How to make Yuzhu fan bone fan?

Traditional handmade Yuzhu fans are made by boiling, drying, roasting, scraping, dragging, pouring, grinding, then polishing and drying with wet horsetail, and polishing with elm leaves. Finally put the wax on.

Step 1: Material selection

There are a lot of attention to the selection of materials for Yuzhu fan.com/Products/Foldingfan/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>Folding fans. Bamboo is mainly distributed in the Yangtze River Basin and South China and Southwest China. Jiuhua fan Studio is located in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in South China, around the Jiuhua fan Scenic Area.

There are many types of bamboo in my country, which have the characteristics of high hardness, wear resistance, elasticity, and easy carving. The most important thing is that bamboo has a very special texture, the bones are clear, elegant and fresh. , the more crystal clear and warm like jade, scholars and scholars have a special liking for the integrity of bamboo, which is also an important reason why bamboo, jade, and bamboo fan bones are the best choice for fan making. The color will turn red after a long time. Since ancient times, craftsmen and people have not hesitated to use the best materials to make Yuzhu fan bones. In addition to the most common Yuzhu and Baizhu, there are also precious materials such as Xiangfei Bamboo, Brown Bamboo, Merlot Bamboo, Purple Bamboo, Peach Silk Bamboo, Sesame Bamboo, Buddha Belly Bamboo, fang Bamboo, etc.

The selection of bamboo is the most important process before the start of fan making. The quality of the selected material directly determines the color, smoothness, feel and texture of the finished Yuzhu fan bone. In particular, the material of Sugong Yuzhu fan.com/Products/Foldingfan/ target=_blank class=infotextkey>Folding fan is very demanding. The first step in selecting bamboo is to determine the location of bamboo selection. According to Jin Xiya (Carved Bamboo Little Words), it is generally taken from Tianmu Mountain, where the soil is fertile and the bamboo is strong. When selecting materials in modern times, it is not restricted to Tianmu Mountain, but it is necessary to pay attention to whether the growth environment of bamboo is natural, and try to choose less pollution and natural Bamboo is picked in places with more prominent conditions.

Then it is to judge the age of bamboo. Bamboos that are tender are not firm in texture, loose and unusable and easy to deform. Too old bamboos have rough texture and are not resistant to fine carving, so bamboos of six years old are better. Due to the requirements of the size of the Yuzhu fan bone itself, the length of the bamboo joint should be considered when selecting bamboo, and it is appropriate to be greater than 30 cm.

The second step: open the material and store the material

Cut off the bamboo joints, measure the length according to the shape of the fan bone made of Yuzhu, and then observe the thickness and curvature of the bamboo wall, screen, and preliminarily determine whether it is used for large bones or small bones. If it is used for large bones, cut the material according to the required width of the large bones, gently scrape the outer cyan skin of the bamboo, and then expose it to light yellow.

When drying bamboo, pay attention to the appropriate time for three days, do not overexpose, and do not take the skin to light yellow as the standard. Excessive exposure may lead to cracking, which is prone to problems in the follow-up work; The bamboo material is generally two to three centimeters shorter than the big bone, and the material is first cut into wide pieces. Then cut the wide sheet in half into two parts, bamboo green and bamboo yellow, and place them separately. Boil the separated slices in water for an hour, dry them and cut them to the desired thickness. The boiled bamboo material needs to be dried in the shade. After drying, it should be exposed to the sun to remove the moisture contained in the bamboo material as much as possible, so as to increase the mass density and strengthen the hardness. Generally, bamboo materials need to be stored for three years before they can be used. In the rainy season, special attention should be paid to preventing moisture and mildew.

third step

The initial processing of large and small bones should be basically flat first. Pay attention to the color, tenderness and texture of the bamboo. It is required to select the bamboo strips with the same tenderness and color on a fan, and then look carefully at the texture of the bamboo strips, and put the smoother strips on the same head.

the fourth step

The large and small bones are opened at the shoulders, and the thickness of the sides of the large and small bones is processed. Try to keep the middle thick and the bottom thin.

the fifth step

Punch holes, process shapes, and wear large and small bones.

Step 6

Annealing and baking to shape large bones.

Step 7

Fine processing, repairing the places where the Yuzhu fan bones are not in place, must be symmetrical and straight.

Step 8

Finish machining, distinguish between large and small bones, then round the outer edge of the large bone and partially correct it, and scrape the mouth. The next step is to polish and polish the large and small bones. The manual polishing of large bones is especially important. The more times the water is milled, the higher the gloss, from coarse sand to medium sand to fine sand. Grinding is the most labor-intensive part. The premise of good works is meticulous work. Due to the impetuous atmosphere of modern society, very few craftsmen do full work, and there are always shortages. A large part of the quality of a Yuzhu fan bone is reflected in the quality of the workmanship.

The final step is to set the hot nails.