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Chapter 257 Challenging Difficult Carpentry (for Subscription)
Li Yuan sat down in front of the tool table, put the palm-sized piece of wood on the table, and placed the tools one by one on the side.

Today's weather is bad, and it's spring again, and there's nothing to do, so Li Yuan simply took out the wooden blocks he picked up from the forest before, planning to make some gadgets to pass the time.

Li Yuan: "Friends, the weather is bad today and I can't go out. I'm going to use Kong Mingsuo to pass the time."

Studio.

"Kong Mingsuo? I've only heard of Lubansuo..."

"Kong Mingsuo?! This thing is amazing! I seem to have bought a set more than ten years ago, and opened one myself..."

"Isn't that a toy?"

"I only know Lubansuo, what is Kongmingsuo?"

"My friends... a little common sense, okay? Kong Mingsuo is Lubansuo..."

"This turned out to be a thing?"

"What's the use of making this thing, and it can't be exchanged for money..."

"Kong Ming lock! You don't know this, what a famous educational toy! It's just that the price is too expensive, and this kind of solid wood handmade lock is even impossible to buy."

"Of course. After all, handmade ones cannot be mass-produced. If they don't make money...they won't be in circulation!"

"What's so interesting about this thing?"

"Didn't you hear the anchor say it's playing time? It's just entertainment."

"That's right, and you think Luban locks are that simple? It's not easy to open Luban locks, and it's not easy to make!"

Li Yuan introduced: "That's right. In fact, the Kongming lock is also the Luban lock. It is also called the Bagua lock. It is a very traditional civil and architectural fixed connector of our ancient nation."

"Kong Mingsuo has been widely circulated since a long time ago. It is a kind of folk intellectual toy, because the best Luban locks are made of wood, so it has a name called 'difficult wood', It's just...a hard wood."

"To put it simply, Kong Mingsuo is a kind of Kongming lock that does not use any nails or ropes, and is completely connected and supported by its own structure, just like... a piece of paper can stand up after being folded in half. Although it seems simple, this Kongming lock is condensed. With a very extraordinary wisdom."

Studio.

"No nails and ropes? The mortise and tenon structure is a bit like that!"

"What's so interesting about Kong Mingsuo? Isn't it made of wood?"

"It's a game similar to decryption."

"Decryption game? I like this."

"What does Kong Mingsuo look like?"

Li Yuan: "In fact, the predecessor of Kong Mingsuo is the mortise and tenon structure."

"It's just that the mortise and tenon structure is mainly used in architecture, while the Kongming lock is a kind of small wooden toy, because this kind of Kongming lock is very educational, interesting and challenging to play, so it is quite welcome."

"Because of this, based on the original Kong Mingsuo, many other high-difficulty Kongming locks have been derived. The types are complex and changeable. Now there are as many as 13 common Kongming locks."

"The most classic ones are the big and small Kongming locks. According to different styles and shapes, Kongming locks are divided into four seasons locks, twelve square locks, Kongming chain locks, and square locks with 12 columns of Luban locks. This kind of lock is also known. It's called a square corner Luban ball."

"In addition, there are 24 locks, [-] hook locks, sister balls, hexagonal locks, and [-] elder brother locks."

"There are also two kinds of big and small pineapples, plus a 24 knot, and the [-] locks are divided into a type and b type, which is very complicated."

Studio.

"Is this Kong Mingsuo so complicated?"

"Damn, it's just a Kong Mingsuo, and there are so many ways to play?"

"I was told by the host that I'm also a little interested in Kong Mingsuo..."

"I just checked on the Internet, and the current Luban locks are all made of iron, and there are no wooden ones?"

"No, isn't the mortise and tenon structure originally made of wood? How could it not be?"

"It should be the reason why less wooden ones are made now?"

Li Yuan nodded.

"That's right, there are very few people who make wooden Luban locks now, just like the mortise and tenon structure at the beginning, there are too many toys of all kinds, and many things left over from the old days have been replaced by more advanced things. .”

"And this kind of old craft is known less and less."

Li Yuan's tone was slightly regretful.

I was lucky enough to see a replica model of Kong Mingsuo at an exhibition in another place. At that time, Li Yuan was very interested in things that were only assembled with wood.

It's just that because it is an exhibit, there is no chance to consult carefully. Although Li Yuan bought a lot of Kongming locks later, he has never seen such an exquisite Kongming lock again.

And today, Li Yuan is planning to use his [Skillful Lu Ban] skills to make a Kong Ming lock himself!

Li Yuan sat down in front of the table, holding a piece of wood in his left hand and a carving knife in his right hand, closing his eyes and meditating in front of the table.

The three-dimensional picture of Kong Mingsuo kept flashing in Li Yuan's mind. Li Yuan silently thought about the composition of Kong Mingsuo while thinking about where to start.

Kongming lock can be said to be a complex craft that is not inferior to the mortise and tenon structure. This kind of three-dimensional interlocking device, the internal concave and convex parts are even more ingenious.

Even with the skills of [Master Luban], Li Yuan has no way to directly challenge the difficult Kong Mingsuo.

Therefore, Li Yuan decided to choose a medium-difficulty one among these types and try to make it.

After a while, Li Yuan finally opened his eyes again, and he already had a rough calculation in his mind.

"Kong Mingsuo is complicated to play, so today I will make a medium-difficulty practice hand first."

After finishing speaking, Li Yuan finally picked up the tools at the side and began to move the knife.

"There are various types of Kongming locks. The most common ones are the six-rooted and nine-rooted Kongming locks. Among these two types, the six-rooted Luban locks also show different differences in structure according to different regions."

"And the classification of this type is mainly based on the difference in tenon shape. In simple terms, it is A and B."

"But despite this, the six Kongming locks are far more than just these two, and the nine Luban locks are selected from some of them, which can be used to complete types such as six-joint tenon, seven-star knot, badass buckle, and Luban lock. The most amazing thing is that these nine types of mortise and tenon shapes can meet different numbers at the same time and realize four kinds of occlusal structures respectively. I have to say that this is indeed a very amazing thing.”

Studio.

"It sounds so complicated..."

"So difficult? Can you do it, anchor?"

"That's right, since we all know it's so difficult, can't we just start with the simple ones?"

"No, otherwise it would be a waste of time to fail!"

"Can you trust the anchor? The anchor is not an ordinary person!"

(End of this chapter)