Wang Xinghan, a college student Wang Xinghan in the summer of Weishan, produced Chai Kiln burning porcelain in the summer

"Chai Kiln is unique. Its firing method cannot be imitated. It will make the surface of porcelain have the traces of ash and burning." Let him have the idea of ​​"Chai Kiln" burning porcelain. Wang Xinghan's actions were rated by the classmates as "reasonable and unexpected things."

17 hours of firing

14 pieces of porcelain 5 pieces of 5 pieces

On August 22, in a small farmhouse in Xionglou Village, Xiantou Town, Weishan County, Jining, the self -made "Chai Kiln" that was all over the entire network was placed in the depths of the house, nearly one meter high, and made from red brick. The wooden ash piles produced by firing have time to clean up ... These scenes make people feel the flavor of the ceramic "high fire".

Several pieces of porcelain on the table in the house have been achieved by Wang Xinghan's "Second Kiln" after 17 hours. From the cup to the lampshade, although there were some flaws, it was particularly precious for him. "10 pieces of porcelain in my first kiln have deformed 9." Recalling the scene when firing the first kiln, Wang Xinghan still remembered. For the first time exploring the firing of Chai Kiln, and the self -made firewood kiln heat dissipation is too fast, the temperature in the first kiln rose to 900 degrees. New changes in the cone, until the wood was burned out passively.

After opening the kiln, looking at the deformation finished product in his hand, Wang Xinghan frustrated his heart, and the thought of giving up was in his brain. But when I thought of the whole summer vacation, my efforts were spent on the firewood kiln, and Wang Xinghan, who was unwilling, decided to try again.

Everything starts from scratch, preparing wood, ceramic blanking, changing chimneys, reinforcement kiln ... These seemingly simple processes are very cumbersome, and it takes more than two days to see waste wood. From the chainsaw to the ax split, a waste wood with a few meters of root turned into a pile of 20 to 30 cm small wooden boards. Wang Xinghan wore the right hand of his gloves, so he grinded two or three blisters.

After a lapse of half a month, everything is ready. On August 13, the second kiln officially started. From 7 am to ignite the fire to the early morning of the next morning, 17 hours made Wang Xinghan experience a feeling of "heart -focused" again.

On that day, less than two and a half hours, the temperature in the kiln burned to 900 degrees. The firewood kiln, which thought it would continue to rise, did not rise to 1150 degrees in the following 10 hours. "Generally, the temperature of the medium temperature glaze is 1180 degrees, the temperature is lower than this minimum value, the glaze cannot melt, and the surface will not be smooth." Wang Xinghan said.

Facing the possibility of failure again, Wang Xinghan, who had worked for 12 hours in high temperature environment and had dizziness symptoms, had a trace of thoughts that wanted to give up.

"Don't you burn the rest of the wood and see if the temperature can go up?" With the encouragement and help of his father Wang Jihua, it has been fired for 5 hours in a row. At 0:10 on August 14, the temperature in the kiln successfully rose to 1200 degrees.

On the kiln again, Wang Xinghan was full of joy. Although 14 pieces of porcelain were only successful, the success rate of the first kiln had increased a lot. "Next time I burn the kiln, I am going to burn it for 20 hours and try to reach 1300 degrees." Wang Xinghan said that he wanted to constantly try to accumulate experience, slowly explore the glaze hair color and reduce the deformation rate.

After a trip to Jingdezhen

The idea of ​​self -made firewood kiln

Although it is a firing technology of "a fire", due to the unstable and low rate of finished products, the firewood kiln has gradually been replaced by the electric kiln and gas kiln. Wang Xinghan, a senior student of the ceramics of Shandong Academy of Arts and Crafts, usually contacted the electric kiln in the same day. However, due to a trip to Jingdezhen at the end of June this year, the idea of ​​self -made "Chai Kiln" was born.

"Chai Kiln is unique, and its firing method cannot be imitated. It will make the surface of porcelain fall ash and burns." Wang Xinghan said excitedly. Inquiry and learning a lot of knowledge about the construction of firewood and how to furnish the firewood kiln.

"My dad is very supportive after listening, and let me build a spacious storage room in home." In Wang Xinghan's eyes, the support of the family was not only verbal, but also in action. Chai kiln requires red bricks and refractory bricks. Wang Jihua found a flower alkali factory outside the road, like a factory borrowed some waste refractory bricks. Because the abandoned bricks are stacked, there are "virtual" faces in the gap between the bricks. When people walk on the top, they often step on the air, and the father's right leg was also accidentally cut off at that time.

With bricks, the kiln has basic conditions. Bottom with red bricks to build kiln body with refractory bricks. In this way, from 8 am to 7 pm every day, it was concentrated for three days.

In addition to the kiln, when the kiln was burned, the family was also with Wang Xinghan. "If it is my own, it is difficult to complete." Wang Xinghan said that during the process of burning kiln, you need to continue to cast firewood in the kiln. In the early stage of firing, it can be cast every 20 minutes. once.

The high -frequency cast firewood, nearly four or 50 degrees indoor temperatures are really unbearable. Often just finished the firewood here, the wet top is not dry, and I have to go in again. "When burning the kiln, I watched two or three hours, and my dad would take me for one or two hours." With the joint efforts of Wang Xinghan and his family, the porcelain of the second kiln was warm in color, and its finished product was purchased by many netizens. Essence

He has loved handicraft since he was a child

Porcelain is better than girls

"It is said that the young people of the contemporary are impetuous. I saw calmness and persistence from my son." After the kiln and the kiln, Wang Jihua looked at his son.

Talking about the original intention of supporting his son, Wang Jihua has his own consideration. "At first I wanted to test whether he had learned the real things at school." Wang Jihua said that interest is the best motivation. The ceramic major learned by his son was not favored by the people around him at first. Many relatives have repeatedly persuaded another major. Because of the child's love, he and his lover supported his son. "Facts prove that supporting his son is right." Talking about his son, Ban Lan, the mother who was not good at saying, smiled, and his voice was much stronger. "He has liked to do hand -in." In Bu Fanlan's memory, his son was honest and obedient, and he was a handsome and quiet child. At that time, every time I rushed, my son only asked to buy toys similar to puzzle and assembly. It was very happy to be assembled. On weekdays, the son also uses various materials to make its own toys.

"He is particularly careful about doing things. In terms of porcelain making skills, he is often more careful and focused than girls." Talking about Wang Xinghan, the college classmate Jie Xinxuan said that in addition to rigorous and good at research, he is still very happy on weekdays. Help people. Those who involve professional knowledge, as long as some classmates ask and ask for help, he will spare no effort to explain.

How to think of his self -control "Chai Kiln", Jie Xinyi admits that it is reasonable and unexpected. "I know he wants to burn the firewood kiln, and I think he would make a firewood kiln. I did not expect that he was so strong that he was so strong that this summer vacation was completed." Ji Xinxuan said.

"If it wasn't for school, I might still burn the third kiln." Talking about the future, Wang Xinghan admitted that he wanted to continue to cultivate the ceramic field and try more. (Reporter Kong Qian Ding Andun)

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