This video shows how to clean a brush that has natural, real lacquer in it in a way that will preserve the bristles. I use canola cooking oil to push the black lacquer out of the bristles and then wrap it in plastic wrap in order to keep the oil from drying out.
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This video shows polishing keshifun gold with both mawata and a polishing tool. It isn’t necessary to do so but on occasion I do to slightly change the look of the piece. The piece is an ancient clay figure of a cow where I reconstrusted the horn and ear.
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This video shows step 8, shaping and smoothing seams on a vase.
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This video shows step1, applying keshifun gold using traditional, lacquer based kintsugi. This repair is large so I am doing it in steps, this time only at the top rim of this katakuchi yobitsugi Edo period bowl.
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This video shows step1, applying keshifun gold using traditional, lacquer based kintsugi. This repair is a restoration. The horn and ear were missing so I reconstructed them out of kokuso.
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