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H For other thick branches that would be bent, he also wrapped those branches with jute rope and then wired the branch.
I I had a chance to see closely on the lever. A simple innovation that can work well.
The process of bending was done in several steps. After bending some time, he stopped and then ten or twenty minutes later, he turned the lever again to bend some more. It seemed that he gave time for the trunk to tolerate the bending process and to avoid cracks on the trunk. We can also see that for the thick branch, double wires were used.
J When the bending was considered enough, the lever was opened and taken away, leaving anchor wires on both sides of the trunk to keep the bend in place.
1) He then peeled of the bark of the up-growing branch making it a jin.
1! Here is the jin obtained.
1@ The thinner branches were then arranged so that the harmony could be achieved. 1# Taking the tree out of the pot to prepare for repotting.
1$1% Out of the pot and cutting the roots.
1^1& Reducing the roots so that the tree will t into the new, smaller pot.
1* Re ning session and nal adjustments.
1( Proudly with the new bonsai.
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