This store is very small, with an area of 20 square meters at most.
Although the house is small, it has all the necessary features. The row of shelves on the left displays a dazzling array of wood carvings and bracelets.
On the right is a long processing table, and the walls are covered with all kinds of tools.
There is a small lathe in the room, and the motor is humming.
A young man in a blue shirt is driving beads.
There are several similar small processing workshops on this street, and Gao Jing has seen them before.
What attracted him to come again was the old craftsman sitting in front of the workbench carving wooden pieces.
The craftsman looked very old, with gray hair and a vicissitudes of life on his face.
He hunched his body and concentrated on carving the wood in his hands.
I didn't notice Gao Jing's appearance at all.
A small piece of rosewood was gradually taking shape in his hand, and the appearance of Pixiu could already be seen.
Gao Jing did not disturb the other party, but stood aside and watched quietly.
A sharp carving knife seems to have life and soul in the hands of this old craftsman. It can cut, peel, pick and sweep flexibly. The knife is fast and accurate, which is amazing.
Gao Jing's eyes did not leave his hand.
These big hands were covered with thick calluses, and the cracked skin gaps were filled with sawdust, making them look dark and ugly.
However, it is precisely such hands that create the beauty of the world!
It wasn't until the Pixiu carving was completed that the old craftsman put down the carving knife in his hand.
Noticed the presence of Gao Jing.
"ah."
He asked a little embarrassedly: "Sir, what can I do for you?"
Gao Jing smiled: "Master, can you process bracelets here? I use my own materials."
"Making bracelets?"
The old craftsman was a little puzzled.
Because processing bracelets is a very simple job, now everyone uses machines and there is no technical content.
His small shop is located at the corner of the street. Except for regular customers, few strangers come to make bracelets.
Of course, if a customer comes to your door, you can't push it out: "Of course, what materials do you use and what size do you make?"
Gao Jing took out a piece of wood from his handbag: "That's it. Take a look."
The old craftsman took the wood and immediately opened his eyes.
Just like an old gourmet seeing delicious food, the light in his eyes seems to be able to ignite the wood in his hand!
Surprise, admiration, excitement!
"This piece of material..."
The old craftsman gently stroked the surface of the wood with his rough fingers, his voice trembling slightly.
Gao Jing asked: "Can it be done?"
What he just took out was naturally the finest Venus rosewood with cloud patterns, water ripples and scales.
This kind of small-leaf red sandalwood material is only used as a raw material for making tables and chairs in mountain villages in the big world.
Nothing more ordinary.
The piece in the opponent's hand is just scraps!
But its quality undoubtedly shocked this experienced old craftsman!
"That's great!"
The old craftsman exhaled: "I haven't seen such good materials for many years. What specifications do you want?"
Rosewood Buddha bead bracelets are divided into long and short styles, and each style has different specifications and sizes.
Wearers choose based on their age, gender, height and body type.
“They are all made in short styles.”
Gao Jing has already thought about this problem: "There are three types: 10mm, 15mm and 20mm. I mainly give them to others, so the quantities are divided equally. You can figure it out."
The 10, 15 and 20 mm mentioned by Gao Jing are the diameters of beads, and there are three styles: small, medium and large.
The diameter is different, and the number of beads on a bracelet is also different.
A regular short small-leaf rosewood Buddha bead bracelet requires 12 beads for a diameter of 20mm, and 15 beads for a diameter of 15mm.
The old craftsman thought for a while, took a ruler and measured the size of the material carefully.
Then he calculated with pen and paper, and finally said: "3 strings of 20, 3 strings of 15, 2 strings of 10, and a little bit of material left to make hanging beads and strings."
"Can you see it?"
"No problem."
Gao Dingding nodded: "How much processing fee is required?"
"Give it whatever you want."
The old craftsman sighed: "If you can see such good materials, even if we process them for free, it's worth it!"
Gao Jing smiled: "Okay."
The old craftsman moved a wooden chair for Gao Jing to sit on first, and hurriedly took the wood to process.
He drove his apprentice away from the lathe.
Hand-separate the beads yourself.
In fact, this kind of mechanical work does not require a master like him to do it.
Of course, the apprentice is not idle either. The beads coming out of the car still have to be pierced.
After asking Gao Jing for his opinion, he sold low again.
Ordinary style bracelets really don’t have much technical content, and they are made by master craftsmen themselves, so they are processed very quickly.
Gao Jing sat on a chair and browsed Weibo for a while, and soon saw the finished product.
"This is full of gold stars..."
The old craftsman sincerely praised: "It's really amazing!"
Venus is the embodiment of the identity and value of small leaf red sandalwood. The better the performance of Venus, the higher the price will naturally be.
Venus is full of beauty, its color is smooth, and it has rare cloud-like water ripples. A low-polished bead is placed on the palm of your hand, shining like a cat's-eye gem.
It's so beautiful that you can't take your eyes away!
String 12 rosewood beads of the same quality together, tie a diamond knot and hang the beads.
A 20mm standard cloud-patterned, water-wave and scale-filled gold star rosewood bracelet, announcing its completion!
"Fuck!"
At this moment, a cry of surprise came from outside the store.
I saw a fat man who seemed to weigh three hundred kilograms, and he quickly came closer.
A pair of eyes were as big as copper bells, staring at the full of gold stars that had just arrived in Gao Jing's hands!
It's like a pervert met a stunning beauty.
"Fuck! Fuck!"
He suddenly raised his big, bald head and looked at Gao Jing with extremely hot eyes: "Brother, is this yours?"
Gao Jing nodded calmly.
The man was in his thirties or forties and looked quite festive, much like the potbellied Maitreya Buddha in the temple.
Gao Jing noticed that there were two young people following him.
Like a helper.
The big fat man has a green jade Buddha amulet hanging around his neck, and a short one and a long one on his left hand.
It is also a fine small-leaf rosewood bracelet.
But it's really incomparable to what Gao Jing has.
Gao Jing has more than one.
New beads are being processed continuously, and the old craftsmen skillfully string them into strips one after another.
The fat bald man was stunned.
He stared at the red sandalwood string in the hands of the old craftsman, and then looked at the high scenery sitting as steady as Mount Tai.
His eyes kept turning.
Gao Jing didn't care about him either.
In broad daylight, Gao Jing was not afraid of what tricks this guy would play.
And the other party didn't give him the feeling of having ulterior motives.
Gao Jing put all the finished bracelets in his handbag.
Finally he took out a fist-sized piece of red sandalwood.
He handed it to the old craftsman: "This piece of material is worth the wages, do you think it is okay?"
The old craftsman was stunned for a moment, then waved his hand with a wry smile: "I don't dare, I deserve it!"
He really didn't feel that his hard work was worth this top-quality red sandalwood material.
"I think it's worth it."
Gao Jing smiled slightly and put down the wood: "Thank you."
Of course Gao Jing is not short of processing fees.
The reason why I choose to use materials to offset it is to create a good relationship.
Having achieved his goal, he stood up and prepared to leave.
"brother!!"--
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