This video shows removing and shaping sabi. The sabi I applied a couple of days ago I made with lacquer for glass since I have a tube I want to use up. The sabi is still too soft, it is still cold here in Japan and it isn’t curing fast.
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com or https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80
This video shows removing sabi from a piece that has been sitting around for over a year. The sabi is very hard and I am removing most of the parts in order to reapply it.
For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com or https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80
This video shows the secondary polishing of silver #3 on 2 pieces I am finishing for someone who did the substrate lacquer. There is a breakthrough on the first one and what looks like the possibility of one on the second.
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This video shows the initial polishing of silver #3 on 2 pieces I am finishing for someone who did the substrate lacquer. There is a breakthrough on the first one and what looks like the possibility of one on the second. I have my digital microscope to show a *10 or so image of it.
Step 3 refers to this page, https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=225
This video shows step 5, polishing rounded gold with ishiko and 3 compounds. Take notice of a small area where the binding red lacquer breaks through.
Step 5 refers to this page, https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=225
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This video shows Step 5, first rough cleaning, after 24 hours, See https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=80
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This video shows polishing rounded, graded, #3 gold, step 5. #3 gold can also be polished with a polishing tool but I have found the other, more labor intensive process gives a far better and even finish. In the video I start for the first minute with a #2000 mesh stone but quickly switch to a #3000 mesh since #3 gold is so fine. There are about 8 more steps after this initial polishing. In the video it looks like I am not doing much but by the end of the 8 additional steps it will be a nicely polished seam of gold. Step 5 refers to this page, https://www.kintugi.com/?page_id=225 For more on traditional, lacquer based kintsugi see kintugi.com