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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, 鎹 修理 kasugai repair, staple repair part 1

This video isn’t about kintsugi but kasugai, staple repair.

I bought an antique, large, Chinese bowl that already had 15 staples in it but 3 were missing.  I am going to replace the staples and since the holes are already there for them I just need to make 3.  This video shows making one, I have already made the other 2.  I use a round file in the video since my flat file isn’t very sharp.  I am making the staples about 1/10th. mm smaller than the width of the holes to account for heating and contraction.

For more on this process and other steps for traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, see

Step by step how to do metal for kintsugi, quick guide