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The old man saw that Ye Yuan was interested in these things, and since he hadn't talked professionally to anyone for a long time, he began to explain it to Ye Yuan non-stop.

"I can't say it's all light. It seems to me that the person who built this chair doesn't understand what carpentry is.

What carpentry pays attention to is one material, two lines and three holes. This is the criterion for measuring the basic skills of a carpenter.

The specific point is that the planed material must be flat, smooth, and square, the lines must be drawn accurately and correctly, and the mortises must be square and vertical.”

Having said this, the old man stood up from the chair, lifted the chair with one hand, pointed at several places and said to Ye Yuan:

"Look here, here, and here.

This was obviously cut with an electric saw, and then the rough edges were polished with sandpaper. The most annoying thing is that the entire chair is made of nails, there is not even a mortise and tenon, and I don’t know how it was made.”

Ye Yuan listened to the old man pointing out some shortcomings of the chair. Not only was he not angry, but his eyes became brighter the more he listened.

He has also heard that good carpenters do not use nails when building furniture, but only make mortises and tenons.

But I really don’t know how to do it. After searching for a long time on the Internet, all the words are ambiguous, making it difficult for a novice like me to understand.

Ye Yuan said with some embarrassment:

"Don't be angry, old man. I made this chair by myself. I don't know anything about carpentry. How can I make it if I don't use nails?"

I also looked up some information online, but I couldn’t understand much of it.”

When Old Man Song heard what Ye Yuan said, he was stunned. He raised his head and looked at Ye Yuan with some confusion:

"You mean you made this chair yourself? Have you never learned carpentry?

Then who did you ask for this carving? This is not an ordinary master, I really want to know which master can make such a bad chair for you."

The old man did not stop belittling the chair because it was made by Ye Yuan. Instead, he became interested in the person who carved the chair.

He touched the tip of his nose in embarrassment: "I carved it myself. Is my craftsmanship good?"

"Forehead...."

Old Man Song was choked by Ye Yuan's words. He waited for a long time before saying:

"You are already a master in your carving skills, but you are not even an entry-level carpenter. You...are..."

The old man has been struggling with this for a long time and doesn’t know what words to use to describe it.

Old man, I can see that you are very familiar with carpenters, can you tell me about it? I can't find anything very useful online.

When Old Man Song heard Ye Yuan's words, he sighed and said:

“Traditional carpentry is a skilled trade, which requires craftsmen to practice a lot, otherwise they will not be able to master it in a short time.

Axes, saws, planes, and chisels may seem simple, but they are actually simple but not simple. It is difficult to get started, but even more difficult to master them.

It's not easy to ask someone for advice. The carpenter himself knows how to do it, and he knows how to do it in his heart, but it is difficult to express it clearly and accurately in words, and it is difficult to express his ideas in words.

It’s even harder to express it clearly in words. It’s really difficult to teach step by step without a master. This is why there are fewer and fewer inheritors of the carpentry craft.”

At this point, Old Man Song sighed repeatedly.

Ye Yuan finally understood why it was so difficult to find that information online.

Even the master may not be able to explain it clearly to his apprentice, let alone describe it in simple words. No wonder he himself is confused.

Ye Yuan rolled his eyes:

"Old man, can you use your time on the island to teach me some basic carpenter skills?"

The old man looked at Ye Yuan in surprise. In his opinion, it was really rare for a young man like Ye Yuan to have such a big career and still have the heart to learn carpentry.

"No problem, but carpentry cannot be learned in a few days. I'm afraid you will put it aside after a few days of freshness. Carpentry is a long-term accumulation process. You must remember this."

What Ye Yuan didn't expect was that a person who usually didn't talk much would be so talkative when talking about carpenters.

"Don't worry, old man. You see, besides going to sea every day, I just stay on the island. I just want to pass the time by learning carpentry."

After listening to Ye Yuan's words, Old Man Song nodded and said with emotion:

"There are not many young people like you nowadays. It's rare that you still have such a calm heart."

"Okay, old man, don't praise me. When do we start?"

At this moment, Ye Yuan was a little impatient and wanted to learn carpentry right away.

Old Man Song looked at Ye Yuan with a smile: "Don't worry, please bring your tools over and show me first."

I don't know why the old man did this, but Ye Yuan honestly took out his carpentry tools.

The old man shook his head when he saw the tools Ye Yuan took out.

"You are not good at this. You have never heard that the carpenter's axe, the bricklayer's knife, the bachelor's luggage, and the waist of the older girl cannot be touched easily.

From here you can also hear that a craftsman’s tools are not lent to others casually.

If you look at your tools, they are obviously bought from some hardware stores. Not only are they not of good quality, they also have no features. These tools are fine for decoration, but they are far inferior to furniture."

Ye Yuan really didn't know that a small tool had so much to say.

"What do you think?"

"Come here with a pen and paper, and I'll write down for you what you want to buy. There is a handmade workshop in Landao City that specializes in making tools. These tools are sold there. If you want to learn to be a carpenter, you first need to choose the tools."

"Old man, don't you have a mobile phone? Can't we add WeChat and you send it to me?"

Ye Yuan couldn't understand why the old man had to write with a pen.

"If you're not used to using these new gadgets, you'd better get me a pen and paper."

Ye Yuan had no choice but to take the old man into the villa and take the old man to the study, remembering that the pen could be found only there.

When Old Man Song entered the study and saw the sea of ​​tea placed in the middle, his eyes lit up.

"Good thing, the tea sea of ​​Yinchen Wood, the carving is excellent, couldn't you have made this yourself?"

Old man Song looked at Ye Yuan in surprise.

"It's just for fun, but you still like it?"

"Boss Xiaoye, can I ask you where you bought this dark wood?"

Ye Yuan asked curiously: "Why does the old man want to create such a tea sea?"

The old man rolled his eyes at Ye Yuan:

"I'm not as wealthy as you. My old lady has been chanting sutras at home every day since she got this disease. I'm thinking of getting her a string of dark wood Buddhist beads."

"I thought it was something. Isn't it just a string of Buddhist beads? I'll give you one as a gift."

As he spoke, Ye Yuan took out a string of 108 Buddhist beads made of dark wood beads from a drawer in the study. He threw it to Old Man Song.

"This is too expensive, please give me a price." Old Man Song's hand holding the beads was trembling.

Ye Yuan said nonchalantly:

"It's not money. Didn't you charge me for teaching me how to be a carpenter? These beads can be regarded as my tuition fees."