Steps of making bamboo slips
The first step is to arrange the bamboo pieces to be used.
step two, carve a groove on both ends of the bamboo piece.
Step 3, then cross the grooves on the bamboo slips with ropes.
the fourth step is to tie the other side in the same way.
Extended information:
Introduction to making bamboo slips
1. Simple bamboo with thin skin and long section is used. First, round bamboo is sawed to a certain length, then it is broken to a certain width, and then it becomes a simple piece after being polished and leveled. Then, silk rope, hemp rope and thin leather strip are used to weave up and down two simple pieces, which can be used to write words. There are also people who write first and then compile them into a book in order.
2. The outer skin of bamboo is not easy to be stained with ink. In order to facilitate writing, the outermost skin of bamboo must be cut off or written inside. The process of drying bamboo is called deactivation.
3. Bamboo slips are the longest-used book form in the history of China. As early as the Shang Dynasty, there was the word "book" in Oracle Bone Inscriptions, which symbolized that a bundle of Jane pieces was tied with two books, while the inscription in the bronze inscription indicated that the book was on several books. It shows that the origin of Jane Eyre system can be traced back to Shang Dynasty, but its simple and continuous objects before the Warring States Period have not been found today. There are many records in the literature of Zhou Dynasty about transmitting orders and official documents by simple reading.
4. In the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, a hundred schools of thought contended academically, and bamboo slips became the main form of writing books. At this time, there are more records about using bamboo slips. For example, Confucius read the Book of Changes in his later years, which led to Wei's three unique works, indicating that the rope for weaving bamboo slips was broken three times due to repeated reading.
Reference:
Baidu Encyclopedia-Bamboo Slips