Niwaki/Bonsai Training Weights

[エドガー]

Besides using twine, rope, wire, I’ve noticed my local niwaki/bonsai nursery also uses a lot of small 2.5” plastic pots filled w concrete and a hook.

I have no concrete tho; but I do have a lot of landscape pebbles...so, I made some weights from pebbles.

Looks way better than a plastic pot filled with concrete too.

Advantages: Super quick and easy to use, compared to tying knots with twine/rope or wrapping with wire. And reusable.

 

[penumbra]

I have been using lead fishing weights but I really like the looks of your stone weights. I would suggest passing a piece of silicon airline tubing over the wire hook to prevent any damage to the branch you are hanging them from. You can buy it at any pet store and I find the silicon to be superior to the plastic tubing. You only need a small piece so it is very economical.

 

[エドガー]

I have been using lead fishing weights but I really like the looks of your stone weights. I would suggest passing a piece of silicon airline tubing over the wire hook to prevent any damage to the branch you are hanging them from. You can buy it at any pet store and I find the silicon to be superior to the plastic tubing. You only need a small piece so it is very economical.

Thanks! I have a lot of drip irrigation tubing I usually use for wire protection.
Great idea on the lead weights.. I'll have to look into that too.