화칠채취의 기계화작업 가능성에 대한 옻채취 시험분석

Experiment on Mechanization Possibility for Collection ofKorean Rhus Lacquer by Heating Rhus verniciflua

The purpose of this experiment is to understand a possibility for the techniques of collecting the Korean Rhuslacquer by the traditional method (Hwachil) against the diminishing lacquer industry. Hwachil method, making use offire to collect lacquer, is practiced at only some areas, but the lacquer is very efficacious for foods and oriental medicine.A comparative experiment between traditional method and new machine method by processing unit 5㎏ of lacquer treewas made to improve Hwachil method technically. The results showed that the machine method produced more about45% of lacquer than the traditional one. The traditional method, moreover, needed intense labour quality and highleveled techniques, which caused to bring physical sufferings. In comparison with the traditional method for thecollecting time required, the machine one showed to take more than minutes per a unit. But the machine method waseasy and convenient to handle the machine without special techniques.