God-level Golden Hand

Chapter 596 Delivery
More than a month before, plus the three months later, add up to more than four months.

For more than four months, three people managed to carve a large ten-ton carving. You know, this is a root carving. The carving is very rare, and the workload is even more amazing. If it is replaced by other The best woodcarvers can't finish it in one year. If nothing else, a lot of woodcarvers will die just looking for the proportions, because the carving is so big that one person can only see it. A part of the piece, in such a case, the engraver is like a blind man feeling an elephant, and if he is not careful, he may get the proportion wrong.

But Xu Jingxing didn't worry about this, because he has a good memory, strong mental arithmetic ability, strong energy, and extraordinary brain power. When making the design drawings, he took all these details into consideration, and he clearly memorized the parts and sizes. , and for the convenience of An Xin and Zhao Changfa, they even drew the sketches on the surface of the material, and marked the shape and size of each part.

In this way, not only is his work efficiency higher than that of ordinary people, but even An Xin and Zhao Changfa did not encounter any problems, just dig according to his markings. Naturally, he had to do the process by himself.

It’s not that he was worried about An Xin and Zhao Changfa, but he completed it with a more rigorous and responsible attitude. The rough chisel process is very simple, and the hammer, chisel, big ax and saw can all come in handy. There is almost no technical content in the case of sketches It's fine to use the tools against the drawings, but when it comes to the process of fine digging, you have to be careful, An Xin's technology is not enough for her to make such a large object.

Zhao Changfa's technology is quite good, but his skills are not good enough. Technology and skills are not the same thing. Technology is purely hardware content, while skills are a comprehensive skill combining software and hardware. It requires superb technology and profound artistic creation ability. It is necessary to portray the image of the carving in this process.

If the skill is not up to standard, flaws will be left in the process of fine digging, and this flaw is almost irreparable. If you want to modify it when you wait until it is polished, you may not be able to do it, because every part of a work of art No detail exists independently. If one part needs to be modified, the surrounding area must also be adjusted accordingly, and then the surrounding areas must also be fine-tuned.

It's like throwing a pebble into a calm lake. Even if it's a small pebble, it's almost insignificant compared to the whole lake, but when it's thrown in, it will cause a very wide ripple, which affects a very wide range.

It's like playing dominoes, if you move one of the dominoes, the other dominoes will also be affected.

Therefore, Xu Jingxing personally took care of all the digging process, but the efficiency would be lower. Even though his efficiency was already very high, it still took a full month.

Fortunately, he basically did all the carvings in one pass, and almost made no mistakes, so the efficiency was still very high compared to other wood carvers, even as high as the sky. If you don't believe me, you can tell by Zhao Changfa's horrified and inexplicable eyes.

After careful excavation, it is lightening. This process is relatively simple on this huge lion statue, especially since there are not too many complicated patterns on the body parts of the lion. It was completed by the cooperation of three people. He repaired the most difficult head, neck and claw tail, and left the rest to An Xin and Zhao Changfa.

Polishing and waxing are the steps after the polishing process is completed. This process is simpler, but it is a little laborious. Because of the large size, it is relatively easy to polish. It is difficult to polish the details of normal carvings, such as hair, clothes and The gaps between the faces are almost impossible to polish in normal-sized carvings, but on this giant, those gaps appear to be very large, and it is very easy to polish.

Therefore, it took only ten days for everyone to polish this giant, and then apply high-grade medicinal wax and bake it with fire, and wipe it vigorously with a cotton cloth.

This is physical work, and the melted wax must be rubbed into the wood to form a thin and dense protective layer.

This wax is not ordinary wax, but a medicinal wax that he personally blended. This is the secret recipe he collected. More than 30 catties of Chinese medicinal materials were used. After roasting, grinding, screening, boiling and filtering with wax Only then has it become the current medicated wax. This kind of medicated wax is not only waterproof and moisture-proof, but the most important thing is that it can prevent insects. Such a large carving is most afraid of insects. Once insects are born, it is not 01:30, but A large nest will directly destroy this giant carving.

Therefore, he is very particular about the anti-insect process. He does not miss any detail when waxing, even the bottom, so that he can rest assured that there is no flaw left.

On September 20th, the carvings were officially completed, and even the guardrails Xuanyang Taoist priests were going to make were installed, and even the guardrails were designed by him. This Xuanyang Taoist paid another [-] yuan in wages.

That is to say, Taoist Xuanyang paid a total of 180 million yuan on this nanmu root-carved lion.

But the value of the money, the principle that you get what you pay for, is vividly reflected in Xu Jingxing.

Not to mention the size of this carved piece, anyone who sees such a large root carved lion will be shocked. The most important thing is that the shape and details of this nanmu root carved lion are simply impeccable.In terms of shape, this is a male lion lying lazily on a stone, its posture is very relaxed and leisurely, and one front paw is stretched out casually, drooping on the stone, which looks comfortable no matter how you look at it.

Coupled with the circle of gossip-shaped carved railings around the lion, it gives people a harmless sense of intimacy, it is easy to relax, and even gives people a docile feeling. A poodle.

But the slightly squinted eyes, erect ears, and half-protruded claws contain a majesty and wildness that cannot be ignored, making it impossible to ignore its existence.

And this is exactly the majestic feeling Xuanyang Taoist wants. It looks harmless and will not cause inexplicable psychological pressure on the customers who come in and out, but it will not really be petted like a pet, forming a An aura that can be seen from a distance but not played with, this kind of aura is invisible and intangible, it is a restrained and deep majesty and domineering.

On the day of handing in the work, when Taoist Xuanyang tore off the red silk from the lion's body, all the people who came to visit were shocked into silence.

(End of this chapter)