The ironware I made shines

Chapter 367 Tai Chi Sword

Mo Waiting stayed in the blacksmith shop for three days, usually eating and drinking. During the day, he worked with Ge Xiaohua in the forging studio. I have to say that Mo Waiting's forging level is very traditional, but he has a great influence on Ge Xiaohua's forging skills. Improvement, the two can be regarded as helping each other, which is why Ge Xiaohua is willing to let Mo wait for time to eat, drink, and live.

"Xiaohua, I've been talking on paper for the past few days, and I'm also familiar with your tools and machines. I plan to build a Tai Chi sword myself here."

"Tai Chi sword? A special sword specially used to perform Tai Chi swordsmanship?"

"Yes, it is somewhat similar to Longyuan Sword, but there are also differences in details.

Ge Xiaohua was a little hesitant. After contacting Mo Waiting for a few days, he found that this person, let alone under 40 years old, was extremely sophisticated and treated Ge Xiaohua like an elder.

Moreover, Ge Xiaohua discovered that although Mo Waitian Ziji is not very old, he has a very high life experience. It is said that he will travel down the mountain every year, as long as half a year, and as little as more than a month. However, as a Taoist priest, he does not seek alms , It's completely the feeling of poor travel.

"He shouldn't be an ordinary Taoist priest. He seems to have a formal Taoist qualification certificate? Will the state provide relevant subsidies?" Ge Xiaohua doesn't know much about this, but he also knows that it is beneficial to make friends with this kind of Taoist priest, especially if he inherits the Chinese tradition. There is still a big difference between Taoist priests who create crafts and folk blacksmiths.

Ge Xiaohua was still very excited to see Mo Waiting's forging technology, and stood aside as a bystander, guarding the forging studio with Jin Lun.

Freed up space for Mo Waiting, and he fluently took out a piece of No. 6 steel. The rigidity is relatively soft, the hardness is not very high, but the elasticity is good.

"The steel you choose is different from the general Longyuan sword. Softness is the main focus?" Ge Xiaohua thought for a while. Taiji sword should have something to do with Taiji. of. "

Ge Xiaohua noticed the difference from the forged steel block that Mo Waiting chose, and then Mo Waiting started to forge, and he also used folding forging. Generally speaking, manual forging is the most common method, and folding forging is the most common method. This method can be tempered repeatedly. Remove the impurities in the sword embryo, so that the sword embryo will undergo a qualitative change, and through forging, the sword body will also show beautiful lines.

"It's powerful."

From the moment Mo Waiting waved the hammer, Ge Xiaohua knew that Mo Waiting was an expert, not only a master of theory, but also a strong practical ability.

"It seems that chromium has been added to the sword body. Are you planning to use stainless steel for the sword body? But..." Chrome steel has advantages, but it also has weaknesses. It is easy to be scratched, and the hardness is still not enough.

Ge Xiaohua didn't even blink, and kept observing Mo Waiting's forging process. After forging for a while, he began to use a professional air hammer. The air hammer imported from Germany can adjust the force through numerical control technology, and can be accurate to about 1 kg. This is already an exaggeration.

"Mo Waiting is different from the Taoist priests in the general impression. He has a strong ability to learn and accept. In just a few days, he is familiar with the operation of these machines imported from Germany. You must know that the text inside is all in German. It took him a long time to learn the operation manual before he could master it flexibly, it seems that his academic qualifications are not generally high."

It is said that all the abbots of Shaolin Temple have a doctoral degree or above, and Mo Waiting is naturally of this level. When he was young, he studied abroad. As a top student, Mo Waiting is a professor in many subjects. He was invited to Cape Town, He has lectured in universities such as Harvard and Cambridge, and has also served as an honorary professor. He has unique insights in philosophy, astronomy and geography, and has been recognized by major world-class universities.

Mo Waiting’s personal introduction can’t be finished on a piece of A4 paper. If Ge Xiaohua knew a little about this aspect, he would know that the real Ziji is the head of Wudang Mountain. Well-known, blacksmithing is just one of Mo's hobbies.

The use of German air hammers and some machines can improve the efficiency of forging, and with the control of professional blacksmiths, ironware that is not inferior to hand-forged can be produced. However, many of the propaganda nowadays are purely hand-forged, but in fact they are basically It is produced by machinery, and it is difficult to buy such semi-manual ones.

It can be made purely by hand, so don't worry about it, but considering the efficiency, if it is purely handmade, it will take at least a month for this Tai Chi sword. If the polishing time is slower, it may take half a year.

Moreover, Mo Waiting is able to use the machine flexibly, which shows that his knowledge is extremely profound, maybe he also has deep attainments in mechanical engineering?

Taoist priests and machinery can be linked together. Mo Waitian must be very free at ordinary times, so he has more time to study. The so-called endless learning is fully reflected in Mo Waiting, but ordinary Taoist priests are not. So much time and channels to learn.

"Wudang Mountain Ziji real person?" Ge Xiaohua used the air hammer to speed up the rhythm of the forging, and set the maximum strength. Basically, there is no need to manage it. Just pay attention to the power number displayed on the console and the detailed parameters of each hammer. Yes, most people really don't understand.

Ge Xiaohua also studied machinery-related majors, and worked for a period of time at Guangdong Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. as an engineer, so he is also very familiar with machinery in this area. This kind of advanced numerical control technology is basically impossible for small domestic workshops to equip. Ge Xiaohua also imported several machines through Andre's relationship, and Ge's blacksmith shop is wide enough, so it can house so many machines, the ancestors may have considered that the blacksmith shop run by the younger generation would become bigger and bigger , so the allocated land is basically used as a blacksmith shop, and the land for planting is much less.

After forging for the whole day, the sword embryo gradually took shape. It was already evening. After tidying up, the two of them went out, talking while walking. Ge Xiaohua was also very interested in this kind of Tai Chi sword, and asked Mo Waiting for some details. , and after searching the Internet, I found out that Mo Waiting is the head of Wudang Mountain, and I respect him even more. After all, the Wudang Mountain founded by real Zhang Sanfeng is still very famous. After the promotion of Mr. Jin Yong's martial arts novels, Wudang Mountain is basically Everyone knows it, but few people know the real Wudang Mountain.

And through getting in touch with Mo Waiting, Ge Xiaohua knows that the head of Wudang Mountain in the new era is not only amiable and knowledgeable, but also a person with flesh and blood like ordinary people, not the kind of "immortal cultivator" who does not eat the fireworks of the world.

On the second day, Mo Waiting started to quench, and Ge Xiaohua was amazed by his control over the temperature. The success rate of quenching is still very high, and it can bring about a huge change in the sword embryo.

"Through quenching and some forging details, the weakness of the chrome steel sword body is minimized, which is very powerful." Not only the effect of chrome steel and stainless steel is obtained, it seems that weaknesses such as hardness and easy scratches are also avoided as much as possible.

Ge Xiaohua made a private evaluation, Mo waited and began to polish and polish the sword body. The mechanical polishing was adopted, and it was used very fluently, not like it was the first time it was used.

In this way, the efficiency of making Tai Chi Sword will be improved as soon as it is improved. After polishing, it will be sharpened. If it is sharpened, Mo Waiting is very particular about it. There are certain ways in angle, strength, and grinding. But Ge Xiaohua knew that Mo Waitian's way of cutting the blade was very special, every move was in small movements, which benefited Ge Xiaohua a lot.

"Don't wait to sharpen the blade twice." In fact, the sharpening of the sword is still very important, which is related to the sharpness and durability of the blade. The so-called good steel is used on the blade. For a sword, the blade is very important.

(End of this chapter)