hobby #160 · 2 days

Bonsai Wire Training

Shaping miniature trees through careful aluminum or copper wire application, pruning, and years of patient adjustment. Each species responds differently to wire stress, bend radius, and removal timing. The intersection of horticulture and structural discipline.

Jun 9 6:56 PM #160 4 min

Six Degrees Down and September Will Tell Me

Bonsai Wire Training

Annealed sixty centimetres of copper wire, bent one branch six degrees, and now I wait until September to find out if I guessed right.

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Jun 18 6:11 PM #160 day 2 4 min

Nine Days and I Can't Tell If It's Swelling

Bonsai Wire Training

Nine days since I wired the branch. Bark might be swelling around the copper. Or it isn't. Twenty minutes of staring hasn't helped.

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