SHOHIN CASCADE Kiyohime

Can't believe you took that nice easy to manage tree, and made it into something hard to deal with, LOL, JK. It's gorgeous. That is such creativity that we sorely need injected into the American scene. Kudos master M5....
Oh, and that pot is everything.
 
JudyB said:
Can't believe you took that nice easy to manage tree, and made it into something hard to deal with, LOL, JK. It's gorgeous. That is such creativity that we sorely need injected into the American scene. Kudos master M5....
Oh, and that pot is everything.
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LOL thanks Juds! That pot is quite exquisite! The surface of it is very velvety. Really sophisticated work. It is made by Michael Murphy. Not sure that he makes many pots? I bought this one at the FB auctions in 2019 not knowing what I'd do with it. It was only last minute that I realized the pot would work here! I originally had in mind a different pot.
 
ajm55555 said:
I don't like the shape of the poor maple in itself but that composition brings out the best of it. Congrats Sergio!
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I agree I don't either but also lets remember it is the back of it that I am now using as the new front. So in time it will improve.

In any case, the bigger take away from this thread is that you can take a rather average tree and elevate it with just a little imagination ☺️
 
That composition came out very nice!..............wish I could find rocks like that.
 
MACH5 said:
I agree I don't either but also lets remember it is the back of it that I am now using as the new front. So in time it will improve.

In any case, the bigger take away from this thread is that you can take a rather average tree and elevate it with just a little imagination ☺️
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very true great work Sergio as always.... now where are all my rocks :)
 
WARNING: PICTURES MAY BE TOO GRAPHIC! :eek:

Two days after I had completed this composition, I left it sitting on a cart, outside on a warm sunny day. Coming home from running some errands I found to my horror the piece broke right at the base which was still sitting on the cart while the top had fallen to the ground. Other smaller pieces of rock came off as well. I inspected the top and much to my surprise and great luck the tree only has a small branch broken which I was able to save. I suspect there may have been a hairline crack and the rock finally gave way. I honestly did not know if I would be able to put it back together again. It took me a couple of days to figure it out. After thoroughly inspecting the carnage I came up with a solution.

Here are a couple of pics of the gruesome aftermath.

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The solution was to use a 6mm solid steel rod that would hold both pieces together. I needed to drill a hole through both pieces calculating the angle at which the two would come together. I opted to go for a less slanted top making it just a bit more upright.

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After the holes were drilled, I used a super strength two-part epoxy to fix the rod to the rock. A wire was tied around temporarily to keep the pieces in place while it dried and cured for several hours resting the entire piece on its side.

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Next was to find the best way to reattach the other smaller pieces of rock that had broken off.

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After that was figured out, I encased the entire length of the rod with another thick layer of two-part epoxy for extra support.

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Now it was time to let it all dry overnight.

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Here is the piece all back together again. It was not easy and stressful since I had a live (and delicate) tree to contend with while cobbling the pieces back together. I feel confident it is now stronger than before with the steel rod and the two part epoxy holding everything in place. The composition is more upright now while the base appears even more gravity defying than before which I personally really like.

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Here is where the rod is located to securely hold the top in place.

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Yeah it gives me a very precarious feeling. Like setting your nerve on edge!

ps. I really enjoyed your presentation for BSSF. Loved the garden tour! Its so impressive.
 
MACH5 said:
Here is the piece all back together again. It was not easy and stressful since I had a live (and delicate) tree to contend with while cobbling the pieces back together. I feel confident it is now stronger than before with the steel rod and the two part epoxy holding everything in place. The composition is more upright now while the base appears even more gravity defying than before which I personally really like.

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Here is where the rod is located to securely hold the top in place.

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Phew 😅 Nice save and excellent solution. How stressful that must have been.
 
MrWunderful said:
Yeah it gives me a very precarious feeling. Like setting your nerve on edge!

ps. I really enjoyed your presentation for BSSF. Loved the garden tour! Its so impressive.
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Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it. I had a lot fun with you guys. Hopefully next time I can meet you guys in person :)
 
Hartinez said:
Phew 😅 Nice save and excellent solution. How stressful that must have been.
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Tell me about it Danny. For the life of me I don't know how the tree did not suffer any more damage? After seeing what had happened I almost gave up and put the tree back in a pot. But my will was stronger than my desire to quit.
 
MACH5 said:
Tell me about it Danny. For the life of me I don't know how the tree did not suffer any more damage? After seeing what had happened I almost gave up and put the tree back in a pot. But my will was stronger than my desire to quit.
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Perseverance is a powerful thing my friend! Glad you didn’t change this one. You’ve already got me mulling some ideas of my own in a similar fashion!!
 
Nice save, my jaw literally dropped at the first picture. Such an awesome composition.
 
Carol 83 said:
Nice save, my jaw literally dropped at the first picture. Such an awesome composition.
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Thanks Carol! When I saw it completely broken apart my heart sank deep and I thought perhaps this one wasn't meant to be. It did take me a while to refocus and think what would be the best approach. I even thought for a short moment about just making a concrete base for the top but it would not have been nearly the same. It needed to have the long neck to gain back its appeal.
 
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