1, material selection
According to the main materials, such as mountain wool, rabbit hair, yellow wolf tail hair, stone badger hair, pen container, horn and so on. , respectively, according to the length, thickness, color, positive and negative differences for sorting and classification, to prevent confusion, to prepare for the selection.
2. Pool
Hydraulic workers hold claw combs in one hand and skim wool in the other, and comb, arrange, combine and classify them repeatedly, and make all kinds of pen-making wool into blade-like cutter head hairs, and then configure them according to different needs. Then remove the hair that is broken, has no front, bent but not straight, flat and not round, and then round, cover and dry the pen.
Step 3 make sticks
Mainly choose qualified pen raw materials, distinguish colors according to specifications, uniform thickness, round and straight appearance, diameter, rod length and ovality. Bending degree should reach a certain technical index.
4. Laminated calendering and rubbing process
The prepared nib and penholder need to be sheathed, and the sheather carefully sheathes the tied nib and the selected penholder according to certain specifications and models.
Step 5 repair the pen
Generally, it has to go through welding wool finishing, dipping, trimming and shaping, drying and other processes. Moreover, the pen picker must hold his breath and be calm when operating before choosing a pen.
6.mosaics
In order to make the shape of the pen container beautiful, elegant, rich and luxurious, it can also be inlaid, that is, the pen container made of rare materials such as torreya grandis, yanfeng bamboo, arhat bamboo, ivory, mahogany and sandalwood. It is decorated with angle inlay, which is mainly divided into filing, sawing and planing.
7. lettering
According to the needs of different product specifications and shapes, the engraver engraves the pen names and brand numbers of various books on the circular pen container to ensure that the fonts are evenly arranged, the sizes are consistent, and the words are neat and orderly, so as to meet various requirements such as no spelling, no deviation, no falling off, and smooth strokes.
8, inspection and packaging
It is to check and accept the molded pens one by one according to certain quality indicators before leaving the factory to ensure that each pen can reach the standard of "sharp, neat, round and healthy".
Technological characteristics of Xuan pen:
1, pen material
Xu Anbi's pen container is usually made of bamboo or wood. You can choose hard and delicate bamboo, which is lighter and easier to use.
2, the shape of the pen tip
The tip of Xuan pen is generally square with round sides. This special stroke shape helps to adjust the thickness and variation of calligraphy lines and the brightness of pen and ink.
3. Brush wool
The bristles of Xuan pen are generally made of wool, which has good elasticity and good ink absorption performance. A good Xuan pen brush should be soft, elastic, not easy to break, can absorb ink evenly and write more smoothly.
4, pen making process
The production process of Xuan pen is rigorous and complicated, which is completed by several steps, such as selecting materials, trimming, polishing and adjusting the nib. Pencil makers need rich experience and skills to produce high-quality Xu Anbi.
5, the pen is meticulous
Xu An Bi Changfeng, thin and elastic, can control the fluency and change of pen and ink, making handwriting more agile.