You can use for black material for eyes water buffalo horn , instead plastics. I just found it at pet food store, as stuff for chewing for dogs . At polishing it take a very good shining.
I did use buffalo horn... I even mention it in the video @ 3:12. I just didn't show the shaping of the horn. Due to poor photo editing the buffalo horn is duller in the video than it is in real life. I nearly always use black buffalo horn for pupils as it takes a nice polish and being made of keratin is less brittle than ebony. I usually get black buffalo horn either from a knife shop (as knife scales/blanks) or directly from a farm. The horns and antlers from pet stores are usually not suitable for carving. The only time I use plastics in my carvings is when I mix epoxy adhesive with genuine pigment powders to simulate coloured lacquer. Thank you for watching!
i wish you would make more of these but then simple and doable ones, like a peanut, chestnut, things like that. Or perhaps how to make a few of your most used scrapers :)
The stain I am applying is only one part of the process (I really should be wearing gloves). This stain is not too dangerous to touch at this stage, but the fumes induce nausea an hour after exposure without adequate respiratory protection. While this stain is responsible for the colour it is so unstable it requires a series of chemical baths to fix the colour. This is where the real danger is. These reactions can be quite violent and are too dangerous to film (I am too fond of my camera). After this the netsuke is neutralized and washed to ensure it is safe to handle.
@@Iiheosnjabskidbxbd Excellent question! For the same reason the carvers of the Edo period usually stained their netsuke. Boxwood has many imperfections and knot holes that ruin the appearance of the unstained wood. These strong chemical stains disguise this. Personally, I prefer the stained boxwood to the plain. Contrary to popular belief. boxwood does not darken much with age. If you have a look at the European gothic boxwood miniatures, you will see that these 600 plus year old carvings look indistinguishable (in terms of colour) from unstained boxwood carvings from only 100 years ago. Occasionally when I do find a truly unspoiled piece of boxwood, I just lightly stain it with yashadama (alder cone stain). I know that many scholars and dealers claim that netsuke develop a “patina” with age. This is, however, untrue in the case of boxwood as the only way you can get the colour I show in the video is through chemistry. Masatoshi confirms this in his book “The Art of Netsuke Carving”. This is also true of other woods like mahogany. Most true species of mahogany do not develop a rich burgundy colour through natural aging, but rather through strong oxidising chemicals. Unstained mahogany even over 300 years old looks more like a dark custard in colour. The reason why reproduction mahogany looks “fake” is because most of the chemicals required to recreate the old staining methods can no longer be used commercially. Hence, they use modern dyes and stains. Thank you for watching!
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Amazing work
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You can use for black material for eyes water buffalo horn , instead plastics. I just found it at pet food store, as stuff for chewing for dogs . At polishing it take a very good shining.
I did use buffalo horn...
I even mention it in the video @ 3:12.
I just didn't show the shaping of the horn. Due to poor photo editing the buffalo horn is duller in the video than it is in real life.
I nearly always use black buffalo horn for pupils as it takes a nice polish and being made of keratin is less brittle than ebony.
I usually get black buffalo horn either from a knife shop (as knife scales/blanks) or directly from a farm. The horns and antlers from pet stores are usually not suitable for carving.
The only time I use plastics in my carvings is when I mix epoxy adhesive with genuine pigment powders to simulate coloured lacquer.
Thank you for watching!
i wish you would make more of these but then simple and doable ones, like a peanut, chestnut, things like that. Or perhaps how to make a few of your most used scrapers :)
I will consider it for my next video
Thanks for video. Why is it dangerous to dye the netsuke at 0:45?
The stain I am applying is only one part of the process (I really should be wearing gloves). This stain is not too dangerous to touch at this stage, but the fumes induce nausea an hour after exposure without adequate respiratory protection.
While this stain is responsible for the colour it is so unstable it requires a series of chemical baths to fix the colour. This is where the real danger is. These reactions can be quite violent and are too dangerous to film (I am too fond of my camera). After this the netsuke is neutralized and washed to ensure it is safe to handle.
I see, thank you for the explanation. Why not use plain boxwood for netsuke? Boxwood netsuke can change color when used in years
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Excellent question! For the same reason the carvers of the Edo period usually stained their netsuke. Boxwood has many imperfections and knot holes that ruin the appearance of the unstained wood. These strong chemical stains disguise this. Personally, I prefer the stained boxwood to the plain.
Contrary to popular belief. boxwood does not darken much with age. If you have a look at the European gothic boxwood miniatures, you will see that these 600 plus year old carvings look indistinguishable (in terms of colour) from unstained boxwood carvings from only 100 years ago.
Occasionally when I do find a truly unspoiled piece of boxwood, I just lightly stain it with yashadama (alder cone stain).
I know that many scholars and dealers claim that netsuke develop a “patina” with age. This is, however, untrue in the case of boxwood as the only way you can get the colour I show in the video is through chemistry. Masatoshi confirms this in his book “The Art of Netsuke Carving”.
This is also true of other woods like mahogany. Most true species of mahogany do not develop a rich burgundy colour through natural aging, but rather through strong oxidising chemicals. Unstained mahogany even over 300 years old looks more like a dark custard in colour. The reason why reproduction mahogany looks “fake” is because most of the chemicals required to recreate the old staining methods can no longer be used commercially. Hence, they use modern dyes and stains. Thank you for watching!
@@netsukebyscotta.aschauer3421 I see, thank you very much for the information.
Which kind of wood that changes color automatically when it’s aged and as hard as boxwood?