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Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by criddell »

avtar wrote: post #7
thingsilearned wrote: post #4

For those of you in the Bay Area there’s a great Kintsugi workshop that’s run out of the SF zen center almost weekly https://stonegoldcrafts.com/ I got into Kintsugi when my toilet needed repair. It’s a rewarding craft https://thingsilearned.com/things/my-kintsugi-toilet/

For those in Toronto :) https://introjapan.ca/inperson-classes/ No affiliation. I gifted my partner an intro workshop pass and she's been returning for more classes since then.

How do you discover classes like this? Are there city-specific guides to interesting classes and seminars that you can take?

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by talkingtab »

Danger!!! Urushi is basically poison oak/poison ivy sap. Not quite the same, but in that family and with the same effects. Not to scare you off, but if you are interested in this, imagine all the things that can go wrong from if you were to get a tube of poison ivy sap and then do things with it.

That said, Urushi is great and the number of things you can do with it is truly amazing. Just don't do it rashly.

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by mholt »

My wife recently got into kintsugi. She's learning the traditional method described here. I'm reading these comments with great interest and will be passing this onto her!

Most of the methods taught in the US are "gold relief" methods, which is basically glue with golden pigment mixed in. It doesn't look great but is modern and quick. "Gold flush" methods take a bit more time and are more authentic, but still don't use the traditional materials shown in this article.

Does anyone know where to get these traditional materials for use in classroom settings (i.e. in bulk, preferably discounted)? Not massive scale, just enough for a few classes. The kits have such a tiny amount and are so expensive, even a bulk discount of ~10-20% would be ideal.

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by serf »

aside from 'the craft' and tradition of the process, is there any real benefit to using legitimate urushiol?

there are lots of bonding agents and epoxies out there that are not urushi based , actually food safe, and just as easily doused in gold dust, and completely compatible with prepared ceramics.

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by mauvehaus »

sunaookami wrote: post #12
kelnos wrote: post #8

> 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 ;)

Or the business end of a blender. Or a big-ass chisel.

Not hypotheticals, either of those, and not me.

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by mholt »

criddell wrote: post #11
avtar wrote: post #7

Earlier quoted context omitted.

For those in Toronto :) https://introjapan.ca/inperson-classes/ No affiliation. I gifted my partner an intro workshop pass and she's been returning for more classes since then.

How do you discover classes like this? Are there city-specific guides to interesting classes and seminars that you can take?

I'm also looking. The University of Utah has a random one-off kintsugi course this fall but I think it's full already.

Re: Repairing my mug with Kintsugi

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Post by mholt »

serf wrote: post #15

aside from 'the craft' and tradition of the process, is there any real benefit to using legitimate urushiol? there are lots of bonding agents and epoxies out there that are not urushi based , actually food safe, and just as easily doused in gold dust, and completely compatible with prepared ceramics.

What's food-unsafe about cured urushi?
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