"Spring of old furniture" in Suzhou ancient town

Liu Ayi, a resident of Suzhou, has a table of 榉木八仙, but the table legs are broken, and they have been piled up in the corner for several years, but they have been reluctant to sell. Recently, Liu Ayi was introduced by someone and got to know an old carpenter of Xiangshan Bang in the Zhonglou community. The Baxian table was repaired, which made Aunt Liu very happy. Since March this year, the old carpenter of the Wanglou Community in the Zhonglou Community has been really "fire". Near the neighbors, as far as the Suzhou New District Park, the customers who come to send the old furniture are in a constant stream. Carpenter, this old craft found a "spring" in the city.

The old carpenter called Zhou Shuihuo, Suzhou Dongpu, 67 years old this year. When he was 15 years old, he went to Xiangshan to study under the famous local teacher, and he was very angry and talented. After three years of apprenticeship, he not only could build all kinds of furniture, but also mastered the unique construction and maintenance of traditional ancient buildings. In the 1980s, the carpenter’s journey gradually became an upset, and many carpenters changed their lives for their livelihood. At that time, I mainly maintained the "livings" by helping people build houses. Later, Suzhou rebuilt the ancient buildings, and my craftsmanship was used again." Master Zhou said. After years of hard work, Master Zhou’s legs suffered from varicose veins. Because he couldn't stand for a long time, he had to give up the life of the ancient building carpentry, started the carpenter shop, began to help people repair old furniture, and also made some furniture such as tables, chairs and benches.

The marking tool invented by Zhou Shuihuo

Five years ago, Zhou Shuihuo introduced people to help people build ancient buildings in Suzhou. In the process, some residents said that they had some old furniture in their homes, and asked if Zhou Huohuo could repair them. Unexpectedly, the old furniture that was sent was repaired in two days. In this way, more and more people are sending old furniture to repair. As a result, he moved to a number of places and eventually settled in Wangxingqiao. Recently, a mysterious shopper in the park appeared in the workshop of Zhoushuihuo, and once pulled a whole car and Ming and Qing furniture. Zhou Shuihuo said that the customer had come to his workshop four times before he sent the furniture. He did not say anything, just stood by and watched. When I came for the fifth time, I brought a whole car furniture. The mystery shopper said to Zhou Shuihu that these furniture are very valuable and I dare not give it to people easily. After four visits, I realized that the "Xiangshan Bang" craft of Zhou Shuihu was indeed well-deserved, so I decided to give him a repair.

Master Zhou introduced that the biggest feature of the traditional Xiangshan gang craft is that the furniture does not need adhesives and nails when assembling, and only connects through “榫卯”. He further explained that the so-called "榫卯 structure" means that the furniture components are assembled by means of bumps and bumps. The protruding place is called "榫", and the concave place is called "卯". The skilled carpenter only relies on eyesight and The experience can be used to cut the exact blink of the eye on the wood. It snaps right and bites very tightly, ensuring that the entire piece of furniture will not fall apart for a long time. "Modern furniture mostly uses glue and nails, and it looks strong, but once it encounters an external force, it cannot be recovered, and the structure of the sputum does not seem so strong, but the furniture parts are assembled and tightly combined, in case of external force. Shift, after a slight shake, it can automatically restore the original state." Zhoushui Huodao out of the secret of their line, Xiangshan to help the woodworker pay attention to "one material, two lines, three chisel, four assembly", each process can not tolerate a little bit sloppy The reason why his furniture is sought after by the residents is because of the technical content of the inside.



Various chiseling tools

An old resident likes the furniture made by Zhou Shui


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