the jadeite, and the fire flickered. Da Zhuang had a lot of strength, and because of nervousness, he held the jadeite tighter, and pushed the jadeite forward hard, and the debris was splashed and hit in the face.
"Damn, pour some water!" Nanli was very helpless, shouted, and hurriedly rushed over to water it. He forgot that Da Zhuang had never cut the jadeite rough at all, and he didn't know that he still needed watering.
After a while, the stone split in half.