Fuzhou Luoyuan Horn Comb Production Process

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The handicraft of horn combs in Luoyuan, Fuzhou has a long history and contains rich Chinese culture. The handicraft of horn combs in Fuzhou can be divided into daily combs and colored combs, which are mainly made of ox horns and sheep horns. The quality of the combs can be divided into low, medium and high grades. When selecting materials, we never use miscellaneous horns, dead ox horns, or rhubarb horns. We only select buffalo horns and sheep horns that are solid, not easy to bend or crack, and do not hurt the skin. When selecting hooves, we only select buffalo hooves that are docile by nature. Use gold powder to mix raw lacquer, write the name of the store, model, etc. According to the different shapes of the comb, draw the corresponding patterns and colors. Fuzhou horn comb products are exquisitely made and of various types, some are daily use, and some are highly ornamental furnishings. The handicraft of horn combs in Fuzhou can be divided into two categories: daily combs and colored combs, which are mainly made of ox horns and sheep horns. The production requirements are as follows: (1) Selection of cattle and sheep horns: When selecting materials, do not use miscellaneous horns, dead cattle horns, or rhubarb horns. Only water buffalo horns and large sheep horns with solid texture, not easy to bend or crack, and not hurt the skin are selected. When selecting hooves, only water buffalo hooves with docile nature are selected; (2) Decoration: First print words, mix raw lacquer with gold powder, write the name of the shop, model, etc., and then paint the comb. According to the different shapes of the comb, paint the corresponding patterns and colors; (3) Pigments: raw lacquer, gold powder, and pigments of different colors; (4) Tools used in traditional comb making: stoves, boats, wooden hammers, wooden tips, charcoal plates, cold plates, angle saws, toothed saws, knives, iron strings, toothed knives, and scratching knives. Fuzhou horn combs are made of pure natural cattle and sheep horns and have extremely high health and practical value. In recent years, through the excavation, rescue, sorting, and protection of its skills, the inheritance and development of traditional skills have been promoted.

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