Vol 2 Chapter 112: Woodcarving

　　 Chapter 112 Wood Carving
　　 After three o'clock in the morning, it was pitch black outside, but Xiang Kun's bedroom was still lit as usual.
　　 Under a table lamp, Xiang Kunzheng slowly and carefully polished a wooden sculpture more than 20 cm high with fine sandpaper.
It is a female humanoid wood sculpture, wearing a skirt armor with a two-dimensional style, holding a two-handed sword, looking forward, and there is a dull hair on the head. From the overall image, it should be a Cartoon characters.
　　 This is a wood carving of a character carved by Xiang Kun himself from beginning to end.
　　Today is October 3, and tomorrow, October 4, is Tang Baona’s birthday. This wooden sculpture is Xiang Kun’s birthday gift for her.
　　 On September 13, after receiving the "misunderstanding birthday present" compound bow from Tang Baona and the others, Xiang Kun began to think about how to return the gift.
　　 Then he obtained the birthday time of the three of them through some of their network information, as well as the driver's license and other document information that he had seen accidentally before.
　　 Yang Zhen'er January 3, Xia Libing is April, both are still very early. Only Tang Baona had her birthday on October 4th, and it will not be long.
His original idea was to give a gift with a budget of about 2,000 or 3,000 yuan, so based on his usual observations and the information left by Tang Baona’s various online accounts on the Internet, he analyzed it and speculated that she might like it. gift.
The final options are: 1. Figures or other animation peripherals that Tang Baona likes; 2. Audio recording equipment; 3. Some design trinkets or small ornaments; 4. Music-related peripherals or her favorite out of print Album.
But the problem is that from Xiang Kun’s understanding, although Tang Baona is not the kind of person who spends money lavishly, she does not lack money. The options 1, 2, and 4, if she likes them, basically I bought it early last year, and she chose her own choice, which is definitely more agreeable.
　　 From this point of view, it seems that only a small accessory that looks more compatible with her usual dressing style, or a small ornament with a sense of design, is a safer option.
　　 He also asked Yang Zhen'er and Xia Libing privately. The former said that he was willing, and it didn't matter what to send, and Nana didn't need anything. Just make a big meal at that time.
　　 And Xia Libing responded similarly to the last time when I investigated the taste: "Whatever you want, she doesn't pick it."
　　 Indeed, Xiang Kun knows that no matter what she sends, Tang Baona shouldn't mind. She would also gladly accept a hand-made or peripheral product that she actually has or doesn't like that much.
　　 But thinking of how he felt when he received the compound bow as a gift before, this "random" always made him a little uncomfortable. He knows very well that the value of a gift is not only the price in the market, but also depends on how much the recipient likes the gift.
　　 So after pondering for a while, Xiang Kun prepared to personally make a wood carving of Tang Baona's favorite anime character Saber Altolia, who was used to make an avatar.
　　 And this production process itself is also the process of several trials and experiments, which is the best of both worlds.
Of course, in order to avoid that he had not been able to make the wood carving on October 4th, he also prepared alternatives. If it is not feasible, he will give a Swarovski crystal ornament that he thinks Don Paula would like as a gift. .
　　 Xiangkun has a certain degree of artistic skills. It is not a big problem to draw a bottle, draw a personal face sketch or anything, but this does not mean that he knows how to sculpt.
　　 But it is precisely because of this, he wants to try, by establishing a super-sensual connection with the tool, can it help him master the ability to use the tool more quickly.
　　 So before drinking blood on September 16, he bought five different carving knives and three chisels, and made connections.
　　 In order to successfully associate, he specially disassembled the bodies and handles of these tools, and reinstalled them after completing the association. And he also found that after the items of the same type and function are associated with one of them, the time for the other items will be much reduced.
After waking up on the evening of September 17, Xiang Kun first quickly watched a dozen hours of various tutorials and videos, and then found a 3d figure of a saber character as a reference, and began to compare the prepared and roughly shaped ones. Block practice wood for carving.
　　 Although he has established a connection with the chisel and the carving knife, he does have the skill of an insider to control, and he can steadily apply what he has learned in the tutorials and videos, and his hands move with his heart.
However, the first four pieces of wood were still chipped away before entering the billet. Not to mention the dull hair on the top of the head and the two-handed sword with the pestle on the base, it is difficult to make it with the arms alone. Crooked or broken.
For the fifth wood, Xiang Kun made a semi-finished product with the purpose of first producing a finished product to see its shortcomings. However, looking at the wood carving with a crooked mouth and an out-of-proportion, he couldn't help but think of looking for a reference picture before. When I saw the "Cthulhu Saber" on the Internet...
　　 From the experimental results, after simply contacting the tools, one can only control and master the tools skillfully, but when it comes to other application variables, it still needs to adapt and practice in order to exert its due ability.
　　 It can also be inferred from this that if he can fully establish contact with all the parts of a car in the future, then he may have a good understanding of the car's condition, and he can also be able to use his hands when driving. But if you run to race with others, you still need to understand the specific road conditions, the route of the track, the opponent's situation, the weather conditions during the race, and other information in order to fully develop your driving ability.
　　 And now, although he is very proficient in chiseling and knives, he still has problems with his familiarity with the material of wood and the mastery of the contour.
　　 Xiangkun knows that if he does a lot of practice, he can start with a simple and easy work with a few chisels and carving knives, and it should not take long to make progress.
　　 But his goal is not to become a woodcarver master, so he temporarily stopped the production of woodcarving. After all, he has to do a lot in each blood drinking period, not just learning to carve and prepare gifts.
　　 Before drinking blood on September 22, Xiang Kun spent an hour in contact with two boxes of boxwood that he bought back and had been simply opened.
Before starting to establish contact, he took a small sample from the two pieces of wood, then softened, sliced, dyed, mounted, and observed under a microscope to understand the onlooker structure of the two pieces of wood~www. EbookFREE.me~ He has done experiments with paper towels, A4 paper and other things before. In addition to understanding the weight, size, composition and other information, it can increase the speed of establishing contact, and observing the onlooker structure of the target can also greatly increase the speed and Success rate.
　　 Xiangkun intends that if these two pieces of boxwood that have established a connection are smashed, they can only be used. The crystal ornaments are given away. Otherwise, if you continue to study, he will really become a carver...
　　 Fortunately, when he woke up on September 23, he spent more than ten hours making a piece of wood, and the second piece of wood finally basically reached his expectation, step by step to perfect the finished product.
　　 The carving knife with which he has established a super-sense connection works on the wood that has established a super-sense connection. It really needs to be more comfortable and stable, just like the communication between two old friends, "cooperate" skillfully.
　　 In fact, on September 27th, he had already finished the finished wood carving.
　　 But today, he just took it out again, checked it again, did some fine sanding and then oiled it, so that the whole wood carving was in the best condition.
　　 Although from his slightly obsessive-compulsive perspective, this wood carving still has a lot to improve, and there are still many flaws, but as the first work, it can basically be considered qualified.
Before dawn, Xiang Kun picked up a cell phone with scratches and a cracked screen, and saw him and Tang Baona among the four people. Tang Baona said that she was already at the airport, and she would be able to arrive in the city by 10 o'clock this evening. .
　　 Xiangkun actually planned to invite Tang Baona and Yang Zhener to have a meal in advance tonight, cook a few newly developed dishes, and then give her gifts by the way. However, Tang Baona's family has gone abroad to attend a relative's wedding these days, and will be able to come back tonight, so she can only find a chance to give her tomorrow.