There is only a word difference between herring stone and Muyu stone. What's the difference between them? Muyu stone is a kind of natural hollow stone, which sounds like a monk's wooden fish when struck, so it is named Muyu stone, which can be made into tea sets and other supplies, and has nothing to do with fish. What about herring stone? However, it has nothing to do with stones. It is the horny hyperplasia of the throat below the occipital bone of herring, which is used to help herring crush the shells of snails, mussels, shrimps and other creatures, so it is hard.
Black herring, also known as snail green, can be seen from its name that its feeding habit is relatively simple, so it can be regarded as a devoted fish. Haha, since it has evolved a special tool for eating snails, it must belong to carnivorous fish. Therefore, although black herring is a freshwater fish, the large black herring can grow to about 200 kg in size and 2 meters in length, so it is considered as a relatively large freshwater fish.
Large herring stones can be made into beads and bracelets, and smaller ones can be made into accessories or pendants. Because other fish rarely have this kind of cutin hyperplasia, herring stones are still relatively precious. Be careful when taking out herring stones, and try not to scratch them with sharp instruments. After all, scratches may affect the overall effect of polishing.
Herring stone is as hard as stone and as brittle as jade.
The side of herring stone that often contacts snails usually has different aging degrees according to the age of the fish. The older the fish is, the greater the aging degree may be. Sometimes, when taking herring stone, snail shells embedded in it can be found, and sometimes there is a heavy fishy smell. Therefore, it is best to clean it well before polishing, and to some extent, the fishy smell can be avoided when polishing. Of course, the polished finished product will not smell.
There is also an interesting function of herring stone, which is to frighten children. Some places in our country have this custom. Pendants made of herring stone are worn on children's chests or wrists to ward off evil spirits and frighten children. Of course, there is no scientific and concrete verification of whether it is true or not, but this statement still exists today.
You can play with the horns on the heads of cattle and sheep, the nails on the backs of mountain turtles and tortoises, the bones on camels and antelopes, and the teeth in the mouths of elephants and sharks. .....
Fish also have something to play with? That is the herring stone.
Black herring; Also known as black pomfret, in Jiangnan area; It is a popular fish. On the eve of the Chinese New Year, all households cut and dried herring, and the delicious dried herring is indispensable for dinner during the Chinese New Year. The herring is delicious and has high nutritional value.
Recently, I have often studied on the Internet, especially some car beads tutorials on some platforms, and I am very interested. I also like fishing, so I am very interested to see some friends using herring stones to drive beads. The herring stone is a piece of cartilage from herring. Because the processed cartilage is hard, transparent and has some sensory effects of jade, it is called herring stone.
Kill the fish and get the stone. Pay attention to the herring stone on the upper jaw of the fish head and pry it off with a screwdriver. The process of making herring stone is not complicated, and the process of taking herring stone needs to be careful, because the hardness of fresh herring stone is relatively low, and it is easy to hurt herring stone and form cracks and scratches if it is pried improperly.
Light a cigarette, thoughtfully, and wait for it to evaporate.
Hands are working, but glasses are staring at the floating in the distance. After the water evaporates, it turns orange red, and it is soaked in vegetable oil for one week. The purpose of this is to make it more beautiful and moist after polishing, and it is not easy to crack.
Feel free to polish the shape you want, and polish it slowly and steadily.
A month later, the herring stone soaked in peanut oil in disposable cups turned into a beautiful burgundy, with a bright body.
It's the best of the best!