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Bart asked:
"What are the recommended types of sand used for displaying suiseki in a suiban?"

answer, Bart, the $50 per pound sand imported from Japan that has all un-uniform grains hand picked out! Of course!
He he!

Al asked:
"Just what exactly constitutes high quality in a stone."

Answer:
Some Japanese guy saying it is! ( But, it would be HIS stone, not yours!) :>)

Al, that's a nice stone and your daiza is very professionaly done. looks good!
For some reason I seem to keep collecting stones although I certainly can't get wrapped in the hype over good or bad, but I can say that at kokufu-ten a couple years ago I saw oodles of cut and big $ stones. I brought home a couple uncut ones from Japan and some chinese stones sold there also. I had a friend make great daiza for the uncut ones and re-finished the crappy daiza on the chinese ones.
One of the oldest stones in my collection was given to me by my teacher back in 1986 (I think) when he brought some back from Japan. It's a beautiful mountain stone, black and cut! I Think it was about $90 in Japan vendor area back then. I sat it in a suiban with sand for years until Sean Smith made a daiza for it a few years ago.

I can't see all the stone in the pre-cut taped picture but I'd certainly say it looks more attractive now. and, if you'd NOT cut it and made a daiza to fit the larger "unflat" bottom you'd be getting a bunch of complaints that it didn't fit the daiza or the daiza was too bulky and deep to look good and there would be undercuts on the stone, etc, etc! I'd bet money on that!

You made a good choice.
Btw, when are you going to start making those nice storage boxes for them??
Dale

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Dale Cochoy
Wild Things Bonsai Studio
Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery
Hartville, Ohio

29-Jul-2004	#23
Dale Cochoy Old Bonsaiman-new pots Join Date: Dec-2002 Location: Hartville, Ohio Country: USA USDA Zone: 5 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 2,694	Bart asked: "What are the recommended types of sand used for displaying suiseki in a suiban?" answer, Bart, the $50 per pound sand imported from Japan that has all un-uniform grains hand picked out! Of course! He he! Al asked: "Just what exactly constitutes high quality in a stone." Answer: Some Japanese guy saying it is! ( But, it would be HIS stone, not yours!) :>) Al, that's a nice stone and your daiza is very professionaly done. looks good! For some reason I seem to keep collecting stones although I certainly can't get wrapped in the hype over good or bad, but I can say that at kokufu-ten a couple years ago I saw oodles of cut and big $ stones. I brought home a couple uncut ones from Japan and some chinese stones sold there also. I had a friend make great daiza for the uncut ones and re-finished the crappy daiza on the chinese ones. One of the oldest stones in my collection was given to me by my teacher back in 1986 (I think) when he brought some back from Japan. It's a beautiful mountain stone, black and cut! I Think it was about $90 in Japan vendor area back then. I sat it in a suiban with sand for years until Sean Smith made a daiza for it a few years ago. I can't see all the stone in the pre-cut taped picture but I'd certainly say it looks more attractive now. and, if you'd NOT cut it and made a daiza to fit the larger "unflat" bottom you'd be getting a bunch of complaints that it didn't fit the daiza or the daiza was too bulky and deep to look good and there would be undercuts on the stone, etc, etc! I'd bet money on that! You made a good choice. Btw, when are you going to start making those nice storage boxes for them?? Dale __________________ ________________________________ If you want to be Different.... You have to DO something Different! __________________________________________ Some people NEVER take the time to do a job right the first time.... but, they always seem to make the time to do it over again... ____________________________________________ Dale Cochoy Wild Things Bonsai Studio Yakimono no Kokoro Bonsai Pottery Hartville, Ohio