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Is that a...............CRACK..........on the foot?!

MOTHER F*#@ER! Well, this happened. Sometimes you think you've caught all the cracks and the path they're cracking in, and sometimes you miss it. I didn't realize there were smaller micro fractures I've missed. When I was scribing the pot a bit more, it forced the piece to crack open those...

Nick Lenz - Oval - Finished Repair This pot has been on the repair table for a little too long. This belongs to my study group mate and he doesn't have an urgency to get it repaired quickly. We traded services, I got a shohin stand from him (he makes stands) and I repaired his pot, we're a good...

Suruga Seizan (駿河政山) - Shohin Square - Analysis I've recently had the great pleasure of having this Seizan pot come across my repair table from one of our own, @MACH5 Sergio Cuan. Unfortunately, this pot broke; however, it gets to have a new life as a reassembled kintsugi pot. We also get a good...

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle - Sculpting (Continued) So after a few more sanding sessions and fillers, I'm pretty happy with how the foot turned out. Interestingly, after I added the polishing urushi to fill in any divots, the red polishing urushi turned out to look pretty much like...

Have an update on this tree, since 2023 the previous post, my yard has experienced a significant increase in sun exposure. I got some new neighbors and they chopped down all of their trees in their yard. Because of the increase in sun exposure, this tree experienced foliage damage in 2024 and...

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle - Sculpting A few more weeks went by, and I was able to whittle the crude foot down. It was a super fun little project but it took a bit of time to whittle. I used a semi sharp scalpel to carve large chunks away, and then a fairly dull scalpel to scrape...

You're my hero, I've been looking all over and couldn't find it. Probably having eye fatigue.

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle - Assembly Patina is everything on this pot; the less smudging I can get away with, the less I will have to clean off the pot, which may also clean away patina. The assembly of this pot was pretty uneventful; everything fit back together, and there were no...

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle - Assembly Just as I suspected, the bottom plate broke. It probably was for the best because it broke so easily. I applied the slightest of pressure on the crack, and the bottom plate separated fairly effortlessly. I suspect microcracks formed, and it just...

Heian Kouzan (平安香山) - Shohin Rectangle Man oh man, am I tickled to have this pot come across my repair table. I have the honor to repair this post-war Kouzan pot. There are three potters considered to be the pinnacle of Japanese bonsai aesthetics in bonsai ceramics: Heian Tofukuji, Tsukinowa...

I was wondering when it'll happen, It sucks but I got hit with tariffs for goods for kintsugi. It was pretty substantial, well over 50% of my total value. I usually order my stuff from Japan as this stuff is really really niche and can only be found in Japan. I bought some gold substitute...

Horie Bikoh Pot & Daisuke - Shohin Round (Painted) This was supposed to be one of the pots that could have been shown at the ABS ceramics show. It was meant to be a pot that would add diversity. It didn't get a chance to be displayed because it took too long, as there was an issue that needed...

Made it to the show and set up today. The ceramics display looks fantastic and there were a lot of fantastic pots! Some are just very unique. The coordinators also updated their webpage with all the pots on display. Here’s a link to my kintsugi display. Nothing really different than what I’ve...

I can't really tell you. I did use the gorilla glue epoxy and that's worked well.