15 year old juni

[dragon]

gday all
i started to design this juni 5 days ago after having a chat to a few members of my bonsai club to see how i should do it
and this is the way i took the advice
cheers dean

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[Craig]

Dean, mate good to see you working on your trees. I like the design and the start you've made , good work buddy

[bodhidharma]

Lots of work gone on there If i could make a suggestion before it is to late I think the deadwood would suit the composition better if it swept over the foliage to capture the windswept look you are trying to recreate. That way you could use a lot more of the jin. Just my observation.

[dragon]

thanks craig
it took me a good bit of time to get into it as it getting a bit to cold for me to be outside with my back but i have been wrapping up a lot so got stuck into
the tree i know it got a long way to go with it but i will persevere with the pain and get it done
cheers dean

[Andrew Legg]

thanks craig
it took me a good bit of time to get into it as it getting a bit to cold for me to be outside with my back but i have been wrapping up a lot so got stuck into
the tree i know it got a long way to go with it but i will persevere with the pain and get it done
cheers dean

Vasbyt Dean - good on ya mate! I like the way the tree is headed, and I agree with Bodhi on that jin - move it if you can - you can always lop it off later if it does not work out!

[dragon]

gday bohdi and andrew
i have tried bending the jin but it does make alot of cracking noises when going upwards hehehe
so that is why i decided to take it downwards and soon will cut the deadwood down to about 3-4 inches and split the branch so it looks more of
a natural snap or just snap it to get a real effect of branch snapping thankyou for you words of wisdom
cheers dean

[bodhidharma]

Steaming and Raffia wrap can do the trick, but you gotta be keen and go slowly, bend a bit, wait, bend a bit, wait and still be prepared for the ..CRACK..

[dragon]

well bohdi
i do have plenty of time so i think it would be a snap so i might give it a try depending on how much pain i am in but the cold weather is knocking my back around pretty bad so i think i will have to wait to do that but it is a very good thought so i will think about that one you think you can do a quick sketch or vert for me
and i will see what happens

cheers dean

[bodhidharma]

OK.. i am not a great sketch Artist but you should get the idea. It would look much better if you could even get the dead branch lower than the sketch and have it behind the foliage a bit. Then you would have the green live in the foreground with the white deadwood in the background. Maybe someone else with better talents (sketching wise) than me can improve on the idea.

[dragon]

bohdi
i love the way you done it now i will see if i can do it
cheers dean ( the juni snapper )

[dragon]

[bodhidharma]

is it done

[dragon]

gday bohdi
i knew you would ask that and guess what it was cracking at first try so i stopped before i snapped it right off hahaha
but will keep on trying to get it there
cheers dean