Chapter 14 Endure loneliness and boredom
As long as the master is doing grinding and polishing, he will always remind himself: the force is even.
These four words are the core essence of polishing.
If you use too much force, the surface of the jade will leave sand marks, and if the force is too light, the carving marks will be difficult to polish clean, so this degree must be grasped well, and it is also the most measured technology.
For Xiao Zining, there is no pressure at all at this step, even without the blessing of the precision technique of heavenly creation, even when he is still an apprentice, he can do it easily and easily.
If there will be deviations and mistakes in this step, wouldn't it be in vain for Xiao Qianchuan to teach for so many years.
What's more, now that he has become a serious craftsman, he also has that magical precision technique.
The rough cowhide changed shape at will in Xiao Zining's hands, constantly wandering and rubbing on the green mountains, young children, and green shrimps, and every time it was polished, it would make people look shocked.
Especially those slender hollow parts, they can't withstand the toss, and a little too much force may cause irreparable losses.
Even if they believe in Xiao Zining, their hearts are secretly in their throats.
[Little White Rabbit who loves to jump: My little brother moves so softly, but I can't breathe anymore!]
[Great beauty: Take a deep breath, close your eyes, there is fresh oxygen all over the world.] 】
[Robot cat @ Damei, are you stupid?]
……
Time seems to stand still, and silence is better than sound.
Although Xiao Zining said that he didn't say a word, he looked serious. But it makes everyone in the live broadcast room feel a unique charm.
It is said that serious men are the most handsome, this sentence is indeed true, Xiao Zining has made the best interpretation of this.
After following his grandfather Xiao Qianchuan to learn carving for many years, Xiao Zining knows one thing better than anyone else, that is, if you want to learn the craft of carving, you must endure loneliness and boredom.
Only by guarding against arrogance and rashness, and calmly immersing oneself in it, can we live a boring life with a taste, just like poetry.
What is thrilling in your eyes is skillful for me.
Not to mention the green shrimp, even the thinner cicada wings are more than this one, and I can handle it with ease.
Xiao Zining, who was holding the cowhide, was so confident, immersed in that precise state, and was fascinated.
Time is passing quietly, and the people in the live broadcast room are also leaving and staying.
When the last corner was polished, Xiao Zining put down the cowhide and let out a sigh, and the corners of his mouth raised a touch of curvature.
The most boring work is successfully completed, and the last step to do is to seal the wax in the last step.
This process is not complicated, he turned on the sound easily, and at the same time casually swept up the previous swiping message.
[Anchor, I've been staring at you, and I found that you look so handsome seriously, can you tell me secretly, do you have a girlfriend?]
[The anchor is so handsome and chic, of course Yushu Linfeng has a girlfriend, you might as well consider me upstairs, I am still a simple and upright five-fingered family. 】
You have used more rolling paper for colds recently than when you were single, right?】
[Don't drive around, there are beautiful women in the group!quality!quality!]
[Hungry Broadsword: Don't make any noise!Shut up for me!Little brother, you can be regarded as polishing this thing, are there any other steps?]
It is said that clothes are not as good as newcomers, and sure enough, listening to the discussion of this group of people, it is still reliable for the old man who is hungry and thirsty.
Xiao Zining, who picked up this kind of stairs and went down, raised the handle and said, "Well, just like you can see, the new carved jade is considered to be completed at this step." ”
"If the jade quality of the jade is first-class, then there is no need to seal wax. What is called sealing wax means that the jade has cracks after polishing, so in order to cover up the cracks, the wax must be sealed. ”
"After sealing the wax, the jade can fill in the fine pits or cracks on the surface, so that the finished jade appears smoother and brighter, and the luster is beautiful and highly uniform. ”
[Little brother, if you say so, do all jade have to be sealed with wax?]
"Of course, it's not all of them, as I said before, first-class jade doesn't need to be sealed with wax, and the sealing wax is mainly for two kinds of cracks. ”
"One is called open fissure, and the other is called hidden fissure. The so-called open crack means that it can be seen with the naked eye, there are piercing cracks, cracks that are difficult to judge the depth, and skin cracks. ”
"These cracks are on the surface of the jade and can be seen without the help of any equipment, so it is best to remove them at the time of carving, so that there is no need to seal the wax. ”
"If there are some cracks that do not know the depth and cannot be disposed of at will, then it should be sealed with wax after carving into the finished product. ”
Xiao Zining picked up the handle as he spoke, and turned to the people in the live broadcast room and explained: "Like this piece of Hetian jade, those open cracks have been disposed of by me, and there are some hidden cracks in it, almost all of which are small cracks of 1 or 2 mm, in order to ensure the appearance, sealing wax is obviously a good way." ”
[I'm a rookie, weakly ask the anchor, is it harmful to seal wax?]
[Yes, is it toxic to use filler?]
"Filler?"
Xiao Zining shook his head and said unhurriedly: "Sealing wax is not what you think, this step is non-toxic and harmless, most of the jade sold in the jade market now has been treated with sealing wax, you don't have to worry about this, it won't be any toxic filler." ”
"Generally speaking, it is best to use paraffin wax for sealing wax, which is more suitable. Without further ado, I'm going to show you the process now. ”
Speaking of this, Xiao Zining reached out and took out some white powder from the wide-mouthed porcelain bottle next to him, sprinkled it evenly on the handle like sprinkling salt, and then wiped it with a soft cloth continuously, and the fine white powder quickly soaked into the jade and disappeared.
This powder is paraffin.
But this paraffin wax is not the other paraffin, it is a secret recipe exclusively developed by Xiao Qianchuan, and only the Xiao family has it.
If he didn't know the wonderful effect of this paraffin powder, Xiao Zining wouldn't dare to seal the wax at will, and if it was ordinary paraffin, it would definitely take more time, but this was not used.
Ten minutes later, it was done.
This is really over, and what appears in front of everyone in the live broadcast room is a finished masterpiece, a child's shrimp catch.
Compared with the original simple polishing, the current handle has more of a natural beauty, and even if you look at it closely, you will not find any cracks and flaws.
Every detail is handled very well, and the child's facial expression is very vivid and expressive, and the joy of catching a shrimp is about to come out.
But the most eye-catching thing is the green shrimp, if it used to be a little dull, now it has become lifelike, as if revealing a psychic taste.
Even the creeks and rivers have become vivid from the initial stillness, with faint undulating ripples.
The whole handle is integrated and ingenious.