The technical term for grasshopper gourd is "benchang", and "benchang" is a term for a gourd with a naturally generated shape suitable for making a songbird gourd. Players have a lot of requirements for the songbird gourd in terms of size, etc., in order to facilitate the amplification of the insect's song. Song insect gourds are mostly grown in sets, and it is rare for the gourds themselves to grow to meet the specifications in a fully natural state. Therefore, there is a saying that "a thousand gold is easy to get, and it is difficult to find a long time." Look collection network to introduce the grasshopper gourd production process.
1. After an ordinary gourd is sawn, the saw mouth should be carefully treated. The first is the edge, which requires the diameter of the mouth to be as large as the diameter of the gourd belly. Therefore, this mouth saw high point and saw low point are not good, and you have to measure it with a vernier caliper to get started.
2. After the position of the mouth is good, it should be smoothed out. Then we picked the best Hainan Huanghuali gall wood for this grasshopper gourd with a mouth and cover.
3. Measure the size of the grasshopper gourd on the wood according to the size. Then first cut the piece of material with a chainsaw. After the car, it is also necessary to carry out meticulous polishing, so that the gourd mouth is bright and beautiful. From a technical point of view, the most difficult is how to grasp the bite strength of the car cover with the mouth. If it is too tight, it is inconvenient to use when raising insects in the future; if it is too loose, the cover will easily fall off, and it may break the heart. Therefore, the mouth of the grasshopper gourd and the tightness of the lid should be just right.
4. Choose Gao Mengxin, Gao Mengxin has tortoiseshell material, and there is boxwood material
5. Sticky and grasshopper gourd
First apply latex around the mouth of the gourd, glue the mouth and cover and then apply latex around the cover, and then wipe the excess glue with a toothbrush after sticking the heart. That way, a beautiful grasshopper gourd is done! (Note: the grasshopper gourd is a kind of songbird gourd~)
The grasshopper gourd is ready, and for a wen play gourd, these are only the most basic tasks. When we go home, we still have to do a lot of things about this gourd, such as bile, making catechu, cleaning the surface, playing with the hands, drying, raising insects, insect prevention, mildew prevention and so on.