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David,

Thank you for the wonderful information!

I live in Utah, and the air is very, very dry here, so soggyness is not a problem.

Why would one wait to preserve the deadwood instead of just doing it right away? Does the wood have to be dry to treat with lime sulphur?

I also plan on adding a mixture of charcoal or dye so the wood does not look like the bright white that I often see.

A couple more questions:
Do you cut the bark where you inted to peel it away, or just start grinding with the dremel tool?

Also, in your opinion (david's or anyone else), is a 2" trunk on a 9" shohin big enough to look believeable with shari? The trunk looks quite proportioned with the tree and pot the way it is, but will shari make it look less important?

And finaly, I would like to have a fairly pronounced grain in the deadwood, is there a technique used to achive this?

Thanks again!

Brett

19-Mar-2003	#3
Brettj_arts bonsaiTALK ..... Join Date: Mar-2003 Location: Orem, Utah Country: USA USDA Zone: 5b AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 63	David, Thank you for the wonderful information! I live in Utah, and the air is very, very dry here, so soggyness is not a problem. Why would one wait to preserve the deadwood instead of just doing it right away? Does the wood have to be dry to treat with lime sulphur? I also plan on adding a mixture of charcoal or dye so the wood does not look like the bright white that I often see. A couple more questions: Do you cut the bark where you inted to peel it away, or just start grinding with the dremel tool? Also, in your opinion (david's or anyone else), is a 2" trunk on a 9" shohin big enough to look believeable with shari? The trunk looks quite proportioned with the tree and pot the way it is, but will shari make it look less important? And finaly, I would like to have a fairly pronounced grain in the deadwood, is there a technique used to achive this? Thanks again! Brett __________________ Trees are phalic symbols, The Redwoods are just compensating.