Chapter 103: Wooden Seal Engraving
Huangfu Biao took out a tael of gold ingots, put them on the stall, and told the old man the purpose of his visit.
"It's a gold and it's a fixed amount, but I'm not here to buy a small piece of money, I want to get an object to see if the old gentleman can do it-"
As soon as he heard that there was gold, the old man lifted his straw hat, obviously shocked, this is a fixed money, there is a gold, in the eyes of the old man is already an astronomical amount, I am afraid that it is a wealth that cannot be earned back in dozens of lifetimes.
Looking at it again, the brocade sable jade saddle, silk and satin, and gold-crowned cloud boots are obviously a gentleman, but the words are quite subtle, which makes people listen like a spring breeze.
"What does Childe want to carve? Let's see if the little old man can do it! ”
He also knows that the price of gold ingots can be opened, it is definitely not as simple as carving a few gadgets, if you forge an official seal tiger charm or something, you are afraid that the East Window incident will have a life to make money and not to spend money. Thinking of this, the walnut monster was visibly alert, and there was a look of timidity in his eyes.
Huangfu Biao took out a volume of Sun Tzu's Art of War from the saddle and handed it to the walnut monster, "The whole book of Sun Tzu's Art of War is six thousand and seventy-two characters, but in fact, there are only seven hundred and six crosses that are not repeated, and this son wants this non-repeated seven hundred and six cross seals!" ”
"Forgive the little old man for being rude, the seal is mostly made of gold and stone, because the wooden seal is deformed by water, but the little old man can only carve woodcuts, and the little old man is afraid that he will not be able to take it!"
Huangfu Biao couldn't help but be happy when he heard it, there are more than 2,000 commonly used Chinese characters, if all of them are carved in stone, it is absolutely unaffordable, and it is still necessary to use wood.
"Don't worry, old gentleman, just carve it out, and nothing else will be held accountable, but this size is exquisite-"
"Please also make it clear!"
Huangfu Biao sat opposite the walnut monster in front of the stall, and immediately said the idea of the wooden seal to be made.
"The size of each wooden seal must be the same, five centimeters high, the bottom is square, the width and narrowness are one and a half centimeters, the bottom of the word is engraved, and the ordinary seal is different, the word engraved should be convex from the chapter surface, not concave."
As Huangfu Biao slowly narrated the idea, the walnut monster also knew that this work was exquisite, like carving a human face on a walnut, and only he could do it in the entire Luoyang City.
"This is nothing more than a little more exquisite, made by a little old man."
When Huang Fu Biao heard the walnut monster respond, he was relieved and said another problem.
"The top of this seal also needs to make special grooves, which must be riveted and disassembled on a flat bottom plate, this technology may be in Mozi, can the old gentleman?"
I saw that the walnut monster involuntarily touched his beard, this is to assemble the seal into a plate, three or two rivets put together, hundreds of small parts are disassembled and assembled at will, but it is not easy, but it is also fixed on a flat plate, unless the rivet groove is made on this flat plate. But in this way, where is the tablet, it is already a dazzling treasure chest.
"Box? That's right, you can make a grid and inlay the wood stamp in each grid! ”
"No, each wooden seal must be closely arranged and not spaced!"
Huangfu Biao is afraid of wasting paper, this grid will take up a lot of writing space, Cai Hou paper is not used by ordinary people, if it is printed in batches, he can't afford this cost.
"How about making a horizontal eye at the end of the wooden mark at the same position, connecting it with a thin wire, and fixing it on the slab?"
"I'm afraid that the wooden printing wire in the middle can't stand the force, and it will sag if it is upside down."
This is obviously not a person in Lubanmen, who does not know the magic skill of riveting, and finally thought of the method of connecting with iron wire, but if the wooden seal is made of elm, the wood is quite heavy, and the wooden board will sag in the middle as soon as it is turned over.
"How about the wooden seal being eight centimeters high, one glance at each of the top and bottom, criss-crossed, inserting wire, like a chessboard?"
In fact, this practice cannot guarantee that the wooden mark in the middle will not sag, and it is difficult to achieve consistency in the size of the eye, and it must be uneven and there are many missing prints.
"Old gentleman, there is no need to make rivet grooves at the bottom of the impression, just try to be smooth, can you?"
Huangfu Biao thought of a good way, since the seal is heavy, it is extremely difficult to fix it when it is turned over. Why not fix the paper on the wooden board and cover the stamp with the paper on it when printing? In this case, it is enough to lay the wooden medallion flat on the slab and brush it with ink.
"That's okay, little old man did it!"
"How long will it take?"
"With elm wood as the seal, seven hundred and sixty seals, it will take more than two months!"
"There is a Jishi Academy in the west of the city, which was originally the mansion of Bao Hong, the captain of the lower military academy, did the old gentleman ever know?"
"Chiya!"
"Please send it to Jishi Academy after the old gentleman is ready, and say that the emperor is appointed, that is, someone will store this wooden medal, and there will be ten gold gifts at that time!"
"Childe is not a joke?"
"It's hard to chase a horse if you say it!"
Huangfu Biao left the deposit and walked away, and the walnut monster was still in the shock of the ten gold for a long time.