What about all of the special clamps and the wiring techniques that call for
slowly increasing the amount of bend over time? I'm confused.

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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Subject: [IBC] Wiring for literati - bending


Hi Shireen,

Bending "in increments over a long period of time" really is not a good
technique. The branch should be bent to its desired position (or a bit
overcompensated for future repositioning) and left at that. Making multiple
bends over time will either kill the branch or will cause an ugly swelling.

As Yoda said, "Do or don't do. There is no try." ;-)))

Kind regards,
Andy Rutledge
www.bunjindesign.com/bonsai/
zone 8, Texas

----- Original Message -----
From: "Shireen Gonzaga"
snip
If she made the curves by bending in increments over a long
period of time, or by bending a young pliable branch, it
must have taken a long time to get that marvelous result.
Wow! Bonsai is about being patient, something I'm not very
good at.... :-)
cheers,
shireen

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