"Gather the breeze with a few folds, and give birth to autumn with a twist", a folding fan in the hand attracts not only a wisp of coolness, but also a touch of antiquity.
Caozhou folding fan rejuvenates "new life"
A folding fan with a length between inches and feet is composed of three parts: fan bone, fan surface and fan nail, not only the fan bone material is exquisite, but the elegant fan surface is a picture scroll of literary and artistic integration. Recently, in Liu Naihe's studio in Chenji Town, Luxi New District, he was putting bamboo on the modeling knife and pulling it little by little.
Caozhou folding fan rejuvenates "new life"
"The fate with the folding fan can be said to be destined." Liu Naihe was born in a family of folding fans, and his father was a fan maker. As early as childhood, he was accustomed to a home environment full of fan bones and bamboo shavings; When he was 20 years old, he naturally embarked on the road of fan making, and really dealt with folding fans.
Material selection, blanking, modeling, grinding...... Under Liu Naihe's smooth operation, the big fan bone began to show its true face.
Caozhou folding fan rejuvenates "new life"
The tactful and unrestrained lines on the folding fans are cut with an ordinary knife. Liu Naihe introduced: "There are more than 20 processes in the production of fan bones, and the key lies in the shape, and the key to the shape lies in the lines. I usually use dozens of tools such as modeling knives, ramen knives, desktop drilling machines, polishing machines, woodworking saws, etc., and the most taboo thing to use is to repeat the knife. ”
After the shape of the large bone is ready, the small bone should be made in accordance with the shape of the large bone. The big bones and small bones are all polished, and after they are laid, they wear this horn pin, and after they are worn in, they are heated with special tools, and then the nails are ironed.
Caozhou folding fan rejuvenates "new life"
In the past 4 years, Liu Naihe has always insisted on making bamboo fan bones by hand. Jade bamboo, cloud concubine, palm bamboo...... From the initial selection of bamboo to the production and polishing, he often stays at the workbench for 5 or 6 hours at a time, pursuing the ultimate beauty of lines. Nowadays, there are hundreds of folding fan works, which are gradually recognized and loved by everyone, and they have received orders from Beijing, Tianjin, Suzhou and other places. "After countless times of polishing and polishing, the feel of the bamboo gradually approaches the warm jade, and the fan bone is completed." The fan head is the place where the bottom of the folding fan is held, and it is roughly divided into ancient style, round head type, straight method, swallowtail, Ming style ancient formula, horse tooth type, eggplant type and other shapes. Different fan heads will give the folding fan a different temperament.
To make a folding fan, the shape is different, the production cycle is also different, the short one takes at least two days, and the long one takes ten days and half a month. Now, Liu Naihe has opened a folding fan making studio, "as long as someone is willing to learn, I am willing to teach", he hopes that everyone understands, experiences and learns the folding fan making skills, and can pass on the craft of "Caozhou folding fan".
