Shaoxing tin foil paper [Zhejiang Shaoxing specialty]

What is Shaoxing tin foil paper? Authentic Zhejiang Shaoxing specialty: Shaoxing tin foil

Content summary:Do you want to know what Shaoxing tin foil is? This article is a detailed introduction to the special product of Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province - Shaoxing tin foil paper. It was compiled and edited by the editorial team of China Specialty Network after reviewing and collecting relevant information on Shaoxing tin foil paper. The full text takes about 3 minutes to read, mainly including the basic introduction of Shaoxing tin foil paper and how its history originated? The production method of Shaoxing tin foil paper, etc

Basic Introduction to Shaoxing Tin Foil Paper

Tin foil paper was a unique handicraft product in Shaoxing in the early years. In ancient times, its main use was to make ghost money for worshipping ghosts and gods. There are now various other uses, such as sealing. The shape of ancient tin foil paper was rectangular or square, thin paper sheet, foldable and deformable. The color of tin foil paper is silver white, and after incineration, the ash turns golden yellow. His main components are tin and aluminum, which are alloys of tin and aluminum; Its conductivity and thermal conductivity are very good. It can also be made into a lampshade to make the light brighter

The production method of Shaoxing tin foil paper

The production process of tin foil is relatively complex and all are handmade. First, place the tin block in a crucible and melt it into "tin water", then inject it into the mold of the interlayer to cast "stacked foils" that are three inches long and one inch wide. This process is called "foil casting". Then, the upper and lower divisions will forge and strike separately until they can no longer strike. A piece of tin casting can usually produce 3200 sheets of tin foil, which is called a 'kick'. After being beaten into powder, the foil foreman (commonly known as the gun head) cuts it into different styles of "pages". The next process is "paper cutting", which is to stick the tin foil onto a similarly sized "deer horn paper". After the process of rolling paper, the finished tin foil is more firmly adhered to the paper. The rolled tin foil can be used to paste paper ingots like ingots, and the entire production process of tin foil is basically completed