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hodge bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: May-2005 Location: phoenix Country: USA USDA Zone: 13 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 48	what is the proccess of getting the non dead wood part of the trunk smooth? Excuse the newb question...

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Quote:

Originally Posted by hodge

what is the proccess of getting the non dead wood part of the trunk smooth? Excuse the newb question...

After stripping off the bark and living tissue, the bare wood is left to dry. Most then use a dremel tool to sand it down.

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12-Jan-2008	#34
hodge bonsaiTALK Journeyman Join Date: May-2005 Location: phoenix Country: USA USDA Zone: 13 AHS Heat Zone: ? Posts: 48	ok so then the bark that was not stripped is sanded to get smooth?

12-Jan-2008	#35
Dav4 bonsaiTALK Master Craftsman Join Date: Jan-2005 Location: SE Massachusetts Country: USA USDA Zone: 6 AHS Heat Zone: 4-5 Posts: 586	Hodge, the bark on certain conifers like juniper and yew will sometimes be quite thick and flaky. Some folks will remove the exfoliating layer(s) of bark all the way down to the very smooth cinnamon colored bark. You don't actually sand the bark down but remove the flakes manually, and you have to be careful not to damage the thin layer of red bark that remains. Dave ps El gringo was describing how to create deadwood features like shari and jin.

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