{"id":958,"date":"2021-10-04T16:15:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/?p=958"},"modified":"2021-10-04T16:33:16","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T15:33:16","slug":"the-toolkit-of-an-ibizan-bonsai-teacher-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/the-toolkit-of-an-ibizan-bonsai-teacher-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"The toolkit of an Ibizan bonsai teacher, part one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>*I happened to meet this Ibizan gentleman &#8212; Juan Montesino &#8212; and he&#8217;s been cultivating bonsai trees for thirty years.  He&#8217;s accumulated some interesting hardware, starting with a small pair of specialized pruning shears and building from there.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rollaboard-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-959\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rollaboard-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rollaboard-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rollaboard-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/rollaboard.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*The whole set is in an Italian roll aboard tool case, which demonstrates his good taste.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pruningjpg-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pruningjpg-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pruningjpg-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pruningjpg-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pruningjpg.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*In the art and craft of bonsai one starts and ends with pruning, and often the simplest implement is the best.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pincers-and-scissors-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-961\" srcset=\"https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pincers-and-scissors-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pincers-and-scissors-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pincers-and-scissors-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/toshareproject.it\/artmakerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/pincers-and-scissors.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>*However, once you understand knives, pinchers and scissors, you come to understand the merits of a wide variety.  For instance, root trimmers versus branch trimmers versus leaf trimmers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>*I happened to meet this Ibizan gentleman &#8212; Juan Montesino &#8212; and he&#8217;s been cultivating bonsai trees for thirty years. 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