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The basic equipment consists of:

Seshime urushi (Ki urushi) Raw lacquer

The Japanese Seshime urushi (raw lacquer) is used among others for the manufacture of adhesives and fillers. In the Japanese lacquer technique, he also serves as a primer with various additives.

Note:

Earlier, Seshime urushi (branch lacquer) was obtained from the thin branches of the lacquer tree. Today, Seshime urushi varnishes from various import raw lacquers and is therefore only a trademark for Ki urushi (raw lacquer).

Roiro urushi (black lacquer)

is used in the Japanese lacquer technique for surface coating and as a basis for scattering of silver.

Aka urushi  also called Shu urushi (red lacquer)

is used in the Japanese lacquer technique for surface coating and as a basis for scattering of gold powder.

1. The liquid Japanese lacquer can cause skin allergic reactions, so avoid skin contact with Urushi.

2. When handling the Urushi latex or nitrile gloves should necessarily be worn!

3. The work surface and possibly in contact with Urushi Advised skin should be cleaned immediately with Wundbenzien or organic solvents such as alcohol or acetone. Then cleaning is strongly discouraged with rapseed oil before it is washed with water and plenty of soap.

4. The work area should be well ventilated.

5. Tools such as spatulas after work should be given in a Humidity cabinet because Urushi cures in a humid environment. Brushes can be cleaned with rapseed oil or acetone. Of course with oil purified tools must not be given in the Humidity cabinet.

Animal glue (Japanese Nikawa)

 For Nikawa urushi

Charcoal

is used as an abrasive to smooth paint surfaces and gluing seams

Clay powder (Tonoko)

used for the production of filler and supplementary materials. Sehime urushi (Rohlack) is used as a binder. As Tonoko are called in Japan several fine mineral powders such as whetstone powder or brick dust.

There are about six different varieties Tonoko. Our Tonoko match the quality of KOREST Modellton (Model clay).

Japanese cypress spatula

for the production of Nikawa urushi or fillers with Urushi as a binder.

Maki-e Fude Round brush

1 Maki-e Fude with long hair (about 22 mm) to draw freehand

1 Maki-e Fude with short hair (about 15 mm) to describe the surface

How to clean the brush:

before you use the brush for the first time the hairs of the brush has to be cleaned with warm water and they have to dry in the open air - for Urushi please use only brushes which are completly dry!

After having used the brush we recommend to clean it completly with rape oil and finally to press out the oil, in which you should bend the brush back into shape.

Advice:
The traditionell Fude were made in Japan out of armpit hair of the japanese rat, which are replaced with hair of cats today. Because of the european prohibition to import produtcs which are made out of hide of cats, we are not able to offer the original Fude. But with our japanese workmates we found a suitable replacement, these brushes are made out of the hair from the Red Sable in natural quill, because brushes with metallic screw are unsuitable for use with Urushi.

Ashirai kebo

Brush for sprinkling gold or silver powder. Use for each metal an extra brush.

Mawata

Silk wadding (Fleece)

and

Silk wadding

used for Makie technique and polishing of gold.