technical type

These three levels can be said to be the level division of restorers, but this division is not accurate, each restorer is good at restoring different things, some are good at restoring ancient paintings, let him restore porcelain bowls, and know the principle The method steps, at most, can reach the middle grade, and cannot reach the optimal effect.

Therefore, restorers seem to be a general term for a profession, but they are actually divided into several sub-categories, such as calligraphy and painting, utensils, gold and stone, etc. It really varies from person to person if you want to take care of all the best .

It is estimated that only those talented people selected by the system can reach this level of comprehension by analogy and proficiency in everything.

Ji Mo looked at the wooden comb carefully. He has only been in the repair business for a short time. He has seen Mo Bingzhong restore porcelain bowls and wooden boxes, but such a small thing as a wooden comb is really... just a wooden box. Everything is based on carving. If it is a wooden comb, what should I do with the shiny stubble?

Of course he wants to reach the highest level of restoration, but he also knows that it is unwise to be so ambitious, but if he does not challenge the highest level, what is the point of learning?Just pass it?

Ji Mo had an unspeakable ambition in his heart, but he didn't even realize it clearly at this moment, he just withdrew some chaotic thoughts and fell back on the wooden comb in front of him.

It is also the same to start with wood, and the difficulty of repairing and carving is not the same.

The work of carving is the icing on the cake, and the purpose of restoration is to complement the icing on the cake.

Of course, you still need to be cautious when trying.

Ji Mo first observed the soft and hard texture of the wood used in the wooden comb, and looked for similar wood to match. According to the texture of the first two-thirds, the simple carving determines what the pattern of the second third should be. It was Mo's first time repairing things, so he drew a pattern for fear of not being meticulous enough, and first made a complete wooden comb with wood to find the texture.

It is rare for Ji Mo to make combs purely by engraving. After the complete ones are made, they will be compared with the incomplete ones to determine what the last third will look like, and then find wood to make these thirds. one to come.

When making, not only need to pay attention to whether the lines on the back of the wooden comb can be connected, but also the distance between the comb teeth below, so that it will not be too sparse or too dense, and keep the same width as the previous few comb teeth.

After this part is completed, the two pieces fit together, except for the difference in color and luster, the rest looks the same. If you want to splice it, you have to open the gap again, and with Ji Mo's vision, make a falcon The style of the Mou structure can be assembled, and this part needs to make certain changes to the original.

Ji Mo was not sure, so he specifically asked Mo Bingzhong. He told his thoughts, which was correct, and Mo Bingzhong nodded.

Restoration was originally intended to prevent damaged artifacts from being thrown away in vain, and to allow them to be reused. The requirement of aesthetics is incidental, and it can also be regarded as an extra. It is the standard that reflects the quality of restorers nowadays. After all, Many artifacts restored by restorers may not be used again. Most of them are for viewing and collection, and whether they can be used or not is second.

Mo Bingzhong believes that this is against the original intention of the restoration, but his personal opinion cannot reverse the overall situation, and he has to admit that a large part of the added value of the restoration is reflected in this "beauty", which is also the profit made by the restorer. The best way, the world will always buy it for beauty.

"Since I asked you to repair it, you just look at it and do it. If you can't do it well, it's just a waste of a dilapidated object. If it's done well, it's not worth a few dollars. Don't worry about it."

Mo Bingzhong spoke grandly, but did not give practical guidance.

After receiving the wooden comb that was handed back to his hand, Ji Mo's eyebrows stretched. With his words, he can let go and do it. He didn't dare to do it before, but because of the value of this wooden comb, he heard it from many people. If something is an antique, you dare not touch it. Now, let him try the first choice as he likes. The worst result is that the stitching is too obvious, and the colors on both sides will not match.

Thinking of this, Ji Mo returned to his seat. He was still short, so he simply sat on the footrest, using the flat bed board as a table, and began to further process the wooden comb on it. Mo Bingzhong sat beside him. On the chair and on the table in front of him was his own set of tools.

What he wants to restore this time is still a porcelain plate. The porcelain plate with the pattern of peony branches is quite gorgeous. Some corner parts need to be repaired one by one.

Mo Bingzhong glanced at Ji Mo and saw that he was very proficient with a carving knife, and he was no longer worried about him hurting his hands. Apart from admiring his eyes, he also felt a little bit moved by his talent, making wood into different shapes to bite together Ji Mo, who explained tenon and tenon in this way, is also a genius type in the eyes of people who don't know the inside story.

Touching the luxuriant weed-like beard, Mo Bingzhong felt sincerely, this really should be his son, otherwise, how could he have such talent?

Taking a second look distractedly, he saw Ji Mo seriously disposing of the wooden comb with a stern face, Mo Bingzhong didn't look at it again, turned his head, and continued to repair the porcelain plate on his table.

The sound of carving knives falling on wood, the sound of porcelain shards being polished, the sound of tools being replaced from time to time, the sounds of different tools on objects to be repaired... In the studio, two people, one big and one small, are sitting at the same desk Work hard and focus.

The restoration work handed over to Ji Mo was originally simple, and the previous processes were also completed. When the small mortise and tenon that was hidden inside the stubble as much as possible was completed, the two sides were spliced ​​together, and the smooth texture lines continued the previous work. Sculpting lines, and his tender little hands slid across it, Ji Mo's expression is quite satisfied, the only thing to worry about is the color and luster.

Even if it is the same wood, the luster and color changes caused by repeated rubbing are not found in new wood. If you want to repair it in a short time and make the overall color consistent, you need some special methods. Needless to say, the rest is the treatment method of the restorer.

When Ji Mo was waiting for Mo Bingzhong to repair the gap, he showed him the assembled wooden comb, and asked how to further make the color of the two pieces more uniform and as uniform as possible.

"Great job."

Mo Bingzhong took the wooden comb and carefully inspected the gaps of the splicing. The seams are tight, because the two sides are of different colors, and the boundary is very obvious, but the details that can be done have been fully considered, and it is as thin as a hair The gaps that can't be plugged in are already amazing craftsmanship.

Faced with such a compliment, Ji Mo really wanted to show a proud look. For a child, isn't it something to be proud of at this point?But he knew in his heart that he was still back on his feet. With his carving skills and mechanism making skills, is it really difficult to do this step?

Just because it was not difficult, his face turned red, and he showed a somewhat embarrassed smile, as if restrained and shy that cannot be praised.

"The problem you think of is also a problem that needs to be repaired. The best thing about repairing is that you can't see that it has been repaired. As it is now, it is too obvious."

At first glance, it looks like it is spliced ​​together, but it does not show the skills of the restorer. Even if it is considered to be fully functional, it is not beautiful at all.

Obviously, the current aesthetics is still pursuing a certain kind of unified and harmonious beauty. Even if it is black and white, it must be matched with Tai Chi Yin and Yang to be called beautiful. Simple half black and half white has no sense of beauty at all.

If a person is cut off at the waist and matched with the other half of the body, no matter how uncoordinated it looks, it will naturally have nothing to do with beauty.

Mo Bingzhong gave an example casually, it was the bloody one, Ji Mo almost got goosebumps when he heard it, the meaning is the same, the reasoning is also the same, it’s just this metaphor, can’t we use something else?Either peeling or chopping in half, how many meanings!

Is my master a cruel official?

"Possibly dismantled?"

Mo Bingzhong was very interested in the "occlusion" mechanism made by Ji Mo, so he asked.

"can."

Ji Mo took the wooden comb from Mo Bingzhong, twisted it, and separated the two parts. This is actually a mortise and tenon with a side opening. Splicing or dismantling, it is difficult to unplug the two directly.

In this case, even if outsiders think that the two are spliced ​​together, but they can't open the connection, they can only do nothing.

Here, Ji Mo intentionally revealed his methods, and did not deliberately hide his proficiency in making mechanisms. This kind of complicated mechanism that needs to be rotated is not really like a child's handwriting, Mo Bingzhong may have seen it. Maybe not, he didn't ask much, he just held the two separate ones in his hand and looked at them thoughtfully.

After a long time, he put it down and said: "Mo'er is ingenious, and he is not as good as a father."

Mortise and tenon joints are actually a structure that tests the imagination of the space. The two parts are concave on one side and convex on the other. The simplest one can be directly joined together by pressing it. The complicated one requires multiple angles. There must be a dynamic imagination.

The twisting fixation made by Ji Mo has a very complicated mortise and tenon joint, which involves a problem of rotating orbits, and a certain amount of space needs to be reserved.

The wooden comb to be repaired is small, palm-sized, and the widest part of the back of the wooden comb will not exceed two centimeters, only slightly thicker than Ji Mo's fingers. Now, Pian Jimo has to be included in it again, to become the hidden one, so much extra work, the result is very good, too complicated.

If the wooden comb that was almost hollowed out could not be combined with the third part, it might not be of much use. The quality of the wood of this kind of wooden comb is not very good, and if it is used again, it may not be able to bear the force.

After Mo Bingzhong saw it, he gave him the third made by Ji Mo, and told him that the fastest way to deepen the color is to soak it in oil. It is colorless, odorless and low in viscosity. As for the specific treatment method, Mo Bingzhong pondered for a while, and temporarily put aside the work at hand, and demonstrated it to Ji Mo himself.