The ironware I made shines

Chapter 52
Ge Xiaohua carefully appreciated the seedling knife made by his father Ge Jianguo. The five-foot seedling knife is extremely slender, with a length of about 1 meters, which is about the height of a person. Ge Xiaohua's height of 6 meters is considered upper-middle level in the south, and his weight is 1 catties. Left and right, because the cooking skills have improved, the food is still relatively nutritious, and they are considered to be very strong.

In the north, it may be average, and the body is strong. After this period of blacksmithing training, the body is extremely perfect, especially the upper body. Because of the long-term hammering, the muscles are knotted and full of strength. It feels a bit like a bodybuilding coach. In the south, it is considered The tall and powerful muscular man is completely opposite to the gentle and sub-healthy mechanical engineer before. Different working environments have created different physical conditions.

Therefore, it is quite convenient to hold the Miao Dao in the hand. If he is a little shorter, the Miao Dao will appear a bit cumbersome. Only when it reaches a length of about five feet can it be used as a knife and gun. The extension of attack distance can only rely on length, and only iron can be made into steel to achieve this degree of hardness and softness. Bronze can only be forged to about 40 centimeters. It is also a material limitation.

The curvature of the blade of the Miao Dao is not as exaggerated as that of the Samurai Sword. It is generally a straight blade, but there is a little curvature at the end. The Miao Dao is longer and has better chopping and piercing effects. Relatively speaking, another kind of Xiuchun Dao is also from the same period. The knives are relatively short and suitable for frequent wear. Therefore, they are the exclusive weapons of Jin Yiwei, and their shapes are more exquisite.

The handle and scabbard are decorated with copper patterns and plated with a thin layer of gold. The resplendent gold is full of murderous intent. This Miao knife is completely designed for actual combat.

The office couldn't use it, Ge Xiaohua admired it for a while and said: "Dad, I will take the knife back to study, and I will take it home in a few days, so I won't bring it to the office."

"I know, you are afraid that the influence will be bad, that's fine, you take it away, be careful, don't break it." As Ge Jianguo's highest forging achievement, the Miao Dao was forged in his heyday, and he was about 38 years old. , the distance has been more than ten years, and I often take it out for maintenance. I still vividly recall my blacksmithing career at that time.

But this society is so realistic, especially in county towns. Civil servants with iron rice bowls not only have high social status, but also do not work hard. They can bring stable income to the family. They have given up their ideals and bowed their heads in reality. In fact, Ge Jianguo is very envious Ge Xiaohua.

Ge Xiaohua brought the Menghua Sword he made and the Miao Dao forged by Ge Jianguo back to the blacksmith shop, and the affairs of coming to the county were basically settled.

In the yard, Ge Xiaohua moved a long table, on which two weapons were placed. The Miao Dao was very long, and part of it was hanging on it, which seemed a little uncoordinated.

Ge Xiaohua pulled out the seedling knife and started "dancing wildly" in the yard. He practiced randomly with chopping, piercing, cross-cutting and other moves, and thought it was good. The seedling knife made by Ge Jianguo is exquisite in craftsmanship and moderate in weight , can control short, medium and long distances, it is considered an artifact, and the Miao Dao played an active role in the anti-Japanese battle, it can be seen that the Miao Dao is powerful, but the current Miao Dao technology is still very rough, the Ming Dynasty The craftsmanship of Miao Dao in its heyday was basically lost, so it was passed down to the period of the Republic of China, and they were all half-knowledgeable. There was no complete production process. To know the magic weapon, the difference in a certain link will result in a difference in firmness and sharpness. situation occurs.

"The craftsmanship of the Miao knife was summed up by the ancestors of the Ge family. Dad's skill of the Miao knife is already perfect, but I always feel that something is missing." Ge Xiaohua is no longer a newcomer to the blacksmith's road. I have come up with a lot of ideas and rich experience. After seeing, touching and using, I have come to these conclusions. Therefore, this Miao knife cannot be brought to the Hong Kong Exhibition Center.

"The samurai sword borrows the essence of the Tang sword and Miao sword, and then creates a system of famous swords. As the world's three famous swords, the influence of the katana sword can be imagined. Is it possible to reverse it?" Ge Xiaohua secretly thought After thinking about it, the ancestors of the samurai sword borrowed the essence of the Tang sword and the Miao sword, and through the friendly exchanges between China and Japan in the Tang and Ming dynasties, the samurai sword developed to the extreme. Tang Dao and Miao Dao have distanced themselves, there is no comparison.

Ge Xiaohua is aware of this, and knows the principle of learning from each other's strengths to make up for its weaknesses. Since the production technology is backward, he must study hard, and don't belittle himself, nor should he be arrogant. He feels that there is nothing good about katana swords. In fact, there are many things that can be learned from katana swords. .

"Well, I should buy a samurai sword and learn from it, absorb the production technology from it, and strengthen the making method of making Miao swords." Ge Xiaohua's reverse deduction is to learn from samurai swords, because there are shadows of Miao swords and Tang swords in them, which can just make the lost That part is filled.

Ge Xiaohua couldn't afford a real samurai sword, and he didn't want to spend money to buy it, so he could only buy a samurai sword online, which was worth about [-]. Of course, this samurai sword was made in China, produced by a northern blacksmith shop , and it’s a product of a machine. It’s nonsense to say what kind of craftsmanship it is, but Ge Xiaohua also wants to buy it and try it. Even if he can’t learn much, he doesn’t lose too much. I sent a Shunfeng express, and came to the south from the north within three days. In this way, Ge Xiaohua can spend a day admiring the craftsmanship of the samurai swords bought online. No, I want to pass this study and see if I can get inspired.

Ge Xiaohua's learning attitude is still okay, if he can't, he can't, so he can only make up for it.

Ge Xiaohua, who bought a samurai sword, would not waste the past few days. In addition to checking relevant information, Ge Xiaohua also tried to make a few seedling swords, but it was not smooth at first. There was a problem during quenching, and the blade broke from it. 1. The blade body, including the handle, is more than 5 meters. With such a long blade, it is normal to break if the quenching is not successful, and the degree of rigidity and softness cannot be achieved.

In addition to the extremely difficult quenching, forging is also a physical activity. The second one is because of insufficient forging, which caused a gap in the exit of the blade. Various problems caused Ge Xiaohua a headache.

Ge Xiaohua, who went to the county to pick up the courier, took the Miao Dao that Ge Jianguo cherished so much back to the study at home, and left a message explaining the situation, and hurried to Shunfeng Express to pick up the samurai sword.

Ge Xiaohua got the package, but did not dismantle it in person. After all, it was a cold weapon, and the impact was not very good. After thinking about it, he couldn't wait to go back, so he walked to the top of a mountain, unpacked it there, and studied the quality of the samurai sword bought online. How is it, can you activate the inspiration for blacksmithing?
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