This video shows the process for making a drying box for lacquer, a muro. It took about 5 minutes to do so even with a break in the video to go get a vacuum cleaner.
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Switzerland kintsugi workshop, July, 2018
This is the space we will be doing the workshop in.
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, part 2, step 5, initial polishing of silverStep 5, polishing
This video shows the second half of polishing of #2 silver on wood. I start out with abura tokoko, go to 3 different meshes of liquid compound, and they go to ishiko. Step 5 refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 5, initial polishing of silver
This video shows polishing of #2 silver on wood to mesh #3000. It goes from #2000 and then to #3000. To get to the final polish there are about 9 steps to go.
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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, metal finishing, step 3
There is no audio in this video. It shows step #3, second application of jozuri lacquer over silver as a step in the process of finishing graded metal. Step #2 refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, metal finishing, step 2
There is no audio in this video. It shows step #2, first application of jozuri lacquer over silver as a step in the process of finishing graded metal. Step #2 refers to this page, https://zac.wnz.mybluehost.me/website_a640e8d6/?page_id=225
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 10B, applying gold second time
This video has no audio. It shows part of step 10B, applying gold the second time using mawata. For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, Step 10, applying gold first time outside
This video has no audio. It shows part of step 10 keshifun gold over red lacquer. The whole process took about 1.5 hours. Things to note. The shape slopes out and the surface tends to swallow the gold. For that reason I used the brush dipped into the powder instead of tapping it onto the surface. If I had tapped the material onto the surface I would have used much more than I ended up using. As much as possible keep the angle of the brush acute so as to not get lacquer onto the bristles. For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com
Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, step 10
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I am applying gold over red. Things to note. I don’t use my wrist to spread the gold, I use a pulling motion with my arm. That is, don’t use your wrist to move the brush, use your whole arm. Also, the technique is to keep your brush at about a 35 degree angle, a little more acute than a 45 degree angle. Then imagine your gold as acting as a mediator between the lacquer and your bristles. Also, I always pull the brush, don’t stab the bristles into the lacquer, it will get lacquer on your bristles and ruin the brush.
Kintsugi live stream on Facebook.
I will have the next live stream on Monday, June 18th., about 1 pm Japan time.
You can ask questions.
https://www.facebook.com/kintsugii/?