This craftsman is already a little older in the blacksmith industry.

When he is older, his physical strength is not enough, and he has to borrow others for more physical work, and he focuses on skills and experience, but he still flashes his waist.

After recuperating for a few days, he has been much better, and he walked over slowly with his waist on his face, with an angry face.

Move his stove casually, this is a taboo in the industry, which is equivalent to smashing his job.

Zhou Xiaozhou was still doing preliminary work such as the stove, and when he saw him coming, he smiled and said, "This master, it's rude, borrow the stove, return it when you use it, and if there is damage, you will definitely compensate according to the price." ”

Since people are here, they can't not give no face.

The craftsman looked at him, but he couldn't see what kind of character he was, after all, the craftsman was not interested in caring about whose officials were big and whose officials were small, and usually only cared about his own work and the affairs of the industry.

Although he was a little annoyed, he didn't want to lose his temper brainlessly, and said, "This adult has ever hit iron? ”

"I've been beaten..."

Although it's only been three or two days, it's definitely a fight.

"Don't worry, Master, we are insiders, you can sit here to supervise, if you have different opinions...

It doesn't have to be said either. ”

Zhou Xiaozhou glared at the young man, "Find a comfortable chair for your master and make tea." ”

The young man hurriedly ran to find a chair, asked his master to sit down, and ran to make tea.

Since people are insiders, the craftsman doesn't have much to say, after all, the stove is indeed idle, and it is not his private property, and it is a proper thing for others to use it temporarily. Even if you don't want to be borrowed, you have to find the right reason.

What's more, the other party seems to have a lot of background, and it is not easy to offend.

He sat down slowly and said, "Judging by this adult's methods, he should have done this business, but it was not long. ”

The eyes are quite old and spicy, and you can see Zhou Xiaozhou's seniority at a glance.

The layman looks at the lively, the insider looks at the doorway, and with a gesture, you can know how deep your Taoism is.

"I haven't been working for long, isn't this going to be an official, delaying the future of a master craftsman."

Zhou Xiaozhou pulled casually, shook his head, "Very regretful, very regretful..."

Whether it is a master or a small craftsman, if there is a chance to be an official, who will be a bitter blacksmith.

The craftsman shook his head again and again when he looked at his hands, and said, "This master is just a new hand, so he dares to operate a stove alone, it's a bit reckless, right?"

It's good to be young, but some things can be done without being young, and even become a joke that you can't help yourself.

In the opinion of the old decay, it is better to forget it, so as not to destroy this stove, and turn back to the official to blame it, the old decay can't afford it..."

If the stove is tossed and scrapped by Zhou Xiaozhou, he must be responsible, it takes a lot of money to rebuild the entire stove, how to explain?

Suddenly, Zhou Xiaozhou showed a bloodstained short axe, and he was startled and quickly shut up.

This short axe has been cut by Zhou Xiaozhou, and it has even broken a lot, and it is too light to start.

In hand-to-hand combat, he felt that an axe was better than a knife, after all, he was a strength player.

"Is there a tomahawk mold here?"

"Yes... Yes. ”

Zhou Xiaozhou carried a weapon to find a weapon mold, which frightened others to dodge quickly, and some even found guards.

The guards naturally knew his costume as a dragon guard, and hurriedly saluted: "Does this lord need help?" ”

Instead of stopping him from coming, he came to help.

The craftsmen were even more silent.

"Not at the moment."

Zhou Xiaozhou found the tomahawk from a pile of molds, brought it back to the stove, and installed it. Then he threw the short axe in his hand into the furnace, and felt that the portion was not enough, so he took out a few swords and threw them into again.

Still thinking that it was not enough, I found a few pieces of ore by the stove and threw them in.

What kind of ore it is, you have to be an insider to tell, and he really can't tell what it is.

After thinking about it, I still felt that the portion was not enough, and there was nothing to lose, so I simply poured hundreds of gold coins into it.

The golden gold was poured into the furnace, and so much more, that everyone was stunned.

You have so much money, what kind of iron?

These rich and noble children are really idle, so bad... The art of striking iron.

This is no longer striking iron, but striking gold.

All of a sudden, the number of onlookers increased.

It's also very interesting to watch the losers lose the family.

Zhou Xiaozhou didn't pay attention to it either, and began to sit down and warm up.

This operation is very boring, that is, constantly pulling the bellows, without stopping, the fire burns more and more, to the extent of melting molten iron.

It usually takes two or three hours to pull it.

This is a must-do job for a new apprentice, who can pull his hands to the point of being unconscious.

It's so tiring!

Apprentices with a bit of status don't do this work anymore, and the master is even less likely to do it.

There is a big disadvantage in this, because the young apprentice can't pull, can't continue to heat, will pull and stop, the fire will be big and small, resulting in the molten iron can not melt in one go.

Not only does it prolong the time, but it also affects the effect.

This is actually quite important, but the apprentice layman, it is good to be able to stick to it, and you can't ask for too much.

Zhou Xiaozhou's arm strength is far beyond ordinary people, it is quite easy to pull up the blower, the sense of rhythm is very good, the faster he pulls, and the molten iron melts in less than an hour.

It can even stir the molten iron with utensils while pulling the blower to clean up the impurities as much as possible.

What is used to stir molten iron at such a high temperature?

Iron will melt quickly if it reaches in.

It's easy to say, wrap the outside of a bamboo pole with a kind of concrete, and it can be stirred several times before melting.

A few stirs are enough.

The bamboo pole is stirred shorter and shorter, until it is too short to penetrate in, and this concrete will float to the top again, and it will be scraped out with a gentle scrape.

At this point, the mold can be filled.

The furnace is poured, the molten iron flows into the mold, and the first half of the process is completed.

After filling the mold, wait for the molten iron to cool down slightly, solidify to the point that the molten iron will not splash when hammered, and it can be tempered.

It needs to be beaten repeatedly so that there are no more gaps inside it, so that it can be strong and durable and not easy to break.

The shape can also be changed slightly, and the blade will become thinner and sharper when hit.

As for the temperature at which it cools down before it starts beating, it is also key, and usually the higher the temperature, the better.

But the temperature is too high for people to get close to, how to beat?

This is where the technical problem arises, and the operation of each craftsman will be different, and even many different schools will be formed. Some people think that it is better to wait for it to cool down naturally, some people think that it is better to cool down directly with cold water, and even how to cool down with cold water, how many times to cool down, etc., there are many different sayings...

High temperatures, suddenly poured cold water, even if it does not explode, may affect the quality.

Zhou Xiaozhou didn't have the patience to spend it here, and after it cooled down a little, he used the atomization of the rain fog technique to slowly accelerate the cooling, and cooled to the point that he felt that he could get closer, so he picked up the hammer and knocked it all indiscriminately.

He has the strength to protect his body, and the brocade robe also has a certain heatstroke prevention effect, and the temperature close to it is much higher than that of ordinary people.

This first pass is indeed a random knock, because the first hammer goes down, and the depiction of the formation fails.

Since it has failed, it is purely to find the feel, beat it through, and try the tenacity of this molten iron to see if you have to add some materials.

It felt okay.

In other words, there is no experience at all, there is no comparison, how can it be clear whether it is okay or not.

The quality of this furnace of molten iron was assessed as qualified by him, and he no longer worries about it.

In fact, I don't know how to neutralize the ratio at all.