Conchita, today, I am feeling a little better. It must have been
one of those things in life.
As I told you I am anxious to get things done as promptply
asp possible before returning to the mountain cottage. Up
there, I will be having a lot of things to do.
Chinese spoons were completed as you see below.
They were immediately coated. Those on the left of this photo
here. You may be able to see just how much ecceentric they
really are, as compared to those ordinary looking spoons
with longer stems. And, today, I delivered some from the latest
batch to A's. I then was told that she was expecting long chopstics
for kitchen uses.
I had made quite a number of those, but then the girl from K's
called on me and took all of them for her business. So, I am
going to fabricate a dozen of those for A's.
I talked about the machine below. Yes, this is one of the most
dangerous machines I hace got. Of course, much less manacing than its
larger counterpart...
Did I pay how much? For this machine? JPY 50,000?
I am absolutely enchanted about this machine. While
its operational limit is only 15 minutes, I can do things.
I can turn this broad leaf material into pieces of exactly
the same dimentions.
What you see above set me back by JPY 700, as I remember.
What you now see above, if sold completely, will return to me
something like JPY 25,000. And, in order to get that kind of
profit you want to work efficiently. The machine seen above
allows me to do just that. It is amazing, to say the least.
Here above, another schematic. I feel that I should talk
a little more comprehensively about coating issues.
All of my products are left drying on the nail beds as you
often see with my photos. I cannot hang them up and spray them,
as it will be so costly. So, I rest them on my nail beds.
The schematic is showing you three typical cases of
coating failure, A to C. A is the least problematic.
However, there are konw-hows for removing them and all
others. You need a sharp knife, of course. All I am prepared to say
is that you cannot, and should not remove these in one go.
I should hasten to add that these protrusions are the product
of the coating material dripping while drying. A is not in contact
with nails, just dripping. B is in contact with the nail
and as a result becoming volcano like. C is the second easiest to
remove. The most difficult is B, or maybe C. The biggest problem
is that you cannot see them.
What you can do is to look at your pieces under a strong sunshine.
Only then, you can see them after a long look. Normally,
you will have to feel for them, by running your finger down the
length. With A and B, you aim to remove them completely
at the bottom. With C, the sierra, you do not even know
where the thing starts and where it is ending.
However, the know-how here is that you do not attempt to
remove these mountain ranges exactly at their base.
Since they are very extensive, you only need to remove
top 90% of them. Human fingers cannot feel much if
protrusions are low and extensive...
It also provides certain textures that are, to me, attractive
enough, if left in that state.
Mind you, I will be making chopstics specially for serving noodles...
one of those things in life.
As I told you I am anxious to get things done as promptply
asp possible before returning to the mountain cottage. Up
there, I will be having a lot of things to do.
Chinese spoons were completed as you see below.
They were immediately coated. Those on the left of this photo
here. You may be able to see just how much ecceentric they
really are, as compared to those ordinary looking spoons
with longer stems. And, today, I delivered some from the latest
batch to A's. I then was told that she was expecting long chopstics
for kitchen uses.
I had made quite a number of those, but then the girl from K's
called on me and took all of them for her business. So, I am
going to fabricate a dozen of those for A's.
I talked about the machine below. Yes, this is one of the most
dangerous machines I hace got. Of course, much less manacing than its
larger counterpart...
Did I pay how much? For this machine? JPY 50,000?
I am absolutely enchanted about this machine. While
its operational limit is only 15 minutes, I can do things.
I can turn this broad leaf material into pieces of exactly
the same dimentions.
What you see above set me back by JPY 700, as I remember.
What you now see above, if sold completely, will return to me
something like JPY 25,000. And, in order to get that kind of
profit you want to work efficiently. The machine seen above
allows me to do just that. It is amazing, to say the least.
Here above, another schematic. I feel that I should talk
a little more comprehensively about coating issues.
All of my products are left drying on the nail beds as you
often see with my photos. I cannot hang them up and spray them,
as it will be so costly. So, I rest them on my nail beds.
The schematic is showing you three typical cases of
coating failure, A to C. A is the least problematic.
However, there are konw-hows for removing them and all
others. You need a sharp knife, of course. All I am prepared to say
is that you cannot, and should not remove these in one go.
I should hasten to add that these protrusions are the product
of the coating material dripping while drying. A is not in contact
with nails, just dripping. B is in contact with the nail
and as a result becoming volcano like. C is the second easiest to
remove. The most difficult is B, or maybe C. The biggest problem
is that you cannot see them.
What you can do is to look at your pieces under a strong sunshine.
Only then, you can see them after a long look. Normally,
you will have to feel for them, by running your finger down the
length. With A and B, you aim to remove them completely
at the bottom. With C, the sierra, you do not even know
where the thing starts and where it is ending.
However, the know-how here is that you do not attempt to
remove these mountain ranges exactly at their base.
Since they are very extensive, you only need to remove
top 90% of them. Human fingers cannot feel much if
protrusions are low and extensive...
It also provides certain textures that are, to me, attractive
enough, if left in that state.
Mind you, I will be making chopstics specially for serving noodles...