Bonsai Wire
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Bonsai Turntables ...
Turntable
Turntable with stopper. Used mostly when shaping or transplanting large size trees. Must have stopper so that table will be stable while working.
Turntables - essential to help with you wire, shaping carving and potting jobs. If you can find one with a brake to stop the head turning when you don’t want it to turn all the better.
Turntable - An essential tool used while repotting and pruning a Bonsai. It allows the tree to be turned so that all sides can be worked on.
Wire - Various sizes of aluminium or copper wire that are used to reshape the trunk and branches of a Bonsai.
Bonsai turntable
Japanese wood turntable with two drawers
The handcrafted nature of these products will produce minor differences in design and sizing. Subtle variations will occur from piece to piece, adding to its unique qualities.
turntable - a must for any styling session, allowing the tree to be easily viewed from all angles. Use wedges or sand bags under the pot to change the trunk angle if required.
A turntable, (perhaps used for cake decorating?) is really handy. A soil sieve is used to remove the fine particles from your soil mix - some have interchangeable screens. They are available at greengate.
Place your tree on a turntable. Remove the pot or trim the pot down to clearly see the bottom of the trunk. Do not disturb the majority of the root system.
During this process, do NOT let the root system dry out.
After I did the best wiring job I've ever done on virtually every shoot, a few turns on the turntable and a bit of propping up made it apparent the tree would look better sitting up straighter and rotated slightly as shown in the pictures below.
Additionally, a small knife, small hand saw and a turntable are all items that though not essential, are commonly used.
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 See also: Bonsai, Tree, Plant, Pruning, Pot
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