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Making incense burner

Today, I will share the processing of making a Xuande Incense burner. First of all, let’s talk about what’s the Xuande incense burner.

In Xuande year of Ming Dynasty, Emperor Xuan imported a number of copper from Siam country in order to satisfy the hobby of enjoying the incense burner. And he commanded the craftsman to create the censer according to the historical records. In order to guarantee the quality of incense burner, Emperor Xuan required that the copper had to be refined 12 times, and add precious metals, such as gold and silver. After great efforts, the best copper incense burner finally made success in Xuan three years.
Second, the article will introduce the processing of making a Xuande incense burner by using the red sandalwood. At start, let’s choose the prepared materials.
Then, it should use the planer to process the materials, and to create the groove. The aim is to create the basic model. Here are some pictures about the processing.
Right here, we have finished the first step. It is also the most difficult. Next step, it should be the burner bottom. It needs to be three stable feet.

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