What are the steps of engraving printing?

The first step is called "Fa A". Carve straight column lines with flat mouth first, and then carve characters. The order is to carve an A on the horizontal pen of each word, and then carve an A from left to right. The horizontal pen should be flat and thin, and the vertical pen should be straight and thick than the horizontal pen.

Then there is "pick one". It is reported that the A mark carved in A is carefully carved word by word. Literally, each stroke has a slight inclination and is stepped.

After picking A, chisel away the remaining wood word by word with a spade chisel, which is called "decontamination". Then chisel with crescent moon, knock carefully with mallet, and remove the redundant wordless wood.

Then, the extra boards outside the frame column line are sawed off and planed neatly, which is called "edge sawing". At this point, the engraving is completed and printing can be started.

When printing a book, first dip the brush into the ink and brush it on the engraving. Then, cover the board with white paper and brush it gently on the back of the paper with a clean brush. Take off the paper and a page of the book will be printed. After page-by-page printing and binding, the book is a success.

This printing method is lettering printing on wooden boards, so everyone calls it "block printing".