What is the Mo Dou Line?

Mo Dou consists of four parts: ink bin, thread wheel, ink thread (including thread cone) and ink stick, which is a very common tool in traditional woodworking industry in China. Mo Dou is usually used for surveying and building construction.

Mo Dou is a very common tool in China's traditional woodworking industry, and its use has three aspects:

1, make a long straight line (also indispensable in mud, stone, tile and other industries); The method is to fix one end of the inking ink line, pull out the inking ink line, straighten it and tighten it at the required position, then lift the middle section and bounce it off.

2. Ink storage, ink sticks and crutches are used for drawing short straight lines or marking;

3. Draw a vertical line (when using a lead pendant).

Extended data:

Mo Dou structure:

Mo Dou: The round bucket at the front of Mo Dou was made of bamboo and wood in the early days, with a small hole in the front and a small hole in the back for ink lines to pass through. The ink bin is filled with ink storage materials such as silk, cotton and sponge (it can be stored for a short time after pouring ink).

Wire wheel: a wheel that is turned by hand to wind ink lines. Ink line is drawn by a wooden wheel through a fine hole in Mo Dou, fixed at one end, and played where the line is to be drawn like a string, and then the ink line is wound back by turning the wheel, so Mo Dou was also called "line ink" in ancient times.

Ink line: a thin thread made of silk or cotton thread, which is characterized by retaining a certain amount of ink when passing through the ink bin. There is a thread cone at the end of the ink line, made of iron or copper, with a sharp cone' 8' shape, also known as "surrogate mother". It can be inserted at one end of the fixed ink line on the surface of wood or used as a plumb hammer (carpenter calls it' messenger wire').

Ink stick: a brush made of bamboo, the lower end of which is made into a broom shape; Use it to press the line when drawing a straight line (so that the ink line absorbs ink), and use it as a pen when drawing short straight lines or marks;

Mo Dou has various shapes and decorations, such as peach, fish, dragon, etc. It is not only a tool to amuse itself, but also a tool to show off woodworking skills. In the picture, a lion is carved on the outside of a wooden wheel in Mo Dou. The lion's shape is simple and simple. The forelimb touched a copper coin, and a line passed through two copper coins. The whole Mo Dou sculpture is not meticulous but unpretentious, with ingenious structural design, simple and decent overall shape, straight lines and rhythm.

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