Jadeite goes through a seven-step production process to be eye-catching. Have you seen it?

Everyone must be familiar with jadeite, but how does jadeite become the bright and beautiful appearance we see? Today I will show you the secret behind beauty. Before polishing, choosing good jade rough material is an important step, after all, it determines the quality of jade. Next, I will explain the seven steps of the production process.

Step 1: Oil stone

Just use a small oil stone to carefully polish it first. If the raw material itself is carved roughly, use oil stones of different coarseness and fineness to polish it again in sequence.

Many people may ask what is oil stone? Is it an oily stone? Actually, no. In the past, the whetstones used to sharpen kitchen knives at home usually came in two types: coarse and fine. The finer piece is called an oil stone. Of course, there is still a big difference between jade and kitchen knives, and the oil stones are also different, but the polishing effect is similar.

Step 2: Apply green silk

Use a special jade grinding wheel to grind the jade with polishing powder, and grind it repeatedly. The characteristic of polishing powder is that it cannot be washed off with water. Its function is to know where to polish and where not to polish.

Step 3: Install the nails

Using iron nails dipped in gold powder to make the details of carved parts more delicate is also called drilling and grinding. The diameter of the nail head can be changed according to the requirements of the carving part.

Step 4: Sandpaper

Use sandpaper of different coarseness and fineness to polish the large areas of the carving according to the steps. The general practice is to grind once with low-grit to high-grit sandpaper to prepare for the next step.

Step 5: Apply the brush

Use a brush dipped in diamond powder to whip the surface of the sculpture at high speed. When this step is achieved, the process is 80% complete. At the same time, this step is also a critical step and requires a lot of patience to complete. During the polishing process, you first need to use a brown gel solid to bake it over an alcohol lamp, burn it into powder, and then drip it onto the delicate parts of the jade carving. For example, the face and fingers of a human, the face and claws of auspicious animals in the shape of flower ornaments. This is to prevent these fine parts from being blurred during the polishing process.

Step 6: Cleaning

This step is relatively simple, which is to clean the polishing powder and residue used in previous polishing. First clean it with an ultrasonic machine, and then wipe the delicate areas that cannot be cleaned with alcohol. For the small potholes on more delicate products, you have to use a toothpick to pick out the dirt bit by bit.

Step 7: Waxing

Waxing is to provide physical protection for the surface of the finished jade product to avoid damage caused by daily bumps. It is completely different from glue injection and pickling. The last step is to blow dry the surface of the carving, and then a piece of exquisite and smooth jade will appear before your eyes.

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