Chapter 4 Little Wood Carving Expert
Before he really started, Lin Sen still went to the Zongsheng Palace first, and filled the grain tank at home, and he didn't panic when he had food at home, which was about to become a kind of obsessive-compulsive disorder for him.
After seeing his own food reserves with satisfaction, Lin Sen ran out with an axe with confidence, there is no shortage of trees in the mountains and forests of Zhongnan Mountain, but he still needs to be carefully selected before he can use it.
It wasn't until he came across a boxwood tree that he felt a little relieved. Because of its slow growth, the wood is extremely delicate, and the color is as warm as ivory, no matter what age or class, everyone loves it.
Whether it is made into bonsai, or made into furniture, or used for carving, the value is not low, many times it can be regarded as a hard currency similar to red sandalwood, of course, the price may not be so high, just an analogy.
This boxwood can grow to such a large size, obviously the year is not short, and the value is naturally not low. Lin Sen, who found the treasure, did not rush to cut it down, but carefully got some branches and buds suitable for cuttings from above.
This is a habit for him, when he sees such a good thing, he always has to get some to plant at home first, so as to accumulate more materials for gardening in the future.
Compared with the extensive planting of grain, serving this boxwood, Lin Sen's movements are much gentler and more reliable, this thing is clear.
After leaving the seedlings, Lin Sen was still not in a hurry to move the boxwood, but took the little game he had accumulated at hand, ran a short mountain road to the nearest mountain village, and came back with a set of carpenter's tools.
He only had that big axe in hand, and no matter how good he was using it, he still couldn't count on this stupid big black and stupid big axe for some delicate work.
Although the set of tools that I got back was a little rougher, and I was not very reluctant to use iron, as far as the part of the cutter head, most of the other parts were still wood, but for Lin Sen, this thing was more comfortable. There is a systematic bonus, and for this kind of object whose main body is wood, he can always easily do it like an arm, which makes him more confident about this wood carving plan.
The tools are all in place, Lin Sen did not hesitate, went to the boxwood tree and began to dig up, it is really refreshing to cut it down with an axe, but the roots are not wasted, just with the size of the boxwood, the roots are estimated to be enough to complete a small carving work, waste is shameful, Lin Sen is now lacking everything, there is no lack of physical strength, so that the style of money is absolutely not daring.
Lin Sen didn't waste even a single branch, he dragged the whole boxwood back to the house, and all the cuttings that could be made were put into the ground, and the small branches and leaves that couldn't be used were removed painfully.
Lin Sen knocked on the trunk with his hand and touched it, and he had a rough idea of the wood texture in it, which of course was also thanks to the cheat of the system.
Combined with the shape of the tree trunk, after a long time of comparison, under the premise of using as many materials as possible, Lin Sen finally conceived the prototype of several works in his mind.
Using charcoal to draw a rough outline on the outside of the wood, Lin Sen did not hesitate, raised the most familiar big axe, crackled and chopped, divided it into three pieces, and by the way, also made the shape of the three works.
Although the big axes flashed on the boxwood every time, if you look closely, you will find that they never simply walk in a straight line, but instead follow the texture of the wood and the outer contours of Lin Sen's plan. This is not only to achieve the effect he wants faster, but also to retain those leftovers to the greatest extent, after all, these materials may become money silk if they are left, and it is understandable that he picks the door a little, which is not confidence in his own handles.
The next fine carving, Lin Sen does not have such confidence, he has not used the big axe, he naturally knows what he can do, but this set of woodworking tools has just arrived after all, he is not even sure if this thing can be hard against boxwood, at this time, the smelting technology to make the carving knife, the hardness is really not guaranteed to be higher than boxwood, so it is necessary to test it in advance.
After selecting a piece of scrap half the size of a palm, Lin Sen picked up the carving knife and was ready to do it. The subject matter was chosen by him a long time ago, and it was also the "lucky fat man" who practiced the most in his previous life, a gadget that became popular because of charity and became popular because of various photos of his belongings.
Although this lucky fat man only has a general shape and outline, but can exercise a variety of carving techniques, the fault tolerance rate is relatively high, of course, want to really achieve that kind of cute and cute, and even a little cute effect, the requirements for craftsmanship are not low, it is easy to learn and difficult to master the object, it is suitable for finding the feel, by the way to adapt to these tools.
As Lin Sen expected, the effect of the cheat in the system is still very stable, the wooden-handled carving knife is in his hand, it is not too smooth to use, brush a few knives, and the image of a simple fat man is quickly presented, and then simply repair the edges and corners, and even don't need to polish it, there is a feeling of being so round and jade.
Even when Lin Sen was at the peak of woodworking in his previous life, he had such a good carving knife in his hand, and after making so many lucky fat people, he would never reach the cuteness of the fat man in front of him who relied on simple tools and just picked up carpentry skills, not the progress of skills, but the all-round improvement of the spirit and spirit shown.
With this thing in hand, Lin Sen has a clear understanding of his level, and then he starts to make those few small wood carvings, and he has a lot of music in his heart.
Looking at the boxwood again, he carefully recalled the imaginary image in his heart, and Lin Sen became like a knife flying, and the sawdust flew down, and all kinds of details were slowly revealed.
A bright brain like a longevity peach, a peaceful smile, holding a wishful cane in one hand, and a big longevity peach in the other, it is the image of the birthday star. This is the uppermost section of the trunk.
Under the concoction, the trunk in the middle section soon became a "peaceful elephant", and the thickest section near the root was simply carved by Lin Sen into the image of a "pot-bellied Maitreya" in a lying position.
Lin Sen, who was immersed in carving, completely forgot the existence of time, and threw aside the meal that he was most worried about, until the three wood carvings were all completed, and then he had the heart to look up at the sky, and he went to rest after seeing the sun leaving a ray of afterglow, but he didn't expect that before he knew it, the time of the day would pass.
Reluctantly, he stared at the three works carefully for a long time, how beautiful it was, Lin Sen was completely fascinated by it, and he praised himself countless times in his heart, it was really hard to imagine that such a beautiful statue would be from his own hands.
What's more important is that any of these works requires those master craftsmen to carve for several days, or even months to complete, and Lin Sen, it only took one day to complete three wood carvings of the same level, and his sense of accomplishment is so full that he flies, which is completely understandable.
"Oh~~" The hungry stomach rang in time, which brought Lin Sen, who was immersed in self-satisfaction and couldn't extricate himself, back to reality.
After hastily filling his stomach, Lin Sen lit a fire and began to polish the three wood carvings in earnest, until the reflection on the wood carvings could be seen next to the firelight.
Put the baby carefully, and rarely found a piece of wood to put the broken wooden door on the top, and then put the big axe in a place where he could reach it at will, and looked at the baby carefully, Lin Sen fell asleep with a beautiful vision for the future.