Traditional craft awn broom

Luban went up the mountain and was cut by a long leaf sheath with eight hairs, and then he invented the saw. With the decrease of trees, this serrated eight hairs actually occupy the river bank and even the mountains and rivers. At first glance, the stem with eight hairs looks like a small yellow flag inserted on the green carpet. These little yellow flags are a small fortune to the older generation. Ricky is commonly known as Mang Zi, and the broom made of it is called Mang Zi broom.

At the beginning of June every year, the broom changes the sickle into a long handle, goes deep into the hairy nest, cuts off handfuls of awns with bracts, bundles them into dozens of bundles with bracts as ropes, carries them home to bask in the sun for two days, and puts them in the foot room.

The old artist fiddled with bundles of awns in slack seasons and even rainy days, peeled off their shells, beat them with a hammer, twisted them into a rope and wound them around a stick. Arrange the awn handles, bundle more than 20 awn handles into a bundle, and arrange three bundles of awn handles in turn. First, tie the handles, tie iron rings with shell ropes every three inches, and screw the awn handles every two feet to form a headless screwdriver. Then, the lower part of the broom is woven with a sheath rope, which looks like a big knife.

Finally, choose a thin bamboo pole or a smooth wooden stick, nail the end in your hand, and the loop between your hands will expand.

The awn handle can not only be tied and torn, but also be woven into children's toys such as pistols and galloping horses.

Luban invented the saw because of the leaf sheath, while the ancestors of Yuantan used local materials to make the awn handle into an economical and practical broom. This undoubtedly has the same effect.