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Golden Bonsai Nursery Jin and Shari Demo
with Rich Perricone, page 2
with Rich Perricone, page 2
At this point several of the society
members got a chance for some
hands and up close experience with
how the tree was coming along.
members got a chance for some
hands and up close experience with
how the tree was coming along.
| Woodchips everywhere! |
| Getting Medieval on the tree. |
Rich became a wood chipping fanatic at this point, the sawdust
flying everywhere like juniper scented snow. The bulk of the
carving occurred at this point, and the appearance of those details
previously mentioned (“So wait, carpenter ants *and* lightening,
right?”) really started to emerge.
Rich took a break with the dremel to show us the uses of larger jin
pliers when dealing with the stumps of branches that had been
removed prior to cutting. By crushing the ends of the stumps
(anywhere from an inch to four inches long) and pulling down on
the slivers and pieces, a realistic look of where a branch had been
broken off by outside forces was created (avalanche anyone?).
flying everywhere like juniper scented snow. The bulk of the
carving occurred at this point, and the appearance of those details
previously mentioned (“So wait, carpenter ants *and* lightening,
right?”) really started to emerge.
Rich took a break with the dremel to show us the uses of larger jin
pliers when dealing with the stumps of branches that had been
removed prior to cutting. By crushing the ends of the stumps
(anywhere from an inch to four inches long) and pulling down on
the slivers and pieces, a realistic look of where a branch had been
broken off by outside forces was created (avalanche anyone?).
The demonstration was halted at this
point due to a small incident with the
dremel, and though by the time this was
sorted out, it was extremely late and
much of the club had left, Rich finished
the demonstration to the extent he’d
intended to that evening.
point due to a small incident with the
dremel, and though by the time this was
sorted out, it was extremely late and
much of the club had left, Rich finished
the demonstration to the extent he’d
intended to that evening.
While there is still refinement to be done on the carvings, mostly to erase the hand of man from the final
design, the dead wood at least looks much like it will look when completed. The lines will be made a little
softer, to show the passing of time, some of the furrows and dead veins will be deepened, and lime
sulphur will be applied to whiten and protect (at least to an extent) the deadwood as it is. The live branch,
now to be our second trunk, will also need some refining and much more work, including improved
ramifications and a sympathetic curve with the dead trunk, the piece is well on its way.
design, the dead wood at least looks much like it will look when completed. The lines will be made a little
softer, to show the passing of time, some of the furrows and dead veins will be deepened, and lime
sulphur will be applied to whiten and protect (at least to an extent) the deadwood as it is. The live branch,
now to be our second trunk, will also need some refining and much more work, including improved
ramifications and a sympathetic curve with the dead trunk, the piece is well on its way.
| Not giving up! |