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I start with
a flat piece of brass. |
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I hit the brass with
a hammer to give texture to the surface. |
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Then I copy the design.
This flower is a peony which means beauty and wealth. |
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I fix it on YANI stand.
Yani is made from resin. It gets soft with a torch and gets
hard again when it cools, and it can hold things.
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Chisel tools
*TAGANE: cold chisels
*YANI Stand: fixing stand
*OTAFUKU: hammers |
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TAGANE has various shaped edges. Hitting
it with OTAFUKU makes a variety of lines. |
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I like Katakiri Tagane and
Maru Kebori Tagane. Both of them are traditional cold chisels.
They can make rich line drawings. |
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I cut an outline by a hand-powered
fret saw. The blade is so delicate that I must consentrate. |
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I hit the back to make it
round. |
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Brass has the property of hardeding when
you hit it with a hammer. Heat makes it soft. I shape it
by hitting and heating.
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After shaping, I rinse with
dilute sulfuric acid. |
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I cut off the inside of the
design. |
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I polish with a machine which is the same
as a dentist tool. |
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Give it a good shine. |
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I make the ornament parts
out of brass wire. |
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I give it dark color. |
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I finish setting each
part and complete the piece. |
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