What does craftsman mean?

A craftsman is defined as a small craftsman who makes utensils with bamboo sticks.

In the traditional handicrafts in China, artisans are a very important profession. They use bamboo as raw material, and make all kinds of practical utensils and exquisite handicrafts by cutting bamboo, smoking and weaving. Such as bamboo baskets, bamboo mats, bamboo baskets, etc. Are the masterpieces of craftsmen.

A craftsman's job requires exquisite skills and rich experience. They need to be familiar with the nature and characteristics of bamboo, master the skills of cutting bamboo and the process of picking bamboo, and also need to have the ability to weave various patterns and shapes. These skills need long-term practice and study to master.

With the acceleration of modernization, the traditional quilting technology has gradually lost its market. The change of modern people's lifestyle has reduced the demand for bamboo woven products, and at the same time, modern production methods have gradually eliminated traditional handicrafts. But in any case, the traditional crafts and skills represented by craftsmen are still worth learning and inheriting.

Detailed process of craftsman's work:

1, Bamboo Selection: Artisans need to choose suitable bamboos first, and choose different kinds and sizes of bamboos according to different bamboo weaving products. Usually, craftsmen will choose long-growing bamboo and hard bamboo to ensure the durability of bamboo woven products.

2. Broken bamboo: After selecting bamboo, masons need to break it into pieces. Breaking bamboo requires certain skills and strength, and it is necessary to ensure that the broken bamboo pieces are uniform and consistent, which is convenient for subsequent smoking and weaving.

3. Picking: Broken bamboo pieces need to go through the picking process to pull them out. It is necessary to master certain skills and strength to ensure that the drawn silk is uniform, smooth and has certain toughness.

4. Weaving: It is necessary to weave the extracted bamboo filaments, and different weaving methods are adopted according to different bamboo weaving products. For example, weaving bamboo baskets requires weaving bamboo filaments into a grid, and then sealing the back; Woven mats need to be woven into mats according to certain rules.

5. Finishing and decoration: After weaving, the weavers need to finish and decorate the bamboo woven products by edging, binding and strengthening. Finishing and decoration is to improve the appearance and quality of bamboo woven products and make them more practical and beautiful.