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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

#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.

Kintsugi silver number 15 polished
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 15 polished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number fifteen unpolished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number fifteen unpolished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number 15 raw
kintsugi silver number 15 raw

#10 silver and gold, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi

Number 10 silver and gold marufun are very rough and need a lot of filling in of the grains in order to be able to polish them to a smooth surface. As the graded metal numbers get larger the grains of metal get larger and the finished polish shows more visual texture. The texture comes from the lacquer that fills in between the grains of metal. The larger grains also provide a thicker layer of metal that is a lot more durable. They take longer to do the infil with lacquer and longer to polish back out to a finished surface. They are much more difficult to break through to black so it is less likely to mess up using grinds above #5

Kintsugi silver number 10 polished
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished magnified 10 times
Kintsugi silver number 10 polished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number ten unpolished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number ten unpolished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number ten unpolished
kintsugi silver number ten unpolished
kintsugi silver number ten polished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number ten polished magnified 10 times
kintsugi silver number 10 raw
kintsugi silver number 10 raw