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5-Jan-2006	#11
evelitalian bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: west georgia,USA Country: usa USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 19	hey arnie,hope these pics help.also could explain the reverse taper?thank you guys and gals,for all the replys.the pics are posted in the original post. Last edited by evelitalian : 5-Jan-2006 at 05:59 PM.

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5-Jan-2006

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Quote:

Originally Posted by zen

You can fix the inverse taper by carving some jins and shari the trunk so that you can carve it to a smaller diamter, this would coincide with the bunjin or literati look and could add some focal points to the composition.

zen,not sure what you mean about invers taper?could post pics on how to fix this,thanks ,richard

5-Jan-2006

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Originally Posted by evelitalian

zen,not sure what you mean about invers taper?could post pics on how to fix this,thanks ,richard

On any word -- double clicky to reach the wiki
http://wiki.bonsaitalk.com/index.php/Reverse_taper

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5-Jan-2006	#14
evelitalian bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: west georgia,USA Country: usa USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 19	thanks pootsie,figured it out.still not sure how to fix it?maybe someone can help,with some virtuals/computer enhancements.

6-Jan-2006

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Better pics! Its very hard to offer help with just a couple of images to view, you really need to have the tree in your hand to see all options. But I'll put my head on the block as ever and try to offer a suggestion.

Have a look at the pics attached. The first one shows where the main problem lies with inverse taper. This is not desireable for a bonsai, you may be able to reduce and improve it with some careful carving.

Positives, the trunk has a good shape and flow, you have plently of branches to work with!

To create a Bunjin you potentially loose most of these branches....my virtual may even still be foliage heavy, some prefer a much lighter style.

This is going to be quiet tricky to make anything from and needs to be styled carefully giving thought to live veins supplying the chosen branches.
I'm not sure where you are with experience, but maybe this would be better styled at a club workshop.

Good luck
Arnie

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6-Jan-2006

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another variation.

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Originally Posted by Arnie

Can't find any JBP in the Gallery with reverse taper?? I'm intrigued to see a tree that looks good with it....I've always seen it as desireable as Vine Weevel.

All of the trees I mentioned in my earlier post are here at Bonsaitalk.Heres a link to the JBP that has a bit of it.

http://pictures.bonsaitalk.com/show...&cat=all&page=1

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6-Jan-2006	#18
Arnie Arborial tendencies Join Date: Feb-2004 Country: UK Posts: 389	My point exactly. Nice JBP, I'd like it my my collection....one of its faults is the slight inverse taper. __________________ Where theres a will theres a way

6-Jan-2006	#19
evelitalian bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: Nov-2005 Location: west georgia,USA Country: usa USDA Zone: 8 AHS Heat Zone: 8 Posts: 19	thanks Arnie,its nite and day,what a difference.where the jin begins at the bottom of the trunk,im assuming it goes up and around the trunk,to the tip of the branch?i have no experience with creating jin!but i have numerous books on how to accomplish this.ill try to post a different angle pic.thanks for your insight.richard