Creating jins

[kez]

Hey folks,

I have a juniper that I will be doing some work on and there is a heavy lower branch that I was going to remove but am now considering jinning. I have never attempted to Jin a branch before and was hoping someone would be able to tell me what is involved or perhaps provide a bit of a "how to"

Cheers,

Kez

[alpineart]

Hi kez , making a jin or shari look natural is not as easy as it sounds . I would do a few practice runs on a similar type of plant ie juniper pine or any softwood type material using a branch and cutting it back, peeling the layers of fiber or carving with any type of tool .

When doing a branch cut around the branch at the trunk with a concave cutter or branch cutter so you dont rip the bark on the trunk , then peel the bark from the trunk outwards this will prevent any tearing if not completely cut down to the wood in any area . Cut the branch stub 1/3 of the way through all around and snap it off . This will give you a jaggered end to start with .Using your jinning pliers squeeze/pinch the cut end and grab a section of material and roll it back , small pieces at a time is better than 1 big piece .

If you roll it back to the trunk and it is too thick trim it off and take another smaller bite with the pliers . If you dont have jinning pliers normal pliers or multi grips work just as well the just dont roll like the purpose jin pliers , long nose pliers are just as good as the real deal . If you don't have any pliers the stub can be carved with a stanley knife or similar starting at the trunk and working forward detail cerving can be done once the stub has been peeled or carved .

Practice on another piece of material is worth the effort . Hope this helps .

Cheers Alpineart

[kez]

thanks mate,

That is exactly what I needed. Will find some material to practice on before giving it a go on the stock

Cheers,

Kez

[Jason]

Hi kez , making a jin or shari look natural is not as easy as it sounds . I would do a few practice runs on a similar type of plant ie juniper pine or any softwood type material using a branch and cutting it back, peeling the layers of fiber or carving with any type of tool .

When doing a branch, cut around the branch at the trunk with a concave cutter or branch cutter so you dont rip the bark on the trunk , then peel the bark from the trunk outwards, this will prevent any tearing if not completely cut down to the wood in any area . Cut the branch stub 1/3 of the way through all around and snap it off . This will give you a jaggered end to start with .Using your jinning pliers squeeze/pinch the cut end and grab a section of material and roll it back , small pieces at a time is better than 1 big piece .

If you roll it back to the trunk and it is too thick trim it off and take another smaller bite with the pliers . If you dont have jinning pliers normal pliers or multi grips work just as well the just dont roll like the purpose jin pliers , long nose pliers are just as good as the real deal . If you don't have any pliers the stub can be carved with a stanley knife or similar starting at the trunk and working forward detail cerving can be done once the stub has been peeled or carved .

Practice on another piece of material is worth the effort . Hope this helps .

Cheers Alpineart

Great explanation! Going to copy that down right now thankyou!