Interesting videos Raphael. You are very analytical in your explanations and I find the way you express your thoughts very thought-out and interesting. As a beginner bonsai enthousiaste, I tip my hat to you from Ottawa.
Would you use raffia/tape on JRP which has very brittle branches? I was at a private workshop with Mauro a few years ago where he helped Mike M (RBG) put some big bends in a 4 ft high Scots Pine. The branches they bent were 1-2 inches thick. They used raffia/tape and I could not believe the amount of bend that they were able to achieve. I saw the tree earlier this year and it's in great shape.
I have heard the opinion that it is better not to apply electrical tape so that the raffia and the branch under it can “breathe”. But I have also heard the opposite opinion. It's difficult to say who is right.
I agree, we see both with and without tape work. The section of branch that I show removing the tape had been with tape for 5 years and there seems not to be any ill effect.
Interesting videos Raphael. You are very analytical in your explanations and I find the way you express your thoughts very thought-out and interesting. As a beginner bonsai enthousiaste, I tip my hat to you from Ottawa.
Would you use raffia/tape on JRP which has very brittle branches? I was at a private workshop with Mauro a few years ago where he helped Mike M (RBG) put some big bends in a 4 ft high Scots Pine. The branches they bent were 1-2 inches thick. They used raffia/tape and I could not believe the amount of bend that they were able to achieve. I saw the tree earlier this year and it's in great shape.
I have heard the opinion that it is better not to apply electrical tape so that the raffia and the branch under it can “breathe”. But I have also heard the opposite opinion. It's difficult to say who is right.
I agree, we see both with and without tape work. The section of branch that I show removing the tape had been with tape for 5 years and there seems not to be any ill effect.