The video shows filling an edge chip with sabi.
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Palette knives, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
A wooden, straight palette knife is traditionally used in kintsugi. There are a couple of qualities of wood and thickness with the thinner one being of higher quality.
Kintsugi materials, palette knife
Metal holder, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
This is a tool used for sprinkling the metal on the lacquer. You load it up in the open end and the metal comes out the meshed end. The mesh stops any debris in the metal from coming out.
Kintsugi materials, metal holder
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, more sanding sabi
The video shows sanding sabi. I am using a wood handle with 2 types of tips, a diamond one and a whet stone tip.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, sanding sabi
The video shows sanding sabi.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step between 5 and 6, sanding sabi
The video shows step between 5 and 6, sanding sabi. This piece is still far from being finished. The surface is very rough and so is difficult to get a good finish.
The steps refer to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=80
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 5.5, sanding sabi
The video shows step 5.5, sanding sabi. This piece is almost finished as far as shaping goes.
The steps refer to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=80
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 5.5, shaping sabi
The video shows step 5.5, shaping sabi. This piece is almost finished as far as shaping goes.
The steps refer to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=80
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 1, 2, and 3, initial work
The video shows steps 1, 2, and 3, the initial work to get a piece back together. There looks like there was condensation on the camera lens so the video is a little blurred.
The steps refer to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=80
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
#15 silver and gold, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
The coarsest metal you can get ‘over the counter’ is #15. You can feel the grains with your fingers. It offers a visually textured finish although the surface of the polished metal is smooth. It is also very durable as the polished layer is so thick.
