leatherback
The Treedeemer
You are just wrong calling that a literati.
Wait. What?
Which tree?
Show me a picture!
I want to hear more arguments ..Bonsai Humor Thread No. 2
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Wait. What?
Which tree?
Show me a picture!
Wulfskaar
Masterpiece
Dictionary Definitions from Oxford Languages
noun: literato
plural noun: literati
Tall, skinny, well-educated people who are interested in literature
I edited the definition just a bit.
noun: literato
plural noun: literati
Tall, skinny, well-educated people who are interested in literature
I edited the definition just a bit.
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Pfff. Let me fix that for you
Tall, skinny, well-educated people who are interested in bonsai literature
shohin_branches
Omono
shohin_branches
Omono
Jetson1950
Mame
IMHO, the answer is no. Too much canopy detracts and the trunk has too much movement. I picture in my mind a 6’ tall thin girl with one little pig tail. That would be literati.
shohin_branches
Omono
ShadyStump
Imperial Masterpiece
Oh, so you're saying I got it backwards then!
I'll show you!
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Yeah, if you want to, it's a literati.
If you want it to be a bunjin, that's fine too.
If you want it to be an informal upright, be my guest.
If you want it to be a formal upright, slap a tie on it.
The Japanese call Donald Duck "Donorru Ducku" so I feel like we can call a tree whatever we want.
To me it looks like a Betsy; solid bottom, slender top.
What I'm sure about is that it's not a Fiona.
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Also, I don't get the bonsai tool showcasing. Like, yeah, you have some single-purpose hardware, to show you're super cereal you guys about bonsai, and you used it too? Wow, that's great. Please take pictures and videos. The people visiting your shed will love the story about how some Japanese craftsperson folded them a gazillion times and worked them like a Swiss watchmaker for twelve days in the rainy month of March, shipped it in a handcrafted cedar wooden box with bamboo shavings to a US reseller who shipped it to you for 160 dollars, to give you exactly zero advantage over a dollar store scissor.
"Yes, but the craftsmanship!!!!"
Ahhh yesss the craftsmanship, of course. You can see that from the way the rust accumulates if you leave it out in the open. You see how stainless steel with zero tolerance designed by people who studied metallurgy and mechanical engineering and ergonomics can never outcompete the craftsmanship. Yes, yes, it's great. And you keep it out on the bench so that people can see you're super cereal you guys about Japanese blacksmiths.
"Yes, but the craftsmanship!!!!"
Ahhh yesss the craftsmanship, of course. You can see that from the way the rust accumulates if you leave it out in the open. You see how stainless steel with zero tolerance designed by people who studied metallurgy and mechanical engineering and ergonomics can never outcompete the craftsmanship. Yes, yes, it's great. And you keep it out on the bench so that people can see you're super cereal you guys about Japanese blacksmiths.
rusticana
Mame
Especially if your in the habit of just grabing it by the trunk and moving it.....woops!
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leatherback
The Treedeemer
Is that inverse taper ?
BrianBay9
Masterpiece
Yes, on both of them.
Come on, leatherback, it's not always about you (!)
leatherback
The Treedeemer
I know that, which is why I refrained from adding the handsome adjective!
Wires_Guy_wires
Imperial Masterpiece
Stop dragging me into this discussion y'all!the handsome adjective!
Attmos
Chumono
So..... never mind. lol
Cajunrider
Imperial Masterpiece
So he woke up from his beauty sleep when someone mentioned his handsomeness.
His beauty is only as deep as his bark, my ruggedness is all the way in my trunk flare!
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