Urushi Basics

[Pen Nut]

Very informative thread. Sent here from eleswhere but pleased that I was.

[borik.jk]

when I was using urushi on some of my pens - I used a Kim wipe, lint free napkin, to wipe on the urushi in very thin thin layers. wipe it on, rub it in, wipe it off. let it cure for a while. repeat. then I would buff with a soft buff on the lathe using a diamond honing compound. it was white. that worked pretty good.

You reply was very useful. Although I could not get good lint free napkins, I guess the trick was to apply very thin layers. Which I managed to do with japanese brushes. and then wiped with soft rice paper. These produced very good result. Thanks!

[watch_art]

Cool! Please share some pictures! I traded my urushi off to a friend in LA - it gobbled up too much of my time - and then I'd forget about it and instead of a few days between coats it would be a few weeks!

[georges zaslavsky]

very interesting

[bnavas6]

A superb post with loads of interesting info.

So far, I have been lacquering with sinthetic resin.

I want to give a shot to the tameguri technique; Since is my first test I will apply a base sinthetic lacquer and then several layers of urushi to achieve the effect.

My question is: Any particular brand? what sort of urushi shall I purchase? Ki urushi or Naka Nuri urushi?

Thank you in advance