Introduction to Turquoise Kubi Crafts

Introduction to Turquoise Kubi Crafts

Turquoise Kubi is one of the few handicrafts that has the beauty and appeal of an exquisite handicraft that is said to date back to about sixty years ago, at that time a man named Yusuf Hakiman Mohammad Reza in Mashhad started work on turquoise ornaments such as bracelets, flowers, earrings and … about twenty years later this industry was taken to Isfahan by another craftsman named Haj Dadash. Turquoise is also used in dishes such as plates, cups, rosehips, etc., except jewelry.

The stages of turquoise production

A turquoise staple whether jewelry or utensils is an object made of copper, brass, silver, bronze, or bronze, with particles of turquoise rock and particle surfaces appearing on the surface in a mosaic form, and so on. It is given a special effect. The manufacturing and payment of such a product involves two general steps:
A) Goldsmiths: Goldsmiths are made and prepared of the object with one of the metals referred to. Once the general form of the object is made up of a container or ornaments specify the part to be beaten and the surrounding turquoise. Put a thin metal string (of the kind of metal itself) called “dig” and solder it to the extent that it finds a so-called wall form at a height of 1 to 2 mm above the surface of the container. This is usually done by a goldsmith, and sometimes by a turquoise craftsman himself. If the turquoise part is occupied by a large surface and its surface appears to be empty with strands of the same metal, minor and minor motifs. The more decorative (flowers, shrubs, etc.) are put into it and soldered again. This action, in addition to making the form more beautiful, gives the turquoise surface more strength.
B) Turquoise Kubi: First of all, turquoise craftsman buys turquoise shavings from unused turquoise workshops or turquoise mines in Mashhad, Neyshabur and Damghan. The term grain is used to make turquoise slabs more suitable for any turquoise work surface in any turquoise product. Next they heat the object and heat the parts to be turquoise – “walnut lacquer” – so that the lacquer powder is almost melted and covers the surface of the part. While the lacquer is still on the soft and melted surface and adheres to the surface, some of the turquoise particles are pre-prepared as needed. The rocks should be aligned so that there is no space left between them when possible. Once the object has cooled, the locks become hard and rigid. After this step, the parts covered with lacquer and turquoise stone are sanded with ‘sab water’ to remove excess lacquer and minor bumps of the stone. This is where turquoise stones appear in turquoise color and lacquer almost black (dark brown) between stone intervals. Upon completion of this step, if there is any disruption to the open work area, reheat the object and repair the casting with fine stones and lacquer powder and then sand the work surface. And polish.