Originally posted on Bonsai & Yamadori from Tony Tickle:
Here is a selection of the deadwood working sometimes called carving but I rarely carve, I create by stripping, burning and blasting. I do use Dremels and Makita to remove bulk but the majority of the work is done slowly by hand. It’s important to me that the work I do is indistinguishable from the natural… Continue reading Deadwood creation

An excellent meeting when we concentrated on juniper styling and development with Club member Peter sharing his knowledge and experiences with these trees.  He brought two of his own to the meeting and admits that he is rather fond of Itoigawa. Giving a brief history on their development, he explained that personally he prefers a rounded mound of healthy, mature foliage, as opposed to the… Continue reading September Meeting Report