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Wajima-Nuri production progresses

Wajima Nuri is a handicraft accumulated the craftsmen group's efforts with Kiji-shi, Shitaji Nuri-shi, Naka Nuri-shi, Togi-shi, Uwa Nuri-shi, Makie-shi, Chikin-shi and Ro Iro-shi etc.

1. Kiji Kiji used for bowls and plates are that Bowl Kiji-shi cuts a zelkova tree and makes bowls with a potter's wheel. In Wajima-Nuri, there are other method for Kiji making like Sashimono, Magemono, Hou and Kiji.
2. Kiribori Kiribori is an one of progress to shave the joint part of Kiji then shave knobs and cracks again by a small knife.
3. Kokuso Kokuso is to repair cracks and chips of material like bowls and plates with mixed paste, Urushi liquid and wood powder.
4. Kiji-Katame To strengthen the Kiji is called Kiji-Katame with soaking raw Urushi into the material like bowls and plates..
5. Kiji-Migaki Polishing a surface of material is called Kiji-Migaki with rough sand-paper which effects to glue Urushi on the surface in next progress.

1. Kiji

Kiji used for bowls and plates are that Bowl Kiji-shi cuts a zelkova tree and makes bowls with a potter's wheel. In Wajima-Nuri, there are other method for Kiji making like Sashimono, Magemono, Hou and Kiji.

2. Kiribori

Kiribori is an one of progress to shave the joint part of Kiji then shave knobs and cracks again by a small knife.

3. Kokuso

Kokuso is to repair cracks and chips of material like bowls and plates with mixed paste, Urushi liquid and wood powder.

4. Kiji-Katame

To strengthen the Kiji is called Kiji-Katame with soaking raw Urushi into the material like bowls and plates..

5. Kiji-Migaki

Polishing a surface of material is called Kiji-Migaki with rough sand-paper which effects to glue Urushi on the surface in next progress.

6. Nuno-Yose A fragile part of bowl like an edge or bottom part of bowl will be strengthen with cotton cloth and Urushi paste. A cotton cloth can be used a hemp cloth or natural cotton cloth.
7. Kisemono-Kezuri After finishing Nuno-Yose, the next progress is shaving the edge part of pilled cloth and makes it flat and smooth.
8. Soumitsuke Soumitsuke means as same as making a surface of bowls flat between materials and Nunokise with cabonized wood powder and Urushi with a spceial pallet.
9. Soumi-Migaki With using a whetstone, polishing the material roughly.
10. Ippenji-Tuske Ippenji means a powder which is burning diatomite and smash it later. The mixed Urushi and Ippenji powder will be painted to a surface of bowls and plates in many times with using a special flat pallet. A special part needs to be strengthen will be done in Jibuchi-biki. Ippenji-Urushi is divided and called Ippenji-powder, Nihenji-powder and Sanpenji-powder which are divided by a standard of roughness. This progress is very important reason why Wajima-Nuri is strong and having a durability.
11. Kara-Togi With using a whetstone, polishing the material roughly again.
12. Nihenji-Tsuke As same as Ippenji-Tsuke, paint a whole material again.
13. Nihenji-Togi Polish roughly again with using whetstone and sand paper.
14. Sanpenji-Tsuke Paint Sanpenji Urushi to a whole bowls and plates as same way as Nihenji.
15. Sanpenji-Togi Polish roughly again with using whetstone and sand paper.
16. Mesuri A mixed a polishing powder and raw Urushi called Sabi-Urushi is painted on a surface of bowls and plates with a flat pallet very thin and makes the surface very smooth.
17. Chi-Togi A whole surface will be polished with whetstone and water.
18. Naka-Nuri After finishing Chi-Togi, Chu-Nuri Urushi is painted to a whole surface by using a special brush. Naka-Nuri is a one of progress for drying the material putting into damp Nurishi-Buro.
19. Naka-Nuri Togi Polishing a whole surface with water and fine whetstone or carbone.
20. Konaka-Nuri Again paint Naka-Nuri Urushi to a whole surface with a brush carefully. Then dry it in damp Buro again.
21-1. Konaka-Togi Polish a whole surface again with a blue whetstone or Suzuga-Sumi and water.
21-2. Fukiage To finish a surface of bowls and plates, a wiping progress will done for removing a mark of finger prints and dirts carefully.
22. Uwanuri An Uwanuri Urushi of the best quality is painted to inside and outside surface for a material. If the shape of material has a complex surface, the progress of painting will be done in many times with careful painting brushing. Also to avoide marks of painting bush and dusts, this progress is done very carefully. Then Uwanuri puts into Kaiten-Furo not to ooze out of Urushi and dried. Above progresses are each progress to manufacture Wajima Urushi product and all Urushi products are dried by a natural drying method. Then dry again putting into MURO to make them strong surface.
23. Kashoku Polished with water and fine blue whetstone or carbone again.
20. Konaka-Nuri Once again, Naka-Nuri Urushi is painted to the material with brush carefully. Then dried them again putting into Shitsu-Buro.

6. Nuno-Yose

A fragile part of bowl like an edge or bottom part of bowl will be strengthen with cotton cloth and Urushi paste. A cotton cloth can be used a hemp cloth or natural cotton cloth.

7. Kisemono-Kezuri

After finishing Nuno-Yose, the next progress is shaving the edge part of pilled cloth and makes it flat and smooth.

8. Soumitsuke

Soumitsuke means as same as making a surface of bowls flat between materials and Nunokise with cabonized wood powder and Urushi with a spceial pallet.

9. Soumi-Migaki

With using a whetstone, polishing the material roughly.

10. Ippenji-Tuske

Ippenji means a powder which is burning diatomite and smash it later. The mixed Urushi and Ippenji powder will be painted to a surface of bowls and plates in many times with using a special flat pallet.
A special part needs to be strengthen will be done in Jibuchi-biki.
Ippenji-Urushi is divided and called Ippenji-powder, Nihenji-powder and Sanpenji-powder which are divided by a standard of roughness. This progress is very important reason why Wajima-Nuri is strong and having a durability.

11. Kara-Togi

With using a whetstone, polishing the material roughly again.

12. Nihenji-Tsuke

As same as Ippenji-Tsuke, paint a whole material again.

13. Nihenji-Togi

Polish roughly again with using whetstone and sand paper.

14. Sanpenji-Tsuke

Paint Sanpenji Urushi to a whole bowls and plates as same way as Nihenji.

15. Sanpenji-Togi

Polish roughly again with using whetstone and sand paper.

16. Mesuri

A mixed a polishing powder and raw Urushi called Sabi-Urushi is painted on a surface of bowls and plates with a flat pallet very thin and makes the surface very smooth.

17. Chi-Togi

A whole surface will be polished with whetstone and water.

18. Naka-Nuri

After finishing Chi-Togi, Chu-Nuri Urushi is painted to a whole surface by using a special brush. Naka-Nuri is a one of progress for drying the material putting into damp Nurishi-Buro.

19. Naka-Nuri Togi

Polishing a whole surface with water and fine whetstone or carbone.

20. Konaka-Nuri

Again paint Naka-Nuri Urushi to a whole surface with a brush carefully. Then dry it in damp Buro again.

21-1. Konaka-Togi

Polish a whole surface again with a blue whetstone or Suzuga-Sumi and water.

21-2. Fukiage

To finish a surface of bowls and plates, a wiping progress will done for removing a mark of finger prints and dirts carefully.

22. Uwanuri

An Uwanuri Urushi of the best quality is painted to inside and outside surface for a material. If the shape of material has a complex surface, the progress of painting will be done in many times with careful painting brushing. Also to avoide marks of painting bush and dusts, this progress is done very carefully. Then Uwanuri puts into Kaiten-Furo not to ooze out of Urushi and dried.

Above progresses are each progress to manufacture Wajima Urushi product and all Urushi products are dried by a natural drying method. Then dry again putting into MURO to make them strong surface.

23. Kashoku

Polished with water and fine blue whetstone or carbone again.

20. Konaka-Nuri

Once again, Naka-Nuri Urushi is painted to the material with brush carefully.
Then dried them again putting into Shitsu-Buro.

A sort of Kashoku

Makie: Drawing an illustration on a surface with brush then put gold powder or silver powder on the surface. After strengthen the surface, polishing and making gold shining progress is done. On this progress, a three-dimensional techniques (called Taka Makie) and fitting seashalls onto a surface are done.

Chinkin: Shaving dots and lines on a surface by using a chisel and putting Urushi on a surface again. Then wipe Urushi out and put gold powder or gold gilt on mark of shaved dots and lines. This method is an original method of Wajima Nuri.

Roiro: Polishing all parts of material to bring out the luster by using hands and fingers.

Togi-Dashi: Painting and Painting a different color of Urushi and polish again. Bekko and Akebono paint methods.

Nashiji: Nashi means a pear and this progress is finishing a surface like a sureface of pear. After putting gold and silver powder on a surface and paint Urushi after drying a surdace, then polished and shined.

Kanshitsu: Putting Urushi on a glass board and after dried, putting Urushi into the water, then peel Urushi out from the glass board and make Urushi into the powder. This Urushi powder is painted on the Urushi surface of materials like a low table or Japanese tables. Also this method is used for tip of chopstick for nonskid.

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