The production process of Sheyan is numerous and complex, including quarrying, material selection, billet making, to design, carving, polishing, box matching, etc. in the later stage, with a total of more than ten processes. Therefore, the price of Sheyan is 380,000 yuan, and the others generally range from two or three thousand yuan to tens of thousands of yuan, of course, the cheapest is also a few hundred yuan.

Eucalyptus blue saw in the workshop that the material selection requirements of Sheyan are very strict, and the selected stone must have a certain block, particle size, and moderate hardness. The quarried stone does not mean that it can be used to make inkstones, and it often has to be selected. The material selection workers take the material according to the specifications, shape, and process requirements, and then peel the board, chisel the stone flat, saw it into a certain shape, and grind it into an inkstone with water sand.

The second step is billet making. Inkstones are divided into two categories: shaped blanks and natural shaped blanks. A shaped parison is a specification parison that is produced according to a plan, such as square, round, irregular, etc. The natural shape of the blank is to trim the natural shape of the inkstone and see it into a blank.

Then there is the design, which is an extremely important key process in the process of making the inkstone, according to the stone form of the inkstone, carefully consider the theme, concept, composition, modeling and carving knife path. Nature has given inkstone some characteristics, and it is necessary to apply art according to these characteristics.

Then there is carving, which is divided into two steps: chiseling and carving. After finalizing (i.e., designing into a pattern), the chisel begins to chisel the ink hall, the ink pool (also known as the pool), the back stone, the belly and other parts that should be chiseled. Some narrate history, some point out the characteristics of inkstone, some engrave the date of inkstone, some evaluate inkstone, and so on.

The inkstone edge of the inkstone mostly adopts the pattern of ancient artifacts, such as the kui pattern, the cloud and thunder pattern, and there are cloud patterns, geometric patterns, tangled branch patterns and various variation patterns. The whole shape and style are simple and elegant, beautiful and generous. There are also some people or animals and landscapes engraved on the back of the inkstone, and the knife technique uses relief.

Finally, there is the matching box. The box is divided into boxes and paints, and inkstone boxes are made of mahogany, camphor wood, red toon or wood tire paint. No matter what kind of wood is used to make the box, it must be "tailor-made" and prepared according to the size of the inkstone. Make the inkstone in the box, shaking silently.

If you want to paint the inkstone box to a smooth and jade-like effect, you have to go through repeated polishing. Each finished product has to go through a variety of processes such as priming, blanking, color mixing, coarse grinding, repainting, regrinding until polishing and waxing. Engrave the inscription on the lid of the box, or to the seal, or to the line of grass, on the stone green or painted gold, it looks antique, elegant and generous.

After reading the production process of the inkstone, Lan Eucalyptus felt that it was not easy to make an inkstone, and looked at the inkstone full of shelves, so he wanted to buy a piece and take it back. Suddenly, Lan Eucalyptus's eyes lit up, and he saw a piece of Ruyi Suchi inkstone with warm and smooth lines, so he took out the money and decided to buy it.

After paying the money, Lan Yu asked, "I don't know how to maintain such a good inkstone?" ”

Shu Hanyan said that if the inkstone is not in use, it can be rubbed with some moisturizing oils such as walnut oil and pomade oil to maintain the luster, and then put it in a wooden box and store it in a place with a suitable temperature, not in direct sunlight.

If you use an inkstone, you can first open the inkstone, gently polish the inkstone surface with sandpaper about 600, wash it with water, and remove the oil stains on the inkstone. When grinding, cool water should be used, and colored water such as tea and water with high temperature should not be used. The inkstone should be cleaned in time after use to keep the inkstone clean and the ink color pure and bright when the ink is re-grinded.

Most of the inkstones are inked, but the ink used must be high-quality Hui ink, so as not to abrasion the surface of the inkstone. When grinding ink, use water, the ink body is vertical, press lightly, first slow and then fast, naturally grind out dense ink, wash with water after use, and wipe dry with soft sponge and soft cloth. When not in use, you can rub it with walnut oil or pomade (baby oil is generally used abroad) to maintain the shine, and then put it in a wooden box.

Lan Eucalyptus held the inkstone into his arms, thinking that he would have to practice calligraphy after returning home. Take a look at the latest chapters of "Dream Claw Book House in the Great Era" and read it for free for the first time.