Long term Oryoki project
I have been turning wood bowls for a while, and have been carving spoons and chopsticks. I usually finish them with some walnut oil, for some reason I decided to start looking into other ways to finish my work and wow - the world of urushi has unfolded before me. I was going to start with fukiurushi on my utensils, I have some Chinese sourced ki urushi and hukiurushi.
For the bowls, the traditional Oryoki set has three nesting bowls. The largest bowl has a black exterior and a vermillion interior, the remaining bowls are black with a vermillion rim. For this I have honkuro and honshu urushis.
I am very comfortable with this taking a long time, I am in no hurrry. I am just wondering if the progression from fukiurushi to the black and reds is reasonable. Also if I can get some pointers or tips. I’ve been watching a nice person on YouTube for some basics but I’ve seen some contradictions that I can’t sort out - for fukiurushi should I dilute the kiurushi with turpentine or use it as is? Is テルペン油 the same thing as turpentine?
Thank you all for your kind patience!