God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 58
Xu Jingxing left the old time hut calmly, but as soon as he went out, he immediately jumped on the three-way bicycle, pedaled vigorously, and abruptly rode the tricycle like a racing car.No way, he is in a hurry.

Don't look at the confidence he showed in front of Jin Xiaoxiao, and he offered to hand over the samples before [-] pm, but in fact his confidence was not as full as he showed.What he did was just a response to Jin Xiaoxiao, because Jin Xiaoxiao obviously didn't trust him, and he just gave him such a chance for the sake of Yu Hanqing's sake.

But the more this is the case, the more he has to fight for himself, otherwise he will lose face and even Yu Hanqing will follow suit.

When he got home, he didn't even care to drink his saliva, and plunged into the workshop and started to work.

On the blueprint that Jin Xiaoxiao gave him was a string of bracelets, which are rosary beads to be precise, but the beads on the rosary beads are not the usual plain round beads, but small Buddha statues, a total of eighteen statues, which belong to the Buddhist family. The Eighteen Arhats.

In other words, Xu Jingxing needed to carve out eighteen Arhat statues with a diameter of less than one centimeter before five o'clock in the afternoon.

It is very difficult to do small-scale woodcarving purely by hand. First, because the target is too low to cut the knife, it must be carved by hand, which requires not only superb carving skills, but also high requirements for arm strength; With texture, when facing small wood with a diameter of less than one centimeter, you must be cautious when cutting the knife. If you are not careful, it may crack, and all previous efforts will be wasted.

The first difficulty was nothing to Xu Jingxing, his other advantages were not obvious, but his arm strength was surprisingly great under the blessing of gloves.

But the second difficulty is not up to him to decide. He can only be as careful as possible when cutting the knife, because the wood is limited, and it is only this long, and it will be gone when it is used up. If the material is exhausted but the sample cannot be completed, That would be a shame.

It's just that it will inevitably reduce his work efficiency.

But he has already boasted about Haikou, so if he can do it, he has to bite the bullet and rush forward.

Xu Jingxing measured the size of the rosary beads, cut the wood into square blocks, and saved the step of drawing on the blocks, put the drawings in front of him, and directly carved them with a knife.Faced with such a small piece of wood, chisels must not be used, and only small flat-head knives and oblique knives can be used to shovel and dig.

That is to say, his arm strength is strong enough, otherwise he really can't do anything to these woods.You know, this is huanghuali wood, which is a standard hardwood. Its hardness is second only to wood such as lobular red sandalwood, rosewood, ebony, and iron wood. Moreover, the wood of huanghuali has a certain degree of toughness. If you are decisive, not only may the knife be broken, but you may even hurt yourself.

Carving is so difficult, no wonder Jin Xiaoxiao's first reaction was doubt when he boasted.

It's a pity that Xu Jingxing just tried the feel of the hand, and he quickly got used to it. He held the wooden block in one hand and the carving knife in the other. Occasionally, he looked up at the blueprint. Under the knife is no different from ordinary cork.

It took less than 10 minutes to form a seated deer arhat. Although it has not been polished and waxed, the calm, indifferent and noble temperament is fully revealed.

This deer-seated Arhat was originally a minister of King Udayan of India, with power over the whole country, but one day he suddenly abandoned his official position and left home to become a monk. Practice in the mountains to avoid the world.Then one day he appeared in the capital on a deer, and preached the scriptures in the palace, which made the old king pass on the crown prince on the spot, and became a monk with him.

Generally speaking, this arhat sitting on a deer is a symbol of elegance, indifference and firm will, and most of his images or statues are followed by a sika deer.

It is not easy to carve a sika deer and an arhat into a rosary with a diameter of less than one centimeter, because the rosary is not only for appreciation, but also a practical tool. The shape should be as round as possible without edges and corners , that will not only stab the hand, but also not conducive to hand-playing, and even not conducive to preservation.

The drawings given by Jin Xiaoxiao were also designed in this way, and the requirements were even more stringent. Not only did the shape of the rosary bead must be purely round, but also the image of the arhat must be vivid and full.

That is to say, the drawings are ready-made, so Xu Jingxing can engrave them according to them, otherwise it would take several days to design such a set of Eighteen Arhat Rosary Beads.

Xu Jingxing was in charge of carving, and An Xin was in charge of polishing and waxing. The speed of work was getting faster and faster. At about three o'clock in the afternoon, a string of rosary beads from eighteen arhat statues was placed in the brocade box. Lying on the bright yellow silk cloth exudes a faint luster and fragrance.

"Master, it's so beautiful, and your craftsmanship is getting better and better," An Xin flattered her.

Xu Jingxing smiled triumphantly, "That is, otherwise how could I be your master," but after the words fell, he shook his head again, "But there are still some characteristics missing, there are many such rosary beads in the market, and I don't know if I can get them Approval from that cranky Boss Kim."

"Then what should we do?" An Xin asked worriedly, she knew very well how important every business was to Xu Jingxing.

"Of course I showed my true skills," Xu Jingxing smiled.

"Ah? Master, do you want to redo it? Don't you have enough time?" An felt anxious.

"Make one and count as one, anyway, it's an experimental product, as long as it can calm down that bad-tempered woman," Xu Jingxing said while sawing off two square pieces of wood again, and began to dig out the beads.

In the era when there were no lathes, things like Buddhist beads were cut out by craftsmen with one knife at a time.Beads cut out by hand are definitely not as standard as those made by lathes, but they have a natural charm, as if they have been washed by the river for millions of years. The real high-end bracelets are cut out in this way.

When Xu Jingxing was engaged in woodcarving creations, he used handwork whenever he could. Except for making furniture, he tried not to use modern tools. Up to now, the electric tools at home are only a chainsaw. What craftsmen use He didn't even bother to look directly at the electric carving knife. It's more interesting to play with mud than to use that thing to make wood carvings.

However, picking out the beads is really tiring and tedious, and the level of cumbersomeness is almost comparable to that of the statue of the sitting deer Arhat carved before.

After digging, it is polished, and it takes a lot of time to polish. Finally, it is polished with 5000-grit sandpaper. The advantages of manual digging are immediately revealed. At first glance, it is no different from the one that came out of the lathe, but it is hard to describe in words. The aptness of the complaint.

"Master, it's four o'clock." An Xin didn't think about it that much, she checked the time frequently, for fear that Xu Jingxing would miss the appointment with Jin Xiaoxiao.

(End of this chapter)