Reborn Great Nation Craftsman

Chapter 146 Hainan Huanghuali Canopy Bed in Ming Dynasty
Looking at the Arhat couch that he casually brought out, Zhang Junping shook his head helplessly.

It is not difficult to repair this Arhat couch, but the difficulty lies in the inlaid marble, not the craftsmanship, but the material.

I don't have any marble material in my hand.

It is not difficult to buy a few pieces of marble at random, but such marble is not suitable for furniture inlay materials, so the restoration work of the Luohan couch can only be put on hold temporarily.

Why is furniture repair so difficult?It's too simple and I don't want to repair it. The complicated thing is either missing this or missing that. Is there no furniture with moderate difficulty for me to repair?

Zhang Junping paced back and forth in the furniture warehouse, looking for suitable furniture.

A canopy bed came into Zhang Junping's eyes.

It's it!
This is a canopy bed made of Hainan huanghuali in the Ming Dynasty. Today, only six uprights and crossbars are rotten, and some of them are broken, still hanging on the hollow fence of the canopy bed.

This canopy bed is called Menweizi canopy bed in Beijing, and southerners call it a six-poster bed because the canopy bed has six uprights.

The top is gone, empty.

It's it!
Zhang Junping carefully moved the canopy bed out.

Originally, he didn't plan to repair these precious wood furniture from the beginning, but hoped to find some ordinary furniture to repair.

Unfortunately, after looking around, I found that the furniture made of ordinary wood is either simple and not challenging, or lacks the necessary materials and cannot be repaired.

In the end, I could only choose this Hainan Huanghuali canopy bed from the Ming Dynasty.

Zhang Junping had his own considerations for choosing this Hainan huanghuali canopy bed from the Ming Dynasty. First, he had ready-made materials for the missing parts of the canopy bed. He had 120 tons of Hainan huanghuali logs, and he could take out a few tons of heartwood. , there is no shortage of materials.

The second is the crab of shame. He ate it. Although the crab was digested and pulled out as waste, the shame remained in his body forever.

The master's shame is his shame, and he must show his shame when he has the opportunity to let the world know that Jingzuo furniture has not declined, and can make beautiful and practical canopy beds.

Restoring this Ming Dynasty Hainanese huanghuali canopy bed is only the beginning.

Determined to restore this Ming Dynasty Hainan Huanghuali canopy bed, Zhang Junping began to measure the size and draw the structure diagram.

This Ming Dynasty Hainan huanghuali canopy bed was just bought from the Beijing Carpentry Factory, so Zhang Junping did not include this bed in his previous research materials.

Everything starts from scratch.

Zhang Junping was busy until the evening before he drew the structural diagram and three-dimensional perspective diagram of the Hainan Huanghuali canopy bed in the Ming Dynasty.

And mark the missing parts on it.

The next work is simple, you only need to make the missing parts according to the perspective drawing and structural drawing, and then reassemble them, and you are done.

Of course, Zhang Junping's perspective drawing and structural drawing did not completely copy the prototype of the canopy bed, but made some modifications.

For example, a lower embedding treatment has been done on the top of the drawer, so that after the canopy bed is completed, a Simmons mattress can be placed on it.

The bed sheets are aligned with the side boards of the bed, which does not look obtrusive, and also changes the discomfort caused by the hard boards of the original canopy bed.

Zhang Junping also considered making soft bed surface, but after thinking about it, he gave up.

Soft drawers refer to the surfaces of stools, chairs, and couches in furniture made of rattan strips. As early as the Song Dynasty, it was very common to use rattan mats as soft drawers for beds, couches, and chairs.

This technique is widely used in stools, chairs, beds, and couches. Good soft drawers are thin and dense, with rich and varied textures and a lifespan of more than 100 years.People sit or lie on the soft drawer for a long time, because the soft drawer is breathable and soft, which can relieve fatigue on the stressed skin and is of great benefit to the human body. Most of the high-end furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties use this kind of soft drawer rattan surface.

The combination of the rigidity of the hardwood furniture and the softness of the rattan soft drawer enhances the comfort of the furniture.

Especially in the furniture of Ming and Qing Dynasties, the rattan weaving process is very mature, forming a special handicraft production industry. Rattan weaving is widely used in traditional furniture. .

This kind of soft drawer technology is mainly used in southern furniture, such as Guangzuo furniture and Suzuo furniture.

In the north, it cannot be said that Jingzuo furniture has no application, it can only be said that there are very few, and they are all passed down from the south.

The reason why Zhang Junping gave up making rattan noodles is because he doesn't know how to make rattan noodles.

But this is not the main reason why he gave up. The more important reason is that the soft rattan noodles are not suitable for the north.

The rattan surface of the soft drawer is not only soft and comfortable, but also very breathable, which greatly improves the comfort of the furniture, especially in summer.

But it is also because of this that it is not suitable for the north, because the weather in the north is cold, the better the air permeability of the soft rattan surface, the colder it will be to sleep on it in winter.

Some people will say that it is not easy to handle, a soft rattan bed in summer and a hardwood bed in winter.

The ancients were very particular about beds, which played an important role in family life. They believed that beds could hide wind and gather water. No one would change beds casually. A bed would be used for a lifetime of sleep.

Some elderly people suffer from insomnia as soon as they change their beds.

To sum up, Zhang Junping decided to embed the Simmons mattress in the upper surface of the canopy bed.

That is to solve the problem of comfort, but also take into account the aesthetics of the canopy bed.

When the outside workers got off work, Zhang Junping packed up the drawings he drew in the afternoon, and left after get off work.

The bicycle was requisitioned by Huang Xue, so Zhang Junping could only walk back to Wangfujing.

Seeing the cheerful bicycles on the road and the ringing bells, Zhang Junping slapped himself lightly.

It's really a demon, this brain, I don't know what to think day by day, the bicycle has been ridden by Huang Xue for such a long time, and I don't even think about buying another one.

Thinking of buying a bicycle, Zhang Junping took a detour and went to Dashilan to buy ten industrial rolls.

Then I went to Wangfujing Department Store and bought a lady's bicycle.

The new bike is naturally for Miss Huang. I still like the bike I assembled myself, and I feel a sense of accomplishment riding it.

In this era, women's bicycles are only slightly slimmer than the [-] bars, and there is no problem for men to ride them.

It's just a big man riding a lady's bicycle, which is more eye-catching.

Fortunately, this is a new one, and the curious passer-by just glanced at it enviously, guessing that this bicycle was bought for the object.

If this is an old lady's bicycle, there may be enthusiastic people who will report to the police to find out the origin of the bicycle.

Zhang Junping rode his bicycle back to DreamWorks, and saw a brand new bicycle parked in the yard as soon as he entered.

Liu Zhengwen, his wife, and Huang Xue were surrounding the bicycle without knowing what they were talking about.

"Yo, yes, old Liu, I bought a bicycle!" Zhang Junping said to Liu Zhengwen with a smile.

(End of this chapter)