Although "the dead wood can not be carved", but in the eyes of the ancient furniture repair master, the old objects can be revived. On December 5, the reporter saw Liu Guangxi, who lives in Qingzhou. His family has a variety of antique furniture. After his repair, the damaged furniture will be renewed.
The home is full of antique furniture and precious wood , polished, lacquered... On December 5th, Liu Guangxi, 60 years old, is repairing a wooden table in the Ming and Qing Dynasties in his yard. There are many ancient furniture in the house of Liu Guangxi, such as doors, wooden tables, wooden chairs, and some ancient wood and precious wood. In addition, Liu Guangxi is used to repair tools such as planers, saws and chisels for antique furniture.
Liu Guangxi lived in Qingzhou City, and he followed his father and grandfather to repair ancient furniture and make antique furniture. Liu Guangxi’s ancestral home was from Hebei. After coming to Qingzhou in the 1980s, he settled down and married his wife and children.
The three generations of Liu Guangxi ancestors repaired ancient furniture and made antique furniture. "My grandfather and father are in the village to walk around the streets to repair or make furniture, and the craft has been affirmed by everyone." Liu Guangxi said that whenever he successfully repairs or finishes a piece of furniture, the villagers praise their craftsmanship. There are more and more people who come here. When an old object re-emerges in the hands of his parents, "the vitality", the sense of reverence will come to life, and he has an inexplicable affection for this craft.
From the age of 12, Liu Guangxi began to learn to repair ancient furniture or make furniture in the Qing Dynasty with his grandfather and father. The craftsmanship is maturing.
To repair ancient furniture, we need to go through ten procedures to talk about this craft. Liu Guangxi told reporters that whether it is to repair ancient furniture or to make antique furniture, first of all, it requires certain knowledge, but also has a meticulous spirit. To repair an ancient piece of furniture, it is necessary to restore its original appearance. At the very least, it is necessary to understand the historical background of the ancient furniture, and then guess the age according to the degree of damage of the ancient furniture, and finally find the materials and techniques to repair.
"Secondly, it is the material. I have been collecting ancient wood and precious wood for so many years." Liu Guangxi pointed to a door being repaired, saying that the door's silk flower was missing, only with the right ancient wood. Originally restored to the original appearance.
"Now the ancient furniture is mainly composed of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. It is better to repair some of the missing legs and broken legs. The most difficult thing is to repair the carving patterns such as silk flowers. Each craftsman has different methods. It is very difficult to completely recover." Liu Guangxi said that repairing an ancient piece of furniture requires 10 steps of dismantling, cleaning, polishing and painting.
Young people are reluctant to learn to worry about the loss of craftsmanship. "Now very few people are willing to learn this craft. Even my children are not willing to eat this bitterness." Liu Guangxi shook his head and said that young people don't like it, because The income is meager, and the dry decoration or odd jobs can earn one or two hundred yuan a day, but the average cost of repairing ancient furniture is tens of yuan. Second, the restoration of ancient furniture is rather boring, and at least for five or six years, so many people are now reluctant to learn this craft.
"In addition, some of the furniture work can be replaced by some machines, so the hand-made is getting less and less." Liu Guangxi sighed and said, in fact, this craft is still quite popular in his father's generation. At least it can support the family, but there is not much life here, so he sometimes earns some "outside fast" by repairing some mahogany furniture to maintain his life. As he grew older, he is now very worried that the craft will be lost.
"Whether it is making antique furniture or repairing ancient furniture, we must put our own love into it. This is what some young people are lacking now." Liu Guangxi said that he also hopes that someone can see the report and inherit it. Carry forward this traditional Chinese culture, learn to restore the benefits of ancient furniture, spread the spirit of craftsmen, and truly pass on this old craft.
Reporter Wang Luxin
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