Recently I managed to get hold of some reasonably priced copper wire. I choose three different thicknesses. I'd heard a few different thoughts on whether its better to use than the aluminium I normally use.
So I bit the bullet and tried wiring up a very leggy pine during the late autumn.
Having heard that once the wire is wrapped around a branch it goes quite hard I proceeded with caution...... and guess what, it doesnt go so hard so you cant bend it again. But it does harden up more than aluminium. But on the other hand... I wonder what it will be like in 3 or 4 months. I've been told that you have to cut copper wire off as its too hard to unwind without damaging the bark. So I guess I'll have to wait and see.
I dont fancy having a bucket full of cut off bits of copper wire that I cant use again. I'm too much of a scrooge for that. No one from the Gore Bonsai Club uses it, and a few other bonsai addicts I know dont use it either.
I know the price is what puts people off buying it. But the width of the wire that you use is alot less than the aluminium wire with the same holding power, so it doesnt work out as expensive as you think..
Dont look too hard at my wiring....still got lots to learn!
Has any one out there ever tried it, and how did you get on?
Its nice to use, but I'm almost a little scared to try it on much else in case it sets rock hard.
ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS??
So I bit the bullet and tried wiring up a very leggy pine during the late autumn.
Having heard that once the wire is wrapped around a branch it goes quite hard I proceeded with caution...... and guess what, it doesnt go so hard so you cant bend it again. But it does harden up more than aluminium. But on the other hand... I wonder what it will be like in 3 or 4 months. I've been told that you have to cut copper wire off as its too hard to unwind without damaging the bark. So I guess I'll have to wait and see.
I know the price is what puts people off buying it. But the width of the wire that you use is alot less than the aluminium wire with the same holding power, so it doesnt work out as expensive as you think..
Dont look too hard at my wiring....still got lots to learn!
Has any one out there ever tried it, and how did you get on?
Its nice to use, but I'm almost a little scared to try it on much else in case it sets rock hard.
ANY THOUGHTS OR COMMENTS??
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