Eucalyptus orchid has heard that the most prestigious of the lake pens are "Magnolia Rui", "Lan Tingsan", "Right Army Calligraphy", "Cui Hengchun" and so on. These high-grade lake pens, and then use mahogany, Xiangfei bamboo, white porcelain or ivory to make the barrel, is the best in the lake pen.

There is a special requirement for the selection of materials, that is, it is necessary to use goat hair in the Hangjiahu area, and it must be the hair under the armpit or neck of the goat, because the hair of these two parts is rarely damaged, and the integrity of the Fengying can be retained, and the Fengying is the key to determining the quality of a brush head.

The key to making a pen is to select the wool that is the best and most suitable for making a pen tip, a sheep is not a lot of such wool, if you want to make a good pen, you need workers to rely entirely on the naked eye so fine. Dynamic selection, "choose one out of ten million wool", often a few sheep can be made into a good pen head.

The attention to Feng Ying is a major feature of the lake pen in the production process, it is precisely because of Feng Ying, so that the brush has formed a rigid and soft brush, which is also the most fundamental difference between the Chinese brush and other soft pens in the world, and the Chinese brush also has a special charm. The brush stroke is the essence of the Chinese brush, and it is precisely because of the role of the brush that the Chinese brush can flow freely under the pen of calligraphers and painters, producing all kinds of changes.

The production process of Shanlian Lake pen is fine and complex, from the selection of materials to the finished product, it has to go through more than 120 processes, which are roughly divided into two parts: water basin work and dry work.

Do water basin workers, pen workers each stay next to a water benefit, put tens of millions of hairs into the water, refined and fine, and then according to the length of the pen tip to be classified, this is "Qi Hao", and then remove the broken head, no edge, curved but not straight, flat but not round miscellaneous hair, and then according to the soft and hard performance of the pen head "modeling", made into a semi-finished product.

Dry farming workers need to go through the processes of tying the head, loading the pen, selecting the pen, lettering, etc., and finally make the finished product. Its selection of pen is a difficult process, the pen worker holds the pen in his left hand, and holds a knife in his right hand to trim the pen head, repairs the inferior hair in the pen head and the miscellaneous hair on the surface, so that the pen and the edge are round, and meets the requirements of the lake nib, Qi, round and healthy.

The main process of Shanlian Lake pen production has 12 processes, such as pen material, water basin, knot, set, inlay, Pudun, pen selection, lettering, etc., and each process has a number of small processes, so the size of the process reaches more than 120 ways.

The pen material is mainly divided into dozens of varieties according to different characteristics such as length, thickness, color, edge or no edge, etc., for the production of different types, shapes, and quality of pens.

The water basin is also known as water work. The pen worker straightens out the brush hairs soaked in the water basin, and removes the miscellaneous hairs, fluff, and non-sharp hairs that are not suitable for making pens with wetness, and arranges them into semi-finished nibs. "Water basin" is one of the most complex and critical processes in the production process of lake pens.

The knot is also called the tie, and the semi-finished pen tip made in the basin is sent to this process for ligation. Then use the melted rosin to drop on the root of the nib to make it difficult for the bristles to fall off.

The process of Pudun selection pen barrel. In the selection of roots, the dry cracked, moth-eaten, old-skinned, uneven thickness of the pen tube is removed, and according to the specifications of each variety of the pen, the classification of the selection of excellent, thick, rod length consistent pen tube.

The sleeve consists of two parts. The first is to install the pen nib, dig a hole through the selected pen barrel, and install the ligated pen nib in it. The second is to prepare a cap for the loaded pen.

Inlay is the process of decorating the barrel of a certain type of brush. This kind of pen is generally made of Xiangfei bamboo, phoenix eye bamboo, ivory, mahogany, sandalwood and other materials as the main rod of the pen, and then inlaid with horns to make the shape of the pen more beautiful. There are two types: head and tail.

Pen selection is also known as pen retouching. It is a key technical link in the lake pen process. Pen selection is a process in which the semi-finished brushes formed in the previous process are finally inspected and trimmed. The pen worker should remove the bristles that affect the inner and outer quality, and shape the pen head, and finally achieve the quality requirements of sharp, qi, round and healthy.

Lettering engraving inscribes various fonts on the barrel of the pen. For example, the name of the pen and the name of the manufacturer, etc.

In addition to the above main processes, it also has to go through several auxiliary processes such as degreasing, color rubbing, labeling, and packaging.

Lake Pen Song

The four treasures of the study, the lake pen is the first. Thousands of years of history, the city is in full swing.

Imperial examination scholars, Han Mo Liufang. The Qi family governs the country, and the pen carries the way.

The origin of the pen, the 5,000-year-old dynasty. Stone rock wall, vermilion trace pottery.

Pen depiction, tortoiseshell Yin Shang. Warring States Yinghao, the earliest to come out.

Around the wooden pole, wrapped in rabbit hair. The edge is strong and straight, simple and wonderful.

At that time, the pen name was different from the standard. Chu is called "Yu", "unlawful" Wu Bao.

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