Handmade Artistic Mold Carving Steel Mold (Second Batch Provincial Level) Ruijin Handmade Artistic Steel Mold Carving Technique originated from the flat plate carving technique of Sibao, Liancheng, Fujian. With the continuous development of social sciences, production demand has evolved from the initial demand for engraving in flat printing to the demand for three-dimensional art steel molds in modern industrial products. Flat engraving techniques have gradually evolved from the initial flat text engraving to flat graphic engraving, and finally combined with traditional wood carving and stone carving techniques to evolve into three-dimensional art steel mold carving techniques. Handmade art steel mold carving is a skill that cannot be replaced by mechanical and computer engraving technology at home and abroad. It is a rare hand-carving technique in the national mold industry. In the carving process, people's skills and artistic imagination are used to show the various artistic images required vividly. The knife skills are skillfully used, the veins are fine, and the textures are clear, which can be called a unique skill. Artistic molds are mostly based on Chinese mythical birds, mythical beasts, totems, flowers and figures, etc., and use different materials of hardware, plastics, leather goods, ceramics, crystals, etc. to produce a variety of daily necessities and decorations, which generate huge economic value. Artistic mold carving is a skill that combines art and technology. Despite the emergence of computer design and engraving, they still cannot completely replace hand engraving. The reason is that each layer and each section of the hand-engraved mold has corners and no hooks, which makes it easy to demold during product production; at the same time, pattern design and actual engraving can give full play to people's artistic imagination and be free to do as they please, unlike computer engraving which is limited by tools and programs. Three-dimensional art steel molds make full use of table lamps, magnifying glasses, gold-containing steel tools, hammers, polishing machines, etc., to replicate thousands of products required for ceramics, crystals, plastics, copper, silver and leather products, bringing huge economic benefits to enterprises.