Tools used in the sixth step of qin making process

Tools and materials used in the sixth step of qin making process – cement priming:

 

(1)Horn spatulas – made of buffalo horn, have a hardness and flexibility that allows even spreading of a thin layer of lacquer on the qin body

(2)Lacquer knife – made of steel, used for mixing antler powder with lacquer. The lacquer knife must be clean to prevent inclusion of pollutants into the raw lacquer

(3)Lacquer dish – made of steel, used for holding and mixing lacquer cement

(4)Raw lacquer – used for mixing with antler powder to create the base cement

(5)Antler powder – used for mixing with raw lacquer to create the base cement

(6)Antler – the raw material for making antler powder

(7)Pestle and mortar – for grinding the antler into powder

(8)Coarse strainer – to filter out rougher particles of antler powder to create the base cement

(9)Fine strainer – to strain fine antler powder to create the base cement

(10)Carbon black – charcoal particles obtained after burning wood, for creating a black pigment

(11)Cinnabar – mineral, for creating a reddish pigment

(12)Coral scraps – an ingredient of the babaohui (eight-jewel powder)

Tools used in the sixth step of <i>qin</i> making process Tools and materials used in the sixth step of <I>qin</I> making process – cement priming:<BR> <P> </P> <P>(1)Horn spatulas – made of buffalo horn, have a hardness and flexibility that allows even spreading of a thin layer of lacquer on the <I>qin</I> body</P> <P>(2)Lacquer knife – made of steel, used for mixing antler powder with lacquer. The lacquer knife must be clean to prevent inclusion of pollutants into the raw lacquer</P> <P>(3)Lacquer dish – made of steel, used for holding and mixing lacquer cement</P> <P>(4)Raw lacquer – used for mixing with antler powder to create the base cement</P> <P>(5)Antler powder – used for mixing with raw lacquer to create the base cement</P> <P>(6)Antler – the raw material for making antler powder</P> <P>(7)Pestle and mortar – for grinding the antler into powder</P> <P>(8)Coarse strainer – to filter out rougher particles of antler powder to create the base cement</P> <P>(9)Fine strainer – to strain fine antler powder to create the base cement</P> <P>(10)Carbon black – charcoal particles obtained after burning wood, for creating a black pigment</P> <P>(11)Cinnabar – mineral, for creating a reddish pigment</P> <P>(12)Coral scraps – an ingredient of the <I>babaohui</I> (eight-jewel powder) </P> Share