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Tonoko: Panic is occurring in Japan.

In Japan, the manufacturer of *tonoko* is set to go out of business by the end of the year, causing something of a panic within the lacquer industry.

Major lacquer shops like Tsutsumi and Minowa have already sold out of their stock.

Procuring *tonoko* for *sabi-urushi* (lacquer putty) applications may become difficult in the future.

I recommend that anyone who practices *kintsugi* professionally gather information on this situation.

#tonoko
#sabi
#kintsugi

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u/ArtichokeConstant — 8 days ago
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Mug handle repair

I wanted to share this piece that I just finished up. I wasn’t able to use pins to reinforce it, so I went with washi paper and nori-urushi. The owner requested copper finish. I’m quite happy with how it turned out.

u/nigelfinsta — 7 days ago