A simple DIY hand-carving tutorial for jade and amber lucky bags.
Amber Money Bag ~ Tools and materials required for engraving and making a lucky bag:
1 piece of amber rough stone, various amounts of sandpaper, small files, hanging grinder
Amber money bag ~ Illustration of the steps for carving and making a lucky bag:
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 1 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
Let’s take a look at the finished product
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 2 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
This is a piece of material I chose, golden honey. The shape is quite regular, but there is a hole on the side
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 3 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
The back is relatively flat and has a special pattern that looks pretty good, so I decided to keep the skin. I used a small file to file open the epidermis and found a deep crack on the side...
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 4 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
Use a small file along the crack to create a layer, which feels a bit like a lucky bag
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 5 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
This is how this shape came about. Look at what shape it looks like and then draw on it with a pencil. The key point is that the place where the rope is carved can just cover the crack
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 6 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
This is the back. The leather is very nice, but I want it to be a little different. Decided to carve something small on it
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 7 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
After thinking about the result for a while, I originally wanted to engrave my name on it, but the strokes were too subtle and had no effect at all, so I gave up
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 8 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
Its very interesting under the light, a bit like a rubber stamp
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 9 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
Use a hanging grinder to make the shape. Press down where it should be pressed to make several layers. Then use sandpaper to polish the details. Fold or roll up the sandpaper in every place. Polish until you can see if there are any scratches under the light. Be sure to polish them clean
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 10 of Lucky Bag Carving:
This is what the light looks like
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 11 of Lucky Bag Carving:
Add the word "福~"
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 12 of Lucky Bag Carving:
I won’t introduce sandpaper polishing. The pit inside has not been polished yet. I used Teacher Wuwei’s method. Put a toothpick in the hanging grinder and then apply toothpaste and go through it (there is no polishing paste to use) Toothpaste instead) After finishing, squeeze some toothpaste on the cotton cloth, rub it into small white bubbles, then put the polished amber in it and rub it for more than ten minutes
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 13 of Lucky Bag Engraving:
After rubbing, rinse with water and drill againHole Thread a rope~
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 14 of Carving and Making Lucky Bag:
Front~
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 15 of Lucky Bag Engraving:
Reverse side~
Amber Money Bag ~ Step 16 of Lucky Bag Engraving:
And its children~
DIY tips:
Be careful when polishing the engraving, fold up the sandpaper and use it
