Lately, besides idly carving a half-finished arched load-bearing beam out of wood, Chen Zhou hasn't done much woodworking.
Suddenly having to take on such a "big project," he truly felt a bit uncertain.
Moreover, even after completing the earthen mill and sifting off the rice husks, the third step of making a water pestle is equally troublesome.
As a somewhat advanced machine that uses water power, levers, and concave wheel principles to process grain, a water pestle requires many round components.
Chen Zhou hasn't even figured out how to manually carve wheels, so making a more precise and component-rich water pestle is quite a challenge for him.
But a challenge is a challenge. Chen Zhou felt that with his knowledge reserve, designing a functioning rice hulling machine by referencing the earthen mill and water pestle wasn't difficult; the real key to the project was his hands-on ability.
