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Repairing my mug with Kintsugi
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#42> I knocked it off the kitchen counter and, giving into the idiotic reflex of trying to catch it with my foot, kicked it into the wall instead Not idiotic! I've saved more things than I've further damaged by doing this.
Unless you are dropping a knife ;)
That's why you keep a second mode trained that instead makes you jump away from the uncontrolled blade.
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#43> I knocked it off the kitchen counter and, giving into the idiotic reflex of trying to catch it with my foot, kicked it into the wall instead Not idiotic! I've saved more things than I've further damaged by doing this.
Unless you are dropping a knife ;)
Once, many years ago, I dropped a knife and caught it, fortunately by the handle. I felt very stupid for the obvious reason, but my cat was by my feet at the time--so I'm not even sure it was the wrong thing to do. Well, crisis averted, one way or another...
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#44Apparently there's another styles of repairing ceramic/porcelain: https://zh.wikipedia.org/zh-hans/%E9%94%94%E7%93%B7
Apparently, it was this Chinese method of repair that horrified the Japanese aesthetic sensibility [0] into creating kintsugi.
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#45Earlier quoted context omitted.
The author of the peace also mentioned that while there are food safe epoxies they were worried that they may be less food safe than expected when used with high temperatures like tea or coffee as opposed to being used in a simple serving dish.
According to https://www.lakesidepottery.com/Pages/Pottery-tips/ceramic-r... there are no food safe epoxies, including Kintsugi...
so are all the fixed up tea cups actually seeping stuff into the drink? I get that's always possible but a teacup is literally a container for near-boiling water
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#46This is really great results for an early project, none of my first few came out anywhere near so good. I've been doing traditional kintsugi for about twelve years, a couple hundred successful repairs. Though when I started there was very little instruction or english-language resources available. It's become pretty popular for obvious reasons which is great for people getting into it now. It remains probably the mos…
Thank you for the kind words! I've not even scratched the surface of kintsugi of course, but the little I've learned agrees very much with what you say. It's a true test of patience.
Are you entirely self-taught then, or did you find a mentor?
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#48Look better than new in my opinion
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#49When I was a kid I had a mug with my name on it that was gifted to me. My mother broke the ear off at some point and decided to glue it back on. A week later she handed me a steaming hot cup of tea and the ear tore off and I got severe burns on my leg as a result. Not great. As a result I am a bit wary fixing stuff meant to contain hot liquids
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#50> These days, some hobbyists opt for modern epoxy instead of the traditional and expensive Urushi lacquer. Epoxy probably yields a more robust bond and certainly allows for quicker repairs, but I question its safety for food-related use, especially at the temperatures found in a steaming cup of coffee. People opt for epoxy because Urushi lacquer is traditionally made from poison oak sap and is a potent skin irritant…
Weirdly enough, the food safety of urushiol was the topic of this recent and heavily discussed HN post: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40399224
I can't say I have any desire to try it myself.