After mixing the mud, the next step is to make a container for boiling the glue.
Since he has lived in prehistory for a long time, Lin Shuhang has already had certain skills and experience in making utensils. He can skillfully make most utensils from clay, including pottery pots, earthen pots, and clay bowls.
But that is only his personal experience and skills. As a prehistoric giant bear, Crazy General does not have these things at all, so it is inevitable that he will appear a little clumsy in the process of making the pot, just like a child who is exposed to mud for the first time.
The finished product is so horrible that people can’t bear to look at it.
"Crazy General, you can't do this. Everything you make is full of holes. How can you boil the glue?" Lin Shuhang couldn't help but smile as he looked at the pitted clay pot full of holes.
"You're just wasting your time like this!" Lin Shuhang frowned and said, "Forget it, time is limited, I'll do it myself!"
Lin Shuhang couldn't stand the mad general wasting his time like this, so he decided to take action himself and make a clay pot for cooking glue.
Ginger is still hotter than old. Compared with those who are experienced and those who are inexperienced, they are really not on the same level when it comes to doing things.
Although there is only one arm, this does not affect the making of clay pots, it is just that the efficiency is slower than with two hands.
In order to make the clay pot for cooking glue, Lin Shuhang worked hard for more than an hour, and after trimming it several times, he finally kneaded the clay pot into shape.
The entire clay pot consumes 1,200 kilograms of wet mud. It is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, with thin walls and a thick bottom. It looks like a large mud pot with a thick bottom. However, this mud pot is not an ordinary mud pot, but a four-mouth clay pot.
A giant clay pot with a diameter of five meters. From the human perspective, it looks like a huge cauldron, which is very impactful.
"Finally done! Damn it, it almost exhausted me to death!" Lin Shuhang wiped the sweat from his forehead and let out a long sigh of relief.
"I found out that the host is very good at craftsmanship. Look at this big clay pot, it looks like a pot."
"Which eye looks like a clay pot? This is obviously a big clay bowl, okay?"
Lin Shuhang didn't take it seriously at the audience's ridicule. He grinned and said with a smile: "It doesn't matter whether it's a clay pot or an earthen bowl, it doesn't matter what it is, as long as it can be used!"
As if he had thought of something, Lin Shuhang commanded the Crazy General beside him: "Crazy General, go find some dry moss and wood. Let's start making a fire to boil the glue."
If you follow the normal process flow, the first step after the clay products are kneaded and shaped is to dry them in the shade. Depending on the weather conditions, it usually takes three to seven days in the dark. This is mainly to prevent the clay products from drying out and cracking due to soil problems.
Phenomenon. Afterwards, the dried clay products are put into a kiln and fired at a high temperature of thousands of degrees. Only after this process can the pottery produced be strong and durable.
However, Lin Shuhang did not intend to use the process of making pottery to process this clay pot. Firstly, because of limited time, he did not have time to conduct detailed craftsmanship on this clay pot. Secondly, because this clay pot was only for temporary emergency use.
It is a one-time consumable and has no secondary use value. There is no need to spend a lot of time and energy on drying and kiln firing.
However, in order to prevent the clay pot from deforming, it is necessary to perform some necessary treatment on the clay pot before cooking the glue, such as drying the clay pot over a charcoal fire.
Although the Crazy General's IQ is not high, his execution ability and efficiency are worthy of recognition.
It didn't take long for the big stupid bear to return to Lin Shuhang with a large bundle of moss and dry firewood.
"It rained heavily for two days. It's rare that you can still find dry wood in the forest. It's a good job."
"Roar!" The Crazy General looked very excited to receive Lin Shuhang's praise. Little did he know that these woods were dug out of the big tree with his claws.
In any case, all the necessary things have been prepared, and now everything is ready and all that is left is the east wind.
Since he is now a one-armed man, making fire is a big test for Lin Shuhang. However, fortunately, the method of making fire is not just drilling wood to make fire. The continuous friction between wood and wood can also produce fire.
Lin Shuhang found a relatively strong wooden stick, peeled off the bark at one end, and quickly rubbed it back and forth on a piece of dry wood with gaps and gaps. After continuous and unremitting efforts, after ten minutes, the extremely hot wood chips ignited.
Dried moss for starting fires.
The moment the raging fire rose in front of the camera, a burst of cheers erupted in the live broadcast room.
"The anchor is awesome. He made a fire in such a short time. If it were me, I would be helpless."
Lin Shuhang grinned and showed his big white teeth: "As an anchor, I also receive the ninth-year compulsory education from the country. This little thing doesn't bother me. Okay, let's start working!"
In order to remove the moisture from the clay pot and prevent it from being damaged and deformed during the cooking process, Lin Shuhang moved the fire around the clay pot.
After baking for more than half an hour, the clay pot has dried up.
After drying, the clay pot turns an earthy white color. Although the texture is not as good as that of pottery and porcelain, it is still suitable for cooking glue.
"Okay, let's start cooking the glue." Lin Shuhang commanded the Crazy General on the side: "Crazy General, don't be stunned, quickly put the glue into the container."
"Roar!" the mad general responded and threw all the collected resin into the clay pot used for cooking glue.
In order to dilute the resin, under the guidance of the chemical engineer, Lin Shuhang added almost 200 kilograms of rainwater to the earthen pot.
Glue cooking has very strict requirements on the control of the heat. If the heat is too high, it will easily burn the resin in the pot. In the same way, if the heat is too low, it will easily burn the resin in the pot. This will test Lin Shuhang's fire-burning skills. Fortunately,
Professional chemical engineers provided guidance at all times, and there were no major problems during the glue cooking process.
Under the real-time guidance of people outside the field, Lin Shuhang squatted beside the earthen pot and concentrated on cooking the gum.
In the early stage, the fire was fierce, and in the middle stage, it was simmered slowly, and in the later stage, it was simmered slowly, stirring with a stick while boiling. An hour later, Lin Shuhang finally succeeded in boiling the required gum.
The cooked gum was transparent and sticky, and you could pick up a half-meter-long glue thread with a stick. Both the color and quality had reached the expected standards, which made Lin Shuhang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"Finally it's done!" Lin Shuhang threw away the stick that was used to stir the glue, stood up and wiped the sweat from his forehead and complained: "I didn't expect that cooking glue would be so tiring, but now it seems that everything is worth it."
After boiling the glue, Lin Shuhang didn't bother to rest, and started working with the Crazy General to deal with the pores on the earthworm skin.
"Come on, Mad General, there is only one last step left! After repairing those earthworm pores, we can cross the waterlogged area."