Although there are many clay factories nowadays, it is really not easy to buy good purple clay.
Because now many purple sand mud mines have been sealed and protected.
Although it cannot be said that there is no real purple clay on the market now, the quantity is certainly not large.
At the very least, it is definitely impossible to let it go and let all pot-making craftsmen use it.
He withdrew his gaze and focused on the work in his hands again.
The tree gall pot looks like a lumpy tree stump, but it is not easy to make it well.
Of course, if you have the ability, you can also make it ever-changing.
Therefore, just such a teapot can be derived into countless types, and it can even be made into any shape. After all, no one can dictate what the tree will look like!
When he was tired, Chen Wenzhe stopped.
"Let's take a look at your work yesterday. If the craftsmanship improves, you can start making other types of teapots. If not, then continue to endure it!"
"Okay, I found a batch of the materials you asked me to look for, especially purple clay. I bought a lot of good stuff, but the price is a bit expensive!"
"Did you really buy good purple clay?"
"Of course I bought it. We have used a lot of mud recently. We will definitely be big customers in the future. Those mud factories must give us some face. After all, although good-quality purple sand mud is scarce, it is not so rare that it has become a scarce resource.
A batch was delivered the day before yesterday, including three kinds of purple clay. The red and purple purple clay that the boy Zhao Dayong used were all provided with it. The one I am using now is a better clear cement."
Chen Wenzhe nodded, no wonder there are so many medium-colored mud materials!
There is a lot of talk about purple clay. Chen Wenzhe also mentioned before that the so-called purple clay they use cannot be regarded as pure purple clay if investigated seriously.
Purple clay is divided into three major categories: purple clay, section clay and red clay. Downhill clay is a mixed type.
The production of purple clay began during the Zhengde period of the Ming Dynasty, when Gong Chun, the little book boy mentioned above, made pots. Under the guidance of a monk, he dug five-color soil. This is the predecessor and origin of purple clay.
At that time, there were not so many variety names, and it was only in modern times that there were so many classifications.
There are many fabrications and motivations for profit, but there are still some reasons for being famous.
For example, clear cement has different qualities.
Clear cement is the most common purple clay mineral material among purple clay materials, and it is usually made after firing.
However, there is no mention of the term "clear cement" in any historical books about purple sand.
There is no such name among the names of purple clay materials.
This name first appeared during the Republic of China. Old pot enthusiasts may have heard of this, which was called "Republic of China Clear Cement".
Compared with the so-called clear cement on the market today, the clear cement from the Republic of China is dark in color and has a rough texture. Many of the crude goods sold in old pots from the Republic of China on the street stalls are of this quality.
Among mud materials, this clear cement is also relatively vague, because it does not refer to a specific type of mud material, unlike bottom tank clear mud, green plaster mud, small red mud, etc.
At different times, different opinions appear.
Generally speaking, the mud made from a single mineral material, not mixed with other mineral materials and chemical pigments, but purely crushed and mixed directly with water, is called "clear cement".
At first, bottom tank cleaning was called "cleaning cement" because the bottom tank cleaning mud is a No. 1 mud material that does not need to be blended.
Then, as you know, driven by profit, "clear cement" became popular.
Therefore, from a classification point of view, bottom tank cleaning can be called "clear cement", but "clear cement" does not necessarily mean bottom tank cleaning.
Then in the last century, the No. 1 Zisha Factory mixed some scraps left over from making pots with red mud and purple clay. The processed mud was called "clear cement".
Everyone knows the era during this period, so it has a well-known name called "Cultural Clear Cement".
However, the mud material used by Zisha No. 1 Factory is mainly used to make low-end products such as flower pots, and it is a coarse mud material.
The concept of clear cement is quite confusing, but there are also good mud materials. These mud materials have a common feature: they are easy to grow and look very beautiful when grown!
Therefore, if it is also clear cement and the mud material you choose is wrong, it is likely to produce coarse cement.
And if you choose the right one and make it into a purple clay pot, it will be really beautiful when you grow it.
Chen Wenzhe’s master-level clay training skills make choosing clay a no-brainer.
Therefore, he knew at a glance that the clay used by Chen Xingchen was good.
However, although he knew a lot about mud-related knowledge, this was the first time he had really seen good purple clay.
There's nothing we can do about it. Most people can't see this kind of excellent clay.
He hasn't been making purple clay teapots for a long time. If the factory hadn't been opened now, he wouldn't have had the means to purchase good clear cement, let alone clearing the bottom trough.
Knowing that there was real purple clay here, Chen Wenzhe just made a few observations, combined with his direct knowledge and comparison, and came to a conclusion!
"Is that Black Star Soil over there?" Chen Wenzhe pointed at a pile of soil and said.
Black star soil is not precious and is suitable for factory use, so Chen Xingchen bought a lot of it!
"Eh? Do you really recognize it?" Chen Xingchen said a little strangely.
He knew Chen Wenzhe well, and he hadn't learned how to make porcelain for long. Making a purple clay pot was just an unintentional act. It was impossible for him to have come into contact with real purple clay.
Otherwise, why was the teapot he first made made of clay?
A small red clay pot is not that easy to make.
If it weren't for his special skill, that little red pot wouldn't be comparable to the real little red clay pot.
Chen Wenzhe didn't know what he was thinking, so he just looked at the black star soil at his hand.
The appearance of this kind of mud is also quite interesting.
If it is real black star soil, the purple clay pot made from it will also be very beautiful, and this soil is very suitable for factory use.
It's a pity that many people will write Black Star Soil as Black Heart Soil, but sometimes that's right. It's just because of some profiteers that it becomes the real Black Heart Soil.
Many pot friends who play the factory version know the famous Black Star Soil.
Black star soil is also called fine black star, iron star mud, black iron sand, etc.
First of all, Black Star Soil is made from natural manganese mud and purple mud.
This stuff is not natural, so if you see a merchant selling raw black star soil, you can just wash it off and sleep.
If you want to know specifically what Black Star Soil is, it is actually just like an accidental invention during an experiment. It is something that was created by accident.
The legend of Black Star Earth should be true, because it is also recorded in some books.
It is said that one day in the 1970s, on a dark and windy night (made up), the Zisha Clay Factory was about to get off work and there was a sudden power outage.