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Traditional, lacquer based kintsugi, 鎹 修理, kasugai repair, making staples part 2

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

I made staples from 3 types of metal.

The first is from the copper looking staples that hold cardboard box together. It looks like copper  but is just a regular metal with copper color. It is too thick to make a good, flush fitting staple.

cardboard box staples for kasugai

The second staple is made from pure copper from electrical line.  I flattened it on an anvil.  It is easy to bend and file to a point on the bent part which fits in the hole.

copper wire staples for kasugai

The third type of staple is made from a 1.5 mm diameter steel rod, regular steel, not stainless.  It was the easiest to bend precisely to size and file points on.

steel staples for kasugai

The last photo is of one of the damaged staples which I took out to replace. It is flat, less than .5 mm thick.

original staples for kasugai
original staples for kasugai (1)

 

The bowl

kasugai repaired bowl detail
kasugai repaired bowl detail
kasugai repaired bowl detail
kasugai repaired bowl detail
kasugai repaired bowl detail

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