How To Bend Bonsai Trunk
If you use a wire that s too small the trunk won t hold.
How to bend bonsai trunk. Good bonsai will not have inverse taper the trunk getting thicker when moving up in the tree. The diameter of the. Then the trunk is wound. Compare the trunk with the wire to help you determine which wire to use.
Most often bonsai are grown in a style in which a solid old tree as seen from the ground is simulated. It is suggested to make more compact and denser bends while you get neared to the high point of the trunk. To bend your tree s trunk you ll need to use the correct size wire. By squeezing the trunk or branch slowly you remain in control of the process and are ready to stop applying pressure the moment you hear any cracks of the wood breaking.
The general rule is to use a wire size that s 1 3 the thickness of the trunk. When working on the left side of your bonsai the opposite is true. Looking at your bonsai when working on the right side wrapping counterclockwise will move the branch forward while wrapping clockwise will push it away. For creating a bonsai we have bend many branches and trunks.
Binding the trunk with raffia keeps it from breaking so more severe bends however the raffia technique is difficult and time consuming. Establish the shapes more confined approaching to the top. Bend the trunk by using your two hands by using the thumbs serving as the support. One technique for bending curves in trunks or heavy branches is to wrap the trunk with wet raffia first.
Layer of wet raffia is applied. Utilize your forearms in order to bend the trunk and establish a movement. This position normally causes a distorted view of the trunk where the tapering is extreme. If this happens do not bend the branch or trunk any further for fear of opening the wound so far that the branch or trunk is lost.
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