Number 10 silver and gold marufun are very rough and need a lot of filling in of the grains in order to be able to polish them to a smooth surface. As the graded metal numbers get larger the grains of metal get larger and the finished polish shows more visual texture. The texture comes from the lacquer that fills in between the grains of metal. The larger grains also provide a thicker layer of metal that is a lot more durable. They take longer to do the infil with lacquer and longer to polish back out to a finished surface. They are much more difficult to break through to black so it is less likely to mess up using grinds above #5
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Day 6, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop
Day 5, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop
Day 4, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop
Day 3, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop
Day 2, Iphone vs. reality, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop,
Day 1, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi workshop
Mixing oil, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
This is an oil that is mixed with either roiromigakiko or ishiko for final polishing of the metal. It is possible to use other oils but this one doesn’t gum up or heat up as much as others. You need very little so a bottle should last many years.
Kintsugi materials, mixing oil
New workshop space, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
Nashiji, traditional, lacquer based kintsugi
Kintsugi materials, nashiji lacquer. Nashiji is a thick lacquer that during processing is put into a centrifuge and the result is a very thick, strong, hard lacquer. It is used for filling large grained marufun metal.