This video isn’t about kintsugi but kasugai, staple repair. 鎹 修理,
The video shows fitting pure copper staples to the body of the bowl. I am using regular hand held burner to heat them, the staples are held on kiln bricks which are fireproof. The third staple fitting fails and that is the end of the video. I straightened out the points of that staple and then refitted it.
For more on this process and other steps for traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see
These videos aren’t about kintsugi but kasugai, staple repair. 鎹 修理,
These videos show filing pure copper in order to make staples. I am using a flat file. The copper is from electrical wiring.
For more on this process and other steps for traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see
This video isn’t about kintsugi but kasugai, staple repair. 鎹 修理,
This video shows sharpening of the tips, the parts that will go into the holes in the ceramic body. I am using a flat file. The staples are held in place by a mini vise. These staples are the ones in part 2 that are the 3rd set I made, from steel.
I will probably make 1 more set from pure copper.
For more on this process and other steps for traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see
This video isn’t about kintsugi but kasugai, staple repair. 鎹 修理,
I made staples from 3 types of metal.
The first is from the copper looking staples that hold cardboard box together. It looks like copper but is just a regular metal with copper color. It is too thick to make a good, flush fitting staple.
The second staple is made from pure copper from electrical line. I flattened it on an anvil. It is easy to bend and file to a point on the bent part which fits in the hole.
The third type of staple is made from a 1.5 mm diameter steel rod, regular steel, not stainless. It was the easiest to bend precisely to size and file points on.
The last photo is of one of the damaged staples which I took out to replace. It is flat, less than .5 mm thick.
The bowl
For more on this process and other steps for traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see