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25-Jul-2005
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After hosing off all the dust and letting dry overnight it was time to "camo" the carved areas to blend in with the rest of the trunk.
If you read my other photo essay "The Challenge" http://forum.bonsaitalk.com/showthread.php?t=12885 you saw how I use various colors of acrylic enamel "Toll" craft paints and a small amout of lime sulfur to blend the colors almost perfectly. With second coat you can really dial it in. The lime sulfur is just to knock the shine off and give a smokey appearance. These paints will not wash off outside after drying. When you see some big "Name" doing this at a convention next year remember you saw it here first!  In "The Challenge" I didn't mention the other part to this disquise since it's an old method of discoloring fresh cuts but it works great in conjunction with the toll paints. It is common for people to rub some dirt on a fresh cut to obscure it a bit. Well, this works great in matching the subtle changes in color of bark when using the paints if the dirt is rubbed in while the paints are still a bit wet it won't wash off. You can do a fantastic match job using your finger and a paint brush and a cup of dirt. The second picture in this post is probably THE most important in this portion of the essay. It shows a carved large branch with a portion of it painted to disquise and just to the left of that carved area you see one painted, and dried after rubbing some dirt into the paint. The third picture is from after it was all done and dried. Nice huh? 
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________________________________ 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 Last edited by Dale Cochoy : 25-Jul-2005 at 09:28 PM. |
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25-Jul-2005
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All done and dried front and back ( although I'm not sure which will be which yet)
In the next week or two, after a "post carving die back test time"  ,.....wiring and styling the branches I selected to keep after the first chop.This will really transform the tree . I hope you are enjoying so far. Regards , Dale
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________________________________ 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 Last edited by Dale Cochoy : 25-Jul-2005 at 09:20 PM. |
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25-Jul-2005
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Who is that masked man
 Good job Dale!! A Friend in bonsai John
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2-Aug-2005
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THE FINAL WORK
OK, it's been over a week now since my last work and posting. Fellow "BonsaiTalker" Jeff Isom came over on Sunday to help me. He comes over fairly often to help me and we always work on his stuff he brings along also. At first I thought we'd play "catch up" on trimming trees but then I decided it would be a good day to wire and style the Big Ben . Since there were two of us to wire I fugured we could get it knocked out in the afternoon. No sooner did we start to wire than I decided I did like my back better as the future front. All I had to do was look at it for a few days and keep spinning the tree around.  I was certain that once the branches got placed that I would be happier with this front, but to do so I needed to remove a couple small branches on a smaller front trunk and further carve it to get a much nicer taper on it, so.....I did. I sawed the trunk at an angle then used power carving tools and sanding flaps to smooth it out and make the taper blend nice. I then used my color touchups ( I still had the mixed paints from last week) to blend it in and let it dry while we wired.The two of us wired every tiny branch in about 2-3 hours, then I placed all the branches fairly quickly when we were done. I had to remove or shorten a few more while placing ( styling) the branches. I know that there is only Jeff in the pictures, but hey, someone had to take pictures! I swear, I really did wire  In the 2nd pic you can see where I almost forgot to get out the camera before I finished sawing off the trunk a bit more. Jeff was wiring, I was sawing. The towel is to keep sawdust off my clean soil. In the 3rd pic you can see the fresh tapered trunk after smoothing with carving tools and sanding flap wheels. and before paint touchup to match those carvings next to it. And, some pics of Jeff wiring.
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________________________________ 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 Last edited by Dale Cochoy : 2-Aug-2005 at 11:17 PM. |
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2-Aug-2005
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Once the branches were placed the tree took on the shape I had anticipated. And, as usual, once EVERY TWIG is wired and placed the few branches you have now look like a lot more once placed and used to bring in the foliage, round off the shape, and disquise the carved/tapered trunks.
I was glad I decided on the front I finally choose as it worked out perfect with the branching placements. First have a look at the back, and then the front. I'll take a picture again in another month to show how full and dense the foliage will be after another month of hot, humid Ohio weather. ( remember the difference three weeks made on the CHALLENGE: photo essay). We should have about another two months before this will need to go inside. It'll be a beauty by then! I hope you liked this photo essay. I believe it shows the importance of learning to wire and style. You MUST practice, take risks, know your sock, and most of all, buy good stock to start. If you don't get good stock, and never learn how to wire well and wire every branch, you will NEVER have good bonsai! Thanks for the help Jeff  BTW, I'm working on a couple "Make the pot for a tree then pot it" essays. Regards, Dale
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________________________________ 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 |
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4-Aug-2005
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Here's some finished tree rootbase close-ups.
First the front then back then someone hiding in the back of the rootbase BTW, I still like both sides of this rootbase, but what became the determining factor(s) on the final choice was : 1. The amount of carving visible on the back with respect to the front. Although once filled in with foliage I'm not sure how much difference this will make. 2. The lower branching. The front branching is layed out much nicer than the rear, and, in the rear there is a nice branch layed out pretty low that when filled with foliage will pretty much hide the massive carved area.
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________________________________ 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 Last edited by Dale Cochoy : 4-Aug-2005 at 05:09 PM. |
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25-Sep-2005
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It's been about 7 weeks since my last post on Big Ben. I thought I'd give an update since it's nearing time to bring it inside here in Ohio and I had to give it a last trim today and remove a fair amount of new suckers coming off areas where I did large cuts and wired out branches.
Not one single tiny branch died off after work was finished including one I cracked good and repaired and one I skinned up good with grinder then cracked it while wireing to boot. I patched it and both are lengthening and puting out growth good. It had some Florida thrips when I got it and between cutting most of foliage off to style and treating I got rid of that problem. Here's a front and back from today. Please notice how the colored large carved areas are blending in wonderfully with the bark. By the end of next season this should be a full, thick, rounded tree. Regards, Dale
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________________________________ 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 |
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25-Sep-2005
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Marvelous year of progression. Look forwar to seeing at after it's Ohio winter. Oh, got a box in the mail, looks great thanks. John
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26-Sep-2005
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Thanks John,
it's not really a year of progression but only a little over two months from the get-go. Carve away my man! Dale
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________________________________ 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 |
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26-Sep-2005
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bonsaiTALK Master Chief
Join Date: Jan-2004
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Dale,
Nice job..that's a beauty.And,you're lucky to have someone to help with the big ones. Not trying to rain on your parade,but how do you justify the thinnner trunk being that much taller than the thick one.Let me rephrase that  .Does that fact bother you?Do you ignore it?Do you accept it as the way it is?Would you prefer it to be different?Could it be done differently?I'm not saying it should be any different than it is now,but i am just curious as to how someone with your talents and experience views this apparent contradiction of "the rules".....just for conversation sake,eh?  andy |
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