All posts by David Pike

Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, preparing piece to fit back together

This video shows a piece being taken apart. The vase had extensive secondary cracks that were too wide to be repaired as is so I had to finish the breaks. It broke along some lines I didn’t see cracks in but now all the pieces don’t have any more cracks.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 8, sanding sabi

This video shows sanding sabi that has middle black lacquer on it. I use a #800 mesh sanding stone and several cutting tools. The glaze is a middle fire type that will easily stain so I make sure there is not a puddle of water on the surface.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, applying keshifun gold to blue bowl

This video shows step 2, applying keshifun gold to the blue bowl.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, Step 6, first middle black lacquer

This video shows Step 6, first layer of middle black over a partially shaped and sanded seam. The lacquer doesn’t go on that easily mainly because I am holding the bowl so it is in the camera focal area and the angle of the brush is not great. See https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=80
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